There are 31 stored owner reports matching the powertrain & transmission leading-label group for the 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I STARTED MY JEEP, NOTICED MY HATCH WAS NOT CLOSED, GOT OUT WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, THE SECOND I CLOSED MY DRIVER DOOR, MY JEEP WENT INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN, AND KEPT ACCELERATING HIGHER, THIS VEHICLE TOOK OFF VERY AGGRESSIVELY, LUCKILY MY WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SHE PUT IT IN NATURAL, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF BEFORE ANYTHING WAS STRUCK, NOW DUE TO I BELIEVE THE RAPID ACCELERATION IT RUNS HORRIBLY WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. THIS JEEP IS AN 2003 , WELL BROKE IN AND MAINTAINED, THERE'S NO OTHER REASON AS TO WHY IT "BECAME SELF AWARE" I HAVE A LOT OF VEHICLE KNOWLEDGE AND THIS IS VIRTUALLY AND UNFATHOMABLY IMPOSSIBLE , PLEASE REVIEW EVERY ASPECT OF THIS VEHICLES COMPLAINTS AS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT REVERSED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS BY THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET UP BEFORE BEING ROLLED OVER BY THE REAR TIRES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES, CUTS, AND ABRASIONS TO THE LEGS, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INSURANCE AUTHORIZED COLLISION CENTER WHO REPAIRED THE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V527000 (AIR BAGS), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS OR GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
JEEP WILL NOT STAY IN PARK SHIFTS GOOD. *TR
I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY (WHICH HAS A SMALL INCLINE) AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AS SOON AS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING DOWN MY DRIVE WAY, UNTIL PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND DIFFERENT PLACES, I.E WORK, GAS STATION, HOME, SCHOOL. THIS HAS NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT YET SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE DRIVERS SEAT EVERY TIME SO FAR. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE BRAKES SEIZED UP, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF ON THE SHOULDER. AFTER TRYING SEVERAL TIME TO RESTART THE CAR, I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. BY THE TIME ASSISTANCE ARRIVED, I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND I DROVE IT APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILE TO MY JEEP DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND THAT WAS WHY THE ENGINE HAD SHUT DOWN. THE COST TO REPLACE THE SENSOR WAS $275; HOWEVER, BECAUSE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE CAUSED THE BREAKS TO SEIZE UP, THE BREAKS AND CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED INCREASING THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS TO $1567. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN THIS OCCURRED I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE WRITING THIS LETTER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, IT EXHIBITED AN LOUD SQUEALING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. *TR
AT LEFT TURN BEFORE INCOMING CARS BE TOO CLOSE TURNED ACCELERATING . HALF WAY WITH STEERING WHEEL HARDING ,IT SHUTS OFF. I HAD TO PUT ON BRAK AND TURN CAR ON TO BACK CAREFULLY . TURNED IN AND STOPPED TO CHECK . FOR PAST YEAR WITH EVERY SHUT OFF EITHER STARTS OR NOT , I HAD FIXED AT CAR DEALER. HUFFINES IS THE CAR DEALER WITH ALL RECORDS. *TR
I WAS IN MY GARAGE AND PUT MY 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTO REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED LIKE A BULLET OUT OF THE GARAGE AND I ENDED UP JUMPING OUT AND FALLING ON THE GROUND AND THE CAR HIT MY NEIGHBORS WALL. *TR
2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE JEEP WAS RUNNING AND IN PARK. I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE ABOUT 20 YARDS AWAY. THE GEARSHIFT POPPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO STOP IT IN TIME. ALSO, WHEN I PARK IT AND TRY TO REMOVE THE KEY THE KEY IS LOCKED IN PLACE LIKE ITS STILL IN GEAR. I HAVE TO PUSH THE GEARSHIFT WITH FORCE TO RELEASE THE KEY. A MECHANIC HAS SAID THAT THE LINKAGE WAS LOOSE. I HAVE TIGHTENED IT AND THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HEATED SEATS, WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES TO WARM UP. THREE MINUTES LATER, THE SEAT WARMED UP EXCESSIVELY AND CAUSED MILD BURNS TO HER BODY. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V197000 (SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,220 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,716. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN THE DEALER STATED MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ON, AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. UPDATED 03/04/08 *TR
DROVE VEHICLE INTO GARAGE STALL. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, OPENED DRIVERS DOOR, LEFT DOOR OPEN AND VEHICLE RUNNING TO RETRIEVE PERSONAL ITEM FROM HOUSE, WENT TO WALK OUT GARAGE AND VEHICLE STARTED BACKING OUT GARAGE. DRIVERS DOOR CAUGHT ON GARAGE SUPPORT POLE, TWISTING DOOR AROUND TO FRONT FENDER AS IT PROCEEDED OUT OF GARAGE. DRAGGED MYSELF PAST TOOL BOX AND BY GARAGE DOOR. VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED DOWN DRIVEWAY, DID U-TURN PAST NEIGHBORS VEHICLES AND LODGED ON BOULDER IN NEIGHBORS FRONT YARD. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT, NO BROKEN BONES OR MAJOR INJURIES. SUSTAINED LOTS OF DEEP BRUISING, BAD SCRAPES AND SWELLING OF UPPER BODY, LEFT LOWER LEG, AND ARMS. *JB
DT: PRIOR TO FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER. I TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT. THE TIRES WERE FINE, AND AS I STARTED THE FRONT FELL OUTWARDS AND THE TIRE FELL SIDEWAYS. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND AN INVESTIGATOR FROM CHRYSLER IS LOOKING AT IT TODAY.
DT: CONTACT STATES VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WHILE IN A PARKING AREA. *AK CONTACT AND HER SON WERE IN THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED ROLLING DOWN A HILL, THE VEHICLE HIT A POOL FENCE. THE SERVICE DEALER WOULD NOT SAY WHY THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK. *AK *NM
WIFE PARKED JEEP IN DRIVEWAY, PLACED IN PARK WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WIFE EXITED THE VEHICLE, WALKED TO THE BACK DOOR, GOT MY 4 YEAR OLD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND PLACED HER ON THE DRIVEWAY NEXT TO THE VEHICLE. WIFE TURNED AROUND TO GET HER PURSE OFF THE FRONT SEAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF, ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. WIFE JUMPED INTO VEHICLE AND TRIED TO STOP IT. OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR STRUCK MY FENCE, RETAINING WALL AND MY 4 YEAR OLD KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND. THE DOOR WAS THEN BENT FORWARD, DESTROYING THE DOOR, FENDER, SCRATCHING THE SIDE AND THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE. WIFE SUFFERED SCRAPES, BRUISES, DAUGHTER TRANSPORTED TO EMERGENCY ROOM THEN VIA CAR FLITE HELICOPTER - SUFFERED SCRAPES, BRUISES, LACERATED LIVER.*AK
(1) I PULLED THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TO A STOP IN FRONT OF A SELF-SERVE CAR WASH BAY WHERE THE PREVIOUS USER HAD LEFT THE CAR WASH WAND HANGING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I OPENED THE DRIVER DOOR AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK; THEN PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE TO MOVE THE WAND. (I DID NOT TURN THE IGNITION OFF SINCE I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 FEET TO MOVE THE WANDER OUT OF THE WAY.) WHILE I WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND OPEN DOOR, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. 2) THE FAILURE WAS THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT SLIPPING FROM "PARK" TO "REVERSE", OR BEING IN THE "PARK" GEAR ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ALLOW ME TO GET OUT, BUT NOT "LOCKING" IN THE "PARK" GEAR, AND THUS SLIPPING BACK TO "REVERSE". AFTER I WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS, TOO FAST FOR ME TO GET INSIDE TO APPLY THE BRAKE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR GOT CAUGHT ON A NEARBY VACUUM STRUCTURE, CAUSING THE DOOR TO SPRAIN. THE BACK END OF THE JEEP ROLLED OVER A LOW CEMENT WALL WHICH IS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE CAR WASH. THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE GOT HUNG ON THE WALL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP AND DAMAGE TO THE TRANSFER CASE AND UNDERBODY. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A NEW DRIVER'S DOOR AND FRONT SIDE PANEL, AND A NEW TRANSFER CASE. TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE- APPROX. $5,000. *AK
MY 2003 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME WHILE I RAN IN TO GET MY GLOVES JUMPED INTO REVERSE AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR. I WAS AWAY FROM THE TRUCK FOR LESS THEN 1 MIN. AND IT ROLLED IN REVERSE 75 FT STRIKING A NEIGHBORS MOBILE HOME. WHEN I GOT TO THE TRUCK IT WAS IN REVERSE AND HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE WHOLE TAILGATE HATCH AND GLASS. DAMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE MOBILE HOME. I AM CONTACTING A DEALER AS OF FEB. 28 2005. *JB
I PUT MY JEEP IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, I STEPPED OUT OF THE JEEP AND THEN THE JEEP WENT INTO REVERSE AND THE OPEN DRIVERS DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN AND DRAGGED ME. THE JEEP THEN CRASHED INTO 3 PARKED CARS BEFORE IT CAME TO REST.*AK
THE DATE BELOW REFLECTS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. MY VEHICLE HAS STILL NOT REPAIRED TO DATE(4-30-04). THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILS AND THE VEHICLE SIMPLY FAILS. AFTER A TRANSMISSION CHANGE IT FAILED AGAIN FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS HARMED. HOWEVER THE COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THE VEHICLE BUT INSTEAD IS INSTALLING ARE BUILT TRANSMISSION. IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED (APPROXIMATE MILEAGE) 4,700, SECOND OCCURRENCE 5,000, THIRD 5,600. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER. THIS VEHICLE/ AND THE COMPANY IMPOSES A DANGEROUS, AND DEFECTIVE VEHICLE ON BOTH MYSELF AND FELLOW MOTORIST. *LA
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