Table 1 shows one common unknown or other related problems of the 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Unknown Or Other problems |
Dual climate control door failure. Plastic door hinges break, faulty design, should be replaced with aluminum or other metallic pieces. All of the 1996 - 2001 Jeeps dual climate doors break.
2004 Grand Cherokee special edition. Sticking gas pedal, both acceleration and to accelerate. Today my gas pedal stuck wide open full throttle. I had to press as hard as possible on brakes . . . Car dis not completely stop until I threw the moving vehicle into park and turn the key off. It remained stuck wide open for approximately 10 minutes and then unstuck. I had 4 children in the car and luckily this happened on an empty wide open road. This could gave been a catastrophic event with many injuries.
Window dropped while vehicle was parked and would no longer roll up. . . . Reefed it up and taped it. . . . . Took to Jeep dealership. . . . . Total cost to repair is $650. 00. . . . . Same problem happened 4 years ago, but vehicle was under warranty at that time. I guess this is a common problem with Grand Cherokee laredo Jeeps. Mine is a 2004. A recall should be made on this plastic clip fault!!!!!.
Blend doors continues to run after car has been turned off.
We have a 1004 Jeep Grand Cherokee that has had an ongoing failure in the air conditioning system. Over 10 times the vehicle has been into 2 different dealership repair facilities to correct the problem and there has been numerous parts replaced (blending doors, valves etc) and the failure is still there. The a/c system does not produce air at the temp that is selected, and most of the time will blow hot on one side and cold on the other or the other way around. The last time it was in the dealership the manager said they could find nothing worng, and when my wife drove the vehicle with the manager, there was burning hot air coming out of the vent, the manager said that was normal. Nothing they have done has fixed the problems and we are ready to sue them to recoup our money.
There are two issues, one being the issue with the engine dying once the vehicle is put into a forward or reverse position from either reverse or drive position. Second is the issue of the vehicle surging forward just prior to stopping. The engine will rev up just prior to stopping and start a hard but load rumbling due to the brakes being held and the vehicle wanting to drive forward. I have an appointment with my repair shop to diagnose the issue, and it is very wearing of the possibility of this issue causing an accident.
Our 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee was rearended at a stop light and 2 of the 3 vechicles burst into flames and burned completely. Updated 12/20/10 updated 12/27/10.
Dashboard has a loud creaking sound coming from its underside when turning on ventilation? there is creaking from the dash seconds after shutting the engine off. There are strange numbers popping-up on the climate control display. The cold ir blows from one side of the dash even when the heat is turned on. Research has shown all 1999-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokees 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.
Blend door on a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
A few weeks ago the heat went out in my 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I went online and found that this is a way to common issues with Jeeps. I was shown how to run a diagnostic to determine if it was the blend door and or the recirc door. For me it was both. I also saw online there are many complaints for this same thing. Jeep has done nothing to address this but sit back and charge customers to get this fixed. Living in the north and using my car for work puts myself ad my family in a bad position. Faulty part with this many complaints should spur Jeep to fix their cheap part. . .
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee hvac system blend doors have failed, so that automatic climate control system fails to control temperature and blows very hot or cold air at inappropriate times. Impossible to maintain constant temperature in the vehicle.
Purchased new 2004 Jeep from dealer. Within the first month of ownership, I began experiencing occasional, intermittent engine problems at start-up-- the engine would run very rough, shaking the vehicle. The service light in the dash would flash. If driven, the engine would stall unless the accelerator was continually pressed. After a few of these events, we discovered that, if turned off, after about 5 minutes, the engine would run normally. The service light would remain on for a few minutes (sometimes a half hour) and then turn off. This problem re-occurred intermittently, sometimes every month, & sometimes every couple months, usually in the morning at first startup, but sometimes when I left work in the evening to drive home. My salesman and the service manager knew of the problem. Jeep dealer later said that the vehicle was simply in need of a complete tune-up. They did the tune up 6 months ago - may 2006. The problem has recurred again. I took the Jeep in again. Dealer reports that car is "running rough" but they can not find the problem.
Defective blend door housing.
Window risers. 5 broken risers since the car was new. Garaged with less than 75 k miles. According to the internet this is an item that should have been recalled and there are thousands of compaints about these failures. Chrysler will not fix or respond.
Consumer complained that the belt will not stay in the child's safety seat. The harness that keeps the child in the seat will not stay in the seat. It disconnects from the seat at times. Had to rig up the harness so that child will stay in the car seat. Also, handle does not lock. While putting child in the car seat it dumped him out of the car seat twice. He sustained injuries, hitting his face and head. Consumer called the manufacturer, and they did not fix this car seat.
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo does not have a cigarette lighter or an ash tray. The dealer told the consumer a cigarette lighter and ash tray would be mailed to him and he could install it himself. Five days later the consumer received a packaged which contained the normal lighter and a small black plastic cup with a lid for the ash tray. The cup was to be placed in the smaller of the two front cup holders. The consumer stated the ash tray was inadequate but awkward to locate and dangerous to use since it would take the drivers attention from the road.
Bought a 2004 Jeep "special addition" in June of 2003, the air conditioning button would not stay on. Took it to the shop, the part was back-ordered. It took several weeks (without air in our new Jeep during the summer) for the part to come in and be replaced. This Jeep pulls drastically to the right. Also, took this so called trail rated Jeep across a foot 1/2 deep by five foot wide creek on our place (that we drive through on a weekly basis) a piece of ice broke the metal guard piece on the front of the Jeep and the ice lodged up against the radiator in turn damaging the radiator, causing the engine to overheat. We were without our vehicle for 6 weeks because the entire engine had to be replaced. This is by far the worst experience we have ever had purchasing a new vehicle.
Complaint regarding smoker's kits in 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The vehicle did not come equipped with a cigarette lighter or an ash tray so the manufacturer sent the consumer a smoker's kit. This cup was to be placed in the smaller of the two front cup holders in the console. This inadequate ashtray was awkward and dangerous to use.