2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINED WHAT REMEDY TO USE. ALSO, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DIM AND BRIGHT. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED TWICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM . HOWEVER, HAD NO SUCCESS. UPDATED 05/30/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS INCREASED VERY RAPIDLY. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED MULTIPLE PARTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE SURGING PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING OR IN PARK THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN THE CONTACT'S KNEE TOUCHED THE KEY. EVEN WHEN THE SEAT WAS MOVED FARTHER BACK THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE KEY CONTAINS THE REMOTE KEYPAD ON IT, WHICH MAKES THE KEY LARGER AND EASY TO BE HIT. THE IGNITION IS LOCATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM OCCURRING WITHOUT SUCCESS. UPDATED 03/22/06

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V396000 REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTERWARDS IT CONTINUED TO SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG SHUDDER THAT COULD PHYSICALLY BE FELT BY THE CONTACT AS WELL AS A LOUD CHATTER FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. ASIDE FROM THE PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DISPLAYED SOME ABNORMALITIES. WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL OF THE GAUGES, SUCH AS THE FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REGISTER. THE DEFROSTER WHICH WAS IN USE AT THAT TIME STOPPED WORKING. THIS PROBLEM LASTED ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS OCCURRED 5 OR 6 TIMES IN A 5 MILE RADIUS AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

GRAND CHEROKEE SHUT OFF BY ITSELF (LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES). CAR STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THIS HAPPENED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AROUND A SHARP CURVE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CAR ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH. BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SOMETIMES THE INTERNAL COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REBOOTED. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES. I WILL PROBABLY TRADE THIS CAR IN. IT'S NOT WORTH MY WELL-BEING. *NM

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO DEATH TRAP. 1) ENGINE SHUT OFF ON DRIVEWAY 2) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF IN 3 ENGINE CYCLES 3) 70 MPH ON FREEWAY. INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED, GAUGES WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. VEERED TO RIGHT AND APPLIED LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE RESULTING IN A BRAKE LOCKUP AND FREEWAY SPIN. CAR CAME TO HALT FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED OFF FREEWAY. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER TURNED IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE TURNED ON 1ST SERVICE TRUE CAUSE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REPORTED UNKNOWN. TRUE CAUSE OF DRIVEWAY STALL UNKNOWN. TWO CODES STORED IN MEMORY 01411 FUEL RATIONAL, P2302 IGNITION CIRCUIT. VEHICLE TEST DRIVEN 200 MILES WITH STARSCAN. TRUE CAUSE OF INCIDENT 3 REPORTED AS UNKNOWN TRUE CAUSE OF STORED CODES REPORTED UNKNOWN. CAR WAS RELEASED WITH UNDIAGNOSED PROBLEM 2ND SERVICE CIRCUITRY WAS TESTED AND ALL VALUES APPEARED TO BE WITHIN SERVICE MANUAL SPECS NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AND PROBLEM UNDIAGNOSED DAIMLER CHRYSLER RECOMMENDED CO-PILOT RECORDING DEVICE INSTALLATION RELUCTANTLY WERE FORCED TO BECOME UNPAID CRASH TEST DUMMIES FOR A COMPANY WHO CLEARLY DIDN'T HAVE OUR SAFETY OR WELL BEING IN MIND 4) SPEED 70 MPH ON FREEWAY INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED, GAUGES WENT TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AS INSTRUCTED, THE BUTTON WAS PRESSED ON THE DEALER-INSTALLED CO-PILOT. WHEN CAR VELOCITY DECREASED APPLICATION OF BRAKES BROUGHT CAR TO HALT ON SIDE OF ROAD 3RD SERVICE UPON DIAGNOSTICS DEALERSHIP FOUND MULTIPLE CODES: P0700, P0562, B210, U0151, B211B, B1BA6, B223D, B210D. SERVICE TECH. CONTACTED STAR AND WAS ADVISED TO PERFORM BATTERY TEST AND TO INSPECT BULKHEAD AND IGNITION CONNECTORS. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND IN THESE AREAS. ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE PROBLEM LIES IN A MASSIVE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. FOLLOWING DAIMLER CHRYSLER TECHNICAL REP RECOMMENDATION ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AND SERVICE BOOKS WERE CLOSED IS THE CAR SAFE? NO. CONTACT US (SURFSTICKERS@HOTMAIL.COM)*JB

I AM WRITING TO CORRECT THE DETAILS OF MY COMPLAINT POSTED ON YOUR WEB SITE. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE ON THE PHONE YESTERDAY AND THE ENTRY POSTED IS INACCURATE. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY 3 MONTH OLD 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON OCTOBER 24TH (NOT THE 17TH) WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. HE WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR IN THE RAIN. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER REACHING THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. HE THEN STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO TELL MY HUSBAND TO DRIVE WITH THE DEFROST ON TO KEEP THE ENGINE IDLE UP. I THEN MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AND ASKED TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AT THE SAME TIME. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK OVERNIGHT AND SAID THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS DID NOT REVEAL ANY PROBLEM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THEY DISCOVERED A "MILKY" SUBSTANCE WHEN CHANGING THE OIL AND PUT IN A NEW FILTER. THEY DID NOT SAY THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I SHOULD BRING IT BACK. MY ISSUE IS THAT WAITING FOR A VEHICLE TO STALL AT HIGH SPEED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND ACTUALLY RENTED A CAR TO VISIT OUR SON WHO IS ALMOST 250 MILES AWAY AT COLLEGE. I HOPE YOU WILL CORRECT THE ENTRY AS IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM TO HAVE THE ACTUAL FACTS.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE SERVICE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN PERFORMING THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A MILKY SUBSTANCE MIXED WITH THE OIL. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE, THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND FILTER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THIS MAY HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

IT ALL STARTED WITH THE SEATS NOT STAYING IN THERE SETTINGS(DRIVER 1 DRIVER 2. THEN THE AUTO DIMMING REAR MIRRORS WOULD GO DARK AT ANY TIME. THE RAIN SENSOR WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ON IT OWN. EVEN WHEN IN PARK, THEN THE SEATS STARTED MOVING TO DRIVER 1 THEN 2 AS I WAS DRIVING IT. THE JEEP ALSO HAS A BAD ODOR IN IT. IT IS AT THE DEALER AS I SPEAK, THE JEEP IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. FOG LIGHT GO ON AND OFF AT ANY TIME AS I WAS DRIVING THE JEEP TO THE DEALER THE JEEP STARTED THE SPEED UP ON IT OWN THE CAR HIT 68 MPH IN A 45 MPH ZONE , SO AS YOU WOULD THING A STATE TROOPER PULL ME OVER, HE ASK ME WHY IT TOOK ME SO LONG TO PULL OVER, SO I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, WILL THE LOOK HE GAVE ME ! THEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM AS THE CAR WAS IN PARK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP LIKE A XMAS TREE AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ALL BY IT SELF, WILL I DID NOT GET A TICKET AND HE FOLLOW ME TO THE DEALER. *NM