2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

MY VEHICLE IS A 2009 WITH THE EXACT ISSUE AS THE 2010. PLEASE REFERENCE BELOW FOR SAFETY RECALL/CONCERN: NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V200000 REMEDY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE WIN MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403. NOTES: CHRYSLER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS K08. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV . HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/OWNERS/...OD_IDS=781815#

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE LOST AIR QUICKLY AND ABRUPTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE HAD FAILED AND FRACTURED APART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE STEMS ON THE VEHICLE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE OTHER TIME, WITH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO WORLD JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM 681 SHREWSBURY AVE, SHREWSBURY, NJ 07702 WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD SPEAK TO GOODYEAR, THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT SHOULD SPEAK TO THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER AS THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VALVE STEMS OR RIMS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, STATED THAT THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE MATTER, AND PROVIDED THE NUMBER TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,850. UPDATED 10/05/17*LJ *TR

4 ISSUES: 1.VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART RIGHT AWAY AFTER THE KEY FOB HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO GET OUT AND DISENGAGE THE BATTERY FOR IT TO START AGAIN. 2. KEY FOB WILL COME OUT OF IGNITION WHEN IT IS TURNED TO ACCESSORY. 4. KEY FOB IS ABLE TO COME OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING. 3. SOMETIMES KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION IF IT LOCKS UP. THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM WITH JEEPS BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT MY VEHICLE. I DID HAVE IT FIXED AT THE JEEP DEALER BUT IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AFTER $600.00 . THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE WHEN THE KEY COMES OUT OF THE IGNITION BEFORE TURNING VEHICLE OFF.

MY VEHICLE HAS UNDER 65K MILES AND HAS GONE THROUGH 3 RACK AND PINION UNITS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY GO OUT EVERY 20K MILES OR SO. EACH TIME THEY DO, STEERING BECOMES LOOSE AND UNPREDICTABLE AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE AS I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE CORE ISSUE, THE RACK AND PINION UNIT IN THIS VEHICLE IS PRONE TO FAILURE AND NEEDS TO BE PERMANENTLY ADDRESSED. MY CURRENT RACK AND PINION UNIT WAS REPLACE JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, LESS THAN 6000 MILES AND IS ALREADY FAILING AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT MAINTAIN ALL OF MY DOCUMENTATION AS I HAD NO IDEA THIS WOULD BE AN ONGOING CONCERN.

EVERY TIME I FUEL MY CAR FUEL BACKS UP THE THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND SPILLS ALL OVER THE GROUND THIS SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN JEEP CHEROKEES BUT IN THE WRANGLER TOO FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A EVERY FUEL UP ONGOING PROBLEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, IT BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ROLL BACKWARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR IN PARK, REMAINS ON AFTER KEY HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND REMOVED. KEY IS NEW AND REPLACED THIS YEAR. APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING IN THE IGNITION/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

09 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ELECTRICAL ISSUE - SECOND OCCURRENCE: LOST ALL DASH GAUGES, SPEEDOMETER, LIGHTING, RADIO, TURN SIGNALS, NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEAT/AC WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER WITH THE ISSUE SHOWING. I WAS TOLD THAT SOMEONE WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, I HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER OVERNIGHT. IT APPEARS THE DEALER DID NOT LOOK AT THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT TO NHTSA.

WHILE DRIVING, THE IGNITION SWITCH GOES INTO ACCESSORY AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF..JEEP HAS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS SCARED THE "H" OUT OF MY WIFE YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ACROSS A BRIDGE GOING TO WORK. SHE WAS TRAVELING APROX. 45 MPH ACROSS A STRAIGHT BRIDGE. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO MYSELY LAST YEAR WHILE ON THE PA TURNPIKE IN TRAFFIC. I PUT THE FLASHERS ON AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE JEEP WITHOUT MUCH SERIOUS PROBLEMS. BUT NOW A SECOND TIME !!! I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT BECAUSE OF THIS

AT TIMES, THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WHEN STARTING, THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL, AT TIMES, TURN OFF, RESULTING IN A FAILURE TO REMAIN RUNNING.