2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

STARTED WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHING, THEN IT SLOWED VEHICLE FELT LIKE BRAKES WERE ON, GAVE IT MORE GAS AND GOT NO SPEED INCREASE, PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AND THEN IT SEEMED TO SURGE AND SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. THIS WAS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION &COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL. AFTER THIS! IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL DRIVING. NEXT DAY TOOK A 110 MILE TRIP TRAVELING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY NO ISSUES UNTIL I ARRIVED AT DESTINATION PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND PUT IN PARK AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ABS, ESP, BAS, &TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHING & SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE... I HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL I STOPPED... WHEN I STARTED UP TO RETURN HOME ALL THE ABOVE LIGHTS STAYED ON BACKED UP OUT OF DRIVEWAY , WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND GAVE IT GAS IT STARTED TO MAKE A BAD GRINDING SOUND LIKE METAL ON METAL A CLUNKING SOUND AND DID NO'T RESPOND TO FUEL PEDDLE. I INCREASED SPEED THEN I FELT IT RELEASE LIKE PARK BRAKE BEING RELEASED... IT DROVE NORMAL BACK HOME DASH LIGHTS STILL ON,... 110 MILE TRIP DOING 70 MOST OF THE WAY... AT HOME I USED THE BUILT IN VEHICLE SCANNER AND GOT CODE U1417 WHICH INDICATES FRONT LEFT WHEEL SENSOR... I REPLACED BOTH SIDES SAME GRINDING SOUND, REPLACED THE 2 BACK SENSOR... NOW I HAVE NO LIGHTS ON DASH AND NO GRINDING CLUNKING SOUNDS NO SOUNDS AT ALL. BUT WHEN I DRIVE I GET THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASHING GIVING IT GAS I CAN NO'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 25 MPH ,SEEMS TO RELEASE AT LOWER SPEEDS BELOW 25MPH BUT IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE ON AND SOMETHING IT DECREASING ENGINE POWER... THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM! WHEN I PULLED UNTO TRAFFIC AND I COULD NO'T GET UP TO SPEED I ALMOST GOT INTO A BROADSIDE ACCIDENT... I THOUGHT I HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM TESTED IT IN MY DRIVEWAY NO DASH LIGHTS ON ,AND NO GRINDING OR CLUNKING SOUND SO WHAT IS IT NOW? ... IS IT SOME TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A FATHOM PROBLEM A LOT OF JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVING!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACCELERATION, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE AT FIRST DID NOT RESPOND BUT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSFER CASE UPDATED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,100. ..UPDATED 12-05-13 *BF

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 5.7L HEMI AND THE TRUCK JUST CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING AND THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAR RESTARTED AFTER A FEW TRIES AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. AS I SEE THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 5.7L HEMI JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND'S AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. IT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND A HUGE LAWSUIT AGAINST JEEP. THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED INTO AN A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR ALL THE OTHER JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE UNTIED STATES. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR JERKED REAL HARD AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY ABILITY TO DRIVE MY CAR WAS USELESS. MY JEEP SLOWED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. AS I WAS TRYING TO RESTART MY JEEP IT JUST KEEP MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND WOULDN'T STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND REINSERT THE KEY AND TRY TO START THE JEEP. AFTER 3 TRIES IT STARTED AND I WENT TO DRIVE OFF AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING MY JEEP DID IT AGAIN FINALLY IT STAYED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. MY JEEP SOUNDED REAL STRANGE NOT LIKE NORMAL. THIS IS THE 5 OR 6TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAD MY JEEP NOT EVEN A YEAR TO DATE. *TR

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT VIOLENT WOBBLING INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVEN AT SPEEDS 30-MPH & GREATER. VEHICLE IS NEVER USED OFF ROAD. JEEP HAS BEEN IN SHOP 56-DAYS CUMULATIVE SINCE AUG 09, JEEP KEEPS SAYING PARTS ARE BACKORDERED. I PICKED UP CAR TWO TIMES AFTER REPAIRS & HAD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK TO JEEP WITHIN A DAY BOTH TIMES BECAUSE PROBLEM RECURS. DEALER HAS CHARGED FOR 3 SEPARATE REPAIRS AND PROBLEM IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I PAID FOR FIRST REPAIR A FRONT END BUSHING OUT OF POCKET $220.00 TO FIX THIS WOBBLE, WHICH DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. MY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY THEN PAID JEEP FOR A NEW DRIVE SHAFT REPLACEMENT $1,348.00 TO FIX THE WOBBLE, WHICH DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. MY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY THEN PAID JEEP $2,165.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO FIX THE WOBBLE AND TOLD JEEP THEY HAD TO GUARANTEE THE REPAIR OR WOULD NEED REIMBURSEMENT. JEEP REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND INSURANCE PAID THEM FOR REPAIR. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN 24-HOURS AND WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40-MPH. CAR IS NOW BACK AT JEEP SERVICE AS OF 10/05/13. I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM CHRYSLER JEEP. IT HAS ALWAYS ONLY BEEN USED FOR HOME PRIVATE USE. ALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE JEEP PARTS. EVEN THE TIRES WHEN REPLACED ARE THE SAME EXACT MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAD CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS FIRST BOUGHT. JEEP LAST SAID BEFORE I PICKED UP CAR AFTER THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER THAT THEY DROVE CAR 100 MILES AND DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE AGAIN. AFTER I PICKED UP CAR WOBBLE OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 24-HOURS / UNDER 30-MILES OF DRIVING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK JEEP WAS UPSET AND SAID THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT BEFORE I PICKED IT UP AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REIMBURSE MY INSURANCE IF THIS WASN'T FIXED. NOW WHAT? THE CAR IS NOW BACK AT JEEP SINCE YESTERDAY OCT 06. YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR THAT I AM USING. *TR

SUMMARY: THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED POWER WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC. IT WAS NECESSARY TO MOVE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND EXIT THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT IS UNSAFE WHEN THE CONDITION OCCURS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION POWER SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION SWIRL UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ..UPDATED 10/30/13 *BF UPDATED 10/31/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED EACH TIME AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS WHERE VARIOUS PARTS WERE REPLACED AND SOFTWARE UPDATES WERE PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,821. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND ALL LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP STARTED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE VEHICLE FAILURE, WAS DUE TO THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE.