2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE POWER WINDOWS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GAUGES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION. ALSO, THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN FEBRUARY 2013, I BOUGHT 4 COPPER TIRES, COOPER DISCOVER ATR OWL 235/65/R17, DOT UT81 C8E 0411 FOR MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. FACTORY DIRECT TIRE, 22617 76TH AVE W, EDMONDS, WA 98026, SOLD THE TIRES. AROUND MIDDLE OF JUNE 2014, SOMEONE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY JEEPS HAVE CRACKS ON SIDEWALLS. THE TIRES ONLY HAD 8,000 MILES ON THEM; THOSE ARE 50,000 MILES TIRES. IT SEEMS THAT MANY CONSUMERS CANNOT SEE THOSE CRACKS AND THE DEALERS AND THE MANUFACTURE GET AWAY WITH THAT; IF CONSUMERS NOTICED THOSE CRACKS, AT THAT POINT, COOPER JUST OFFER THEM A PRORATED AMOUNT BASED ON TREAD WEAR. THE MORE TIRE GETS WORN, THE LESS MONEY COOPER HAD TO PAY. I BELIEVE IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS GAME AS PEOPLE LIVES IS AT THE STAKE HERE. PEOPLE DRIVE KIDS IN THOSE CARS WITHOUT OBVIOUS BUBBLE OR SEPARATION BECAUSE IT IS HARD TO SEE THOSE CRACKS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THE WAY THAT THIS TIRE IS BUILT COMPARE TO OTHER TIRES, THIS TIRE EVENTUALLY WILL HAVE THOSE CRACKS. THE BELT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE THAT INCLUDES COOPER NAME AND LOGO IS A SEPARATE RUBBER BELT BETWEEN THE TREAD AND THE RUBBER ABOVE THE REAM. ON MANY TIRES THIS SIDE IS ONE SOLID PIECE, BUT NOT ON THIS PARTICULAR TIRE. IT LOOKS IT IS MANUFACTURING/ ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT BELT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE EVENTUALLY WILL START SEPARATE ITSELF DUE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, SUCH AS VERY HOT WEATHER. THE TIRE LIKE THAT WOULD NOT PASS QUALITY CONTROL IF IT WERE TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NEW STANDARD FOR TIRE MANUFACTURERS. THUS, THEY FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 139, "NEW PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRES FOR LIGHT VEHICLES." THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE WITH COOPER TIRES, THEY ARE NOT CORRECTLY REFLECT MILEAGE THEY CLAIMING IN THE WARRANTY FOR THEIR TIRES. FOR EXAMPLE, MY MAZDA 6 HAD ARIZONIAN TIRES, WHICH WERE MANUFACTURING BY COOPERS, WHICH SUPPOSE TO LAST 65,000 MILES BUT WERE BETWEEN 3 AND 4/32 AFTER 40,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WA NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 1/14/16 LN *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 5/11/15*CN

THE POWER LOCKS ARE SHAPED IN A WAY THAT IF YOU HAVE YOUR ARM RESTING ON IT, IT WILL PULL YOUR ARM SKIN IN AND LEAVE A WELT AND A BRUISE. I WAS RESTING MY ARM AND IT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED, PINCHING MY ARM SO HARD THAT I HAD A WELT AND BRUISE....THIS ALSO HAS HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP, I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE DASH LIGHTING UP AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS NOTIFIED BY CHRYSLER, ON 09/29/14, ABOUT A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. AS OF TODAY, 6/26/15, THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS ISSUE, OBVIOUSLY, MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. MY DASH KEEPS LIGHTING UP AND NOW THE BRAKES ARE GIVING ME ISSUES. WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHANGED OUT, ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED AS WELL AS SENSORS AND THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT WHICH MEANS IT IS RELATED TO THIS RECALL. I AM TEMPTED TO VISIT A LAWYER IN REGARDS TO THIS MATTER AS IT IS VERY SERIOUS AND CAN COST MY FAMILY, AS WELL AS OTHER FAMILIES, THEIR LIFE. UPDATED 09/10/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS ROUGHLY, MY HUSBAND HAS ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED THE KEY OF OUR JEEP WHILE COMMUTING TO/FROM WORK A LF A DOZEN TIMES AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR ON A BUSY MINNEAPOLIS FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY, IT HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT (YET). IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST LAST WEDNESDAY! WE DID RECEIVE AT LEAST 2 RECALL NOTICES FROM JEEP, HOWEVER, WHEN WE CALL TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT, THE DEALERSHIP HAS INFORMED US THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS YET. I CALLED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND IT WAS THE SAME STORY. SO I CALLED CHRYSLER DIRECTLY. THEY GAVE ME THE SAME STORY AND OFFERED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING OTHER THAN TIPS TO TRY TO NOT KNOCK THE KEY, WHICH WE HAVE TRIED THEM ALL ALREADY. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE!! MY HUSBAND CANNOT BE REPLACED AND I HAVE HEARD CLOSE TO 30 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF THIS P41 RECALL ALREADY. HE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER ONE! MY COMPLAINT IS THAT WHEN A CUSTOMER IS ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE, CHRYSLER IS NOT OFFERING ANYTHING TO HELP US OUT UNTIL THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I WOULD EXPECT THAT OFFERING LOANER JEEP OR WORKING WITH US TO REPLACE THE JEEP WOULD BE MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A LAWSUIT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO MY HUSBAND. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND FRUSTRATED AT THEIR LACK OF INTEREST TO HELP US OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

3 OUT OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED HAVE SEVERELY CRACKED AND ARE EVEN MISSING PARTS OF THE PANEL. DURING MY RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT I AM NO WHERE NEAR THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW RANGE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SECOND RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED BUT THE PART CONTINUED TO BE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

CHRYSLER RECALL #P41 ANNOUNCED IN JUNE 2014, BUT STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO BE FIXED AFTER 6 MONTHS (P41 / NHTSA 14V-438). *TR

WHEN I'M DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH, MY LAREDO STARTS TO SHAKE VERY BAD TO WHERE I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS STARTING TO BECOME WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. NOW WHEN I REACH 40-45 MPH IT HAPPENS. I WAS TOLD THIS MAYBE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE IT. I SEEN WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT SURE IF MY JEEP WAS ONE THAT NEEDED THE WORK. ANY INFO AND HAVE THERE BEEN SIMILAR EVENTS? *TR

ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS, MY JEEP HAS RANDOMLY LOST POWER SUCH THAT THE POWER STEERING, ACCELERATOR, AND BRAKE SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING. EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED, IT WAS AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, SO THE DANGER OF A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WAS LOW; HOWEVER, ONE TIME IT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS ON A HILL AND I COULDN'T STOP THE JEEP FROM ROLLING DOWN HILL. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND ONLY CAME TO REST BECAUSE OF A CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART NEEDED WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ UPDATED 6/24/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. MA 10/16/15 UPDATED 12/10/15. *JB

DASH LIGHT FLICKER ON AND OFF AND MESSAGE READS SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM CHECK AND ADVISE. BRAKES COMPLETELY REPLACED A YEAR AGO AND ONLY DRIVE 7500 MILES PER YEAR. IT IS NOT THE BRAKES. WE HAVE RESEARCHED INTERNET AND FEEL IT IS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM AND PERVASIVE WITH OTHERS AS WELL . IF JUST ONE KEY IN IGNITION WITH NO OTHER WEIGHT OF OTHER KEYS ATTACHED, NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM SURFACES WHEN ANY WEIGHT OF ADDITIONAL KEYS ATTACHED. IT ALMOST STALLS THE CAR WHEN IT HITS SOMETIMES. CONGRESS IS OPENING UP A PROBE WITH CHRYSLER NOW AND IT SHOULD BE EXPEDITED. CAR AT DEALERSHIP TWICE IN PAST MONTH FOR THIS PROBLEM AND STILL NOT FIXED. WE HAVE HAD PRIOR PROBLEMS IN PREVIOUS YEARS OF OWNERSHIP AS WELL. IT IS SIMILAR TO RECENT TESTIMONY FROM GENERAL MOTORS ON THEIR DEFECTIVE IGNITION ISSUES. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A RECALL FROM JEEP CHRYSLER BUT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. MY KEY IGNITION WILL AND HAS SHUT OFF ALL BY IT SELF CAUSING ME TO LOOSE STEERING, BRAKES AND TOTAL CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AS I PURCHASED IT IN APRIL OF 2014 AND I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IF I KNEW OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION LIKE THE CHEVROLET VEHICLES. I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONE HAND ON MY KEY/IGNITION TO DRIVE. I FEEL THIS IS NOT SAFE AND JEEP CHRYSLER HAS TOLD ME TO STOP DRIVING THIS VEHICLE OR DRIVE SAFELY. HOW CAN I DRIVE SAFELY WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ALL IGNITIONS ON SEVERAL YEARS OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. JEEP TOLD ME I CANNOT GET A NEW IGNITION TILL I RECEIVE A SECOND MAIL LETTER TELLING ME THERE IS A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PUSH JEEP TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS IT IS A GREAT DANGER TO DRIVE BUT I HAVE TO CAUSE THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE. *JS

AT APPROXIMATE JUNE 2014 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. CHRYSLER SAID APPROX. DELIVERY OF SEPTEMBER 2014. I HAVE NOT HEARD OR RECEIVED ANYTHING SINCE THEN. MY CONCERN OTHER THAN THE UNSAFE IGNITION SWITCH SITUATION IS THAT EVERY TIME I USE MY JEEP, MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY. AS TIME GOES ON, THE WORSE IT GETS. MY DEALER SAYS HE HAS CHECKED OTHERS VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM; HIS BEST GUESS IS IT'S RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. HE ALSO SAID THE AIRBAG SHOULD BE A CONCERN BECAUSE IT MAY ACTIVATE AT ANY TIME...EVEN WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT! CHRYSLER TOLD ME NOT TO BE CONCERNED...HOW CAN I NOT BE CONCERNED? WHAT ELSE CAN I DO? *TR

JUNE OF 2014 AND STILL TO THIS DAY THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED FROM "P" TO ANY GEAR, AND THAT IS WHEN NO KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION/AND NO FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS WORKING UNDER THE HOOD AND MY 4 YEAR OLD SON DID JUST THAT AND ALMOST RAN ME OVER. I CHECKED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO KEYS IN IT THEY WERE WITH ME IN MY TOOL BOX BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO DO JUST THAT. I CHECKED OUT THE SITUATION TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T A FLUKE, AND TO MY SURPRISE AND STILL TIL THIS DAY, I CAN ENTER THE VEHICLE WITH NO KEYS AND NO FOOT ON THE BRAKE JUST REACH IN AND MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM "P" TO ANY GEAR RESULTING IN THE CLUNK OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ROLLING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY UNNERVING AND WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS ARTICLES AND BLOGS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

I BOUGHT MY GD CHEROKEE USED WITH 71K MILES. I JUST HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE BEFORE HEADING OUT ON A CAMPING TRIP FOR THE WEEKEND. ON THE RETURN TRIP, I HAD JUST TURNED ONTO THE HIGHWAY (55 MPH ZONE). I AM 6'4" TALL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS SHORTER THAN ME. THE SEAT WAS IN THE WRONG POSITION (I NOW KNOW). WHILE SWITCHING FROM GAS PEDAL TO BRAKE PEDAL, MY KNEE HIT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR TURNED OFF. I IMMEDIATELY REACHED FOR THE KEY AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. IT LUNGED THE WAY A MANUAL TRANSMISSION DOSE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS LET OUT TOO QUICK. I MOVED MY SEAT BACK AWAY FROM THE WHEEL. NOW I DRIVE IT FROM FARTHER BACK, WHICH MEANS I NEED TO SIT UP STRAIGHTER, WHICH MEANS MY HEAD HITS THE CEILING OFTEN. I HAVE THE LIMITED EDITION AND I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT THE SEAT CAN'T GO DOWN FAR ENOUGH FOR ME TO DRIVE IT COMFORTABLE WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR OFF WHICH HAS GOT TO BE HORRIBLE FOR THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN

RIGHT REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC WAS BROKEN WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. PLASTIC IS EXTREMLY BRITTLE. RIGHT FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE THE SAME WAY ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT JERKED OR ABUSED IN ANY WAY. THEY BOTH LOOKED TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION BEFORE THEY BROKE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO PARK, TURNING THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, AND THEN TO THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THIS IS WELL-DOCUMENTED ON THE INTERNET. THE PLASTIC CONNECTOR FOR THE CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER MOTOR ON MY VEHICLE HAS OVERHEATED AND MELTED INTERNALLY, CAUSING AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION AND PERIODIC SMOKE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE MY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS WITH A DIFFERENT SET OF PARTS THAT DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE. THEIR OFFER WAS TO PERFORM THIS REPAIR AT MY COST. SEE: HTTP://WWW.SPARKYS-ANSWERS.COM/2011/02/2006-JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-BLOWER-ONLY.HTML FOR VISUAL DETAILS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON ANOTHER VEHICLE OF THE SAME MODEL, BUT DIFFERENT MODEL YEAR. JEEP SHOULD REPLACE THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND PIGTAIL FREE OF CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 6/18/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER WAS INOPERABLE. UPDATED 9/18/15 *JS

AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PRESSING THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND I KEPT PRESSING HARDER, BUT DID NOT EVER COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AND THEY CAME BACK WITH A FEW POSSIBLE OXYGEN SENSOR, EXHAUST LEAK, ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR. SO I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN WHEN I LEFT WORK THE AFTERNOON I WAS TO TAKE IT IN TO DEALERSHIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. WHEN I GOT TO DEALERSHIP I TOLD THEM THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON. THEY SAID THEY MIGHT STILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT PROBLEM DOING A DIAGNOSTIC. ANYWAY A COUPLE HOURS LATER THEY CAME BACK AND SAID IT WAS THE (TCM) WHICH IS THE TRANSFER CONTROL MODULE. IT'S IN THE COMPUTER PART AND IT CAUSES HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION AND COULD CAUSE OTHER PROBLEMS IF NOT FIXED. NOW MIND YOU IT'S A $900 FIX WHICH IS EXPENSIVE. MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS A NAG ON IT, IT'S PART OF THE MCGEORGE MERCEDES BENZ JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I'M SURPRISED THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURED EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 MODEL WHERE THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING CRACKS AND THE HANDLE FALLS AND BECOMES UNUSABLE. THIS HAPPENS ON ALL DOORS OF CAR BUT THE FIRST ONE TO GO IN MY CASE WAS THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. ONCE THE HANDLE FALLS YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR USING THAT DOOR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. JEEP HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIX EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR. A RECALL IS NEEDED AS ALMOST EVERYONE WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

SOME JEEP COMMANDER AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE AN UNINTENDED CHANGE IN IGNITION SWITCH POSITION WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKING ASSIST INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH AND DISABLING ONE OR MORE OF THE VEHICLES SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS THEIR ANSWER IS: INCOMPLETE BUT REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OUT FOR 1 AND 1/2 YEARS IN LIGHT OF THE GM FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH DEATHS I BELIEVE CHRYSLER HAS HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE BALL IS YOUR COURT AND MY FAMILIES BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIATOR FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. FOUR WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER A SHORT TIME OF DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE HIGHER GEAR WHEN HE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COAST. WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, HE NOTICED GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE GRAY EXHAUST SMOKE, TURNED BLACK. WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE, THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE SHOULDER AND TWO-INCH RED FLAMES BEGAN EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN THE FLAMES WERE FIVE TO SIX FEET HIGH ABOVE THE CAR HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. *JB

IT HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOW; HOWEVER, THE FIRST TIME MY TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, I WAS DRIVING ~35MPH THEN SLOWED DOWN A BIT TO TURN AND SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER. IT STARTED BACK UP WITH OUT ISSUE, BUT IT WAS TERRIFYING, AS I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. MOST RECENTLY, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE TRUCK AND A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING ~25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF. AGAIN, IT STARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES HAD SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,443. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECURITY CODE NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

EVERY TIME WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH IS ALWAYS ON. THEN UPON DRIVING, SUDDENLY THE SEAT BELT ALARM STARTS BUZZING EVEN THOUGH ALL SEAT BELTS ARE LATCHED PROPERLY. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. SHORTLY AFTER THE DASH GOES COMPLETELY BLACK. ALL ALARMS AND LIGHTS GO OUT ALONG WITH THE HEATING/AC. THIS IS ON A ROUTINE BASIS. *TR

AFTER 13V175000 RECALL - 2005 JEEP GC STILL SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE RUNNING. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN MOVING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, IT "STALLS" IN NEUTRAL AND WON'T MOVE INTO REVERSE. SO FAR, THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS AND IN PARKING GARAGES. PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, SHUTTING IT OFF, AND TURNING IT BACK ON RESET THINGS - BUT I'M WORRIED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 06/17/15.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 2/18/16 LN REPAIRED 3X, JEEP DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR 12/17/15 UPDATED 4/19/18*JB CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

APRIL 2014. STOPPED AT A STORE, WENT TO LEAVE AND BATTERY WOULDN'T TURN OVER; 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO DID THIS A COUPLE MORE TIMES LEAVING ME STRANDED (JUST WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT) IT SEEMED TO FIX ITSELF AFTER MY MECHANIC CLEANED BATTERY POST AND RE TIGHTENED CABLES. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO VEHICLE STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. DIDN'T WANT TO START AND WHEN IT DID IT WOULD RUN GREAT AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE ETC... (I THINK MOST THE LIGHTS THAT COME ON IN DASH WHEN YOU FIRST START CAR). THEN TODAY. I WAS DRIVING AT 30MPH WHEN JEEP STARTED CUTTING OUT; LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD FLASH; CLOCK WOULD RESET TO 12; I'M TRYING TO STOP AND MY BRAKES ARE VERY STIFF; POWER STEERING EXTREMELY STIFF. A LADY PUSHED ME OUT OF THE ROAD, I PUT CAR INTO PARK. SHE THOUGHT I NEEDED TO BE PUSHED FURTHER BUT THEM THE CAR WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR AAA TO NOT SHOW, ANOTHER LADY OFFERED TO TRY AND JUMP JEEP. JEEP STARTED RIGHT UP. I HAD 10 MILES TO DRIVE THE WHOLE TIME DASH LIGHTS COMING OFF AND ON; STEERING ALL BUT FREEZING UP AND BRAKES TOO. BEFORE I LEFT MY SPOT JUST OFF THE ROAD THAT I HAD BEEN PUSHED TO , I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START JEEP. IT WOULDN'T START WO ASSISTANCE BUT I NOTICED EVERYTIME I CRANKED THE KEY THE CLOCK RADIO DID RESET TO 12. I'M HOPING IT'S THE IGNITION RECAP SO I CAN GET BACK TO A SAFE VEHICLE FOR ME AND MY TODDLER DAUGHTER VERY SOON. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE HOUSING IN FRONT AND REAR DOORS HAVE SHATTERED CAUSING OPEN/CLOSING MECHANISM TO FAIL.