2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Fan Problems
- 70
- 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 70 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- cooling system · 17 records
- engine engine · 16 records
- engine cooling · 16 records
- cooling cooling · 12 records
- electric radiator · 10 records
- radiator shroud · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 26 |
| 30–60k mi | 21 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fan
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 40 mph, the contact heard an abnormal popping noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The coolant light was illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, lifted the hood, and discovered that the coolant fan was fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant and…
ODI 10716406
Fan
Tl*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…
ODI 10372229
Fan
Tl* 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…
Fire reported
ODI 10355316
Fan · Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)
Tl*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 *bf the gearbox had seized. Updated 09/18/08. *jb
ODI 10235647
Fan · Radiator Assembly
Tl*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…
ODI 10232004
Fan
Tl*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…
ODI 10210895
Fan
Tl*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…
ODI 10215389
Fan
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. *kb the consumer stated he wants to be reimbursed for unexpected expenses due to the recall not being performed on the vehicle. *tr
ODI 10205008
Fan
Tl*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…
ODI 10200597
Fan
Tl*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…
ODI 10208431
Fan
Tl*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…
1 injury
ODI 10198455
Fan
Tl*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…
ODI 10196176
Fan
Tl*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.…
ODI 10196576
Fan
Tl* - 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…
ODI 10186207
Fan
I received a recall for my jeep grcher laredo-vin [redacted] 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.…
ODI 10181760
Fan
Tl*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…
ODI 10196018
Fan
Tl* - 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. *ak
ODI 10176929
Fan
Dt*: 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. *nm
ODI 10175755
Fan
Unable to remedy safety recall f25 - electric radiator fan. *nm
ODI 10176489
Fan
Dt*: 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.
ODI 10173988
Electrical System · Fan · Power Train · Seal · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2002 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to several expenses related to vehicle and requests reimbursement *tgw 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.…
ODI 10433379
Fan
Dt*: 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.
ODI 10166800
Fan
Dt*: 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…
ODI 10166988
Fan
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…
ODI 10166747
Fan
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. *jb
ODI 10166557