2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

WHILE RETURNING TO MY HOME IN NJ FROM A TRIP TO FL, I HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN EXHAUST NOTE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION A FEW MILES AWAY AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE REAR PORTION OF THE EXHAUST WAS MISSING, FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE SEPARATION DUE TO CORROSION. THE REAR BUMPER MELTED AT THE POINT ABOVE WHERE THE EXHAUST TIP EXTENDS. OF COURSE, WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THIS PART EXPIRED AT 8 YRS/80K MILES. *TR

DURING STOP-AND-GO DRIVING, SLOWING TO A STOP, STOPPED AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE W/4.7L V8 STALLS OUT, ENGINE DIES. I PUT MY HAZARD FLASHERS ON AND PLACE THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK. RESTART THE CAR AND IT STARTS UP RIGHT AWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. MECHANICS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. NO READING ON THE CODE READER (DTC). THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY, SEVERAL TIMES A DAY FOR THE PAST MONTH. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I UNDERSTAND MANY JEEP OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING LIKE ME. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. HAD I NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT LANE SO THAT I COULD COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY, THE INCIDENT SURELY WOULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, BUT NOT IN SUCH A DANGEROUS SETTING. I HAVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM,( P41) BUT THE NOTICE SAYS THAT CHRYSLER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART NEEDED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT IF I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, I SHOULD TAKE THE CAR TO MY DEALER, HAVE HIM REPAIR IT AT MY EXPENSE, AND YOU WILL REIMBURSE ME. HOW CAN THE DEALER REPAIR THE CAR IF THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION SAYS THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE? IF THE DEALER IS ABLE TO REPAIR IT, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY SINCE THERE IS A RECALL? THIS IS NOT LOGICAL TO ME. IN THE MEANTIME, WE...

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. IN THE PAST FOUR MONTHS, IT HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. *TR

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION KEY TO THE START POSITION, YOU HEAR 1 "CLICK" BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT EVENT THAT SEEMS TO COME AND GO EVERY FEW MONTHS. WHEN IT HAPPENS, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT 1 - 2 MINUTES, THEN ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN. I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT SINCE IT IS SO RANDOM, THE SERVICE PERSONNEL COULD NOT RECREATE THE EVENT. I EVEN ADVISED THEM THAT OTHER OWNERS, REGISTERING THIS SAME COMPLAINT, POINTED TO CORRODED SOLENOID WIRES AS BEING THE CULPRIT. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD ME PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY LAST YEAR. THIS DID NOT FIX THE CONDITION WHICH CONTINUES PERIODICALLY TO THIS VERY DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, THE CAR HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START AT A FEW TIMES WHEN THE SURROUNDINGS WERE LESS THAN TOTALLY...

SOMETIMES WHEN I DRIVE THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT STALLS OUT AND MY RPM'S DON'T MOVE, ALL THE BOXES AROUND PRND LIGHT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK OR SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF. ONCE THIS IS DONE THE CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A DAY. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS VERY SCARY TO JUST DROP SPEED DOWN TO 40. I HAVE READ MANY BLOGS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES.

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED ACTING UP ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE AND WORSE. IT HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING AND IDENTIFYING WHAT GEAR IT IS IN ON A DAILY BASIS, FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE FROM PARK PRND WILL ALL BE ILLUMINATED LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN AND IT WILL MAKE A LOUD THUD SOUND. THEN WHEN YOU DRIVE IT WON'T SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR AND WILL REV UP OR IT WILL GET STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND WON'T DOWN SHIFT. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE DRIVING NORMAL AND WHEN I STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN GO TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT WILL STALL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I CAN'T GET IT TO SNAP OUT OF IT! IT WILL ALSO DECIDE THAT IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN WHILE...

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENT PROBLEM STARTING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SEVERAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS THE BATTERY AND STARTER WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *JB

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO STALLS WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT LESS THAN 50 MI/H AND AFTER BACKING UP IN THE DRIVEWAY ALMOST EVERY DAY (HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR A YEAR NOW). IT HAS 70,000 MILES ON. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AFTER SHUT OFF COMPLETELY IN JUNE 2011 AT 67,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLED AT STOP SIGN. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BEEN STALLING WHEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN I COME TO THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT, IN PARKING LOTS AND SLOWING DOWN ON THE HIGHWAYS THE TRUCK BEGINS SLOWING DOWN AND SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT HAS BEEN STARTING BACK UP. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THERE WERE RECALLS FOR JEEPS STALLING, HOWEVER WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, BRADSHAW JEEP IN OAKVILLE CT AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY JEEP WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR ANYTHING THEY WOULD NEED TO WORK ON IN THE TRUCK IF GRAND CHEROKEES WERE RECALLED FOR STALLING AND I'M NOW CALLING TO SAY MINE IS STALLING, IT IS ODD TO ME THAT THEY RESPOND MY JEEP IS NOT PART OF THE SAME PROBLEM/RECALL. IT'S DOING THE...

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL SPORADICALLY. AT FIRST IT JUST STARTED WHEN I STOPPED AT THE LAMP POSTS OR STOP SIGNS, AFTER IT STARTED TO STALL SPORADICALLY ANYTIME. I LOOKED UP ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT JEEP ALREADY RECALLED SEVERAL GRAND CHEROKEES BECAUSE OF THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE ISSUE. I CALLED JEEP LINE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE SERVICE AS IT COULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE SERVICE (JOHN HOFFER, TOPEKA, KS) ON 2/22/2010 WHEN THEY CHANGED SOME PUMP AND THEY SAID IT IS FIXED; IT WAS NOT AND THE CAR DIED ON ME 3 TIMES, I TOOK BACK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE AND THEY TOLD CALLED ME THAT I HAVE A FRONT CONTROL MODULE ISSUE AND WE NEED TO CHANGE IT. I CALLED JEEP RIGHT AWAY GAVE THEM...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING . THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES WHICH THERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A MASSIVE HESITATION WITH HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND A NEW STARTER WAS INSTALLED. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. HE WENT THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU CAR WASH AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. WHEN HE PLACED EXTRA PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STUTTER AND THEN FINALLY CATCH AND INCREASE IN SPEED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TUNE-UP, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,802 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,400. UPDATED 03-04-09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED A CODE FOR THE O2 SENSOR HEATER WAS BEING DISPLAYED. THE ENGINE LIGHT...

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ENGINE STALLS OUT TWICE ON INTERSTATE WHILE TRAVELING WITH TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, ONCE IN PARKING GARAGE ON TURN , ONCE GOING UP HILL TWICE AT STOP SIGN , ANOTHER TIME TWICE IN ONE 15 MINUTE TRIP DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NOTHING. *TR

1. MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE UNEXPECTEDLY CAN STALL, TYPICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT LESS THAN 15-20 MPH. UNFORTUNATELY, NO WARNINGS ARE GIVEN BY THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE SIMPLY STALLS AND DIES. NO COMPUTER ERROR CODES ARE DISPLAYED OR REGISTERED. THE STALLING OCCURS BOTH IN FORWARD AND REVERSE. OFTEN THE STALLING OCCURS WHEN THE ENGINE SEEMS TO EITHER DOWN SHIFT OR UP SHIFT IN LOWER GEARS. THE STALLING IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE UNEXPECTED AND UNPREDICTABLE STALLING OFTEN OCCURS AT STOP LIGHTS/INTERSECTIONS OR PARKING LOTS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO ME TO BE A COUPLING BETWEEN THE COMPUTER CONTROLLER/SOFTWARE, THE RPM SENSOR, AND THE TRANSMISSION GEAR BOX. 2. THE FAILURE IS INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. WHEN THE COMPUTER FAILS TO "CATCH" THE RPMS FALL RAPIDLY AND THE ENGINE STALLS AND DIES. CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE VEHICLE CAN STOP SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR PARKING LOT....

VEHICLE STALLS, STEERING LOCKS WHILE MOVING AT HIGH SPEED DUE TO APPARENT SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4.7 LIMITED. PURCHASED CAR ... 2ND OWNER... WITH 21K ON THE ODOMETER. CAR CONSTANTLY STALLED... I HAD ONE SPELL WHERE JUST ABOUT EVERYTIME I STOPPED THE CAR STALLED. HOW DANGEROUS AND CRAZY IS THIS? I BROUGHT THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY AND JEEP KEPT TRYING TO FIX IT. 2 WEEKS LATER ISSUE WOULD BE BACK. AFTER 5 DEALER VISITS NOW THE CAR HAS ONLY STALLED TWICE IN THE LAST 3K MILES. STILL ITS RIDICULOUS. DAIMLER CHRYLSER NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIGURE THIS OUT NOW B4 MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. *TR

WHEN SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A HARD STOP, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD SHUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY SIX WEEKS. THE DEALER CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHY IT DOES THIS. I'VE NARROWLY AVOIDED GOING OVER A HILL, DRIFTING BACK INTO CARS BEHIND ME WHILE STOPPING UP A HILL, AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAID UNLESS THE COMPUTER REGISTERS A CODE, THERE IS NO WAY THEY CAN FIX. THEY REFUSE TO SEND THIS UP TO THE DISTRICT MANAGER FOR REFERRAL TO CHYRSLER HQ. I SEE ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS MODELS ENCOUNTERING THIS ISSUE. *TR

OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 5.7L HAS STALLED OUT THREE TIMES AFTER PURCHASING USED IN 2007. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON AN INTERSTATE AND ONCE WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT, THE ENTIRE CAR SHUTS DOWN, INCLUDING ELECTRONICS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS RESTARTED WITHOUT TROUBLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN UPDATED 07/03/08

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA AND WAS DESTROYED..I WAS TRAVELING TO NYC FROM VERMONT ON 2/20/08...FIRE TOOK PLACE IN NEWTOWN CT........ *TR

THE STALLING PROBLEM WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO THE DEALERS TECHNICIANS AT 9,007 MILES. IT OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE COASTING OR BRAKING. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, INDICATING "[NO CODES] STORED; COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONDITION" ON THE REPAIR FORM, AND SENT IT HOME WITH ME. KNOWING THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO UNTIL A STALL COULD BE DELIBERATELY DEMONSTRATED, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL SEPTEMBER, WHEN THE STALLING BECAME MORE FREQUENT THAN THE NORMAL EVERY-2-MONTH AVERAGE AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I AGAIN ASKED THEM TO TRACK DOWN THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR IT. THEY FINALLY DECIDED TO ATTACH THEIR CO-PILOT COMPUTER WHICH MONITORS THE JEEP'S SYSTEMS AND HAVE ME DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE. IF IT STALLED, I WAS TO PRESS A BUTTON TO CAPTURE THE PREVIOUS AND FUTURE 30 SECONDS OF VEHICLE ACTIVITY. ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE THE CO-PILOT...

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE(4.7) WITH 58,000 MILES OVERHEATED AND STALLED AS I WAS PULLING A SMALL CARGO TRAILER. THE JEEP IS EQUIPPED WITH A TRANSMISSION COOLER AND UP UNTIL THIS INCIDENT I'VE HAD NO OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD THERE WAS COOLANT EVERY WHERE. THE JEEP WAS TOWED TO SERVICE GARAGE AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED WATER PUMP. THE DAY I PICKED UP MY "FIXED" JEEP I NOTICED A STRANGE SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE ... I TOOK THE JEEP BACK TO MY SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME MY A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FAILING AND UPON CHECKING WITH THE LOCAL PARTS SUPPLIER, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME HE COULD NOT BUY A REPLACEMENT COMPRESSOR ... I MUST GO TO A JEEP DEALER. I DID AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AT LEAST 3 WEEKS FOR A REPLACEMENT. KEEP...

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT I HAVE FILED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A CONTINUAL ISSUE THAT, IF LEFT UNCORRECTED, WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (4.7L AT) STALLS OR NEARLY STALLS WHILE COMING TO A STOP, OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE LAST REPORTED INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. SINCE THAT INITIAL COMPLAINT, I HAVE SPENT 19 HOURS OVER 3 VISITS TO THE DEALER TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AFTER REPLACING A SOLENOID IN THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY, THE CONDITION SEEMED TO IMPROVE, BUT HAS SINCE REGRESSED TO PRE-REPAIR STATUS. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FEEDBACK CONCERNING MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT FROM NHTSA, NOR HAVE I BEEN NOTIFIED BY DAIMLER-CHRYSLER OF ANY DEVELOPMENTS IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM. RELYING ON DC'S INITIATIVE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND NECESSARY REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE SINCE THEY HAVEN'T DONE SO IN THE TWO YEARS THAT MY MODEL HAS BEEN...

OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS STARTED CUTTING OUT OR STALLING. ENGINE JUST STOPS. MY SON WAS ALMOST IN A MAJOR COLLISION WHEN HE COULDN'T GET THE CAR OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. MAYBE IF MORE PEOPLE COMPLAINED - I HATE TO SEE LIVES LOST- WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A RECALL- JEEP REPAIR STATES RESETTING THE DRIVE TRAIN SHOULD HELP.. DOES IT???? *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS ENGINE FAILURE WHEN THERE IS A RAPID DECLINE IN ENGINE RPM. MOST OFTEN WHEN GETTING OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND COASTING TO AN INTERSECTION, OR WHEN MAKING A TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND LIFTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL. ENGINE DIES AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING AND ALL POWER. THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO NOT BE UNDER CONTROL AND VEER INTO UNDESIRED LANES, CURBS, AND VARIOUS LOCATIONS DUE TO HAVING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ENGINE POWER. *TR

THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ( 2005 ) WITH THE 4.7 V8 WILL STALL INTERMITTANTLY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE ALL POWER BRAKES ETC WHEN STOPPING. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND AM SCARED TO HAVE THEM IN THE VEHICLE. ACCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

TURNING LEFT TO ENTER MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE STALLS WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR

SINCE 4/24/07, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START. THIS TYPICALLY HAS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. (ONLY ONCE DID IT HAPPEN EARLY IN THE MORNING AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT.) FOR THE FIRST TWO FAILURES, JUMPING THE BATTERY WAS SUCCESSFUL. THE THIRD INCIDENT, WHERE THE JUMP DIDN'T WORK, LED TO THE BATTERY BEING REPLACED, ALTHOUGH THE OLD BATTERY WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY. WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO START WITH THE NEW BATTERY,THE KEYS WERE RE-CODED BY A JEEP DEALER. IT THEN FAILED TO START WITH THE NEWLY CODED KEYS. THE IGNITION WAS ELIMINATED AS A PROBLEM, AND THE STARTER WAS REPLACED (WITH AN AFTER-MARKET PRODUCT). WHEN THE CAR FAILED TO START AGAIN, THE STARTER WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME (WITH A CHRYSLER PART) AND THE IGNITION ONCE AGAIN WAS DIAGNOSED AS WORKING. AFTER THE NEXT FAILURE TO START, A TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN...

CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHOUT TOUCHING ACCELERATOR. DESPITE PRESSING HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR ENGINE SPED UP AND SPUN TWO WHEELS MAKING BLACK TIRE MARKS ON PAVEMENT. NOW AT DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE HASDA ROUGH IDLE CONDITION. WHILE AT A DRIVE-THROUGH, VEHICLE ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WHILE TRYING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE IDLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT FIVE TIMES, AND, THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS FAILURE SINCE HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. *AK

