2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

STRESS CRACKS AND FULL CRACKS AND BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS IF CAN'T OPEN DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. 3 OF THE 4 HANDLES HAVE MAJOR CRACK AND ONE IS FULLY BROKEN. *TR

THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAS PRACTICALLY DISSOLVED. THE METAL IS TOO THIN OR IT SHOULD OF HAD A PROTECTIVE COATING. PERHAPS BOTH.*DT *TR *TR

I TOOK JEEP IN FOR RECALL N23 AND THEY FLASHED IT. AFTER I PICKED IT UP THE SERVICE 4WD DRIVE CODE KEEPS POPPING UP. 4X4 DOES NOT KICK IN. UNLESS I REMOVE THE FED MYSELF FUSE AND PUT BACK IN THEN IT WILL WORK. BUT AFTER A WHILE 4WD SERVICE TURNS ON AGAIN. *TR

ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS UP, FLASHES/FLUTTER/FLICKERS, RADIO SHUTS OFF, HVAC SYSTEM SHUTS OFF, BUT ENGINE STILL RUNS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS ON, HOWEVER IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION OR IN PARK.. BUT I DO NOT SEE A PATTERN BEYOND THAT (LIKE WHEN IT RAINS OR IS HUMID). I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN BY JUGGLING MY IGNITION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS A THING, BUT THAT NEVER INITIATES THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INTERIOR OF MY JEEP ARE VERY BRITTLE. 2 OUT OF 4 HANDLES ARE CURRENTLY BROKEN AS THEY ARE MADE ONLY OF PLASTIC. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE AS IT POSES A SAFETY RISK. MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE, THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, I AM FEARFUL FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY IN THIS CAR.

THE JEEP HAS STARTING PROMBLES IT WILL RUN AND START FINE THEN THE NEXT IT DOSE NOT WANT TO START. SO I COULD JUST RUN IN THE STORE AND COME OUT AND IT WON'T START AND I HAVE TO SIT A HOUR OR TWO AND THEN IT STARTS AGINE. IT DOSE THIS AFTER RUNNING TO THREE PLACES IT WILL STALL AGINE ON ME AND WON'T START. I HAVE BRAND NEW STARTER IN IT AND BATTERY. HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND ITS FINE AND ALSO THERE WAS RECALL ON INGINTION SWITCH AND THAT GOT REPLACED BUT STILL HAVING PROMBLES WITH IT STARTING.

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO (3.7 LITER V6) HAS ABOUT 78,500 MILES. IN 2018 MY JEEP HAD AN ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT INCIDENT. I HAD THE OBDII READ BY O'REILLY AUTO PARTS FOR THE FAILURE CODES. THE CODES DOWNLOADED WERE U0404 & P0700. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED, 'DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE AND IT SHOULD GO AWAY', HE WAS RIGHT - THE FAILURE CODE (DASH LIGHT) WENT AWAY. NOW, FEB. 7, 2020 MY ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WENT ON. AGAIN I WENT TO O'REILLY AUTO PART TO HAVE THE OBDII ERROR CODES READ. AGAIN, THE ERROR CODES CAME UP U0404 & P0700. I DID SOME RESEARCH (ON THE WEB) AND FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT ADDRESSED THESE TWO EXACT FAILURE CODES. PLEASE SEE THE YOUTUBE VIDEO, WEB ADDRESS, BELOW THAT EXPLAINS THE FAILURE AND REPAIR. HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YD71KNUO2AU THIS VIDEO CLEARLY SHOWS THE REASON FOR THESE TWO ERROR CODES. THE SHIFTING CONSOLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) HAS ALLOWED (OVER TIME) THE TRANSFER OF MATERIAL BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DRIVE SELECTION POINTS (DRIVE, REVERSE, PARK) ON THE PCB TO BE SHORT CIRCUITED (BRIDGED) CAUSING A FALSE SIGNAL TO THE OTHER CONTROL DEVICES. THIS IS NOT LISTED AS A SERVICEABLE ITEM BY JEEP. AS A RESULT JEEP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STATE THAT THIS IS A SERVICE PREVENTABLE FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY COMPLAINT.

MY INTERIOR HANDLES ON ALL 4 DOORS HAVE BEEN CRACKED FOR YEARS BUT NOW THEY ARE COMPLETELY CRUMBLED. AT FIRST, I HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEATS, THEN, WHOMEVER WAS IN MY PASSENGER SEAT, THEY HAD TO WAIT FOR ME TO GO AROUND & OPEN THE DOOR FOR THEM. THEY COULD NOT GET OUT FROM THE INSIDE. IT WAS A HASSLE BUT I MOSTLY DRIVE ALONE, SO I TOLERATED IT. AS OF YESTERDAY, I NOW HAVE TO OPEN MY WINDOW, (DRIVERS SIDE), TO OPEN MY DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT'S CRACK TO THE POINT, THAT I CAN'T OPEN MY DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ANY LONGER. IT'S A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT & NEEDED TO GET OUT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO. YEARS AGO, THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN CLEARWATER, FL. WAS GOING TO REPLACE DOOR PANELS, TO REPLACE THE HANDLES, BUT THE DISTRICT MGR THAT OK'D WAS TRANSFERRED & THE NEW DISTRICT MGR. REFUSED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, COULD BE A MATTER OF LIFE & DEATH. I'M HOPING & PRAYING YOU WILL DO SOMETHING TO REMEDY THIS. IF NOT, I'M THINKING OF CALLING THE LOCAL NEWS. ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES HAVE CRACKED, BROKEN & CRUMBLED. DOOR HANDLES ARE TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE ' IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION DRIVER & PASSENGERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND EXITING A FREEWAY, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 15 MPH. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND MANAGED TO DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM KOESTNER INC (218 N MAIN ST, PLAINWELL, MI 49080, (269) 685-6854) TO BE DIAGNOSED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS AND AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRICAL BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES STARTED PULSATING, BUT THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE AT HER HOME. THREE WEEKS AGO, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH BECAUSE THE BRAKES SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS CRACKED. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED, BUT WAS TREATED BY A DOCTOR AFTER THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE CRASH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE BRAKING FAILURE WERE KNOWN OF BEFOREHAND. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OF A BRAKING FAILURE BEFORE THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER RUDELY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.