2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20MINS THE WAS A HARD SHIFT AND MY TRUCK WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT COULD BE THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND IT WOULD COST 700 TO TAKE MY TRANSMISSION APART TO CHECK IT. $700 LATER IM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 82K IM NOW AT 92K I KEEP UP REGULAR SERVICE. WHAT IS WEIRD IS WHEN I TURN MY TURN MY TRUCK BACK ON ITS NO LONGER IN 3RD AND IT STAYS THAT WAY FOR SOMETIMES WEEKS BUT IT COMES BACK SURELY. *TR

IN ROUTE TO OPEN GYM FOR MY 3YR OLD, AFTER EXITING EXPRESSWAY IN TRAFFIC APPROX 5-7MINS, SUV SHUTS OFF. AFTER IT SHUT OFF IT WOULD NT START FOR APPROX 4 MINS, IT DID NOT FULLY CRANK YET CRANKED, IN A PUTTING PATTERN, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT OF TRAFFIC INTO AN OFFICE PARK LOCATED AT 3525 PIEDMONT RD NE ATL, GA 30308 IN FRONT OF BUILDING 7 ENTERING FROM PIEDMONT RD. ONCE PARKED, MY TEMP GAUGE WAS ON HOT PANNED HARD RIGHT, THE SUV WOULD NOT START, I ALLOWED IT TO COOL DOWN TO HALFWAY, DURING THAT TIME I MADE 4 ATTEMPTS TO START THE SUV. EACH TIME IT WOULD PUTTER, OR SOUND AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. ONCE SUV COOLED TO HALF I ATTEMPTED TO START AND IT STARTED IN THE SAME PUTTER FASHION AS BEFORE, YET APPEARING TO CATCH AS IF IT WAS START NORMAL, ALL THE WHILE SMOKING OUT THE BACK A SLIGHT POP COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, YET AS IT APPEARED TO START I WOULD GIVE IT GAS WITH HOPES THAT IT WOULD CATCH AND THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF AND STARTED SMOKING AND THERE WAS A NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT ODOR THAT MY 3 YR OLD AND I SMELLED, FROM THERE I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE RADIATOR, SINCE THE TEMP GAUGE WAS JUST ON HOT, I NOTICE THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING IN THE LOWER BACK OF THE ENGINE REGION, I IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE HOOD DUE TO NOT HAVING ANYTHING TO PROP IT OPEN WITH, I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY 3 YR OLD SON OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY, I RETURN TO GET HIS CAR SEAT AND ANYTHING TO HOPEFULLY SALVAGE, I THEN RETURN TO THE SUV TO PUT OUT THE FIRE OUT AS BEST I COULD, I APPEARED TO OUT ON BOTH SIDES AND JUST SMOKING BADLY. CALLED A RIDE TO TAKE ME AND MY 3YR OLD HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I CHECKED THE SUV, THE ENGINE AREA, HOOD, FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD COMPLETELY BURNED, THERE IS NO HOOD AREA, THE HOOD IS IN THE WINDSHIELD, AND EVERYTHING ELSE FORWARD CHARD AND MELTED, TO THE YELLOW PIECES, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS, AND A VIDEO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TEN TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000...UPDATED 09-16-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER A YEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/02/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY DISABLED THE TRANSFER CASE FUNCTIONALITY THUS CREATING ANOTHER PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE AND PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY LASTED TWO WEEKS. THE SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT FAILURE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SURGE THAT DID NOT ALLOW THE GEAR SHIFT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR THE SHIFTING MECHANISM. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES SINCE THE SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED ON A MOBILE HOME; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD GET STUCK IN LOW SHIFT AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55493. RK

AFTER HAVING SAFETY RECALL N23 DONE TO MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L I HAVE SINCE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF 4-WHEEL LOW. THE N23 SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE HAS NOT WORKED AS IT HAS CREATED ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE BY ME NOT HAVING MY 4-LOW IN A STATE (COLORADO) THAT I USE 4-LOW IN FOR WINTER AND FOR RECREATION USE. I WAS ALMOST TRAPPED IN THE COLD MOUNTAINS DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE N23 RECALL DEACTIVATED MY 4-LOW. NOT ONLY IF THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLES VALUE HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY AS NOW IT'S A 2WD VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FOUR-WHEEL HIGH INTO NEUTRAL OR FOUR WHEEL LOW PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME DUE TO THE REMEDY NOT CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,300.

AFTER APPLICATION OF SAFETY RECALL N23/ NHTSA 13V-175. REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. 2005 - 2010. (WK) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2006 - 2010. (XK) JEEP COMMANDER, THE TRANSFER CASE OF OUR CAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF 4-HIGH TO EITHER NEUTRAL OR 4-LOW. CONSEQUENTLY A MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENT HAS BEEN DESTROYED. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND MAY NOT CORRECT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. THOUSANDS OF JEEP VEHICLES SUBJECTED TO THIS RECALL HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME LOSS OF FUNCTION. HOW DOES NHTSA, OR WE, KNOW THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY FIXED? IT IS OBVIOUS THE SOFTWARE USED IN THIS RECALL WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO SUFFICIENT TESTING TO VALIDATE IT. I THEREFORE FEAR MY CAR IS JUST AS LIABLE TO HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT AS BEFORE THE RECALL. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE? *TR

AFTER APPLICATION OF SAFETY RECALL N23/ NHTSA 13V-175. REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. 2005 - 2010. (WK) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2006 - 2010. (XK) JEEP COMMANDER, THE TRANSFER CASE OF MY COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF 4-HIGH TO EITHER NEUTRAL OR 4-LOW. CONSEQUENTLY A MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENT HAS BEEN DESTROYED. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND MAY NOT CORRECT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. THE JEEP CANNOT BE TOWED IN NEUTRAL, AND 4-LOW, A FEATURE I SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED IN A VEHICLE, IS NOW USELESS! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY COMPLETELY REPLACING THE FDCM INSTEAD OF A POORLY CONSTRUCTED SOFTWARE "FIX." *TR

CARRIED MY JEEP 4WD IN FOR N23 RECALL. I USE LOW LOCK ALL THE TIME ON THE FARM. NEVER HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS. WAS'NT GOING TO EVEN DO THE RECALL BUT GOT TO THINKING IF PROBLEM DID OCCUR VEHICLE COULD ROLL ON ME WHILE I WAS ALONE. HAD RECALL DONE. THAT SATURDAY TRIED LOW LOCK AND GOT "SERVICE TRANSFER CASE" ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. COULD NOT SELECT LOW. TRIED MANY TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. CARRIED BACK TO DEALER. SAID THEY HAD A FEW OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY CALLED LATER SAYING IT NEEDED A SELECTOR WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. NOW ITS APRIL 2014 AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY JEEP TO BE FIXED. WAS ON THE FARM THE OTHER DAY WHILE IT WAS RAINING. COULD NOT SELECT LOW STILL. JEEP IS A FULL TIME 4WD SO IT PULLED OK, BUT IF IT WERE A LITTLE WORSE AND NEEDED LOW I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN STUCK. WHEN WILL JEEP OWN UP AND FIX IT? ANOTHER REASON U.S. CAR COMPANIES IN TROUBLE. OWN UP TO PROBLEMS AND GET SOME OWNER LOYALTY AND THEY COULD MAKE EVEN MORE MONEY. NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING ANYMORE. I ORDERED THIS JEEP NEW FOR ITS 4WD FEATURES, AND 545RFE TRANSMISSION. NOW I CAN'T GET IT WORKING. RECALL CAUSED PROBLEM. MAKE THEM FIX IT! *TR