2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REMOTE KEY STARTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE KEYS WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN TIMES.IT WOULD OFTEN TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SYSTEM COMPUTER SWITCH. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH A NEW SET OF KEYS THREE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY FLASHED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE VALVES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT IN POSSESSION OF THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,800.

1) OPERATED LEFT TURN SIGNAL 2) TONE THEN ERROR MESSAGES (A) SERVICE SUSPENSION (B) CHECK GAUGES. ALL DASH INDICATE LAMPS CAME ON - ABS, ESP, AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE ETC. TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE. A/C BECAME INOPERATIVE, HAZARD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE, TACHOMETER INOPERATIVE, SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCES: RISK OF ACCIDENT DUE TO DISTRACTION BY WARNING TONE AND ALL INDICATOR LAMPS LIGHTING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. RISK OF ACCIDENT DUE TO INOPERATIVE TURN INDICATOR SIGNALS AND INOPERATIVE HAZARDS. UNKNOWN WHETHER ABS SYSTEM WORKING SINCE ABS WARNING LAMP WAS LIT. UNKNOWN WHETHER AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL SINCE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS LIT (3) SHUT OFF ENGINE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED - NO CHANGE ALL LAMPS LIT. LEFT TURN SIGNAL REMAINED LIT BUT NOT FLASHING EVEN WITH KEY OFF. CALLED JEEP DEALER SERVICE SUGGESTED PULLING IOD RELAY. NO IMPROVEMENT. 2 MORE RESTARTS WITH EXTENDED (MORE THAN 1 HOUR) VEHICLE OFF AND ALL LIGHTS CLEARED EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE. DO NOT KNOW CAUSE OF PROBLEM YET. UNABLE TO FIND JEEP DEALER WITH SERVICE DEPT OPEN ON SAT OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND OR CAN ONLY DO OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS ON SAT. *TR

I AM FILING THIS NOW FOR JULY 09 DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY, 4-7-10.. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE AND JEEP NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS UNSAFE WHEN A VEHICLE GIVES NO WARNING AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF ON AN INTERSTATE. ALSO, PLEASE SEE MY SAFETY COMPLAINT ODI # 10324403 FOR THE 4-7-10 INCIDENT. IN JULY 09, AFTER GOING THROUGH A TOLL AT EXIT 67 BARNEGET TOLL , GARDEN STATE PARKWAY,NJ, I ACCELERATED TO THE MERGE POINT AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART DIDN'T WORK. SEEMS LIKE IT SHUT DOWN ELECTRICALLY AND WAS NOT GETTING GAS ADEQUATELY. SEEMS TO LACK ADEQUATE POWER. ATTEMPT TO START SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK, ENGINE WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING, LONG START-UP INCONSISTENT, DASH LIGHTS DID COME ON TO INFORM OF NO POWER. LET SIT TO COOL DOWN VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO START AND MOVE TO A MORE SAFER LOCATION. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 90 F AND SUNNY. THIS OCCURRED AT 15000 MILES IN JULY 09. VEHICLE WENT TO 3 SERVICE VISITS AND DEALERS COULD NOT REPEAT. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING, ALSO DOES NOT START OR DIFFICULTY STARTING, SEEMS TO LACK ADEQUATE POWER..AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. LET VEHICLE SIT, "COOL DOWN", ABLE TO START AGAIN, SYSTEM OK..NO DASHBOARD SYSTEM WARNINGS. I WAS ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH AND FAILURE HAPPENED. ALSO, THIS SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT 15,000 MILES. TODAYS FAILURE AT 30,221 IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCRANTON DODGE JEEP SERVICE TONIGHT. WILL AWAIT VEHICLE SERVICE FROM DEALER. *TR

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER UNABLE TO FIX THUS FAR ( HAS CAR FOR ALMOST 30 DAYS). IN ADDITION, SAME THING HAPPENED ON MY 2007 MODEL AND HAS HAPPENED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE I KNOW WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. INTERNET IS FILED WITH REPORTS OF SAME EVENTS HAPPENING AT RANDOM. MINE STALLED AT 65 MPH - ALL ELECTRIC, RADIO, FLASHERS, EVERYTHING JUST GOES OUT. VERY SCARY AND VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE EVALUATE. *TR

2008 GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4 4.7L FLEXFUEL EXTREMELY SLUGGISH ON THROTTLE DEMAND (305 HP ???!!!), HARSH TRANSMISSION UP/DOWN SHIFT AND STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (FOUR OCCURRENCES WITHIN FIVE WEEKS) . THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE FEBRUARY 2008 RECALL OF THE FCM (FRONT CONTROL MODULE) AFTER BEING DIRECTED BY THE CUSTOMER TO DO SO SINCE THE SERIAL # ON THE MODULE MATCHED THE "WRONGLY MANUFACTURED" ONES; HOWEVER, THE VIN SEARCH WITHIN CHRYSLER RECALL DATABASE RETURNED EMPTY. EVIDENTLY, THE DEALERSHIP OWNING THE NEW VEHICLE AT THE DATE OF THE RECALL NEVER PERFORMED IT (AS REQUIRED BY LAW) . THE INCIDENT REPEATED AFTER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FCM. THE DEALERSHIP RETRIEVED AN ABS FAULT CODE HENCE DECIDED THAT THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) IS DEFECTIVE???!!! ( SEVEN DAYS ON BACK ORDER) "LIFETIME POWERTRAIN WARRANTY" SEEMS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BY IGNORING OF THE DRIVER'S SAFETY. THE SOFTWARE RUNNING ON THE PCM SHOULD NEVER BE GIVEN THE CHOICE OF IMMEDIATELY SHUTTING OFF OF THE ENGINE ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MODERN STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS ARE ALMOST NON-OPERATIONAL WHEN THERE IS NO AVAILABLE ASSISTING POWER. *TR

2008 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO - ENGINE TURNS OFF AND LOOSE ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING - COMPUTER AND KEY SWITCH WERE REPLACED - FILED LEMON LAW DID FINAL FIX ATTEMPT BUT NOTHING DONE SINCE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. DRIVE OVER 100 MILES A DAY - HAS HAPPENED WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR LIGHTS OR OFF RAMPS WITH OUT WARNING. CAN NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN - SCARY WHEN 18 WHEELER BEHIND YOU AND IT DOES HAPPEN!!!!! CHRYSLER RESPONSE VEHICLE ACTING NORMAL -ITS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE KILLED FOR THEM TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY '08 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AND DRIVING ON AN ON-RAMP TODAY TO GET ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 35MPH, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOST ALL OF THE ELECTRIC IN MY JEEP. THE RADIO WENT OUT, THE ODOMETER AND TEMP/COMPASS WENT BLANK, AND I LOST THE POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STEER IT OVER TO THE SIDE. I THEN TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PROBLEMS. I DROVE IT ANOTHER HOUR AND HALF HOME AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER ISSUES. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT ANY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER, HOWEVER THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. *TR