2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaint Log

WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 5.7L, QUANDRA DRIVE II TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY A POLICEMAN ON PATROL NOTICED A SUDDEN FIRE UNDER HER CAR. OFFICER SAID TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSED IGNITION OF FIRE. OCCUPANTS EXTRACTED THEMSELVES WITHOUT PROBLEM. ENTIRE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND EXTINGUISHED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. CAR AN ENTIRE LOSS. VERY LENGTHY SERVICE HISTORY WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO FIRE. *TR

WHEN SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A HARD STOP, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY SIX WEEKS. THE DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT DOES THIS. I'VE NARROWLY AVOIDED GOING OVER A HILL, DRIFTING BACK INTO CARS BEHIND ME WHILE STOPPING UP A HILL, AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAID UNLESS THE COMPUTER REGISTERS A CODE, THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN FIX. THEY REFUSE TO SEND THIS UP TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR REFERRAL TO CHYRSLER HQ. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS MODELS ENCOUNTERING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED AND THE HANDLES MOVED AROUND INSIDE OF THE PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. MY RIGHT FRONT DIRECTIONAL STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. EVEN WHEN KEY IS OFF. I TOOK THE BULBS OUT SO BATTERY WOULD NOT GO DEAD. I AM DRIVING WITHOUT THE FRONT RIGHT DIRECTIONAL. CALLED DEALER, THEY TELL ME THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND IF I BUY ONE FROM EBAY AT $50 IT MAY NOT WORK AND HAS TO BE PROGRAMMED AT DEALER. THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE ME A DISCOUNT PRICE TO REPAIR OF $603. I TOLD THEM TO ORDER THE PART OVER A WEEK AGO, AND TODAY THEY TOLD ME IT IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WILL CALL ME WHEN IT COMES IN. IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND IF SO SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE A PART SOME WHERE TO REPAIR IT? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND BECOME LOOSE. ONE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY FELL OFF. DEALER SAID $2,000 TO FIX ALL DOORS, HANDLES HAVE NOT BEEN REPAIRED. CANNOT EXIT CAR WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS AND OPENING DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING . THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WHICH THERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD SIX FEET. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR THIS FAILURE ONE YEAR EARLIER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,500.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING, LEAVING A CATASTROPHIC LOSS IN POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 5 TIMES NOW. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR HAD CARS BEHIND ME AT THAT TIME. *TR

OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 5.7L HAS STALLED OUT THREE TIMES AFTER PURCHASING USED IN 2007. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON AN INTERSTATE AND ONCE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, THE ENTIRE CAR SHUTS DOWN, INCLUDING ELECTRONICS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS RESTARTED WITHOUT TROUBLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A 360 DEGREE SPIN. THE CONTACT'S WIFE PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED FOUR NEW TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MAY 2, 2008. THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR ITS 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE AND NO FAILURES WERE IDENTIFIED AT THAT TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,100.

I SAW THE NEWS THIS MORNING THAT CHRYSLER JEEP HAS ADMITTED TO A DEFECT WHERE THE JEEP CHEROKEES (2005) TURNS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE AIRBAG. MY JEEP HAS TURNED OFF/STALLED SOON AFTER I HAVE STARTED DRIVING IT ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. IT SORT OF STALLS WITH NO POWER GOING TO THE ENGINE AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER KICKS IN AND MOVES. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER I PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE OR PULL AWAY FROM THE CURB TO START DRIVING IN A LANE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM A COUPLE TIMES AND BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. AS A SEPARATE OR RELATED ISSUE, DURING ONE OF MY FIRST SERVICES AT A JEEP DEALERSHIP WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON -- I WENT BACK TO HAVE THE ISSUE ADDRESSED AND WAS FINALLY TOLD ON THE FOURTH VISIT THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND NOT TO WORRY UNLESS A LIGHT WENT ON AND STAYED ON (I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PURSUE THE ISSUE AND I GOT NO WHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP). MORE RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF (IF IS NOW OFF). FINALLY, I WENT TO THE CHRYSLER WEBSITE THIS MORNING AND ENTERED MY VIN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL OR NOTICES. I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA REQUIRES CHRYSLER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND/OR IT IS ADDRESSED THROUGH A CLASS ACTION. *TR

I OWN A 2005 JEEP, GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 39,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY I HAD TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. I COASTED THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND GOT OFF THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IDLER PULLEY BROKE RESULTING IN A NEED FOR REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.7 LIMITED. PURCHASED CAR ... 2ND OWNER... WITH 21K ON THE ODOMETER. CAR CONSTANTLY STALLED... I HAD ONE SPELL WHERE JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME I STOPPED THE CAR STALLED. HOW DANGEROUS AND CRAZY IS THIS? I BROUGHT THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY AND JEEP KEPT TRYING TO FIX IT. 2 WEEKS LATER ISSUE WOULD BE BACK. AFTER 5 DEALER VISITS NOW THE CAR HAS ONLY STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST 3K MILES. STILL ITS RIDICULOUS. DAIMLER CHRYLSER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIGURE THIS OUT NOW B4 MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT PROPPED UP THE HYDRAULIC HOOD IN ORDER TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE HOOD CAME DOWN ABRUPTLY ONTO THE CONTACT'S HEAD AND BACK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,315 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,260.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY DISCOVERED THAT ONLY PART OF THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ARE REFUSING TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THE CONTACT IS THE THIRD OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I'VE OWNED 2 YEARS AND HAVE PUT 28,000 MILES ON IT AND MY BATTERY IS DEAD. NOT REALIZING WHAT A PAIN IT WOULD BE TO GET A NEW BATTERY I THOUGHT OH WELL. WELL UPON CONTACTING EVERY AUTO PLACE AND MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS WITHIN A 25 MILE RADIUS I FOUND OUT THAT NO ONE CARRIES THIS MOPAR/CHRSYLER BATTERY. IT HAS TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED AND TO TOP IT OFF IT GOES FOR BETWEEN 120-150 AND THIS IS THE ONLY CHOICE FOR THIS SUV. PER THE DEALERSHIPS THE BATTERY DOES COME WITH A 72 MONTH WARRANTY AT LEAST. SO I CALL CHRYSLER TO SEE IF THEY WILL PRORATE THE BATTERY BEING I'VE ONLY THE JEEP 2 YEARS AND IT'S ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. WELL OF COURSE THEY SAY NO. WHEN YOU PURCHASE ONE OF THEIR CARS THE BATTERY IS ONLY WARRANTED FOR 36 MONTHS OR 36,000 MILES BUT IF I GO BUY THE EXACT SAME BATTERY NOW THEY WILL WARRANTY IT FOR 72 MONTHS. TO ME THIS DOES NOT SOUND ACCURATE BUT THEY REFUSE TO HELP IN ANYWAY. THEY SAID THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I AM NOT ASKING FOR SOMETHING FOR FREE BUT I BELIEVE THE BATTERY SHOULD BE PRORATED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08

I OWN A CAR WASH IN BELVIDERE, IL AND ON 4-6-08, WE HAD A CUSTOMER BRING THEIR 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE IN, WE PUT IT IN OUT TUNNEL AND RAN IT THROUGH OUR AUTOMATIC WASH IN NEUTRAL, AND AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL A DRIVER GOT IN, PUT THE JEEP IN PARK..STARTED IT, AND THE JEEP TOOK OFF RACING DOWN A DITCH AND ONTO A MAJOR STREET. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE DRIVER CRASHED IT INTO A CEMENT LIGHT POLE. THE JEEP IS TOTALED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT IT CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER FOUR CUSTOMERS THAT WERE STANDING, WAITING FOR THEIR CARS TO BE DONE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS SAME JEEP AN ANOTHER WASH FACILITY. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE WE HAVE HAD AT OUT SITE IN TWO YEARS. HELP!! *TR

FRONT DOOR HAS POOR QUALITY PLASTIC WHICH CAUSES DOOR TO BECOME INOPERABLE IN JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 MODELS. PLEASE INSPECT QUALITY, DEALER REFUSES TO HELP, AND WHILE RESEARCHING TO REPLACE PANEL, DUE TO HUGE SAFETY CONCERNS WE CAME ACROSS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

2005 JEEP ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAD THE CAR INSPECTED WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON, IT PASSED THE SAFETY INSPECTION, BUT NOT EMMISIONS.THE RAPID OIL CCHANGE CENTER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE EMISSION PROBLEM WAS, THEY TOLD ME I IHAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I MADE APPOINTMNET WITH DEALER,, I DROP CAR OFF, THE DARN LIGHT IS OFF!!!! THE DEALER SAY THEY CANNOT HELP ME, MY LEASE IS UP IN TWO MONTHS,AND THAT I HAVE 6 DAYS LEFT ON THE EMMISION WARRENTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON.... I KNOW THAT LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON THE 7TH DAY. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE THE INSPECTION WOULDN'T CLEAR A FEW DAYS BACK......I WANT THE WARRENTY EXTENDED. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE IN HEAVY RAIN ON WET ROADS OR WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH THEN PARKED IT, WHEN I GO TO LEAVE THE AREA IT WILL TAKE OFF (ACCELERATE) AS SOON AS IT IS IN GEAR, MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE GAS IT JUST TAKES OFF, SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST STALL AFTER IT DOES THIS OTHER TIMES IT KEEPS RUNNING AND I AM ABLE TO CONTROL IT. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT IT IS QUITE A SCARY EXPERIENCE. MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS AFTER I HAD BEEN TO A CAR WASH. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL USER OF A JEEP GRANDCHEROKEE LAREDO,2005, WITH A 64,000 MILES. THE HAZARD IS THAT ALL(4)INTERIORS DOORS HANDLES BROKEDOWN DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC MATERIALS AND BECAUSE THEY MADE THE DOOR HANDLES AS AN INTEGRATE PART OF THE COMPLETE DOOR PANEL.THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE DOOR OPENS ONLY FROM OUTSIDE, PUTTING ALL OCCUPANTS LIFE JEOPARDIZED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING OF HEAVY USE OR DUE TO BEHAVIOR OF THE OCCUPANTS. AS A FACT THIS CAR WAS MY COMPANY CAR SO NO MANY PEOPLE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT. THE COST OF THIS FOUR PANELS(INCLUDING THE HANDLES) IS ABOVE THE $2,000.00. I SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS IN OTHER SITES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM INCLUDING PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THESE SUV'S IN EUROPE. I CAN SEND YOU PHOTOS IF YOU CONSIDERED NECESSARY AND THE DETAILS OF THE CAR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS IF YOU MAY THINK IS NECESSARY TO CONTINUING FINDING THE SOLUTION OF THIS HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT OWNS MAXIM ROTORS MODEL# 5115. WHILE DRIVING HER VEHICLE SHE NOTICED A CLINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ROTOR HAD SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES. THE ROTORS HAVE NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

OUR 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. I MADE A RIGHT TURN AND IN THE MIDDLE OF MY TURN, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. I LOST MY BREAKS BUT BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO SLOW I SOON CAME TO A STOP. I CALLED LONE STAR JEEP CHRYSLER AND HAD IT TOWED TO THEM. A CHRYSLER ENGINEER CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED I HAD A COLLISION. IN ESSENCE THEY SAID I WAS LYING. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND I STATED THE INCIDENT EXACTLY AS IT HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL BEING REPAIRED AND IT WILL BE AT OUR COST. THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS HAS REPORTED TODAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN A HISTORY OF THE UPPER BALL JOINTS SEPARATING IN JEEPS YET CHRYSLER REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

NO EVENTS LEAD TO FAILURE THAT CAN BE RECALLED. THE UPPER DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE KNUCKLE, CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL, FORTUNATELY, THE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ONLY 15 MPH. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY AN OAKLAND COUNTY (MICHIGAN-HOME OF CHRYSLER HEADQUARTERS) SHERIFF. UPON MY INVESTIGATION, I FOUND REFERENCE TO AT LEAST 4 CHRYSLER SUV PRODUCTS WITH AN UNCOMMONLY HIGH RATE OF FAILURE OF THE BALL JOINTS. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA AND WAS DESTROYED..I WAS TRAVELING TO NYC FROM VERMONT ON 2/20/08...FIRE TOOK PLACE IN NEWTOWN CT........ *TR

WATER POURS IN THROUGH THE A PILLARS AND WHERE THE GARAGE OPENER IS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN THE WINTER MONTHS, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS REALLY COLD. THIS HAPPENED 2 OR 3 TIMES LAST WINTER (2006) AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 4 DAYS. THE PATTERN IS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS SNOW ON ROOF AND IT GETS REALLY COLD THEN WARMS UP A LITTLE THE WATER POURS IN. THE CARPET IS SOAKED. I CAN HEAR THE ICE MOVING AROUND IN THE A PILLARS WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DEALER CAN'T SIMULATE THIS. THEY PUT THE VEHICLE IN A ROOM AND RUN WATER OVER IT. I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WATER FREEZING INSIDE AND EXPANDING THEN WHEN IT WARMS UP IT JUST POURS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHECKED THE SUNROOF AND SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I THINK IT COULD BE THE GASKETS FOR THE LUGGAGE RACK COULD BE CRACKED OR LOOSE, THUS WATER GETTING IN. I CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY IT DOESN'T DO IT WHEN IT JUST RAINS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON TWO PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE PROPERTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15432 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16000.

WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP, ENGINE DIES AND VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES MAKING VEHICLE EXTREMELY UNSAFE. THIS HAS JUST BEGUN HAPPENING ON THIS VEHICLE AT APPROX. 28,000 MILES. HOWEVER, IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. *TR

DOOR HANDLE BROKEN, UNABLE TO GET OUT AFTER AN ACCIDENT. *TR

RANDOMLY WHEN STARTING UP MY VEHICLE THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. FIRST ATTEMPT 01/29/08: THEY INSTALLED SOP DRIVERS SEAT BELT TENSIONER AND REPAIR SHORT IN CONNECTOR AT HARNESS UNDER SEAT. SECOND ATTEMPT 05/06/08: REPAIR HARNESS CONNECTOR WITH NEW CONNECTORS. THIRD ATTEMPT 8/7/08: DRIVER SEAT WIRING HARNESS BAD, ORDERED SEAT HARNESS DEALER WILL CALL WHEN IS (THEY NEVER CALLED). FOURTH ATTEMPT 10/10/08: PART ON SPECIAL ORDER, STILL WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN 11/5/08. *TR

SAFETY RECALL 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE/TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY/SHUDDERS ON HIGHWAY &WHEN SPEEDING UP/ SLOWING DOWN. JEEP SERVICED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR RECALL OVER 36 MONTHS. REPAIRED INCORRECTLY ON 1ST VISIT TO DEALER SERVICE. BROUGHT IN 4 SUBSEQUENT TIMES/APPROX. EVERY 10,000 MI- TO FIX SAME ISSUE TRANSMISSION/ FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER/SHUDDER. DEALER ARGUED NO RECALL OF THIS ITEM, DESPITE HAVING NHTSA RECALL INFO/MY VIN WAS NOTED ON RECALL. DEALER REFUSED TO WAIVE $100 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FEE EACH TIME JEEP BROUGHT BACK. DEALER INSISTED MOPAR PARTS HAVE 9,000 MI WARRANTY/ I WOULD PAY FOR REPAIR B/C I DROVE 10,000 MI SINCE PREVIOUS REPAIR. DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE RENTAL CAR DESPITE 5-7 DAY S TO REPAIR. RECALL STATES A LOANER VEHICLE TO BE PROVIDED IF SCHEDULED REPAIR WOULD TAKE >1+DAYS. A LOCAL 5 STAR JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO SERVICE JEEP AFTER THEIR INITIAL RECALL REPAIR FAILED AT 10,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE JEEP BACK TO DEALERSHIP I LEASED IT FROM. DEALERSHIP MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS NOT HIS PROBLEM TO FIX & 5 STAR JEEP NAME DID NOT MEAN ANYTHING TO HIM. SAID HE WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT RECALL. I BROUGHT JEEP TO THE LEASING DEALERSHIP- THEY REFUTED CLAIMS OF A RECALL & TOLD ME TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS & LOANER CAR. IT WASN'T UNTIL 4TH&5TH TIME JEEP WAS IN FOR SERVICE THAT A LOANER CAR WAS PROVIDED BECAUSE I TOLD DEALER I WAS PURSUING OHIO LEMON LAW. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT JEEP IN FOR SERVICE OF THIS RECALL ITEM, I WAS TOLD TO GO ON A DRIVE WITH SERVICEMAN TO VERIFY PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME IT WAS TORQUE CONVERTER & NOT TO FIX IT B/C HE DIDN'T THINK THERE WOULD BE A FIRES FROM LEAK. I SHOWED HIM NHTSA RECALL. HE SAID I WOULD PAY FOR MOPAR PARTS B/C THEY WERE OUT OF WARRANTY @ 12,000 MILES. I TOLD HIM I HAD 10,000 MILES SINCE LAST SERVICE. HE SPOKE TO MANAGER & THEY SERVICED JEEP. JEEP IS AGAIN SHUDDERING/CLUNKING. *TR

THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON MY 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE JEEP FLICKERS ON AND OFF AT TIMES. IT CAUSES MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE TO GO OUT DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. I INITIALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR JAN 2008. THE PART WAS ORDERED BUT NEVER CAME IN. I TOOK IT AGAIN TO CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME CONCERN AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS IS A NECESSARY PART FOR SAFE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HOW CAN IT BE ON BACK ORDER UNLESS IT WAS SOMETHING DEFECTIVE TO BEGIN WITH? *TR

