Cooling Fan problems of the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee - part 1

Tl-the contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph or while idling, the check engine light would illuminate and the engine would overheat. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop and the engine cooling fan was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number: 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). The failure mileage was 135,000. Kmj.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle overheated. The contact drove onto the emergency lane and noticed that the antifreeze was boiling in the overflow container. The contact let the vehicle cool off and added anti freeze. The vehicle was taken to an auto repair shop. The technician stated that the radiator fan needed to be replaced. The contact was aware of a recall for the failure and was informed by the manufacturer that his VIN was not included (NHTSA campaign id number: 06v199000 engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000 .

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that he started the vehicle and smoke began abnormally pouring from the engine and into the interior cabin. There was also burning fluids spewing from the radiator. The contact stated that the radiator was fractured and the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic. The mechanic replaced the cooling system to correct the failure. Following repairs, the contact located a recall for the failure (NHTSA campaign id number: 06v199000- engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan) however, the contacts VIN was not included in the recall. The contact stated that the manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileage was 75,000.

I own a 2002 Jeep cherokee 4x4 quad drive ,I recently broke down had to be towed. The problem was cooling fan. Due to the relay switch. This is just one of many electrical problems I have with this Jeep the door lock motors failed the windows failed on both driver and passenger side doors the bk hatch failed. The cost for the relay pkg was 347. 59 I have yet to replace passengerside window operator and driverside door locks as they are both well over 300. 00 each. This seems to be a defect as I have heard the same complaints from people that own 2002 Jeep cherokees.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received a safety recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling: cooling system:fan) and took the vehicle to the dealer for repair. She was informed that her VIN was not included in the recall and paid $315 for the repair. The failure mileage was 100,677. Updated 09/15/08 the gearbox had seized. Updated 09/18/08.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle vibrated for several seconds after it had been shut off. When the vehicle was restarted, he heard a loud explosion. The contact exited the vehicle, lifted the hood, and noticed that the fan was destroyed. Pieces of the fan were lodged into the radiator. Aaa towed the vehicle to his residence. On June 23, 2008, the manufacturer stated that they would repair the fan, but the contact would have to pay for the radiator repair. The failure and current mileages were 78,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact heard a loud noise when he started the vehicle. He exited the vehicle and noticed plastic pieces on the ground and water leaking from the radiator. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that there was a defect in the fan. The VIN is not included in NHTSA campaign id number 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan), although the vehicle is experiencing the same failure. The current and failure mileages were 89,652. Updated 3/4/08.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. When the vehicle is idling for 10 minutes or more, the temperature gauge dial would move to the hot side. The contact turned off the vehicle for thirty minutes. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign id number 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage is 105,411. Updated 02/14/08.

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee for the cooling fan. Customer stated that the fan blew while on vacation and when the fan blew it also broke the radiator and the shroud. He says this happened because the dealer said they did not have the part. The consumer stated he wants to be reimbursed for unexpected expenses due to the recall not being performed on the vehicle.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the electric fan detached, shattered, punctured the radiator, and tore the insulation underneath the hood. The failure occurred while driving between 15-25 mph. The dealer stated that nothing could be done since the vehicle was out of warranty. The contact ordered all the parts himself and had the vehicle repaired at a different repair shop. The mechanic informed him of NHTSA recall number 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan), however, the manufacturer stated that his VIN was not included. The current and failure mileages were 75,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle was repaired for NHTSA campaign id number 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). After the recall was repaired, the temperature gauge began to increase towards the hot level. Speed was not a factor because the failure occurred whenever the engine was running. The contact stated that the heat would not work and the check gauge warning indicator light illuminated. He placed anitfreeze into the radiator and the failure temporarily stopped. The radiator had to be refilled with antifreeze every four days. The vehicle was taken to the repair shop and they stated that the part that the hose connected to failed. The failure mileage was 90,000 and current mileage was 94,000. Updated 01/09/08. The consumer was unable to turn the heat on because anti-freeze would leak.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving approximately 20 mph, the contact heard what sounded like gunshots. He later discovered that the noise came from his own vehicle. He noticed that the needle on the temperature gauge was increasing. He pulled the vehicle over and it began to overheat. The contact lifted the hood and removed the radiator cap. As a result, scalding hot water poured out and cut his left eye and burned his right hand. A gentleman who was present at the scene provided the contact with water. He used the water to nurse his wounds. A nearby mechanic stated that the fan blade shattered into several pieces along with the guard above the fan (shroud). The mechanic informed the contact to call Chrysler. The contact called stevens Chrysler motors and was hung up on twice by the same person. His vehicle was towed to park motors and they reimbursed him for $900 worth of repairs. The contact plans to notify his attorney's general office and the better business bureau in regards to the poor service from stevens Chrysler motors. The contact received a recall notice approximately two weeks ago regarding the fan. The contact has receipts and paperwork concerning the failure. The powertrain, purchase date, and recall number were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 94,000. Updated 08/29/jb.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received recall notice # 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). On July 11, 2007, the electric radiator fan blade fractured and separated on his vehicle. The failure damaged the radiator, caused the engine to overheat, and caused the head gasket and headers to fail. The dealer stated that they will only repair the fan blade under the safety recall, even though the contact believes this led to the other failures. The current and failure mileages were 121,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle overheated and smoke appeared underneath the hood. The dealer stated that the radiator fan was defective. Recall # 06v199000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan) was found. The contact spoke with the dealer on July 3, 2007 and they stated that they did not have the part. As of July 17, 2007, the vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 84,000.

