2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee acceleration problems

Filed Dec 5, 2021 · Acceleration, Airbags · CA · crash · 1 injury

On 10/21/21 myself and my child (rear passenger in booster safety seat) were in a solo vehicle accident that resulted in our vehicle hitting an embankment before rolling 3x landing on the wheels again in the right position on the same side of vehicle we originally had impact. We were less than 1 mile from our home, headed to school, there was no unsafe conditions, and I don't have any memory of the morning or accident due to severe injury and brain injury, but there's no reason or logical reason for me to be driving in the manner or at the speeds that I was. I passed a car in front of me on a very rural road right as we came upon the almost figure 8 curves on a road I drive everyday. The people I passed and many witnesses including my small child stated that I was gaining more speed as we came to the sharp curves, I crashed at approximately 65-70mph on a 30mph road, there were no brake marks or any sign of an attempt to slow down on my part, but I have too wonder because I am not sure anything that would have made me want to drive that recklessly, especially when I had my child in the vehicle. My child was asked what was happening before we wrecked and she said she heard a pop sound? And I said "oh [XXX]", that was the last thing that happened. We rolled 3x with not one airbag deploying, and the way that the jeep is caved in, I am very much interested in this model being looked over for structural flaws, pictures will be provided. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Filed Aug 15, 2019 · Acceleration · 114,500 miles · NY

Unknown issue : I looked it up on youtube and people call it the death wobble? You drive down the road fine and then hit a small bump and the front end shakes uncontrollably at any speed. *you loose control of steering due to the shaking! Other issue is the cruise controller kicks on and the RPM spikes to red zonnnne the only way to disengage it is to turn vehicle off then back on!!!

Filed May 26, 2019 · Acceleration · 99,700 miles · NY

My jeep grand cherokee limited four-wheel drive all the time cruise control automatically kicks on and off I have no control over what causes the jeep to idle even after I hit the cancel button. Caising me no control over my speed even after I hit the brakes ... Ive had to replace brakes calipers and rotors beacuse the cruise controller dont work right and the dealerahip says its not a recall????

Filed May 25, 2018 · Acceleration · 85,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 65 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated while driving up a hill. The contact had to either apply extreme pressure to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle or place the vehicle in neutral to stop. There were no warning indicators illuminated. An independent mechanic was notified and the contact was awaiting a call back. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Apr 24, 2018 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 168,459 miles · NJ

"takata recall" my driver's seat has been replace once, at my own expense, due the seat becoming extremely "wobbly" and being broken from the bease frame and frame under seat. I was on highway driving when the seat first became slightly unstable, had I unfornatunately been struck from the rear, I would've been violently thrown forward. I have researched this matter and found that there had been a recall for the 2004 jeep grand cherokee laredo wj, yet I found nothing on this site. It costs me $600, which is a lot for a disabled veteran. But my safety comes first. Please look into this

Filed Dec 14, 2016 · Acceleration · 16,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 25 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, but the technician could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v673000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 16,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Filed Dec 12, 2016 · Acceleration · 103,000 miles · VA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. While backing out of the driveway, the accelerator pedal became stuck. The vehicle crashed into a fence and then a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop. There were no injuries. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000. Updated 01/24/2017*ct

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Acceleration, Airbags · 60,000 miles · MI · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at various speeds, whenever the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to accelerate. While at a stop sign, the contact attempted to accelerate forward, but the vehicle was unable to move. As a result, another vehicle crashed into the driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front hood, driver's door, the front frame and panel, the fuel injector, and transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the vehicle was inoperable. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Filed Nov 30, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 64,000 miles · NJ

Jeep accelerated without stepping on gas. Accelerator cable did not seem to operate smoothly, when applying, felt somewhat "rough/nothy" owner agreed to change as suggested. Cable changed total $477.39 in 5/2010.this time car was towed to jeep dealer. C. Stated jeep accelerated on its own, towed in. Jan. 13,11 jeep towed in to jeep dealer for bucking and accelerating on its own, no issue was found. May 13,11 towed into jeep dealer, changed several components and $1,074.68, never had a definite answer, and after each incident took its toll on my nerves, scared to death to drive my jeep, which I purchased to make our family safe. Fast forward, 11/23/2015 this jeep once again started accelerating and racing in park and with the hand brake up. My jeep has 64,k and is taken care of, looks great. But, once again I cannot risk putting my family or myself in it to drive. I have found numerous stories like this and some a lot worse. My instincts were to just shut the engine off and I did all4 times over the years. I am now on a fixed income and would love to be happy and keep this jeep grand cheroee but, I can no longer take this chance. I would love to know how many people must die or how many accidents have to happen before chrysler wakes up and recalls, I'm guessing they don't really know what to fix. I also had problems with my tail lights and had repairs several time, when I got a ticket after it was already fixed a few times I had to pay. Failed nj inspection 1 time due to what they called a wig wag, which jeeps are know for, who out there is on the consumers side, no one it appears. No recalls on this this but, they will get back to me on a passenger restraint module, maybe next year 2016, if we are lucky. All 4 times the vehicle was being driven and the only thing that worked was shutting off the engine using the key. My vehicle must be safe for grandchild.

Filed Feb 20, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 103,576 miles · CO

While driving the vehicle experienced a power loss except for the electrical system. I was unable to control my speed and lost power steering. After 5 seconds, while coasting to a stop, the vehicle resumed full power. Since the first occurrence, it has become more frequent (up to twice a week). In addition, the vehicle will not start randomly and requires a few minutes wait time before a successful start.