2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 35–40 MPH, the engine seized. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. The contact stated that the failure had occurred several times, including three times while driving to the dealer. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V438000 (Electrical System) which was associated with the VIN. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the recall repair might not be able to be performed because of the age of the vehicle. In addition, the contact was informed that if the repair was approved by the manufacturer, the labor fee might be at the owner's expense. The contact was informed that the manufacturer needed to approve the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer made the manufacturer aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 184,111.

Mileage: 184,111

1. Engine over heating problems numerous times and coolant leak. Even after replacement of radiator and hoses. 2. Went to pick up jeep from mechanic due to oil leak, when they brought it around, I noticed pink fluid dripping. Had Transmission serviced in March/April 2020 due to a leak., Flushed system, new filters and fluid. Last few months vehicle says "Transmission over Temp" a few times. Replaced transmission pan, due to a leak, new fluid added, in September 2022. Vehicle indicated "Transmission over Temp" a few weeks later. Didn't drive it a few days, haven't seen the warning sign yet. 3. Numerous oil leaks. Serpitean belt replaced along with other repairs. 4. When I bought vehicle, it had no heat and coolant was leaking in on passenger side floor. 5. Jeep shifts to 3rd gear and won't shift down or back into drive until I turn off vehicle and back on. Very dangerous I was a busy road, US 41 heading north, and had to pull over.

The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while idle, the vehicle would overheat with the transmission temperature sensor warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle would shudder and hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed him that the vehicle had to be serviced by an authorized dealer. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 05V396000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

Automatic Transmission contamination caused from rain water or AC condensation dripping directly on to transmission dipstick tube . During times of heavy rainfall, contaminated transmission fluid will overflow and puddle underneath the vehicle. Transmission fluid has been analyzed at Blackstone Laboratories and provided results showing h2o being present in the fluid, with no traces of engine coolant. Transmission shutters and shifts hard, reaches excessive temperatures under moderate loads. Dealership and independent transmission shop both have acknowledged an issue with the transmission and a water contamination.

PCM HAS BEEN REPLACEMENT MULTIPLE TIMES BY DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP. When computer fails it has failed a circuit with 02 sensors which kills engine power randomly while driving on highways. It has turned ABS light on and Service 4x4 randomly and won’t let the vehicle travel over 10mph. Very dangerous on roads. I’ve had three computers installed in the last Year and a half and have given me 3 close calls almost causing accident. That’s 3 too many. I’m not the only one with the computer issues ask around to owners with these jeeps. How many close called does someone need for Chrysler to not even repair but Just to look into. Do people need to die in an accident for people to take this seriously. The issue is NOT from lack of maintenance either. If my ABS module was failed I would no. My vehicle has a 115,000miles on it and when this dangerous intermittent issues occur there are no DTC codes stored. This is a total epic failure done by Chrysler. If they don’t find something soon about theses vehicles. I will be sure never to by another Jeep product. I don’t drive this vehicle unless I’m alone never-mind one of my niece or nephews With me in this death trap I’ve learned my lesson On this one Chrysler Please help NHTSA!!

Driving down the road the vehicle cuts off had to try and pull off the road. It would not crank back. Had to have it towed.

ITS ALL ON CITY STREETS WHEN I'M DRIVING THE ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND MY ENGINE LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THEN IT SAYS EVERYTHING IS OK. WHEN I COME TO A STOP LIGHT AND STOP IT DIES BUT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENED WITH YOUR VEHICLE, TELL US SPECIFICALLY IF THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET OR A HIGHWAY, TURNING, BRAKING, ETC. DESCRIBE THE FAULT OR PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION. IF YOU KNOW, STATE THE COMPONENT PART OR SYSTEM THAT YOU BELIEVE MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE SAFETY RISK. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN, SIMPLY STATE UNKNOWN AND PROVIDE YOUR BEST ASSESSMENT OF THE INCIDENT AND CAUSE IN YOUR DESCRIPTION. IF YOU HAVE OTHER INFORMATION - REPAIR INVOICES, POLICE ACCIDENT REPORTS, INSURANCE CLAIM FORMS, ETC. - SCAN THEM ELECTRONICALLY AND UPLOAD THEM ALONG WITH YOUR COMPLAINT. IF YOUR COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A RECALL AND YOU HAVE THE RECALL NUMBER AVAILABLE, PLEASE PROVIDE IT. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU LATER OBTAIN INFORMATION AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO YOUR COMPLAINT, PLEASE RETAIN IT FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS, IN THE EVENT THAT WE CONTACT YOU FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. LESS *TR

I TOOK JEEP IN FOR RECALL N23 AND THEY FLASHED IT. AFTER I PICKED IT UP THE SERVICE 4WD DRIVE CODE KEEPS POPPING UP. 4X4 DOES NOT KICK IN. UNLESS I REMOVE THE FED MYSELF FUSE AND PUT BACK IN THEN IT WILL WORK. BUT AFTER A WHILE 4WD SERVICE TURNS ON AGAIN. *TR

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO (3.7 LITER V6) HAS ABOUT 78,500 MILES. IN 2018 MY JEEP HAD AN ENGINE SERVICE SOON LIGHT INCIDENT. I HAD THE OBDII READ BY O'REILLY AUTO PARTS FOR THE FAILURE CODES. THE CODES DOWNLOADED WERE U0404 & P0700. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE STATED, 'DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE AND IT SHOULD GO AWAY', HE WAS RIGHT - THE FAILURE CODE (DASH LIGHT) WENT AWAY. NOW, FEB. 7, 2020 MY ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WENT ON. AGAIN I WENT TO O'REILLY AUTO PART TO HAVE THE OBDII ERROR CODES READ. AGAIN, THE ERROR CODES CAME UP U0404 & P0700. I DID SOME RESEARCH (ON THE WEB) AND FOUND A YOUTUBE VIDEO THAT ADDRESSED THESE TWO EXACT FAILURE CODES. PLEASE SEE THE YOUTUBE VIDEO, WEB ADDRESS, BELOW THAT EXPLAINS THE FAILURE AND REPAIR. HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YD71KNUO2AU THIS VIDEO CLEARLY SHOWS THE REASON FOR THESE TWO ERROR CODES. THE SHIFTING CONSOLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) HAS ALLOWED (OVER TIME) THE TRANSFER OF MATERIAL BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT DRIVE SELECTION POINTS (DRIVE, REVERSE, PARK) ON THE PCB TO BE SHORT CIRCUITED (BRIDGED) CAUSING A FALSE SIGNAL TO THE OTHER CONTROL DEVICES. THIS IS NOT LISTED AS A SERVICEABLE ITEM BY JEEP. AS A RESULT JEEP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT STATE THAT THIS IS A SERVICE PREVENTABLE FAILURE. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING MY COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 78,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND EXITING A FREEWAY, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 15 MPH. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND MANAGED TO DRIVE AT LOW SPEEDS TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM KOESTNER INC (218 N MAIN ST, PLAINWELL, MI 49080, (269) 685-6854) TO BE DIAGNOSED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

THE WARNING TO "SERVICE 4WHEELDRIVE" IS ON AND HAS NOW ON IT'S OWN ENGAGED 4LO AND WILL NOT DISENGAGE AT ALL

Mileage: 181,000

ECM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. CONNECTIONS WERE FAILING. DUE TO THIS ENGINE POWER WAS LOST WHILE RUNNING. AT TIMES WOULD JUST SHUT OFF. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT TIME OF WIGGLING PCM BUT DON'T WANT TO FIND OUT IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN IF I HIT A ROUGH SPOT ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 75. PROBLEM IS MANUFACTURER IS NOT PRODUCING THESE COMPUTERS ANYMORE AND CAN'T FIND ONE ANYWHERE, ALSO CAN'T BE REPAIRED.

Mileage: 115,000

FIRST OFF THE TRANSMISSION WASN'T SHIFTING RIGHT. I WAS LIKE IT WAS GETTING STUCK IN 2ND GEAR OR SOMETHING. THE RPMS WERE RAISING HIGH BEFORE IT WAS SHIFTING. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, TOOK IT IN TO GET A THE CODE READ CODE WAS P0700 AND P0562 AND P0750 SO WE CHANGED THE BATTERY, THE THROTTLE BODY AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTERS CHANGED. STILL SAME PROBLEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON WITH THE SAME CODE . TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THEY SAID IT IS THE SOLENOID PACK. NOW I HAVE READ A LOT OF THE JEEP CHRYSLER FORUMS AND A WHOLE LOT OF THESE JEEPS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SO I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN SELL SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE WITH SO MANY TRANSMISSION ISSUES. AND WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE!! I THINK YOU NEED TO FIX OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE JEEPS!! A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ASAP ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS!!! I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN CHRYSLER, DODGE AND JEEP. I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL AS OF YET ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. YET THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS YET ON THIS TRANSMISSION. I EXPECT A CALL OR EMAIL ABOUT THIS CONCERN ASAP. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 128,000

TAKATA RECALL. MY JEEP RANDOMLY AND FREQUENTLY LOSES CONNECTION WITH THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE, WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT GETS STUCK IN RANDOM GEARS AND IT WILL NOT MOVE FAST (SAFELY) WHEN I ACCELERATE UNLESS THE CAR IS RESTARTED BUT THEN IT'LL HAPPEN AGAIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I STOP, AND SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 05-10 MODEL YEARS THAT JEEP HAS SWEPT UNDER THE RUG AND IGNORED FOR YEARS. IT HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY CARS TRANSMISSION AND HAS MADE ME FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING OR SITTING STATIONARY ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES GO OUT ON THE DASH BOARD. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PERFORMED. VEHICLE STILL RANDOMLY HAS THE SAME ISSUE. FM RADIO VERY BAD RECEPTION. NUMEROUS POSTINGS ON INTERNET ABOUT BOTH OF THESE ISSUES.

Mileage: 127,000

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER OF 2017 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE PARKWAY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PICKING UP SPEED. NO POWER SO HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND THE DROVE TO PEP BOYS TO HAVE THE MECHANICS TAKE A LOOK AT IT. WAS IN THE SHOP FOR ABOUT A WEEK.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, IT OVERHEATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TO HOT AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND FAILED TO START. ALSO, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING" MESSAGE WAS ALSO DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT CALLED PIEDMONT CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (4015 CLEMSON BLVD, ANDERSON, SC 29621, (864) 260-5750) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 247,000.

Mileage: 247,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I RECEIVE A MESSAGE ON THE INFO CENTER DISPLAYING "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP" THE FAN KICKS ON HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 25MPH. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS, TURN IT BACK ON AND IT GOES AWAY. HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE TRANSMISSION SHOP AND HAD IT THOROUGHLY LOOKED THROUGH AND THE PCM IS TO BLAME. IT IS VERY COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL IT IS A SAFTEY CONCERN DUE TO THE "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP" DISPLAYING EVERY COUPLE OF MILES AS I DRIVE. CALLING CHRYSLER DIRECTLY TO ASK OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE VERY RUDE AND HUNG UP ON ME. NOT HAPPY!!

Mileage: 149,000

WILL GO INTO 3RD GEAR WHEN IT IS STARTED AND HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BEFORE IT WILL GO INTO DRIVE. ALSO IT SHOWS A CODE OF " SERVICE 4X DRIVE" AT RANDOM TIMES.

THE JEEP WILL RANDOMLY NOT WANT TO BEGIN DRIVING AFTER PUTTING INTO DRIVE FROM A STATIONARY POSITION AND THEN YOU WILL HEAR AND FEEL A LOUD "THUMP" AND THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. MOST OF THE TIME I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO FIX IT BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESNT WORK THAT EASILY. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES PER WEEK.

Mileage: 110,000

TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTION....SAYS "SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM SOON" ON THE DASH COMPUTER. DOES NOT GO AWAY. NO PART AVAILABLE TO REPAIR. JEEP SAYS THOUSANDS ARE ON BACK ORDER

TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 150,000

BEEN WAITING SOMETIME FOR THE DEALER TO GET HIS PART FOR MY RECALL IN ADDITION TO THIS THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SMOKING AND THE MOTOR IS RUNNING ERRATIC I BELIEVE THIS IS A BIG PIECE OF JUNK AND GOVERNMENT SHOULD BUY BACK. THE JEEP WAS A BIGGEST LEMON EVER. WAS DRIVING IT FROM YOGURTLAND WAS DRIVING IT FROM YOGURTLAND ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY ON THE WAY BACK IT WAS SMOKING LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN THE TRANNY WAS SLIPPING IN THE MOTOR IS RUNNING ERRATIC

Mileage: 70,000

I STOP THE TRANSMISSION START LIKE SLIDE AND THEN 3 TO FOUR MINUTES A LOT OF SMOKE ON MY HOOD I STOP OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS OIL EVERYWARE I WAS SCARE I THINK MY CHAROKEE GOT FLAMES SO RUN TO A HOUSE

TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTION PART IS UNAVAILABLE TO BUY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD COMPLAINT FOR MY MAKE MODEL VEHICLE. SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM SHOWS UP IN THE COMPUTER SCREEN TO WARN YOU OF THE PROBLEM VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY GEARING OR ELECTRICAL TRANSFER MOTOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHENEVER THE "SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE WAS "FLASHED". THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ORDERED THE DEALER TO RECHECK THE REMEDY. THE DEALER WANTED TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION, BUT NOT FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP RANDOMLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL SO I NEED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PUT INTO PARK THEN BACK INTO GEAR, AND I JUST GOT A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH.

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE V8 W/HEMI. TOOK THE JEEP TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS FOR STALLING. THEY DETECTED A LEAK FROM THE AC UNIT AND A SEAL THAT WAS LETTING THE WATER ENTER THE TRANSMISSION THEY FLUSHED IT REFILLED IT. LOOK THAT RECALLS FOUND A RECALL NUMBER E-13 ON A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT STATED THE SAME THING CEPT FOR IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS COMPROMISED IT WOULD BE REPLACED. CALL THE CHRYSLER NUMBER OFFERED ON THE WEBSITE AND ASK THEM IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THEY COULD DO THEY STATED NO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SO IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXPENSE TO ME BECAUSE IT WASN'T STATED FOR THE V8 ENGINE IT WAS ONLY STATED FOR THE 3.7 LITER ENGINE. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING BECAUSE IF THEY DIDN'T DETECT THAT AND THE OTHER VEHICLES THEN OBVIOUSLY IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU LOSE POWER THROUGHOUT YOUR VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE ON THE HIGHWAY OR EVEN A BUSY ROAD. I STATED TO THEM IT IS WORD FOR WORD AND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THEY STILL. AND BEING ON DISABILITY AT THE MOMENT AND TRYING TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS AND STILL PAYING THE CAR OFF IS VERY DIFFICULT. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED BY THE CHRYSLER. IF THEY NEGLECTED TO SEE ANY ISSUES IN THE V8 MODEL THAT OCCURRED IN THE 3.7 LITER ENGINE MODEL THERE WILL PROBABLY BE LAWSUITS AGAINST THEM. IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING AND THEY CAN'T HELP A JEEP OWNER OUT PROBABLY WILL NEVER BITE YOU AGAIN. LET'S JUST HOPE MY ENGINE DON'T CATCH ON FIRE EITHER. BEING AFRAID TO DRIVE A CAR IS NOT OK EXPECIALLY WHEN IT'S THE ONLY CAR YOU HAVE AND YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO REPAIR OR BUY A NEW ONE CUZ YOU'RE ON DISABILITY.

Mileage: 107,695

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. SEEMS TO BE THERE'S ELECTRICAL ISSUE ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON TURN OFF HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO COME TO A STOP IT STALLED OUT IT HAPPENED WHEN I STARTED UP THE CAR AND I TURNED IT OFF AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TWO DIFFERENT TIMES PRETTY MUCH THE SAME PROBLEM FIRST TIME IT HAS 68 CODES READING OFF OF IT SO THEY REPLACE MY BATTERY THE SECOND TIME THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AND COME ON AND THEN IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE AT THAT POINT SO WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEN A MONTH LATER IT'S STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAME TO A STOP LIGHT PLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE GAUGES WERE GOING CRAZY. THE IDOL WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AND IT'S ALL THE LIGHTS NOT JUST AIR BAG OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IT WAS ALL THE LIGHTS. I READ ON THE INTERNET OTHER PEOPLE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IT'S SCARY WHEN SOMEBODY IS EXPLAINING THE SAME THING THAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR CAR. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT THIS PHANTOM PROBLEM IS AND IT'S HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I ALSO BOUGHT THIS JEEP USED AND DON'T KNOW IT THIS WAS HAPPENING BEFOREHAND. *HAVE A VIDEO BUT THIS SITE WON'T UPLOAD IT.

Mileage: 107,695

"UNINTENDED POWER ROLL-AWAY IN REVERSE AFTER PARKING JEEP GRANDE CHEROKEE" 6CLY. VEHICLE ENGINE RUNNING AND IN PARK. DRIVER OPENED DOOR TO EXIT AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL BACKWARD UNDER POWER OF ENGINE ON LEVEL SURFACE. THE OPEN DOOR KNOCKED DRIVER DOWN ON FLAT CONCRETE CARPORT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL RAN OVER DRIVER IN THE PROCESS. 76 YR OLD WOMAN - BREAKING HER LEGS AND HEAD INJURY. THE EVENT WAS WITNESSED BY HUSBAND WHO JUMPED IN CAR TO STOP IT BY CUTTING ENGINE OFF AND RETURNING SHIFT LEVER TO PARK. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON FLAT CONCRETE CAR PORT OF HOME. MY RESEARCH TOOK ME TO NHTSA ODI RESUME EA0-017 OPENED 11-1-01. VEHICLE WAS IN RECALL UNTIL 2004 FOR THE VERY PROBLEM DESCRIBE ABOVE.

Mileage: 46,838

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.

Mileage: 280,000

MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND IT, HAS ME SCARE OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AND MY TRUCK DRIVES LIKE IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT TAKES A WHILE CHANGING GEAR MY STEERING WHEEL MAKE A LOUD CLICKING SOUND AS I TURN.. WHILE DRIVING TURNING. THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK FROM DAY ONE.. *TR

MY JEEP JUMPS TO THIRD GEAR RANDOMLY, AND IT ENDS UP JITTERING AND SHAKING. MY CAR GOT STUCK SO MANY TIMES AND ENDED UP BEING STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ONCE PARKED AND HAD SHIFTED TO DRIVE BUT INSTEAD THE JEEP SUDDENLY JUMPED TO 3RD AND MY CAR STARTED TO GO BACKWARDS AND ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD TO PAY THE GUY $500 AND ALSO GOT ALL THE FLUIDS AND OILS CHANGED IN HOPES OF GETTING THIS FIXED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. YESTERDAY, I SPENT $450 ON THESE FLUID AND OIL CHANGES ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONTINUE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND JEEP HAS NO ANSWERS. YOU GUYS NEED TO DO A TOTAL VEHICLE RECALL SINCE JEEP HAS NO ANSWERS. MANY PEOPLE CAN DIE FROM THIS DEFECT. I HAVE A VIDEO TO PROVE THE CAR JUMPING TO THIRD AND ALL THE ISSUES I JUST DESCRIBED.

