2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

INTERIOR DOOR LATCH ON REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH BEGINNING TO CRACK AROUND PLASTIC AND INCUR SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE ONE WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE VEHICLE UNABLE TO EXIT PRESUMABLY DYING FROM INJURIES. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP CHEROKEE AND I FEEL CHRYSLER NEEDS TO OWN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND INCUR THE EXPENSE OF ALL REPAIRS.

THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON 3 OF THE DOORS HAS BROKEN AWAY. ONE OF THOSE DOORS NOW CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF THERE IS A WRECK AND/OR FIRE THAT THE OCCUPANT NEEDS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEMS IN MODELS 2005-2010

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT HOOK. NEEDED TO PUSH THE RELEASE BUTTON TO ENGAGE THE SEAT BELT. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARK. I HAVE THE MALFUNCTIONING SEAT BELT FOR YOUR EXAMINATION. JUST SEND ME AN ADDRESS. THE SEAT BELT AND PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A $351.23 REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED PER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL TO ADDRESS THE FAILURES. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SHORTED OUT, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED NO RECOMMENDATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. ISSUE IS STARTER WIRING HARNESS IS ROUTED TO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE WIRES HAVE BEEN MELTED BY THE HEAT. AT TIMES THE JEEP WILL NOT START DO TO ONE OF THE WIRES CONDITION FROM THE HEAT. IF YOU DRIVE THRU A LARGE WATER PUDDLE IT PULLS THE WIRE OFF THE STARTER & JEEP WILL NOT START. YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE THE CONNECTOR IS MELTED DO TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT. I HAVE DONE A LITTLE RESEARCH & MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUES. THE WIRING DAMAGED IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. ALSO I AM POSITIVE MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR A NEW STARTER WHEN IT IS SIMPLY A WIRE CONNECTION ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. ONLY TOOK IT HAPPENING THE SECOND TIME & I FIGURED OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. WE TO REPLACED THE STARTER TO FIND MELTED WIRING LOOM GOING TO STARTER. THE ISSUE STILL COMES UP FROM TIME TO TIME. IT IS ALWAYS THE BLADE CONNECTION GOING TO STARTER. DO TO THE MELTING OF INSULATION ON WIRES THE CONNECTOR HAS LOST ITS ABILITY TO STAY CONNECTED.

(MY STATE, ZIP CODE & TELE NO. ARE WRONG AS I'M IN THE UK) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ENGINE DIES IN MOTION, ON A MOTORWAY, STREET, MAIN ROAD ETC. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS GO OFF, LOSS OF POWER STEERING & SO FAR I'VE MANAGED TO PULL OVER BUT WAS NEARLY HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE YESTERDAY HENCE THIS COMPLAINT. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS & COULD QUITE EASILY LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WHEN MY LOCAL JEEP FIXED RECALLS I ASKED ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM THAT I'VE READ ABOUT ON THE INTERNET, ASKING IF THEY HAD REPLACED IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM SO SHOULD BE OKAY. WELL, THE ISSUE IS STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE AND FAR FROM OKAY.

THE KEY FOR MY VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER WORK. THE BUTTONS WILL NOT UNLOCK THE JEEP. WHEN TRYING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, I HAVE TO UNLOCK WITH THE PHYSICAL KEY, THEN EXPERIENCE THE ALARM GOING OFF TO GET INTO THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER THE LAST YEAR. CHANGING THE BATTERY DOES NOT HELP.

DOOR HANDLES ON REAR DOORS COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF. IN AN EMERGENCY, MY CHILD COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND THE DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IF THE CAR WAS IN A MORE SERIOUS EMERGENCY...FLOOD, FIRE, CRASH, ANYONE IN THE BACKSEAT COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER SWITCHING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. AFTERWARDS, THE GEAR SELECTOR ILLUMINATED ALL OF THE GEAR OPTIONS AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE CODES WERE READ AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,517.