Jeep Grand Cherokee / 2001
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
Owners have filed 1,128 complaints about the 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 22.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 20.4%.
Complaints1,128
Crashes95
Fires21
Injuries59
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Visibility 22.6% · 255
Service brakes, hydraulic 20.4% · 230
Seats 11.6% · 131
Power train 9.7% · 109
Engine and engine cooling 4.8% · 54
Electrical system 3.8% · 43
Steering 3.4% · 38
Vehicle speed control 3.0% · 34
Severity
Of those complaints, 95 describe a crash, 21 describe a fire, 59 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 33 model years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee in this data, 2001 sits 16th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 19 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 69,000 miles.
In owners' own words
2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited; the blend air door is broken. Therefore, only cold air blows out of the passenger side of the car, including the defroster. Keeping the car defrosted in certain winter conditions is difficult and dangerous. This is an ongoing problem and based on two Jeep dealers that I have talked to (and various internet sites), this is a common problem and extremely expensive to repair. Visibility · reported at 40,000 miles
I left my vehicle parked to go shopping, but upon arrival back to the vehicle I saw that my passenger side front window was halfway down. Upon further investigation I realized that what was wrong with my window had happened only 6 months earlier to the drivers side front window. The regulator or wire malfunctioned/snapped. I am having to pay to fix something that shouldn't just happen to both windows. Visibility
The contact owns a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that three of his four window regulators were damaged, causing the windows to fall down into the door. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired each window regulator at the owners expense for $400. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000. Updated 9/13/11 *cn updated 09/28/11 Visibility · reported at 107,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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