2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical system problems
88 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 88 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 103,000 miles 63 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Of the 63 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 103,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 5 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Air conditioner fan stopped, thought I had it set wrong, changed the setting, started working again. Couple of weeks later it stopped again. Then it would work intermittantly. Called dealer and they said check fuses and relays, checked ok. Called them back, they said check wiring harness for meltdown. Connector and wires going to the blower were melted. They said I needed to schedule an appt. They did not tell me to disconnect wires or that I needed to worry about possible fire.
On march 7, 2007, the instrument panel in my 2002 jeep grand cherokee laredo suddenly failed-gas gauge, speedometer, odometer, battery level, temperature gauge etc all inoperative. On march 8, 2007 my mechanic told me that this event was covered under chrysler recall 994. Today I took my car to the dealer who said that the recall had already been performed in 2002 and so they were unable to perform the recall again.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Air bags 488 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 350 complaints
- Brakes 212 complaints
- Cooling system 96 complaints
- Seats 91 complaints
- Engine 82 complaints
- Fuel system 58 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 54 complaints