1. Jeep Grand Cherokee
  2. Problems
  3. 2000
  4. Visibility

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Visibility Problems

32
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 32 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

What owners report

  • passenger side · 14 records
  • blend door · 8 records
  • blend doors · 7 records
  • only cold · 6 records
  • defroster defogger · 4 records
  • defogger system · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi11
60–100k mi8
150–400k mi2
30–60k mi2
1–30k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 18, 2008 · 103,000 miles

    Visibility

    Only cold air blows from the right side vents on my 2000 jeep grand cherokee. This began the end of this past winter. This problem affects the heat vents and the defrost vent, therefore causes a safety hazard, as the right side windshield ices up. From my searches, this appears to be a big problem, effecting many jeep owners. My mechanic at the dealership, said it would be about a grand to fix. He also did not even…

    ODI 10231894

  • November 1, 2007 · 62,000 miles

    Visibility

    Failure of blend doors in heater/defogger of vehicle. Jeep has known about these cheap parts for some time. The repair costs over $1000 because it is labor intensive, the complete dash panel has to be removed to access where the blend doors are located. The part costs are only about $150 at most! With the failure comes no warm/hot air from the heater, consequently no defrosting of the windshield.........a severe…

    ODI 10245443

  • September 1, 2007 · 11,000 miles

    Visibility

    Heating/air conditioning components fail due to faulty components (blend doors, a component known to fail frequently) causing windshield fogging, poor visibility, lack of heat control. *tr

    ODI 10274090

  • August 1, 2007

    Automatic Transmission · Exterior Lighting · Structure · Visibility

    Door actuator, overheating, transmissions slippage (or not wanting to shift at times), tail lights, cooling, heating (or lack of). *tr

    ODI 10249958

  • November 1, 2005 · 60,000 miles

    Air Conditioner · Visibility

    Tl*the contact owns a 2000 jeep grand cherokee. The heat/defrost function failed in the vehicle. During the winter, the contact must remain cold in the vehicle and the windows become foggy instead of defrosting. The vehicle has been to the dealer twice and they stated that there was possibly a condenser leak in the heater, which caused the control lever for the heating unit to deteriorate. The contact stated that…

    Fire reported

    ODI 10252623

  • March 1, 2005 · 55,000 miles

    Visibility

    Defroster/defogger system:windshield:blower , hvac system failures repeatedly. Dealership charges $800 to $1500 per incident. First time evaporator core goes bad, second time blend doors go bad, third time fan motor goes, forth time fan motor and thermostatic resistor that controls fan goes bad, fifth time blend doors go again, sixth time thermostatic resistor and its wiring harness burn up, seventh time,…

    ODI 10240583

  • September 9, 2003

    Visibility

    2000 jeep cherokee limited dual climate control, it started with no heat on the passenger side and now the drivers side is blowing cold air also (no heat). Dealer knows its a issue and its not covered under the warranty.. (temp. Control doors made of plastic) this should be a recall for defected parts and design.... *tr

    ODI 10241664