Mileage: 168,850

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH 3.7 LITER MOTOR SHOWS ALL FOUR GEARS PARK NEUTRAL REVERSE AND DRIVE "PRND" ACTIVE AT THE SAME TIME AND THE CHECK ENGINE OBDII CODE U0103 (CAN BUS COMMUNICATION LOST WITH THE SHIFTER). THIS CONDITION REOCCURS EVERY 1 TO 7 DAYS APPROXIMATELY. WHILE IN THIS MODE THE VEHICLE IS IN LIMP MODE STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH THIS CONDITION ON BACK ROADS BUT IT WILL CLEAR AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MILES IN LIMP MODE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WITH THIS CONDITION PRESENT. IT CLEARED WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPEAT WHILE DRIVING IT WITH MY PERMISSION FOR THREE WEEKS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK AFTER THREE WEEKS AT DEALESHIP AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED AFTER TWO DAYS OF DRIVING. TRYING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU CANNOT EXCEED ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON ROADS WITH SPEED LIMITS HIGHER THAN 30 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME I AM STUCK WITH A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE

Mileage: 142,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I PURCHASED A JEEP FOR 7,500. PUT 3,000 DOWN AND FINANCED THE REST. NEXT DAY, THE AXLE BOOT WAS BROKE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED IT. AT THAT TIME, I REALIZED THEY GAVE ME A 29% FINANCE RATE. SO I BOUGHT THEY VEHCILE RIGHT OUT BY WRITING A CHECK FOR $4890. WITH ASKING IF THE VEHCILE HAD ANY MAJOR ISSUES OR BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ANY SERIOUS ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION WORK, I WAS PROMISED THE VEHCILE WAS IN GOOD STANDING CONDITION. NEXT DAY, WITH MY FIANCE AND MY 20 MONTH OLD SON IN THE NEWLY PURCHASED VEHCILE, HEADED OUT FOR A VACATION. ABOUT 10 MINS FROM OUR HOME AND THE AXLE THEY JUST REPLACEDON'T BROKE AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT. THE VEHCILE HAD NO EMERGENCY BRAKES AND NO HEAR, NOT EVEN PARK. I HAD TO PULL INTO A PERSON'S YARD AND DO DONUTS UNTIL IT STOPPED. GOT IT TOWED HOME AND CALLED THE BANK AND CANCELLED THE CHECK. NOW THE HAVE TOWED THE VEHCILE AWAY AND SAY I WRITE BAD CHECKS. YET I HAVE PAPERWORK FROM THE BANK SUPPORTING MY CANCELLATION ON THE CHECK AND RECORD OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE THE VEHCILE. SEEKING LEGAL ADVICE NOW. I DID PURCHASE "AS IS"....YET, THAT DOESN'T UPHOLD TO FRAUD AND WARRANTY OF MECHANISM ON THE VEHCILE.

Mileage: 1,270,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. AFTERWARDS, THE GEAR SELECTOR ILLUMINATED ALL OF THE GEAR OPTIONS AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE CODES WERE READ AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,517.

Mileage: 143,517

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE BAY AND BECAME SUBMERGED UNDER WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOWING LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT SLIPS INTO GEAR 3 BY ITSELF AND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE ITS IN LIMP MODE. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE ON AND RESTART IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY SHIFT THE ( D ) DRIVE.

Mileage: 140,495

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE DEALER ALSO REMEDIED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE TRANSFER CASE CHANGING GEARS TO AN IMPROPER GEAR WHILE DRIVING. PRIOR TO THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO CORRECT GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. TOPS OUT AT 3,000 RPMS AT 60MPH. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BUT WILL AT LEAST HAPPEN 2 TIMES A DAY. WHEN IT HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. THIS MOST LIKELY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND START TO TAKE OFF. I HAD THE CENSERS CHANGED IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY KNOW.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, VEHICLE STARTS THEN LOCKS UP, REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT REAR SPEED SENSOR AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MOTOR. *SMD

WELL THEY SAY THIRD TIMES A CHARM...OR WILL IT BE DEATH? THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ALONE IN THE VEHICLE AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC MY JEEP JUST SHUT DOWN LEAVING ME POWERLESS..BY THAT I MEAN NOTHING NO STEERING NO BREAKS NO NOTHING! THANK THE GODS THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THE SECOND TIME WAS A BIT MORE NERVING AS MY 6 YEAR OLD SON AND MYSELF WERE ON THE HIGHWAY KEEPING UP WITH THE 65-70 MPH FLOW OF CARS,SUV'S & TRACTOR TRAILERS WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY ENGINE POWER JUST SLUMBERED OFF TO A CRAWL. IF I HAD BEEN IN ONE LANE OVER AND 3 SECONDS BEHIND WE WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY TO TELL THIS UNSIGHTLY STORY! AGAIN THANK THE GODS FOR LOOKING OVER US OR IT WOULD BE ANOTHER STATISTIC ON THE ROAD AND ANOTHER YOUNG CHILD LEFT WITHOUT A MOTHER (MY DAUGHTER THAT WASN'T WITH ME AT THE TIME)SO I ASK HOW MANY MUST DIE OR GET INJURED BEFORE MANUFACTURES MAN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES? THE LOSS OF MONEY IS NOTHING IT CAN BE REPLACED BUT LIVES CAN NOT!!!

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE RPM GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER INCREASED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO REFLASH THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE SEVERELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATED 06/14/16*LJ

Mileage: 180,000

TRANSMISSION OIL TURNED MILKY AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER SERVICING TRANSMISSION VEHICLE NOW WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO PARK, STAYS IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARKING SPOT BUT, AFTER TRANS FLUID WAS CHANGED AND TRANS SERVICED WHEN YOU GO TO PARK IT AND PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK THE VEHICLE MOVES IN REVERS.

Mileage: 72,314

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. IN ORDER TO COME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UP AN INCLINE. THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 237,000.

Mileage: 237,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY AND SWERVED TO THE RIGHT WHILE ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A POWER STEERING FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PULLEY WHEEL AND ALTERNATOR BELT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,803.

Mileage: 171,803

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO SPEED UP, THE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE MPH GAUGE DECREASED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT BOARD HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

A FEW WEEKS/MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY JEEP ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, I NOTICED THAT MY CRUISE CONTROL HAD STOPPED WORKING AND THE ABS LIGHT HAD COME. I CHECKED MY FUSES AND RELAYS AND THEY WERE OK. THEN A DAY OR SO LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. MY JEEP THEN SEEMED TO DOWNSHIFTED ITSELF. IT FELT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD LOCKED UP, IT SLOWED TO ABOUT 30MPH AND WOULD NOT SHIFT ONTO ANOTHER GEAR. I PULLED OVER KILLED THE MOTOR. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS TO DRIVE IT, I TURNED THE KEY OVER AND NOTICED THE BREAK AND ENGINE LIGHTS WERE OFF SO I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME AND WAS SUCESSFULL. THIS STARTED TO HAPPEN MORE AND MORE OFTEN. I NOTICED THAT IT MAINLY HAPPENED WHEN EITHER I WAS RUNNING MY AC OR IT WAS WET/RAINING OUTSIDE. I THEN STARTED RESEARCHING JEEP PROBLEMS AND RECALLS. I CAME ACROSS THE DAMINONCRYSLER RECALL NO. 13. THE RECALL HAD DESCRIBED THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING, SO I RESEARCHED MY VIN AND IT STALED THAT THE RECALL NO. 13 HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED ON JEEP. NOW MY JEEP IS STUCK IN LIMP MODE AND WILL NOT RESET. IT WILL NOT SHIFT AND THE ABS, BRAKE AND ENGINE LIGHTS STAY ON. IS THERE A WAY TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT SERVICE DID THEY DID WHEN IT WAS RECALLED IN 2005 (IF ANY)? I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO

Mileage: 123,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L STALLS WHILE DRIVING, GOES INTO LIMP MODE CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING OR STATIONARY, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE STATIONARY AND SURGES FORWARD WHEN BRAKES FULLY APPLIED. ALSO GOT THE RECALL FOR IGNITION ISSUE BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE SO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TILL THEN. IGNITION RECALL IS EVEN STATED TO BE A TEMPORARY FIX. ELECTRICAL ISSUES CAUSE SEVER SAFETY CONCERN FOR CUSTOMER SAFETY. NO WARNING WHEN ISSUE WILL HAPPEN. REPLACE PARTS STATED BY PROFESSIONAL DIAGNOSTIC AND STILL HAVE SAME ELECTRICAL ISSUES.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. UPDATE 01/15/16 MA THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION JUMPING FROM DRIVE TO THIRD GEAR, UNTIL HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE. UPDATED 01/27/16.*JB

Mileage: 180,000

TO THIS DAY MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE HAS NOT WORKED AND THE DEALER THAT I TOOK IT TO JUST SAID THAT THIS WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, I THINK THEY STILL GOT PAID BY DOING NOTHING TO IT AND NOW I GET ANOTHER RECALL FOR SOMETHING I HAVEN'T HAD PROBLEMS WHICH THEN I'LL TAKE IT IN FOR THEM TO DO NOTHING TO IT AND STILL GET PAID FOR FIXING NOTHING, WHAT I WOULD REALLY WANT IS FOR THEM TO FIX MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE, I COULD NEVER GET IT TO WORK WHEN I NEEDED TO USE IT IN THE SNOW, IT WOULD JUST KEEP SLIDING AND WOULD NEVER CHANGE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

LIGHTS LIT ON DASH,ABS, TRACTION CONTROL,& SERVICE ELECTRICAL BRAKE SYSTEM.REPLACED BRAKES & NO CHANGE LIGHTS STILL LIT UP.GOT RECALL NOTICE P41 IN SEPT, 2014 STATING PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH,& THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE & WILL CONTACT ME WHEN ITS AVAILABLE.IT IS NOW OVER A YEAR LATER STILL NOTHING AND IS WAY BEYOND A REASONABLE OF TIME FOR REPAIR !!! AFTER DRIVING ALL WINTER WITHOUT THE TRACTION CONTROL.NOW WHEN I DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN I TURN IT OFF IT WON'T START & IT WONT START FOR 11/2 TO 2 HOURS I AM JUST STUCK WAITING & WAITING! IT IS TOTALLY RANDOM SOMETIMES IT STARTS & SOMETIMES IT WILL ONLY CRANK FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN I AM STUCK, TRIED TO JUMP IT DOESN'T HELP AT ALL MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.ALSO THE HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF & ON AT TIMES, AS WELL AS THE DASH LIGHTS.THIS IS MY ONLY CAR SO THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ME.HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER CAN'T HELP PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED, AND THERE WAS A ODOR OF FUMES COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HOSE WAS DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,497.

Mileage: 83,497

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED COMPLETELY AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. MA 10/23/15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,900.

Mileage: 63,900

WAS NOTIFIED BY SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE CROSSMEMBER OF THE FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED /BROKEN DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COST=$800.00 SEEMS UNUSUAL AT THIS TIME&MILEAGE. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 78,343

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL FREEWAY. HAD JUST MERGED ON AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. ONCE REACHING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE FELT LIKEN IT SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR. ONLY LASTED FOR A SECOND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. 1/3 MILE LATER IS HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW. HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT IT IS MOST LIKELY A TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION. THERE IS RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE FOR IGNITION ALSO. WHICH CHRYSLER HAS YET TO RESOLVE. HAVE THEY REALLY FIXED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE? OR NOT? THIS VEHICLE APPARENTLY HAS CAUSED MANY PEOPLE PROBLEMS AND I MYSELF HAVE HAD TWO OF THESE EXACT JEEPS. BOTH HAVE BEEN COMPLETE CATASTROPHES. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SCARY AND VERY UNSAFE FOR ANY DRIVER. I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM NOR WILL THE DEALER OR CHRYSLER HELP WITH THE ISSUE. I HOPE YOU CAN SOMEHOW HELP ME. I'M BEGGING YOU. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. SO EVERYONE CAN HAVE A SAFE EXPERIENCE ON THE ROADWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 112,100

THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT UNLESS THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS LIT. ALL OR SOME OF THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH SPORADICALLY. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN TWO DESTROYED TRANSMISSIONS. NEITHER CHRYSLER DEALERS NOR CHRYSLER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUGGEST A SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THE HEAT TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMMUNICATION WAS LOST TO THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE AND THE CENTURY KEY IMMOBILIZER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V438000 AND 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 6/4/15*CN UPDATED 10/11/2017*CN

Mileage: 122,000

AFTER SEEING THE RECALL ON THE 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE ON THE NATIONAL NEWS I CONTACTED JEEP IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALL AS WE OWN A 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE. I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE OF OUR MODEL WAS AN A MODEL IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. WE EXPERIENCE OUR VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND HAVE RESEARCHED THE RECALL AND IT DESCRIBES WHAT OUR PROBLEM IS AND IT IS THE SAME AS THE RECALL. I FEEL THAT JEEP SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS ON VEHICLES THAT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEMS, AS IT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 103,500

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THROUGH A FINANCE COMPANY SO THE DEALER GOT PAID I PAY A NOTE I FELT A SHUDDER LIKE LOSE OF POWER I WAS TOLD BY DEALER TO PUT GAS TREATMENT IN TANK IT WAS PROB BAD GAS THIS WAS 4 DAYS AFTER I DROVE OFF THE LOT THEN MY GRANDBABY ALMOST GETS RUN OVER WHEN I PUT IN GEAR PARK AND GOT OUT I HEAR EVERYONE SCREAMING THAT THE JEEP WAS MOVING I JUMP IN EXPECTING TO SEE IT STILL IN DRIVE BUT TO MY SHOCK IT WAS IN PARK.THIS WAS ON DAY 7 AFTER I DROVE OFF LOT I DRIVE TO WORK AND TRY TO PULL OFF FROM RED LIGHT AND IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO TRANSMISSION I HAVE TOWED TO JEEP DEALERSHIP THINKING THEY WOULD KNOW BEST WHAT IS WRONG WELL LOW AND BEHOLD I GET THE WHOPPER OF A CALL TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY JEEP WAS SOLD TO ME WITH ISSUES ALREADY CAUSE I HAVE WATER CONTAMINATION IN MY TRANSMISSION AND DID I MENTION THEIR ARE TWO RECALLS ON JEEP ONE BELONGS TO MINE CAUSE IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT ALMOST RAN OVER GRAND BABY BUT HOW CONVENIENT FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT MY JEEP DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE FILL TUBE LEAKING INTO MY TRANS RECALL BUT YET I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOW IS IT SO FAR FETCHED THAT THE LARADO'S ARE EFFECTED.`SO BASICALLY I BOUGHT A CAR FOR 12.500 FOR IT TO POSSIBLY KILL MY FAMILY BY JUMPING IN NEUTRAL OH BUT I GUESS I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY BOUT THAT RECALL SINCE MY CAR IS SITTIN IN JEEP OF @@###$$ WITH A BLOWN TRANSMISSION CAN SOMEONE ELSE TELL ME IF THEY HAVE WATER IN TRANSMISSION WITHOUT EVER BEING IN WATER MINE IS LEAKING FROM FILL TUBE SEAL AND BLEW THE TOURQE CONVERTER AND NOW I NEED A 5000 TRANSMISSION AND EVERYONE IS POINTING THE FINGER AT THE OTHER AND I AM ABOUT TO LOSE MY JOB FROM NO TRANSPORTATION CAUSE OF THIS I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO PUT HER ENTIRE SAVINGS DOWN ON A UNSAFE DEATHTRAP WITH A WARRANTY THAT NOBODY WILL HONOR HELPPPPPP HOW DO I PROVE MY FILL TUBE SEAL IS LEAKING AND TRY TO GET THIS UNDER THIS RECALL *TR

Mileage: 83,214

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION GEARS SLIPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

Mileage: 30

NHTSA VEH REC # 14V-4387 -STILL UNRESOLVED DUE TO PART AVAILABILITY - THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN TWO-DOZEN INSTANCES WHERE JEEP VEHICLE HAS SHUT ITSELF DOWN RENDERING ALL DRIVER SAFETY / CONTROL FEATURES (BRAKES, STEERING, AIR-BAGS) COMPLETELY OFF! THIS VEHICLE FAILURE HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, DIRECTION (FWD-REV) WHILE TURNING, GOING STRAIGHT, UPHILL & DOWN ETC - THIS JEEP VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING SINCE THE KEY IS IN THE ON POSITION, ACCESSORIES (RADIO, WIPERS, FANS ETC) WILL REMAIN ON MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DETECT THAT THE ENGINE HAS STOPPED AND THERE IS A ZERO ENGINE POWER. IT'S NOT UNTIL YOU REALIZE YOU'VE LOST PROPULSION (PASSING OR GOING UPHILL), SLOWING DOWN, OR LOSS OF POWER ASSIST STEERING AND BREAKING, THAT YOU BEGIN TO REACT AND TRY TO RESTART THE JEEP. THE FIRST REACTION IS OFTEN PANIC DRIVEN BREAKING AND GETTING OUT OF HARMS WAY. TODAY (3/19/2015) WAS MY WORST EXPERIENCE YET! DRIVING ~35 MPH ON 2 LANE ROAD W/ MOD-HEAVY MORNING TRAFFIC AROUND ME (7:15AM) AND THIS JEEP SHUTS ITSELF OFF. THE CAR DIRECTLY BEHIND ME SWERVED TO AVOID ME AS I HAD NO POWER, AND COULD NOT SAFELY GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC! I FIND IT TOTALLY REPREHENSIBLE THAT AS OF YET, THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THUS KNOWN DEFECT! THIS IS A 2005 VEHICLE - W/ A RECALL DATE OF SEPT 3 2014, MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, AND AS OF TODAY, BECAUSE IT'S MY PRIMARY VEHICLE, I RISK MY, & FAMILY LIVES, ALL THE WHILE JEEP AND THE US GOV'T HAVE KNOWN ABOUT ITS DEFECT. I EXPECT JEEP AND THE US GOV'T WILL DEFEND AND HOLD ME (AND ANY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS VEHICLE) HARMLESS AGAINST ANY UNDESIRED EVENTS CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. PLEASE RESPOND IF POSSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 99,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT KNOCKING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AFTER RECEIVING N23 RECALL SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE 4WD LOW IN A LOW TRACTION SITUATION, THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WOULD NOT SHIFT DUE TO DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE SOFTWARE CHANGE. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS ISSUES TO BYPASS PROBLEMS OCCURRING FROM AN OFTEN DAMAGED PART, RATHER THAN REPAIRING OR REPLACING THE PART ITSELF. BECAUSE IF THIS, THE SOFTWARE CHANGE HAS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED NUMEROUS VEHICLES 4WD LOW CAPABILITIES, RENDERING THEM USELESS IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

Mileage: 174,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 3 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED TO ACTIVATE. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE FRONT WHEEL SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

ENGINE QUIT WHILE OWN SHIFTING ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WENT OUT OF GEAR AND HAD TO PULL A SIDE WITHOUT ENGINE POWER. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSFER CASE AND UNKNOWN SYSTEMS WERE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS LEAKAGE AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL THAT DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN). ADDITIONALLY, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. DJR UPDATED 3/12/15*CN UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN

Mileage: 83,000

VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC, SUDDENLY ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MILES AN HOUR AND THE RPMS STARTED TO RED LINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON ALL DAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITHOUT WARNING.

Mileage: 175,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ELECTRIC SYSTEM AND PERFORM SERVICE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) AND 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Mileage: 20,000

UPON DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL MY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT LEAVE 1ST GEAR. RPM'S WOULD ALMOST RED LINE, I WOULD LET OFF THE GAS TO LET IT SHIFT AND NOTHING, IT STAYED IN 1ST GEAR. WELL WHEN I LOOKED AT THE GAUGES, MY LIGHTS FOR PRNDL WERE ALL LIT UP INSTEAD OF JUST "D". BOXES AROUND EVERY SINGLE LETTER. I PROCEEDED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND STILL ALL 5 LETTERS LIT UP AND ENGINE BOGGED DOWN. IT TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES FOR WHAT LIKE SEEMED FOREVER FOR IT TO GET INTO GEAR WHICH WAS DRIVE, I BACKED UP TRAFFIC BECAUSE I COULDN'T DO THE SPEED LIMIT AND HAD TO USE MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS WAS MY FIRST OCCURRENCE, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN OR MORE TIMES SINCE THEN TO INCLUDE YESTERDAY JAN 5 2015. EVERY TIME I CONTACT THE DEALER OR ASK ON JEEP OWNER WEBSITE, I GET " SORRY SIR THE ONLY RECALL LISTED IS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WE DON'T HAVE A PART FOR THAT." I CHECKED THE WEBSITE AND APPARENTLY MY JEEP HAD BEEN SERVICED FOR THE TRANSMISSION BACK IN 2010 AT 70K MILES BUT DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHAT THEY DID. I ALSO NEED TO PUT IN ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. JUNE OF 2014 AND STILL TO THIS DAY THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED FROM "P" TO ANY GEAR, AND THAT IS WHEN NO KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION. I WAS WORKING UNDER THE HOOD AND MY 4 YEAR OLD SON DID JUST THAT AND ALMOST RAN ME OVER. I CHECKED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO KEYS IN IT THEY WERE WITH ME IN MY TOOL BOX BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO DO JUST THAT.

