2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical System Problems
- 115
- 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 115 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 9 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 27 records
- door locks · 17 records
- diagnosed repaired · 15 records
- interior lights · 14 records
- notified failure · 14 records
- failure failure · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 28 |
| 60–100k mi | 26 |
| 150–400k mi | 14 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline
I have on two occasions had my door locks and windows stop operating. The first time a wire was found to have cracked in half inside a protected area of the drivers door. This cost $300.00. I became such a headache to the chrysler corp. They refunded me $250.00. The second time we experienced this same problem the dealer found the same wire in a different location under the glove box had just broken in two. This…
ODI 10520679
Electrical System
Wiring between the driver's door and the vehicle break, which causes the electric locks and windows not to work. Either moving or stationary. This has happened several times since 2008
ODI 11090448
Electrical System
The interior lights stayed on. And all guages on dash were moving irratically. After google searching, i found that several people with the 2004 cherokee have problems with wires in the driver door breaking. We checked the wires in the driver door boot and the black wire was broke. Fixed that problem. Now the wires in both front and and rear doors driver and passenger are broken. Rear speakers do not work, windows…
ODI 10575836
Electrical System · Seat Heater/Cooler
2004 jeep grand cherokee was damaged by a fire due to the safety recall f17. *nj the consumer stated the day he picked the vehicle up, the seats were still not functioning properly due to the fire damage to the wiring and module. The drivers seat was not reassembled correctly and the lumbar support hit the consumer in the center of his back. After a close examination at a local repair shop, the consumer was told…
Fire reported
ODI 10261248
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the tail lights became inoperable without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the rear light system was replaced multiple times, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000.
ODI 10954772
Electrical System
Loud creaking sound coming from its underside when you turn on your ventilation. There creaking from the dash seconds after shutting the engine off. There strange numbers popping-up on your climate control display. Cold blows from one side of the dash even when the heat is turned on. *nm
ODI 10175730
Electrical System
Dt*: the contact stated while parked and running with the seat belt unbuckled, the heater was turned on for the passenger seat and within 10 to 15 seconds, the seat caught on fire. The heater was turned off, and both occupants sustained minor injuries. The service dealer was contacted, but could not identify the problem.
Fire reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10171405
Electrical System
The blend doors on the hvac system do not always function and will blow cold air in the winter and hot air in the summer. This happens when the "auto" mode is activated. 1999-2004 long history of failure and afraid that if i continue to use mine will also fail and will either have to repair myself with approx 8 hours of labor and of course the price of the repair unit or have to pay even higher price to jeep…
ODI 10175741
Electrical System
Interior lights stopped working on 2004 jeep grand cherokee laredo. River oaks jeep replaced right front door harness june 13, 2006. Same problem again and wire in front door post harness repaired by chuck nash jeep in san marcos january 13, 2009. Same problem again and repaired by bluebonnet jeep in new braunfels august 20, 2010. The wires in the harness are too short and break with the action of the door. Was told…
ODI 10357932
Electrical System
Dt*: the contact stated the heating unit on the passenger seat caught fire. The vehicle was parked when the contact heard fire trucks. The vehicle was full of smoke. There were flames coming from the passenger seat. A representative from daimler/chrysler came out to inspect the vehicle. The fire department was notified and determined the fire was of an electrical nature. The contact reports having no problems with…
Fire reported
ODI 10156150
Electrical System · Visibility
During winter months, heat shuts off and turns cold. This happened during a snowstorm and i could not defrost the windshield. I consider this a serious safety issue. I had to stop engine, wait 5 minutes and start engine again. This has happened every time the car is driven. In the summer months, the reverse happens. Suddenly, the air conditioner suddenly throws out hot air. *tr
ODI 10292723
Electrical System
I purchased my 2004 grand jeep cheroke on may 1, 2004 and i find out today that there was a recall put on the vehicle on march 24 and the company sold me the vehicle that was defected and they knew it. I only found out about this defect because of a problem with the windshield.*ak
ODI 10078692
Electrical System · Seats
On or about february 20, 2004, matthew beller suffered severe burns from a seat heater in the driver's seat of a 2004 jeep grand cherokee limited. He is a parapelgic and did not feel the burn occuring. The seat heater did not turn off after reaching normal temperatures. A product liability action is being bought in the united states district court of oregon.
1 injury
ODI 10098628
Electrical System
The idling was set too high. When releasing the brake pedal vehicle could motion by itself up to 10 mph in either drive or in reverse. Dealer was notified. They informed the consumer that was the characteristic of the vehicle due to the computer setting. *ak
ODI 10081369
Electrical System
Consumer concerned about design problem with potential wire harness failure and possible fire, 2004 jeep grand cherokee. *bf the problems involved misleading /incorrect marking on the 12 volt accessory power outlets. The outlets were marked as being able to handle 20 amps. After plugging in a radio which normally drew 7 amps, the consumer noticed the radio would not function in the transmit mode. When trying to…
ODI 10115677