TURNED ON MY 02 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON A COLD JANUARY MORNING, THERE WAS NO HEAT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR A WEEK AND AFTER BRINGING MY VEHICLE TO A NEARBY DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE ISSUE WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $1000 AND IF I HAD OPTED TO PERFORM THE PROCEDURE MYSELF THE PARTS ALONE WOULD HAVE COST UPWARDS OF $300 AND TAKEN AT LEAST 8 HOURS TO COMPLETE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE ON ALL 1999-2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND LEADS TO COMPLETE HEAT FAILURE WITH EXCESSIVELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR COSTS. *TR
2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
MILLER JEEP IN LEBANON, NH SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2001/2002 JEEPS. TECHNICAL SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SERVICE NOTE THAT BRAKES ARE NOT LIMITED TO 12,000 WARRANTY PREVIOUSLY STATED. HOWEVER JEEP HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE PROBLEM BRAKE SYSTEM. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY CAN JEEP GET AWAY WITH SELLING DEFECTIVE SYSTEMS WITH NO REPLACEMENT POLICY?*AK