2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 57,000-58,000 MILES IN 2011. TWO SEPARATE FRONT END COLLISONS AT ABOVE 35 MPH WITH DEER IN RURAL AREA. NO AIR BAG EVER DEPLOYED IN MAY 2014 WITH MILEAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 109,852 THE KEY WOULD LOCK IN THE IGNITION AND COULD NOT BE REMOVED. CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, DASH LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON AND SHIFTER COULD BE MOVED. TOOK TO MALOY FORD IN JASPER, ALABAMA. THEY "REPAIRED" USING A "WIN KIT - TRANSMITTERS AND WIN" IT HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THAT TIME. QUESTION: IS THE IGNITION REPAIRED? IS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL IN NEED OF THE RECALL PART THAT WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE AT TIME OF NOTIFICATION OF RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT MODULE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS JEEP. PURCHASED IT AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR SERVICE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. MAIN ISSUE IS THE CAR DOES NOT START WHEN I TURN THE KEY FOB. HAVE GOT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, ONCE IN MAY 2014, AGAIN IN JULY 2014 AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2014. DEALER CANNOT FIND SOLUTION TO FIX. COINCIDENTALLY, I RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER IN NOVEMBER 2014, NOTICE NUMBER P57 WHICH STATES THERE IS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION! I WENT FOR (3) WEEKS IN MAY AND A FULL MONTH IN JULY WITH A LOANER! FOUR MONTHS AFTER I RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE, THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. MY ''AD HOC'' SOLUTION WHEN CAR DOES NOT START IS TO SLAM THE DOOR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION POSITION. THIS SEEMS TO START THE CAR. PITIFUL THAT THIS IS HOW I MUST START THE CAR NOW AS THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO... *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO FOR MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IT IS RECALL P57/NHTSA 14V-567 FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH. IT STATES THAT SOME OF THE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A FREQUENCY OPERATED BUTTON IGNITION KEY(FOBIK) THAT MAY STICK BETWEEN THE "START" AND "RUN" POSITION. THIS MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CERTAIN ELECTRICAL FEATURES. IT CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE IGNITION POSITION MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CERTAIN ELECTRICAL FEATURES AND/OR A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING ASSIST, AND/OR POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSIST. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER 1-800-853-1403 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART IN AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN. I FIND THIS VERY DISTURBING AND QUITE FRANKLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE MY CAR TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND POSSIBLY CRASH. IN MY OPINION THAT IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE RESPONSE TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS AND WAITING TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN 4-5 MONTHS SINCE THE NOTICE WAS MAILED OUT. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO STILL NOT HAVE THE PART IN AND/OR AN ETA ON WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN STOCK? HAVING ENDING THE RECALL NOTICE WITH "WE'RE SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE, BUT WE ARE SINCERELY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY" DOESN'T EXACTLY SPEAK TO THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER. FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND STILL NO ETA ON WHEN THE PART WILL BE HERE. HOW CONCERNED IS CHRYSLER? PLEASE, ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF, BUT ALSO FOR ALL OF THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE TO HEAR THIS NON-SENSE FROM CHRYSLER. THIS IS PUTTING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT A SEVERE SAFETY RISK. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERTY; ONCE TURNED OFF- VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR DAY(S) AT A TIME; DEALERSHIP MANAGER STATED TO ?USE CAUTION? BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND THAT THERE IS NO KNOW FIX TO RECALL P57; CONTACTED CHRYSLER FOR A LOANER VEHICLE, MULTIPLE TIMES, AND EXPRESSED SAFETY CONCERNS ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER MONTH; CHRYSLER IS NOT WILL TO GIVE A LONER, AND STATES THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE DRIVEN, AND THAT A VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH ISSUE "TURNING OFF" IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, AND THEIR POLICY IS TO NOT GIVE LOANERS FOR RECALLS; ATTEMPTED TO GET A TIME FROM CHRYSLER SUPERVISOR WITHOUT ANY LUCK; THE DEALER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT WITHOUT CHARGE AND WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. I AM UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE WHILE STILL MAKING PAYMENTS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL 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.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER FROM CHRYSLER STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. RECALL #P57, AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSE OF ELECTRICAL FEATURES WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING LOSE OF POWER, STEERING, BRAKES, AND COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH. THE CATCH IS THERE IS NO PART AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. LUCKILY MY CAR DIDN'T CRASH, HOWEVER IT DID FAIL TO START. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED (80 MILES) TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE RECALL. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER AND THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO HELP ME. MY CAR, THAT I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE AND KEEP ON TOP OF ALL MAINTENANCE, IS NOW A SITTING DUCK. NO ONE CAN GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ON WHEN A PART MAY BE AVAILABLE AND NO ONE CAN HELP ME TO GET A CAR SO THAT I CAN GET TO AND FROM MY JOB AND LIVE MY DAILY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED REPEATEDLY THAT CHRYSLER IS "WORKING DILIGENTLY" TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. TO ME IT SEEMS CRAZY THAT THEY CAN'T COME UP WITH A PART TO FIX AN IGNITION! THERE ARE IGNITIONS IN EVERY CAR! AT THIS POINT I CONSIDER THIS SITUATION GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND CHRYSLER COULD BE PUTTING SOMEWHERE AROUND 300,000 DRIVERS AT RISK OF DEATH BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AND WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T LIVE VERY CLOSE TO MY WORK AND THERE IS NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. MY CAR IS A NECESSITY IN MY LIFE AND CHRYSLER HAS TAKEN THAT AWAY FROM ME AND OFFERS ME NO SUPPORT. CORPORATE GIANTS NEED TO BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE EXPRESSWAY, ENGINE IGNITION CUT OUT, LOOSING POWER. BY SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL & USING THE FOB-KEY, ENGINE WAS STARTED WHILE MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY ABOUT SIX TIMES LATELY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE DEFECT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY. CONTRARY TO CHRYSLER INFO (P57; NHTSA 14V-567), I BELIEVE THE FOB-KEY WAS IN THE "RUN" DETENT POSITION WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. (CHRYSLER SAYS THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE FOB-KEY PASSES THE RUN POSITION AFTER STARTING). EITHER WAY, THE IGNITION SWITCH IS PROBABLY FAULTY. CHRYSLER HAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE AN IMPROVED IGNITION KEY ASSEMBLY PER THEIR PROMISE, AND CURRENTLY THE OLD IGNITION SWITCH ASSEMBLY IS BACKORDERED, SO I CAN NOT AFFECT ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. LOSS OF POWER IN A CONGESTED TRAFFIC SITUATION, OR DURING MANEUVERING CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I SEEK A TIMELY REMEDY TO THIS UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR