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2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Owners reported wipers, windshield & visibility problems in 173 complaints for the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 19% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
173 19% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
61,000 miles 138 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 61,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 49 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 36 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 20 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 7 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 61,000 miles
Based on 138 complaints that include mileage. 48% 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 miles15
40k to 60k miles49
60k to 80k miles36
80k to 100k miles20
100k to 120k miles7
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 138 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Jeep grand cherokee HVAC blend door has malfunctioned on my vehicle and thousands of others. Jeep needs to fix this problem that was caused by a manufacturing defect.

Reported at 50,000 miles, January 2006 Injury

Almost immediately after the warranty ran out, the passenger side of the automatic zone control stopped putting out heat, only cold. Then about 5000 miles later the entire vehicle stopped putting out heat altogether. This is a very dangerous safety issue due to the fact that there is no way to keep the windshield clear of ice and fog. This makes the vehicle unusable during half of the year. This is a well known, common problem that should have a recall placed for the repair.

Reported at 45,000 miles, November 2005

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