2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems

Your engine caught fire while stopped at a traffic light. This is an extremely dangerous condition that requires immediate professional inspection and repair to identify what caused the fire and prevent it from happening again.

Your engine makes an abnormal tapping sound when you start the vehicle, even though no warning lights appear on your dashboard. A dealer diagnosed that your engine lifters need to be replaced to fix the noise. Replacing the lifters will involve removing engine components and installing new hydraulic or mechanical lifters.

Vehicle slips into neutral when driving. Only ways you fix is to put in park turn off the car and turn it back on.

MY JEEP 5.7L V8 WAS UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL ON IGNITION AND COMPUTER FLASH FOR RECEIVER. WHILE THERE I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE TICKING NOISE COMING FROM MY MOTOR. I WAS ADVISED THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS MOTOR AND MILEAGE(88,000). THIS TICK KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND I SEE MOST 5.7S UP TO NOW STILL HAVE IT ,BEFORE THE LIFTERS RUIN A CRANKSHAFT. IS THE NHTSA GOING TO CORRECT THIS TRAVESTY OR HIDE BEHIND THEIR REPUTATION ,LIKE THE CRASH DUMMY NEXT TO THIS PAGE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,TOM [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START IMMEDIATELY. ONCE THE CONTACT WAS FINALLY ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED ON ITS OWN. ONCE THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER FAILURE. THE CONTACT WORKED AS A MECHANIC; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,663.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OR HESITATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO DROVE VERY ROUGHLY. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AS THE ENGINE WARMED UP, THE HARNESS PLUGS PRODUCED SPARKS, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR AND LIGHTNING BOLT ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHILLIPS CHRYSLER DODGE (3401 US-441, FRUITLAND PARK, FL 34731, (352) 702-9103) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS NOT TOWED AWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SECURITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (345 MERRICK RD, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701, 631-240-0824) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATOR WOULD COME TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BREAK AND ALLOW UNFILTERED EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE CABIN. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS AT CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. BOLTS INSTALLED ARE 8MM INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD 10MM.

JEEP WAS PARKED AND WHEN RETURNED TO START , A LOT OF CLANKING IN ENGINE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD A VALVE SEAT DROPPED AND THE MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED.

BOUGHT USED 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM KENDALL CJD IN MIAMI ON JUNE 10TH. ON SEPT 28TH I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO GET A DRINK AND JEEP WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD IT TOWED TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD I DROPPED A VALVE SEAT AND BLEW A HOLE IN THE #4 PISTON....WHAT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN HAPPEN. THIS JEEP ONLY HAD 72,000 MILES AND I PAID A PREMIUM BECAUSE OF THAT.

VEHICLE WAS ACTING LIKE THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE. THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO A MECHANIC. DIAGNOSED WITH COMPRESSION COMING BACK TO INTAKE. RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ENGINE. SAID COULD BE DROPPED VALVE SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER NOTICED SMOKE, SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A COVER LEAK AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32168861. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,352.

I JUST HAD MY JEEP INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THAT A MANIFOLD BOLT WAS BROKEN AND WOULD CAUSE OTHER ISSUES IF NOT FIXED. DAMAGE TO MANIFOLD & GASKET, ETC.) THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEPS CHRYSLERS AND DOGE ENGINES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED OTHER TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED TO GO AGAIN IN ALL INSTANCES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 57 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE GASKET AND THE COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS ENGINE OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

GOT HOME FROM WORK 7 MILES AWAY PARKED WENT TO START IT 5 MIN LATER KNOCKING SOUND TRIED ABOUT 3 TIMES I OPEN THE HOOD HAD OIL OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MOTOR , I THOUGHT IT WAS A HEAD GASKET ,TOOK APART TOP SIDE OF ENGINE TURNED OUT TO BE VALVE SEAT POP OUT OF PLACE THEREFORE BENDING VALVE BREAKING PIECES OF VALVE GUIDE LIFTER ROCKER COMING LOOSE BREAKING PLASTIC HEAD COVER CAUSING OIL TO SPLATTER ALL OVER ENGINE AND DRIVE WAY , SHAME ON JEEP / CHRYSLER / DODGE , THIS WAS A 3.7 MY BROTHER HAS A DODGE 1500 4.7 PROBLEMS W PISTONS AT 50000 NOW AT 156000 , AND WHERE SLOW DRIVERS WE DON'T ABUSE THE ENGINES OIL CHANGE EVERY 4000 M JEEP 3.7 WHEN I TOOK APART LOOKED BRAND NEW NEVER LEAKED OIL I WAS PROUD OF MY CAR UNTIL THIS HAPPENED , REMINDED ME OF A CHINESE SCOOTER I BOUGHT MY SON POOR QUALITY , DODGE / JEEP / CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGE UR FAULTS BAD DECISION IN ENGINEERING I PERSONALLY LOVED JEEP AND DODGE TRUCKS I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BUY JEEP CHRYSLER OR DODGE EVER AGAIN LOOKING AT ALL THESE PROBLEMS GOING ON IN THE COMPANY , IT COULD HAVE HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKE POWER

WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME IN NJ FROM A TRIP TO FL, I HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN EXHAUST NOTE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION A FEW MILES AWAY AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE REAR PORTION OF THE EXHAUST WAS MISSING, FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE SEPARATION DUE TO CORROSION. THE REAR BUMPER MELTED AT THE POINT ABOVE WHERE THE EXHAUST TIP EXTENDS. OF COURSE, WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS PART EXPIRED AT 8 YRS/80K MILES. *TR

DRIVING AT 45 MILES GETTING READY TO ENTER HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STALLS LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON HIGHWAY AND STILL HAD SHOULDER TO PLACE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. #2 ON THREE OCCASION CAME OUT OF WORK TWICE AND OUT RESTAURANT ONCE AND CAR DID NOT START HAD TO HAVE TOWED. #3 DRIVING 3/14/15 CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH DECLINE TO 30MPH ALMOST REAR ENDED BY INCHES. THIS IS A GREAT CONCERN AND BECOMING WORST I HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN MY AREA AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND OF WE WILL CALL WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THIS IS A PRIMARY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MANY WORKERS WILL A DEATH BE A WAKE UP CALL FOR THE VEHICLE'S TO BECOME A PRIORITY. *TR

DURING STOP-AND-GO DRIVING, SLOWING TO A STOP, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE W/4.7L V8 STALLS OUT, ENGINE DIES. I PUT MY HAZARD FLASHERS ON AND PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK. RESTART THE CAR AND IT STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. MECHANICS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. NO READING ON THE CODE READER (DTC). THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR THE PAST MONTH. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I UNDERSTAND MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING LIKE ME. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

THIS IS REGUARDING THE SAFETY RECALL P41/NHTSA14V-438. PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS. I HAVE SPENT NUMEROUS HOURS, ONCE 3 HOURS WAITING TO SPEAK WITH A REP. NO ADDITUONAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN SENT OUT BY JEEP. THIS IS APPAULING! SINCE THE LETTER I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE RECALL AND DEALERS CANT EVEN GET THE PART. PLEASE HELP. *JS

CAR WONT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT. KEY GETS STUCK BETWEEN ON AND START VEHICLE LOSES POWER. *JS

I WAS NORTH BOUND ON 95 AND THE KEY TO THE VEHICLE WAS TAPPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND START THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE WHEN I AM BEHIND THE WHEEL. I HAVE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THIS RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. *TR

ENGINE SHUTS OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN UNKNOWN NOISE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS AND THE NUTS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND YET THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS RECALL YET. MY HUSBAND'S CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON HIM ABOUT 5+ TIMES. EACH TIME HE COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BUT THANKFUL HE WAS SAFE. WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR AT THIS TIME AND YET I FEAR FOR MY HUSBAND'S SAFETY. WHEN WILL CHRYSLER GROUP LLC RECTIFY THIS SITUATION???? *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. HAD I NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT LANE SO THAT I COULD COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE INCIDENT SURELY WOULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, BUT NOT IN SUCH A DANGEROUS SETTING. I HAVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM,( P41) BUT THE NOTICE SAYS THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT IF I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR TO MY DEALER, HAVE HIM REPAIR IT AT MY EXPENSE, AND YOU WILL REIMBURSE ME. HOW CAN THE DEALER REPAIR THE CAR IF THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION SAYS THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE? IF THE DEALER IS ABLE TO REPAIR IT, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY SINCE THERE IS A RECALL? THIS IS NOT LOGICAL TO ME. IN THE MEANTIME, WE FEEL VERY UNEASY DRIVING THE CAR. WE NARROWLY ESCAPED ONE POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. THE DEALER REFUSES TO GIVE US A LOANER CAR TO USE UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT PART IS AVAILABLE. WE ARE QUITE FRUSTRATED. CAN YOU GIVE US ANY INDICATION WHEN THE NEEDED PART WILL BE AVAILABLE? CAN YOU AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AT YOUR EXPENSE? WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PLEASED WITH OUR JEEP PURCHASES, BUT THIS NONCHALANT ATTITUDE TOWARD A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM HAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED US. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU AND HOPE FOR AN AMICABLE RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/17/14*CN THE DEALER REPLACED THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS. UPDATED 01/07/15. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MPH, THE ENGINE LOSS POWER AND WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

APRIL 2014. STOPPED AT A STORE, WENT TO LEAVE AND BATTERY WOULDN'T TURN OVER; 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO DID THIS A COUPLE MORE TIMES LEAVING ME STRANDED (JUST WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT) IT SEEMED TO FIX ITSELF AFTER MY MECHANIC CLEANED BATTERY POST AND RE TIGHTENED CABLES. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO VEHICLE STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. DIDN'T WANT TO START AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD RUN GREAT AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE ETC... (I THINK MOST THE LIGHTS THAT COME ON IN DASH WHEN YOU FIRST START CAR). THEN TODAY. I WAS DRIVING AT 30MPH WHEN JEEP STARTED CUTTING OUT; LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD FLASH; CLOCK WOULD RESET TO 12; I'M TRYING TO STOP AND MY BRAKES ARE VERY STIFF; POWER STEERING EXTREMELY STIFF. A LADY PUSHED ME OUT OF THE ROAD, I PUT CAR INTO PARK. SHE THOUGHT I NEEDED TO BE PUSHED FURTHER BUT THEM THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR AAA TO NOT SHOW, ANOTHER LADY OFFERED TO TRY AND JUMP JEEP. JEEP STARTED RIGHT UP. I HAD 10 MILES TO DRIVE THE WHOLE TIME DASH LIGHTS COMING OFF AND ON; STEERING ALL BUT FREEZING UP AND BRAKES TOO. BEFORE I LEFT MY SPOT JUST OFF THE ROAD THAT I HAD BEEN PUSHED TO , I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START JEEP. IT WOULDN'T START WO ASSISTANCE BUT I NOTICED EVERYTIME I CRANKED THE KEY THE CLOCK RADIO DID RESET TO 12. I'M HOPING IT'S THE IGNITION RECAP SO I CAN GET BACK TO A SAFE VEHICLE FOR ME AND MY TODDLER DAUGHTER VERY SOON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SENSOR AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE SPUTTERS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. LASTS ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS DECREASED. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. *TR

AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND I KEPT PRESSING HARDER, BUT DID NOT EVER COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DUE TO A FAILED ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,558.

I WENT TO CHANGE THE OIL AND NOTICED ONLY 2 QUARTS WERE DRAINED FROM THE ENGINE INSTEAD OF 5. I USE MOBILE1 FULLY SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL AND SINCE THEN IM AVERAGING LOSING A QUART OF OIL A MONTH. THE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON, WHEN IT GETS LOW, I JUST NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING. I SEARCHED FOR ANSWERS ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAPPENS ON ALL 3.7 LT ENGINES AROUND 75,000 MILES CHRYSLER MAKES. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. UPDATED 11-12-13 *BF

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A 4.7 V8. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS (QTY 2) ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SHEARED RESULTING IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK (POSSIBLY DUE TO HEAT OR UNDER ENGINEERING RUST WAS NOT A FACTOR). I HAVE MADE CHRYSLER AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE WITH THE 4.7 V8 FOUND NOT ONLY IN THE GRAND CHEROKEE BUT THE COMMANDER, AND DODGE DURANGO AS WELL. A LEAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAN CAUSE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. THIS ISSUE CAN ALSO RESULT IN TOXIC FUME INHALATION THROUGH CABIN AIR INTAKE PORTS. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED $1300 TO REPLACE (8) BOLTS THAT SHOULD NEVER FAIL. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN MY SAFETY, AND EXCUSED THE ISSUE BY STATING THAT "CARS ARE JUST NOT MADE LIKE THEY USED TO BE". I FIND THIS RIDICULOUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE CAN RESULT IN DEATH, OXYGEN DEPRIVATION, AS WELL AS SERVER BURN IN THE EVENT OF FIRE. *TR

THE 3.7L MOTOR HAS BLOWN A HEAD. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MOTOR BUT JEEP WON'T DO ANYTHING OR ADMIT THE PROBLEM. I SPENT OVER $20,000 ON A AMERICAN VEHICLE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY WERE A TRUSTED NAME. I SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO SPEND $3000 GETTING A NEW MOTOR BECAUSE JEEP WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME HESITANT TO STARTING ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,171.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE STARTER AND THE STARTER RELAY HAD BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE PCM PROCESSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIRE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND RESTARTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND GRAY SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE START POSITION, YOU HEAR 1 "CLICK" BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT EVENT THAT SEEMS TO COME AND GO EVERY FEW MONTHS. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT 1 - 2 MINUTES, THEN ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT SINCE IT IS SO RANDOM, THE SERVICE PERSONNEL COULD NOT RECREATE THE EVENT. I EVEN ADVISED THEM THAT OTHER OWNERS, REGISTERING THIS SAME COMPLAINT, POINTED TO CORRODED SOLENOID WIRES AS BEING THE CULPRIT. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD ME PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY LAST YEAR. THIS DID NOT FIX THE CONDITION WHICH CONTINUES PERIODICALLY TO THIS VERY DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START AT A FEW TIMES WHEN THE SURROUNDINGS WERE LESS THAN TOTALLY SAFE. I HAVE VIEWED A NUMBER OF CONSUMER FORUMS, SUCH AS HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/JEEP-GRAND_CHEROKEE/2005_JEEP_GC_NOT_STARTING?PG=10. ALL OF THESE OWNERS HAVE THE EXACT ISSUE BUT EACH TIME, WHEN PRESENTED WITH THE DETAILS OF THE OCCURRENCES, DEALERSHIPS DISAVOW ALL KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS CONDITION EXISTS. MANY CONSUMERS ARE BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIPS THAT NO OTHER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS. *JS

SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT STALLS OUT AND MY RPM'S DON'T MOVE, ALL THE BOXES AROUND PRND LIGHT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF. ONCE THIS IS DONE THE CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A DAY. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS VERY SCARY TO JUST DROP SPEED DOWN TO 40. I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES.

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED ACTING UP ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. IT HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING AND IDENTIFYING WHAT GEAR IT IS IN ON A DAILY BASIS, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE FROM PARK PRND WILL ALL BE ILLUMINATED LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN AND IT WILL MAKE A LOUD THUD SOUND. THEN WHEN YOU DRIVE IT WON'T SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR AND WILL REV UP OR IT WILL GET STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND WON'T DOWN SHIFT. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE DRIVING NORMAL AND WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN GO TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT WILL STALL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I CAN'T GET IT TO SNAP OUT OF IT! IT WILL ALSO DECIDE THAT IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WILL START TO REV UP AND FREEZE ON ME. THIS IS VERY UNSETTLING AND DANGEROUS AND COULD DEFIANTLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IN OTHER REVIEWS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE JUST A COINCIDENCE TO ME AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO WHATS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX IT. *KB

FAILED TO START ON 2 OCCASIONS 8/10/11 & 8/17/11. ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKING; BATTERY RECENTLY REPLACED. *KB

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENT PROBLEM STARTING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SEVERAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE BATTERY AND STARTER WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO STALLS WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT LESS THAN 50 MI/H AND AFTER BACKING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY ALMOST EVERY DAY (HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR A YEAR NOW). IT HAS 70,000 MILES ON. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AFTER SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN JUNE 2011 AT 67,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLED AT STOP SIGN. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, 3.7L ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, LOSING ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WILL START AFTERWARDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW HOURS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE YEARS. THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ON THE 2008 GRAND CHEROKEE STALLING AND I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN CHRYSLER WANTS TO ADMIT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A JEEP DEALER WHO RECENTLY RELOCATED IN MY AREA NEXT WEEK. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BEEN STALLING WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I COME TO THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT, IN PARKING LOTS AND SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAYS THE TRUCK BEGINS SLOWING DOWN AND SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT HAS BEEN STARTING BACK UP. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THERE WERE RECALLS FOR JEEPS STALLING, HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, BRADSHAW JEEP IN OAKVILLE CT AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY JEEP WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR ANYTHING THEY WOULD NEED TO WORK ON IN THE TRUCK IF GRAND CHEROKEES WERE RECALLED FOR STALLING AND I'M NOW CALLING TO SAY MINE IS STALLING, IT IS ODD TO ME THAT THEY RESPOND MY JEEP IS NOT PART OF THE SAME PROBLEM/RECALL. IT'S DOING THE SAME THING. IN THE PAST WEEK ALONE MY TRUCK HAS STALLED THREE TIMES, MONDAY WHILE I WAS COMING TOWARDS A TRAFFIC LIGHT SLOWING DOWN TO TURN, LAST NIGHT PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THIS MORNING STOPPING AT A MAIN INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK BEHIND ME ALMOST DROVE INTO ME, WE WERE LUCKY IT WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE JEEP AT THIS POINT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL SPORADICALLY. AT FIRST IT JUST STARTED WHEN I STOPPED AT THE LAMP POSTS OR STOP SIGNS, AFTER IT STARTED TO STALL SPORADICALLY ANYTIME. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT JEEP ALREADY RECALLED SEVERAL GRAND CHEROKEES BECAUSE OF THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE ISSUE. I CALLED JEEP LINE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE AS IT COULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE SERVICE (JOHN HOFFER, TOPEKA, KS) ON 2/22/2010 WHEN THEY CHANGED SOME PUMP AND THEY SAID IT IS FIXED; IT WAS NOT AND THE CAR DIED ON ME 3 TIMES, I TOOK BACK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE AND THEY TOLD CALLED ME THAT I HAVE A FRONT CONTROL MODULE ISSUE AND WE NEED TO CHANGE IT. I CALLED JEEP RIGHT AWAY GAVE THEM MY VIN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT YES IT WAS A RECALL ISSUE ABOUT THIS MODULE, BUT THEY ARE SORRY MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE RECALLED ONES AND I HAVE TO PAY THE 1200 USD TO CHANGE THE MODULE. MY QUESTIONS: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE COULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY? IF JEEP RECALLED SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE HOW COULD THEY SAY THAT IT I NOT THEIR PROBLEM? *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE KEEPS STALLING WHILE DRIVING! THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THERE IS NO STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME! IF YOU SEARCH THE JEEP BLOGS, YOU WILL SEE THIS IS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE! PLEASE HELP. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS PUTTING MY LIFE AND MY CHILD'S LIFE IN DANGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER STEERING , AND BRAKES. HE HAD TIME TO DRIVE INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE; HOWEVER, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AFTER 24 HOURS THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN TWO MONTHS THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAS DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE FAILURE IS COMMON FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING . THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WHICH THERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A MASSIVE HESITATION WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND A NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HE WENT THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU CAR WASH AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN HE PLACED EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STUTTER AND THEN FINALLY CATCH AND INCREASE IN SPEED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE-UP, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,802 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,400. UPDATED 03-04-09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A CODE FOR THE O2 SENSOR HEATER WAS BEING DISPLAYED. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. UPDATED 03/04/09 *JB

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ENGINE STALLS OUT TWICE ON INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING WITH TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, ONCE IN PARKING GARAGE ON TURN , ONCE GOING UP HILL TWICE AT STOP SIGN , ANOTHER TIME TWICE IN ONE 15 MINUTE TRIP DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NOTHING. *TR

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS. NO RHYME NO REASON TO IT. USUALLY LOW SPEED BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE. IT HAS THE 4.7 LITER ENGINE, THIS IS DANGEROUS AS THERE IS NO WARNING. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION TO THIS AS NO CODES ARE SET. *TR

THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS ONLY WORKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONLY. THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE REAR VENTS BLOW OUT WARM AIR. THE EVENT STARTED OCCURRING ON NOVEMBER 20, 2008 AND IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND IS GOING TO COST APPROX. $1,200.00 DOLLARS. APPARENTLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VENT DOORS AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT. THE HEAT MOST LIKELY WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY DUE TO THE DOORS NOT SEALING PROPERLY. *TR

1. MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE UNEXPECTEDLY CAN STALL, TYPICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT LESS THAN 15-20 MPH. UNFORTUNATELY, NO WARNINGS ARE GIVEN BY THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE SIMPLY STALLS AND DIES. NO COMPUTER ERROR CODES ARE DISPLAYED OR REGISTERED. THE STALLING OCCURS BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. OFTEN THE STALLING OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMS TO EITHER DOWN SHIFT OR UP SHIFT IN LOWER GEARS. THE STALLING IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE UNEXPECTED AND UNPREDICTABLE STALLING OFTEN OCCURS AT STOP LIGHTS/INTERSECTIONS OR PARKING LOTS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO ME TO BE A COUPLING BETWEEN THE COMPUTER CONTROLLER/SOFTWARE, THE RPM SENSOR, AND THE TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX. 2. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. WHEN THE COMPUTER FAILS TO "CATCH" THE RPMS FALL RAPIDLY AND THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES. CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE VEHICLE CAN STOP SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PARKING LOT. THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. 3. DESPITE SEVERAL COMPUTER FLASHES AND MAINTENANCE ON THE "SOLENOID-LINEAR IACV," JEEP HAS FAILED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER-JEEP GIVES THE RUN-AROUND. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY CAN HELP ANYMORE; THE REGIONAL MANAGER DOESN'T RECOGNIZE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE; CORPORATE CHRYSLER-JEEP DOESN'T SEE IT AS AN ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS, STEERING LOCKS WHILE MOVING AT HIGH SPEED DUE TO APPARENT SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.7 LIMITED. PURCHASED CAR ... 2ND OWNER... WITH 21K ON THE ODOMETER. CAR CONSTANTLY STALLED... I HAD ONE SPELL WHERE JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME I STOPPED THE CAR STALLED. HOW DANGEROUS AND CRAZY IS THIS? I BROUGHT THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY AND JEEP KEPT TRYING TO FIX IT. 2 WEEKS LATER ISSUE WOULD BE BACK. AFTER 5 DEALER VISITS NOW THE CAR HAS ONLY STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST 3K MILES. STILL ITS RIDICULOUS. DAIMLER CHRYLSER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIGURE THIS OUT NOW B4 MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

WHEN SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A HARD STOP, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY SIX WEEKS. THE DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT DOES THIS. I'VE NARROWLY AVOIDED GOING OVER A HILL, DRIFTING BACK INTO CARS BEHIND ME WHILE STOPPING UP A HILL, AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAID UNLESS THE COMPUTER REGISTERS A CODE, THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN FIX. THEY REFUSE TO SEND THIS UP TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR REFERRAL TO CHYRSLER HQ. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS MODELS ENCOUNTERING THIS ISSUE. *TR

OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 5.7L HAS STALLED OUT THREE TIMES AFTER PURCHASING USED IN 2007. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON AN INTERSTATE AND ONCE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, THE ENTIRE CAR SHUTS DOWN, INCLUDING ELECTRONICS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS RESTARTED WITHOUT TROUBLE. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IDLER PULLEY BROKE RESULTING IN A NEED FOR REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA AND WAS DESTROYED..I WAS TRAVELING TO NYC FROM VERMONT ON 2/20/08...FIRE TOOK PLACE IN NEWTOWN CT........ *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

2005 JEEP ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON, IT PASSED THE SAFETY INSPECTION, BUT NOT EMMISIONS.THE RAPID OIL CCHANGE CENTER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE EMISSION PROBLEM WAS, THEY TOLD ME I IHAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I MADE APPOINTMNET WITH DEALER,, I DROP CAR OFF, THE DARN LIGHT IS OFF!!!! THE DEALER SAY THEY CANNOT HELP ME, MY LEASE IS UP IN TWO MONTHS,AND THAT I HAVE 6 DAYS LEFT ON THE EMMISION WARRENTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON.... I KNOW THAT LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON THE 7TH DAY. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE THE INSPECTION WOULDN'T CLEAR A FEW DAYS BACK......I WANT THE WARRENTY EXTENDED. *TR

WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP, ENGINE DIES AND VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MAKING VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE. THIS HAS JUST BEGUN HAPPENING ON THIS VEHICLE AT APPROX. 28,000 MILES. HOWEVER, IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. *TR

THE STALLING PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO THE DEALERS TECHNICIANS AT 9,007 MILES. IT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE COASTING OR BRAKING. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, INDICATING "[NO CODES] STORED; COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONDITION" ON THE REPAIR FORM, AND SENT IT HOME WITH ME. KNOWING THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO UNTIL A STALL COULD BE DELIBERATELY DEMONSTRATED, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE STALLING BECAME MORE FREQUENT THAN THE NORMAL EVERY-2-MONTH AVERAGE AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I AGAIN ASKED THEM TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR IT. THEY FINALLY DECIDED TO ATTACH THEIR CO-PILOT COMPUTER WHICH MONITORS THE JEEP'S SYSTEMS AND HAVE ME DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE. IF IT STALLED, I WAS TO PRESS A BUTTON TO CAPTURE THE PREVIOUS AND FUTURE 30 SECONDS OF VEHICLE ACTIVITY. ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE THE CO-PILOT WAS ATTACHED, A STALL OCCURRED. I PRESSED THE CO-PILOT TRIGGER TO CAPTURE THE DATA BOTH TIMES. WHEN THEY GOT THE JEEP BACK, THEY SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING INDICATING THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING ON TWO OCCASIONS. CHRYSLER RECOMMENDED THEY REPLACE THE EGR VALVE AND THE PURGE SOLENOID, WHICH THEY DID. THIS MORNING IT STALLED AGAIN. I UPDATED CHRYSLER AND THE DEALER ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT CHRYSLER'S ENGINEERS HAVE INSTRUCTED THEM TO PERFORM NO SERVICE - NO REPLACEMENTS AND NO TROUBLESHOOTING - ON MY JEEP UNTIL A MECHANIC CAN DEMONSTRATE ANOTHER ENGINE STALL. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING THREAD ON JEEPFORUM.COM. I SUBMITTED THIS THREAD'S INFORMATION TO THE DEALER TECH'S, BUT I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GOOD IT DID. MY JEEP STILL STALLS AND CHRYSLER STILL HAS NO FIX FOR IT. THIS THREAD CALLS OUT COMMANDERS AND GRAND CHEROKEES, FROM 2005 THROUGH 2008. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, AND IT HAS "RECALL" WRITTEN ALL OVER IT. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ATTENTION AND IT NEEDS IT NOW. HTTP://JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=253493. *TR

I OWN A 2005 4.7 LITER V8 GRAND CHEROKEE. SINCE MY PURCHASE (TWO YEARS AGO), THE ENGINE HAS IDLED ROUGH ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 8 TIMES. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE(4.7) WITH 58,000 MILES OVERHEATED AND STALLED AS I WAS PULLING A SMALL CARGO TRAILER. THE JEEP IS EQUIPPED WITH A TRANSMISSION COOLER AND UP UNTIL THIS INCIDENT I'VE HAD NO OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD THERE WAS COOLANT EVERY WHERE. THE JEEP WAS TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED WATER PUMP. THE DAY I PICKED UP MY "FIXED" JEEP I NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE ... I TOOK THE JEEP BACK TO MY SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME MY A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FAILING AND UPON CHECKING WITH THE LOCAL PARTS SUPPLIER, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE COULD NOT BUY A REPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR ... I MUST GO TO A JEEP DEALER. I DID AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 3 WEEKS FOR A REPLACEMENT. KEEP IN MIND THE ENGINE HAS ONE BELT, SO AT ANY TIME THE COMPRESSOR COULD FREEZE UP AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONCE THE BELT BROKE. I DID A LOT OF PHONE CALLING AND FOUND A COMPRESSOR IN ILLINOIS .. IT WAS DELIVERED AND INSTALLED FOR $550.00. SO, WITHIN A WEEK I SPENT OVER $900.00 FOR REPAIRS. THE JEEP WAS A DEALER DEMO, SO I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT THE JEEP WITH LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONTINUAL ISSUE THAT, IF LEFT UNCORRECTED, WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (4.7L AT) STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE LAST REPORTED INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. SINCE THAT INITIAL COMPLAINT, I HAVE SPENT 19 HOURS OVER 3 VISITS TO THE DEALER TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AFTER REPLACING A SOLENOID IN THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY, THE CONDITION SEEMED TO IMPROVE, BUT HAS SINCE REGRESSED TO PRE-REPAIR STATUS. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FEEDBACK CONCERNING MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT FROM NHTSA, NOR HAVE I BEEN NOTIFIED BY DAIMLER-CHRYSLER OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. RELYING ON DC'S INITIATIVE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND NECESSARY REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE SINCE THEY HAVEN'T DONE SO IN THE TWO YEARS THAT MY MODEL HAS BEEN ON THE STREET. ALSO, IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE PERSONAL INITIATIVE OF THE MECHANIC THAT REPLACED THE SOLENOID, I WOULDN'T HAVE RECEIVED ANY HELP WITH MY PROBLEM. THE DEALER POSITION WAS THAT THERE WAS NO COMPUTER REGISTERED EVENT, SO THEREFORE, THE STALLING HAD NOT OCCURRED. WHEN THEY COULD PERSONALLY OBSERVE THE EVENT, AND CAPTURE IT IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER, THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO SEE IF ANY REPAIR WAS WARRANTED. THE SURVEY BELOW ASKS ABOUT PROPERTY DAMAGE, DEATHS, AND FIRES. DO I NEED TO ACTUALLY HAVE ONE OF THESE EVENTS OCCUR TO MY FAMILY TO FLAG MY COMPLAINT FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION? KNOWING A VEHICLE STALLS WHILE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NOT AGGRESSIVELY DETERMINING THE CAUSE UNTIL A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE. HOPEFULLY, I DO NOT HEAR ABOUT THIS INEVITABLE RECALL THE SAME WAY MY FIRESTONE PATRON PAL DID. (FROM THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR, POST-ACCIDENT). PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE STATUS OF THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS OF HOW TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED CORRECTLY. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.7L 4WD. ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND STALLS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. UNABLE TO RESOLVE. *TR

OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS STARTED CUTTING OUT OR STALLING. ENGINE JUST STOPS. MY SON WAS ALMOST IN A MAJOR COLLISION WHEN HE COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. MAYBE IF MORE PEOPLE COMPLAINED - I HATE TO SEE LIVES LOST- WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A RECALL- JEEP REPAIR STATES RESETTING THE DRIVE TRAIN SHOULD HELP.. DOES IT???? *TR

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR ROUGH IDLE AND STALLING ISSUES. THEY INFORMED MY THAT IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS AND NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. SO I PAID TO HAVE THOSE THINGS DONE. THEN, 2 DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND LOST ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE ON THE SHOULDER AND AVOID A COLLISION. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 4.7 GC AND COMMANDERS. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS ENGINE FAILURE WHEN THERE IS A RAPID DECLINE IN ENGINE RPM. MOST OFTEN WHEN GETTING OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND COASTING TO AN INTERSECTION, OR WHEN MAKING A TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND LIFTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE DIES AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING AND ALL POWER. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO NOT BE UNDER CONTROL AND VEER INTO UNDESIRED LANES, CURBS, AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS DUE TO HAVING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ENGINE POWER. *TR

THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ( 2005 ) WITH THE 4.7 V8 WILL STALL INTERMITTANTLY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE ALL POWER BRAKES ETC WHEN STOPPING. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND AM SCARED TO HAVE THEM IN THE VEHICLE. ACCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TURNING LEFT TO ENTER MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE STALLS WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR

SINCE 4/24/07, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START. THIS TYPICALLY HAS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. (ONLY ONCE DID IT HAPPEN EARLY IN THE MORNING AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT.) FOR THE FIRST TWO FAILURES, JUMPING THE BATTERY WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE THIRD INCIDENT, WHERE THE JUMP DIDN'T WORK, LED TO THE BATTERY BEING REPLACED, ALTHOUGH THE OLD BATTERY WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY. WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO START WITH THE NEW BATTERY,THE KEYS WERE RE-CODED BY A JEEP DEALER. IT THEN FAILED TO START WITH THE NEWLY CODED KEYS. THE IGNITION WAS ELIMINATED AS A PROBLEM, AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED (WITH AN AFTER-MARKET PRODUCT). WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO START AGAIN, THE STARTER WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME (WITH A CHRYSLER PART) AND THE IGNITION ONCE AGAIN WAS DIAGNOSED AS WORKING. AFTER THE NEXT FAILURE TO START, A TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. WHEN THE CAR AGAIN FAILED TO START, I WAS TOLD THE NEWLY REPLACED TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FAULTY, IT WAS BEING REPLACED, AND THE CAR WOULD BE READY THE NEXT DAY. NOW, THREE DAYS AFTER BEING TOLD THE CAR WOULD BE READY,I'M TOLD THAT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, ALTHOUGH THE DIAGNOSTICS NOW INDICATE THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE CURRENT JEEP DEALER SERVICING IT THAT NO ONE COULD BE CONSULTED AT CHRYSLER UNTIL THE PROBLEM COULD BE REPLICATED. (ALTHOUGH IT IS A TIMELY PROCESS, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPLICATED WHILE IN REPAIR.) IT IS NOW AUGUST 3, 2007, AND FOR THE LAST 102 DAYS MY GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF REPAIR FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. WHEN I HAVE HAD ACCESS TO IT, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT WITH ANY CONFIDENCE. THE DEALER (NOT A JEEP DEALER) WHERE I PURCHASED THIS CAR HAS BEEN LOANING ME VEHICLES AND THEY HAVE BEEN EXCEPTIONAL IN THEIR CONCERN, DESPITE ANYONE'S ABILITY TO RESOLVE THIS. THEIR DAILY ATTENTION MY FAULTY VEHICLE IS THE ONLY REASON, AS A FIRST-TIME JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNER, THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STAY ON THE ROAD TODAY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED W/ A 4.7L V8 ENGINE IN EARLY 2005 FROM HUNTER CHRYSLER IN CHARLOTTE, NC , NOW OWNED BY METROLINA CHRYSLER, SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE,NC. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW IT STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS - SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS AT A STOP, AND OTHER TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT RATED SPEEDS! I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE FINALLY ADMITTED THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS ON THIS ENGINE, BUT NO ONE COULD OFFER A SOLUTION. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVES, WHO WERE ALWAYS VERY COURTEOUS, BUT NO ONE HAS OFFERED A SOLUTION. THE LAST CHRSYLER REPRESENTATIVE SAID THE ONLY THING HE COULD DO WAS TO RECOMMEND TO ME TO TRADE THE VEHICLE IN. WHEN I EXPLAINED THAT I WOULD TAKE A LOSS ON THE TRADE-IN VALUE , LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD BUT 48000 MILES HE SUGGESTED THAT A CHRYSLER DISTRICT MANAGER WOULD BE IN CONTACT AND COULD MAYBE HELP SOFTEN THE FINANCIAL BLOW. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. MEANWHILE THE VEHICLE KEPT STALLING AND I WAS AFRAID THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND GET HURT OR WORSE. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP. *AK

2005 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO STALLS ON TURNS. I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES AND HAS A V8. IT HAS STALLED A FEW TIMES A COUPLE MONTHS BACK AND I HAD TAKEN MY JEEP TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN IT STALLED A FEW DAYS AGO I ALMOST HIT A BUILDING. IT STALLS WHEN I AM BRAKING AND MAKING A TURN. EACH TIME I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A SERIES ACCIDENT. IT IS VERY SCARY AND HAPPENS RANDOMLY. I AM CALLING THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN. IF THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING I AM CONTACTING JEEP.*AK

CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR. DESPITE PRESSING HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR ENGINE SPED UP AND SPUN TWO WHEELS MAKING BLACK TIRE MARKS ON PAVEMENT. NOW AT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE FUEL INJECTORS. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNSURE IF THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE STALLING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 40,500. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS BECAUSE CODES DID NOT REGISTER AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF. UPDATE 4/23/07*TR

OIL CHANGED ROUTINELY AROUND 3000 MILES. COLD MORNING -3 FAHRENHEIT. LET CAR WARM UP FOR 5-10 MINUTES. DROVE 5 MILES TO WORK. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON THE WAY TO WORK I COULD SMELL HOT OIL. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AFTER I PARKED IN THE CAR I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING FROM MY HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY POPPED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 3 INCH TALL FLAMES ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FOR ABOUT 6 INCHES ALONG THE MANIFOLD. SINCE THE ENGINE WAS OFF THE FLAMES DIED OUT AND DID NOT IGNITE THE CAR. THE VALVE COVER GASKET HAD FAILED AND WAS LEAKING OIL OUT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. DEALER THOUGHT THE PCV VALVE MIGHT HAVE HAD MOISTURE IN IT AND FROZE. THIS CAUSED EXCESS PRESSURE TO BUILD AND POPPED THE VALVE COVER GASKET THE WEAKEST POINT. DEALER REPLACED VALVE COVER, VALVE COVER GASKET, AND PCV VALVE. FAILURE AGAIN: EXACTLY 2 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. SAME SCENARIO, IT WAS 3 DEGREES THIS TIME AND I LET THE CAR WARM UP FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE. THIS TIME THOUGH THERE WAS NO FIRE. DEALER TORE DEEPER INTO THE ENGINE AND FOUND THE OIL HAD SLUDGED UP. I HAD JUST CHANGED MY OIL A MONTH AGO AND 1000 MILES PREVIOUS. THE SLUDGE CAUSED MOISTURE TO BE TRAPPED IN THE PCV VALVE AND FREEZE. THE SLUDGE ALSO WAS FOUND IN EVERY COMPONENT THE OIL LUBRICATES. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT I CAN DO TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN THEY TOLD ME TO CHANGE MY OIL AS RECOMMENDED. I ALREADY DO THAT. THEY SUGGESTED THAT SINCE I FIRST SAW THIS FAILURE AT 35000 MILES, I SHOULD HAVE MY ENGINE TORN APART EVERY 35000 MILES TO HAVE THE SLUDGE REMOVED. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THE SLUDGING PROBLEM BEFORE AND CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF IT. CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER THE SLUDGE CLEAN UP ONCE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AT 36000 MILES.

ENGINE OCCASIONALLY STALLS WHEN BRAKING. I ORIGINALLY ONLY NOTICED IT WHEN PARKING AFTER 30-50 MINUTES OF DRIVING. ON 28 JAN 07, JEEP STALLED ON 31W WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THERE WAS A CHIME, A RED LIGHT IN UPPER RIGHT OF DASH STARTED TO BLINK, AND THE MESSAGE CENTER STATED PROGRAMMING ACTIVE. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THERE WAS ANOTHER CHIME, THE MESSAGE WENT OUT, AND I COULD RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, ALL WHILE BRAKING. *NM

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PURCHASED BRAND NEW - VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. (I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT). HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 13, 2006. VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AFTER MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. LOSS OF POWER ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. CAR RESTARTS AFTER TURNING KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. CALLED DEALER. SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. TOOK CAR INTO DEALER. THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE TO SEE IF THE COMPUTER RECORDED ANY CODES. IT DIDN'T AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE VEHICLE AT DEALER. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE HASDA ROUGH IDLE CONDITION. WHILE AT A DRIVE-THROUGH, VEHICLE ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WHILE TRYING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE IDLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT FIVE TIMES, AND, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE SINCE HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *AK

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PURCHASED BRAND NEW. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE MAKING SHARP LEFT TURN (1ST OCCURRENCE). THIS LEFT ME WITH NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN MARCH OF 2006, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING SAME LEFT TURN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO "BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN". ON 11/14/06, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. AGAIN I HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. RETURNED TO DEALER, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANIC AND REGIONAL MANAGER. CALLED BY SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD "VEHICLE WILL NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, COME AND PICK UP VEHICLE, CAR RENTAL WILL NOT BE COVERED AT THIS POINT". TOLD HIM I WILL NOT PICK IT UP UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR, IT'S TOO UNPREDICTABLE. I WAS THEN TOLD IT'S OUT OF HIS HANDS, IT'S A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. CONTACT CHRYSLER DIRECT. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT. I WAS GIVEN A REFERENCE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED IN 3 BUSINESS DAYS. I REALIZED THIS WAS RIGHT AROUND THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ON VACATION. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD MY FILE IS WITH THE DEALER AND THEY SHOULD BE CONTACTING ME TO ARRANGE AN "EXIT STRATEGY" . MY HUSBAND WAS PRESENT WHEN THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED THE REGIONAL MANAGER VIA CELL AND OVERHEARD THE REGIONAL MANAGER STATE HE KNOWS NOTHING OF THE PROBLEM. HE WAS THEN REMINDED THAT HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE IN PERSON ON 11/17/06. THE REGIONAL MANGERS COMMENT WAS THEN "OH, THAT CAR, IT'S STILL THERE"? HE THEN PROCEEDED TO SAY "THIS IS JUST A CASE OF BUYERS REMORSE, THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE". I AM STILL WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM SOMEONE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ALONG THE ENGINE WERE MOUNTED INCORRECTLY AND HAD WORN INTO. THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - WHIKE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 - 60 MPH ALL THE DASJ LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER. SO FAR THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR DUE TO WEAR, FRONT CONTROL MODULE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

I PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN JANUARY 2005. ON AUGUST 25, 2006, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORMANDIN CHRYSLER JEEP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE CAR WAS LURCHING, MAKING NOISE AND KEPT SLIDING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER THREE PLUS WEEKS AND THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT, MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR DIED. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR OVER TWO WEEKS AWAITING A "NEW" TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TOTAL OF 36 OF THE LAST 38 DAYS. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, PURCHASED MAY 12, HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH POWER. THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITION, AND HAS DONE SO AT LEAST 10 TIMES. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEBODY BEHIND ME WILL PLOW INTO ME WHEN MY CAR SHUTS OFF ON A HIGHWAY, WHICH ALMOST HAPPENED LAST WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY FILE A COMPLAINT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEEROKE LAREDO THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. *JB

I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME MONTHS NOW. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. MY ENGINE COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THAN FOR LAST FEW MONTHS, WHILE I AM DRIVING ALL THE GEARS ON MY DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AND WONT ALLOW ME TO GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS, AND MAKES A SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE IS REVING UP. THIS CAN HAPPEN TWO TO FIVE TIMES A DAY. NOW, WHEN I PUT THE CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE IT IS A MAKING A LONG BANGING NOISE AND JERKING THE CAR. *JB

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE A SPONTANEOUS AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OCCURS WHILE IN MOTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2005 -- THE LAST OCCURRENCE ON A FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC. *NM

DURING STOP-AND-GO DRIVING AS WELL AS DRIVING THAT INCLUDES ACCELERATING AND SLOWING REPEATEDLY, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE W/4.7L V8 STALLS OUT. THIS HAS RESULTED 2 INSTANCES OF ME ALMOST HITTING AN ELECTRICAL BOX IN FROM OF MY WORK WHILE TRYING TO PULL INTO THE DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STALLS AND I LOSE POWER STEERING, AND 2 INSTANCES OF ALMOST BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AS A LARGE TRUCKS APPROACH FROM BEHIND AND I TRY TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE REVVED AND MADE A LOUD ROARING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT DID NOT DETECT ANY FAILURE CODES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM

CAR SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. *JB

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A SHUDDERING, HESITATION OR BUCKING MOTION WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN 20-30 MPH AND ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY. TAKEN TO BLEVINS BROTHERS IN OGDENSBURG, NY AND HAD E13 RECALL COMPLETED. PROBLEM CONTINUED. E-MAILED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS ABOUT PROBLEM AND TOLD THE INFO I WAS REQUESTING WAS "EITHER PROPRIETARY OR UNAVAILABLE". ALSO MADE A PHONE CALL TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND HAD THEM NOTE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINT REGARDING PROBLEM. BLEVINS BROTHERS SERVICE MANAGER ARRANGED FOR VEHICLE TO BE TAKEN BY A TECHNICIAN TO A DAIMLER CHRYSLER SCHOOL FOR EVALUATION BY COURSE INSTRUCTOR. HE AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED REPLACEMENT OF TORQUE CONVERTER AS WATER MAY HAVE DAMAGED UNIT PRIOR TO E13 RECALL COMPLETION. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE DUE TO FALL AND WINTER TEMPERATURE DROP. WAS ADVISED BY BLEVINS BROTHERS TO CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND HAVE THEM OPEN A CLAIM ON THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER REFUSED TO OPEN CAIR CLAIM AND TOLD ME I SHOULD CONTACT DEALER. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THERE WAS A BOOKLET IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT I SHOULD READ. THE BOOKLET REFERRED TO PROVIDED INFO ABOUT STATE LEMON LAWS. DEALER SAID CHRYSLER HAS TOLD THEM THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT NOR IS ANY PLANNED. A CHRYLSER ENGINEER (GARY VLECK) SAYS THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. HE REFUSED TO COME TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS A FLAW IN THE MDS (MULTI-DISPLACEMENT SYSTEM) THAT REGULATES WHETHER THERE ARE 8 OR 4 CYLINDERS IN OPERATION. I ALSO FEEL CHRYSLER IS TRYING TO STONEWALL THE PROBLEM BY TELLING CUSTOMERS THAT THIS IS HOW THEIR VEHICLE IS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. THEY ARE HOPING CUSTOMERS WILL NOT TAKE IT ANY FURTHER AND GIVE UP. THIS MDS ENGINE IS ALSO PRESENT IN MAGNUMS, CHARGERS, 300S, DURANGOS, COMMANDERS AND 06 RAMS. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THIS PROBLEMS EXISTS WITH THESE VEHICLES. *NM

MY VEHICLE JUST STALLED WHILE DRIVING - NO REASON FOR STALLING. POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, AND NAVIGATION STILL WORKED FINE. CAR RESTARTED ONCE I TURNED THE KEY...*JB

REPEATED ACCIDENT'S OF MY VEHICLE GOING FROM IDLE (1000 RPM) TO 1500-2000 RPM WHILE VEHICLE STOPPED AND IN GEAR. REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT EFFORT TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM SURGING AHEAD. HAS OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE IS ENTERING STREET FROM DRIVEWAY, AT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWALK AND AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. LOCAL DEALER PLACED MONITOR IN CAR AND IT RECORDED FOUR INSTANCES IN A MONTH. DAMILER-CHRYSLER ENGINEERING CLAIMS NO VEHICLE PROBLEM, DRIVER IS SUPPOSEDLY STEPPING ON BOTH ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE. THIS IS NOT CORRECT, BOTH DRIVER IN OUR FAMILY HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM. CAR IS UNSAFE. *JB

2005 JEEP LAREDO EXHIBITS APPARENT ENGINE SKIPPING, THRASHING, ETC WHEN TRAVELING AT APPROX 1200-1500 RPM UP A GRADE (ENGINE UNDER LIGHT LOAD). DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAY THAT THIS IS A PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. SERVICE MANAGER OF MCKINNEY DODGE IN EASLEY SC (TONY) SAYS THAT "EVERY ONE OF THEM DO THIS, NEW OR WITH A FEW MILES - WORSE AFTER A FEW MILES". SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES THAT HE HAS NO CLUE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ASKED ME TO CALL NATIONAL NUMBER (PROBABLY TRYING TO GET ME OFF THE LOT). CALLED NATIONAL NUMBER, THEY CALLED LOCAL DEALER (TONY) AND WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED, THEREFORE DENYING THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM AT ALL. NATIONAL CHRYSLER FOLKS SAID IT WAS AN OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT NOTHING COULD/WOULD BE DONE "AT THIS TIME". I PUT "500" UNDER "NUMBER OF FAILURES" IN THE FORM BELOW JUST BECAUSE I HAD TO PUT SOME NUMBER. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. *JB

TRANSMISSION: I HAVE A 05 JEEP CHEROKEE THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD A TRANSMISSION SHUDDER PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, FEELS SLUGGISH, JERKING THE VEHICLE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. IT HAPPENS WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT IT IS EXCESSIVE WHILE AT THE 40 MPH & 1500 RPM RANGE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND TOLD ME TO PICK IT UP. THE SECOND TIME, THEY ORDERED, THEN LATER REPLACED THE DRIVE LINE. THE THIRD TIME TO DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS NOW BEEN DROPPED OFF FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES, AND STILL NO REMEDY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND TOLD THEM ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL I READ ABOUT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE ON THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. THE PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY SUGGESTS A REMEDY, REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER (WHICH HAS NOT BEEN TRIED ON MY VEHICLE). I ASKED THEM WHY THEY COULDN'T USE THAT INFORMATION TO FIX MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY RATHER THAN WAIT TO SEE IF A RECALL IS EVEN ISSUED, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A REMEDY FOR THE POSSIBLE RECALL I WAS READING ABOUT, AND IT MAY NOT AFFECT MY VEHICLE. SO, UNTIL THAT RECALL IS ISSUED, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. AIR CONDITIONER:ON 9/22/05, WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, AIR CONDITIONER, RADIO, &ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF AT SAME TIME, STAYED OFF FOR 5 SECONDS OR SO, THEN CAME BACK ON. 5 MILES OR SO LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. LATER ON THE SAME DAY, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ONLY WORK ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. ON MY WAY TO THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD COME ON AND TURN OFF ITSELF, LIKE IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IT OR THE DASH. I CAN ALSO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING/MELTING BUT CAN NOT LOCATE WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. DEALERSHIP NOW STATES THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY TIMELINE FOR PARTS AVAILABILITY. NO CLUE WHY THE DASH LIGHTS SHUT DOWN. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHICH STALLED AFTER ONLY BEING DRIVEN 450 MILES. THE STALLING ONLY OCCURRED AFTER COLD STARTS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS OCCURRED AT REDUCED SPEEDS WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WOULD SIMPLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART ON THE FIRST TRY. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WILL RUN FINE WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND OFFERED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. THE DEALER DID PERFORM A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHICH PRODUCED NO FAULT CODES OR FAILURES. THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER DID PROMPT A REPLACEMENT OF THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT SAY WHY THIS CORRECTION WAS NECESSARY. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A SLIGHT MISS IN THE ENGINE WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE CONSUMER PLANNED TO CONTACT THE JEEP MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME. *AK *MR

DT: CONSUMER OWNED A 2005, JEEP , GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE AIR CONDITION HAD A PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON 7-18-05. AND LATER ON 7-20-05 THE BLOWER FAN AND HEATER WOULD ONLY WORK ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. A PART MELTED, AND THERE WERE TOO MANY AMPS BEING DRIVEN TO THE RESISTER. THEY HAD TO THE REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR, RELAY, RESISTER, AND A WIRE HARNESS. *AK

THE ENGINE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE HEADLIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS, AND THE POWER LOCKS CONTINUED TO WORK. THE STEERING LOCKED. *AK *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO UNDER 3000 MILES. MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON LESS THAN 10 TIMES ,AND MY CAR HAS STALLED WHEN COME TO STOP LIGHT OR COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 5 TIMES. I HAVE MADE 5 TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND THE FIRST FEW TIMES THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEN THEY DETERMINED IT WAS RELATED TO THE REMOTE START WHICH THEY HAD INSTALLED. I GOT IT BACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED AND IT STALLED OUT WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY THAT VERY DAY. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN EXACTLY 1 WEEK LATER. ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON NOW. THIS WILL BE MY 7TH TRIP TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE ALSO HIT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TWICE WHICH MADE THE CAR SHUT OFF AND MY CAR HAS ALSO REVVED UP WITH THE BRAKE ON JUST AS THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. I AM ALSO ONLY GETTING 12 MILES PER GALLON!*AK

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK