2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FOLLOWED BY A DELAYED RESPONSE WITH THE ACTIVATION OF THE ABS SYSTEM. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT WRIST, SHOULDER, KNEE AND ANKLE AND FACE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I RECEIVED IN LATE JUNE A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY VEHICLE, TITLED "SAFETY RECALL N23/NHTSA 13V-175 REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER'S AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT THE ISSUE IS SOFTWARE RELATED AND THEY HAD NOT YET RECEIVED THE SOFTWARE PATCH. I TOOK MY VEHICLE AGAIN TO THEM IN EARLY JULY, MID JULY, LATE JULY AND EARLY AUGUST AND STILL THEY HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED THE SOFTWARE PATCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL PERFORMED WHERE THE KEY FOB WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE KEY WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE WIN MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *TR

DRIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON A 4 LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY, THE 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MY WIFE WAS OPERATING, VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SWERVED OFF THE ROAD. MY WIFE DESCRIBED THE EVENT AS "ALL THE WHEELS SUDDENLY STOPPED SPINNING". THE SUV FIRST WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, THEN SKIDDED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SHOULDER, NEARLY ROLLING OVER AND COMING TO REST IN THE MEDIAN NEAR AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY EVALUATED. THE SERVICE MANAGER NOTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. HE SURMISED THAT THE COMPONENT WAS ASSEMBLED "OUT OF SPEC" AND SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY. THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS REBUILT AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS SUV AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPG, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AS IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR STARTED TO LEAK AIR AROUND THE VALVE STEM. WHEN IT WAS REMOVED IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CHEAP ALUMINUM STEM HAD CORRODED AND THE STEM IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING OFF COMPLETELY..IF IT HAD BROKEN OFF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TIRE WOULD HAVE DEFLATED IMMEDIATELY AND I WOULD BE IN BIG TROUBLE. PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY THINK THAT ALUMINUM IS A GREAT METAL, BUT IT HAS TO BE ANODIZED OR ALLOYED TO GET CORROSION RESISTANCE. WE ALREADY HAD THE JEEP HOOD REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. THERE ARE "MARINE GRADE" ALLOYS AVAILABLE, BUT WHETHER THEY CAN BE CRAFTED INTO VALVE STEMS,I DUNNO. I SEE BY THE INTERNET, A GREAT INDUSTRY EVOLVED IN PROVIDING REPLACEMENT SENSORS. WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN A GREAT IDEA TO DEVELOP THESE DEVICES, I DON'T SEE A GREAT IDEA TO HAVING TO REPLACE THEM, WHAT, EVERY 2 OR 3 YEARS, AT 3 OR 4 HUNDRED A POP TO PRECLUDE BLOWING OUT THE TIRE. IF THEY ARE ONLY GOOD FOR A COUPLE YEARS, WHAT GOOD ARE THEY. I AM GOING TO PUT THE OLD RUBBER STEMS IN MINE !!!! IF THE GOV'T LS PUTTING OUT THESE SILLY ASS REGULATIONS FOR SENSORS THEY SHOULD HAVE STIPULATED THEM TO LAST AT LEAST 10 YEARS, OR HAVE REQUIRED THAT THEY BE REPLACED BY THE MFR ON SPECIFIC SCHEDULE. *TR

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO ENCOUNTERING SEVERAL PROBLEMS: THE VEHICLE EITHER WON'T START OR STARTS THEN STALLS. EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH. ALSO HAD LOSS OF BLINKERS, RADIO AND WIPERS. THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE NOV, 2009 BUT BECOMING MORE COMMON OVER LAST 3 MONTHS. CURRENT MILEAGE 43K. NO CODES FOUND ON COMPUTER FOR ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. NO DASH LIGHTS WHEN CAR STALLS. IT IS VERY SCARY AND CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE EARLIER RECALL (H03/ 08V059) IS THE EXACT PROBLEMS BUT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE ARMREST OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE SOFTWARE FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A DATE FOR THE PARTS TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR