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2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Engine
Filed Dec 29, 201346,000 milesOH

SAME DESCRIPTION AS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS. SLOW, ROUGH ACCELERATION AT ALL TIMES. VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY. NEED TO PULL OVER ON RAMP AND TURN OFF VEHICLE IN HOPES THAT RESTART WILL HELP. VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. VERY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVER AND THOSE AROUND DRIVER. HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURN OFF VEHICLE AND HOPE THAT UPON RESTART VEHICLE WILL IMPROVE. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS OVER THE YEARS HAVE GONE UNHEEDED AND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS OCCUR. *TR

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 24, 2013GA

THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR PANEL SUPPORTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN. ONE OF THE REAR DOOR HANDLES DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR DUE TO THE BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR PANEL POSING A SAFETY RISK TO THE PASSENGER POTENTIALLY TRAPPING THEM INSIDE THE CAR. ALL FOUR INTERIOR PANELS ARE BREAKING IN THE SAME MANNER WHICH IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, NOT USER ERROR. *TR

Steering
Filed Dec 21, 2013124,478 milesIN

I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR MAYBE 8 MINUTES AT 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE JUMPED, STALLED AND LOST POWER. AFTER GLIDING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO RESTART IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR DID RESTART. ALL OF THIS WHILE PEOPLE ARE PASSING AT 60 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD!! THE VEHICLE IS NOT REGISTERING ANY CODES!! *TR

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 18, 2013IN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 18, 201365,000 milesMI

THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!! IT'S THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 6 YEARS, AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. (IN FREEZING TEMPERATURE). LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS AROUND WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCURRED, BUT IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN A CROWDED AREA, AN ACCIDENT IS IMMINENT. EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOM AS WHAT WAS REPORTED UNDER NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10555411 (THIS IS A COMPLAINT FILED ON 12/10/2013). IN ONE OTHER INSTANCE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 45 MPH, IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE SHIFTED IN THE FIRST GEAR SUDDENLY. WHEN SHE LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AREA, ALL OF THE "PRNDL" SIGNS WERE SELECTED. (OF COURSE SHE DID NOT TOUCH THE SHIFTER IN ANY WAY...) SHE SUBSEQUENTLY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I'M SURPRISED NO RECALL IS ISSUED FOR THIS. FINALLY, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAD NO CLUE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE! *TR

Power Train
Filed Dec 13, 201369,000 milesOH

HAD THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY RECALL UPDATE DONE, NOW I AM GETTING A "SERVICE 4WD" LIGHT. IN DOING RESEARCH THIS IS VERY COMMON ON JEEP'S WHO HAD THE RECENT WARRANTY UPDATE. JEEP NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IN SOME CASES DEALERS ARE REPLACING ACTUATORS UNDER WARRANTY AND IN SOME NOT. MY DEALER, ED TOMKO JEEP IN AVON LAKE, OHIO, WOULD LIKE TO CHARGE ME TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. CHRYSLER/JEEP NEEDS TO PAY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Engine
Filed Dec 10, 2013133,100 milesTX

THE TRUCK IS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ONCE AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN (JERKED REAL HARD) AND I LOST ALL DRIVING CAPABILITY ETC POWER STEERING, SPEED CONTROL. . . . . I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY JEEP SHUT DOWN IT WAS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS GOING 60 MPH AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY AND PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW AND WHY SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE RAN ACROSS ON HERE AND ELSEWHERE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH MY YEAR AND MAKE. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND IM SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET OR A TERRIBLE POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING NON RESPONSIVE IN FAST HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE NOTICED THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS REAL COLD OUTSIDE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 10, 201348,000 milesPA

JEEP WOULD NOT START "TRANSMISSION TEMP" WOULD COME UP ON DASH. TOOK TO DEALER REPLACED STARTER. WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM. WENT BACK TO JEEP DEALER THEY DEEMED IT TO BE ENGINE HARNESS.ONE YEAR LATER ON ANY GIVEN DAY "TRANSMISSION TEMP" WILL COME UP ON DASH WITH THE JEEP SPUTTERING TO START. TURN OFF THEN START. SO FAR THREE TIME SINCE REPAIRS IT HAS DONE THIS. *TR

Power Train
Filed Dec 9, 2013109,000 milesIA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed Dec 2, 201372,000 milesMA

THE ENGINE STALLS LIKE SOMEONE TURNS THE KEY OFF, NO CODES, DEALER REPLACED COILS,PSM,SPARK PLUGS,CRANK SENSOR AND SOLENOIDS, STILL STALLS AND IS VERY SCARY IN TRAFFIC. DEALER SAID THAT HE GIVES UP AND CANT FIGURE IT OUT AND TO TRADE IT IN. *TR

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Nov 15, 201379,000 milesWI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE IGNITION WERE FOUND TO BE MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Engine
Filed Nov 15, 2013108,200 milesVA

CRUISING ALONG AT 60MPH SUDDENLY HAD REDUCED POWER, VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO MORE THE 40MPH, THIS HAS HAPPEND TWICE SINCE. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF VEHICLE, RESTARTED, AND WAS BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 12, 2013120,020 milesNY

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE AT CRUISE SPEED (NOT ACCELERATING) AND WITH NO WARNING. THERE WAS 1/2 TANK OF GAS; THE MIL DID NOT ILLUMINATE. UPON LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, ALL POWER ASSIST SYSTEMS (E.G.: BRAKES, STEERING) CEASED TO OPERATE. I SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTED THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE KEY AS FAR TOWARD "OFF" AS IS POSSIBLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO MIL ILLUMINATION. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 12, 201370,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Engine
Filed Nov 12, 2013119,850 milesNY

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED AND PRODUCED A MIL READING. CODES P0129, P0688, P0884 WERE STORED, BUT CLEARED UPON THE NEXT CYCLING OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL A FULL POWER-OFF CYCLE (IN PARK). ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WHILE IN NEUTRAL RESULTED IN THE ENGINE TURNING OVER AND IMMEDIATELY KILLING. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 12, 201318,775 milesNY

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE MIL ILLUMINATED, BUT CLEARED UPON THE NEXT POWER-ON CYCLE, SO NO CODES COULD CAPTURED; SUBSEQUENT READS REVEALED NO STORED CODES. RESTART REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO BE IN PARK; ATTEMPTS WHILE IN NEUTRAL RESULTED IN THE ENGINE TURNING OVER, BUT IMMEDIATELY DYING. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 12, 2013110,000 milesNY

THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE MERGING FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER. ALL POWER ASSIST SYSTEMS (BRAKES, STEERING) FAILED; RESTART FROM NEUTRAL WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AND REQUIRED FULL POWER-OFF IN PARK. UPON RESTART, THE MIL WAS CLEAR. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 11, 2013120,250 milesPA

I BOUGHT THIS JEEP ON 9/20/2013. THE TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE. OVER THE FIRST 50 DAYS AND 1,157 MILES OF OWNERSHIP I HAVE ENCOUNTERED 18 EPISODES OF THE VEHICLE STALLING, WITH 14 OF THOSE STALLS OCCURRING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS IN TRAFFIC. THE STALLS OCCUR WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATES TO A STOP AND I AM LEFT WITH NO POWER, NO STEERING AND NO BRAKES. ONE DEALERSHIP BLAMED IT ON A BAD BATTERY. THE DEALERSHIP WHICH SOLD ME THE JEEP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A M.A.P. SENSOR, WHICH THEY REPLACED. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AS THE STALLING PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. THE MOST RECENT WAS ON 11/9/2013 WHILE DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE PA TURNPIKE AT 65 MPH. THE JEEP STALLED AND CAME TO A STOP, WITH A SEMI TRACTOR-TRAILER BEHIND ME. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT TRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO SWERVE IN TIME TO MISS ME. MECHANICS AND ON-LINE FORUMS IDENTIFY POSSIBLE CAUSES FOR THE STALLING AS 1. A DEFECTIVE (ECM) ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES; 2. SHORTS IN THE WIRING HARNESS; 3. SPARKS PLUGS; 4. EGR VALVE; 5. IGNITION COIL; 6. PCV VALVE; 7. TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK. THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES STORED IN THE OBD-II SYSTEM. ONE SCHOOL OF THOUGHT IS THAT 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND COMMANDERS EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7 L HEMI ENGINE ARE EXTREMELY SENSITIVE TO RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE FROM THE WASTE SPARK ON THE COIL. AS OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE NOTED, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS AND PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH JEEPS EQUIPPED WITH THE HEMI ENGINE, AND CHRYSLER HAS TU

Engine
Filed Nov 11, 2013130,054 milesTX

WHILE I AM DRIVING MY JEEP WILL BUCK AND SHUT DOWN. I THEN HAD TO MAKE MY WAY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE CARS ARE GOING 65MPH OR GREATER AND MY SPEED IS SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. I HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY AND PLACE THE CAR IN PARK BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE FIRST FEW TIMES I TRIED WHILE IN NEUTRAL AND MOVING TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO CLICK AND KEEP CLICKING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES A DAY NOW AND MY ROUTE TO WORK IS 95% HIGHWAY. IT IS SCARY THAT SOMEONE MIGHT HIT ME AND CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I NOTICED THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL JEEPS AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE JEEP GOING INTO NEUTRAL BUT NOTHING ABOUT THIS MAJOR ISSUE ABOUT THE CAR BUCKING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED MY JEEP HAD ITS IGNITION SWITCH CHANGED OUT SOME TIME AGO ALSO. I WONDER IF HE HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE HE TRADED. I HAVE NO OTHER CAR TO DRIVE OR I WOULD AND I HAVE SPENT OVER $500 TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS. PLEASE START INVESTIGATING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 7, 2013130,004 milesTX

THE CAR WAS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ONCE AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN (JERKED REAL HARD) AND I LOST ALL DRIVING CAPABILITY ETC POWER STEERING, SPEED CONTROL. . . . . I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY JEEP SHUT DOWN IT WAS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS GOING 60 MPH AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY AND PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW AND WHY SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE RAN ACROSS ON HERE AND ELSEWHERE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH MY YEAR AND MAKE. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND IM SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET OR A TERRIBLE POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING NON RESPONSIVE IN FAST HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I'M GETTING TIRED OF GOING TO DIFFERENT SHOPS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG. APPARENTLY JEEP HAS MADE A BAD TRUCK SINCE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AROUND THE WORLD FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 1, 2013129,630 milesTX

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR JERKED REAL HARD AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY ABILITY TO DRIVE MY CAR WAS USELESS. MY JEEP SLOWED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. AS I WAS TRYING TO RESTART MY JEEP IT JUST KEEP MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND WOULDN'T STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND REINSERT THE KEY AND TRY TO START THE JEEP. AFTER 3 TRIES IT STARTED AND I WENT TO DRIVE OFF AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING MY JEEP DID IT AGAIN FINALLY IT STAYED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. MY JEEP SOUNDED REAL STRANGE NOT LIKE NORMAL. THIS IS THE 7 TH OR 8TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAD MY JEEP NOT EVEN A YEAR TO DATE. *TR

Engine
Filed Oct 25, 2013103,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Engine
Filed Oct 24, 2013129,000 milesTX

ONCE AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN (JERKED REAL HARD) AND I LOST ALL DRIVING CAPABILITY ETC POWER STEERING, SPEED CONTROL..... I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY JEEP SHUT DOWN IT WAS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS GOING 60 MPH AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY AND PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW AND WHY SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE RAN ACROSS ON HERE AND ELSEWHERE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH MY YEAR AND MAKE. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND IM SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET OR A TERRIBLE POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING NON RESPONSIVE IN FAST HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 16, 201366,000 milesTN

STARTED WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHING, THEN IT SLOWED VEHICLE FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE ON, GAVE IT MORE GAS AND GOT NO SPEED INCREASE, PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THEN IT SEEMED TO SURGE AND SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. THIS WAS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION &COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. AFTER THIS! IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING. NEXT DAY TOOK A 110 MILE TRIP TRAVELING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY NO ISSUES UNTIL I ARRIVED AT DESTINATION PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND PUT IN PARK AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ABS, ESP, BAS, &TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHING & SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE... I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I STOPPED... WHEN I STARTED UP TO RETURN HOME ALL THE ABOVE LIGHTS STAYED ON BACKED UP OUT OF DRIVEWAY , WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND GAVE IT GAS IT STARTED TO MAKE A BAD GRINDING SOUND LIKE METAL ON METAL A CLUNKING SOUND AND DID NO'T RESPOND TO FUEL PEDDLE. I INCREASED SPEED THEN I FELT IT RELEASE LIKE PARK BRAKE BEING RELEASED... IT DROVE NORMAL BACK HOME DASH LIGHTS STILL ON,... 110 MILE TRIP DOING 70 MOST OF THE WAY... AT HOME I USED THE BUILT IN VEHICLE SCANNER AND GOT CODE U1417 WHICH INDICATES FRONT LEFT WHEEL SENSOR... I REPLACED BOTH SIDES SAME GRINDING SOUND, REPLACED THE 2 BACK SENSOR... NOW I HAVE NO LIGHTS ON DASH AND NO GRINDING CLUNKING SOUNDS NO SOUNDS AT ALL. BUT WHEN I DRIVE I GET THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHING GIVING IT GAS I CAN NO'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 MPH ,SEEMS TO RELEASE AT LOWER SPEEDS BELOW 25MPH BUT IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE ON AND SOMETHING IT DECREASING ENGINE POWER

Power Train
Filed Oct 15, 201390,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACCELERATION, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE AT FIRST DID NOT RESPOND BUT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,100. ..UPDATED 12-05-13 *BF

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 9, 2013125,000 milesTX

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 5.7L HEMI AND THE TRUCK JUST CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING AND THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAR RESTARTED AFTER A FEW TRIES AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. AS I SEE THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 5.7L HEMI JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND'S AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. IT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND A HUGE LAWSUIT AGAINST JEEP. THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED INTO AN A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR ALL THE OTHER JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE UNTIED STATES. *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 7, 2013125,000 milesTX

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR JERKED REAL HARD AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY ABILITY TO DRIVE MY CAR WAS USELESS. MY JEEP SLOWED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. AS I WAS TRYING TO RESTART MY JEEP IT JUST KEEP MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND WOULDN'T STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND REINSERT THE KEY AND TRY TO START THE JEEP. AFTER 3 TRIES IT STARTED AND I WENT TO DRIVE OFF AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING MY JEEP DID IT AGAIN FINALLY IT STAYED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. MY JEEP SOUNDED REAL STRANGE NOT LIKE NORMAL. THIS IS THE 5 OR 6TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAD MY JEEP NOT EVEN A YEAR TO DATE. *TR

Steering
Filed Oct 6, 201377,986 milesNY

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT VIOLENT WOBBLING INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVEN AT SPEEDS 30-MPH & GREATER. VEHICLE IS NEVER USED OFF ROAD. JEEP HAS BEEN IN SHOP 56-DAYS CUMULATIVE SINCE AUG 09, JEEP KEEPS SAYING PARTS ARE BACKORDERED. I PICKED UP CAR TWO TIMES AFTER REPAIRS & HAD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK TO JEEP WITHIN A DAY BOTH TIMES BECAUSE PROBLEM RECURS. DEALER HAS CHARGED FOR 3 SEPARATE REPAIRS AND PROBLEM IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I PAID FOR FIRST REPAIR A FRONT END BUSHING OUT OF POCKET $220.00 TO FIX THIS WOBBLE, WHICH DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. MY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY THEN PAID JEEP FOR A NEW DRIVE SHAFT REPLACEMENT $1,348.00 TO FIX THE WOBBLE, WHICH DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. MY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY THEN PAID JEEP $2,165.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO FIX THE WOBBLE AND TOLD JEEP THEY HAD TO GUARANTEE THE REPAIR OR WOULD NEED REIMBURSEMENT. JEEP REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND INSURANCE PAID THEM FOR REPAIR. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN 24-HOURS AND WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40-MPH. CAR IS NOW BACK AT JEEP SERVICE AS OF 10/05/13. I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM CHRYSLER JEEP. IT HAS ALWAYS ONLY BEEN USED FOR HOME PRIVATE USE. ALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE JEEP PARTS. EVEN THE TIRES WHEN REPLACED ARE THE SAME EXACT MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAD CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS FIRST BOUGHT. JEEP LAST SAID BEFORE I PICKED UP CAR AFTER THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER THAT THEY DROVE CAR 100 MILES AND DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE AGAIN. AFTER I PICKED U

Power Train
Filed Sep 30, 2013160,000 milesSD

AFTER RECEIVING RECALL N23, 4WD LOW NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

Engine
Filed Sep 15, 201376,000 milesCO

SUMMARY: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. IT WAS NECESSARY TO MOVE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND EXIT THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT IS UNSAFE WHEN THE CONDITION OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

Engine
Filed Sep 10, 201340,000 milesRI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 5, 201340,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED EACH TIME AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE VARIOUS PARTS WERE REPLACED AND SOFTWARE UPDATES WERE PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Power Train
Filed Sep 5, 201374,000 milesWA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION POWER SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION SWIRL UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ..UPDATED 10/30/13 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2013 *JS

Engine
Filed Aug 27, 201312,821 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,821. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND ALL LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE FAILURE, WAS DUE TO THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.

Power Train
Filed Aug 26, 201391,000 milesMO

THE PROBLEM WAS THE SAME ONE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD WITH IT LOSING ACCELERATION OR NOT WANTING TO ACCELERATE. MY MECHANIC CHECKED FOR A CODE AND FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE SHIFTING ASSEMBLY. HE HAD TO TAKE OUT THE CENTER CONSOLE AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. HE SAID THAT A MODULE WAS FAULTY IN THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO LIMP MODE. THIS SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THIS INFORMATION SO OTHERS WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT. *TR

Steering
Filed Aug 20, 201377,000 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

Power Train
Filed Aug 8, 2013100,000 milesMT

MY JEEP WILL PERIODICALLY NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25-40 MPH. THE RPMS ONLY MOVE SLIGHTLY DURING AN OCCURRENCE EVEN IF YOU HAVE IT FLOORED AND THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE ONLY WHY TO TEMPORARILY FIX IT IS TO PULL OVER, PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN. I HAD A VERY CLOSE CALL AND ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE LAST WEEK WHEN IT HAPPENED. IN THE LAST YEAR ITS PROBABLY HAPPENED ABOUT FIFTY TIMES. AFTER LOOKING ON THIS SITE IT IS APPARENT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM! JEEP NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS VERY SOON. *TR

Power Train
Filed Jul 30, 2013NM

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH THE DEALER. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR. WHEN MAKING THE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER THEY AGREED TO LOOK AT IT. ONCE I DROVE OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CASE SINCE THERE IS NO FIX YET AVAILABLE. I'M NOT HAPPY THAT THEY EVEN WOULD LOOK. SO I FEEL THAT THE DEALER FAILED TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT IN A REASONABLE TIME. I UNDERSTAND THEIR IS NO FIX YET, BUT TO NOT EVEN LOOK BROTHERS ME. I'M A MOTHER OF THREE WITH ONE MORE ON THE WAY AND I WISH MY DEALER WOULD OF EVEN LISTEN AND LOOKED. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 23, 201350,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE BUT PROCEEDED TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Jul 14, 201362,000 milesTX

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL THE SHIFT INDICATORS ARE HIGHLIGHTED. I HAVE TO THEN PULL OVER, PUT IT IN PARK AND THEN TRY AGAIN. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SHOP 5 TIMES TO GET THIS FIXED. (OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PAST YEAR). I HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL WITH LETTERS GOING OUT LAST MONTH. WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THESE? I WAS TOLD JUNE,, BUT NOW IT IS THE MIDDLE OF JULY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE CAN NO LONGER DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 10, 201377,700 milesOH

WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER SWITCH GEARS FROM FIRST TO SECOND. I WAS ON FREEWAY IN CONSTRUCTION AREA THAT WAS DOWN TO ONE LANE AND COULD NOT PULL OVER FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MILES. NOT HAPPY AT ALL SINCE THE VEHICLE (2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE) HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILES FOR A POWER TRAIN PROBLEM. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP, BUT RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL AND A DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE ONE AT THAT. HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL? *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 10, 201386,354 milesVA

WHILE DRIVING ON RT 66 W IN PW COUNTY VA DURING RUSH HOUR TRAVELING AT 70+ MPH THE DASH LIGHTS FLASHED, THE RED LIGHT INDICATING ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DROPPED SPEED TO 20 MPH AND WOULD NOT RESPOND THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE BEING PUSHED TO FLOOR. CARS BEHIND ME DROVE OFF IN THE MEDIAN TRYING TO AVOID ME NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR CHAIN REACTION. SO FAR I HAVE SPENT $4000+ IN REPAIRS AND CAUSE CANNOT BE FOUND. THERE ARE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE IN THE VARIOUS INTERNET BLOGS. IT APPEARS THAT THE MERCEDESBENZ AND CHRYSLER 300 CRD HAVING THIS SAME ENGINE HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO SAME SYMPTOMS. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED, IF THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED ALREADY AND THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT PROPERLY INVESTIGATED. *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 6, 201353,704 milesWV

VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT STALLING ISSUE. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN THE 1500 MILES I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. 3 OCCASIONS HAVE BEEN AT IDLE AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. NO CODES ARE LOGGED, NO CHECK ENGINE OR MALFUNCTION LIGHTS COME ON. IT ALWAYS RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHUT DOWN. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 2, 2013119,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO DISPLAY ANY INFORMATION, THE HAZARD LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED, AND THE WINDOWS FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE CONTROLS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 1, 201395,000 milesWA

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. IT WAS NECESSARY TO MOVE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND EXIT THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE. SEVERAL EMISSIONS SYSTEMS PARTS WERE REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. IT IS UNSAFE WHEN THE CONDITION OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS A 3.0 LITRE DIESEL MOTOR MANUFACTURED BY MERCEDES BENZ. *TR

Steering
Filed Jun 23, 201387,080 milesVA

A WEEK AGO BEFORE INCIDENT, POWER STEERING PUMP FLUID LEVEL SHOWED NORMAL. ABOUT 63 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE GOT STEERING WHEEL BECOME STIFF AND NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN EITHER DIRECTION. THEN ENGINE OVERHEATED VERY QUICKLY AND THEN ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO "ENGINE CHECK" WARNING ON INSTRUMENT. A/C STOPPED WORKING JUST BEFORE OVERHEATED. FOUND ANTIFREEZE SOLUTION LEAKED OUT INTO STREET SURFACE. NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE HAD TO TOW AND DELIVERED TO JEEP DEALER SANE DATE AS INCIDENT. THEY INFORMED ME ABOUT PROBLEM WAS FAILED POWER STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF FLUID LEAKED. THAT SAME PUMP ALSO DRIVE TWIN COOLING FANS INSTEAD OF ELECTRIC MOTOR. I LEARNED CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND THEN REDESIGNED LATER MODEL QUIETLY. I ALSO FOUND MANY INCIDENT FROM ONLINE FORUM AS SO MANY OWNERS HAVE SAME KIND OF EXPERIENCE. THERE WAS NO RECALL FROM CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT RELATED TO NEAR LOCK-UP STEERING WHEEL. IF I DRIVE OVER 65 MPH ON I-95 WOULD LEAD LOST CONTROL WITH STEERING WHEEL. NO COMPUTER SYSTEM DETECT THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SENSOR TO WATCH FOR FLUID LEVEL IN THE STEERING PUMP. NO WARNING AT ALL UNTIL INCIDENT. PAID 100 DOLLARS FOR LIFETIME SERVICE CONTRACT THROUGH CHRYSLER. THIS SITUATION, CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL TO PREVENT LOST STEERING CONTROL AND AVOID ENGINE OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. THEY AVOID TO USE ELECTRIC COOLING FANS TO SAVE MONEY. USE HYDRAULIC FROM POWER STEERING PUMP WAS NOT SMART WAY INCLUDED LACK OF SENSOR(S) FOR COMPU

Power Train
Filed Jun 18, 201383,000 milesCO

I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO SPEED UP TO 45 WHEN MY JEEP LOST POWER. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR FULLY AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT DOWNSHIFT AND THE ENGINE JUST KEPT LOSING POWER. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED FROM START TWICE. IT HAS HAPPENED AT AROUND 60 MPH WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ONLY THING THAT HELPS IS IF I TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON. THEN THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY. I BOUGHT THE CAR 10 DAYS AGO WITH 82500 MILES ON IT. IT'S ALREADY ACTING UP. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jun 17, 201318,000 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH. THE FAILURE BURNED THE WIRES AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE ENGINEER CONCLUDED THAT THE INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, ALTHOUGH THE ENGINEER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Power Train
Filed Jun 5, 201368,600 milesNY

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN MERGING WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC; NEEDS TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED TO REGAIN POWER; LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SOMETIMES; FINALLY, WON'T GO OVER 30 MPH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ON. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM PORTFOLIO. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER'S (AUTO WORLD - PATCHOGUE NY) SHOP (GENERATION KIA - MEDFORD NY) 03 JUN 2013, WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IT TO A JEEP DEALER. I WAS TOLD VERBALLY THAT THE FAULT WAS THE TRANSMISSION INPUT SPEED SENSOR. ON 05 JUN 2013 I WENT TO BROWN'S JEEP IN PATCHOGUE NY AND THEY WON'T COMMIT TO ANYTHING OR GIVE ME A LOANER CAR UNTIL THE SERVICE IS APPROVED BY PORTFOLIO. FROM THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP I HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT ROUGH SHIFTING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, BUT WAS TOLD AT BROWN'S JEEP THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OK. I HAVE NOTICED SOME SERVICE BULLETINS FOR 'DRIVABILITY' CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSIONS HAD BEEN ISSUED IN SOME STATES. A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, MAYBE A RECALL IS OVERDUE! THANK YOU! *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jun 5, 201370,000 milesPA

VEHICLE STARTED STALLING, FIRST IT WOULD STALL AT LOW SPEEDS, USUALLY COMING TO A STOP. NOW THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS LEAVING IT OPEN FOR A DEADLY SITUATION. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND THE OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON. HAVE TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO RESART DURING COASTING BUT YOU NEED TO TURN THE KEY ALL THEY WAY OFF AND THEN RESTART. WILL USUALLY RESTART IMMEDIATELY. CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS, THERE ARE NONE BUT THEY RECOMMEND REPLACING THE POWER CONTROL MODULE OR ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. IF THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING A PART THAT LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THOSE PARTS. THE WOMAN ON THE PHONE DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED MY VEHICLE WAS STALLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY EVEN AFTER I MENTIONED I JUST HAD A BABY. I HAVE HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AN NO CODES COME UP. *TR

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