- the contact owns a 2002 Chrysler Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle was overheating and the fan was vibrating. The failure mileage was 115,000. The contact had the fan assembly replaced, and approximately one month later he received a recall for the fan assembly. The contact mailed the receipts to daimlerchrysler. The manufacturer denied reimbursement because they believed that the fan blades did not need to be replaced. The contact has the repair invoice. The current and failure mileage were 115000. Ak the consumer stated the Jeep has ran perfect since the repair but daimler Chrysler refuses to honor their recall notice. Updated 08/13/07.

I received a recall for my Jeep grcher laredo-VIN 1j4gx58s82c29xxxx to replace the plastic fan belt. The dealer tamiami Chrysler Jeep miami FL, claimed they did not have the part in stock. After three call over a two month period, no response form the deal to fix. In the meantime the fan belt fractured and separated and damaged the radiator. We took the car to the dealer and they fixed the problem, but charged us $387. 34.

The contact owns a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the plastic fan blades of the electric radiator fan were overheating. He took the vehicle in to be serviced prior to receiving a recall notice and the recall repair was not performed. He spoke with the dealer who stated that the recall work was already done. However, the contact does not believe that because the manufacturer will not offer reimbursement. The recall # was unknown. The current mileage is 90,000 and the failure mileage was unknown. The consumer stated she tried to obtain a copy of the receipt for reimbursement, but was informed after sending over the receipt to daimler Chrysler that the receipt provided was not enough. The consumer then tried to obtain more information for drivetime but to no avail. The consumer wants to be reimbursed for the recall repair performed on the vehicle. Updated 08/02/07.

- while driving at 10 mph the blade from the cooling fan popped off and penetrated the radiator. The mileage at the time of failure was 33000. The contact was concerned because she felt that vehicle should be covered under NHTSA recall 06v199000.

: the contact stated a NHTSA recall letter #f25 for the engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan, was received two months after the electric fan blade module was replaced. The manufacturer refused to reimburse the contact due to the module being replaced and not just the fan blades. Updated 1/19/2007 - the vehicle had been overheating as a result of the failure.

Unable to remedy safety recall f25 - electric radiator fan.

: the contact stated a NHTSA recall letter # 06v199000 regarding the engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan was received after the fan blades fractured and caused damage to the radiator and the engine, while driving 5 mph. An independent service dealer replaced the fan and repaired the radiator. Then the vehicle was towed to the service dealer for repair to the engine. The manufacturer was notified.

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to several expenses related to vehicle and requests reimbursement the consumer stated the front brakes which included the rotors master cylinder, left rear seal axle, bearing, snap ring had to be replaced more than once on different occasions. Also, the vehicle broke down on several occasions and smoke was emitting from the vehicle on one of those occasions. It was discovered the relay fan radiator fan needed to be replaced. The transduce pressure sensor, solenoid, transmission gov and gasket were replaced at a cost of $ 530. 50. The consumer stated the horn began blaring for no apparent reason and then stopped working/ two days later, all the gauges in the vehicle went to zero and all the interior lights illuminated and the windows did not work. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and a diagnostics test revealed an electrical problem. Updated 11/10/jb updated 11/22/11.

: the contact stated the vehicle's cooling system fan went out. The vehicle had the same symptoms as described under recall 06v199000. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer stated they will not reimburse the contact.

