2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee

BLOWER ONLY COLD AIR ALL THE TIME, MECHANIC SAID VERY POPULAR ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES - SAFETY ISSUE

2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE FILTER CIRCUIT RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND DESTROYED BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEATH OF HIS DAUGHTER WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO A FAULTY VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE SHIFTING OUT OF NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE, FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES, AND LANDED ON A BUSINESS SIGN. SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT USED THE JAWS OF LIFE TO RESCUE THE CONTACT FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER BACK AND LEFT LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMING STUCK. THE SPEED AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS VERIFIED AND APPEARS TO BE VALID. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED, THEREFORE NO CURRENT MILEAGE WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED KNEE AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL; HOWEVER, MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED AT THE TIME. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ACTIVE RECALL PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS) THAT MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 224,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT AT 3 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF INJURIES TO OCCUPANTS IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME WHERE IT WAS AWAITING TO BE INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT REVERSED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS BY THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET UP BEFORE BEING ROLLED OVER BY THE REAR TIRES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, CUTS, AND ABRASIONS TO THE LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INSURANCE AUTHORIZED COLLISION CENTER WHO REPAIRED THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE DROVE INTO A DITCH AND LANDED IN A BUNCH OF TREES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INTERNAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIVING 65 MPH CRASHED INTO HER ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SI DE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF UPDATED 08/27/2014 *JS

I WAS DRIVING AND I REAR ENDED A TRUCK DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MILES PER HOUR. BRAKES WERE NOT APPLIED THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I CONTACTED JEEP SERVICE REGARDING THE ISSUE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I ASKED TO PLEASE SCHEDULE MY VEHICLE FOR SERVICE ON THIS RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT NO ONE IN THE UNITED STATES HAD THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD MOVED INTO THE CONTACTS LANE AND BOTH VEHICLES COLLIDED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A REPORT; NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BUT NO ONE INSPECTED IT TO FIND OUT WHY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON A DIRT COVERED ROAD, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV EXCESSIVELY FOLLOWED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND STRUCK A METAL POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND IS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMEMBER THE DETAILS. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED AND SLAMMED HER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO HER KNEES, SEVERAL BRUISES, A BRUISED CHEST, AND OTHER MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 120,000. UPDATED 09/23/09 *BF CHRYSLER SENT THE CONSUMER A LETTER STATING THE IMPACT WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. THE CONCLUSION WAS SUPPORTED BY THE READINGS FROM THE ONBOARD COMPUTER WHICH DISCLOSED NO CODES, INDICATING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 09/29/09.*JB

2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO INVOLVED IN HEAD ON IMPACT WITH CHEVY AVALANCHE 2-6-09. DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

DROVE VEHICLE INTO GARAGE STALL. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, OPENED DRIVERS DOOR, LEFT DOOR OPEN AND VEHICLE RUNNING TO RETRIEVE PERSONAL ITEM FROM HOUSE, WENT TO WALK OUT GARAGE AND VEHICLE STARTED BACKING OUT GARAGE. DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT ON GARAGE SUPPORT POLE, TWISTING DOOR AROUND TO FRONT FENDER AS IT PROCEEDED OUT OF GARAGE. DRAGGED MYSELF PAST TOOL BOX AND BY GARAGE DOOR. VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED DOWN DRIVEWAY, DID U-TURN PAST NEIGHBORS VEHICLES AND LODGED ON BOULDER IN NEIGHBORS FRONT YARD. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT, NO BROKEN BONES OR MAJOR INJURIES. SUSTAINED LOTS OF DEEP BRUISING, BAD SCRAPES AND SWELLING OF UPPER BODY, LEFT LOWER LEG, AND ARMS. *JB

WIFE PARKED JEEP IN DRIVEWAY, PLACED IN PARK WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, WALKED TO THE BACK DOOR, GOT MY 4 YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND PLACED HER ON THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO THE VEHICLE. WIFE TURNED AROUND TO GET HER PURSE OFF THE FRONT SEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. WIFE JUMPED INTO VEHICLE AND TRIED TO STOP IT. OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR STRUCK MY FENCE, RETAINING WALL AND MY 4 YEAR OLD KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND. THE DOOR WAS THEN BENT FORWARD, DESTROYING THE DOOR, FENDER, SCRATCHING THE SIDE AND THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE. WIFE SUFFERED SCRAPES, BRUISES, DAUGHTER TRANSPORTED TO EMERGENCY ROOM THEN VIA CAR FLITE HELICOPTER - SUFFERED SCRAPES, BRUISES, LACERATED LIVER.*AK

(1) I PULLED THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TO A STOP IN FRONT OF A SELF-SERVE CAR WASH BAY WHERE THE PREVIOUS USER HAD LEFT THE CAR WASH WAND HANGING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK; THEN PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TO MOVE THE WAND. (I DID NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF SINCE I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 FEET TO MOVE THE WANDER OUT OF THE WAY.) WHILE I WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND OPEN DOOR, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. 2) THE FAILURE WAS THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT SLIPPING FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE", OR BEING IN THE "PARK" GEAR ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALLOW ME TO GET OUT, BUT NOT "LOCKING" IN THE "PARK" GEAR, AND THUS SLIPPING BACK TO "REVERSE". AFTER I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, TOO FAST FOR ME TO GET INSIDE TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR GOT CAUGHT ON A NEARBY VACUUM STRUCTURE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SPRAIN. THE BACK END OF THE JEEP ROLLED OVER A LOW CEMENT WALL WHICH IS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CAR WASH. THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE GOT HUNG ON THE WALL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND DAMAGE TO THE TRANSFER CASE AND UNDERBODY. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A NEW DRIVER'S DOOR AND FRONT SIDE PANEL, AND A NEW TRANSFER CASE. TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE- APPROX. $5,000. *AK

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FROM THE LEFT FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

AFTER CONDUCTING BUSINESS AT A DRIVE IN BANK CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO LEAVE. CONSUMER PLACED FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THEN, HE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, HOWEVER, IT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. IT STROKE A FOUR FOOT EMBANKMENT, THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE WAS A CONCRETE RETAINING WALL, WHICH WAS STRUCK AT 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES DID NOT KICK IN.*AK

I WAS AT A BANK DRIVE THROUGH TELLER AND HAD PLACED MY VEHICLE INTO PARK TO DO MY PAPERWORK. WHEN I FINISHED I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BREAK AND PLACED THE CAR INTO DRIVE. THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I APPLIED THE BREAKS AND THE EMERGENCY BREAK WITH VERY LITTLE OR NO EFFECT. THE CAR PRODUCED OVER 40 FEET OF SKID THEN VAULTED OVER A DRAINAGE DITCH ABOUT 15 FEET WIDE. IT THE IMPACTED ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE DITCH WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO RIP OFF MY FRONT LICENSE PLATE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE UNTIL IT STRUCK A BRICK RETAINING WALL. THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED WAS WELL OVER 200 FEET. *NM