2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Cruise Control Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE SPEED DECREASED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FORWARD WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, TRACKER CONTROL, SERVICE ELECTRICAL BRAKING SYSTEM, AND SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING HOME AS THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES, ROTORS, AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,272. *AS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS ABOVE 90 MPH. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AGAIN. THE DRIVER FORCED THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE PARK POSITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 245,247.

MY VEHICLE HAS, ON MULTIPLE AND SEPARATE OCCASIONS, SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THANKFULLY NO ONE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN HURT YET BECAUSE I HAD TIME TO THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL AND STAND ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT'S A MATTER OF TIME. SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED IF THIS ISSUE ISN'T FIXED SOON AS I ASSUME THERE ARE TONS OF THESE ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE AND PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN DRIVE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT, BUT NO REPORTS WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAXTER CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP (2010 S 124TH CIRCLE, LA VISTA, NEBRASKA 68128) FOR THE SAME FAILURE IN JANUARY AND MARCH, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 58 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT ALSO TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,679.

OK I'M FULLY AWARE MY VEHICLE IS UNDER 3 RECALLS WELL TECHNICALLY SPEAKING 2 CAUSE ONES A RECALL ON THE RECALL WAITING FOR THAT RECALL TO BE RECALLED. THIS WHOLE PROCESS IS INSANE MY VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING HAS UNPARKED ITSELF SHIFTED ON ITS OWN HAD THE LIGHTS FLICKER I HAVE EVEN BEEN PULLED OVER MUTIPLE TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS TWICE WHEN THE JEEP DECIDED IT WAS GONNA STOP ACCELERATING 3 TIMES BECAUSE THE LIGHTS START FLICKERING SOMETIME JUST INSIDE SOMETIMES JUST THE OUTSIDE AND MOST RECENTLY ALL THE LIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING VEHICLE STILL RUNNING MADE IT ABOUT 10 FEET AFTER THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND SURE ENOUGH BEFORE I COULD EVEN PULL OF TBE ROAD BLUE LIGHTS I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE LESS THEN 60 DAYS IT'S STALLED WHILE SITTING STILL IT'S STALLED WHILE DRIVING IT'S SHUT OFF WHILE IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING. ITS SHIFTED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING AND IDLE MOST RECENTLY I WAS CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITH THE CAR IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY THE SUPPORT ARMS ARE DEAD SO I USED MY HANDY DANDY BLOCK O WOOD TO HOLD IT OPEN WELL I PULL THE DIPSTICK FROM THE TRANSMISSON IT WAS A LITTLE LOW SO I TURN AROUND TO GRAB MY FUNNEL AND A BOTTLE OF FLUID AND I BEFORE I CAN EVEN TURN ALL THE WAY AROUND MY PARKED CAR IS ROLLING TOWARDS ME AND SO I DIDNT GET PINNED BETWEEN MY JEEP AND MY SHED I TIRED TO STEP INTO THE VEHICLE TO PREVENT MY LEGS FROM GETTING STUCK WELL I'M PRETTY TALL AND MY HEAD HIT HE HOOD WITCH LIFTED IT SLIGHTLY AND MY BLOCK O WOOD FELL OUT WITCH LEAD TO THE HOOD PUSHING MY FACE INTO THE RUNNING CAR LUCKILY A BUSTED FLIP AND A SLIGHT BURN TO MY NECK WAS ALL THAT HAPPENED NOW I UNDERSTAND THAT A BLOCK O WOOD IS NOT STANDARD SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND I UNDERSTAND THAT A CAR ROLLING IN NETURAL A COUPLE FEET WILL MORE THEN LIKELY NOT PIN ANYONE BUT ALL I KNEW WAS THE PARKED CAR WAS MOVING I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS GONNA SPEED UP OR WHAT I NEED MORE ROOM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 80 MPH. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, LEFT ARM, AND LEFT FOOT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. ...UPDATED 07/10/17 *BF ..UPDATED 07/13/17 *BF *CN *JS