Mileage: 128,000

JUNE OF 2014 AND STILL TO THIS DAY THE GEAR SHIFT CAN BE MOVED FROM "P" TO ANY GEAR, AND THAT IS WHEN NO KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION/AND NO FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS WORKING UNDER THE HOOD AND MY 4 YEAR OLD SON DID JUST THAT AND ALMOST RAN ME OVER. I CHECKED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO KEYS IN IT THEY WERE WITH ME IN MY TOOL BOX BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO DO JUST THAT. I CHECKED OUT THE SITUATION TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T A FLUKE, AND TO MY SURPRISE AND STILL TIL THIS DAY, I CAN ENTER THE VEHICLE WITH NO KEYS AND NO FOOT ON THE BRAKE JUST REACH IN AND MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM "P" TO ANY GEAR RESULTING IN THE CLUNK OF THE TRANSMISSION AND ROLLING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY UNNERVING AND WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS ARTICLES AND BLOGS ABOUT THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 129,000

WHEN DRIVING MY JEEP AROUND SAY ANYWHERE ABOVE 25 MPH, IF I LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, THE FRONT END NOSE DIVES AND A LOUD CLUNK IS FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. MAINTENANCE IS UP TO DATE, GAS HAS NO WATER, IT JUST DOES THIS EVERY SINGLE DAY. SO I HAVE TO DRIVE MY JEEP A CERTAIN WAY IN ORDER TO TRY TO AVOID THIS BEATING ON THE TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER VERSION OF THIS IS FOR EXAMPLE: I GO TO PASS A CAR I STEP ON THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION KICKS DOWN LIKE IT SHOULD BUT WHEN I'M READY TO SLOW DOWN AFTER PASSING A LOUD CLUNK! AND THE VEHICLE NOSE DIVES AGAIN LIKE SOMEONE HAD PUT IT IN 1ST GEAR AT 50MPH. ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME AFTER THIS HAPPENS MY RPM'S WILL STAY VERY HIGH LIKE WHEN IT DROPS DOWN FOR PASSING IT WONT SHIFT DOWN FOR THE SPEED IM DOING IT WANTS TO STAY IN THE PASSING GEAR. THERE HAS BEEN EVEN TIMES WHEN ITS REALLY BAD, AND THE RPM'S WONT REGULATE DOWN I HAVE TO PULL OVER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND START OVER. ITS VERY EXHAUSTING AND HAZARDOUS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THIS JEEP. NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 128,000

TOOK JEEP IN FOR RECALL COMPLETED SOME ODD MILES DOWN ROAD 4WD LOW WOULD NOT ENGAGE TOOK BACK TO DEALER AFTER INTERNET FINDINGS OF A BAD RECALL( THEY MAKE SOME BY PASS SOFTWARE INSTEAD OF ACTUALLY FIXING THE COMPUTER CHIP THAT CRACKS IN TRANSFER CASE) ANYWAY THEY RESET WORKED FOR A WEEK MAYBE AND AGAIN LOW DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE BACK TO DEALER THEY HAD NEW SOFTWARE JEEP WAS REFLASHED ON WAY HOME SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME TOOK BACK TO THE DEALER THEY REFLASHED IT AGAIN N TOLD ME THEY'D HAVE TO CONTACT CHRYSLER IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN WENT OUT STARTED JEEP LIGHTS BACK ON AND BACK THRU THE DOOR INTO DEALER NOW I GOTTA WAIT FOR SOME STAR TECHNICIANS TO COME LOOK AT IT WHO NOS HOW LONG THAT'LL TAKE. FIGHTING WITH THEM OVER THIS RECALL FOR YEARS IS RIDICULOUS IF THEY WOULDA JUST FIXED IT THE RIGHT WAY I'M SURE THESE ISSUES WOULDN'T HAPPEN. O AND ALSO THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE JUNK PLASTIC N BREAK N WILL CAUSE U TO BE UNABLE TO SAFELY EXIT IN A FIRE!! THIS RECALL HAS TAKIN TO LONG TO GET FIXED N CHRYSLER SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!! *TR

Mileage: 115,000

I "RECALL" DRIVING ONE EVENING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 05 GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST ALL POWER. I WAS TRAVELING IN A CONGESTED AREA AT 65 MPH WITH LOTS OF SEMI'S SURROUNDING ME. THANK THE GOD'S I HAPPEN TO BE ON THE PERFECT INCLINE LEADING TO AN OFF RAMP AT THE TIME OF THIS ENGINE POWER FAILURE. I'D HATE TO IMAGINE THE OUT COME HAD I BEEN ONE LANE OVER A FEW SECONDS PRIOR! MY SON WHO WAS ONLY 5 AT THE TIME WAS A BIT FREAKED OUT FROM THE WHOLE ORDEAL. BUT MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS THE FACT THAT I'M A JEEP GIRL AND A FAITHFUL ONE BUT AFTER MY CONSTANT BATTLE WITH THIS LESS THEN DESIRABLE HUNK OF JUNK I'M THINKING OF CHEATING WITH A FORD! AFTER MY DAILY FAILURES WITH THIS THING I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE FAR SURPASSES THE TWO RECALLS IN MY SHORT 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. I'M MOST UPSET WITH MY DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE FACT THEY FORGOT TO MENTION A FEW HUNDRED DRIVERS OF THIS PRIOR RENTAL TRUCK WITH AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS MORE THAN A SKIP OVER THE CURB. THEY OFFERED BUT NEVER MADE GOOD ON PROVIDING ME WITH OWNERS MANUAL...GUESS THEY WERE WORRIED I WOULD NOTICE THE PAST SAFETY RECALLS THAT WERE NEVER DONE. SO I HAVE HAD AND CONTINUE TO HAVE EVERY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION ON THIS HEAP KNOWN TO MECHANICS. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF PAYING FOR THINGS THAT "JEEPS ARE KNOWN FOR" WHEN IN TRUTH ITS ALL BEEN A RESULT TO THE VISCOUS CYCLE OF RECALLS THAT WERE EITHER NEVER DONE OR NEVER THE PROPER FIX TO BEGIN WITH. SO I BEG THE HEADS, MONEY AND ENGINEERS OF CHRYSLER GROUP LLC TO GET YOUR [XXX] TOGETHER AND DO THE RIGHT THING BY REMOVING THE 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7 LITER WITH A HEMI DEATH TRAP OFF THE ROADS! ITS QUITE OBVIOUS FROM THE FIRST RECALL ONLY THREE MONTHS AFTER ITS MANUFACTURER DATE THIS TRUCK WAS MEANT TO FAIL...!!! SO PLEASE STOP THE DUCT IT FIX IT OR[XXX] IT! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFTER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,992.

Mileage: 95,992

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE N23 RECALL WAS PERFORMED WHICH WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT NOW RECOGNIZED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MOTOR WAS BAD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AT A COST TO ME OF $900. AFTER 3 MONTHS OF DRIVING THE "4WD SYSTEM" ERROR POPS UP AGAIN ON MY DASH AND I CAN'T PUT MY VEHICLE INTO 4WD LO AGAIN. APPARENTLY, THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS - SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 21-022-14 REV. A. NO ONE FROM CHRYSLER INFORMED ME ABOUT THIS SO I HAD TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM FOR HOURS ON MY OWN. THIS IS BAD BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE INFORMED OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, WONT SHIFT, NO CRUISE CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHTS ON, . THIS HAPPENS AT LEST ONE A WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 170,743

THIS VEHICLE HAS QUIT RUNNING SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT WHILE DRIVINGTHE ENGINE WILL JUST QUIT. WE CAN MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL START BACK UP, BUT THIS IS STILL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WIFE IS DRIVING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO HER 3 TIMES NOW AND HAPPENED TO ME 2 TIMES IN ABOUT LAST 5 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE IDLING AND THE JEEP IN PARK, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND MY JEEP SURGED FORWARD, STRIKING THE CAR PARKED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND THE JEEP SURGED FORWARD AGAIN BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED AND THE JEEP STOPPED. THE E-BRAKE WAS STILL ENGAGED, BUT THE GEAR, WHICH HAD BEEN IN PARK, WAS NOW IN DRIVE. AT NO TIME DID I COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER. *TR

Mileage: 105,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IDLE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,441.

Mileage: 66,441

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

JEEP N23 RECALL TO FIX INADVERTENT SHIFTING OF TRANSFER CASE INTO NEUTRAL LOCKS UP CONTROL MODULE. VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE WILL NOT SHIFT ANYMORE. CHRYSLER DENIES THE EFFECT, ALTHOUGH THOUSANDS OF JGC ARE NOW CRIPPLED. THEY RECENTLY (7/29/14) RELEASED A SOFTWARE UPDATE (HTTP://WWW.WKJEEPS.COM/TSB/TSB_WK_2102214A.PDF) TO THE FDCM, THE SAME MODULE THE N23 RECALL FLASHED. HOWEVER, THEY ARE CHARGING CUSTOMERS TO UPDATE AFTER THE FIRST FLASH FOR N23 LOCKED TRANSFER CASE IN POSITION. THEY ARE TRYING TO CONTINUE TO FIX THE N23 PROBLEM BUT WITHOUT COST. *TR

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW RANGE FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

WHEN I'M DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH, MY LAREDO STARTS TO SHAKE VERY BAD TO WHERE I HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER FOR THE SHAKING TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS STARTING TO BECOME WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. NOW WHEN I REACH 40-45 MPH IT HAPPENS. I WAS TOLD THIS MAYBE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE IT. I SEEN WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT SURE IF MY JEEP WAS ONE THAT NEEDED THE WORK. ANY INFO AND HAVE THERE BEEN SIMILAR EVENTS? *TR

Mileage: 72,500

BACK IN FEBRUARY I GOT NOTICE OF THE FOLLOWING RECALL AND HAD IT PERFORMED EVENTHOUGH WAS NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM. SAFETY RECALL N23/ NHTSA 13V-175. REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. 2005 - 2010. (WK) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2006 - 2010. (XK) JEEP COMMANDER, AFTER THIS RECALL WAS PERFROM 4LOW WOULD NOT WORK. WE WERE ABLE TO RESET THE MODULE BY RESETTING A FUSE BUT, THIS ONLY LASTED A FEW MONTHS. IN JUNE THE 4LOW STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. BECAUSE WE HEARD THERE WAS A NEW SERVICE BULLETIN OUT WE TOOK IT BACK AGAIN FOR ANOTHER FLASH. THIS TIME THEY WERE ALSO WANTING TO REPLACE THE ACUTATOR MOTOR, WHICH WAS NOT AVAILABLE. OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED HAVE BEEN UNSUCESSFUL. ON TOP OF THIS MY DEALER WAS TELLING ME I HAD TO PAY FOR THIS PART AND THEY ARE CLAIMING IT IS NOT TIED TO THE N23 RECALL. WE HAVE NOT PAID TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS CHRYSLERS DOING. IT IS CLEAR THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE CAUSED THESE ISSUES TO ARISE AND CHRYLSER IS NOT OWNING UP TO IT. I FEEL NHTSA NEEDS TO INFORCE THAT WHEN A RECALL IS MADE IT TRUELY NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THE FIX REALLY WORKS. IF ISSUES ARISE WITH A RECALL NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THE COMPANY MAKES IT RIGHT.THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE CENTER IS A JOKE. NO ONE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, CONCERNS AND CALLS ARE NOT RETURN. MAKING US GO BACK AND FORTH FOR UPDATES THAT CONTINUE TO NOT FIX THE REAL PROBLEM AND MAKING US REPLACE PARTS THAT DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE RIGHT SOLUTION. IT FORCES CONSUMERS TO NOT HAVE RECALLS PERFORMED. NHTSA NEEDS MAKE CHRYLSER ANSWER AND FIX THIS CORRECTLY. A VEHICLE THAT CANNOT GO INTO 4LOW OR NEUTRAL IS JUST AS UNSAFE! *TR

Mileage: 102,000

ENGINE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS STALLING AT A STOP ONLY HAPPENS A FEW MINUTES INTO DRIVING AND DISAPPEARS AFTER ABOUT 1/2 HR OF DRIVING. THE STALL CAN BE PREVENTED BY PUSHING THE (AUTOMATIC) TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. (I.E. THIS LOOKS TO BE A TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROBLEM, NOT AN ENGINE IDLE PROBLEM). JEEP DEALER HAD CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND WAS ABLE TO REPRODUCE STALL BUT COULD NOT FIND CAUSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT ON. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL NOTICE HE RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. FOUR WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER A SHORT TIME OF DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE HIGHER GEAR WHEN HE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO COAST. WHEN HE LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, HE NOTICED GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN THE GRAY EXHAUST SMOKE, TURNED BLACK. WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE, THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE SHOULDER AND TWO-INCH RED FLAMES BEGAN EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN THE FLAMES WERE FIVE TO SIX FEET HIGH ABOVE THE CAR HOOD. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. *JB

ON MAY 22, 2014 I TOOK MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 4 X 4 WITH 5.7L HEMI ENGINE FOR RECALL #N23 REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE. THE MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 93758. AFTER THAT "FIX" EVERYTHING SEEMED TO RUN OKAY THEN ON JULY 2, 2014 DUE TO A GRINDING SOUND IN THE REAR, MY SONS FATHER IN LAW CHECKED THE CODES AND FOUND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TONE RING SHOW. ALSO ON THE DASHBOARD A "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARED. HE REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR HUB ASSEMBLY AND BOTH EMERGENCY BRAKE SHOES, BUT WHEN HE WENT TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE, HE SAID IT WOULDN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. I BELIEVE HE SAID IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF 4 WHEEL LOW. VEHICLE DID ALSO STALL ALSO HE SAID. HE CHECKED INTERNET AND FOUND LOADS OF REPORTS OF THIS MODEL AND YEAR JEEP VEHICLE HAVING PROBLEMS ONLY AFTER HAVING THE N23, NHTSA ID# 13V175000. RECALL "FIX" PERFORMED. MINE WAS DONE AT TRI-CITIES CHRYSLER, DODGE, JEEP, RAM AT KINGSPORT, TN. IT APPEARS TO BE A COMPUTER RELATED PROBLEM, AS THAT'S WHAT WAS REPROGRAMMED FOR THE RECALL. I AM DISABLED AND NEED THE JEEP TO HAUL MY HANDICAPPED SCOOTER AND ME WITH MY WIFE DRIVING. IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT IT'S NOT OUT OF SERVICE. I CALLED THE AFOREMENTIONED DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY AND SPOKE TO "GREG" WHO SAID HE COULD CHECK IT OUT. I HAD MY SONS FATHER IN LAW CALL HIM TO FULLY EXPLAIN WHAT WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL AS HE WAS THE ONE THAT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AND THUS FULLY TELL [XXX] ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD THAT [XXX] SAID WE COULD TOW IT IN AT OUR EXPENSE (NOT DRIVE IT) AND HE'D CHECK IT, BUT UNTIL A RECALL NOTICE IS RECEIVED , ANYTHING DONE WOULD BE CHARGED TO ME. PLEASE EXPEDITE THESE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ASAP. I NEED MY VEHICLE. I DON;T HAVE BUS OR TAXI SERVICE, AND WITH MY DISABILITIES (FUSED LEFT HIP, MAINLY) I CAN'T RIDE IN MOST VEHICLES BECAUSE OF LEG ROOM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20MINS THE WAS A HARD SHIFT AND MY TRUCK WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT COULD BE THE SHIFT SOLENOID AND IT WOULD COST 700 TO TAKE MY TRANSMISSION APART TO CHECK IT. $700 LATER IM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 82K IM NOW AT 92K I KEEP UP REGULAR SERVICE. WHAT IS WEIRD IS WHEN I TURN MY TURN MY TRUCK BACK ON ITS NO LONGER IN 3RD AND IT STAYS THAT WAY FOR SOMETIMES WEEKS BUT IT COMES BACK SURELY. *TR

Mileage: 89,451

IN ROUTE TO OPEN GYM FOR MY 3YR OLD, AFTER EXITING EXPRESSWAY IN TRAFFIC APPROX 5-7MINS, SUV SHUTS OFF. AFTER IT SHUT OFF IT WOULD NT START FOR APPROX 4 MINS, IT DID NOT FULLY CRANK YET CRANKED, IN A PUTTING PATTERN, I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OUT OF TRAFFIC INTO AN OFFICE PARK LOCATED AT 3525 PIEDMONT RD NE ATL, GA 30308 IN FRONT OF BUILDING 7 ENTERING FROM PIEDMONT RD. ONCE PARKED, MY TEMP GAUGE WAS ON HOT PANNED HARD RIGHT, THE SUV WOULD NOT START, I ALLOWED IT TO COOL DOWN TO HALFWAY, DURING THAT TIME I MADE 4 ATTEMPTS TO START THE SUV. EACH TIME IT WOULD PUTTER, OR SOUND AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. ONCE SUV COOLED TO HALF I ATTEMPTED TO START AND IT STARTED IN THE SAME PUTTER FASHION AS BEFORE, YET APPEARING TO CATCH AS IF IT WAS START NORMAL, ALL THE WHILE SMOKING OUT THE BACK A SLIGHT POP COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, YET AS IT APPEARED TO START I WOULD GIVE IT GAS WITH HOPES THAT IT WOULD CATCH AND THEN IT JUST SHUT OFF AND STARTED SMOKING AND THERE WAS A NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT ODOR THAT MY 3 YR OLD AND I SMELLED, FROM THERE I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO SEE IF THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE RADIATOR, SINCE THE TEMP GAUGE WAS JUST ON HOT, I NOTICE THERE WAS A FIRE BURNING IN THE LOWER BACK OF THE ENGINE REGION, I IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE HOOD DUE TO NOT HAVING ANYTHING TO PROP IT OPEN WITH, I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY 3 YR OLD SON OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY, I RETURN TO GET HIS CAR SEAT AND ANYTHING TO HOPEFULLY SALVAGE, I THEN RETURN TO THE SUV TO PUT OUT THE FIRE OUT AS BEST I COULD, I APPEARED TO OUT ON BOTH SIDES AND JUST SMOKING BADLY. CALLED A RIDE TO TAKE ME AND MY 3YR OLD HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY I CHECKED THE SUV, THE ENGINE AREA, HOOD, FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD COMPLETELY BURNED, THERE IS NO HOOD AREA, THE HOOD IS IN THE WINDSHIELD, AND EVERYTHING ELSE FORWARD CHARD AND MELTED, TO THE YELLOW PIECES, I WAS ABLE TO TAKE PHOTOS, AND A VIDEO. *TR

Mileage: 142,088

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR LEVER FAILED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TEN TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000...UPDATED 09-16-14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER A YEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 10/02/14

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY DISABLED THE TRANSFER CASE FUNCTIONALITY THUS CREATING ANOTHER PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE AND PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY LASTED TWO WEEKS. THE SERVICE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT FAILURE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SURGE THAT DID NOT ALLOW THE GEAR SHIFT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FOR THE SHIFTING MECHANISM. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES SINCE THE SOFTWARE WAS REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED ON A MOBILE HOME; HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD GET STUCK IN LOW SHIFT AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55493. RK

Mileage: 55,493

AFTER HAVING SAFETY RECALL N23 DONE TO MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L I HAVE SINCE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF 4-WHEEL LOW. THE N23 SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE HAS NOT WORKED AS IT HAS CREATED ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE BY ME NOT HAVING MY 4-LOW IN A STATE (COLORADO) THAT I USE 4-LOW IN FOR WINTER AND FOR RECREATION USE. I WAS ALMOST TRAPPED IN THE COLD MOUNTAINS DUE TO NOT KNOWING THE N23 RECALL DEACTIVATED MY 4-LOW. NOT ONLY IF THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLES VALUE HAS DIMINISHED GREATLY AS NOW IT'S A 2WD VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 130,844

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWN SHIFT. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FOUR-WHEEL HIGH INTO NEUTRAL OR FOUR WHEEL LOW PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME DUE TO THE REMEDY NOT CORRECTING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,300.

Mileage: 86,300

AFTER APPLICATION OF SAFETY RECALL N23/ NHTSA 13V-175. REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. 2005 - 2010. (WK) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2006 - 2010. (XK) JEEP COMMANDER, THE TRANSFER CASE OF OUR CAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF 4-HIGH TO EITHER NEUTRAL OR 4-LOW. CONSEQUENTLY A MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENT HAS BEEN DESTROYED. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND MAY NOT CORRECT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. THOUSANDS OF JEEP VEHICLES SUBJECTED TO THIS RECALL HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME LOSS OF FUNCTION. HOW DOES NHTSA, OR WE, KNOW THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY FIXED? IT IS OBVIOUS THE SOFTWARE USED IN THIS RECALL WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO SUFFICIENT TESTING TO VALIDATE IT. I THEREFORE FEAR MY CAR IS JUST AS LIABLE TO HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT AS BEFORE THE RECALL. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE? *TR

AFTER APPLICATION OF SAFETY RECALL N23/ NHTSA 13V-175. REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. 2005 - 2010. (WK) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2006 - 2010. (XK) JEEP COMMANDER, THE TRANSFER CASE OF MY COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF 4-HIGH TO EITHER NEUTRAL OR 4-LOW. CONSEQUENTLY A MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENT HAS BEEN DESTROYED. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND MAY NOT CORRECT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. THE JEEP CANNOT BE TOWED IN NEUTRAL, AND 4-LOW, A FEATURE I SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED IN A VEHICLE, IS NOW USELESS! THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY COMPLETELY REPLACING THE FDCM INSTEAD OF A POORLY CONSTRUCTED SOFTWARE "FIX." *TR

Mileage: 128,693

AFTER APPLICATION OF SAFETY RECALL N23/ NHTSA 13V-175. REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE. 2005 - 2010. (WK) JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2006 - 2010. (XK) JEEP COMMANDER THE TRANSFER CASE OF OUR CAR COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF 4-HIGH TO EITHER NEUTRAL OR 4-LOW. CONSEQUENTLY A MAJOR DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENT HAS BEEN DESTROYED. THIS DEMONSTRATES THE SOFTWARE IS DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND MAY NOT CORRECT THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. THOUSANDS OF JEEP VEHICLES SUBJECTED TO THIS RECALL HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME LOSS OF FUNCTION. HOW DOES NHTSA, OR WE, KNOW THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY FIXED? IT IS OBVIOUS THE SOFTWARE USED IN THIS RECALL WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO SUFFICIENT TESTING TO VALIDATE IT. I THEREFORE FEAR MY CAR IS JUST AS LIABLE TO HAVE A SAFETY DEFECT AS BEFORE THE RECALL. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONSENSUS STANDARDS FOR THE TESTING OF SOFTWARE, THEY WERE DEVELOPED BY IEEE, ANSI, ISO AND UL TO NAME A FEW. WE OWN A SECOND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WE REFUSE TO HAVE THIS RECALL PERFORMED ON OUR SECOND VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM, AND ANY OTHERS THAT MAY BE HIDDEN IN THE POOR DESIGN OF THE SOFTWARE, ARE CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

CARRIED MY JEEP 4WD IN FOR N23 RECALL. I USE LOW LOCK ALL THE TIME ON THE FARM. NEVER HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS. WAS'NT GOING TO EVEN DO THE RECALL BUT GOT TO THINKING IF PROBLEM DID OCCUR VEHICLE COULD ROLL ON ME WHILE I WAS ALONE. HAD RECALL DONE. THAT SATURDAY TRIED LOW LOCK AND GOT "SERVICE TRANSFER CASE" ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. COULD NOT SELECT LOW. TRIED MANY TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. CARRIED BACK TO DEALER. SAID THEY HAD A FEW OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THEY CALLED LATER SAYING IT NEEDED A SELECTOR WHICH WAS ON BACK ORDER. NOW ITS APRIL 2014 AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY JEEP TO BE FIXED. WAS ON THE FARM THE OTHER DAY WHILE IT WAS RAINING. COULD NOT SELECT LOW STILL. JEEP IS A FULL TIME 4WD SO IT PULLED OK, BUT IF IT WERE A LITTLE WORSE AND NEEDED LOW I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN STUCK. WHEN WILL JEEP OWN UP AND FIX IT? ANOTHER REASON U.S. CAR COMPANIES IN TROUBLE. OWN UP TO PROBLEMS AND GET SOME OWNER LOYALTY AND THEY COULD MAKE EVEN MORE MONEY. NO ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING ANYMORE. I ORDERED THIS JEEP NEW FOR ITS 4WD FEATURES, AND 545RFE TRANSMISSION. NOW I CAN'T GET IT WORKING. RECALL CAUSED PROBLEM. MAKE THEM FIX IT! *TR

Mileage: 57,249

MY TRANSMISSION FILLS WITH WATER CAUSING IT TO DOWNSHIFT HARD TO 3RD GEAR. I TRIPLE FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS RUNNING ALRIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS, THEN IT FILLED WITH WATER AGAIN AND I NOW HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAD BEFORE. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLES WITH THE 3.7, BUT I HAVE THE V8 AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

BOUGHT THE JEEP, WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL AND HAD IT DONE WITHIN 2 WEEKS FOR BUYING THE JEEP. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW AND THE TRANSFER CASE WORKED PRIOR TO THE RECALL FLASH AND NEITHER WORK AFTER THE FLASH. HAD 3 JEEP DEALER CHECK IT OUT AND ALL SAID BASICALLY THE SAME THING. ONE SAID IT NEEDED A NEW ACTUATOR AND THE OTHER TWO SAID JUST REMOVE 2 CODES AND IF THAT DIDN'T WORK THEN THE ACTUATOR. THE CODES WERE REMOVED TWICE AND IT REVERTS BACK TO NOT WORKING. TALKED TO JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY JUST SAY SORRY THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. SO I BOUGHT IT TO TOW AND FROM 2 WEEKS LATER AFTER THE FLASH I CAN'T TOW IT. WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN) AND HAD THE RECALL REMEDY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR AND EACH TIME THE REMEDY REPAIR FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE SHIFT MOTOR AND CONTROL MODULE WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,200. UPDATED 05/12/2014*LJ UPDATED 05/15/14 *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE . THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACTUATOR WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED AND THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL WAS UPDATED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING TO THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW POSITION THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A SAFETY INCIDENT RELATED TO THE DEFECT. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN) AND HAD THE RECALL REMEDY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR FAILED SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

Mileage: 185,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, TOOK IN IN MY DEALER IN AUG, 2013 FOR A SAFETY RECALL (N23). FIRST TIME I TRIED TO SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL, IT FLASHED A "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM", AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO EITHER NEUTRAL OR 4LOW. JEEP FORUM, WITH 70 PAGES AND HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS ON THIS PROBLEM, LOOKS LIKE THE RECALL SOFTWARE UPDATE IS THE PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS NOT YET OWNED UP THE ISSUE. MEANWHILE, I CANNOT USE MY VEHICLE AS INTENDED. MY DEALER SAYS I NEED A $500 PART, BUT OTHERS HAVE HAD THAT REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE ARE ABOUT 2,000 TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MOTORS ON BACK ORDER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM; HOWEVER, MANY WHO HAVE HAD THIS PART REPLACED STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE NEW PART IS NOT FIXING THE ISSUE, JEEP NEEDS TO REPLACE THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR MOTOR. *TR

Mileage: 51,500

AFTER THE DEALER PERFORMED THE N23 FIRMWARE UPDATE ON THE TRANSMISSION TO KEEP THE JEEP FROM IN VOLUNTEERING TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, WE CANNOT SHIFT THE TRANSFER CASE INTO NEUTRAL OR 4 WHEEL LOW WITHOUT BANGING ON THE ACTUATOR MOTOR, PART # 5143786AA. THIS "FIX" IS NOT SUCCESSFUL NOW. THE JEEP RECOMMENDED FIX SEEMS TO BE TO REPLACE THAT PART BUT IT'S BACK ORDERED BY !,700 UNITS. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO TOW OUR JEEP BEHIND OUR MOTORHOME IN LATE FEBURARY BACK TO WASHINGTON FROM AZ AND THIS CANNOT BE DONE W/O REPLACING THAT PART WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE. WE HAVE CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER. NOT CLEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

DEALER SHIP DID THE N23 RECALL FOR NHTSA ID# 13V175000. SINCE RECALL PROCEDURE WAS DONE, TRANSFER CASE WON'T OPERATE PROPERLY. CANNOT SHIFT INTO 4-LOW OR SHIFT TRANSFER CASE INTO NEUTRAL FOR TOWING BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO SATISFACTION FROM CHRYSLER TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE DONE BY THE RECALL. VEHICLE CANNOT OPERATE PROPERLY IN OFF ROAD OR INCLEMENT WEATHER SITUATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 83,613

CHRYSLER SENT OUT A LETTER FOR THE N23 RECALL. I HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED AND NOW HAVE NO 4WD LOW AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED REPLACING MY ACTUATOR TWICE KNOWING THAT THE RECALL HAD MESSED IT UP. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAND UP AT CHRYSLER AND FIGURE THIS OUT. THERE ARE MANY OF US WITH THIS PROBLEM. MOST MIGHT NOT EVEN KNOW BC THEY PROBABLY DO NOT USE THEIR 4WD LOW. *TR

I TOOK MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN FOR THE N23 RECALL IN OCTOBER 2013 AND ALL SEEMED GOOD. ON 11/14/13 I ATTEMPTED TO USE MY 4WD LO AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE SERVICE 4WD. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB I CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED. I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REDO THE RECALL AND ALL WAS WORKING GOOD. ON 1/6/14 I AGAIN RECEIVED SERVICE 4WD, BACK TO THE DEALER I WENT. THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $800 TO REPLACE AND THEY ARE BACK ORDERED FOR 3 OR 4 MONTHS. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT IS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND MORE CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/N23-RECALL-ISSUE-NO-4-LOW-1561787/. BY THE SOUNDS OF IT THERE IS A CRACKED PC BOARD IN THE TRANSFER CASE. INSTEAD OF CHRYSLER ACTUALLY FIXING THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY, THEY JUST ISSUED A SOFTWARE WORK AROUND, A BAND AID FIX IS WHAT I THINK OF. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE. I EVEN CALLED CHRYSLER CORP. AND WAS TRANSFER TO A VOICE MAIL WHERE I LEFT A MESSAGE IN NOVEMBER AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THEM. *TR

Mileage: 97,325

WE HAD THE RECALL DONE ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005. THEY REFLASHED THE ECU THAT CONTROLS THE ABILITY TO SHIFT THE JEEP INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO TOW BEHIND MOTOR HOME. AFTER THE RECALL WE HAD TROUBLE 3 TIMES WITH THE JEEP EITHER NOT SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE OR FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPEN THE JEEP WAS STRANDED AS MY WIFE COULD NOT PULL IT BEHIND THE MOTORHOME. ULTIMATELY I HAD TO GO TO FLORIDA AND WE DROVE THE MOTORHOME AND JEEP BACK SEPARATELY. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS AND AT THIS POINT I DO NOT HAVE CONFIRMATION THAT THIS WILL BE FIXED AS PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL. SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM I, BASED ON INTERNET SEARCHES, I BELIEVE THAT JEEP SHOULD FIX THE VEHICLE EVEN IF IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I INTEND ON TAKING THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK AND IF I DO NOT GET SATISFACTION I WILL FILE ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE NHTSA WOULD FORCE JEEP TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL SINCE I RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES, IT WAS RECALL N23. THIS CAUSED A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN I COULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4LO ON A STEEP SLIPPERY MUDDY HILL. PRIOR TO THE RECALL THE VEHICLES TRANSFER CASE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY HOWEVER NOW IT IS NOT AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS CLAIMED THAT IT IS A SEPARATE PART THAT BROKE. HOWEVER ONE DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FLASH OF THE RECALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE CHARGED TO FIX AN ISSUE THAT WAS CAUSED BY A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 103,580

JEEP IS PERFORMING N23 RECALL FOR FDCM ON WKS. SOFTWARE FIX IS BROKEN. RECALL IS FORCING COMPONENT REPLACEMENTS, FURTHER FLASHING, AND LOCKED 4WD-LO VEHICLES. THEY ARE DENYING N23 RECALL IS PROBLEM. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A SINGLE OCCURRENCE. PLEASE SEE: HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/N23-RECALL-ISSUE-NO-4-LOW-1561787/ (THESE ARE ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE MENTIONED IT, AND OUT OF THOSE THE ONES WHO USE 4WD FREQUENTLY.) WANT TO CRACK DOWN ON A FAILED RECALL, THIS IS A GOOD ONE... *TR

Mileage: 99,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED ITSELF INTO 3RD GEAR. PADDLE SHIFTING WAS INOPERABLE AND VEHICLE WILL UP OR DOWN SHIFT. ERROR CODES GIVEN ARE P0700, AND P0406. PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE AFTER RESTARTING VEHICLE, BUT THEN SHIFTS AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES. NOW VEHICLE STAYS IN 3RD GEAR PERMANENTLY. FLUID LEVELS OK, GUESSING IT IS ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER RELATED ISSUE BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH. TAKING TO DEALER SOON TO HAVE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER NEW SOFTWARE INSTALLED BASED ON RECALL #N23. HOPING IT IS RELATED TO THAT ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FUNCTION IN THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WHERE THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,402.

Mileage: 65,402

AFTER WE HAD THE FOLLOWING RECALL DONE. REPORT RECEIPT DATE: MAY 07, 2013 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO BE PUT INTO 4 WD NEUTRAL OR VISA VERSA, NOT ALLOWED TO BE PUT INTO DRIVE. WE TOW BEHIND MY MOTORHOME. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WE TRIED TO TOW IT, IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL BUT WOULD NOT COME BACK OUT EASILY. AFTER ~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

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE REPAIR HOWEVER, THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR FAILED APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,420. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES.

Mileage: 56,420

I RECENTLY TOOK MY JEEP INTO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER TO REMEDY THE LAST RECALL PERTAINING TO THE SOFTWARE FLASH OF THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE. THE DAY BEFORE I TOOK MY JEEP IN I HAD USED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. MY JEEP SHOWED NO SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL AND HAD NO PROPER INCIDENTS YET I DECIDED TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE TASK COMPLETED TO AVOID ANY FUTURE PROBLEMS. SINCE THE DAY I TOOK IT IN (10/5/2013) I HAD NOT USED MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW UNTIL THANKSGIVING DAY. WHEN I WENT TO USE IT THE TRANSFER CASE DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND THE MESSAGE "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM" APPEARED ON THE DASH. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE EXPECT TO BE TREATED RUDELY AND HAVE THEM EXTREMELY RESISTANT TO LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT MY VEHICLE THEY KEPT TELLING ME THAT THE ISSUE I AM EXPERIENCING HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FLASH AS THEY CLAIM THE FLASH AFFECTED THE TRANSMISSION PARK POSITION SENSOR. WHEN I READ THE TAB "N23" IT PRECISELY NAMES THE TRANSFER CASE AS THE AFFECTED COMPONENT. PLEASE HELP. PLEASE! *TR

Mileage: 104,000

WE BOUGHT A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND USE THIS VEHICLE TO TOW BEHIND OUR MOTOR HOME FROM THAT TIME UNTIL THE PRESENT. THIS REQUIRES THAT THE TRANSFER CASE BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BEFORE TOWING. WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS SHIFTING PROCEDURE FOR ALL OF THE YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (MILEAGE 67000) UNTIL WE HAD A SAFETY RECALL FROM CHRYSLER (N23/NHTSA 13V-175 REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE) PREFORMED ON AUGUST 23, 2013 BY OUR DEALER, THE FIRST TIME WE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2013. THE NEUTRAL SHIFT PROCEDURE WOULD NOT WORK SINCE THIS HAPPEN RIGHT AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE WORK, THE SERVICE MANAGER DECIDED TO RESET AND REPROGRAMMED THE FDCM AND IT WORKED. NO REPAIR PARTS NECESSARY. THE SHIFTER WORKED NORMALLY FOR THREE MORE TIMES. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2013 WHILE ON A TRIP THE SAME SHIFTING FAILURE OCCURRED. TH THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MOTOR. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY REPROGRAMMED OR RESET THE FDCM. TOTAL EXPENSE TO US WAS $790.00 FOR THE REPAIR. IT WORKED TWO MORE TIMES. ON NOVEMBER 18, 2013 THE SHIFTER ONCE AGAIN FAILED. THE ERROR CODE ONCE AGAIN INDICATED THAT THE SHIFT MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE SAME ONE THAT WAS REPLACED. SINCE THAT PART HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED THE DEALER DID ANOTHER COMPUTER REPROGRAM AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THE CHARGE FOR THIS PROCEDURE WAS $ 47.40. I HAVE CALLED THE CHRYSLER GROUP RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER, EVERY TIME THE SHIFTER FAILED AND EVERY TIME THEY STATE THAT IT COULDN'T BE AN ISSUE WITH THE RECALL SINCE IT WAS ONLY A SOFTWARE CHANGE TO CORRECT A NEURAL SHIFTING PROBLEM. HOW COULD THAT CAUSE A PROBLEM SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL? I BELIEVE CHRYSLER OWES ALL OWNERS WITH THIS RECALL PROBLEM A REAL FIX AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL EXPENSES DUE TO THIS FAULTY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 65,402

I AM GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ABOUT THE VEHICLE SELECTOR MODULE IT ALSO HAS ON MANY OCCASIONS NO ENGAGES INTO GEAR LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL EVEN WHEN THE SHIFTER IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH NOW IT SEEMS TO NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR FOR SOME TIME AND AT FIRST START OF TAKE OFF SEEMS TO NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED I SAW A RECALL ABOUT THE CONTROL MODULE ALREADY BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE CHRYSLER SITE AND PLUG IN MY VIN IT DOESN'T SHOW ANY RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 106,400

I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. I OWN A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT WHILE WE WERE CAMPING IN MYRTLE BEACH. IT COULD BE DRIVEN SO I DROVE TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THERE AND THEY SAID IT THE TRANSFER CASE AND IT WAS ON MAJOR BACK ORDER AND THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME AN IDEA OF WHEN IT WOULD BE DONE. WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME IN MANNING, SC, I BROUGHT THE JEEP TO STOKES-CRAVEN JEEP IN MANNING. THEY TOLD ME THERE ARE MORE THAN 550 TRANSFER CASES ON BACK ORDER AND THEY WERE NOT SURE WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT THE PART, IT WAS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE SO IT COULDN'T BE DRIVEN. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM SINCE THERE WERE SO MANY ON BACK ORDER AND HE SAID THERE WASN'T AT THAT TIME. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT RECALL AND ONLY GOT AN ANSWER ABOUT THE PART, WHICH THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE. COULD YOU CHECK TO SEE IF THIS SHOULD BE AN ITEM THAT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL? PERHAPS YOU CAN GET SOME STRAIGHT ANSWERS. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE IN MAY THAT REQUIRED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND THAT UPDATE WAS DONE. THANKS *TR

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN).THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AFTER THE RECALL SERVICE, THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IN FEBRUARY 2011, SHE PARKED HER VEHICLE OVERNIGHT IN HER GARAGE, AFTER HAVING DRIVEN IT THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITHOUT PROBLEMS. WHEN SHE STARTED IT THE NEXT DAY, THE GEARS WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SHE SPOKE WITH A MECHANIC, WHO SUGGESTED THE TRANSFER CASE WAS IN NEUTRAL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS AND THE CODES INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. BASED UPON THEIR RECOMMENDATION, SHE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A KNEE INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

Mileage: 88,000

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS OPERATING PROPERLY 3 MINUTES PRIOR TO ATTEMPTED STARTS. THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THE ENGINE FIRED UP AND REVVED UP BUT IMMEDIATELY DIED. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS WERE SIMILAR. AFTER ABOUT 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS, THERE WAS A LARGE RATTLING NOISE AND THE ENGINE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO START. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HAVING THEM OPEN UP THE ENGINE, WE FOUND THAT THE VALVE SEAT HAD DROPPED OUT FROM THE CYLINDER HEADS AND MUST HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY. THE VALVE SEAT HAD SHATTERED INTO MANY TINY PIECES, WHICH MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE RATTLING NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION I HAVE FOUND THAT THE VALVE SEAT DROPPING OUT IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE IN MY JEEP AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY DODGE AND CHRYSLER. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD REQUIRE THE IMMEDIATE ACTION OF CHRYSLER TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR VALVE SEATS. *TT

Mileage: 108,000

ON JUNE 11, 2013, I PULLED INTO A CONVENIENCE STORE PARKING LOT. I PUT MY (2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE) IN PARK & GOT OUT (THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING). AFTER A MOMENT OR SO, MY JEEP STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. IT ROLLED BETWEEN THE FUELING ISLANDS & IT WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE STREET. MY JEEP HIT A YELLOW POLE & THAT STOPPED IT FROM ROLLING INTO THE STREET. (THE YELLOW POLE IS A SAFETY POLE THAT PROTECTS THE FIRE HYDRANT). I AM 100% CONFIDENT THAT I PUT MY JEEP IN PARK BEFORE I GOT OUT OF IT. I WAS SHOCKED & SCARED WHEN I SAW IT ROLLING DOWN THE LOT. I FILED AN ACCIDENT CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DAMAGE WAS AROUND $6,000. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $500. TODAY, (AUGUST 13, 2013), I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL IS THE "FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE SOFTWARE MAY UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY INADVERTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING." I WAS (AND I STILL AM) 100% CONFIDENT THAT I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE I GOT OUT OF IT. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS AT THIS POINT? MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID THE CLAIM & I PAID MY DEDUCTIBLE. NOW, MY INSURANCE RATES WILL GO UP. WHO SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? HOW DO I PROCEED? *TR

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE UNOCCUPIED AND RUNNING, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND DOWN SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN) BUT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER OR TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED A LOT. WHILE DRIVING ALL THE INTRUMENT LIGHTS WILL FLASH, CAUSING THE AC/HEATER TO TURN OFF AND ON, HEADLIGHTS TO GO OFF, AND TRACTION CONTROL TO TURN OFF. TWICE RECENTLY THE VEHICLE HAS SHIFTED ITSELF INTO REVERSE WITH THE GEAR SELECTOR STILL IN DRIVE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A SHOP AND THEY WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND COULD NOT FIND A SOURCE FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALL JEEP OWNERS I HAVE TALKED WITH (OVER 30) HAVE THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND JEEP NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

CAR MADE A WHINING NOISE AT 35-45 M.P.H. BOUGHT NEW TIRES AND ALIGNMENT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. IT WAS REBUILT FOR $1200. ONE WEEK LATER IT MADE A HIGHER PITCHED WHINE. A CHRYSLER EMPLOYEE TOLD ME THAT BEGINNING IN 2005, CHRYSLER OUTSOURCED FOR CHEAPER BEARINGS,AND THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. HE SAID THEY ARE NO LONGER MADE. A WHOLE NEW DIFF AND AXLES HAD TO BE INSTALLED FOR ANOTHER $2800. IT STILL WHINES AT ALL SPEEDS NOW. CHRYSLER SAID "LIVE WITH IT!', AND EXPECT IT TO FAIL REPEATEDLY. THE CASE HAD BEEN SET WRONG AT THE FACTORY AS WELL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THESE CASES ON-LINE,BUT CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE GEARS CHANGED FROM DRIVE TO THE 3RD GEAR. TRANSMISSION REVES UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, AND RESTARTING IT, IT SOMETIMES GOES BACK TO DRIVE MODE, BUT REVERTS BACK TO THE THIRD GEAR, DISPLAYS "3" AND STAYS THERE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, COULD NOT FIX. DEALER CLAIMS NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT ONLINE BLOGS SHOW PLENTY OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HELP. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TUBE OIL SEAL BUT THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO AN EXTENSIVE BACK LOG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (FIRST INCIDENT) WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT APPROXIMATELY 15-20MPH REVVED UP, WOULD NOT SHIFT, AND PRND WERE ALL LIT UP ON THE DASH, AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A FEW STARTS THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS GONE OFF. SECOND INCIDENT, FROM DEAD STOP AT A LIGHT AND ACCELERATING, SAME ISSUE. ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AGAIN. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED 4 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT YOUR SPEED DROPS DOWN OUT OF NO WHERE AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, CAUSING HARM TO CAR A DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY BEHIND YOU, THEM NOT BEING AWARE THAT YOU ARE SUDDENLY ABOUT TO DROP SPEED WITHOUT BRAKE LIGHTS! *TR

Mileage: 76,000

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.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A BURNING SMELL RELEASED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN WE PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE THERE WAS A ROUGH JERK. WE THEN PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE BUT IT WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE CAR WON'T DRIVE IN ANYTHING BUT 3RD GEAR NOW AND STILL JERKS EVERYTIME WE SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

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 I AM DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND WILL START TO REV UP AND FREEZE ON ME. THIS IS VERY UNSETTLING AND DANGEROUS AND COULD DEFIANTLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IN OTHER REVIEWS MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE JUST A COINCIDENCE TO ME AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN ANSWER AS TO WHATS WRONG OR HOW TO FIX IT. *KB

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED IN OVERDRIVE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS OVER THE MILEAGE FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE 8/9/08. AT THIS TIME ONLY PROBLEM WE WAS YOU HAD TO PRESS CLOCK BUTTON FOR RADIO TO WORK. DURING 2008 WE NOTICED A LOT OF ODD BEHAVIOR IN ELECTRICAL AREAS. OCTOBER 29, 2009 BROUGHT JEEP TO USED CAR DEALERSHIP WITH THESE COMPLAINTS: FIRST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON, THEN IT BEGAN FLASHING, DOOR CHIME STARTS DINGING, ILLUMINATED AREAS DIM & BRIGHTEN-FLASHING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO CRAZY FLASHING ON & OFF, INTERIOR LIGHTS TURN ON & OFF, TRANSMISSION LIGHTS GO CRAZY & NEED TO SHIFT DOWN IN ORDER TO GET VEHICLE TO DRIVE, HEADLIGHTS & TAIL LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING ON A DARK HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. USED CAR DEALERSHIP HAD CAR TOWED TO JEEP DEALERSHIP IN NEW LONDON. THESE REPAIRS COST $500.12 FOR FAULTY CRANK SENSOR, SENSOR CRANKSHAFT, SPARK PLUGS, LEAK AT TRANS ELECTRICAL. AUGUST 17, 2011 TOOK TO A NEW DEALERSHIP W/ SAME PROBLEMS. WENT TO VALENTI JEEP IN MYSTIC, CT. WAS ADVISED JUNCTION BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND CODES IN MULTIPLE MODULES RESET-THIS COST $318.52. SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 BACK TO VALENTI JEEP FOR SAME PROBLEMS & FOR INSTALL. OF JUNCTION BOX COSTING $249.00 BECAUSE OF INSTALLATION COSTS & OTHER ITEMS WE WERE ADVISED TO TAKE CARE OF. MEANWHILE AS A WARNING THIS ALL BEGINS AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. BY SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 IT BEGINS AGAIN: AT THIS TIME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & ALL OTHER LIGHTS START UP AGAIN, ALONG WITH FACT THAT YOU CAN NOW PULL KEY OUT & VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING. BLINKING DASH LIGHTS, AC ON & OFF, GAUGES DROP TO 0, TOLD ONLY REASON THIS IS HAPPENING IS BECAUSE WE HAVE REMOTE START SYSTEM THEY DON'T USE. TECH RESET SYSTEM & DISCONNECTED OUR REMOTE START SYSTEM AT A COST OF $90.40. THEN BY OCTOBER OF 2011-APPROXIMATELY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS RETURNED & TRANSMISSION LIGHTS ARE BLINKING. ALSO HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING & TAIL LIGHTS. THESE ISSUES ARE VERY SPORADIC. *TR

Mileage: 52,162

I BELIEVE THIS RECALL APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE THE V6 AND SAME TRANSMISSION IT AFFECTED OVER 100,000 VEHICLES. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THE LEAK AND SHUTTER OF THE TORKCONVERTER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AROUND THE DATE OF THE RECALL ISSUED AND PERHAPS THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM THE FIX PRIOR TO SALE. PLEASE HELP I DON'T WANT MY CAR TO GO ON FIRE. RECALL ID # 05V396000 - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL DATE: SEPT 14, 2005 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODEL AFFECTED: GRAND CHEROKEE UNITS AFFECTED: 101925 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L ENGINES AND NAG1 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CONDENSATE WATER MAY ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL. THIS CAN RESULT IN SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT. CONSEQUENCE: IT CAN LEAD TO INCREASED TRANSMISSION OPERATING TEMPERATURES, BOILING OF THE WATER, AND A SUBSEQUENT PURGING OF TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION FOR LEAKAGE AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL. IF NO LEAK IS DETECTED, A NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED, AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED. IF THE PRESENCE OF A LEAK IS DETECTED, THE VEHICLE WILL BE EVALUATED FOR SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER ENGAGEMENT. IF NO SHUDDER IS DETECTED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE TRIPLE FLUSHED, AND NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED. IF SHUDDER IS DETECTED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL BE REPLACED, A NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED, AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2005. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

I BELIEVE THIS RECALL APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE THE V6 AND SAME TRANSMISSION IT AFFECTED OVER 100,000 VEHICLES. A MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THE LEAK AND SHUTTER OF THE TORKCONVERTER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AROUND THE DATE OF THE RECALL ISSUED AND PERHAPS THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT PERFORM THE FIX PRIOR TO SALE. PLEASE HELP I DON'T WANT MY CAR TO GO ON FIRE. RECALL ID # 05V396000 - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL DATE: SEPT 14, 2005 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MODEL AFFECTED: GRAND CHEROKEE UNITS AFFECTED: 101925 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L ENGINES AND NAG1 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CONDENSATE WATER MAY ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL. THIS CAN RESULT IN SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT. CONSEQUENCE: IT CAN LEAD TO INCREASED TRANSMISSION OPERATING TEMPERATURES, BOILING OF THE WATER, AND A SUBSEQUENT PURGING OF TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION FOR LEAKAGE AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL. IF NO LEAK IS DETECTED, A NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR SHIELD WILL BE INSTALLED, AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED. IF THE PRESENCE OF A LEAK IS DETECTED, THE VEHICLE WILL BE EVALUATED FOR SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER ENGAGEMENT. IF NO SHUDDER IS DETECTED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE TRIPLE FLUSHED, AND NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED. IF SHUDDER IS DETECTED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL BE REPLACED, A NEW FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL AND WATER DEFLECTOR WILL BE INSTALLED, AND PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE FILL TUBE VERIFIED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2005. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND DOWNSHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR EXAMINATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL DIP STICK SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALLOWING WATER FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT FOUND THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,231.

Mileage: 95,231

SOMETIMES THIS VEHICLE ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS STUCK IN ITS LOWEST GEAR. IF I LET THE VEHICLE COOL OFF FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS IT ACTS FINE UPON RESTART. I HAVE FOUND A TRANSMISSION RECALL BUT DON'T KNOW IF IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 114,198

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BEZEL FRACTURED, MAKING THE SHIFTER DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BEZEL COULD EITHER BE REPLACED OR GLUED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 90,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS MAJOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND FOUND MANY LEADS. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2005 THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE ON MY VEHICLE IN 2005. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY INQUIRED ME WITH A TOTAL OF 1700.00 TO GET THIS REPAIRED. MY CAR GETS STUCK IN GEARS, WON'T ACCELERATE CORRECTLY, GETS STUCK IN NEUTRAL, REVS UP ON IT'S OWN, AND IT DOESN'T SHIFT CORRECTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO INSPECT IT FIRE WAS UNDER HIS FEET, UNDER THE HOOD AND THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE A CHILD PASSENGER FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO ASSIST WITH EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. AN INVESTIGATOR WITH THE MANUFACTURER TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE THREE WEEKS AGO AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A FOLLOW UP CALL. THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST HIM SINCE THE FAILURE WAS MECHANICAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COMPLETELY DESTROYED BUT IT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. CASE # 20554289 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT CONFIRM IF HIS VIN WAS A PART OF NHTSA RECALL 05V396000, POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE INCLUDING ELECTRICAL, BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES, BATTERY FAILURE, ALTERNATOR FAILURE, 3 BROKEN STEMS AND REPETITIVE ISSUES WITH A TRANSMISSION FILTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WOULD OFTEN LEAVE HIM STRANDED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD OFTEN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING TURNS WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING ABILITY. *JB

MY JEEP TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND KEEPS BLOWING FILTER OFF OR SPLITTING THEM...WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH..MY VEHICLE JOLTS AS IF I HAVE SLAMMED THE GEARS IN PARK...THIS COULD RESULT IN MAJOR INJURY IF THE WHEELS LOCK WHILE IM GOING THAT RATE OF SPEED...AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY CONSUMERS WHO HAVE 05 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIPS SEEM TO DENY THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION...I HAVE FOUND MANY CONSUMERS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, SHIFT SOLENOID, AND THE FILTERS FOR THE TRANSMISSION.. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING ISSUE AND I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED...THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME...WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD...OR PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC....I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL CRASH OR SOMEONE ELSE WILL CRASH INTO ME IN THE EVENT THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILS AGAIN...I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED 6 TIMES OVER 3 YEARS NOW FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING...I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED WITH CHRYSLER, LLC SO THAT THEY MAY RECALL THE PRODUCTS AND TAKE THE TIME TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS.. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 JEEP(WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK)ON A FRIDAY EVENING MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS WENT NUTS. THEY FLASHED ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND IT WAS PITCH BLACK-I WAS GOING ABOUT 60MPH. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT REALLY SLOWLY BUT KEEP ON DRIVING,I HAD ISSUES EARLIER THIS YEAR WITH SOME SHIFTING MODULE.I REALLY GET FREAKED OUT ABOUT THIS STUFF WHEN MY DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR BUT IT WAS FINE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND .THEN MONDAY COMES. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING ABOUT 70MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS NOT MY FRONT LIGHTS BUT IT WAS THE DASHBOARD AGAIN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES. I CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE I HAVE A POWER-TERRAIN WARRANTY I THOUGHT IT MY BE COVERED. BUT I NEED TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED-NOT EASY IN DECEMBER RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS A "POP" OR "LOCK" WHEN I'M DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BACK. ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES LOCKING???AND AGAIN HAVE TO PAY TO JUST HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. WHAT HAPPEN TO THE PUBLIC CALLING AND EXPLAINING THE ISSUE AND THE TECH SAYING"OH I KNOW WHAT THAT IS"OR "YEA SOUNDS LIKE YOUR BLANK IS LOOSE" I JUST BOUGHT THIS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS AGO AND ALREADY DUMPED OVER $1000 FOR PARTS. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES. DIAMLER CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL THESE ISSUES FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL PIECE THAT COVERED THE GEAR SHIFT BOX BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,039.

Mileage: 26,039

WE OWN A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 2 YEARS OLD AND AT 35,000 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY HUSBAND WAS KIND OF CONCERNED THAT THEY HAD THE PART IN STOCK FOR A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE BUT WE HAD IT FIXED AND WENT ON. NOW IT IS THREE YEARS LATER AT 89,000 MILES AND THE SAME PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY WANT US TO PAY 750 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. WE FILED A CASE WITH CHRYSLER AND THEY WANT US TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED FOR 89.00 AT THEIR DEALER AND THEN THEY WILL DISCUSS WHETHER THEY WILL HELP PAY FOR IT OR NOT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WEB THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. OUR CAR WILL LIGHT UP ALL THE GEARS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT GEAR WE ARE IN. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY THAT THEY FIXED IT AND HELPED US THIS TIME BUT IN 2-3 YEARS WE HAVE TO DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN FOR THE SAME PART. THE GENTLEMAN MY HUSBAND FIRST TALKED TO AT THE DEALER WE CONSULTED BEFORE TALKING WITH CHRYSLER STATED THAT HE HAS ALSO REPLACED THIS SAME PIECE IN HIS CHRYSLER 300 TWICE. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ON THE CAR FORUMS THAT THE JEEP COMMANDER IS DOING THE SAME THING AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OUT THERE ABOUT THE 05 JEEP CHEROKEE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY CHRYSLER CONTINUES TO PUT THIS PART THAT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT WORKING IN THEIR VEHICLES. THIS IS CAUSING ISSUES FOR THE CARS AND I AM NOT CONVINCED I WANT ANOTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCT. THE GEAR SHIFT SHOULD NOT BE HAVING PARTS REPLACED. I HAVE BEEN AROUND MANY VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL OR SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE ON THIS PARTICULAR PART. WHY WOULD THEY NOT FIND A NEW WAY TO DO THIS TYPE OF GEAR SHIFT THAT DOESN'T FALL APART IN TWO YEARS OF DRIVING. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT A RACE CAR OR EVEN A 4WD. I JUST WANT TO GET HELP IN CASE OTHERS ARE STILL DEALING WITH THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. PERIODICALLY THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT ON AND OFF AND IT WOULD THEN RESTART RIGHT A WAY INCLUDING RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SHIFTER CONTROL AND A TRANSMISSION MODULE. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS WERE $1425. THE JEEP MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,600.

Mileage: 75,600

RUBBER/PLASTIC PIECE THAT RIDES ALONG WHEN SHIFTING BECAME BUNCHED UP AND COULDN'T SHIFT INTO PARK OR DRIVE. HAD TO CUT OUT THE BUNCHED UP PIECE AS CAR WAS IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. THIS RUBBER/PLASTIC PIECE IS PART OF THE SHIFTER BEZEL TRIM THAT KEEPS DUST AND DIRT FROM GETTING INTO THE SHIFTER AREA. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS DEALER WANTS $720.00 FOR THE PART PLUS LABOR!!??!!?? THIS IS LUDICROUS!!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT MOVE TO THE PARK POSITION BECAUSE THE DUST COVER BROKE INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, 3.7L ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SHUT OFF AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, LOSING ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WILL START AFTERWARDS AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW HOURS THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE YEARS. THIS PROBLEM IS SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ON THE 2008 GRAND CHEROKEE STALLING AND I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN CHRYSLER WANTS TO ADMIT. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A JEEP DEALER WHO RECENTLY RELOCATED IN MY AREA NEXT WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

I HAVE HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT ABOUT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION AS THE RECALL NOTICE DESCRIBED BELOW. THAT IS, 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES, WHENEVER I TURN ON THE AIRCONDITIONING (PARTICULARLY IN WEATHER ABOVE 90 DEGREES) THE CAR SHUTTERS IF ASKED TO PULL FORWARD OR REVERSE. THIS PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY BAD AND MORE PREDICTABLE TO OCCUR IF REVERSING; I.E., BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. OVER THE LAST 3-4 YEARS, I HAVE ASKED TWO OR THREE DEALERSHIPS TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER, CITING THE RECALL BELOW, BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NO WAY MY CAR COULD HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE ADJUSTED THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON THE AIR CONDITIONER -- THIS DID NOT HELP. ----------------- NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V396000 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 3.7L ENGINES AND NAG1 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE AIR CONDITIONER EVAPORATOR CONDENSATE WATER MAY ENTER THE TRANSMISSION AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL. ***** THIS CAN RESULT IN SHUDDER DURING TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH ENGAGEMENT. CONSEQUENCE: IT CAN LEAD TO INCREASED TRANSMISSION OPERATING TEMPERATURES, BOILING OF THE WATER, AND A SUBSEQUENT PURGING OF TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION FOR LEAKAGE AT THE FILL TUBE GROMMET SEAL. IF NO LEAK IS DETECTED. *TR

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNEXPECTED THROTTLE SURGE. NO ACCIDENTS HAVE RESULTED SO FAR. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND NOW FRIENDS WITH THE SAME MODEL CAR BUT DIFFERENT YEARS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

THE BEZEL ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED BY THE GEAR SHIFT SLEEVE BUNCHING, WHICH PREVENTED THE GEAR SHIFT FROM STAYING IN "DRIVE". WITHOUT ANY PHYSICAL MANIPULATION, THE GEARS SHIFTED FROM "DRIVE" TO "NEUTRAL". *TR

Mileage: 97,800

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE GETS STUCK IN FIRST GEAR WHEN STARTING UP FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS IS RANDOM, AND HAPPENS ONLY ONCE EVERY 15 TO 20 STOPS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO SHIFT IS TO MANUALLY SHIFT GEARS. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER. AS THE CAR IS ON EXTENDED WARRANTY IT COSTS ME $100 EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN. *TR

Mileage: 50,860

2005 JEEP AT CAR WASH. PUTTING JEEP FROM PARK TO DRIVE JEEP WENT INTO HIGH REV AND STRUCK CAR SIX FEET IN FRONT OF IT. I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH FOUR OF THESE AND HAVE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANYONE HANDLING THESE VERY UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE WHILE IDLING JUMPED FORM PARK TO REVERSE, HITTING ANOTHER PARKED CAR, ALSO KNOCKED THE OWNER TO THE GROUND WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT, TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AT 28,000 MILES DUE TO VEHICLE SHUDDERING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UPON ACCELERATION, VEHICLE WAS FINE UNTIL NOW, 36000 MILES AND IS DOING THE SAME THING... *TR

Mileage: 36,000

THE 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS SEVERE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 10,000 MILES ON. I HAD 5 TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS WITHIN 12 MONTHS. TWO OF THESE PROBLEMS LEFT THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE; ONE OF WHICH THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS STILL NOT HAPPY. I TRADED IN FOR A 2007 BUICK LUCERNE - WHICH HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR. NO MORE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS FOR ME! *TR

Mileage: 17,000

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO AUTOMATIC WITH HEMI ENGINE. SEVERAL TIMES, I HAD THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WHEN CHANGING GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. FORTUNATELY, I ALWAYS HAD MY FOOT FIRM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THAT PREVENTED THE VEHICLE TO LAUNCH AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO SURROUNDINGS. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 2005 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, THEN I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT A SINGLE CASE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY JEEP. I HAD IT IN PARK. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, THE CAR CONTINUED TO RACE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED IN 2 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND DROPPED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DEDUCTIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID CAUSED BY A SEAL FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS COMMON FOR THE SEALANT TO FAIL AND CAUSE THE LEAK. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT A TSB AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 1,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY DISCOVERED THAT ONLY PART OF THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ARE REFUSING TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THE CONTACT IS THE THIRD OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON APRIL 19, 2007 DEALER ADVERTISED A 7YR./70,000 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ON THE WINDOW STICKER, VEHICLE HAD CURRENT MILEAGE OF 52,794 DURING TEST DRIVE HEARD CLICKING SOUND FROM STEERING WHEEL THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL WHEN YOU SIGNAL. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY TILL THIS DATE. OCT.11,2007 TOOK VEHICLE TO JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS, WOULD HEAR GROWLING SOUND, SHUT OFF, AND ONLY RUN ON HIGH. PAID DIAGNOSTIC FEE 74.90. COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR REPAIR WHICH WAS AN EXTRA $183 OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WOULD NOTICE RANDOM SHUDDER OR ROUGH STARTS WHILE IDLING AND DRIVING, HEARD WEIRD WINDING SOUND AND VEHICLE WOULD STALL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK TO AUTOZONE, GIVEN TRANSMISSION CODES ON 5/16/2008 TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE BECAUSE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND HAVING SOME KIND OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ACCORDING TO AUTOZONE CODES,AND REQUESTED RECALL WORK DONE, WAS TOLD WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $95. WE INFORMED THEM WE HAVE A WARRANTY AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FEE ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER CUST. SERVICE. THEY INSISTED. TOLD THEM JUST DO RECALL WORK WE COULD NOT AFFORD FEE. ACCORDING TO RECEIPT TECH ONLY INSTALLED TRANSMISSION FILL TUBE OIL SEAL. AFTER SERVICE VEHICLE STILL SHUDDERING AND STALLING ON THE WAY HOME. 7/17/08 TOOK JEEP BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO GET TRANSMISSION DIAGNOSED, PAID $95. WAS TOLD FAILURE IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER, INTERNAL FAILURE, AND CODES ARE THE SAME AS THE ONE AUTOZONE GAVE EARLIER. REPAIR SOLUTIONS OFFERED WERE AN OVERHAUL WITH A PRICE QUOTE OF $3100 OR REPLACE FOR $3500. WE CALLED CHRYSLER ABOUT WARRANTY THEY SAID WE DON'T HAVE ONE. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WE BOUGHT THE JEEP FROM AND THEY SAY WE DO HAVE THE CHRYSLER WARRANTY. AFTER THEY TALKED TO EACH OTHER DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT CHRYSLER'S WARRANTY POLICY AND ACKNOWLEDGES TELLING US ABOUT WARRANTY BUT HAS YET TO OFFER REPAIR SERVICE OR ANY SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 52,794

WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 5.7L, QUANDRA DRIVE II TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY A POLICEMAN ON PATROL NOTICED A SUDDEN FIRE UNDER HER CAR. OFFICER SAID TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND CAUSED IGNITION OF FIRE. OCCUPANTS EXTRACTED THEMSELVES WITHOUT PROBLEM. ENTIRE CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND EXTINGUISHED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. CAR AN ENTIRE LOSS. VERY LENGTHY SERVICE HISTORY WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I OWN A 2005 JEEP, GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 39,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY I HAD TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN APPLYING THE GAS. I COASTED THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND GOT OFF THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE IN HEAVY RAIN ON WET ROADS OR WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH THEN PARKED IT, WHEN I GO TO LEAVE THE AREA IT WILL TAKE OFF (ACCELERATE) AS SOON AS IT IS IN GEAR, MY FOOT IS NOT ON THE GAS IT JUST TAKES OFF, SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST STALL AFTER IT DOES THIS OTHER TIMES IT KEEPS RUNNING AND I AM ABLE TO CONTROL IT. FORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT IT IS QUITE A SCARY EXPERIENCE. MOST RECENT EXPERIENCE WAS AFTER I HAD BEEN TO A CAR WASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 15-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE AND THEY FOUND WATER INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 05V396000). APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR MORE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUSED EACH FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,690 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 60,000.

Mileage: 12,690

SAFETY RECALL 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE/TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY/SHUDDERS ON HIGHWAY &WHEN SPEEDING UP/ SLOWING DOWN. JEEP SERVICED ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR RECALL OVER 36 MONTHS. REPAIRED INCORRECTLY ON 1ST VISIT TO DEALER SERVICE. BROUGHT IN 4 SUBSEQUENT TIMES/APPROX. EVERY 10,000 MI- TO FIX SAME ISSUE TRANSMISSION/ FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER/SHUDDER. DEALER ARGUED NO RECALL OF THIS ITEM, DESPITE HAVING NHTSA RECALL INFO/MY VIN WAS NOTED ON RECALL. DEALER REFUSED TO WAIVE $100 POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FEE EACH TIME JEEP BROUGHT BACK. DEALER INSISTED MOPAR PARTS HAVE 9,000 MI WARRANTY/ I WOULD PAY FOR REPAIR B/C I DROVE 10,000 MI SINCE PREVIOUS REPAIR. DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE RENTAL CAR DESPITE 5-7 DAY S TO REPAIR. RECALL STATES A LOANER VEHICLE TO BE PROVIDED IF SCHEDULED REPAIR WOULD TAKE >1+DAYS. A LOCAL 5 STAR JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO SERVICE JEEP AFTER THEIR INITIAL RECALL REPAIR FAILED AT 10,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE JEEP BACK TO DEALERSHIP I LEASED IT FROM. DEALERSHIP MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS NOT HIS PROBLEM TO FIX & 5 STAR JEEP NAME DID NOT MEAN ANYTHING TO HIM. SAID HE WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT RECALL. I BROUGHT JEEP TO THE LEASING DEALERSHIP- THEY REFUTED CLAIMS OF A RECALL & TOLD ME TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS & LOANER CAR. IT WASN'T UNTIL 4TH&5TH TIME JEEP WAS IN FOR SERVICE THAT A LOANER CAR WAS PROVIDED BECAUSE I TOLD DEALER I WAS PURSUING OHIO LEMON LAW. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT JEEP IN FOR SERVICE OF THIS RECALL ITEM, I WAS TOLD TO GO ON A DRIVE WITH SERVICEMAN TO VERIFY PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME IT WAS TORQUE CONVERTER & NOT TO FIX IT B/C HE DIDN'T THINK THERE WOULD BE A FIRES FROM LEAK. I SHOWED HIM NHTSA RECALL. HE SAID I WOULD PAY FOR MOPAR PARTS B/C THEY WERE OUT OF WARRANTY @ 12,000 MILES. I TOLD HIM I HAD 10,000 MILES SINCE LAST SERVICE. HE SPOKE TO MANAGER & THEY SERVICED JEEP. JEEP IS AGAIN SHUDDERING/CLUNKING. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, WITHIN WEEKS I STARTED TO NOTICE THE UPHOLSTERY WAS NOT TREATED, IT WOULD STAIN WITH THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF CONDENSATION OR RAIN. AFTER ABOUT 8-12 MONTHS I STARTED TO FEEL IT GETTING SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED. THE REAL PROBLEMS STARTED AFTER I HAD THE VEHICLE 2YRS..CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, GEARS WOULD STICK, ENGINE WOULD ROAR UP TO 4.5 RPMS AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, ON RAMPS TO THE HIGWAY, GREEN LIGHTS ETC.. I ALMOST GOT CREAMED BY AN 18 WHEELER. THE VEHICLE WOULD BUCK AND SPUTTER. IF I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE GAS IT WOULD EVENTUALLY CLUNK INTO GEAR.IT HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES. AT ONE POINT THEY REPLACED THEY TRANSMISSION MODULE..THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT STARTED TO GET TIRESOME, DEALERSHIP WAS CONDENSCENDING CLAIMING "THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM." NO LUCK WITH GM'S ,SERV MGRS, AND THE CHRYSLER CORP. CHYSLER DOES NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTIES OR CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. I FEARED FOR MY LIFE IN THE VEHICLE AND JUST TRADED IT IN, UPSIDE DOWN,YESTERDAY. I HAD NO FIGHT LEFT IN ME. THIS WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE YOU COULD IMAGINE BUYING A BRAND NEW SUV. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PURCHASED USED WITH FULL WARRANTY. 30,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION GOES. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TREATED LIKE DIRT. THEY SAY THEY REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. CLANKING, BANGING, AND NOT SHIFTING AT ALL APPARENTLY THIS IS NORMAL FOR CHRYSLER VEHICLES BECAUSE THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SURPRISE NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS UP I WONDER IF THEY'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG. DISGUSTED WITH JEEP, CHRYSLER WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER!!!*JB

JERKING IN DIFFERENTIAL, DEALER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2005. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN SHIFTED INTO GEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. NHTSA RECALL # 05V396000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS FOUND. THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,547 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

Mileage: 500

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN ABOARD IN NOVEMBER 2006. THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO CALL CHHRYSLER PRIOR TO ORDERING PARTS BECAUSE CHRYSLER HAD A HOLD"ON THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE HOLD PLACED ON THE PARTS WAS DUE TO THE FACT CHRYSLER KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE JEEP'S "NEW" TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN CLIMBING HILLS, ACCELERATING ETC. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMOBILE. CHRYSLER DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP AS "FISH NIPPING AT BAIT". CHRYSLER'S TECHNICAL TEAM TELLS THE DEALERSHIP THEY ARE WORKING ON A NEW COMPUTER PROGRAM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS NOW BEEN 2 MONTHS SINCE THE DIAGNOSIS, AND WHO KNOWS HOW LONG SINCE CHRYSLER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I STILL AM DRIVING, AND PAYING FOR, A VEHICLE THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS IS FAULTY. IN ADDITION, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE ANY SATISFACTION BY CALLING CHRYSLER'S NUMEROUS 1-800 NUMBERS. ALL I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS THAT THE APPROPRIATE PARTIES HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. WHO THOSE ARE I DO NOT KNOW AND THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME! MY DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLERS TECHNICAL TEAM HAVE ALREADY BEEN IN CONTACT AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM! I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEFECT THE JEEP IS EXPERIENCING WILL NOT HARM THE AUTOMOBILE. I HAVE NOT ONCE BEEN CONCERNED WITH THE EFFECT THE DEFECT HAS ON THE AUTOMOBILE BUT I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH THE EFFECT IT HAS ON MY WIFE AND I WHEN DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT CHRYSLER PLANS ON DOING ABOUT SELLING ME A VEHICLE THAT HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR THE MAJORITY OF TIME I HAVE OWNED IT! THEIR LACK OF CONCERN REGARDING THEIR PRODUCT AND THE SAFETY OF THOSE WHO DRIVE THEIR PRODUCT IS APPALLING. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE AND BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS ONE YEAR AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING , BUT ITWAS NOT THE BATTERY. TOOK IT TO THE GALEANA DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED 5 TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND EVENTUALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED BECAUSE I VIDEOTAPED SEVERAL OF THE OCCURRENCES. THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED EVERYWHERE. THEN, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED , AND THE CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN IN IT. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AT 22,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 24,000

PLACED CAR IN PARK WITH DRIVERS DOOR OPEN AND KEY IN IGNITION (TURNED OFF). CAR SLIPT INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED BACKWARD. TRIED TO STOP CAR FROM ROLLING AND GOT PINNED BETWEEN CAR DOOR AND FRAME OF GARAGE DOOR. CAR DOOR BENT BACKWARD AND WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. GARAGE DOOR FRAME BENT FROM WEIGHT OF CAR. OWNERS LOWER BACK WAS INJURED FROM BEING PRESSED BETWEEN CAR DOOR AND FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4. - TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT 6,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALER, WHO DID A SERVICE, AND SAID ALL WAS FINE. RAN TERRIBLE FROM THEN ON. - TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 24,000 MILES . DEALER SAID THIS WAS RARE. TOOK 2 WEEKS TO REPLACE! RAN DECENTLY FOR 10,000 MILES OR SO THEN PROBLEMS CAME BACK. - TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 38,000 MILES, IN AN INTERSECTION WITH MY KID IN THE CAR. DEALER THEN ADMITTED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. TOOK 5 WEEKS TO REPLACE. - TRANSMISSION STARTING TO SLIP AND SKIP AGAIN AT 68,000 MILES. NO SERVICE PLANNED AS I AM TURNING IT BACK IN FROM MY LEASE AND NEVER GETTING A JEEP AGAIN!*AK

Mileage: 6,000

THE VEHICLE IS A 6 CYLINDER WITH A NAG 1 TRANSMISSION, 30000 MILES, TRANSMISSION SURGES AND DOES NOT WANT TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING. DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY... CANNOT PICK UP SPEED HAD BEEN SHUDDERING AT VARIOUS TIMES.*AK VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING OR PULLING IN TO TRAFFIC CHECK ENGINE LIGTH COME ON EVERY FRIDAY AND COME OFF ON SATURDAYS. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND EVERY TIME THEY HAVE A NEW UPGRADE FOR THE COMPUTERS BUT NO FIX, IS A SAFETY ISUE!!!!

Mileage: 25,000

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS MADE STRANGE CLUNKING NOISES. VEHICLE BEGAN TO DROP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND THEN FINALLY (AND CURRENTLY) WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER DID TELL ME THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG V8 MODELS SUCH AS MINE BUT THAT THEY JUST DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT SO THEY HAVE NOT YET ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, JEEP IS PUTTING SO MANY PEOPLE AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. NOT ONLY THE VEHICLE DRIVE BUT EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE NOW SHUTS OFF WHILE IN MOTION DRIVING ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS BUT WITH NO CONSISTENT PATTERN. $34,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORRY. *JB

Mileage: 8,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. IT TOOK 1 TO 3 MINUTES TO MOVE THE SHIFT GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT WAS HOT OR COLD. HOWEVER, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COLD IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. ALSO, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WHILE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER IT STALLED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AFTER THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD A DELAY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SUNROOF LEAKED WATER. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

Mileage: 25,000

I HAD A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES ON IT. IN DECEMBER 2006 IT DOWN SHIFTED ITSELF INTO LOW GEAR WHILE DOING A FORWARD SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHO AFTER KEEPING IT FOR THE DAY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 27,500 MILES ON THE SAME VEHICLE IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS BASICALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME ONCE AGAIN THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND, IN WRITING, TOLD ME TO CHANGE MY DRIVING HABITS. THEY ASSUMED I WAS DOWN SHIFTING THE CAR BY MISTAKE. I HAD SO LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE THAT I TRADED IT IN ON A NEW CAR. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE VEHICLE SLIPS SIDEWAYS IT WILL ROLL OVER. *JB

Mileage: 27,500

WE LEASED A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE IN JANUARY 2005 AND IN JANUARY 2006 EVERYTHING ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CUT OFF INCLUDING TURN SIGNALS, ODOMETER... AND EVERYTHING ON THE DASH INCLUDING THE CD PLAYER, THE BUTTONS FOR THE HEATER/AC WOULD OVERHEAT AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WE TOOK IT IN TO GALEANA, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, WHICH APPARENTLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN WITH CHYRSLER AUTOMOBILES. SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR BEGAN TO BREAK DOWN EVERYWHERE. IF I PARKED THE CAR AT A STORE, WORK, HOME... AND WENT BACK TO START IT, IT WOULD NOT CRANK. THIS HAPPENS 8 OUT OF 10 TIMES AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES AND THEY COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" A PROBLEM AND NOW THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. SHORTLY AFTER THAT AT THE END OF 2006, AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A "PEBBLE" AS THE DEALERSHIP CALLS IT, WENT THROUGH MY GRILL AND HIT THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT, SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID EVERYWHERE ALMOST CATCHING ON FIRE WITH ME AND MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN OUT, $4,000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. ALL OF OUR OTHER PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS AND CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEMS OR LET US OUT OF THE LEASE. I HAVE TRIED TALKING TO CHRYSLER AND GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ONLY TO HEAR THEM TELLING ME THAT THIS WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THIS IS BECOMING A TREND IN THEIR BUSINESS AND IF THEY CANNOT FIX THE VEHICLES THEY MANUFACTURED THEY SHOULD NOT BE MAKING THE VEHICLES IN THE FIRST PLACE. *JB

Mileage: 14,000

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE RPMS ROSE TO 4, AND WILL NOT COME DOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHRYSLER DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE RAN FINE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE CONTACT STATED IF SHE DROVE OVER 30 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART. ON 1/31/07, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DAIMLER CHRYSLER DEALER BECAUSE SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DIAGNOSED A FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE, BOTH WERE REPLACED. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE PRESENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. INTERMITTENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE WHEN SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 20 TIMES, HOWEVER NO ERROR CODES IDENTIFIED THE DEFECT. IN ONE OF THE INCIDENTS, THE YELLOW MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE DEFECT AS THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE AND THE DRIVER SHAFT, BOTH WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DOWNSHIFTING WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND IT WOULD GET STUCK IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE A/C AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE CD PLAYER WAS BROKE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS VIBRATED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVESHAFT AND HEATER WERE REPLACED. THE SEATS WOULD NOT MOVE BACK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AS THEY SHOULD. UPDATED 01/17/07. *JB UPDATED

Mileage: 500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DIAGNOSED A FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILURE, BOTH WERE REPLACED. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE PRESENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. INTERMITTENTLY, THE TRANSMISSION MADE NOISE WHEN SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 20 TIMES, HOWEVER NO ERROR CODES IDENTIFIED THE DEFECT. IN ONE OF THE INCIDENTS, THE YELLOW MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE DEFECT AS THE COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE AND THE DRIVER SHAFT, BOTH WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DOWNSHIFTING WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND IT WOULD GET STUCK IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE A/C AND BLOWER MOTOR WERE INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE CD PLAYER WAS BROKE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS VIBRATED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVESHAFT AND HEATER WERE REPLACED. THE SEATS WOULD NOT MOVE BACK. THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AS THEY SHOULD. UPDATED 01/17/07. *JB UPDATED

Mileage: 500

THE DASH BOARD COMPUTER FAILS TWICE AND INFORMATION PANEL SAYS BRAKES FAILING. ALSO TRANSMISSION FAILURE LEADING TO SUDDEN DEACCELERATION FROM 40 TO 20 MPH AND RPM SHOT UP FROM 2 TO 6. *NM

Mileage: 7,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED IN APRIL 2006, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT RUNS THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE PROBLEM. THE COMPUTER ISSUE ALLOWED THE TRANSMISSION TO LEAK IMPROPERLY. ALSO, IN OCTOBER 2006 THE VEHICLE STALLED AT 30 MPH DUE TO ALL THE ELECTRIC IN THE VEHICLE FAILING.

