2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

KEY WOULD BE LOCKED IN IGNITION AIRBAGS DO NOT DEPLOY AT COLLISIONS ABOVE 35 MPH. *TR

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 57,000-58,000 MILES IN 2011. TWO SEPARATE FRONT END COLLISONS AT ABOVE 35 MPH WITH DEER IN RURAL AREA. NO AIR BAG EVER DEPLOYED IN MAY 2014 WITH MILEAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 109,852 THE KEY WOULD LOCK IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, DASH LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON AND SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED. TOOK TO MALOY FORD IN JASPER, ALABAMA. THEY "REPAIRED" USING A "WIN KIT - TRANSMITTERS AND WIN" IT HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THAT TIME. QUESTION: IS THE IGNITION REPAIRED? IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL IN NEED OF THE RECALL PART THAT WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE AT TIME OF NOTIFICATION OF RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT MODULE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON AUGUST 13, 2014 FROM DICK SCOTT DODGE USED VEHICLE DEPARTMENT. IN JANUARY 2015, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DICK SCOTT DODGE. THE STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. TODAY, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED YET AGAIN TO DICK SCOTT DODGE FOR REPAIR. THERE IS A PENDING RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE FAULTY STARTER ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS JEEP. PURCHASED IT AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR SERVICE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. MAIN ISSUE IS THE CAR DOES NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY FOB. HAVE GOT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, ONCE IN MAY 2014, AGAIN IN JULY 2014 AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2014. DEALER CANNOT FIND SOLUTION TO FIX. COINCIDENTALLY, I RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER IN NOVEMBER 2014, NOTICE NUMBER P57 WHICH STATES THERE IS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION! I WENT FOR (3) WEEKS IN MAY AND A FULL MONTH IN JULY WITH A LOANER! FOUR MONTHS AFTER I RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE, THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. MY ''AD HOC'' SOLUTION WHEN CAR DOES NOT START IS TO SLAM THE DOOR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION POSITION. THIS SEEMS TO START THE CAR. PITIFUL THAT THIS IS HOW I MUST START THE CAR NOW AS THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO... *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO FOR MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IT IS RECALL P57/NHTSA 14V-567 FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH. IT STATES THAT SOME OF THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FREQUENCY OPERATED BUTTON IGNITION KEY(FOBIK) THAT MAY STICK BETWEEN THE "START" AND "RUN" POSITION. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CERTAIN ELECTRICAL FEATURES. IT CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE IGNITION POSITION MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CERTAIN ELECTRICAL FEATURES AND/OR A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND/OR POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSIST. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER 1-800-853-1403 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART IN AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN. I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING AND QUITE FRANKLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE MY CAR TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND POSSIBLY CRASH. IN MY OPINION THAT IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AND WAITING TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN 4-5 MONTHS SINCE THE NOTICE WAS MAILED OUT. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO STILL NOT HAVE THE PART IN AND/OR AN ETA ON WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN STOCK? HAVING ENDING THE RECALL NOTICE WITH "WE'RE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE, BUT WE ARE SINCERELY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY" DOESN'T EXACTLY SPEAK TO THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER. FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND STILL NO ETA ON WHEN THE PART WILL BE HERE. HOW CONCERNED IS CHRYSLER? PLEASE, ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF, BUT ALSO FOR ALL OF THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE TO HEAR THIS NON-SENSE FROM CHRYSLER. THIS IS PUTTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERTY; ONCE TURNED OFF- VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR DAY(S) AT A TIME; DEALERSHIP MANAGER STATED TO ?USE CAUTION? BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND THAT THERE IS NO KNOW FIX TO RECALL P57; CONTACTED CHRYSLER FOR A LOANER VEHICLE, MULTIPLE TIMES, AND EXPRESSED SAFETY CONCERNS ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER MONTH; CHRYSLER IS NOT WILL TO GIVE A LONER, AND STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN, AND THAT A VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE "TURNING OFF" IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, AND THEIR POLICY IS TO NOT GIVE LOANERS FOR RECALLS; ATTEMPTED TO GET A TIME FROM CHRYSLER SUPERVISOR WITHOUT ANY LUCK; THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. I AM UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE WHILE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. *JS

MY TRANSMISSION GOES FROM DRIVE TO 4TH GEAR ON ITS OWN AND STAYS THERE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ALSO MY ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS COME OFF AND ON & ALSO WATER IS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE AROUND THE MOLDING THIS VEHICLE IS A DEFECT AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR