NHTSA Complaint #10594512 — 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10594512
Vehicle 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 85,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MA

Consumer Description

AFTER DRIVING PROLONGED TIME ON XPRESSWAY AND SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING, THE JEEP HESITATES, MISFIRES AND LETS OUT GIANT CLOUDS OF WHITE SMOKE OUT TAILPIPE AFTER ACCELERATING WITH PARTIAL OR FULL THROTTLE. ALMOST CAUSED MAJOR FREEWAY ACCIDENT MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO SWITCH LANES OR PULL ONTO FREEWAY ONRAMP. CAR BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP 3 OR MORE TIMES FOR SAME COMPLAINTS. SINCE CAR THROWS NO CODES AND DEALERSHIP CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON THEIR TEST DRIVES, DEALER JUST KEEPS HANDING THE JEEP BACK TO ME AND SAYING NO ISSUE WITH JEEP. MY JEEP HAS ALSO STALLED UNDER HARD BRAKING ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION(S) WITH NO SATISFACTION FROM DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CHRYSLER ALSO CONTACTED AND OPENED CASE FILE. THEY WOULDN'T AUTHORIZE ANY WORK TO BE DONE TO THE JEEP EITHER. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED PROPERLY, HAS 90K MILES CURRENTLY AND A LIFETIME WARRANTY FROM CHRYSLER WHICH SEEMS WORTHLESS AS CHRYSLER WON'T PICK UP A SCREWDRIVER TO LOOK FOR PROBLEM IF THE JEEP DOESN'T THROW A CODE. ABSOLUTELY NUTS. *TR

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