2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

PURCHASED 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 5.7 ON 11/30/2012. ON 12/04/2012 I EXPERIENCED STALLING WHILE DECELERATING TO STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED SHOWING CODE P0884. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP WHEN I TURNED THE KEY WITH NO SIGNS OF HESITATION. EVER SINCE THAT DAY, MY VEHICLE STALLS ON AVERAGE ABOUT 8-10 TIMES PER WEEK DEPENDING ON HOW OFTEN I USE THE VEHICLE. IT STALLS MAINLY DURING IDLE OR COMING TO A STOP AND THE MOST FRIGHTENING STALL I HAVE EXPERIENCED WAS WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED, AND INSTANTLY RESTARTED ITSELF. BOTH TIMES I EXPERIENCED STALLING AT HIGH SPEED WAS WHEN I WAS DOING ABOUT 60MPH AND BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ITSELF ON ITS OWN. BUT EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE STALLS, I LOOSE ALL POWER INCLUDING POWER STEERING WHICH WORRIES ME VERY MUCH. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND WITH THE 5.7 MOTOR OWNER EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I AM ONE OF THE HUNDREDS ON OWNERS INVOLVED IN A GROUP DISCUSSION ON JEEPFORUM.COM WHERE WE DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM AND STEPS THAT JEEP, PRIVATE MECHANICS, AND/OR OWNERS THEMSELVES HAVE TAKEN TO CORRECT THIS STALLING PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO HAVE A SOLUTION. LOSS OF POWER AT 60MPH IS A VERY BIG ISSUE AND I WORRY THAT SOMEONE CAN BE VERY HURT OR KILLED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING DURING STALLING. I HOPE THIS ISSUE RAISES CONCERNS FOR MY VEHICLE AND I WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO ALLOW SOMEONE FROM THE NHTSA COME AND TEST DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE WHAT I AND HUNDREDS, POSSIBLY THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND IF YOU SHOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THIS PROBLEM, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME ANY TIME. *TR

THE FUEL RETURN ASSEMBLY ON THE 3.0L TURBO DIESEL ENGINE LEAKS FUEL DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE CLAMPS ON THE HOSES AND THE O-RING AT THE RETURN ASSEMBLY CONNECTION POINT. THIS HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY DAIMLER BENZ AND CHRYSLER AS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME POWERTRAIN AND COULD RESULT IN A FIRE BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

3.0 LITER CRD HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS FROM PURCHASE TO INCLUDE AIR INTAKE, OIL SYSTEMS, AND SEALS. ENGINE IS UNRELIABLE AND DOES NOT SEEM TO LAST MORE THAN 5,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING MAJOR REPAIRS. BASED OFF OF MY EXPERIENCES I BELIEVE THE ENGINE IS FAULTY AND CAN LEAD TO SAFETY ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. IN A 3 YEAR PERIOD VEHICLE HAS BEEN QUOTED AS NEEDING IN EXCESS OF $20,000 IN ENGINE REPAIRS. AIR INTAKE CLOGS WITH OIL. OIL SYSTEM LEAKS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO INCLUDE ENGINE OIL COOLER, AND INTAKE RUNNERS. BACK ENGINE OIL SEALS LEAK. TURBO CLOGS WITH ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE HAS 46,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

THERE ARE NO BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS OR BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN IT IS DARK, EVERYTHING WORKS IN THE DAY LIGHT, VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS IN REAR OF CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON THE EXPRESSWAY, WHEN SUDDENLY, MY JEEP BEGAN TO DECELERATE UNTIL IT REACHED ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR, EVEN THOUGH I MAINTAINED CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT SO I COASTED, AND PRESSED THE PEDAL A LITTLE HARDER, UNTIL EVENTUALLY, THE SUV LURCHED AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS STILL DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE VEHICLE DECELERATE TO 35 WHILE IT SEEMED THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED, AND THEN ACCELERATED AGAIN. AFTER THE ACCELERATION DROPPED AND THEN INCREASED THE SECOND TIME, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN 65 MILES PER HOUR UNTIL I EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY 15 MILES LATER NEAR MY HOME. DRIVING A VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS IS A HORRIBLE FEELING! I WAS SO AFRAID THAT A CAR OR TRUCK MOVING AT THE NORMAL SPEED WOULD CRASH INTO ME. IF THE TRAFFIC HAD BEEN HEAVIER, I WOULD HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE TERRIFYING, BECAUSE IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE, AND I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON OR HOW LONG I WOULD BE STRANDED. WE JUST HAD THE SUV'S ENGINE TUNED ONE MONTH AGO AT THE DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER, AND WE ALSO HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE SAME TIME. THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY EPISODES LIKE THIS UNTIL NOW. I'M ACTUALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE JEEP AGAIN! *TR

MY VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS WHILE AT IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, AND IT HAPPENS WHILE AT SPEED. IT HASN'T OCCURRED YET AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH. EVERYTIME IT STALLS, I GET A OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. I OCCASIONALLY RECEIVE A ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT AS WELL. I ALSO OCCASIONALLY RECEIVE A ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP)/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) INDICATOR LIGHT WHEN MY POWER STEERING CUTS OFF DUE TO THE ENGINE STALL. THE PROBLEM ALWAYS CORRECTS ITSELF UPON SHUTTING THE KEY OFF, AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE NOR RECREATE THE PROBLEM. FYI, I RECENTLY HAD MY 5 YEAR POWERTRAIN INSPECTION DONE BY THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP, AND MY JEEP PASSED WITH NO NOTED ISSUES. I HAVE INCLUDED A LINK TO A WEBSITE THAT SHOWS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. HERE'S THE LINK TO THE WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2007/JEEP/GRAND+CHEROKEE/ENGINE+AND+ENGINE+COOLING+SYSTEM. *TR

THIS IS A CONTINUING ISSUE. THE SPEED WILL SUDDENLY DECREASE TO 30 MILES PER HOUR WITHOUT ANY ACTION ON DRIVERS PART. THIS IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON BUSY ROADS. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE BUT AFTER READING REVIEWS IT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, THEN ISSUE A RECALL. THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN DOING ANYTHING. WE BAILED THEM OUT? *TR

ESM- ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE ISSUE: P, R, N, D, L ALL LIGHT UP SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE CAR GETS CONFUSED AS TO WHICH GEAR IT SHOULD BE USING.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. IT SHIFTS ROUGHLY. OFTEN THE CAR LOSES POWER DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE, HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALL??? THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN, AND THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THIS IS RECALLED??? PS-YOUR VEHICLE DROP BOX DOES NOT WORK. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, HE POWERED OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH RESTARTED AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

THE VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR THE RPMS WILL SHOOT UP BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. IF YOU STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL IT WILL SOMETIMES FIX ITSELF BUT NOT ALWAYS AND THIS IS NOT A GOOD OPTION TO RESORT TO IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THIS VEHICLE WILL ALSO DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED SLOWING YOUR CAR WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS IF DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH OTHER VEHICLES AROUND. WAS TOLD REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE (AT $1100) MAY POSSIBLY FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT SURE THAT THIS WOULD REMEDY THE ISSUE. *TR