2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 7% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 85,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “air conditioning” (9% of reports).
- 55electrical system complaints
- 85,500median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 33%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Air conditioning: mentioned in 5 of 55 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 41 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 55 complaints, 2 a fire, 1 an injury.
Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical system complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Just recently in the last three months front passenger window fell while driving and back driver window fell while driving while it what snowing while my son was in the car. Have a popping noise in steering or somewhere in front end. I can't use my accelerate button on steering wheel while it's in…
Electric door lock on drivers side makes a loud buzzing sound when trying to engage.
I was driving and smelled burning. Pulled over on a four lane highway. I then saw smoke. I drove a block away to a safe spot got out of the car and called 911. The firefighters extinguished an electrical fire that started in my passenger side door. They believe the motor in my door caught fire. I…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokees have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 55 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee (7% of the 762 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 85,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “air conditioning”, in 5 of 55 complaints.
Other 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
- Air Bags problems (256)
- Visibility problems (167)
- Seats problems (65)
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems (64)
See all 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems or electrical system problems across all Grand Cherokee years.