Jeep Repair: 1999 Grand Cherokee AC Issues, vent air, vacuum fluorescent display


Question
Hello Kevin.
Our Jeep has a wierd thing happening. The AC and Heater controls are all out of wack. I turn on the AC and the driver side blows cool air and the passenger blows hot. I can't get vent air and the dual comfort control doesn't seem to function on auto or in manual modes. The fan blows but different temps at the same time. Have you ever heard of this? Does it need a dealer to look at it or could it be a sensor or switch I can replace on my own?

Answer
more then likely the blend air doors are broken  do this test and see what codes u get.


ENTERING THE AZC SELF-DIAGNOSTIC MODE
To enter the AZC self-diagnostic mode, perform the following:

Depress the A/C and Recirc buttons at the same time and hold. Rotate the left temperature control knob clockwise (CW) one detent.
If you continue to hold the A/C and Recirc buttons depressed, the AZC control module will perform a Segment Test of the vacuum fluorescent (VF) display. In the Segment Test you should see all of the display segments illuminate as long as both buttons are held. If a display segment fails to illuminate, the vacuum fluorescent display is faulty and the heater-A/C control must be replaced.
After viewing the Segment Test, release the A/C and Recirc buttons and the display will clear momentarily. If the display remains blank then no faults are set in the system. Should there be any faults, either "current" or "historical", all fault codes will be displayed in ascending numerical sequence (note no effort is made to display fault codes in chronological order) Each fault code is displayed for one second before the next code is displayed. Once all fault codes have been displayed, the system will then repeat the fault code numbers. This will continue until the left side set temperature control is moved at least one detent position in the CW direction or the ignition is turned "OFF".
FAULT CODE TESTS
Fault codes are two-digit numbers that identify a circuit that is malfunctioning. There are two different kinds of fault codes.

Current Fault Codes - Current means the fault is present right now. There are two types of current faults: input faults, and system faults. If the system has a current fault when the ignition is turned "ON", or during normal operation a current fault occurs, the right side set temperature digits will display "ER" at maximum intensity, while the left side set temperature digits are blanked.
Historical Fault Codes - Historical or stored means that the fault occurred previously, but is not present right now. A majority of historical fault codes are caused by intermittent wire harness or wire harness connector problems.
CURRENT FAULT CODES  
Input faults  01 = IR thermister circuit open  
02 = IR thermister circuit shorted  
03 = Fan pot shorted  
04 = Fan pot open  
05 = Mode pot shorted  
06 = Mode pot open  
07 = IR sensor delta too large  
08 = Reserved  
09 = Reserved  
10 = Reserved  
11 = Reserved  
12 = Reserved  
System Faults  13 = AI (Recirc) motor not responding  
14 = Mode motor not responding  
15 = Left temperature door not responding  
16 = Right temperature door not responding  
17 = AI (Recirc) door travel too small  
18 = AI (Recirc) door travel too large  
19 = Mode door travel range too small  
20 = Mode door travel range too large  
21 = Left temperature door travel too small  
22 = Left temperature door travel too large  
23 = Right temperature door travel too small  
24 = Right temperature door travel too large  
25 = Calibration check sum error  
26 = Engine coolant temp bus message missing  
27 = Vehicle speed bus message missing  
28 = Engine RPM bus message missing  
29 = OAT bus message missing  
30 = Display intensity bus message missing  
31 = VIN number bus message missing  
32 = Reserved


HISTORICAL FAULT CODES  
Input faults  33 = IR thermister circuit was open  
34 = IR thermister circuit was shorted  
35 = Fan pot was shorted  
36 = Fan pot was open  
37 = Mode pot was shorted  
38 = Mode pot was open  
39 = IR sensor delta was too large  
40 = Reserved  
41 = Reserved  
42 = Reserved  
43 = Reserved  
44 = Reserved  
System Faults  45 = AI (Recirc) motor was not responding  
46 = Mode motor was not responding  
47 = Left temperature door was not responding  
48 = Right temperature door was not responding  
49 = AI (Recirc) door travel was too small  
50 = AI (Recirc) door travel too large  
51 = Mode door travel range too small  
52 = Mode door travel range too large  
53 = Left temperature door travel too small  
54 = Left temperature door travel too large  
55 = Right temperature door travel too small  
56 = Right temperature door travel too large  
57 = Calibration check sum error  
58 = Engine coolant temp bus message missing  
59 = Vehicle speed bus message missing  
60 = Engine RPM bus message missing  
61 = OAT bus message missing  
62 = Display intensity bus message missing  
63 = VIN number bus message missing  
64 = Reserved  
65 = Reserved  
66 = Reserved  
67 = Reserved