2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN 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 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

YET AGAIN THE JEEP DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY DOES NOT START. HAD IT REPAIRED IN JUNE 2014. TODAY 7/14/14 IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND SEE THAT THERE WAS AN EXACT MATCH TO OUR PROBLEMS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE HAD THE LOCKED WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS TOO. I CALLED JEEP THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID ALTHOUGH OUR PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL, OUR SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT INVOLVED. THEY NEE TO EXPAND THE RECALL BASED ON THE PROBLEMS OR PEOPLE WILL BE HARMED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAULTY VEHICLE. THE JEEP JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH. I NARROWLY AVOIDED ONE SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS. MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE. *TR

I FILED A COMPLAINT BACK IN JANUARY 2014 REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IT WENT NO WHERE WITH NHTSA. CHRYSLER/FIAT SENT OUT RECALL N23...THEIR FIX FOR VEHICLES THAT MIGHT ROLL WHEN REMOTE START WAS USED.THIS RECALL REPROGRAMMING CAUSED JEEPS TO LOOSE 4X4, 4X4LOW ETC. SOME GET STUCK IN 4LOW, SOME IN 2HIGH. AFTER ALMOST $700 AND MONTHS OF AGGRAVATION, PAYING TO REPLACE MY ACTUATOR (WHICH WAS FINE!), I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH NO 4X4, 4X4 LOW OR ABILITY TO SHIFT TRANSFER CASE INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER CLEAR THE ERROR CODES AGAIN! I AM REALTOR IN UPSTATE NY AND USE MY 4X4 REGULARLY!! I DON'T WANT TO GET UP ON SOME MOUNTAIN DIRT ROAD AND FIND OUT I DON'T HAVE MY STABILITY CONTROL, 4X4LOW OR OTHER! THIS IS A GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE THAT USE 4X4 LOW ESPECIALLY. DURING THIS PAST WINTER I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE REGULAR 4X4 AND MY JEEP FISHTAILED IN THE SNOW. PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE RECALL. CONSUMER STATES RECALL REPAIR DAMAGED VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN OCTOBER 2013. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME, IT DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. IT WASN'T UNTIL JANUARY 2014, THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO TOWABLE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSFER CASE MOTOR, AND CHRYSLER WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, BUT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SIX MONTHS. THE CONSUMER FILED A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER, AND FIVE WEEKS LATER THE PART ARRIVED, AND WAS EVENTUALLY INSTALLED. LATE APRIL 2014, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO TOWABLE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AGAIN. THE DEALER GUARANTEED THAT IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT, IT DID HAPPEN AGAIN, AND A WARNING APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, THAT READ SERVICE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THERE WAS NO PERMANENT FIX AT THE MOMENT. *JB

MY JEEP STALLS EVERY MONTH OR EVERY MONTH. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A YEAR REGARDING THIS ISSUE. JEEP STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH RATE OF SPEEDS. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS TO ME AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY ROAD IS A 50 MPH ROAD AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART MY JEEP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS NO MATTER WHAT ROAD I AM ON, BUT I DO LIVE ON A MAJOR ROAD WHICH HAS LOTS OF TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT SEEM TO FIND WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THIS STALLING AND SAYS NO CODES SHOW IN THE COMPUTER. I PUT THE LATEST STALLING EPISODE ABOVE. CHRYSLER REALLY NEEDS TO STEP-UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. LOSE ENGINE, LIGHTS, BRAKES, STEERING, AND AIR BAGS. I NO LONGER FEEL I CAN SAFELY OPERATE THIS VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY WITH MULTIPLE LANES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PART(S) AT THEIR COST. THEY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS CONDITION IN 2008 VEHICLES SINCE 2008. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,006. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING ON AN ONRAMP TO THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY TRUCK SHUT OFF AND LOST ALL POWER TO MOTOR.. HAD TO COST TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND TRY TO RESTART VEHICLE.. THIS PUT ME IN DANGER OF NOT ONLY CAUSING A MAJOR HIGHWAY CRASH LEADING TO INJURY AND DEATH BUT ALSO HAD TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS STILL WRONG WITH THIS TRUCK.. THE ONLY WAY TO START THIS VEHICLE IS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.. PUT IT INTO PARK... REMOVE THE KEY FOB ... RE INSERT KEY FOB AND TRUCK STARTS RIGHT BACK UP... SINCE 2008 I HAVE FILLED REPORTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENING.. AND NO FIX HAS COME FROM JEEP OR A RECALL FORCING ACTION OF THESE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES.. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LINE GOING BACK TO 2007 AND STILL YOU OR CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION. PLEASE MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS DRIVING ON THE ROAD COULD BE SAVED BE A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE ... I ASK YOU WILL IT TAKE ME DEATH OR THE DEATH OF OTHERS TO GET A RESPONSE FROM SOME ONE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DIESEL LIMITED TWO WHEEL DRIVE. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH 92,289 MILES. AT 93,290 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ACCORDING TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE EEG VALVE AND BATTERY WAS BAD. SO I REPLACED THE GR VALVE IN THE BATTERY. PERIODICALLY SINCE THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN GO OFF. ON A TRIP TO OHIO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR DIED ON THE FREEWAY DURING A RAINSTORM. IT WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE AIRFLOW CONTROL VALVE WAS BAD, BUT THEY NEEDED TO PULL THE BATTERY OUT AND DISCONNECT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE TO GET A TRUE READING AND MAKE SURE IT WAS THE AIRFLOW CONTROL VALVE. THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE BATTERY. UPON PULLING THE BATTERY AND BOX THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THERE WAS BATTERY ACID ON THE POWER CONTROL MODULE AND ON THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. I WAS TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO GET PROPER READINGS THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS FOR A TOTAL COST OF $2091. AND THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT AFTER THIS WAS DONE THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER PROBLEM. I BELIEVE ALL THE PROBLEMS MAY HAVE BEEN FALSE READINGS BECAUSE BATTERY ACID HAD EATEN THROUGH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND DAMAGED THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR, CAUSING FALSE READINGS WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. I DO NOT HAVE $3000 A MONTH TO INVEST IN THIS VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO FIND ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP ME!!! *TR