2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH 14V-567 RECALL NOTICE PROBLEMS. *LD *TR

TAKATA RECALL (POSSIBLY). THE JEEP WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. AN EMBER CAME OUT OF IT AND FELL ON THE CARPET IN THE BACK AND BURNED A HOLE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE METAL, NOW MY CLUSTER PANEL IS GOING NUTS AND ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE OF MY JEEP TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. *TT

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AN ISSUE IN ONE OF THE AREAS NOTED, USUALLY WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE LEFT SUCH AS ON AN "ON" RAMP. THE DRIVE TRAIN HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY BOTH INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AS WELL AS JEEP'S AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER IN YONKER'S, NY WITH REPORTS OF NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE. THE JEEP SERVICE CENTER HAS STATED THAT WHILE THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE MALFUNCTION, THEY ARE INCAPABLE OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, SUGGESTING IT BE DRIVEN BY THE OWNER "UNTIL IT WORSENS".

BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER SHUTS OFF TO HEATED SEATS. ELECTRICAL FIRE SMELL COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BATTERY WAS REPLACED LAST MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND FAILED TO RESTART RIGHT AWAY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND RECURRED OVER FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO CRANK, BUT FAILED TO START MORE THAN ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED FIVE TSBS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THREE RECALLS ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE DEALER (ROUTE 18 CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 400 NJ-18, EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ 08816, (732) 387-2600) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF, THE KEY BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THE OFF AND RUN POSITIONS. IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY, THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES UNTIL A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE REMOVING THE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A JEEP DEALER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE EVER SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2014. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (104TH 1800 W 104TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80234, (720) 907-0928), BUT HE COULD NOT RECALL THE DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS THAT WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), WHICH HE BELIEVED WAS THE FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRNED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL ON PARTS P57 AND P73 ON VEHICLE. *LD *JS

STEERING COLUMN/AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING DEFECTIVE/ISSUE LIKE WITH THE JEEP WRANGLER RECALL. HAVING TO REPLACE AND THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL IN MY OPINION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, AN ABNORMAL CHIMING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE BATTERY INDICATOR FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BATTERY WAS CHECKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (CAPITAL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 200 WATERFIELD RIDGE PL, GARNER, NC 27529). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE IGNITION SWITCH HAVE PROBLEM SOMETIME PUP OUT BY SELF. AND AIR BAG LIGHT IT'S ON AND BEEP TO MUCH.