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE ETC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I MANGED TO COAST HOME AT 15 MPH SPEED WHERE I CALL CALL THE DEALER AND HAVE THE CAR TOWED TOTHE SHOP FOR REPAIR. A THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING SHORTED AND THEY REPLACED IT AT $1508.20 COST TO ME. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT MY CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT CAUSING THE ELECTRIC SEATS TO RETRACT AND ENGINE BEGIN TO SHUT DOWN. THIS REQUIRED A NEW POWER MODULE AT $1543 COST TO ME. THE RECALL ISSUED BY CHRYSLER FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM NHTSA 14V-438 HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED BY CHRYSLER SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014. I FEEL THE EARLIER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS COULD BE VERY LIKELY RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE OTHER REPAIRS, ALSO THE PLASTIC SUPPORT THAT HOLDS ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES SECURE TO THE DOOR HAVE ALL BROKEN BECAUSE OF A KNOW DESIGN FAILURE CHRYSLER HAS ON THESE VEHICLES. CHRYSLER HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT AND THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO ANYONE WHO IS IN IT WHILE DRIVING. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED OR A FIRE IN THE CAR, YOU COULD NOT ESCAPE FROM CAR IN TIME TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY. IF THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT THERE SHOULD BE ONE. UPDATED 11/06/15*LJ UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN

VEHICLE BEGAN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AFTER BEING PUT IN DRIVE INTO A TREE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ABLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE ENGINE RPM'S REVVED EXCESSIVELY AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ABLE TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

MY JEEP AT TIMES LURCHES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION BEFORE IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY. AT TIMES WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND NOT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE RPMS WILL JUMP AND NOT GO DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN IGNITION OFF, TURN BACK ON AND GO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF TRYING TO GET ON HIGHWAY OR IN TRAFFIC ON A CITY STREET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED TO 80 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND CHRYSLER CANNOT TELL ME WHEN THIS PART FOR THE RECALL P41 WILL BE REPLACED. PLEASE NOTE NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED BUT I THINK ITS CRIMINAL THAT THEY CANNOT GIVE ME A TIME WHEN THIS WILL BE REPLACED!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

PLACED VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, HAD TO HIT BRAKES AND TURN ENGINE OFF TO AVOID ACCIDENT, THEN WHEN I PARKED VEHICLE AND PLACED IN PARK IT DID IT AGAIN. *TR

IT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW; HOWEVER, THE FIRST TIME MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, I WAS DRIVING ~35MPH THEN SLOWED DOWN A BIT TO TURN AND SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER. IT STARTED BACK UP WITH OUT ISSUE, BUT IT WAS TERRIFYING, AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. MOST RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING ~25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. AGAIN, IT STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, RADIO, AC AND LIGHTS SHUT OFF AS WELL AS LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. INCLUDING THE BRAKES, ACCELERATOR, AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. LEAVING ME WITH ABSOLUTE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THE IGNITION KEY HAD SLIPPED INTO THE FORWARD OFF POSITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CREATING A DEADLY HAZARD AS IT RESULTS IN LOSS OF ALL FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY HAS TO TURN THE KEY COUPLE OF TIMES TO GET MY VEHICLE STARTED. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A SPACE TO PARK, WAS COASTING INTO SPOT DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS. MY CAR MADE A LOUD NOISE AND SHOT FORWARD -UP OVER A CURB AND THROUGH A WOODED AREA UNTIL I HIT A TRAILER. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING MY GAUGES IN MY CAR WERE ALL FLICKING ON AND OFF ON MY DASHBOARD. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAD THE BODY WORK DONE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL NOT COVER THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT ONLY THE ACCIDENT ITSELF. MY INSURANCE COMPANY SENT ONE OF THEIR APPRAISERS OVER TO THE BODY SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND HAD THE WORK DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED TO ONE OF THE GUYS THAT WORKED AT THE BODY SHOP WHILE HE WAS PULLING MY CAR BACK INTO ONE OF THEIR GARAGES. I AM SUPPOSED TO PICK UP MY CAR BECAUSE THE BODY WORK IS COMPLETE BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN AND FEEL THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP 3 YEARS AGO, IT WAS USED WHEN I BOUGHT IT. DO I HAVE ANY RIGHTS AS FAR AS HAVING THEM TEST AND REPAIR THE CAR AT THEIR EXPENSE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY FAILED PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO LIMP MODE AS INDICATED BY THE FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY READING "ESP DISABLED". THE VEHICLE REDUCED SPEED DRASTICALLY WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT TO DO SO. WERE IT NOT FOR THE AWARENESS AND CAPABILITY OF THE DRIVER FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE, THIS DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED WOULD HAVE CAUSED A VEHICULAR COLLISION ON AN INCREDIBLY BUSY MAIN THOROUGHFARE. THE AFFECTED VEHICLE SUFFERED A COMPLETE LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL AND THE ENGINE STAYED AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM'S REGARDLESS OF DRIVER INPUT TO THE THROTTLE PEDAL. MAXIMUM SPEED DROPPED TO NO MORE THAN 15 MPH. STOPPING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AT TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES WAS DIFFICULT DUE TO THE CONSTANT HIGH RPM THE ENGINE WAS MAINTAINING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE NEAREST JEEP/CHRYSTLER/DODGE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS TROUBLESHOT. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED CONSEQUENT OF THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK RAN ON THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT 30 MILES DRIVEN IN VEHICLE WERE UNEVENTFUL. THE NEXT DAY THE EXACT SAME MALFUNTION OCCURED AGAIN, ALBEIT ON A NOT SO BUSY ROAD (THANKFULLY). CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REVEAL NO CONFIDENCE INSPIRING TROUBLE SHOOTING AND/OR REPAIR PROCEDURE FOR WHAT IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY PRODUCTS ACROSS THE CORPORATE LINE, SPANNING MANY MODEL YEAS AND GENERATIONS. BASICALLY, IT WAS STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT ARE UNSURE OF WHAT CAUSES IT OR HOW TO REMEDY THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED USELESS IN OWNERS DRIVEWAY UNTIL A SOLUTION IS FOUND AND THE VEHICLE CAN BE SAFELY DRIVEN AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED AS HE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITHIN 2 FEET OF THE GARAGE THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO INJURIES BUT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A LETTER TO THE CONTACT INFORMING HIM THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGES AND IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND THE ESP LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED THEN DECREASED FROM 30 TO 5 MPH. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY AND NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,350.

THIS IS A 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WITH 62200 MILES. I HAD DRIVEN INTO A 7-11 PARKING LOT AND ALMOST CAME TO A HALT DECIDING WHETHER TO PARK ON THE RIGHT OR LEFT. DECIDED TO PARK ON THE RIGHT. CAR WAS AT AROUND 2 MILES PER HOUR, LIFTED MY LEG OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO HIT BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CLIMBED OVER THE SIDEWALK, SLICED AND FELLED A TREE AND RAMMED INTO A LAUNDROMAT. BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO THE POINT OF LITERALLY STANDING ON IT WITH WHOLE BODY WEIGHT BUT CAR DID NOT RESPOND. FINALLY THE CAR CAME TO A HALT ALTHOUGH ENGINE WAS MAKING REVVING SOUNDS FOR A FEW MORE SECONDS. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INSIDE THE LAUNDROMAT. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THE FRONT WAS BADLY DAMAGED. POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. COP WAS ALSO SURPRISED AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY FOR THIS HARD A CRASH. THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY ME SINCE NEW FOR 7 YEARS AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. INSURANCE SENT A SPECIAL TECHNICIAN TO CHECK, BUT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. CAR IS MORE THAN LIKELY TOTALED AT THIS POINT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, SOMEONE CAN GET BADLY INJURED FOR LIFE, OR DEATHS CAN OCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD ABNORMALLY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION, SLIPPAGE, AND VARIOUS OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE FAILURE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MAJOR BACK INJURIES AS A RESULT. THERE WERE MAJOR DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT HAS BEEN STALLING ON ME. I LOOKED ON YOUTUBE AND THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME SITUATION. IT HAS STALLED ON ME AND MY FIANCE ABOUT 10 TIMES IN TRAFFIC AND AT SUDDEN STOPS. I WAS GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR ON A BUSY STREET AND IT JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE LANE. I KNOW CHRYSLER HAD A RECALL OR BULLETIN ON THE NEWER ONES BUT THIS IS MORE WIDE SPREAD THEN THEY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEST TO. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF SAME SITUATION JUST TYPE JEEP STALLING ON GOOGLE AND YOU WILL SEE. I WAS ALMOST IN A COLLISION RECENTLY AND NEED THIS RESOLVED PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO APPEARED ON THE SCENE DUE TO SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED FORWARD CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WHILE TRAVELING ON A CONGESTED ROAD, APPROX. 25 MPH, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. LUCKILY, FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE HARD. I ATTEMPTED TO TAP GAS PEDAL WITH OTHER FOOT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO FIGHT THROUGH TRAFFIC WITHOUT CRASHING. I ATTEMPTED TO EASE UP ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO PULL CAR OVER, TAPPING ON CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, MAKING SURE THAT WAS OFF. IN A STATE OF SHOCK, I ACTUALLY TURNED THE IGNITION KEY OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED GOING. SOON AFTER, I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE VEHICLE STILL WANTING TO ACCELERATE AND FOOT STILL ON BRAKE. THIS TERRORIZING EPISODE LASTED FOR UNDER A MINUTE BEFORE IT ENDED AS SUDDENLY AS IT STARTED. DUE TO THE SHOCK, I DIDN'T REALIZE I SHOULD HAVE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I DROVE THE CAR HOME VERY SLOW AND CAUTIOUSLY, STILL SHAKING. I DID NOT NOTICE GAUGES ON DASHBOARD AT TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, TEST DRIVING. NO CODES, NO INCIDENT REPLICATED. THROTTLE SYSTEM CHECKED AND CLEANED. NO DIAGNOSIS FOUND, SUGGEST TO CHANGE FLOOR MATS. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLE FOR FOUR YEARS, NO COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT WHICH SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. VEHICLE HAS 37,500 MILES ON IT. HAVING TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND TOWING, WE STILL DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH SCARED! HOPEFULLY, IT WON;T REPEAT ITSELF. *TR

ON DEC. 21, 2008,WHILE DRIVING DOWN IH-35, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY STARTED ACCELERATING. I FELT THE PEDAL LEAVE MY FOOT, AND PIN TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED TAPPING IT A FEW TIMES, THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. I HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHERE I WATCHED MY RPM GAUGE PIN AT 6000 RPM FOR APPROX. 30 - 45 SECONDS. IT FINALLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL AS I WAS BRINGING IT TO A STOP IN ORDER TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS IS THE 3RD AND MOST SEVERE TIME IN 6 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD SIX FEET. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR THIS FAILURE ONE YEAR EARLIER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,500.

I OWN A CAR WASH IN BELVIDERE, IL AND ON 4-6-08, WE HAD A CUSTOMER BRING THEIR 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE IN, WE PUT IT IN OUT TUNNEL AND RAN IT THROUGH OUR AUTOMATIC WASH IN NEUTRAL, AND AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL A DRIVER GOT IN, PUT THE JEEP IN PARK..STARTED IT, AND THE JEEP TOOK OFF RACING DOWN A DITCH AND ONTO A MAJOR STREET. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE DRIVER CRASHED IT INTO A CEMENT LIGHT POLE. THE JEEP IS TOTALED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT IT CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER FOUR CUSTOMERS THAT WERE STANDING, WAITING FOR THEIR CARS TO BE DONE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS SAME JEEP AN ANOTHER WASH FACILITY. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE WE HAVE HAD AT OUT SITE IN TWO YEARS. HELP!! *TR

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT A CAR WASH IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INJURING THREE PEOPLE. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE 400 CASES OF JEEP CHEROKEE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS GENTLEMAN WHO DIED IN AN EARLIER ACCIDENT INVOLVING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN CONNECTICUT CLAIMED THEY FILED A REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION FOR THAT SPECIFIC INCIDENT AND NO SUCH ACTION WAS INITIATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THREE MONTHS LATER HE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT AT A CARWASH IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN. THE CONSUMER STATED 3 INDIVIDUALS WERE INJURED, 2 CRITICALLY, ONE PASSENGER REMAINS PARALYZED A YEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW HOW MANY MORE INCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WILL DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO MAKE CONSUMERS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH FASTER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,058 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,108.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2006 MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS INVOLVED IN A SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION INCIDENT. UPON LEAVING A LOCAL CAR WASH IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, FLYING OUT OF THE BUILDING, SMASHING INTO THREE VEHICLES. IT STRUCK THREE INDIVIDUALS CRITICALLY INJURING TWO. THREE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. ONE REMAINS PARALYZED. *TR

EXITING CAR WASH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 RUNNING AND IN NEUTRAL WAS PUT INTO DRIVE AND IT ACCELERATED OUT OF THE WASH WITH NO BRAKES , WENT THROUGH 2 PARKING LOTS AND INTO PARK AND PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. *JB

DURING THE LAST TIME THAT I HAVE USED MY 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE, THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A SPEED OF ABOUT 55 TO 90 TO 100 BEFORE I COULD STOP THE VEHICLE THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY REVVED AND LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

LOCAL CARWASH EMPLOYEE ENTERED INTO A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN IGNITION WAS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE REDLINED AND ACCELERATED OFF OF CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE HIT THE BREAK WITH NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WENT THROUGH A TOWEL CABINET AND A BRICK WALL. FOUR EMPLOYEES AND MYSELF WERE NEARLY KILLED. I TOOK THE DRIVER OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WHILE NO ONE WAS IN IT, IT WAS STILL TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH THE WALL ON IT'S OWN. (NOTHING WAS TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR). *NM

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT IS REVVING AT FULL THROTTLE BUT I HAVE NO POWER. THE RPM DOES NOT REFLECT THIS. BOTH INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND THERE IS NO WARNING. FORTUNATELY I HAVE HAD ENOUGH POWER TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I ESTIMATE MY SPEED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH. I AM HOPING THAT IF YOU HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT YOU CAN ADVISE ME WHAT WAS DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP TO THE SHOP ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT THEY ADVISE ME SINCE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY CANNOT FIX IT. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GIVE ME. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LURCHED FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ON 04/13/2006 THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP AT A RED LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. *AK

WE HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE ADJUSTABLE GAS PEDAL IN OUR COMPANY CAR A 2005 JEEP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PEDAL ADJUSTMENT HAS NO INDICATOR THAT LETS YOU KNOW THAT THE PEDAL HAS BEEN MOVED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. RECENTLY WE HAD AN EVENT WERE AN EMPLOYEE DROVE THE CAR A LONG DISTANCE AND DID NOT KNOW THAT THE JEEP HAD AN ADJUSTABLE PEDAL. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED THAT HIS FOOT CRAMPED DURING THE 300 MILE TRIP AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHY. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ADJUSTABLE PEDAL FEATURE OF THE JEEP SINCE THERE WAS NO INDICATOR LIGHT OR GAUGE TO LET HIM KNOW THAT THE PEDAL HAD BEEN SET FOR A MUCH SHORTER PERSON. THE EMPLOYEE ALSO COMPLAINED THAT DURING THIS TRIP HE FOUND HIMSELF DRIVING FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT AND HAD TO USE CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN HIS SPEED...AGAIN HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE PEDAL HAD BEEN MOVED CLOSER TO THE DRIVER AND HIS NORMAL POSITION OF HIS FOOT PUSHED THE PEDAL DOWN MORE THEN NORMAL. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED. TO STOP THE VEHICLE HE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, WAITED FOR THE RPMS TO COME BACK DOWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP EACH TIME, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THE CONTACT SOLD THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS INJURED. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

DT: THE CALLER STATED TWICE WHEN HE STARTE DVEHICLE AND PUT IT INTO GEAR VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE FIRST TIMEWA SON JULY 14, 2005 WHILE SITTING ON THE SIDE OF ROAD WITH A FRIEND, AND THE SECOND TIME HE W ON JULY 16, 2005 ON A DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL. *AK

THE RPMS INCREASE AND VEHICLE IDLES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK