2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

BOUGHT USED 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IT STALLS FOR NO REASON. TWICE I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF COLD WEATHER BUT 2 DAYS AGO IT STALLED ON A WARM DAY IN THICK TRAFFIC AND HAD A VERY HARD TIME GETTING TO A PARKING LOT, DUE TO NO STEERING, ETC. TALKED TO MECHANIC TWICE ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT. CHATTED WITH JEEP CORPORATION ON THEIR CHAT LINE. THEY ONLY SUGGESTED THAT I GO TO JEEP DEALER (REALLY EXPENSIVE) AND IF THERE ARE ANY REPAIRS, KEEP A RECEIPT IN CASE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM - A PROBLEM WHICH HAS OCCURRED WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR OTHER CAR MODELS.

AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT (E-BRAKE WAS NOT ON), THE ABS MODULE LIGHT, AND THE ESP BAS LIGHT CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TRIED TO RESET THE COMPUTER MANUALLY MULTIPLE TIMES TO SEE IF THE LIGHTS WOULD EVENTUALLY TURN OFF BUT EVERY TIME THEY CAME ON. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO A REPAIR SHOP THAT SPECIALIZES IN JEEP REPAIR AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND TOLD ME THAT I REQUIRED A NEW ABS MODULE ASSEMBLY, PASSENGER SEAT BELT LATCH AND A CLOCK-SPRING ASSEMBLY FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AND R/F BRAKE CALIPER THAT HAD BROKEN OFF FOR NO REASON. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT NOT ONLY WOULD MY BRAKES NOT LOCK PREVENTING FURTHER DAMAGE BUT MY DRIVER AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY AS WELL CAUSING INEVITABLE INJURY. THIS HAD COST ME ALMOST $1400 NOT TO MENTION I WAS WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED TEN MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING, GAUGE LIGHTS TURN ON. SOMETIMES DISPLAYING ZERO. WHEN VEHICLE IS TESTED, ERRORS COME UP, WE FIX IT ONLY TO TRY 10 MILES AND LIGHTS COME BACK ON. SOMETIMES, INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. *TR

THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONDITION APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTANT OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING, AND CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE MOTORIST, SHOULD THE INABILITY TO RE-START THE VEHICLE OCCUR WHEN LOCATED IN A REMOTE AREA WHERE HELP IS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND SIMILAR YEAR JEEPS POSTED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET ON RELATED VARIOUS FORUMS. THE GENERAL IMPLICATION IS THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT FOR SOME REASON IS NOT ABLE TO OFFER A SOLUTION. THIS HAS CAUSED UNDUE BURDEN ON THE CONSUMER, IN ADDITION TO COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INEFFECTIVE REPAIRS WHETHER PERFORMED BY CERTIFIED CHRYSLER DEALER REPAIR STATIONS OR INDEPENDENT REPAIR ENTITIES. STORIES OF MOTORISTS BEING STRANDED AND SUBJECTED TO INSECURE SITUATIONS OR FORCED TO LEAVE THEIR VEHICLES AND FINDING ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF GETTING HOME OR TO A SAFE PLACE ARE NOT UNCOMMON. I URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE HOW EXTENSIVE THIS ISSUE OF FAILING JEEP IGNITION SYSTEMS IS, AND TO FORCE CHRYSLER/FIAT CORPORATION TO INITIATE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL.

TAKATA RECALL PLUS ELECTRICAL AIR BAG CODE, KEY FOB REPLACEMENT AND CONNECTION, TROTTLE AND HOSE.BROKEN BACK WIPER ARM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS SHORT CIRCUITED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000. UPDATED 02/15/2017*CT

MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST CAME OUT. ALL POWER IS GONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INADVERTENTLY MOVED THROUGH THE RUN POSITION TO THE ACCESSORY OR OFF IGNITION POSITION, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY FOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA CAMP.14V567000- CAME OUT AFTER WORK AND CAR WOULD NOT START.NO DASH LIGHTS NO START. TOWED TO HOME. FULL BATTERY, NO FUSE ISSUES. ISOLATED TO WIN UNIT. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER, HE WILL ORDER PART FOR $350.00. 2 DAY WAIT. WILL UPDATE.