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PURCHASED BRAND NEW. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE MAKING SHARP LEFT TURN (1ST OCCURRENCE). THIS LEFT ME WITH NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN MARCH OF 2006, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING SAME LEFT TURN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO "BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN". ON 11/14/06, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. AGAIN I HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. RETURNED TO DEALER, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY MECHANIC AND REGIONAL MANAGER. CALLED BY SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD "VEHICLE WILL NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, COME AND PICK UP VEHICLE, CAR RENTAL WILL NOT BE COVERED AT THIS POINT". TOLD HIM I WILL NOT PICK IT UP UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE PUTTING MY FAMILY IN THIS CAR, IT'S TOO UNPREDICTABLE. I WAS THEN TOLD IT'S OUT OF HIS HANDS,...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL VEHICLE POWER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WAS EASILY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ALONG THE ENGINE WERE MOUNTED INCORRECTLY AND HAD WORN INTO. THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT THE ENGINE STALLING PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - WHIKE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 - 60 MPH ALL THE DASJ LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER. SO FAR THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR DUE TO WEAR, FRONT CONTROL MODULE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, PURCHASED MAY 12, HAS ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH POWER. THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN ANY CONDITION, AND HAS DONE SO AT LEAST 10 TIMES. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMEBODY BEHIND ME WILL PLOW INTO ME WHEN MY CAR SHUTS OFF ON A HIGHWAY, WHICH ALMOST HAPPENED LAST WEEK. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY FILE A COMPLAINT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEEROKE LAREDO THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. *JB

I HAVE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME MONTHS NOW. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. MY ENGINE COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THAN FOR LAST FEW MONTHS, WHILE I AM DRIVING ALL THE GEARS ON MY DASHBOARD LIGHT UP AND WONT ALLOW ME TO GIVE THE CAR ANY GAS, AND MAKES A SOUND LIKE THE ENGINE IS REVING UP. THIS CAN HAPPEN TWO TO FIVE TIMES A DAY. NOW, WHEN I PUT THE CAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE IT IS A MAKING A LONG BANGING NOISE AND JERKING THE CAR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE REVVED AND MADE A LOUD ROARING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT DID NOT DETECT ANY FAILURE CODES. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 4/11/2006 - *NM

MY VEHICLE JUST STALLED WHILE DRIVING - NO REASON FOR STALLING. POWER WINDOWS, LOCKS, AND NAVIGATION STILL WORKED FINE. CAR RESTARTED ONCE I TURNED THE KEY...*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHICH STALLED AFTER ONLY BEING DRIVEN 450 MILES. THE STALLING ONLY OCCURRED AFTER COLD STARTS OR WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS OCCURRED AT REDUCED SPEEDS WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. THE ENGINE WOULD SIMPLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WILL IMMEDIATELY RESTART ON THE FIRST TRY. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WILL RUN FINE WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST SIX TO EIGHT TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND OFFERED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. THE DEALER DID PERFORM A DIAGNOSTICS TEST WHICH PRODUCED NO FAULT CODES OR FAILURES. THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER DID PROMPT A REPLACEMENT OF THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT SAY WHY THIS CORRECTION...

THE ENGINE WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE HEADLIGHTS, POWER WINDOWS, AND THE POWER LOCKS CONTINUED TO WORK. THE STEERING LOCKED. *AK *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO UNDER 3000 MILES. MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON LESS THAN 10 TIMES ,AND MY CAR HAS STALLED WHEN COME TO STOP LIGHT OR COMPLETE STOP ABOUT 5 TIMES. I HAVE MADE 5 TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND THE FIRST FEW TIMES THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEN THEY DETERMINED IT WAS RELATED TO THE REMOTE START WHICH THEY HAD INSTALLED. I GOT IT BACK AND THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED AND IT STALLED OUT WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY THAT VERY DAY. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN EXACTLY 1 WEEK LATER. ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON NOW. THIS WILL BE MY 7TH TRIP TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT I HAVE ALSO HIT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TWICE WHICH MADE THE CAR SHUT OFF AND MY CAR HAS ALSO REVVED...

THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK