NHTSA Complaint #11066871 — 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

PURCHASED USED 2012 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND W/94637 MILES ON JANUARY 27 2018. ON JANUARY 31 AT 8:50AM AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE WAITING FOR LIGHT CHANGE THE ENGINE DIED. NO WARNING LIGHTS - THE ONLY INDICATION WAS RPM DROPPED TO ZERO. PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. CONTINUED DRIVING FOR THE REMAINDER OF 32 MILE TRIP. AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 2 2018 THE SAME THING OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE CAME TO A FULL STOP AND WHILE WAITING FOR SIGNAL LIGHT TO CHANGE THE VEHICLE ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THIS WAS THE FIRST TRIP OF THE DAY IN THE EARLY MORNING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES ON DRY PAVEMENT ON CITY STREETS. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROLEM AND THE TRIP CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED AT FOLSOM LAKE JEEP DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION.