2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

PUSH ON GAS NOTHING HAPPENS. CONTINUE TO HIT GAS PEDAL THEN IT KICKS IN. HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. HAPPENING AT LEAST 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK TAKING IN TOMORROW 6/20/09 BECAUSE WAS BOUGHT NEW WITH 18 MILES AND NOW 37,000 MILES ON JEEP ( PASS WARRANTY OF COURSE) TO BE COVERED I WOULD THINK PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. TALK TO A MECHANIC THAT HAS WORK ON SEVERAL WITH A FLY BUY WIRE ACCELERATION BEING THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DIESEL. BOUGHT NEW, NOV. 07. AT ABOUT 28K MILES, ON MAY 24, NOXIOUS FUMES STARTED COMING THROUGH THE A/C VENTS WHILE IDLING, AFTER COMING TO A STOP. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY HAD IT FOR 3 DAYS, GOT A RUN AROUND, THEY SAID CHRYSLER TECH LINE SAID IT WAS NORMAL, TOLD ME TO SET THE A/C SYSTEM ON RECIRCULATION. SERVICE MANAGER ADMITS HE SMELLED IT BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. CALLED CHRYSLER TECH LINE, THEY SAID THE SAME THING ALSO THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER WITH BETTER TECHNICIANS. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE, STINKS, CAUSES EYE STING. PROBABLY EXHAUST FUMES, SMELLS LIKE A NATURAL GAS LEAK ONLY WORSE! *TR

FRONT GOOD YEAR TIRES SEPARATING FROM THE BELT. CAR IS IN PERFECT ALIGNMENT CHECKED BY DEALER. HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM, ALL AT AROUND 20K MILES. DEALER FAILING TO WARRANTY THEM CLAIMING THAT ITS NORMAL ON THESE TRUCKS DUE TO THE SUSPENSION??? NOT MY PROBLEM! DO NOT PLAN ON SPENDING $460 DOLLARS PER TIRE EVERY 20K MILES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN BUSY ROAD THE ENGINE DIED, WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED THERE WAS NO POWER, DASH WENT COMPLETELY DARK. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT COULD BE RESTARTED. THE SHIFT CONTROL MODULE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. *TR

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (16,000 MILES) SHUTDOWN ON FREEWAY. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE @70MPH. I HAD TURN FLASHERS ON AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. NO ACCIDENT, NO INJURY, CAR STARTED ON FIRST TRY ON THE SHOULDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE FAILED. THE PART NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR WAS ON BACK ORDER. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN WITHOUT THE ACTUAL GEAR SHIFTER BEING MOVED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGES TO HER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 20,600.

THE AUTOMOTIVE OIL CHANGE ASSOCIATION (AOCA) REPRESENTS THE FAST LUBE INDUSTRY, WITH MORE THAN 3,500 LOCATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, SERVICING MORE TIRES THAN ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MEMBERS REPORTED AN INCREASING NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS (TPMS) ' AND THEY ARE GETTING WORSE. CONVENTIONAL TPMS'S MEASURE TIRE PRESSURE AT THE VALVE AND USE A RADIO FREQUENCY TO TRANSMIT THE DATA TO AN ANTENNA ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE QUALITY OF THESE VALVE STEMS IS SO POOR THAT CAR CARE PROFESSIONALS KNOW - IF THEY CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE, IT IS LIKELY THE VALVE WILL BREAK AND THEY WILL INCUR THE COST TO REPLACE, ABOUT $110.00 PER UNIT. SPECIFICALLY, THE 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, AND THE 2008 CHEVROLET EQUINOX, HAVE ALUMINUM VALVES STEMS; THESE EASILY CORRODE, BECOME BRITTLE, AND BREAK AT THE TOUCH. THEY ALSO HAVE A PLASTIC CAP. IF THIS PLASTIC CAP IS IMPROPERLY SEATED, OR REPLACED BY AN AFTERMARKET CAP CONTAINING BRASS, OR BRASS THREAD INSERTS, IT LEADS QUICKLY TO GALVANIC CORROSION; THE RESULT- THE CAP FUSES TO THE VALVE STEM. ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE CAP, THE STEM BREAKS. THE DRIVING PUBLIC IS BEING 'TRAINED' TO TRUST THESE MONITORS FOR ACCURATE TIRE PRESSURE. PROPERLY INFLATED TIRES REDUCE THE POTENTIAL FOR LIFE-THREATENING BLOWOUTS, ENHANCE HANDLING, IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY, AND PROLONG TIRE LIFE; LOWERING THE COST OF OWNERSHIP. THESE SYSTEMS ARE TOO FRAGILE TO CONTINUE USING THEM IN PASSENGER VEHICLES WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE DURABILITY. AS THESE SYSTEMS AGE, FAILURE WILL INCREASE 100%. TPMS UNITS ARE SPEC'D OUT BY OEM'S- MANUFACTURED BY SIEMENS VDO (ACQ'D BY CONTINENTAL AG IN MAY '07). AOCA HAS MADE MANY INQUIRIES TO SEE IF THESE UNITS ARE INTENDED TO BE RECALLED OR REDESIGNED'THE RESOUNDING ANSWER IS 'NO'. IF OEM'S DO NOT CHANGE THE SPEC'S TPMS'S WILL CONTINUE TO BE POORLY MADE. AOCA ASKS NHTSA RECALL THESE UNITS TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER, AND PEOPLE MAINTAINING THE TIRES ON VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CONTROL MODULE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2007. IN 2009, WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW AND NO OTHER FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT HAS FOUND COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 3/12/09 *CN UPDATED 03/16/09.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STALLS OUT. AT SPEEDS 5-40 MPH AND STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. I TAKE TO THE DEALER 17 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM . CHRYSLER CORP TOLD IT IS NOT A LEMON. WHAT CAN TO DO WITH THIS CAR. *TR