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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

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 103,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 5 complaints 200k+ miles: 5 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 103,000 miles
Based on 63 complaints that include mileage. 30% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles5
200k+ miles5

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.

Reported at 35,400 miles, August 2004 FireInjury

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.

Reported at 34,475 miles, March 2007

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