2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Problems

Your dashboard displays an "ESP System Disabled" warning along with the check engine light and a red lightning bolt symbol. When this happens, your car loses acceleration power and the brakes become sluggish, making it difficult to stop quickly or safely pull over — this occurs randomly and unpredictably. The problem started in April 2024, and after a mechanic worked on it, it returned multiple times within a single day in August 2024. The issue likely requires diagnostic scanning to identify the underlying electrical or brake system fault causing the ESP malfunction.

EVERY DAY I CRANK UP MY JEEP I GIVE IT 5-10 MINS BEFORE I MOVE IT BECAUSE IT HAS THIS SHAKE OR VIBRATION TO IT REALLY BAD IT STOPS AND THEN ONCE I HAVE EXCEEDED 45-55 MPH AND START TO COME TO A STOP IT SHAKES THE ENTIRE FRONT END. NOW IF I'M BELOW 45 IT DON'T REALLY DO IT AS OFTEN! WHEN I TURN OR HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FRONT END RATTLED OR VIBRATING FROM IT! SOME DAYS WHEN I'M TRYING TO MAKE A U TURN IT SEEMS AS IF IT'S HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ON AND OFF! HAD IT CHECKED NOTHING IS COMING UP INDICATING A MISFIRE OR ANYTHING! THE GAS MILEAGE SUCKS! GET A FULL TUNE UP AND IT WILL RUN BETTER SPENDING ALL MY MONEY AND IT'S STILL A PIECE OF CRAP! *TR

THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT IS CAUSING A RUMBLING AS YOU SPEED UP OR MAINTAIN SPEED. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING OVER SMALL SPEED BUMPS OR RUBBLE STRIPS, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NOTHING IN THE ROAD. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IT IS A LEAK IN THE OIL OF THE DRIVE SHAFT. IT IS ALSO A PRETTY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO FIX. JEEP AND MOPAR NEED TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. LIKE YESTERDAY.

AS I WAS LEAVING A SHOPPING CENTER ABOUT 40 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE MY JEEP AND AS I ENTERED ONTO THE INTERSTATE THE JEEP ACTED LIKE I WAS HAVING A FLAT TIRE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING AND GIVING ME A LOT OF VIBRATION AND THE FLOP FLOP SOUND YOU GET FROM A FLAT TIRE. I STOPPED AND GOT OUT BUT NO FLAT TIRE, LOOSE LUG NUTS OR ANYTHING I COULD FIND. PUT FLASHERS ON AND HEADED UP THE ROAD SLOWLY NOT GOING OVER 45 MPH. IT FINALLY QUIT AND I WAS ABLE TO INCREASE SPEED. IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS WOBBLE SOUND ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING OFF AND ON. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THE ONLY THING MATCHED WHAT HAPPEN WAS THE JEEP DEATH WOBBLE. SOME VEHICLES HAVE HAD A RECALL ON THIS BUT I DON'T SEE ANY FOR MY YEAR.

REMEDY: CHRYSLER INTENDS TO REPAIR VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR). HOWEVER, THE PART REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE PART AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ****THIS WAS 2014, NO UPDATES SO FAR AS TO PARTS BEING AVAILABLE. TWO YEARS IS NOT TIMELY.

VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WITH 4 ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD, MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED, GAS AND BRAKE PETAL WERE NOT WORKING, BASICALLY MY CAR WAS GOING ON ITS OWN. WORST PART WAS THAT IT WAS GOING ON A SLANT WHILE OTHER CARS DRIVING 45/50 MILES PER HOUR HEADING TOWARDS ME. I COULD NOT STOP MY CAR, NOR DRIVE MY CAR, NOR TRY AND STEER MYSELF TO A SAFE LOCATION. MY CAR JUST KEPT GOING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAVE ALMOST LOST MY LIFE 2 TIMES ALREADY. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. EVERYTIME I GO TO CHRYSLER... THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO OR WHAT IS GOING ON. WHEN WILL THIS BE FIXED AND HOW?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A METAL GUARDRAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND HAND, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE ALSO SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARMS AND LEGS, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES SINCE DECEMBER 2015 TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF MY RECALL. THEY HAVE PUT ME ON A WAIT LIST WITH NO RETURN CALL AND NO SIGN OF THIS BEING COMPLETED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT AFTER THEY HAVE AVAILABILITY AND THEY TAKE MY VEHICLE IN, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE NO DATE WHICH THEY CAN TELL ME WHEN THE WORK WILL BE COMPLETED. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE LACK OF SAFETY CONCERN AND URGENCY TAKEN BY THIS DEALERSHIP TO REMEDY THE RECALL. COVERT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM 8107 RESEARCH BLVD (512) 730-3300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT WHILE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PULLEY WHEEL AND ALTERNATOR BELT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,803.

RECALL P41 ON 11/8/2015-I WAS DRIVING MY 05JGCL AND I HAD A BLOW OUT IN THE R/F WHEEL CAUSING ME TO BOUNCE AROUND AND LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHERE MY KNEE CAME IN TO CONTACT WITH THE IGNITON CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO TURN OFF- WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE JEEP THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SHORT I THEN FORCED WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND I CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A UTILITY POLE CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN. IN ADDITION, THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION; 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,900. UPDATED 11/23/15*LJ THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH, AFTER SHE HAD ALREADY PAID TO HAVE IT REPLACED. UPDATED 12/28/15.*JB

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND IN MID MOTION THE CARS ENGINE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SHUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP MY CAR AND RESTART IT WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENTS. BUT I'M TERRIFIED THE NEXT TIME WILL I WON'T BE SO LUCKY.

VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR SLOWING DOWN TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. RPM'S WILL DROP AND THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES RECOVER, OR STALL IN SOME CASES. INCIDENT OCCURS 1- 5 TIMES PER DAY.

WHEN IT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING, I WOULD BE JUST DRIVING AND MY JEEP WOULD JUST SHUT OFF, ENGINE, POWER, ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON, AND STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT AS WELL AS BRAKING, AND NOW IT WON'T START. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING BUT THE IGNITION SWITCH ISN'T AVAILABLE YET, THIS IS A KNOWN RECALL AND NOW ITS CAUSING ME TO MISS WORK SINCE ITS MY ONLY VEHICLE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS, THIS HAS TAKEN FAR TOO LONG TO FIX. PLEASE HELP! I NEED A LOANER!

ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS, MY JEEP HAS RANDOMLY LOST POWER SUCH THAT THE POWER STEERING, ACCELERATOR, AND BRAKE SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING. EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED, IT WAS AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, SO THE DANGER OF A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WAS LOW; HOWEVER, ONE TIME IT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS ON A HILL AND I COULDN'T STOP THE JEEP FROM ROLLING DOWN HILL. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND ONLY CAME TO REST BECAUSE OF A CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,763. MA 10/6 UPDATED 3/28/2016*JS *CN

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ALL POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AND POWER SYSTEMS WERE LOST. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE ON. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT AND IT COULD BE MONTHS BEFORE IT COULD BE FIXED. NO OFFER WAS MADE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A VEHICLE TO DRIVE WHILE THE ISSUE REMAINED OPEN. I AM NOT GOING TO ENDANGER MY LIFE, MY FAMILY'S LIVES, OR THE LIVES OF OTHER DRIVERS BY CONTINUING TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE CUSTOMER IF THE ISSUE CANNOT BE RESOLVED IN A TIMELY MANOR.

IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER EVERYTIME THE CAR CAME TO A STOP OR IDLED. 3 DAYS LATER, THE CAR LOST POWER IN SPEED LIMIT TRAFFIC AFTER GOING OVER THE RAILROAD TRACKS. SINCE THEN, IT LOSES POWER AT EVERY STOP. IF I AM NOT AWARE, THE CAR ROLLS INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! I TOOK THE CAR TO MY NEAREST DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED AND A PART HASN'T BEEN SENT TO DEALERS. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ALL THEY DID WAS PUT ME ON A LIST! THEY APOLOGIZED FOR ME NOT HAVING A CAR TO DRIVE AND THAT WAS IT! THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A TIMELINE OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BE READY. THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS OFF THE ROAD. I HAVE LOST MY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION UNLESS I WANT TO RISK MY AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE, AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AT FAULT!

I DROVE INTO AN ADVANCE AUTO PARKING AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR SEEM TO ACCELERATED AND I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL ON THE CAR I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR BUT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING AND I STARTED TO PANIC. MY CAR RAN RIGHT INTO A METAL POLE AND TOTALED MY CAR. THE POLICE AT THE SEEN TOLD ME AND MY HUSBAND THAT THE IMPACT THAT THE VEHICLE TOOK, THE AIRBAGS SHOULD OF CAME OUT, BUT THEY DID NOT. MY CAR IS TOTALED AND THE BODY OF THE CAR IN THE FRONT IS SPLIT IN HALF.

THE FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY ON THE ABOVE DATE. AS MY DAUGHTER, FRIENDS AND I WERE PULLING ONTO THE ROAD, I BUMPED THE KEY WITH MY KNEE AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, TURNED THE KEY, STARTED IT, AND CONTINUED ON. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN, TWICE WITH MY DAUGHTER DRIVING. WE FOLLOWED THE RECALL POSTED BY CHRYSLER AND REMOVED EVERYTHING FROM THE KEY CHAIN, MOVED THE SEAT BACK, ETC. (THERE IS NO FIX OFFERED FOR THIS). THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, 7/25/15, MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING HOME FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN SHE SNEEZED AND AS SHE WAS RECOVERING AND RE-ADJUSTING, SHE BUMPED THE KEY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, EVERYTHING IS CUT OFF. LIGHTS, BRAKES, GAUGES, EVERYTHING. BEING DARK, SHE COULD NOT SEE, COULD BARELY STEER, BRAKE, ETC. AND WAS BASICALLY "ALONG FOR THE RIDE". AS SHE WAS IN A LEFT TURN AT THE TIME, SHE PULLED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO TRY AND STAY ON THE ROAD AND NOT GO "BEYOND THE TURN" AND CRASH. BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, SHE WAS GOING TOO FAST, MANAGED TO GET THE CAR GOING TO THE RIGHT BUT ENDED UP IN A SLIDE. THE CAR SLID SIDEWAYS AND THEN BACKWARDS, SLIDING OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT SIDE AND ONTO A DRIVEWAY WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL CAUGHT THE CULVERT UNDER THE DRIVEWAY, FLIPPING THE JEEP ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE WHERE IT REMAINED AS IT SLID BACKWARDS FOR ABOUT 10 FEET, STOPPING IN A RESIDENTS YARD. THANKFULLY, MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO CLIMB UP AND OUT THE PASSENGER WINDOW, UNHARMED, GO TO A HOUSE AND GET HELP. BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A "FIX" FOR THIS PROBLEM (CHRYSLER ADMITS THIS ON THE RECALL NOTICE), I AM OUT A VEHICLE BECAUSE OF A DEFECT THEY CAN NOT/WILL NOT FIX. BECAUSE OF THE YEAR MODEL AND MILEAGE, I ONLY CARRIED LIABILITY INSURANCE, SO THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WILL EXCEED THE COST TO REPAIR. I FEEL CHRYSLER OWES ME THE REPLACEMENT COST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OF AND THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,900.

I HAD MY VEHICLE VALET PARKED WITH A SINGLE KEY IN THE IGNITION. UPON RECEIVING MY CAR I GOT INTO THE DRIVE SEAT AND PROCEEDED TO PUSH MY SEAT FORWARD SINCE I HAD A PASSENGER BEHIND ME AND WAS PROVIDING EXTRA LEG ROOM. WE PROCEEDED TO LEAVE THE PARKING AREA OF THE HOTEL AND AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 15 MPH I TURN TO ADJUST AND ITEM ON THE REAR FLOOR WHEN MY KNEE HIT THE KEY AND THE ENTIRE CAR WAS SWITCHED OFF. I HAD NO STEERING SINCE IT WAS IN LOCKED POSITION AND THE BRAKES WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE ENGINE WAS OFF. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. WHY IS IT TAKING CHRYSLER (FIAT) ONE YEAR TO GET A FIX FOR THIS RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUFFERED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT AND A FOREHEAD LACERATION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR AN UNSPECIFIED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT'S WIFE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STEERING, BRAKING, AND UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION, WHICH RESULTED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE STRUCK HER HEAD AND SUFFERED LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,799.

MY 200 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS AFFECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: P41. WHILE DRIVING THIS PAST WEEKEND WITH MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. THE IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED POSITIONS CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF WITH STEERING AND BRAKING GREATLY REDUCED. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS OCCURRED IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHILE DRIVING 25MPH. THANKFULLY NO OTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN WAS IN OUR PATH. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DEADLY. I AM COMPLETELY UNSATISFIED WITH CHRYSLERS RESPONSIVENESS TO THIS ISSUE. OUR JEEP IS MY WIFE'S PRIMARY VEHICLE AND DRIVES MY CHILDREN AROUND DAILY. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNFIT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER PROMISED A SOLUTION BY THE END OF THE FIRST FISCAL QUARTER WHICH IS MONTHS PAST. WHEN WILL A SOLUTION BE AVAILABLE? I FELL CHRYSLER IS RESPONSIBLE TO PROVIDE MY FAMILY WITH A SAFE VEHICLE, IS A RENTAL OR LOANER VEHICLE AN OPTION UNTIL A SOLUTION IS PROVIDED? PLEASE HELP... *TR

THE JEEP INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT DARK AND NON OPERATIONAL AS WELL AS THE POWER STEERING NOT WORKING. TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL. DRIVING 45 MPH AND THIS HAPPENS IN A TURN IN THE ROAD ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR WRECK DUE TO THE POWER STEERING AND TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE HAPPENING AND THE CONSUMER HAVING THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE YET CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL THAT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX. WE WERE TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE THE JEEP WITH THE ISSUES. HOWEVER WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS AUTOMOBILE. IF WE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO BE HAPPENING WE WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE JEEP. *TR

NHTSA VEH REC # 14V-4387 -STILL UNRESOLVED DUE TO PART AVAILABILITY - THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN TWO-DOZEN INSTANCES WHERE JEEP VEHICLE HAS SHUT ITSELF DOWN RENDERING ALL DRIVER SAFETY / CONTROL FEATURES (BRAKES, STEERING, AIR-BAGS) COMPLETELY OFF! THIS VEHICLE FAILURE HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, DIRECTION (FWD-REV) WHILE TURNING, GOING STRAIGHT, UPHILL & DOWN ETC - THIS JEEP VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING SINCE THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION, ACCESSORIES (RADIO, WIPERS, FANS ETC) WILL REMAIN ON MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT THAT THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED AND THERE IS A ZERO ENGINE POWER. IT'S NOT UNTIL YOU REALIZE YOU'VE LOST PROPULSION (PASSING OR GOING UPHILL), SLOWING DOWN, OR LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING AND BREAKING, THAT YOU BEGIN TO REACT AND TRY TO RESTART THE JEEP. THE FIRST REACTION IS OFTEN PANIC DRIVEN BREAKING AND GETTING OUT OF HARMS WAY. TODAY (3/19/2015) WAS MY WORST EXPERIENCE YET! DRIVING ~35 MPH ON 2 LANE ROAD W/ MOD-HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC AROUND ME (7:15AM) AND THIS JEEP SHUTS ITSELF OFF. THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME SWERVED TO AVOID ME AS I HAD NO POWER, AND COULD NOT SAFELY GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC! I FIND IT TOTALLY REPREHENSIBLE THAT AS OF YET, THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THUS KNOWN DEFECT! THIS IS A 2005 VEHICLE - W/ A RECALL DATE OF SEPT 3 2014, MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, AND AS OF TODAY, BECAUSE IT'S MY PRIMARY VEHICLE, I RISK MY, & FAMILY LIVES, ALL THE WHILE JEEP AND THE US GOV'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT ITS DEFECT. I EXPECT JEEP AND THE US GOV'T WILL DEFEND AND HOLD ME (AND ANY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE) HARMLESS AGAINST ANY UNDESIRED EVENTS CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. PLEASE RESPOND IF POSSIBLE. *TR

WHILE GETTING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT TO MERGE ON THE MIDDLE LEFT LANE MY VEHICLE ALL THE SUDDEN FLICK ON ALL THE DASHBOARDS LIGHTS - DID NOT LOOSE ANY POWER, BUT GOT MY VERY CONCERNED. 3 DAYS LATER 3/14/2015 WHILE I WAS PUTTING TO A PARKING SPACE ABOUT TO MAKE ANOTHER LEFT TURN THE STEERING LOCK AND LOST ALL POWER. LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT I HAD NO BREAKS AND NO STEERING. WHEN TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE HAD A HARD TIME STARTING. PER THE RECALLED ONLINE IT SAYS TO ADJUST SEAT AND NOT TO HAVE ANY OTHER KEYS WITH THE VEHICLE KEY. THERE WERE NO OTHER KEYS ON THIS. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND THERE WAS NO INFORMATION ON THIS. *TR

TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND TURNING ON THE SIGNAL FOR THE RIGHT THE HORN BEEPED. STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. TURN THE SIGNAL ON FOR A RIGHT TURN THE HORN BEEPED LONGER. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I USED THE SIGNAL AND IT IS ONLY ON A RIGHT TURN. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I TURNED THE LIGHTS ON IN FOG AND THE HORN SOUNDED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND WOULD NOT STOP. IT FINALLY STOPS ON ITS OWN. I PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE HORN CONTINUED TO BLOW BY ITSELF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS EVEN AFTER THE LIGHTS AND CAR WAS TURNED OFF. IT CONTINUED TO BLOW AT INTERVALS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE HORN UNHOOKED TO STOP THE BLOWING. I HAVE OWNED JEEPS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND WOULD NEVER HAVE CONSIDERED ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I AM NOW RECONSIDERING THIS OPTION. I DO FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART SINCE IN A VERY SHORT TIME I HAVE DISCOVERED TWO OTHERS JUST BY TALKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO THEM. I AM SURE WE ARE NOT THE ONLY THREE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. [XXX] I OWN THREE JEEPS, 1984, 1993 AND 2005 HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH EITHER OF THE OTHER TWO. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH A 2007. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS PART AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY JEEP. THE LIGHTS, AIRBAG, WIPERS ALL ARE IN THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. I WOULD LIKE SOME ADVICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER AS TO THE SOLUTION FOR THIS ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE, THE VEHICLE TURNED ITSELF OFF CAUSING ME TO LOSE BRAKING AND STEERING POWER. THE IGNITION RECALL IS WHAT IS GOING ON HOWEVER CHRYSLER/JEEP DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOR ARE THE OFFERING ANY POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. THEY ARE REFUSING A RENTAL CAR DUE TO THE ISSUE NOT BEING LIFE THREATENING. HOWEVER, HAVING A VEHICLE SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING IS VERY LIFE THREATENING TO MYSELF, PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE AND INNOCENT BYSTANDERS AROUND ME ON THE ROAD. I AM HIGHLY DISSATISFIED WITH CHRYSLER. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES POWER, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND THEN SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL P41 WHICH HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT THE PRESENT TIME. I FEEL MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND AM REQUESTING A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL PART BECOMES AVAILABLE. SINCE I HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I AM EXPECTING CHRYSLER TO REIMBURSE ME FOR ALL MY EXPENSES RELATING TO THIS FIX.THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 5 OTHER TIMES BESIDES THIS LAST OCCURR- ENCE. *TR

RECALL P 51 - FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH... REPORTED TO OWNERS, SEPTEMBER 2014... JEEP HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIX AND DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE... I CALLED JEEP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER ON THE RECALL NOTICE AND THE VOICE SYSTEM PUTS YOU ON HOLD FOREVER (I FINALLY HUNG UP AFTER 1 HOUR)... IT'S OBVIOUS THAT JEEP DOESN'T WANT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM... YOU NEED TO MAKE THEM DO IT... THANKS... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

WHILE ROUNDING A CORNER HUSBANDS KNEE BUMPED INTO IGNITION SWITCH, CAR SHUT DOWN. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN SEPT. 2014 AND HAVE CONTACTED LOCAL JEEP DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, STILL NO PARTS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE ARE FOLLOWING SUGGESTED HANDLING OF KEY FOB, ONLY THE KEY IN IGNITION. THE DANGER BECAME VERY PRESENT TO US LAST NIGHT AS WE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE WE WERE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 65 MPH. THIS WOULD HAVE HAD A VASTLY DIFFERENT OUTCOME GOING THAT FAST. HOW LONG IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE THIS FIX TAKES PLACE? WE DON'T WANT TO DIE!! HAD I BEEN DRIVING INSTEAD OF MY HUSBAND I WOULD HAVE SURELY PANICKED AND WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE WRITING YOU NOW. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO GET MOVING ON THIS BEFORE WE ENCOUNTER A DREADED ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH, VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH SWITCHED OFF CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND CONTROL OF STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE SPECIFICS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A TURN WHEN SHE LOST POWER STEERING, LOST BRAKING POWER, ETC. SHE HAD TO APPLY HARD BRAKES TO PREVENT GOING INTO THE OPPOSING LANE. WHILE SHE DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED, HER PASSENGER TOLD HER TO TRY RESTARTING THE CAR. SHE DID, AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. *TR

MY CAR WAS RECALLED BY CHRYSLER UNDER P41/NHTSA 14V-438. THAT WAS IN JULY AND I JUST CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PART. HOW MUCH LONGER DO I HAVE TO WAIT? *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS QUIT RUNNING SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT WHILE DRIVINGTHE ENGINE WILL JUST QUIT. WE CAN MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL START BACK UP, BUT THIS IS STILL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO HER 3 TIMES NOW AND HAPPENED TO ME 2 TIMES IN ABOUT LAST 5 YEARS. *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BUT DRIVING SLOWLY AS TRAFFIC MOVED WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE STEERING WHEEL THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL FELT REALLY STIFF SO WHEN THAT HAPPENED I JUST PUT THE TRUCK ON PARK AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND AFTER DOING THAT IT DROVE NORMALLY. *TR

I AM 6'4" TALL. THE SEAT IN THE LIMITED EDITION 5.7 L HAS INSUFFICIENT TRAVEL IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION. MY HEAD RESTS AGAINST THE CEILING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS UNLESS I SLOUCH A LOT OR PUT THE SEAT BACK WAY BACK AT WHICH POINT I CAN NO LONGER GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL WELL. *TR

WHILE DEPARTING PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT , ENTERING RAMP TO ACCESS INTERSTATE 95, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. HEAD LIGHTS WERE STILL FUNCTIONING. WE PHYSICALLY PUSHED THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, SO OTHER DRIVERS AND MUNICIPAL BUS DRIVERS WOULD STOP SCREAMING AT US. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER CALLING THE POLICE AND A TOW TRUCK, ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER , THE VEHICLE STARTED. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR HOME 100 MILES AWAY IN NEW JERSEY. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND REMAIN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN WOULD SHUT DOWN AGAIN, SAME ISSUES. SEVERAL SENSOR CODES CAME UP ON A READOUT BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE. AT THIS POINT IT IS FUNCTIONING, BUT WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ANY HELP OR RECALL INFO ON THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

DRIVING 16 MILES PER HOUR ENTERING IN TO A LEFT TURN WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, NO POWER STEERING AND NO BRAKES. *TR

I SAW THE NEWS THIS MORNING THAT CHRYSLER JEEP HAS ADMITTED TO A DEFECT WHERE THE JEEP CHEROKEES (2005) TURNS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG. MY JEEP HAS TURNED OFF/STALLED SOON AFTER I HAVE STARTED DRIVING IT ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. IT SORT OF STALLS WITH NO POWER GOING TO THE ENGINE AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER KICKS IN AND MOVES. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER I PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR PULL AWAY FROM THE CURB TO START DRIVING IN A LANE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM A COUPLE TIMES AND BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AS A SEPARATE OR RELATED ISSUE, DURING ONE OF MY FIRST SERVICES AT A JEEP DEALERSHIP WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON -- I WENT BACK TO HAVE THE ISSUE ADDRESSED AND WAS FINALLY TOLD ON THE FOURTH VISIT THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND NOT TO WORRY UNLESS A LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON (I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PURSUE THE ISSUE AND I GOT NO WHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP). MORE RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF (IF IS NOW OFF). FINALLY, I WENT TO THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE THIS MORNING AND ENTERED MY VIN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICES. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA REQUIRES CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND/OR IT IS ADDRESSED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND THEY CAME BACK WITH A FEW POSSIBLE OXYGEN SENSOR, EXHAUST LEAK, ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR. SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN WHEN I LEFT WORK THE AFTERNOON I WAS TO TAKE IT IN TO DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. WHEN I GOT TO DEALERSHIP I TOLD THEM THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. THEY SAID THEY MIGHT STILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM DOING A DIAGNOSTIC. ANYWAY A COUPLE HOURS LATER THEY CAME BACK AND SAID IT WAS THE (TCM) WHICH IS THE TRANSFER CONTROL MODULE. IT'S IN THE COMPUTER PART AND IT CAUSES HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION AND COULD CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS IF NOT FIXED. NOW MIND YOU IT'S A $900 FIX WHICH IS EXPENSIVE. MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS A NAG ON IT, IT'S PART OF THE MCGEORGE MERCEDES BENZ JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I'M SURPRISED THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRUCK JUST SHUT OFF COMPLETELY FOR NO REASON THEN RESTARTED ITSELF THIS HAPPEN 3 TIMES THAT DAY AND HAS HAPPEN 2 MORE TIMES AFTER THAT. *TR

HORN BLOWS FOR NO REASON , AT ANY TIME . BLOWS WHEN DRIVE A 60 MILES AN HOUR , JUST SETTING IN DRIVEWAY . HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER , STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM . IT'S A SAFETY PROBLEM , BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK I AM BLOWING AT THEM AND MAD AND WONT FIGHT . NEED A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM . *TR

WAS DRIVING AND ALL A SUDDEN CHECK ELECT BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS STARTED TO PULSE ONLY ON ONE SIDE WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALMOST WRECKED. THIS WILL BE THE LEGACY FOR JEEP WITH THIS PROBLEM GOING ON ALL OVER THE INTERNET. WILL BE MY LAST JEEP . TO BAD TO CAUSE I AM READY TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT CHOOSE TO LET THE OWNER AND FAMILY GET KILLED FIRST. AND FROM WHAT HAPPENED TO ME I COULD HAPPEN VERY EASILY. *TR

HEMI MOTOR STALLED, BACK-FIRED, CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND LEFT THE ROAD AND FLIPPED ONTO SIX CARS IN PARKING LOT. AT THAT POINT INSIDE OF VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. PASSENGERS WERE A 5 YEAR OLD BOY AND THE DRIVER WAS A 63 YEAR OLD MALE. SEVEN VEHICLES WERE DESTROYED IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE RACK STEERING WENT OUT ALREADY AND OBVIOUSLY JEEP WON'T BACK THIS FOR ITS NOT UNDER "WARRANTY". BUT WHEN YOU CALL THEY SAY IF YOU GET IT FIXED BY ONE OF OUR GUYS YOU "MAY" QUALIFY FOR SPECIAL FINANCING?...WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT?..."SPECIAL FINANCING"...SO THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY OFF YOU?...THIS JEEP IS LITERALLY DRIVEN ABOUT 14 MILES A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK ON THE HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK. THE REST OF THE TIME WE DRIVE OUR CAR TO SAVE ON GAS. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THE RACK STEERING WOULD GO OUT ALREADY!!. $1088 DOLLARS LATER. A VEHICLE THIS YOUNG SHOULD NOT HAVE STEERING PROBLEMS. HAS THERE BEEN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THEIR JEEPS? *TR

THE RACK AND PINION ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND MAKES CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF NOISE WHEN DECREASING IN SPEED. CAR HAS 47,000 MILES AND BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REAR END INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND "NO PROBLEMS." THIS IS FRAUD, AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $1350 TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A 360 DEGREE SPIN. THE CONTACT'S WIFE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MAY 2, 2008. THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR ITS 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE AND NO FAILURES WERE IDENTIFIED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES LOST POWER FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE STILL FAILS TO RESTART AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

***SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO 3.7*** JUST AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2006 DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY WORK AT ONE SPEED. AFTER THAT THE TRANSFER CASE AND SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, NEXT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO LEAK MOLDING THE CARPETS, NEXT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING DEEP TURNS, VEHICLE ALSO HAS SEVERE HESITATION WHEN GOING UP HILLS, NOW MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL UNDER THE VEHICLE. HAVE ALSO BUMPED MY KNEE AGAINST THE KEY RESULTING IN STALLING. WORST OF ALL ONLY GETTING 12-14 MPG!!!!!!HAVE OWNED JEEPS IN THE PAST, VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS ONE. *JB

2005 GRAND CHEROKEE STEERING RACK LEAKED FLUID FROM BOOT. *TS THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS DRY.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING EMITTED A GROWLING NOISE, AND BECAME DIFFICULT DURING LOW SPEED TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED INTO THE STEERING BOOTS.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE MADE A ROARING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PICK UP SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER NO OTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 6/27/2006 - THE VEHICLE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE HEADLINER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS UNRAVELING.. THE SUNROOF MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ON 2-27-06 WITH ON 90000 MILES. THE MEMORY SEAT DID NOT MOVE BACK AT TIMES WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS BINDING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT FLUSH WITH THE WINDSHIELD. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 AT ABOUT 0630 HOURS EAST BOUND TOWARDS EXIT 53 IN BRANFORD, CT WHEN AND WITHOUT ANY NOISE OR WARNING IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE 2005, JEEP GRAND, CHEROKEE. THIS VEHICLE HAD AT THE TIME OF THE CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF STEERING FLUID, 520 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DEALER, BRANHAVEN MOTORS , BRANFORD, CT HAS INDICATED THAT THE BELT, HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING UNIT,AND HOOD INSULATION MAT WILL BE REPLACED. POWER STEERING FLUID WAS SPRAYED OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO FIRE ONLY AN ACRID ODOR. QUESTION? WHAT ABOUT THE POWER STEERING UNIT. WAS THE UNIT DAMAGED BY THIS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID? WILL THE REPAIR MAKE THE VEHICLE WHOLE OR WILL THIS OCCUR AGAIN?THE OLD PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REQUESTED SINCE THE WORK WILL NOT BE COMPLETED UNTIL APRIL 22, 2005.*AK