2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. TYPICALLY THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE THROTTLE IS CLOSED DURING DECELERATION I.E. (WHEN DECELERATING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY OR DECELERATING TO STOP IN TRAFFIC). THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST ENCOUNTERED AT 14K MILES AND PERSISTS TO DATE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ACCRUED 46K MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO FAULT CODES ARE STORED IN THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM MEMORY. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE TO NO AVAIL. THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE MERELY CONTACTED THE SERVICING DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO DRIVEABILITY ISSUES EXIST WITH THE VEHICLE. I NOTE THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING IN TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT 4/22/2011 (CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS ADVISED). THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE AS STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED WITHOUT POWER ASSIST.

FOUND THAT THE FIRST TIME I TRIED TO OPEN THE SUNROOF SINCE LAST FALL THAT IT WILL NOT OPEN. A CLICKING CAN BE HEARD FROM THE SUNROOF MOTOR LOCATED BEHIND THE SUNROOF. SUNROOF WILL GO TO VENT POSITION, BUT WILL NOT SLIDE BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA EMT TIRES, LINE SIZE 255/45/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACTS WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT TIRES WERE WEARING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE TIRES AND BELIEVED THE FAILURE COULD BE CORRECTED BY PERFORMING AN ALIGNMENT. AFTER THE ALIGNMENT WAS TESTED, THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRES COULD POTENTIALLY BE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,400.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER, TURN SIGNALS, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: LIFTGATE OPEN- INDICATOR PROBLEM ALARM ON CAR HAS TRIGGERED SEVERAL TIMES AND INSIDE INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH SAYS LIFTGATE IS OPEN. AFTER CHECKING AND CLOSING - MESSAGE DOES NOT END. UPON DRIVING VEHICLE ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ON, DAY OR NIGHT. ON LOCKING WITH KEY FAB VEHICLE HORN DOES NOT SOUND AS IT USUALLY DOES. ALARM NOT SET. PRECURSOR OF MORE SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM??? *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT JUST WILL NOT START. NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM. STARTED WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS WHERE THE WIPERS JUST STAYED ERECT AND ONLY WORKED ON HIGH. THIS HAPPENED TWO TIMES 10/1/2010 AND 12/26/2010. ALWAYS STARTED WORKING AGAIN BEFORE I COULD SEE DEALER. ALWAYS HAPPENED WHEN EITHER RAIN OR SNOW WAS PRESENT CAUSING A DANGER OF COLLISION. ON MONDAY 2/28/2011 IT JUST WOULD NOT START. INTERIOR LIGHT LIT, COULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR ANY OTHER GEAR. COULD NOT GET ANY HELP OR EVEN A CALL BACK FROM DEALER, AND TWO CORPORATE MANAGERS NEVER RETURNED MY CALL AS THEY PROMISED. WHEN I FINALLY SPOKE TO CORPERATE, BOTH CORPORATE MANAGERS WERE RUDE AND CONDESCENDING, DEALERS ALL GOING OUT OF BUSINESS LOCALLY IN NJ BUT NO WILL CONFIRM THAT. LOTS ARE EMPTY. I FOUND SERVICE IN ANOTHER COUNTY. HE FIXED IT. HE CLAIMS IT WAS A WIRE CONTROL MODULE AND MY KEY FOBS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THESE ARE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS TO OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I KNOW THREE OTHER PEOPLE HOW HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. ONE HAS A 2008 JEEP LIBERTY. *TR

PREMATURE TREAD SEPARATION ON INSIDE OF BOTH FRONT GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A EMT 255/45R20 TIRES. GOODYEAR PRORATED NEW TIRES 50% OFF. DEFECTIVE TIRES HAD 8/32" REMAINING LIFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.

THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD ARE SEPARATING. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR RS-A EMT RUN ON FLAT TIRES THAT CAME STANDARD ON MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8. THIS WAS DISCOVERED BY A TIRE TECHNICIAN WHILE HAVING MY TIRES ROTATED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND VICE VERSA. I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

WHILE STUCK ON ICE IN OUR DRIVEWAY, MY WIFE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TO RETRY GETTING TO THE HOUSE, SHE HAD THE 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN PARK, I WENT TO ASSIST IN BACKING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY, SHE HOPPED OVER THE CONSOLE AND HIT THE GEARSHIFT WITH HER LEG OR FOOT THE JEEP GEARSHIFT THEN WENT FROM PARK, INTO REVERSE WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING DEPRESSED AS IS THE DESIGN, THE JEEP RAPIDLY WENT BACKWARDS THE OPEN DOOR "SCOOPING ME TOWARD THE UNDERSIDE OF THE JEEP, I WAS ABLE TO ROLL AWAY FROM THE JEEP, MY WIFE THEN GOT INTO THE DRIVER SEAT AND PUT INTO PARK JUST BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE WOODED AREA ALONG OUR DRIVEWAY. A CHECK OF THE INTERLOCK SYSTEM SHOWED IT WAS AND STILL IS NON WORKING. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MET WITH TRAGIC RESULTS HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO ROLL AWAY FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE MOVING JEEP, AND HAD MY WIFE BEEN UNABLE TO STOP THE JEEP WHEN SHE DID. AS A RESULT I HAVE SUSTAINED PAIN TO MY LOWER BACK, AND MY WIFE TO HER CERVICAL SPINE. *TR

WHEN MANUALLY TRYING TO SHIFT MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR THE RPMS JUST KEEP GOING UP AND DOESN'T GO INTO GEAR THE DEALERSHIP FIX THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES ALREADY THEIR SEEMS TO BE NO END IN SIGHT, I HAVE TALKED TO MANY OTHER JEEP PEOPLE ONLINE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MANY OTHERS WITH THE 3.7 V6 4X4 ITS A BIG DEAL WHEN YOUR DRIVING ON THE L.I.E. AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TRY TO GET BACK ON !!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND UPON RESTART THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATING ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS TOLD THAT A GROUNDING CABLE WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED; THEREFORE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,014. UPDATED 01/31/11/ *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON FOUR OCCASIONS SINCE NOVEMBER 5, 2010. UPDATED 02/04/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT CRANK. ONCE THE CONTACT TRIED SEVERAL TIMES, HE WAS ABLE TO START IT. HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE REAR EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY DID NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,212.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STR8 (NA) EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA EMT 255/45/R20 TIRES. THE DOT WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL ON THE FRONT TIRES SHREDDED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY AND SHAKE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND WAS AWAITING NEW TIRES TO BE SENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE IGNITION AND WOULD NOT START; IT WOULD ALSO STALL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START UNTIL THE COMPUTER SYSTEM REBOOTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. UPDATED 01/24/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUSE CIRCUIT BOX COVER WHICH LABELED AND DIAGRAMED THE LOCATION OF THE FUSE FOR THE RELATED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD THE WRONG COVER ON IT. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A DODGE FOX BOX COVER. UPDATED 03/18/11

MY SPOUSE AND I ENTERED VEHICLE AND TRIED TO PUT ON SEAT BELT WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT HARNESS FAILED AND BECAME UNBOLTED (SPOUSE WE DRIVER). NO FORCE WAS USED WHILE TRYING TO PUT ON SEAT BELT, SIMPLY USED SEAT BELT AS NORMAL. MY SPOUSE WAS ABLE TO RE-ATTACH THE SEAT BELT HARNESS BACK INTO MECHANISM AND ENSURED THAT THE BOLT WAS TIGHTENED. PASSENGER SIDE WAS CHECKED AND DISCOVERED BOLT WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE AS WELL. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2009. *TR

FRONT TIRES THREW INSIDE TREAD. 21,000 MILES ON TIRES. GOODYEAR DENIES LIABILITY. ALL CARS OF THIS MAKE(JEEP GRANDE CHEROKEE SRT8) ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH OEM TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLS. AFTER THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS FAILURE HAPPEN ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASSIONS, BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER NOW STATES THAT THE COIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD GIVE HIM A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NO FAILURE CODES. AFTER STALLING THREE TIMES THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY FOUND NO FAILURES BUT SHE COULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL NHTSA 08V059000, FOR THE STALLING ISSUE BUT THE OWNERS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,038. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,750.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REMOTE KEY STARTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE KEYS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN TIMES.IT WOULD OFTEN TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SYSTEM COMPUTER SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH A NEW SET OF KEYS THREE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,900.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEWER MODEL USED VEHICLE THAT HAS STARTED TO PRESENT SOME SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND DISCOUNTS MY COMPLAINT. MY VEHICLE'S MOTOR ACTS AS IF IS GOING TO STALL ON TAKE OFF FROM A STOP POSITION. I HAVE ATTEMPTED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT; HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THEY HAVE NO CONCERNS WITH THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS NOT PRESENTING ITSELF WHEN I BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN NOW THAN IN THE BEGINNING OF THE VEHICLE'S PURCHASE THAT I KNOW THE PROBLEM IS ESCALATING. I CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT "TRIGGERS" THIS EVENT EXCEPT THAT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ARE IN THE VEHICLE. A NEW ISSUE ALSO HAS PRESENTED ITSELF. ON JULY 4, AS WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN A NARROW ROAD ALIGNED BY TREES, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED SO HARD IT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND FORCIBLY JERK; HOWEVER, WE IMMEDIATELY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. MY ABS, ESP AND BAS LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYED AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS SERVICED FOR TUESDAY, JULY 6, AT WHICH TME I WILL ALSO ASK THEM TO PERFORM ANOTHER INSPECTION/SERVICE MY STALLING MOTOR ISSUE AS WELL AS THE NEW ACCELERATING/JERKING ISSUE. *TR

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - I HAVE HAD SURFBOARDS CAUSE THE FACTORY ROOF RACK TO ACTUALLY TEAR THROUGH THE METAL ROOF DUE TO HAVING NO REINFORCEMENT AROUND THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE FACTORY ROOF RACK TO THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THIS OCCURRED ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT LEGAL PARKWAY SPEED. HAD MY TWO SURFBOARDS GONE THROUGH SOMEONE'S WINDSHIELD IT COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. I HAVE SURFED FOR 45 YEARS AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR. I TOLD THE DEALER THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE NOTICE FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION TO CHRYSLER BUT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN DOING SO. CHRYSLER HAS PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FAILURE AS THEY HAD TO GET APPROVAL TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DID REPAIR THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY REINFORCED WITH LARGER WASHERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT PART OF THE RACKS, BUT I DO NOT HAVE PROOF THAT THEY DID AND I DO NOT TRUST THEM. I NOW STRAP MY BOARDS BOTH TO THE RACK AND A SAFETY STRAP THROUGH THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO THIS. CHRYSLER HAS TV ADS THAT SHOW SURFBOARDS MOUNTED ON THE FACTORY RACKS OF THEIR VEHICLES. WHICH IS IMPLIED ACCEPTABLE USE. THIS MAY BE COMMON PRACTICE WITH ALL MANUFACTURERS, BUT IT IS IN FACT A PRACTICE ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE WOULD APPLY TO ANY OBJECT ON THE ROOF THAT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO A SURFBOARD; CANOES, KAYAKS, STORAGE PODS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 JEEP SRT8 AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2009 IN FLORIDA WITH APPROX. 18900 MILES ON IT AND GOT A FULL CERTIFIED WARRANTY WITH IT. I DROVE IT TO MINNESOTA WHERE I LIVE AND DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH AT ALL. I HAVE PUT AROUND 4900 MILES ON IT SINCE THEN AND AT BEST BUY PUTTING IN NEW HEADLIGHTS THEY TOLD ME MY FRONT TIRES TREAD WAS SEPARATING. I ALREADY HAD A APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX THE LEAK IN MY ROOF FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE INSIDE TREAD ON BOTH OF MY FRONT TIRES WAS REALLY BAD AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT TILL IT GETS NEW TIRES. I WAS AT A DEALERSHIP ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE (FIXING LEAK) AND THEY DIDN'T MENTION IT AT ALL. IF THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T NOTICE IT HOW WOULD I? BEST BUY NOTICED IT AND THEY DON'T EVEN FIX JEEP SRT8S, WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT BLEW ON THE HIGHWAY? I AM NOT A HEAVY FOOT DRIVER, IT DRIVES PERFECTLY AND I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING WITH THE CAR. LOOKING ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH EVERYONE WHO HAS A SRT8 SUV. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY AC UNIT REPLACED, AND TAILLIGHT REWIRED, AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE,ESP BAS LIGHT IN DASH FIXED. WHEN BRINGING IT TO THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED, IT SEEMS LIKE ITS THE FIRST ONE THEY HAVE EVER SEEN, AND JUST ASSUME THAT ITS MY DRIVING THAT CAUSES THIS. I HAVE ONLY SEEN 2 OTHER JEEP SRT8 IN REAL LIFE AND MOST SHOP PEOPLE I TALK TO HAVE NEVER SEEN ONE DRIVING LET ALONE WORKED ON ONE AND KNOWS THE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE DEALERSHIP BLAMES THE ALIGNMENT CAUSED IT SINCE TH

MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAS LOST POWER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, EACH TIME BEING ABOUT A WEEK APART. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70 MPH AND I NOTICED ALL OF MY CONTROLS HAD GONE BLACK, I HAD NO ODOMETER, NO RADIO, NO A/C, MY CAR HAD COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. THE SECOND TIME WAS PULLING OUT OF A STORE PARKING LOT, CROSSING TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH. AGAIN, I LOST POWER BUT WAS STILL ABLE TO COME TO A STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. AFTER THIS, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES ON MY CAR. AS I WAS LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP AND STOPPED ATA RED LIGHT DOWN THE STREET, I AGAIN LOST POWER. THIS TIME I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED AND THEN BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AGAIN, THEY DID NOTHING. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DID NOT SHOW UP WITH ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS, HOWEVER I DID SEE A RECALL ON MY MODEL YEAR FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 22,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS RUN PERFECTLY UP UNTIL NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 65-70 MPH ON APRIL 27,2009 THE RADIO WENT OUT, THE ODOMETER WENT BLANK AND I LOST POWER STEERING. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PLACED STICK SHIFT IN PARK AND IT STARTED UP.. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP MILEAGE WAS 5166. DEALERSHIP SCANNED SYSTEM AND NO ACTIVE AND NO STORED TROUBLE CLODES WERE FOUND. WAS TOLD THIS WAS FLUKE. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT APPROX 5 -10 MPH. (SAME THING HAPPENED AS STATED ABOVE). PLACED STICK SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED UP. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALERSHIP. MILEAGE APPROX 29,500. DEALERSHIP SCANNED SYSTEM AND NO ACTIVE AND NO STORED TROUBLE CLODES WERE FOUND. THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED. I INSISTED THAT THE DEALERSHIP KEEP THE JEEP TO DO ADDITIONAL TESTING. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING. I ALSO MENTIONED THE RECALL BELOW AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT APART OF THIS RECALL. AUTO RECALL DATE: 02/06/2008 VEHICLE COMPONENT: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ESTIMATED VEHICLES AFFECTED: 1338 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DEFECT SUMMARY: CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,338 MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND COMMANDER VEHICLES. THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED. DEFECT CONSEQUENCE: THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR NOT TO START AND/OR CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ENGINE STALLING OR INOPERATIVE WIPERS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,800.

TIRE TREAD SEPARATED AT 13,000 MILES CAUSING VIBRATION AT 65+ MPH. WILL REPLACE FRONT TIRES AND KEEP OLD TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE RSA EMT TIRES, SIZE: 255-45-R20. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE FRONT TWO TIRES BLEW OUT. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 21,005.

1) OPERATED LEFT TURN SIGNAL 2) TONE THEN ERROR MESSAGES (A) SERVICE SUSPENSION (B) CHECK GAUGES. ALL DASH INDICATE LAMPS CAME ON - ABS, ESP, AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE ETC. TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE. A/C BECAME INOPERATIVE, HAZARD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE, TACHOMETER INOPERATIVE, SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCES: RISK OF ACCIDENT DUE TO DISTRACTION BY WARNING TONE AND ALL INDICATOR LAMPS LIGHTING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. RISK OF ACCIDENT DUE TO INOPERATIVE TURN INDICATOR SIGNALS AND INOPERATIVE HAZARDS. UNKNOWN WHETHER ABS SYSTEM WORKING SINCE ABS WARNING LAMP WAS LIT. UNKNOWN WHETHER AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL SINCE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS LIT (3) SHUT OFF ENGINE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED - NO CHANGE ALL LAMPS LIT. LEFT TURN SIGNAL REMAINED LIT BUT NOT FLASHING EVEN WITH KEY OFF. CALLED JEEP DEALER SERVICE SUGGESTED PULLING IOD RELAY. NO IMPROVEMENT. 2 MORE RESTARTS WITH EXTENDED (MORE THAN 1 HOUR) VEHICLE OFF AND ALL LIGHTS CLEARED EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE. DO NOT KNOW CAUSE OF PROBLEM YET. UNABLE TO FIND JEEP DEALER WITH SERVICE DEPT OPEN ON SAT OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND OR CAN ONLY DO OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS ON SAT. *TR

ENGINE DIES SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON AN OPEN ROAD AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD SOUND LIKE A MUFFLED GUNSHOT OVER OUR HEADS. NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS IN SIGHT AND THERE WAS NOTHING OVERHEAD. WHEN WE PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE, WE NOTED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED AND "POOCHED" UP, YET INTACT. NOTHING STRUCK THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS NOT IMPACTED FROM BELOW. WE DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER WE COULD FIND WITH THE NAV UNIT A FEW MILES AWAY. WE WERE MET WITH HOSTILITY AND BASICALLY CALLED LIARS BY THE SERVICE STAFF WHEN WE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALERS SHOP AWAITING A NEW SUNROOF. WE HAVE HAD OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS BEFORE AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES. OTHER THAN THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN A JOY TO OWN. *TR

GOODYEAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATION ON 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8: BOTH FRONT TIRES (GY EAGLE RS-A 255 45R20- RUN FLATS) HAVE DELAMINATED LEAVING ME TO LIMP HOME WHEN THE LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY WENT TO ZERO AIR PRESSURE AND THAT'S WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS TIRE (SEE FORUM THREAD: HTTP://WWW.CHEROKEESRT8.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=24831&HIGHLIGHT=GOOD+YEAR+TREAD+SEPARATION) I SAVED THE TIRES AND HAVE PICTURES. I ALSO HAVE ALIGNMENT SPECS SHOWING IT WAS WITHIN GUIDELINES. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE WITH ANOTHER BRAND. *TR

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WHILE PARALLEL PARKING DAMAGING 3 OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

HEADLAMP AIMING SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

I AM FILING THIS NOW FOR JULY 09 DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, 4-7-10.. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE AND JEEP NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS UNSAFE WHEN A VEHICLE GIVES NO WARNING AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF ON AN INTERSTATE. ALSO, PLEASE SEE MY SAFETY COMPLAINT ODI # 10324403 FOR THE 4-7-10 INCIDENT. IN JULY 09, AFTER GOING THROUGH A TOLL AT EXIT 67 BARNEGET TOLL , GARDEN STATE PARKWAY,NJ, I ACCELERATED TO THE MERGE POINT AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART DIDN'T WORK. SEEMS LIKE IT SHUT DOWN ELECTRICALLY AND WAS NOT GETTING GAS ADEQUATELY. SEEMS TO LACK ADEQUATE POWER. ATTEMPT TO START SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK, ENGINE WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING, LONG START-UP INCONSISTENT, DASH LIGHTS DID COME ON TO INFORM OF NO POWER. LET SIT TO COOL DOWN VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO START AND MOVE TO A MORE SAFER LOCATION. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 90 F AND SUNNY. THIS OCCURRED AT 15000 MILES IN JULY 09. VEHICLE WENT TO 3 SERVICE VISITS AND DEALERS COULD NOT REPEAT. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, ALSO DOES NOT START OR DIFFICULTY STARTING, SEEMS TO LACK ADEQUATE POWER..AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. LET VEHICLE SIT, "COOL DOWN", ABLE TO START AGAIN, SYSTEM OK..NO DASHBOARD SYSTEM WARNINGS. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH AND FAILURE HAPPENED. ALSO, THIS SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT 15,000 MILES. TODAYS FAILURE AT 30,221 IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCRANTON DODGE JEEP SERVICE TONIGHT. WILL AWAIT VEHICLE SERVICE FROM DEALER. *TR

TOTAL ENGINE SHUTDOWN, USUALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE INCIDENT DOES NOT SEEM TO CORRELATE WITH ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE SHUTDOWN HAS HAPPENED AT 75MPH ON HIGHWAY AS WELL AS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN YOU LOSE THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. IF IT WERE TO STALL WHILE MAKING AN ABRUPT TURN IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. TRUCK HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER NOW FOR A WEEK AND IT HAS THEM "BAFFLED". THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IS NOT LOGGING ANY MALFUNCTION RELATED TO THE STALL. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE TRUCK YOU NEED TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE TRUCK WILL START UP IMMEDIATELY AND COULD RUN FINE FOR AS FAR AS 20 MILES OR AS LITTLE AS 20 FEET. I FIND IT RATHER ODD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 1338 VEHICLES IN EARLY 2008 WHERE FAULTY MODULES COULD LEAD TO VEHICLES STALLING WHILE DRIVING. IT MAKES YOU WONDER IF THE ISSUE WAS TRULY CONTAINED. VEHICLE HAS ~33,000 MILES ON IT. *CN

MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (5.8L) HAS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 9 MOUNTS, AND 3 DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND IS NOT REPEATABLE. SOMETIMES ENGINE SHUTS OFF VERY BRIEFLY (~.25 SECOND) AND PICKS UP WITH JUST A 'HICCOUGH' IN NORMAL OPERATION, SOMETIMES ENGINE SHUTS OFF FOR > 2 SECONDS, AND I NEED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, AND RE-ENGAGE THE KEY TO START THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT RANDOM TIMES (ON CRUISE CONTROL ON STRAIGHT, FLAT HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, IDLING AT STOP LIGHT, ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC, SLOWING FOR EXIT RAMP). SOMETIMES I WILL DRIVE FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES WITHOUT AN OCCURRENCE, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE CUTS OUT 5 TIMES IN A 5 MILE DRIVE. PROBLEM IS NOT REPEATABLE, AND NOT PREDICTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31900.

MY PARENTS PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON JULY 11, 2008 IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO PICK UP SOME FOOD WITH MY 8 MONTHS PREGNANT SISTER IN LAW. AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS AND I LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE HIT APPROXIMATELY 3-4 PARKED CARS, I LANDED IN THE TRUNK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, ON TOP OF IT. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE VEHICLES PARKED, I DON'T THINK THE JEEP WOULD HAVE STOPPED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT BADLY AND THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT EVEN DEPLOYED. THIS INCIDENT HAS REALLY AFFECTED ME AND THE WAY I DRIVE. I DO NOT EVEN LIKE TO BE A PASSENGER IN JEEP VEHICLES ANYMORE. IN JANUARY, 2010 MY MOTHER DROPPED HER CAR OFF AT A GARAGE TO HAVE IT PARKED. SHE WAS CALLED FROM THE GARAGE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE GARAGE. JEEP CHEROKEE'S ARE EXTREMELY FAULTY, ALWAYS IN THE DEALERSHIP WITH SOME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. PEOPLE CAN LOSE THEIR LIVES IF THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT RECALLED. *TR

THE HOOD ON MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FELL ON MY HEAD. THE HYDRAULIC PISTONS DOES NOT KEEP IT UP AND THERE IS NO MECHANICAL MEANS TO SECURE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN SHE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL GEAR. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND THEN TURNED IT OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BY THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED UP TO 90 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18152 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18160.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE CONTACTS THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT. THIS IS NOT EASILY DETECTED UPON STOPPING AND RESTARTING IT STOPS. AND THEN AGAIN WHEN A BUMP IS HIT IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE TO REROUTE THE CABLE. I WAS INFORMED WHILE THE REROUTING THAT THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED FOR A NEW CABLE AND LABOR. I BELIEVE IF THE DEALER AND JEEP KNOW THE CABLE MUST BE REROUTED IT MIGHT BE ROUTED WRONG FROM THE FACTORY. I HAVE CHECKED WITH A FLEET MANAGER OF A LARGE MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPT THAT HAS APROX 300 2008 JEEPS, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON APROX 50 VEHICLES THAT ARE IN THERE FLEET.THEY WERE TOLD BY JEEP TO REROUTE AND WIRE TIE THE CABLE IN PLACE. I DID NOT UNFORTUNATE ASK FOR THE USED PART BE RETURNED TO ME. YOU ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ME AND I HOPE OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST OR FUTURE. *TR

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE, OUTSIDE OR ANY OTHER METHOD. THIS COULD TRAP PASSENGER IN VEHICLE IN EVENT OF CASH. *TR

I WORK IN A TIRE SHOP. ALL THE VALVE STEMS WE USED IN 2007 AND 2008 WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY SPLIT AT THE RIM. THEY ARE A TICKING TIME BOMB. I HAVE WORKED IN TIRES FOR 26 YEARS. *TW

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED MODEL- DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED POWER MIRROR EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON 1/30/10 IN RYE BROOK, NY AND TEMPERATURES WERE APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AS I WAS DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR LITERALLY EXPLODED. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND FREE OF DEBRIS AND I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AS I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD THROWN A ROCK OR A BALL AT MY WINDOW. I QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND NOTICED A GAPING HOLE THROUGH THE MIRROR BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. NO SCRATCHES WERE ON THE MIRROR OR THE CAR BUT THERE WAS A GREENLIQUID FROM INSIDE THE MIRROR LOOSELY SCATTERED IN SMALL SPOTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IT WAS THE SAME GREEN LIQUID PRESENT IN GREATER AMOUNTS WITHIN THE MIRROR. IT WAS CLEAR THE MIRROR MALFUNCTIONED AND IMPLODED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT THE VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERED AND THEY SAID SUCH A DEFECT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INJURY AS I RAN OFF THE ROAD I HEARD THE BANG AND MIRROR EXPLODED. I THEN CONTACTED MY LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THE OWNER CONFIRMED HE HAS SEEN FAULTY WIRING AND EXPLODING MIRRORS FOR POWER HEATED MIRRORS. *TR

WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT, ON TWO (2) OCCASIONS MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND REVVED UP (THROTTLE SURGE), THEN THE TACH WENT BACK TO NORMAL, AND THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO IDLING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM, THEY CHECKED THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER AND NO INCIDENT SHOWED; THEY TOLD ME THEY CALLED CHRYSLER BUT NO ONE HAS REPORTED THIS BEFORE AND NO TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED REGARDING THROTTLE SURGE ISSUES. HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE 11 MONTHS. NOW AT TIMES, WHILE STOPPED AND IDLING, THE ENGINE WILL ACT LIKE IT'S GOING TO CUT OFF AS THE IDLE DROPS FOR A FEW SECONDS. DEALER ALSO DID NOT FIND AN ISSUE IN THE COMPUTER WITH THIS PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK IT IN A SECOND TIME. *TR

REAR HATCH OPEN ERROR - ILLUMINATING INTERIOR LIGHTS - WHEN HATCH WAS FIRMLY SECURE. CONTINUAL CHIME - ERROR MESSAGE AND INTERIOR ILLUMINATION OCCURRED. TOOK FOR SERVICE AT JEEP DEALER - INFORMED THE LATCH WAS BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. WITHIN 8 MONTHS IT ACTUALLY IS STALLING, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND HAS DONE SO AT LEAST 15 TIMES IN TWO YEARS. NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP OR CHRYSLER ACKNOWLEDGE THE SHIFTING PROBLEM AND HAVE NO REMEDY FOR THE STALLING. *TR