2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“While driving my 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee I saw white smoke coming from the driver side sun visor and then a burning smell. I pulled over and after a few minutes the smoke cleared, the bracket for sun visor stayed hot and shows signs of melting. No injuries, the vehicle was driven to dealership immediately. .. Updated 08-20-14 updated 08/25/2014”

“I took my 2011 Grand Cherokee to the dealer for the normal maintenance. However, there were a couple of recalls so I asked them to take care of them. Recalls were related to the fuel pump relay and to the sun visor (which apparently can short-circuit and cause a fire). There was a firmware update for the tipm also so I got that done too. 3 weeks later, I get on my car, I put the ignition to on and the wipers went on, I tried to turn them off and I couldn't. …”

“Jeep's climate control is not allowing permanent engagement of recirculation option which leads to allergens and pollutions from outside get inside of the vehicle without driver realizing it. Few times I was, literally, inches away from rear ending vehicles in front of me. When I'm going 60-65 MPH on a highway and climate control opens intake for outside air, with my eyes becoming watery from allergy, I had to find that recirculation button to reengage it. It happens exactly every 5 minutes. …”

“Sunroof on my 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited edition exploded for no reason. Nothing hit the vehicle or sunroof. The sunroof exploded on july 16, 2014 and the part is on national backorder until aug 22, 2014. I have an extended warranty, but chrysler won't cover replaced sunroof glass since it's not a mechanical issue. Also, since the glass isn't covered under the extended warranty chrysler won't pay for a rental while my vehicle sits in a body shop waiting for the part to become available. It appears to be a manufacturing defect since the glass exploded for no reason. …”

“Leather dash is bubbling and peeling which is causing dash mounted windshield defroster vents to be blocked. Blocked vents can not provide heat to the windshield causing ice build-up on the windshield during cold winter months. This results in blocked/impaired vision while on the roadway which could result in a crash. The leather dash has also bubbled over the passenger airbag which could affect the deployment of the airbag during a crash.”