2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THIS CAR IS IN FAILURE MODE . ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS , SPEEDOMETER FLASH OR OR DOWN TO ZERO SPEED . THIS ONLY HAPPENS MOMENTARILY AS THE LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER COME RIGHT BACK ON . IT SEEMS THAT IT HAPPENS MORE WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 30 TO 40 DEGREES FARENHEIT. I HAD THIS CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BEDFORD CHRYSLER(814-623-1141 IN BEDFORD , PENNSYLVANIA MULTIPLE TIMES . THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT RECREATE ITSELF . ONCE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , IT FLASHED MULTIPLE TIMES . I REACHED FOR THE IGNITION KEY AND MOVED IT SLIGHTLY , THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY STOPPED . I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL BUT NOT SURE IF THIS IS AN AFFECTED MODEL. ONCE I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM , I HAD MY WIFE TRY THE SAME THING WITH THE KEYS , AND THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY FOR HER . I DO NOT HAVE EXACT DATES OF OCCURENCES , BUT I DO KNOW IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES . THE CAR NEVER SHUT ITSELF DOWN WITH THIS PROBLEM . *JS

WE PURCHASED A SECOND HAND JEEP 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LAST MAY 2013. IT WAS A ONE OWNER ONE DRIVER VEHICLE. BY THE LOOKS OF THE INTERIOR THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS EVER IN THE CAR. VERY CLEAN AND UNUSED. BY DECEMBER 2013 WE NOTICED CRACKING AND BREAKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOOR HANDLES. WE UTILIZE THE REAR DOORS FOR OUR GRANDCHILDREN. BY FEBRUARY 2014 THE REAR DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER HAD BROKEN AND HAS APPARENTLY UNATTACHED THE MECHANISM THAT OPENS THE DOOR, WHICH NOW IS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THAT DOOR. WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED I WENT ONLINE AND SAW THAT IT WAS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I CONTACTED JEEP AND JEEP DEALER. NO ONE RESPONDED BACK FROM COMPLAINT FROM JEEP. THE DEALER TOLD US IT WOULD COST $550 PER DOOR TO REPAIR. WHEN I CONTACTED JEEP I ASKED HOW MANY CASUALTIES DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL. MY GRANDDAUGHTERS SIT BACK THERE AND COULD NEVER EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THE HANDLES ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AS IS THE PIECE IT IS CONNECTED TOO. THEY ACTUALLY SELL REPLACEMENT REPAIR KITS FOR THIS ON LINE AND DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED SAID IT WOULD REPLACE THEM FOR A LARGE FEE IF I PURCHASED THE REPAIR KIT. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE I DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MANUFACTURING RECALL. IF THE VEHICLE WOULD CATCH ON FIRE THERE WOULD BE FATALITIES.. THE STRONGEST HANDLE IS THE DRIVERS DOOR?? WHICH MEANS IT WOULD TAKE A LOT LONGER FOR THIS ONE TO BREAK, DO YOU THINK THEY KNEW THIS WHEN MANUFACTURING?? *TR

THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005 AND UP HAS INSIDE DOOR PANELS MADE OF PLASTIC ,AND THE DOOR HANDLES WHICH ALLOW OPENING THE VEHICLE DOORS FOR THE INSIDE ARE ATTACHED TO THIS WEAK PLASTIC PANEL. OVER TIME THE DOOR HANDLE PLASTIC ATTACHMENT POINTS BEGAN TO CRACK AND BREAK AWAY , EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE OPENING HANDLE TO FALL OFF,AND THE DOOR IS THEN NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THIS CONDITION EXISTS , THE OCCUPANTS AT THOSE DOORS WOULD BE UNABLE TO ESCAPE THE VEHICLE THRU THE DOORS WITH THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER SERVICE STATES THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS FOR THEM TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY, TO REPAIR THIS ALL THE INSIDE DOOR PANELS MUST BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE # 1-800-992-1997. *TR

WHEN BACKING INTO PARKING SPACE THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET SHIP/FULL THROTTLE (5.7 HEMI) LIKE IT HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN. THE RESULT WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE (UNKNOWN AMOUNT) AND CAR DAMAGE OVER $7600.00 NOT INCLUDING CAR RENTAL FOR 2 WEEKS. CHRYSLER SENT INSPECTOR TO BODY SHOP AND THEIR DETERMINATION WAS THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND SAID THE CASE IS CLOSED. A JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY JANUARY 31, 2014 UNDER WARRANTY. WE KNOW THIS WAS NOT DRIVER ERROR. IT WAS THE SCARIEST 15 SECONDS OF OUR LIVES AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED SOMEONE. NOW WE WONDER WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN AGAIN? WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW, HAS THERE EVER BEEN AN ENGINE GOING TO FULL THROTTLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2005 JEEP/CHRYSLER PRODUCT? *TR

STRONG GAS SMELL. ON START UP AND CONTINUES WHILE IN MOTION. WHILE HAVING OIL CHANGES AND OTHER MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS, HAVE COMPLAINED AND HAD TECHNICIANS TO CHECK WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN FOUND BY TECHS. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AFTER YEARS OF HAVING IT LOOKED AT. I NOW HAVE 75000. MILES ON IT. THIS IS A CONCERN AND IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

ON MAY 22, 2014 I TOOK MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 4 X 4 WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE FOR RECALL #N23 REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 93758. AFTER THAT "FIX" EVERYTHING SEEMED TO RUN OKAY THEN ON JULY 2, 2014 DUE TO A GRINDING SOUND IN THE REAR, MY SONS FATHER IN LAW CHECKED THE CODES AND FOUND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TONE RING SHOW. ALSO ON THE DASHBOARD A "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED. HE REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY AND BOTH EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES, BUT WHEN HE WENT TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE, HE SAID IT WOULDN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. I BELIEVE HE SAID IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 4 WHEEL LOW. VEHICLE DID ALSO STALL ALSO HE SAID. HE CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND LOADS OF REPORTS OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR JEEP VEHICLE HAVING PROBLEMS ONLY AFTER HAVING THE N23, NHTSA ID# 13V175000. RECALL "FIX" PERFORMED. MINE WAS DONE AT TRI-CITIES CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM AT KINGSPORT, TN. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEM, AS THAT'S WHAT WAS REPROGRAMMED FOR THE RECALL. I AM DISABLED AND NEED THE JEEP TO HAUL MY HANDICAPPED SCOOTER AND ME WITH MY WIFE DRIVING. IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT IT'S NOT OUT OF SERVICE. I CALLED THE AFOREMENTIONED DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY AND SPOKE TO "GREG" WHO SAID HE COULD CHECK IT OUT. I HAD MY SONS FATHER IN LAW CALL HIM TO FULLY EXPLAIN WHAT WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL AS HE WAS THE ONE THAT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AND THUS FULLY TELL [XXX] ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT [XXX] SAID WE COULD TOW IT IN AT OUR EXPENSE (NOT DRIVE IT) AND HE'D CHECK IT, BUT UNTIL A RECALL NOTICE IS RECEIVED , ANYTHING DONE WOULD BE CHARGED TO ME. PLEASE EXPEDITE THESE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ASAP. I NEED MY VEHICLE. I DON;T HAVE BUS OR TAXI SERVICE, AND WITH MY DISABILITIES (FUSED LEFT HIP, MAINLY) I CAN'T RIDE IN MOST VEHICLES BECAUSE OF LEG ROOM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE RPMS DECREASED. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THEN SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.