2001 Jeep Laredo

FROM DAY OF PURCHASE, HEARD LOUD CREAKING UNDER THE DASH. ASSUMED VENTS WERE OPENING/CLOSING. EVENTUALLY COLD AIR BEGAN TO BLOW FROM THE RIGHT VENTS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR PROBABLY NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $1500. THEY SAID BRING IT ON, WE HAVE TWO HERE NOW WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DIVICES AND CONTROLS 2001 JEEP GRANDE CHEROKEE. BETWEEN SPRING 2006 PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DROPPED DURING THE NIGHT LEAVING MY CAR OPEN AND EXPOSED TO WEATHER. WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP AND SINCE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN WE HAD TO DUCT TAPE ALL AROUND TO DRIVE 300 MILES HOME. $450 TO REPAIR. 4 MONTHS LATER WENT FOR A SWIM AND WHEN I RETURNED TO MY CAR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAD DROPPED AND WOULD NOT GO UP. CAR HAS ~70,000 MILES AND THOUGHT THIS TO BE QUITE UNUSUAL SO DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL. ONE GENTLEMAN HAD RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE IT A TRY. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH CHRYSLER THEY AGREED TO REIMBURSE SO I MAILED IN BOTH RECEIPTS EQUALLY ~$800 MINUS A $50 DEDUCTIBLE. THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD AGREED TO ONLY PAY FOR THE MOST RECENT. I GUESS I SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT I GOT SOMETHING BUT I AM NOT. IF THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE WHY WOULD THEY ONLY PAY FOR THE ONE. I AM JUST WAITING FOR THE NEXT TO DROP. THERE SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR ON THIS MODEL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS MOUNTED INTO THE FRAME WITH A PLASTIC PART THAT FAILED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED THE SERVICE DEALER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART ON THE FRONT LEFT WINDOW. THE PLASTIC PART HAD FAILED ON THE LEFT REAR WINDOW, FRONT RIGHT WINDOW AND A SECOND TIME ON THE FRONT LEFT WINDOW.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 40 MPH OR MORE THERE WAS VIBRATION AND PULSATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE ROTORS/PADS, AND INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT ON HOW TO BRAKE PROPERLY. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ROTORS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RETURNED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT OF THE ROTORS. BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DIFFERENT DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED THEM. NONETHELESS, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

VEHICLE BATTERY IN 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WAS CHANGED 3 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF 9 MONTHS DUE TO BATTERY LOOSING POWER. IN JUNE 2005, THE 4TH BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. PURCHASED NEW DIEHARD SUV BATTERY AND INSTALLED. ON NOV. 8, 2005, THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT FIRE CAUSING THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE AND CAUSE OVER $4,000 IN DAMAGES. WIFE FEARS FOR HER LIFE AND LIFE OF 2 Y/O AND 6 Y/O WHO ARE TRANSPORTED IN VEHICLE TO BABYSITTER AND SCHOOL ON A DAILY BASIS. *NM

ENGINE OVER-HEATS WHEN VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL AND IDLING. THE FAN DOESN'T START WHEN THE TEMPERATURE RISES. THIS LEADS TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. THE FAN MOTOR IS BEING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE THIRD TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE FAN MOTOR IS DRAWING TOO MUCH AMPERAGE. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR. *NM