2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee wrong battery installed?

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In July my children father replaced the battery in my jeep, since our daughter was driving it he felt he needed to. After the battery was replaced when you shut the jeep off about 1 - 2 minutes it would start making sounds from the dash board, then after you got back into the car there would be a terrible smell. I was told the sounds was the vaccum hoses. Then recently if I turned on my a/c a light smoke would come out of the vents and no air blowing tried the heater the same thing. Then yesterday the car completely stopped, after I looked under the hood, I couldn't believe the size of the battery it was so small, after several calls to the father to find out where he purchased the battery I went to the place, they replaced the battery free of charge. May question is could that have messed up my a/c - heater system sinc eit was replaced in March 2008 by the dealer when I purchased it.
 
Typically the wrong battery will not cause any problems. Smaller batteries can have the same voltage and amperage. When they replaced the battery did the vehicle start? Did you ask if the battery is for this vehicle? The smell and smoke from the vents sounds like a blower motor failing.
 
Typically the wrong battery will not cause any problems. Smaller batteries can have the same voltage and amperage. When they replaced the battery did the vehicle start? Did you ask if the battery is for this vehicle? The smell and smoke from the vents sounds like a blower motor failing.
 
Just because battery was a smaller physical size , should not have done that to the ac/heat system . You should check around the battery and see if a wire was damaged and caused a short . Smoke and smell leads one to that conclusion .
 
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