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2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — VISIBILITY

crash · 791730 · 2010-06-07

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GRAND CHEROKEE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
VISIBILITY
Miles at failure
127,000
Speed
22 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE NHTSA CAN IGNORE THE PROBLEM WITH THE HVAC BLEND DOOR ASSEMBLY UNIT ON THE WJ JEEPS. HOW CAN HAVING NO HEAT AND NO DEFROSTER NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I LIVE IN MAINE AND CAN NOT AFFORD THE ESTIMATED $1200 REPAIR TO FIX THIS WIDELY KNOWN DEFECT. TRY DRIVING IN 15 DEGREE WHETHER WITH SNOW ON THE ROADS AND NO DEFROSTER. GUESS WHAT HAPPENS? YOUR BREATH CAUSES THE WINDOWS TO FOG HENCE TO THE POINT ON NO VISIBILITY. I SLID OFF THE ROAD AFTER HITTING A SNOW BANK ON THE SIDE BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE AND WAS TRYING TO SCRAPE THE QUARTER INCH ON FROST ON MY WINDOW OFF. THIS IS RIDICULOUS CHRYSLER NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10334991
Machine
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