1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee visibility problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Temperature/blend air doors failed in heater, rendering defroster useless--no visibility. This is a built in defect in 1997 jeeps and occurs to nearly all of them through no fault of owner or wear and tear by chrysler's admission. Dealer charged $1400 to repair. Chrysler paid $700 of that. This is…”
filed Nov 9, 2008
“I have a 97 jeep grand cherokee and it doesn't change from heat to defrost or other setting. It appears that the blend doors on the main heater bay are the problem and I also have checked online and find this a common problem and quite expensive to repair. This created a very dangerous situation…”
filed Feb 9, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility problems in other Grand Cherokee years
Grand Cherokee visibility problems by year →Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.