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Visibility: Defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower cold air blowing from my vents uncontrollably from passenger side. Loud creaking sound coming from underside of ventilation" creaking from the dash seconds after shutting the engine off" as a result the defrosters on a car do not work. [xxx]at jerry Toyota said he fixed it when I brought it in Jan. However, it broke a week later. He has refused to get it fix. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Visibility: Defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower cold air blowing from defroster/heater system due to substandard components used by manufacturer resulting in defrost system failure that exists on these vehicles in year group 1999-2004. The manufacturer, daimler Chrysler has done nothing to resolve this issue with consumer/owners of their vehicles.
Visibility: Defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower heat will not come out of one side of heater no matter what the temp is set to, makes all kind of loud noises and cracking.
Visibility: Defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower 2004 Jeep gland Cherokee limited the automatic temperature control has failed. One side of the vehicle blows hot air the other blows cold air.
- Huntsville, AL, USA
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Heater, defroster, A/C, vents all stopped working twice! on my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The blend doors would break and stick, thus producing no heat, A/C..nothing! this is very dangerous and extremely costly 1200-1800 each time it has to be fixed. The whole dashboard needs to be removed, the coolant drained and refilled, heater removed, A/C drained and refilled, it is an all day fix for a repair shop who is fluent with this. Two days for one who is not.
Defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower- blows cold air from passenger side of vehicle. I have the dual zone automatic heating unit in a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited. They had to replace the whole unit and it was not covered under the extended warranty I purchased for the vehicle.
The blender doors on my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee's ventilation system failed without warning. I can only get air flow from the windshield defroster vent. This makes if difficult to warm up the vehicle in the winter. According to my research on the web, this type of failure is ridiculously common on this Jeep model. I have scheduled an appointment to get the problem fixed, but my dealer has already warned me that the repair costs will be at least $500 or more. The dealer also stated that they had already performed the same repair on 2 other Jeep this winter. Once repaired, there is no guarantee that it won't happen again. Chrysler should recall the affected vehicles and come up with a solution to the problem.
I have a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee and the passenger side heater output went to 'full cold'. took to dealer and was told 'HVAC door replacement' was necessary at about $1200 cost to me. Apparently a pin had broken off where the actuator attaches to the heater door. Entire dash assembly had to be removed, also air conditioner gas had to removed and replaced.
I only gwt heat on the drivers side and cold air on the passenger's side of my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Their is an on going problem with 1998-2004 Jeep where the ac blend door breaks.
In 2006, the heat on the passenger side of my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee quit working. This year, 2007, there is no heat on either side, just blows air. The repair shop wants over $1,000 to fix the blend doors. I researched this on the internet, and there are numerous people with the same problem with their Jeep.
Research has shown all 1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee with electronic dual climate controls will eventually require major repair in order to cure hot air/cold air blowing from vents when they're not set to do so. The cost to repair this issue, which has been known to pop up again after another 50K miles after repair, is generally $800-$1500 from a dealership. Should you opt to do this repair yourself, the entire dashboard will need to be removed, quite the arduous process, and parts are approximately >$300. Does your dashboard have a loud creaking sound coming from its underside when you turn on your ventilation" is there creaking from the dash seconds after shutting the engine off? are there strange numbers popping-up on your climate control display? does cold ir blow from one side of the dash even when you have the heat turned on? your ventilation system may have failed, or, may be in the process of failing. Yes to all of the aforementioned. How in god's name has this not turned into a major legal dispute"! this, by far, is more costly than the repetitive brake problems a wj owner would go through. We're all going to get it eventually... eventually we're all going to have to fork out anywhere from $300 to $1500 to fix it, so this is in no way comparable to the infamous brake problem since not everyone was affected by it.
Dual climate control system is and has failed and making noise while on, the dealer says there is nothing wrong but notes there is noise in the system.
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- Baltimore, MD, USA