Mileage: 15,550

TRANSMISSION SURGES AND DOES NOT WANT TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING. DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAY... CANNOT PICK UP SPEED JEEP AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER... PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IN SHOP AGAIN TODAY FOR REPAIR. *NM

Mileage: 16,500

I PURCHASED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN JANUARY 2005. ON AUGUST 25, 2006, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NORMANDIN CHRYSLER JEEP BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE CAR WAS LURCHING, MAKING NOISE AND KEPT SLIDING INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER THREE PLUS WEEKS AND THE FIRST TIME I DROVE IT, MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR DIED. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAS BEEN FOR OVER TWO WEEKS AWAITING A "NEW" TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TOTAL OF 36 OF THE LAST 38 DAYS. THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

Mileage: 13,825

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE IS A 6 CYLINDER WITH A NAG 1 TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW IN NOV, 2005. IT HAS AROUND 17600 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SHUDDERING AT VARIOUS TIMES, WAS INCONSISTENT. USUALLY AROUND 1500 RPMS. EAGLE AUTO MALL, LOCAL JEEP DEALER STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. COMING HOME FROM STORE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO WHINE AND THEN STOPPED SHIFTING. PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY ENGINE COMPARTMENT STARTED TO SMOKE BADLY, ALMOST WENT ON FIRE . TURNED VEHICLE OFF. OBSERVED TRANNY FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ALOT OF TRANNY FLUID ON THE GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE EAGLE DEALER, WHO AFTER A WEEK IN THE SHOP SAID THERE WAS WATER IN THE TRANNY FLUID AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE APART THE TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED CHRYSLER TOLD THEM THAT A VIN CHECK OF MY VEHICLE SHOWED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL THEY HAD ISSUED FOR THIS MODEL, BUT THERE WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 17,600

VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND BEGAN AT 641 MILES AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW. TRANSMISSION HESITATION, VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING OR PULLING IN TO TRAFFIC. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN TRYING TO PULL IN TO TRAFFIC, PASS ON THE INTERSTATE OR SAFELY GET OUT OF SOMEONE'S WAY. VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED NOT RELATION DIRECTLY TO THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND HAS TRIED TO LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT MY FOOT ON FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS ISSUE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT LOCATE ISSUE. AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO COME ON TO INDICATE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED WHEN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH WEIGHT IN THE PASSENGER CHAIR. IT NOT ONLY DOES THIS, IT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH OR WITHOUT PASSENGERS IN THE CHAIR. IT TRIGGERS THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT TO COME AND CHIME REPEATEDLY. THIS HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES NOW AND CANNOT SEEM TO BE RECTIFIED. I EXPECT MORE THAN THIS FROM A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND FEEL I HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED FAIRLY BY CHRYSLER WHEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 641

VEHICLE HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND BEGAN AT 641 MILES AFTER PURCHASING BRAND NEW. TRANSMISSION HESITATION, VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING OR PULLING IN TO TRAFFIC. HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN TRYING TO PULL IN TO TRAFFIC, PASS ON THE INTERSTATE OR SAFELY GET OUT OF SOMEONE'S WAY. VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PARTS REPLACED NOT RELATION DIRECTLY TO THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND HAS TRIED TO LURCH FORWARD WITHOUT MY FOOT ON FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND FIRMLY APPLIED TO THE BRAKE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR THIS ISSUE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT LOCATE ISSUE. AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS SUPPOSED TO COME ON TO INDICATE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED WHEN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH WEIGHT IN THE PASSENGER CHAIR. IT NOT ONLY DOES THIS, IT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WITH OR WITHOUT PASSENGERS IN THE CHAIR. IT TRIGGERS THE DRIVERS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT TO COME AND CHIME REPEATEDLY. THIS HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES NOW AND CANNOT SEEM TO BE RECTIFIED. I EXPECT MORE THAN THIS FROM A BRAND NEW VEHICLE AND FEEL I HAVE NOT BEEN TREATED FAIRLY BY CHRYSLER WHEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 3,546

***SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO 3.7*** JUST AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2006 DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAUSE IT WOULD ONLY WORK AT ONE SPEED. AFTER THAT THE TRANSFER CASE AND SHIFTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, NEXT THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO LEAK MOLDING THE CARPETS, NEXT THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN MAKING DEEP TURNS, VEHICLE ALSO HAS SEVERE HESITATION WHEN GOING UP HILLS, NOW MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL UNDER THE VEHICLE. HAVE ALSO BUMPED MY KNEE AGAINST THE KEY RESULTING IN STALLING. WORST OF ALL ONLY GETTING 12-14 MPG!!!!!!HAVE OWNED JEEPS IN THE PAST, VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS ONE. *JB

Mileage: 21,000

I TOOK POSSESSION OF A NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON 29 JUNE 2005. THAT AFTERNOON, WHEN FIRST DRIVEN ABOVE 60 MPH, A FRONT-END VIBRATION (OSCILLATION) WAS IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT. ACTUALLY THE VIBRATION IS PRESENT AT ALL SPEEDS. I ARRANGED FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT STEVE CHRISTY CHRYSLER JEEP HERE IN TUCSON. MY FIRST WARRANTY VISIT FOR THE VIBRATION PROBLEM WAS MADE ON 18 JULY 2005. THE DIAGNOSIS THERE WAS A BAD TIRE, WHICH I HAD REPLACED AT A GOODYEAR TIRE SHOP PER INSTRUCTIONS FROM THIS DEALERSHIP. IT HAD NO EFFECT ON THE VIBRATION. I HAVE SINCE BEEN IN TO JIM CLICK CHRYSLER JEEP IN TUCSON ON THREE OCCASIONS FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT FULL DAYS. THE VIBRATION PERSISTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD BE UNABLE TO HAVE FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTS WITHOUT DIRECTION FROM CHRYSLER ENGINEERING. THE LATEST REPAIR ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A MODIFICATION TO THE DRIVE SHAFT BY ADDING SIX WEIGHTS AT POSITIONS ON THE DRIVE SHAFT. AFTER THIS ACTIVITY, WHICH DID NOT FIX THE VIBRATION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE REMAINING VIBRATION WAS " IN THE DESIGN". I HAD A LOCAL RESPECTED AUTOMOTIVE SHOP EVALUATE THE VIBRATION AND THEY CONCLUDED IT HAD A PROBLEM. I ASKED THREE FELLOW ENGINEERS TO EVALUATE THE VIBRATION AND ALL CONCLUDED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. (NOTE, ONE OF THE ENGINEERS HAS FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING AND TESTING VEHICLES PROFESSIONALLY.) CHRYSLER STILL CLAIMS THE VIBRATION IS " IN THE DESIGN". THE VIBRATION IS BAD ENOUGH THAT I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THE VEHICLE ON A ROAD TRIP OR TOW A TRAILER. THE VIBRATION IS AT TIMES VIOLENT AND I DO NOT KNOW IF SOMETHING COULD BREAK OR IF THE OSCILLATION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. I WAS INFORMED BY A MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR THAT THERE WERE TWO REASONS FOR CHRYSLER TO TAKE THE "IN THE DESIGN" POSITION. 1) THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES THAT MADE IT OUT OF THE FACTORY WITH THIS PROBLEM AND 2) THE PROBLEM IS A CHASSIS ALIGNMENT FLAW AND CAN NOT BE REPAIRED. *NM

Mileage: 140

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE MODULE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE LOCKED IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM

Mileage: 15,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 7-31-06. UPON TEST DRIVE THE DOOR LOCKS WOULD NT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN USING DOOR KEY (ANY DR IN THE CAR). THE REMOTE DID WORK. SALESMAN TOLD US 2 BRING IT IN IF IT CONT'D. TAKEN IN 5 TIMES SINCE THE 1ST TIME IN OCTOBER 05', DEALERSHIPS CANNOT DUPT THE ISSUE. LAST DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IF HE TOGGLED SWITCH ABOUT 10 TIMES IT HAPPENED, BUT THAT WAS JUST "OVERHEATING THE BUTTON & THAT IS NORMAL". PROBLEM IS I WORK IN A BUILDING W/A PRKG GARAGE & WORK ALL HRS. WHEN I GET INTO MY CAR, 4 SAFETY I LOCK THE DRS IMMED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE I CAN'T DO THAT & HAVE 2 WAIT 2 GET THE CAR MOVING OVER THE 15MI AN HOUR 2 LOCK THE DRS. NEXT ISSUE IS THE DELAYED ENGAGEMENT IN THE TRANSMISSION GOING 2 REV OR DRV. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN ON 3 OCCASIONS FOR THIS ITEM OF WHICH THE DEALERSHIP CLEARS CODES OR CANNOT DUPT THE ISSUE. THIS ISSUE BECAME A AN ISSUE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT A RR TRACK NEAR OUR HOME. GATES WERE DOWN WHEN I DROVE UP & I WAS 3RD CAR BACK, THE GATES WENT UP, 2 CARS WENT THROUGH & I WAS ALMOST AT THE TRACKS WHEN THE RAILROAD ARMS STARTED COMING DOWN AGAIN. I PUT ON THE BRAKES & SHIFTED TO REVERSE 2 BACK UP & THE DELAY NEARLY CAUSED THE RR ARM 2 HIT THE CAR. I BACKED UP JUST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE RR ARM BY LESS THAN 6 INCHES. THE LAST ITEM IS THE A/C. SINCE LATE MARCH OF 06' WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE A/C BLOWING COLD, THEN THE AIR TURNS 2 WARM OR HOT AIR BLOWING FROM 3 SEC 2 MINUTES OF BLOWING HUMID AIR BEFORE THE SYSTEM WILL KICK IN AGAIN WITH COLD AIR. THIS HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY LIKE THE OTHER 2 ITEMS ABOVE. 3 TIMES INTO THE DEALERSHIPS & AGAIN IT WAS STATED THEY FIXED IT WHEN IT WASN'T OR "IT'S 114 DEGREES OUT, IT IS GOING 2 BLOW WARM AIR". "USING OUTSIDE AIR WILL MAKE THE A/C BLOW WARM AIR'. THE INCIDENT DATE IS HARD SINCE THERE ARE 3 ISSUES SO I PUT THE DAY OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURES ARE ALSO HARD TO CALCULATE, BUT SINCE THESE ITEMS HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY & OR EVERYDAY (A/C) I COUNTED 3 MO WORTH. *NM

Mileage: 100

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMPED FROM 4TH TO FIRST AND BACK TO 4TH GEAR. THE CONSUMER SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A POLE. *JB

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH 3,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN FOR A TRANSMISSION SEAL RECALL, E13. TWO DAYS AFTER IT WAS SERVICED, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION BURNED UP, LEAVING ME STRANDED. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 150 MILES TO DEALER WHO HANDLED RECALL. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A MONTH. I AM HAVING TO PAY DAILY CAR RENTAL WHICH HAS NOW COST ME OVER $1,200 IN ADDITION TO HAVING TO MAKE A CAR PAYMENT FOR A CAR I DON'T HAVE. I KEEP GETTING DIFFERENT ANSWERS FROM DEALER, SAID TRANSMISSION ORDERED DAYS AGO FROM NEW JERSEY, NOW SAYS IT WAS ORDERED YESTERDAY, JULY 14, HE SAYS HE CAN'T TELL ME ANYTHING, WHEN, IF IT IS NEW OR REBUILT, OR HOW MUCH LONGER I HAVE TO WAIT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TREATED SO RUDELY BY A DEALERSHIP, MANAGER, AND SERVICE MANAGER. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM THAT DEALER AGAIN AND I AM INCLINED TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP PRODUCT. I AM AT THE POINT OF TURNING THE CAR BACK AND SEEKING LEGAL ACTION IF SOMETHING ISN'T DONE ABOUT THIS OUTRAGEOUS SITUATION. *JB

Mileage: 3,090

I BOUGHT NEW A 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 2WD 4.7 AT APPROX. 3K MILES IT SEEMS TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR AND A SHUDDERING/ MISSING WHEN CRUISING AT ANY SPEED. SOMETIME WHEN YOU STOP THERE IS A THANK YOU CAN FEEL. THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT AT DOESN'T WANT TO SERVICE IT BECAUSE I SUBMITTED A BAD SERVICE SURVEY TO CHRYSLER. A DEALERSHIP IN THE NEXT TOWN TOLD ME THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAITED ONE WEEK FOR PARTS TO COME IN THEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHICH TOLD ME ALL IT NEED WAS A UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE BY THE SELLING DEALER. I TOOK IT TO THE NEXT BIGGEST DEALERSHIP WHICH HAS WORKED WITH ME ON THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVING IT IN THE SHOP A WEEK AT A TIME A LEAST TWICE. THEY REPLACE SEALS IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THE MORE MILE I PUT ON IT THE WORSE IT GETS. NOW I SOMETIME HAVE A LOUD ROARING NOISE THE SOUNDS LIKE A BUSTED MUFFLER COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. *NM

Mileage: 3,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE. THIS ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE ALL OF THE SYMBOLS ON THE PANEL STARTED TO BLINK.

Mileage: 17,005

2005 GRAND CHEROKEE LTD, 4.7 LITRE ENGINE. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *JB

Mileage: 16,678

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE CHANGING THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE MADE A ROARING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PICK UP SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER NO OTHER REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 6/27/2006 - THE VEHICLE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THE HEADLINER HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS UNRAVELING.. THE SUNROOF MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT ON 2-27-06 WITH ON 90000 MILES. THE MEMORY SEAT DID NOT MOVE BACK AT TIMES WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS BINDING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT FLUSH WITH THE WINDSHIELD. *NM

Mileage: 11,356

JEEP 2005 GRAND CHEROKEE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO HIGHWAY FROM 40 MPH AND ENGINE JUST REVS, TACHS TO 5 OR 6 AND STILL ONLY GOING 40 MPH IN THE MEANTIME NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS TO GETTING HIT BY ONCOMING CARS AND TRUCKS ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE JEEP SIMPLY ISN'T MOVING FAST AND JUST REVVING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR COMPLAINT AND REPAIR AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES AND DEALER STATES THEY CAN'T "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM SO "THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT". I AM TOLD "NOTHING IS WRONG". I FEAR SOMEBODY WILL EVENTUALLY GET SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. STUCK IN A LEASE OF AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 10,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO GO PLAY GOLF WHEN I NOTICED AN ODD SOUND FROM THE REAR END OF MY 2005 GRAND LIMITED W/HEMI. ON THE WAY HOME I NOTICED THE SOUND WAS IN ALL GEARS AND ALL SPEEDS BUT MUCH MORE NOTABLE AT LOW SPEEDS. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND TOOK A MECHANIC FOR A RIDE AND HE THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS A BAD PINION BEARING. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION THEY DETERMINED THE WHOLE REAR END OF THE CAR NEEDED TO BE REBUILD. 15,000 MILES AND I NEED A NEW REAR END? FOR A $42,000 SUV THIS SURE IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED. SO NOW I AM OUT OF MY CAR FOR A WEEK TO TWO WEEKS WHILE THEY GET THE PARTS AND REBUILD. SO NOW I HAVE A NEW "REBUILT" SUV FOR THE SAME PAYMENTS...DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT AT 15,000 MILES. RKM. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. WHILE USING THE AIR CONDITIONER OR DEFROSTER WATER LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #05V396000 CONCERNING THE POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 8,698

I HAVE A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH A V8 ENGINE THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY CAR SAT FOR 5 DAYS WHILE I WAS ON VACATION. UPON RETURNING THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, I HAD THE BATTERY JUMPED AND DROVE HOME FROM AIRPORT. THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY AND AN OIL CHANGE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LUNGING FORWARD WHEN STOPPED. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME RESPONSE "ROAD TESTED- NORMAL CONDITION AT THIS TIME". THE SERVICE REP EVEN CALLED ME TO TELL ME HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, THAT THERE IS A HESITATING SHIFT AND A JERKS HARD FORWARD ON ACCELERATION. HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. VEHICLE HAS 9,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 9,500

2005 GRAND CHEROKEE SHUT OFF, LOCKING IN THIRD GEAR. *TS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASION FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN DRIVING AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. WHEN MAKING A TURN THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT MAINLY ON RIGHT TURNS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE RPMS INCREASED VERY RAPIDLY. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER REPLACED MULTIPLE PARTS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM HOWEVER, THE SURGING PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK

Mileage: 1,258

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ACCURATELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V396000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTERWARDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL AGAIN. ALSO, THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY WHICH FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY WAS RELATED TO THE ONGOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS WELL, BUT NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE.

Mileage: 10,200

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ,BEGAN ACTING UNUSUAL IN MID NOVEMBER 2005. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CLUNK WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE , THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO HESITATE BEFORE MOVING, ALSO ON 2 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN SHIFT TO FIRST GEAR AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE ON ITS OWN WHILE IN MOTION. ON DECEMBER 18, 2005 I TOLD THE JEEP DEALER SERVICE MANGER OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN , I HAD RECEIVED FROM DAIMLER-CHRYSLER A RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION , AS FAR AS I KNOW THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE SEEMED FINE UNTIL DECEMBER 30, 2005 WHEN WHILE TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE AGAIN DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR MOMENTARILY , ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON THEN SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND SPEED UP UNEXPECTEDLY . I THEN LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE SPINNING OUT AND HITTING THE CONCRETE DIVIDER WALL OF THE EXPRESSWAY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGE, LUCKILY THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ME OR MY PASSENGER. I HAVE NOTIFIED CHRYSLER AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY OF PROBLEM, AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANY COLLISION REPAIRS TO THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER SAID THEY WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE, I AWAIT TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO. I DON'T INTEND TO REPAIR OR DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN OR ANY JEEP CHEROKEE ,FOR THAT MATTER AS TO ITS UNSAFE TRANSMISSION . *NM

Mileage: 10,600

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V396000 REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTERWARDS IT CONTINUED TO SHUDDER WHILE DRIVING. ALTHOUGH THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY THE VEHICLE HAD A STRONG SHUDDER THAT COULD PHYSICALLY BE FELT BY THE CONTACT AS WELL AS A LOUD CHATTER FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. ASIDE FROM THE PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DISPLAYED SOME ABNORMALITIES. WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL OF THE GAUGES, SUCH AS THE FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO REGISTER. THE DEFROSTER WHICH WAS IN USE AT THAT TIME STOPPED WORKING. THIS PROBLEM LASTED ONLY A MATTER OF SECONDS BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS OCCURRED 5 OR 6 TIMES IN A 5 MILE RADIUS AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 10,260

3.7 L JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH 9,000 MILES. FIRST MAJOR TRIP WE HAVE (ABOUT 500 MILES AWAY FROM HOME), OUR VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WAS FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, IT'S GOOD THAT THE SUV STALLED IN FRONT OF THE SERVICE CENTER OR THERE COULD BE AN EXPLOSION. WE JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 6 MOS. THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD US THAT IT WILL TAKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS TILL WE COULD GET OUR JEEP BACK AND IT'S ALREADY 17 DAYS; I MADE A FOLLOW-UP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE TRANSMISSION THAT THEY'VE ORDERED. THE SERVICE CENTER HAVE US RENT A CAR. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE IS ONLY SAFETY CONCERN AND OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE WHEN IN ONE WEB PAGE, WE SAW 18 SIMILAR TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME VEHICLE? CHRYSLER WON'T COVER OUR CAR RENTALS AND MOTEL. *JB

Mileage: 9,000

THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THE RECENT RECALL OF THE 2005 JEEP WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OUR JEEP STOPPED DEAD WHILE WE WERE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT KILLED. WE HAD IT TOWED OVER 100 MILES TO OUR DEALER ON LONG ISLAND (EAST HILLS CHRYSLER JEEP) TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY SWORE THEY FIXED IT A FEW DAYS LATER, ONLY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO US AGAIN A MONTH LATER. WE TOWED IT AGAIN TO OUR JEEP DEALER AND SHORTLY AFTER WE WERE TOLD, THIS TIME IT WAS REALLY FIXED. FOR THE THIRD TIME, A MONTH LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER AVOIDING BEING KILLED 3 TIMES, WE DO NOT TRUST THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS RECALL. IT IS A LEASED JEEP AND ALL WE WANT IS TO BE LET OUT OF THE LEASE AND THEY REFUSE. THEY SWEAR NOW IT IS REALLY FIXED. DID THEY LIE THE OTHER 2 TIMES? I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR OR LET ANYONE I LOVE IN THE CAR, AS WELL AS POSSIBLY ENDANGER ANYONE DRIVING NEAR US. I THINK THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR THE REST OF THE RECALLED JEEPS, BUT FOR US, WE JUST WANT A DIFFERENT CAR. THIS DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT AND THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. ALSO, WE CONTACTED DAIMLER CHRYSLER''S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT NUMEROUS TIMES. WE WERE LISTENED TO SYMPATHETICALLY BUT NOTHING WAS EVER DONE ABOUT IT. UPDATE: I DECIDED TO WAIT TO SEE IF OUR JEEP DEALERSHIP WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE I SENT THIS IN, BUT THEY REFUSED AND MADE US PICK IT UP AFTER THEY CLAIMED IT WAS YET AGAIN REALLY FIXED FOR THE THIRD TIME. A FEW DAYS LATER, ON DECEMBER 11TH, IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THEM - THE 4TH TIME IT HAS BROKEN DOWN FROM THIS SAME PROBLEM. NOW THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS TALKING ABOUT. THEY REFUSE TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR US BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX A NATIONALLY RECALLED PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 4,176

DT: CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 12, 2005 FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V396000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT NUMEROUS TIMES, AND T STATED IT COULD TAKE ANOTHER THREE WEEKS TO REPAIR. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY PROMISED TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND CALL HIM BACK. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING RECALL ON TRANSMISSION FILL TUBE OIL SEAL. *TS THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 05V-460000 AND CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NOV. 15 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THAT THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WASN'T UNTIL DEC 23. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF A FIRE BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS REPAIRED. *NM

I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN ON-GOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 3.7L VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR (4) FOUR SERVICE INSPECTIONS DUE TO A RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WILL "SHUDDER", "MISS", "JUMP" USUALLY BETWEEN 3RD, 4TH, AND/OR 5TH GEARS BETWEEN SPEEDS OF 30MPH - 40MPH. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED (2) TWO "COMPUTER DOWNLOADS" TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE THIRD SERVICE TRIP RESULTED IN NO REPAIR BEING MADE, DUE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEING UNABLE TO FIND THE TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT EXISTED. THE FOURTH TRIP CONSISTED OF THE "TRANSMISSION RECALL" SERVICE BEING PERFORMED, AGAIN WITH NO CHANGE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I AM "AT A LOSS" AS TO HOW TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V396000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS CONFIRMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, AND WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED ,AND WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT THE CONTACT HAS NOT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED BOUT THIS REPAIR. LIKE ALL THE OTHER REPAIRS IT WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. PRIOR TO THE THIRD INCIDENT THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V396000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.*AK

Mileage: 3,007

I HAVE A TRANSMISSION LEAKE. CHRYSLER RECALL IS E 13. I COULD NOT GET A DEALSHIP TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN ON FRIDAY. CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY WERE NOT REALLY ANY HELP, THE DID PROVIDE ME THE NAME OF A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA. THEY TOOK THE CAR FRIDAY 11/18/05, SAID THEY FIXED THE RECALL. THE LEAK IS WORSE THAT BEFORE. JUST LIKE BEFORE I HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYING ON THE EXHAUST. THIS PER CHRYSLER'S RECALL LETTER IS A FIRE HAZARD. FURTHER THE RECALL WE RECIEVED YESTERDAY INDICATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN FLUSHED AND/OR THE TROQUE CONVERTER REPALCED. NEITHER OF THESE THINGS WERE DONE. I HAVE THE CAR BACK AND CAN NOT GET A RETURN CALL FROM THE DEALESHIP TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO THE SHOP. *NM

Mileage: 14,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL 05V396000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FILL TUBE OIL SEAL OVER TWO WEEKS AGO AND CANNOT GET THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE IT. THE LETTER STATES THAT IT IS URGENT THAT THIS BE REPLACED OR THERE COULD BE A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPLACE IT. WHY DO THEY NOT HAVE THE PART TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART? I NEED SOME HELP. *JB

IN REFERENCE TO 05V396000: EVERYTHING STATED IN THE RECALL APPLIES TO MY VEHICLE ALSO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A HEMI AND ITS ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS NEGLECTED TO ASSIST ME IN ASSESSING THE IMPLICATIONS OF FOUR MONTHS OF SHUDDER EFFECT ON THE TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. CUSTOMER SERVICE CONTINUALLY HANGS UP ON ME WHILE I AM EXPLAINING THE SITUATION. AFTER FOUR MONTHS OF DEALING WITH THE SHUDDER I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO CONVINCE THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAVE A FULLY LOADED 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. *JB

Mileage: 2,000

TOOK JEEP IN BEFORE RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM AND STILL AFTER 3 TIMES NOT FIXED YET NOW IS SMELLING HOT TACH OUT WHEN STOPPED AND WHEN GOING DOWN HIGHWAY BUT DOES NOT INCREASE IN SPEED. *JB

Mileage: 3,272

ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 8:20AM I WAS COMING OFF OF A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHORTLY AFTER COMING TO THAT STOP, I NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE (REV) AND THAT THE RPM'S ON THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ON ITS WAY DOWN FROM ABOUT 5-6K. BEFORE I HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK BACK UP AT THE ROAD, MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL AS MIND. THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION WAS SO POWERFUL THAT THE VEHICLE THAT I STRUCK WAS PUSHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE I STRUCK. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COLLISION MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE (REV), MAKING ME SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, MY VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. ONCE I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE,THROTTLE IGNITION AND ESP (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM) LIGHT/INDICATOR WERE ON. I MOVED MY VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT TO A PARKING LOT, ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE STREET AND AWAITED A TOW TRUCK, ALL THE WHILE WITH MY VEHICLE HESITATING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 08/17/05, WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A HIGHWAY OFF RAMP, MY VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED OUT. ONCE ABLE TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE, ALL THE ABOVE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, "WE WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE WHAT YOU EXPERIENCED." THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF "BAD GAS." THREE HOURS AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP (08/18/05) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME, "SOMETHING IS WRONG, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT, BUT SOMETHING IS WRONG." EVENTUALLY, THEY REPLACED THE VEHICLE'S CPM (COMPUTER PROGRAMMING MODULE) AND EVERYTHING SEEMED GREAT , UNTIL 09/22/05 AND THE ACCIDENT. *NM

Mileage: 8,332

DT: 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RENTED THIS VEHICLE FROM HERTZ RENTAL. THEREFORE HE DOES NOT HAVE A VIN. THE ELECTRONIC DOWNSHIFT DID NOT WORK . THE CONTACT WAS ON A 10 % DOWN HILL DECLINE AND THE VEHICLE NEVER SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, THE CONTACT HAD TO RIDE THE BRAKES DOWN THE MOUNTAIN. THE CONTACT DID TELL HERTZ ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 9,000

THE HAS A TENDENCY TO STALL WHEN SHIFTING GEAR WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF THE DRIVE AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN IDLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO "CLUNK" MORE THAN A NEW CAR SHOULD. ALSO NOTICED THE TENDENCY FOR THE CAR TO STALL IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. IT SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DISENGAGING PROPERLY PULLING THE RPM BELOW IDLE. SHIFTING THE CAR TO NEUTRAL OR GIVING GAS PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM STALLING. *JB

Mileage: 8,500

TRANSMISSION: I HAVE A 05 JEEP CHEROKEE THAT HAS CONTINUOUSLY HAD A TRANSMISSION SHUDDER PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS, FEELS SLUGGISH, JERKING THE VEHICLE FORWARD AND BACKWARD. IT HAPPENS WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT IT IS EXCESSIVE WHILE AT THE 40 MPH & 1500 RPM RANGE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DID A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND TOLD ME TO PICK IT UP. THE SECOND TIME, THEY ORDERED, THEN LATER REPLACED THE DRIVE LINE. THE THIRD TIME TO DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS NOW BEEN DROPPED OFF FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES, AND STILL NO REMEDY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND TOLD THEM ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL I READ ABOUT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE ON THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. THE PUBLIC INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY SUGGESTS A REMEDY, REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER (WHICH HAS NOT BEEN TRIED ON MY VEHICLE). I ASKED THEM WHY THEY COULDN'T USE THAT INFORMATION TO FIX MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY RATHER THAN WAIT TO SEE IF A RECALL IS EVEN ISSUED, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A REMEDY FOR THE POSSIBLE RECALL I WAS READING ABOUT, AND IT MAY NOT AFFECT MY VEHICLE. SO, UNTIL THAT RECALL IS ISSUED, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. AIR CONDITIONER:ON 9/22/05, WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION, AIR CONDITIONER, RADIO, &ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OFF AT SAME TIME, STAYED OFF FOR 5 SECONDS OR SO, THEN CAME BACK ON. 5 MILES OR SO LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. LATER ON THE SAME DAY, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD ONLY WORK ON THE HIGHEST SETTING. ON MY WAY TO THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY, THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD COME ON AND TURN OFF ITSELF, LIKE IT HAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IT OR THE DASH. I CAN ALSO SMELL PLASTIC BURNING/MELTING BUT CAN NOT LOCATE WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. DEALERSHIP NOW STATES THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY TIMELINE FOR PARTS AVAILABILITY. NO CLUE WHY THE DASH LIGHTS SHUT DOWN. *JB

Mileage: 19,923

WITH ONLY 10,500 MILES ON OUR LEASED 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED- THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT THE LAST 27 DAYS IN A SERVICE REPAIR CENTER. THE ISSUES BEGAN WITH A ROUGH TRANSMISSION, CAR STICKING IN 3RD GEAR - "LIMP MODE" (REQUIRED CAR TO PULL OVER, PARK & RESTART TO DISABLE LIMP MODE), AC GETTING HOT ON ACCELERATION WITH STRONG CHEMICAL SMELL, GREASY OIL LEAK ON INSIDE OF CABIN OUT OF HOOD RELEASE OPENING, EXCESSIVE ROAD NOISE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON, AND EASY ENTRY/EXIT SEAT NOT FUNCTIONING. ACCORDING TO MY TEN PAGE INVOICE, THE SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE REAR DRIVE SHAFT, ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, ALMOST ALL THE MODULES (ONE OF WHICH WAS ALREADY REPLACED FOR FOG LIGHT RECALL), UPDATED FIRMWARE, A KICK PANEL AND TRIM ON THE INSIDE OF THE CABIN THAT WAS STAINED FROM GREASE LEAK, BALANCED ALL 4 TIRES, POWER FLUSHED, REPLACED SENSORS... AMONGST OTHER THINGS. MY HUSBAND AND I WERE INFORMED THAT THE AC UNIT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION, THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE JEEPS, 300S AND DODGES. SO SERIOUS, IN FACT, THAT CHRYSLER MAY BE CONSIDERING A MASS RECALL TO REMEDY A GROSS OVERSIGHT ON THEIR PART TO PHYSICALLY BEND A DIP STICK TO FIT PARTS AROUND IT- CAUSING A GAP AT THE BASE OF THE RUBBER GASKET THAT ENABLED WATER TO ENTER TRANS (THRO WIRING HARNESS). IT TOOK THE SERVICE CENTER 45 MINUTES TO EXPLAIN ALL THE ISSUES WITH OUR CAR & WHAT WAS DONE TO IT TO FIX IT. WE'VE CONTACTED A LEMON LAW LAWYER & ARE LOOKING TO TAKE THIS TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL POSSIBLE. FOR $40,000 WE EXPECT A LOT MORE FOR OUR MONEY!! FYI... TRANS STILL ROUGH AFTER ALL REPAIRS!!!! *NM

Mileage: 85

OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED GETS STUCK IN 3RD GEA AND WILL NOT SHIFT. IT HAS 12,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN AN INTERSETION AND CANNOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE MANGER IN SAN RAFAEL HAS TOLD US THAT HE CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE CHRYSLER REGIONAL MANAGER HAS NOT RESPONED TO HIM OR TO US. THE FOLKS AT CHRYSLER'S 800 NUMER HAS TOLD US THAT THEY CANNOT HELP US AND REFERRED US TO THE DEALER.

Mileage: 11,850

OUR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED GETS STUCK IN 3RD GEA AND WILL NOT SHIFT. IT HAS 12,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN AN INTERSETION AND CANNOT MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE MANGER IN SAN RAFAEL HAS TOLD US THAT HE CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE CHRYSLER REGIONAL MANAGER HAS NOT RESPONED TO HIM OR TO US. THE FOLKS AT CHRYSLER'S 800 NUMER HAS TOLD US THAT THEY CANNOT HELP US AND REFERRED US TO THE DEALER.

Mileage: 11,850

DT: THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2005, JEEP CHRYSLER CHEROKEE ,AND BEFORE IT HAD 5,000 MILES ON IT THEY HAD TO PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION . IT WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS PROPERLY, AND THERE WAS A SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR LIKE PLASTIC BURNING. SHE NOTICED THIS FROM THE TIME SHE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. ON 8-2-05 SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE. WHEN SHE DROVE IT HOME IT STARTED TO SHAKE VERY BADLY. SHE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HER THEY HAD TO FLUSH HER TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES BECAUSE IT HAD WATER IN IT. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER (AC) HOSE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WERE WAITING ON THE PARTS TO COME IN TO FIX IT. CHRYSLER TOLD HER THEY COULD NOT AUTHORIZE A RENTAL/LOANER CAR TO DRIVE.*AK

Mileage: 1,000

THIS PARTICULAR 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L LIMITED CONSISTENTLY STALLS AND BECAME A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN IT STALLED ON THE DRIVE-WAY OF THE HOUSE AND ROLLED BACK INTO THE STREET. IN THE PROCESS THE CAR'S PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HIT MY WIFE CAUSING BRUISES AND PAIN ON HER RIGHT ARM. *JB

Mileage: 1,967

DT: TWO MONTHS AGO THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPHON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV U BY ITSELF. THE BRAKES WERE PUSHED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL GOING TOO FAST TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS BOTH AUTOMATIC AND STANDARD, AND THE VEHICLE CHANGED ITSELF TO STANDARD. WHEN CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. OWNER WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BUT IT WAS ABLE TO RUN. THE OWNER HASN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. OWNER HAS NOT CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER.*AK

Mileage: 5,101

TRANSMISSION TORQURE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 5,860

CONSUMER STATED: THE SEAL WAS COMPLETEY GONE IN FRONT OF THE DIFFERENTAL. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. IT WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE LIKE ROCKS WERE IN THE WHEEL. *JB

Mileage: 160

I WAS PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I CRAWLED UNDER IT TO START, I NOTICED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WHERE THE AXLE TUBE MATES, WAS COVERED IN DIFF OIL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS "NORMAL SEEPAGE". I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE A GASKET CAN ONLY HOLD FLUID FOR LESS THAN 6000 MILES BEFORE LEAKING. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT IT.

Mileage: 6,000

THE VEHICLE'S SHIFT LEVER BECAME STUCK IN PARK. *NM A NEW MODULE WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED ALONG WITH THE BROKEN SHIFTER CABLE AND SHIFTER. *SC

Mileage: 520

FROM THE FIRST DAY TOOK DELIVER OF 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD. 5.7 LT HEMI ENGINE, FIRST IN WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR IN LOW RPM, THEN WHEN REACHED 80 MPH. ON FLAT FREEWAY (WITH 400 MILES ON THE ODOMETER), ECESSIVE GROAN AND NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. SAME NOISE WAS NOT PRESENT ON IDENTICALLY EQUIPED TEST-DRIVE VEHICLE. APPARENT HIGH FREQUENCY VIBARTION, ESPECIALLY IN LOW CRUISING SPPEDS ON PERFECTLY FLAT PAVEMENT. VIBRATION STRENGTH INCREASING IN HIGHER RPM. HESITANT ENGINE IN LOW RPM AND WHILE ACCELERATING. APPARENT UNDERPOWERED OPERATION, COMPARED TO TEST-DRIVEN VEHICLE. TWO JEEP DEALER SERVICE TECHNICIANS TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 50 MILES. PROBLEM CONFIRMED BY SERVICE. FIRST ATTEMPT, FAILED TO FIX MALFUNCTION. ADIVSED TO BRING BACK FOR A LONGER STAY. SECOND ATTEMPT - AFTER 50 MILES OF OPERATION - (VEHICLE STAYED IN DEALERHIP SERVICE FOR 4 BUSINESS DAYS) UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO FIX AQAIN. VEHICLE ASSESSED AS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL DAIMLER CHRYSLER ADVISES ON ANOTHER SOLUTION. CURRENTLY VEHICLE WITH APPROX. 600 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 10