2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

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  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - GRUNDY, VA

    CAR ENGINE STOPS AND CAN NOT RESTART LIGHTS GO OFF NO BREAKS OR STEERING!! HAVE TO WAIT FOR 15-30 MINS. BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPEN ABOUT 2 TO 3 YEARS!! CONTACT CHRYSLER AND SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY TELL ME THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS HAPPEN TO PEOPLE IN ALL STATES WITH THIS MAKE AND MODELS MOVING ,STATIONARY ON CITY STREET HIGHWAY AND TURNING!! CHRYSLER AND DEALERS SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS!!

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  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - MILLSBORO, DE

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE BAY AND BECAME SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOWING LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - TOPEKA, KS

    3 OUT OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED AND ARE EVEN MISSING PARTS OF THE PANEL. DURING MY RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NO WHERE NEAR THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

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  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - MONTGOMERY, AL

    PROBLEM WITH BROKEN DOOR HANDLES 1FRONT PASSENGER 2REAR PASSENGER DOORS ALL BROKEN WHICH CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY KIDS AND OTHERS WHO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. RATHER EXPENSE TO REPLACE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BY CHRYSLER.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - GRANBY, CO

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - ALBEMARLE, NC

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - GETTYSBURG, PA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT LOWER SPEEDS, IT WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - IRVINGTON, NJ

    WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT SLIPS INTO GEAR 3 BY ITSELF AND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE ITS IN LIMP MODE. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE ON AND RESTART IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY SHIFT THE ( D ) DRIVE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - RICHMOND, VA

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE DEALER ALSO REMEDIED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSFER CASE CHANGING GEARS TO AN IMPROPER GEAR WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
    - WILMINGTON, NC

    MY JEEP WAS IN A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT AND THE FRONT END WAS TOTALLY BASHED IN AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS CAME OUT. THE JEEP IS A COMPLETE TOTAL AND THE AIR BAGS ARE STILL NOT DEPLOYED. HAVE YOU HAD ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS YEAR AND TYPE OF VEHICLE? IT WAS IN MOTION AND RAN INTO A HUGE AREA WITH SEVERAL LARGE SIGNS.

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