2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AIR PRESSURE SENSING TIRE VALVES THAT ARE MADE OF A SUBSTANDARD METAL THAT CORRODES AND BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME I HAD AN ISSUE THE TIP OF THE VALVE BROKE AND THE TIRE COULD NOT BE INFLATED. THE SECOND TIME, TODAY, THE VALVE BROKE IN HALF AND THE TIRE DEFLATED IN ABOUT TEN SECONDS. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING. I REPLACED THE PART AT THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY STATED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PART AND THAT A NEW PART HAD BEEN MADE THAT WOULD NOT CORRODE. THE FACT THAT IT HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OF THE FOUR SENSORS SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. CLEARLY SUCH A BLOW OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD HAVE PUT MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF THOSE NEAR ME IN JEOPARDY. *TR

WHILE CHECKING THE TIRE PRESSURE ON A CUSTOMER'S VEHICLE, THE TIRE VALVE ON THE TPMS SENSOR BROKE. *JS

I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ENGINE HAS SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN JANUARY 2014 IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS AT ABOUT 50MPH. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE KEY OFF THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THERE SEEMED TO BE NO ADVERSE EFFECTS THEREAFTER SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A RANDOM EVENT. THEN ONE WEEK LATER DRIVING ON A LIGHTLY TRAFFICKED HIGHWAY IN WY AT ABOUT 60MPH, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE ENGINE AGAIN SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SHOULDER AND SWITCHED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I HAD MY LOCAL MECHANIC CHECK THE VEHICLE OVER AND HAD HIM CHECK THE COMPUTER FOR FAULTS. AFTER THE CHECKUP I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS SETTLED. THEN IN MARCH DRIVING DOWN A WINDING MOUNTAIN ROAD NEAR BOISE ID THE ENGINE AGAIN SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND I STEERED TO THE ROAD SIDE WHERE I SWITCHED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THERE AFTER I READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE CONCERNING SOME JEEP MODELS. I PUT MY VIN NUMBER IN THE JEEP WEBSITE AND IT SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR IT. I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALER IN HOPES THERE IS A RESOLUTION FOR THIS SEEMINGLY CHRONIC SERIOUS PROBLEM. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,742.

THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN, I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED JUST A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT BUT DRIVING TO DIFFERENT STATE. SINCE THEN, IT HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND SINCE THERE IS NO ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD STALL AT ANY SPEED, TEMPERATURE OR ANY CONDITION. I AM AFRAID THAT IT MAY STALL AT THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. ALTHOUGH IT WOULD START RIGHT AWAY BUT SOMETIMES IT TAKE 3-4 TIMES TO TURN OVER. I HOPE CHRYSLER WOULD FIND A FIX FOR THIS. *TR

THE TRANSFER CASE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT TO TOW BEHIND MY MOTORHOME. I AM 2,000 MILES FROM HOME AND THE FAULT WOULD REQUIRE MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE JEEP HOME INSTEAD OF HAVING IT TOWED BEHIND THE MOTORHOME. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WE TAKE TURNS DRIVING SO THERE IS AN ALERT DRIVER AT ALL TIMES, DRIVING SEPARATE VEHICLES WOULD REQUIRE TWICE THE DRIVE TIME. THIS ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY CHRYSLER WHEN THEY DID RECALL N23. THE RECALL WAS NOT PROPERLY TESTED RESULTING IN THE TRANSFER CASE TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

AFTER APPLICATION OF SAFETY RECALL N23/ NHTSA 13V-175. REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. 2005 - 2010. (WK) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2006 - 2010. (XK) JEEP COMMANDER, THE TRANSFER CASE OF OUR GRAND CHEROKEE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF 4-HIGH TO 4-LOW. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO USE THE VEHICLE TO LAUNCH A 7000 POUND SAIL BOAT ON A MARINA LAUNCH RAMP ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER THE N23 REPROGRAM WAS MADE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS BY CREATING AN UNEXPECTED SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS TURNED ON THEN OFF. SINCE THEN VEHICLE WILL START AFTER 15 ATTEMPTS AND THEN SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT ALL. LIGHTS COME ON BUT WILL NOT START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC TURBO WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SWIRL VALVES AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

AFTER APPLICATION OF SAFETY RECALL N23/ NHTSA 13V-175. REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. 2005 - 2010. (WK) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2006 - 2010. (XK) JEEP COMMANDER, THE TRANSFER CASE OF OUR CAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF 4-HIGH TO EITHER NEUTRAL OR 4-LOW. CONSEQUENTLY A MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENT HAS BEEN DESTROYED. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND MAY NOT CORRECT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. THOUSANDS OF JEEP VEHICLES SUBJECTED TO THIS RECALL HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME LOSS OF FUNCTION. HOW DOES NHTSA, OR WE, KNOW THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY FIXED? IT IS OBVIOUS THE SOFTWARE USED IN THIS RECALL WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO SUFFICIENT TESTING TO VALIDATE IT. I THEREFORE FEAR MY CAR IS JUST AS LIABLE TO HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT NOW AS IT DID BEFORE THE RECALL. I WILL CONTINUE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE UNTIL THE ISSUE IS FIXED COSTING THEM TIME AND MONEY AS I WILL NOT BE PAYING FOR ANY FURTHER SERVICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *TR