2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine and engine cooling problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NEW RADIATOR WAS INSTALLED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE OEM RADIATOR WAS MADE OVERSEAS AND NOT BY CHRYSLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RADIATOR BURST AND COULD NOT HANDLE THE PRESSURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIFTEEN MONTHS AFTER THE RADIATOR WAS REPLACED BY THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.”

“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 RADIATOR FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.”

“I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT CORRECT OR AUTHORIZE REPAIR FOR THIS, EVEN WHEN I HAD THE F25 SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THEY REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS BACK, BUT THEIR 'FIX' WAS TO INSTALL THE SAME TYPE OF FAN AS WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED. IT FAILED AGAIN RECENTLY WHILE I WAS IN A PARKING LOT - THIS TIME, WHEN IT BROKE, IT SLUNG THE BROKEN BLADE INTO THE COWLING AND LEFT A HUGE HOLE IN THIS COVER PIECE. IT WAS A RECALL, FOR HEAVENS' SAKES - IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT I SHOULD BEAR THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS, SINCE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM IN THE DESIGN OF THE 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ONE INCH TO THE LEFT WHILE LOOKING AT THE FAN, AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PROPELLED INTO MY HEAD WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. *TR”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS) OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WHICH SHE CONSIDERED TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE HER AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE TRANSMISSION, WINDOWS, FAN RELAY SWITCH, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE. ALSO, THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING AND ALL OF THE SHOCKS FOR THE TAIL GATE LIFT, FAILED. UPDATED 02/24/14 *JB UPDATED 3/12/14*CN”

“MY AC SYSTEM IS FAULTY. HOT AND COLD AIR BLOWS AT THE SAME TIME. WINDOWS CONSTANTLY FOG UP AND I CAN'T SEE. GETTING BLEND DOOR CODES ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL READER. *TR”

“I WAS DRIVING ON UNIVERSITY APPROACHING THE STOP LIGHT ON 66TH ST IN LUBBOCK TX, AS SLOWING DOWN FROM APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, I HEARD AN OVERWHELMING LOUD BANG COME FROM THE FRONT OF THE JEEP, IT SHOOK THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT SOMEONES CAR. I WAS GETTING LEAVING LUBBOCK HEADED HOME TO PLAINVIEW. ME AND MY DAUGHTER STOPPED AT WALMART WHERE I LEFT MY VEHICLE IDLING FOR NO MORE THAN THREE TO TEN MINUTES MAX. I CAME OUT FROM WALMART AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM MY CAR. ANTIFREEZE WAS SPILT OUT EVERYWHERE AND THE PERSON PARKED NEXT ME THAT MY CAR HAD OVERHEATED AND TO LET IT COOL DOWN BEFORE DRIVING IT AGAIN. I CAME BACK TO LUBBOCK YESTERDAY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND I ALMOST STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE INTO THE WALMART PARKING LOT. A FRIEND POINTED OUT THE RADIATOR FAN WAS ALL BUSTED UP. THE JEEP WILL NOT START AND IS IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE WALMART ON AVE. Q IN LUBBOCK. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY IT WILL NOT START UP I BELIEVE IT COULD BE THE RADIATOR RELAY. *TR”