: the contact stated while the vehicle was started with a child with down syndrome standing outside of the vehicle, the fan blades broke resulting in a loud pop. The blades dented the radiator and broke the shroud. The contact expressed concern regarding the safety of her child during this incident. In June 2006, the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a noise and it over-heated. The dealer could not determined the problem with the vehicle. The contact believes the incident was related to the recent failure.

On 6/19/06 we took the Jeep in to ancira Jeep on 281 n. Because of overheating and a rumbling noise. They checked it out and found nothing wrong with the fan or motor and paid $80. 50. Now on Friday 8/25/96 we heard a loud pop sound and then the car started to overheat, stopped the car until it cooled down and checked the water levels in the radiator. On 8/26 had a mechanic look at it and found the that all the blades to the fan were broken off and had broken the radiator shield and dented the radiator. We can not drive the car if it is overheating and looking at all the complaints it is clear that this is a major recall issue that needs to be 1-800-853-1403 for close to 2 hours during my breaks and still have been unable to get some assistance. I do have a reference # and will keep trying later after I get out of work. Please, please we need assistance, my son needs his car to drive to college and we his parents have to work. Thank you for any assistance.

Large vibration in car was noted along with noises emanating from under the hood. I lifted the hood to find the radiator and shroud shaking violently and pieces of plastic was thrown from the fan at me!. It seems one of the blades broke off subsequently causing the fan to be out of balance and break apart destroying the shroud --blades also went into the radiator and damaged it as well.

: the contact stated while parked with the engine running a noise was observed under the hood. After inspecting the vehicle the plastic blades of the electric motor fan separated and penetrated the shroud and radiator. There was a recall #06v199000 pertaining to the engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The manufacturer was contacted.

: the contact stated while driving 15 mph, there was a popping noise from under the hood. The steering wheel vibrated, which prompted the contact to take the vehicle to a private repair shop. The certified mechanic determined that the cooling fan had separated and destroyed the fan shroud. The pieces also damaged the radiator, causing a major coolant leak. The repair shop replaced the cooling fan, radiator, and the fan shroud. There was a pending NHTSA recall # 06v199000, pertaining to the cooling system fan. The recall was expected to begin during August 2006. Updated 10/25/2006 - the manufacturer reimbursed the consumer for the cost of the repairs.

I have a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the fan blade came apart on and went through the radiator and I am told by two dealers that there is no recall out. The old parts were available to fix it.

: the contact stated while driving 15-20 mph on the highway the cooling fan separated ripping the shroud, cracking the radiator and causing other damage to the vehicle. There was an NHTSA recall, # 06v199000, regarding the engine and engine cooling: cooling system; fan. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.

: the contact stated while driving 25 mph through a commercial area during very hot weather conditions the vehicle began to vibrate. The vibration occurred right before the cooling system caused the vehicle to run at high temperatures and over heat resulting in a blown engine cooling fan. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic shop where the mechanic determined that the failure was caused by the shroud and the plastic blade of the electric motor fan. The mechanic also indicated that the parts were defective. The was a recall # pertaining to the engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan. The manufacturer was called and determined the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN.

: the contact stated that the vehicle overheated and a very loud bang was heard from the engine. The contact inspected under the hood and noticed the fan had exploded. There is an NHTSA recall, # 06v199000, regarding the engine and engine cooling: cooling system: fan. The VIN was not included in the recall.

: the contact stated the plastic blades on the fan fractured and detached from the engine puncturing the radiator. There is a NHTSA campaign id # 06v199000 pertaining to the engine and engine cooling system; fan. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. There was also an unnecessary delayed in acceleration. There was a grinding noise and smoking coming from the brakes. The dealership determined the brakes were rubbing against the discs causing friction which caused the brakes to overheat. The caliper was also leaking. The brake calipers, brake shoes and pads were replaced.

2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee safety recall f-25- electric radiator fan customer states that the radiator fan motor locked up caused the fan blade went through the radiator causing the radiator to leak antifreeze customer wants reimbursement* a recall had been issued for the problem the consumer had already experienced. The consumer submitted the receipt to the manufacturer. The manufacturer wrote the consumer back and stated the repair bill she submitted did show of the replacement parts that were involved in the recall.

: the contact stated that while backing out of a parking space at 3 mph, there was a loud bang noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. Upon inspection of the the vehicle, the contact observed that the electric motor driven cooling fan had fractured into pieces. There is a NHTSA recall # 06v199000 pertaining to the fan. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 10/04/06.