2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *BF THE TIRE DAMAGED THE FRONT FENDER WHEN IT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE TWO WEEKS AGO. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0174-91. *JB

THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ALMOST EVERY DAY FOR TWO MONTHS. I WILL DESCRIBE ONE INCIDENT, WHICH OCCURRED THIS EVENING AROUND 11PM. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN MY ACCELERATOR STOPPED HAVING ANY EFFECT ON MY CAR. ALL OF THE GAUGES DIED (SO THE FUEL REPORTED EMPTY, THE SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS NOT MOVING, ETC) - ALL OF THIS WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WENT AWAY. AS I'VE SAID, THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE A DAY FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. SO FAR THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED AND IT WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE FAILURE RECURRED. AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN CONSISTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,300.

2007 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 3.0L DIESEL. FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL ALL COME ON SIMILAR TO WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED. RECENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH WILL SHUT OFF AS WELL. IF THIS WERE A GAS ENGINE THE ENGINE WOULD PROBABLY ALSO STALL. NUMEROUS TIMES AT THE DEALER NO CHANGE. I BELIEVE THIS RELATED TO THE 2008 GRAND CHEROKEE RECALL. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN DRIVE, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR WITHOUT MANUAL ASSISTANCE. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE UNSUCCESSFULLY. I THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE. DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAID THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN 4TH EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I THEN PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND RESUMED MY TRIP. ALSO, ON A SECOND OCCASION, DRIVING WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, STARTING FROM A STOP, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. PUT TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND RESUMED TRIP WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. *TR

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE -- INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AT APPROX 55 MPH. ENTIRE FRONT END OF VEHICLE DESTROYED, $7700 DAMAGE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 GRAND CHEROKEE AWAY AT COLLEGE. SEVERAL TIMES AS SHE WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROADS WITH TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO GO NEUTRAL AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS LIT CIRCLED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN ALL GEARS, BUT WAS NOT "DRIVING". WHEN IT FINALLY KICKED BACK INTO GEAR IT ACCELERATED QUICKLY. SHE HAD TO BREAK AND PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED AN ELECTRONIC MODULE. THIS COULD BE A DEADLY FAILURE. TWO DEALERSHIPS' SERVICE DEPARTMENTS I HAVE ASKED HAVE HEARD OF IT BUT SAY IT ISN'T A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, A SALES MANAGER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT CLAIMS NEVER TO HAVE HEARD OF THIS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) RE: 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4 PROBLEM: DANGEROUS SHIFTER MODULE DEFECT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: LAST WEEK, MY WIFE WAS BRINGING OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, AND UPON LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED, THE CAR JERKED BACK DANGEROUSLY INTO THE OPEN STREET, AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH (P, N, R, D). FORTUNATELY FOR US, SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DRIVWAY, UNHARMED. LIVING ON A BUSY STREET, WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT/INJURY. AS THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED, I AM NOW AFRAID TO LET HER DRIVE THIS CAR ANY LONGER, UPON CONTACTING JEEP/CHRYSLER, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COVER THIS SAFETY REPAIR (APPROX. COST IS $1025.OO W/TAX,PARTS,LABOR). I AM DOWNRIGHT FRUSTRATED, ANGRY, AND FEARFUL. AFTER READING SCORES OF OFHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SHIFTER MODULE ON REPUTABLE SITES LIKE EDMUNDS.COM, MY FRUSTRATION WITH CHRYSLER HAS INCREASED. THEY SIMPLY WON'T CONCEDE THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY FLAW WITH THE SHIFTER IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE, ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. [XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE POWER-TRAIN CONTROL MODULE, AND THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE; YET, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER. HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE RESOLD SINCE IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.