2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Lights Problems

SEVERAL YEARS AGO I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER BECAUSE I HAD NO TAIL/RUNNING/TURN OR BRAKE LIGHTS. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THOSE REPLACED. WITHIN A MONTH I TOOK MY JEEP IN FOR THE YEARLY STATE INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD THEN, THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS DESIGN OF THE JEEP, THEY WERE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AS I TOLD THEM ABOUT MY RECENT TRAFFIC STOP AND HAVING JUST GOTTEN IT FIXED. THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED EXTENSIVELY! NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I ADDRESS THE ISSUE (AND IT'S NOT THE BULBS, THOSE ARE RARELY BURNT OUT, IT'S THE CONNECTION, CLEANING THE CONNECTION SURFACE HELPS BUT ...) I AM CONSTANTLY BEING STOPPED AND TOLD I HAVE NO TAIL LIGHTS WHATSOEVER, IT'S EXHAUSTING AND A DANGER TO MY AND EVERYONE ELSE'S! ONGOING PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ALSO, SUNDAY MORNING I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WHEN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I WAS TOLD MY A MECHANIC (NOT ON DUTY) THAT IT COULD BE MY FUEL PUMP, WIRING OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I HAVE HAD EVER LIGHT ON MY TRUCK FIXED AND I STILL HAVE NOT FOUND THE RIGHT THING. AND I AM SEEING AM NOT THE ONLY TRUCK THAT IS HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,568.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

CLOUDED HEADLIGHT LENSES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT BURNED OUT AND MELTED THE PLASTIC AROUND THE HOLDER OF THE LIGHTS. IN 2005, HE REPLACED THE ENTIRE LENS AND PLASTIC COMPONENT AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $115. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE, WHICH ALSO CAUSED A SHORT. THE REPAIR FOR THIS FAILURE ALSO COST $115. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TAIL LIGHT STRUCTURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF UPDATED 05/20/08. *JB

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE ON MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED ON MY JEEP ON JULY 15, 2007 DUE TO A FAULTY FLASHER ON MY CAR. THE CAR HAD 68,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE PART THAT FAILED IS PART NUMBER 4686094 AND IT IS FAILING ALL OVER CHRYSLER'S VEHICLES WHEN YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET. AS THE TURN SIGNALS ARE A SAFETY FEATURE ON THE CAR AND MANDATORY TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. ONCE THE PART WAS REPLACED, MY TURN SIGNALS WORKED FINE. THE REPAIR WAS $55.47 IN PARTS. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND NO ACCIDENTS. *TR

REPLACE LEFT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS 3 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM REPAIR IT THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BEHIND IT WAS FOUND AND REPAIRED CORRECTLY. I COULD HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER WITH AS MANY TIMES THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING OR BEEN REAR ENDED AND INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE BAD SYSTEM CHRYSLER HAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER CORRODED AND PREVENTED THE LIGHT FROM ILLUMINATING PROPERLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 59,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATE 08/07/07 *TR

JEEP PARKED IN THE GARAGE NO ONE IN IT AND WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE AUTO POSITION THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF BY THEM SELVES. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WITH THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER. SOMETIMES THEY STAY ON ALL NIGHT AND WHEN YOU COME OUT TO LEAVE THE BATTERY IS DEAD. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEMS SENSE IT WAS NEW. THE DEALER SAID THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNLESS IT IS THERE WHEN I BRING IT IN. HOW MANY TIMES IT HAPPENS I'M NOT SURE UNLESS I'M IN THE GARAGE AT THE TIME IT HAPPENS. *TR

WHEN HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE AUTO SETTING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN ON RANDOMLY AND STAY ON FOR A WHILE. VEHICLE IS PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS TURN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS OCCURS WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE KEY REMOVED, AND USUALLY AFTER THE JEEP HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND NOT OPERATED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND SOMETIMES FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WE HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED INTO BY THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALSO ENSURED THAT THE HEADLIGHT DASH SWITCH APPEARS TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY AND IS POSITIONED CORRECTLY. *NM