2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

* WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY. THE HEADLIGHTS LEVELING WAS NOT WORKING AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHOWN ABOUT 25 FEET INFRONT OF THE CAR AND WOULD NOT RAISE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT LEVELING SENSOR SHOWED A FAULT CODE THAT IT HAD FAILED BUT IT WAS NOT ACTING UP WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT. THEY SAID BRING IT BACK WHEN IT FAILS CONSTANTLY. IT IS NOW FAILING CONSTANTLY. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT, HEAD LIGHTS, RADIO AND THE DRIVER SEAT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,379.

HAD THE N23 RECALL DONE ON OCT 7/14. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING. RADIO STAYED ON. DASH LIGHTS COMPLETELY BLANK. POWER STEERING GONE, POWER BRAKES GONE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN SAME DAY. IN FIRST INCIDENT, MANAGED TO SLOWLY GET VEHICLE OVER ON SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK AND RESTART. SECOND INCIDENT, SHUT DOWN ON BUSY CITY ROAD AT LOW SPEED WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED, PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE BACK AT DEALER TODAY! WISH I HAD NEVER DONE THE RECALL WORK! NO PROBLEMS AT ALL BEFORE THAT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES MY CAR STALLED OUT. THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF DISABLING BREAKING, STEERING AND MAKING MY GEARS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE LEAVING ME HELPLESS IN STOPPING THIS MOVING VEHICLE. I FINALLY HAD TO WITH A MY STRENGTH PUNCH THE GEAR INTO PARK WHERE MY CAR THEN FINALLY STOPPED MOVING. I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH BUT IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF OCCURRED IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, THIS LETTER WHICH HAVE A MUCH DIFFERENT TONE. I TRIED CALLING JEEP TO EXPLAIN WHAT OCCURRED NOT ONLY BECAUSE I FELT THEIR CAR FAILED AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR MY EXPENSES ON THEIR FAILED PART, BUT ALSO TO NOTE IT FOR A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS OCCURRING WITH THIS JEEP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE RECALLS SO NO ONE GETS HURTS AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I AM LUCKY MY OUTCOME DID NOT END IN A WORSE WAY! *TR

KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION AFTER DRIVING OR ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

INCIDENT 1 (9/23/2014): DRIVING AT 25MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD "CLUNK" SOUND AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME TRIP. NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT, NO OTHER ISSUES DRIVING. INCIDENT 2 (9/30/2014): DRIVING LESS THAN 5MPH IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT LOUD CLUNK WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. LOSS OF POWER AND POWER BRAKING. WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND CYCLE THE ENGINE OFF AND ON TO RESTART. VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY WITH NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ON 9/18/2014, SO UNSURE IF THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF UNRESOLVED ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEGINNING AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IN 2009, THE IGNITION SWITCH BEGAN TO FAIL AND THE KEY FOB WAS REPLACED. DUE TO A VIN NUMBER ISSUE WITH A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE KEY ASSEMBLIES THOUGH THEY WERE REPLACING IDENTICAL ASSEMBLIES ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT USED THE SAME MODULES. SEVERAL "REPROGRAMMING" HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TO CLEAR PROBLEMS. SPECIFIC ISSUES INCLUDE: 1. ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT STEMS FROM THE OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. FOR EXAMPLE THE ENGINE WILL START BUT THE VEHICLE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE RADIO/NAVIGATION WILL NOT WORK UNTIL YOU JIGGLE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY FOB. 2. CHRONIC FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED AND YOU WILL LOSE THROTTLE CONTROL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LIGHTING OF AN SPECIFIC IDIOT LIGHT ON THE DASH. HOWEVER, THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN BE RESTORED BY ONLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES TO RESET THE ELECTRONICS. 3. CHRONIC FAILURE OF THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS PROPER CORRECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY A FULL WARRANTY AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THESE PROBLEMS WERE NEVER REPAIRED. DUE TO SPORADIC AND RANDOM NATURE OF THE SYSTEMS FAULTS, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS. 4. DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO CLEAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BLAME ISSUES ON THE FACT THIS UNIT HAS A DIESEL ENGINE. LOCAL WATERWAY CAR WASH IS REFUSING TO WASH THESE VEHICLES DUE TO RAPID AND UNATTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES WHICH HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS AT THEIR CAR WASHES. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DOCUMENTED BY CALLING THEM BY TELEPHONE. THEY CONSIDER THE VEHICLES TO BE A SAFETY RISK. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.