THE RACK AND PINION ON MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AND MAKES CONSIDERABLE AMOUNTS OF NOISE WHEN DECREASING IN SPEED. CAR HAS 47,000 MILES AND BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REAR END INSPECTION AND THEY FOUND "NO PROBLEMS." THIS IS FRAUD, AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY $1350 TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. *TR

DOOR HANDLES DISENTEGRATED UNUSABLE. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. THEY HAVE BEEN THIS WAY FOR MANY MANY YEARS.... THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL JEEP. THE PLASTIC CUP THAT HOUSES THE LEVER BECAME VERY BRITTLE AND DOOR HANDLE BASICALLY BROKE APART IN MANY PIECES. 3 OUT OF THE 4 ARE BROKEN. THE REAR DOORS AREN'T USED MUCH, SO ASSUME THAT'S WHY ONE OF THOSE IS STILL IN ONE PIECE. BECAUSE THE CUP IS PART OF THE DOOR PANEL, THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL! PLEASE REFERENCE THE SITES BELOW. NO ABUSE, JUST STANDARD USE, SEEMS TO BE A MATERIAL ISSUE. FOR REFERENCE: HTTP://WWW.DENLORSTOOLS.COM/AUTOBLOG/2010/11/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE-INTERIOR-DOOR-HANDLE-BROKEN-RECALL/ HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/WK-XK-DOOR-HANDLE-RECALL-1404372/

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR YEARS IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE ARE ALL BROKEN. ONE IN THE BACK IS COMPLETELY BROKE OFF AND THE 2 IN THE FRONT ARE HANGING BY A WIRE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND I GET NOWHERE WHEN TRYING TO TALK TO JEEP OR EVEN JEEP DEALERS. RECENTLY I SAW ONLINE MANY MORE PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE EVEN SAID JEEP AGREED TO A $50 COPAY IN 2010. I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BOUGHT FROM JEEP WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN 2006, AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS COSMETIC AND NOT COVERED. WHEN CALLING JEEP I WAS TOLD NOBODY HAS DIED SO NO RECALL AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THESE DOOR HANDLES. YOU CAN NOT REPLACE THE HANDLES ONLY, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE PANEL AND TOTAL COST IS AROUND $3000. WITH THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT IT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED ON A LARGE SCALE. IF ONE OF US GETS KILLED FROM BEING TRAPPED INSIDE OF THEIR JEEP BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN THEY WILL HAVE A HUGE PRICE TO PAY. I AM DOWN TO ONE HANDLE, AND EXTREMELY UNHAPPY! PLEASE HELP!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ONLY FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN ON A HIGH SETTING. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS MELTING AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW BLOWER AND WIRE HARNESS WAS NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,600.

I OWN A 2005 4.7 LITER V8 GRAND CHEROKEE. SINCE MY PURCHASE (TWO YEARS AGO), THE ENGINE HAS IDLED ROUGH ALMOST THE ENTIRE TIME AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 8 TIMES. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONTINUAL ISSUE THAT, IF LEFT UNCORRECTED, WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (4.7L AT) STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE LAST REPORTED INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. SINCE THAT INITIAL COMPLAINT, I HAVE SPENT 19 HOURS OVER 3 VISITS TO THE DEALER TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AFTER REPLACING A SOLENOID IN THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY, THE CONDITION SEEMED TO IMPROVE, BUT HAS SINCE REGRESSED TO PRE-REPAIR STATUS. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FEEDBACK CONCERNING MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT FROM NHTSA, NOR HAVE I BEEN NOTIFIED BY DAIMLER-CHRYSLER OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. RELYING ON DC'S INITIATIVE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND NECESSARY REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE SINCE THEY HAVEN'T DONE SO IN THE TWO YEARS THAT MY MODEL HAS BEEN ON THE STREET. ALSO, IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE PERSONAL INITIATIVE OF THE MECHANIC THAT REPLACED THE SOLENOID, I WOULDN'T HAVE RECEIVED ANY HELP WITH MY PROBLEM. THE DEALER POSITION WAS THAT THERE WAS NO COMPUTER REGISTERED EVENT, SO THEREFORE, THE STALLING HAD NOT OCCURRED. WHEN THEY COULD PERSONALLY OBSERVE THE EVENT, AND CAPTURE IT IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER, THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO SEE IF ANY REPAIR WAS WARRANTED. THE SURVEY BELOW ASKS ABOUT PROPERTY DAMAGE, DEATHS, AND FIRES. DO I NEED TO ACTUALLY HAVE ONE OF THESE EVENTS OCCUR TO MY FAMILY TO FLAG MY COMPLAINT FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION? KNOWING A VEHICLE STALLS WHILE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NOT AGGRESSIVELY DETERMINING THE CAUSE UNTIL A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURS SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE. HOPEFULLY, I DO NOT HEAR ABOUT THIS INEVITABLE RECALL THE SAME WAY MY FIRESTONE PATRON PAL DID. (FROM THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR, POST-ACCIDENT). PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THE STATUS OF THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS INSTRUCTIONS OF HOW TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED CORRECTLY. *TR

OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS STARTED CUTTING OUT OR STALLING. ENGINE JUST STOPS. MY SON WAS ALMOST IN A MAJOR COLLISION WHEN HE COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. MAYBE IF MORE PEOPLE COMPLAINED - I HATE TO SEE LIVES LOST- WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A RECALL- JEEP REPAIR STATES RESETTING THE DRIVE TRAIN SHOULD HELP.. DOES IT???? *TR

SUMMARY: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: I OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ARE BREAKING FROM THE DOOR PANEL, THEY ARE LITERALLY HANGING BY A THREAD. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AS I CAN'T GET THE DOORS OPEN SOMETIMES UNLESS I ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND REACH THROUGH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF IN EMERGENCY WE COULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND HAS ESCALATED SINCE. I DON'T FEEL AS THOUGH I SHOULD BE FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER IS EVEN DENYING THAT THEY KNOW OF ANY SUCH PROBLEM, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS!

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.7L 4WD. ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND STALLS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. UNABLE TO RESOLVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHENEVER AN OBJECT TOUCHES THE IGNITION KEY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. UPDATED 05/19/08. *LJ

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CHEROKEE SINCE EARLY 2007; MULTIPLE ISSUES INCLUDING THE CAR STALLING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON/OFF, ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS IN GETTING THE CAR TO TURN ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MULTIPLE REPAIR SHOPS; BOTH DEALERSHIP AND LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE SAME DIAGNOSIS EACH TIME; THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED (3) TIMES AND WORKS FOR A LITTLE LESS THAN A YEAR AND THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I FIRST HEARD OF THE SAFETY RECALL - IGNITION SWITCH P41/NHTSA 14V-438 (AS I LATER LEARNED) FROM THE MEDIA. I CALLED THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ON WHEN I COULD BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART AND TO CALL BACK WHEN I GET A LETTER SAYING THE PART IS AVAILABLE; THAT WAS ALMOST 6 MONTHS AGO. IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL. THAT CAME ALMOST 3 MONTH AFTER THE RECALL WAS ON THE NEWS.YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF AND MY CAR MOMENTARILY STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THESE ARE THE SAME ISSUES I'VE BEEN HAVING WHERE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED AND READING THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, I THINK THEY ARE RELATED. I CALLED CHRYSLER'S RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER TODAY AND WAS ON HOLD FOR 2 HOURS BEFORE I GAVE UP. THERE WAS NO WAY TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR CHRYSLER TO CALL ME BACK. THE RECALL HAS BEEN IN AFFECT SINCE JULY 2014 AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IN A REASONABLE TIME. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS IS CAUSING A LOT OF DIFFICULTY FOR ME AS THIS IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION AND THERE IS NO REPAIR IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. *TR

THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF THE DOOR PANEL. SUBSEQUENT TO THAT, THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER HANDLE SNAPPED OFF AS WELL. BOTH OF THE FRONT HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND ON THE BRINK OF BREAKING OFF. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, A REAR PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EITHER GOING THROUGH A WINDOW OR A FRONT DOOR.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR ROUGH IDLE AND STALLING ISSUES. THEY INFORMED MY THAT IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS AND NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY CLEANING. SO I PAID TO HAVE THOSE THINGS DONE. THEN, 2 DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND LOST ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE ON THE SHOULDER AND AVOID A COLLISION. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 4.7 GC AND COMMANDERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL BRAKE SYSTEM SERVICE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES FOR A SIMILAR FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

WHILE SUV IS RUNNING ON THE ROAD AND / OR ON FULL STOP THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN SECONDS, RPMS DECREASES, ENGINE STOPS AND AIR CONDITIONING TURN ON AND OFF. THIS CONDITIONS HAVE OCCURRED ALL AT THE SAME TIME OR IN COMBINATIONS. IN ONE OCCASION THE BATTERY WENT DEAD IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM MAY OCCUR IN BUSY TRAFFIC POSING RISK OF CAR ACCIDENT. *JB