2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

MY JEEP HAS EXPERIENCED THREE ELECTRICAL FAILURES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS APART. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE BATTERY DIED OVERNIGHT EACH TIME. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY BUT SIX MONTHS LATER IT DRAINED TOO. I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY JUMP-START THE VEHICLE AFTER EACH INCIDENT. TRANSMISSION----I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DOWN-SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO A LOWER GEAR. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN AT ABOUT 46000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS DEFECTIVE SHIFTER CONTROL. BEFORE I HAD IT REPAIRED (EST. $1000) IT BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY, THAT IS, UNTIL TODAY. I LEFT A PARKING LOT AND MERGED INTO TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT BECAUSE I COULDN'T GET THE JEEP TO GO ANY FASTER THAN 28 MPH. IT SEEMED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN FIRST. ALSO THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION THAT SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED BY THE CHRYSLER CORP. OR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADM.. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THE GEAR SHIFT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HER TO FILE A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GLARE REFLECTING OFF THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, IMPAIRING THE CONTACTS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS PART OF THE AESTHETIC DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT BE CHANGED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FROM 30-40 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OIL VALVE, AIR FILTER AND CLEANED SEVERAL AREAS WITHIN THE ENGINE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A COMPLAINT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

ON OCT.5TH AS I WAS MERGING ONTO THE THRUWAY AT 55MPH THE TRUCK JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER JUST BARELY AVOIDING BEING REAR ENDED. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. YOU COULD PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE RPM'S WOULD GO SKY HIGH BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE WHILE IN DRIVE. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF,WAITED SEVERAL SECONDS,STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT MOVED IN DRIVE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND HAVE A OCT.7TH SERVICE CALL.THIS WAS A NEAR DEATH SITUATION THE SECOND TIME DUE TO THE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THIS VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING. AFTER LOOKING INTO THE MATTER THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND MAKE. IT APPEARS THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULES NEED REPLACING.AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I THOUGHT I WOULD FILE A COMPLAINT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

DRIVING AT NIGHT, DOING 50 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ENGINE CUT OFF - COULD NOT PULL OFF ROAD, APPLY BRAKES OR STEER.TOWED IN. "REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP" ONLY TO OCCUR AGAIN IN 6 DAYS WHEN ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AGAIN, SENT FOR REPAIR, FIVE DAYS IN SHOP. OCCURRED AGAIN THE VERY NEXT DAY - WOULD NOT START. HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP ANOTHER WEEK AND THEY STILL HAVE NO SOLUTION TO PROBLEM. HUSBAND IS TOTALLY DISABLED AND WE MUST HAVE A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT IT USED WITH ONLY 37,000 MILES ON IT SO WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE ALMOST NEW. CANNOT TAKE A CHANCE OF THE ENGINE CUTTING OFF WHILE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY! *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AT RANDOM. WHEN IT DOES, PROBLEMS ACCELERATING. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 OR SOMETIMES CAR "SPUTTERS" JERKING A LOT. SOMETIMES AT RED LIGHTS, RAIL ROAD CROSSINGS, ANYTHING REALLY WHERE THE CAR IS STOPPED, CAR WILL NOT RESUME DRIVING AND CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND I AM REVING IT UP. ELECTRONIC DASH PUTS A BRACKET OVER EACH GEAR, P R N D, ALL AT ONCE. WHEN ENGINE LIGHT IS ON IT IS ON FOR A PERIOD OF DAYS. WHEN I TURN THE CAR ON AND PUT IT IN TO DRIVE IT MAKES THE MOST HORRIBLE SOUND AS IF I BACKED INTO A WALL AND JERKS. SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON IT'S AS IF I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING THROUGH MY AIR VENTS. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER OR ANY SHOP JUST FOR A DIAGNOSIS IT'S JUST MY LUCK THAT THE LIGHT TURNS OFF AND THEY TELL ME MY CAR IS FINE. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FROM LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS!!! *TT

STALLING ISSUES WITH 5.7 HEMI JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND. VEHICLE STALLS AT RANDOM BUT AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMING TO A STOP. HAPPENS APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 4 TIMES PER MONTH (ABOUT ONCE A WEEK). VEHICLE LOSES COMPLETE POWER, BRAKES, STEERING, ETC. HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. ONLY WAY TO RESTART IS TO PUT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BUT STORES P0884 CODE. DEALER CAN NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM BUT NOTICES CODE. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A FIX OR DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX. VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON RAILROAD TRACKS, 5PM TRAFFIC, AND WORSE POSSIBLE TIMES AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE. THE CONTACT STATED THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,601.