2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System Problems
- 61
- 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.
What owners report
- passenger side · 27 records
- blend doors · 19 records
- blend door · 18 records
- climate control · 9 records
- side vents · 6 records
- hvac system · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Heating blower doors inoperative, no heat on pass. Side. Not repaired as yet. *tr
ODI 10254487
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
My blend door in my v8 limited is broken. Not covered under warranty, and makes driving in the winter very cold. Estimate of 876 to fix. *tr
ODI 10214908
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
First, when i tried to use the heat, only the passenger side would blow warm air while the driver side was cold. That lasted about a month, then no warm air at all. That was the winter of 2007. Then during the summer of 2008, my a/c stopped blowing any kind of air through the vents no matter what setting i used. The system works as far as the blower motor and cooling the air goes, it just doesn't make it out of the…
ODI 10245328
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
First the passenger side would not blow hot air, then the drivers side stopped blowing hot air. Now defrost no longer works. Failure has not been corrected. Repair requires an exceptional amount of money ($1,000+) considering that it is an obvious engineering/manufacturers defect in the strength of the blend air doors and motor assembly. Jeep has a "newer" "better" assembly that corrects the problem. Part is…
ODI 10218451
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
My electronic climate control failed when the blend doors stopped working. I took it to the dealer who said it is a very common problem with jeeps in general. They would need to remove my dash and replace the motors for the blend doors. 1500 dollars later, i am seeing that i am far from alone with this rip off due to poor construction. From 20000 miles on to 90000 i heard a creaking after i shut off my car. Now i…
ODI 10228135
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
01 jeep grand cherokee limited v8 w/ climate control. Blenddoors or related components failed. Drivers side vents blow hot air, but passenger side blows cold air when heater is on. Prior to this, i had heard what sounded like plastic shattering one morning and every time the vehicle is shut off, the dash creeks for several minutes. *tr
ODI 10204278
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
A component known as the heater system "blend doors" failed on my wife's 2001 jeep grand cherokee limited, purchased used in april, 2005. This failure causes a situation where no heated air is available to defrost/demist the vehicle's windows, thus potentially causing loss of visibility and a potentially serious accident. This problem is apparently caused by a design flaw in the grand cherokees heater system from…
ODI 10209747
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Defroster in jeep grand cherokee limited will not defrost passenger side window. This is a know defect in this model jeep and of course not covered by limited warranty. So now my wife can only drive the car during the summer months. *jb
ODI 10204470
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
We purchased this vehicle used with a warranty insurance policy. The sales manager assured us that if you push a button or turn something on then the warranty would cover it. The first time we used the heater cold air came out of the passenger floor duct. The warranty covers the automatic temperature control, but the dealer claims this does not include the components of the automatic temperature control system.…
ODI 10198342
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
2001 wj (jeep grand cherokee) blend door problems starting around 80,000 and now no heat at 111,111 miles. *tr
ODI 10228907
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
The heater and defroster have completely malfunctioned. This has caused the vehicle to be unsafe in cold temperatures. Sudden fogging of the windshield decreases visibility to near zero and forces the driver to pull over and manually wipe the windshield. This is a common problem to this particular vehicle and is very expensive to remedy. The average cost i have been quoted to fix has been 1485.00. The entire dash,…
ODI 10187269
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
I have owned five jeep grand cherokees. 1999 - 2002. Everyone of them has had heating cooling blender door failures. There is obviously an improper design for this component. The entire dash has to be removed to repair it at a great expense. One vehicle i had to have done twice in about 4 months time frame. *nm
ODI 10182889
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Jeep grand cherokee laredo 4.7l v8. Climate control door/system failure. $1200 to $1500 to fix at dealer. The replacement parts only last around 2 years having to keep replacing same parts. Every other year. *nm
ODI 10182290
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Blend door failure on dual zone climate controlled 2001 jeep grand cherokee. This was repaired by a dealer at a cost of $1000 dollars, and has failed again 2 months later. *nm
ODI 10177642
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
The heater on my 2001 jeep grand cherokee does not work on the passenger side. The blend door has failed. *nm
ODI 10177066
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
While using the heat on my 2001 jeep grand cherokee the passenger side will get cold and no heat will come out from the passenger side vents just cold air. I went to the local jeep dealer to have the problem diagnosed, and they said that the passenger blend door actuator failed,and were going to charge $1,300.00 to repair and replace the damaged parts and is not covered under the warranty. I have been doing some…
ODI 10177161
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
The defroster system blows only cold air making it difficult(impossible at times) to clear the windshield. This issue occurs repeatedly on cold raining days and makes visibility out the front windshield very poor. This issue could result in a serious traffic accident. The issue is well known in 99-04 jeep grand cherokees with the dual climate control systems. To correct the issue the entire dash, steering wheel, a/c…
ODI 10177820
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
2001 jeep grand cherokee blowing cold air and making cracking sounds from the dash. Can not at times stop the cold air coming from dash and vents. *nm
ODI 10175723
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
2001 jeep grand cherokee limited. Blend doors fail and heated air cannot be directed to the windshield causing lack of visibility. I am getting repair estimate for the repair. I understand this may cost over $1500.00. *jb
ODI 10183120
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
2001 grand cherokee limited with dual zone climate control. Thanksgiving day, noticed that no heat was coming from passenger side vents. Thermostat was set to 80 degrees. Shut off climate control unit, restarted, no effect. Stopped and shut down car, restarted, no effect. No warm air comes through passenger side vents. Drivers side works fine. Climate control system will not switch between hot and cold air. Driver…
ODI 10179365
Caliper · Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · Power Window Devices And Controls
After going through some online troubleshooting, i just confirmed that the blend door went bad. And yes it is not one first problem i had with my 2001 limited grand cherokee jeep. 8 months ago the drivers side window regulator broke (as in all jeeps), my four brake calipers went bad by just replacing the old pads, and now this. One day, the car just started to blow cold air. Before that, i could hear the noises…
ODI 10180883
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Heater malfunctioned on my 2001 jeep grand cherokee. It stopped producing heat on both sides of the vehicle, passenger and driver. Thus preventing the defroster to work and leading to zero visibility while driving in the winter. Freezing rain and snow will accumulate on the windshield preventing the driver from seeing the road. Consequently this would cause seriously injuries, possibly death from a crash. Dealer…
ODI 10197730
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
No heat passenger side, caused by poorly made "blend door "and installed in a manner that requires complete dash removal at a price reaching $1600. *nm
ODI 10180958
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
I own a jeep grand cherokee limited 2001. The passenger side heat and defroster did not work. The problem most likely happened when the vehicle was still under the extended warranty, but was not discovered until after the warranty expired. The warranty expired sometime in august, and i turned the heat on in september. Chrysler refused to cover any cost of the repair. Also, after researching the issue i found out it…
ODI 10194153
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Ac/heater not blowing hot air..causing window to frost and ice up...not covered under warranty...blend doors....lots of complaints....very serious, windshield frosting over when driving!! *nm
ODI 10177859