I was loading a car hauler semi truck, backing a 2004 jeep grand cherokee over my cab. Just as soon as I had the unit where it needed to be and before I could get it in park it accelerated in reverse. The consequence was it crashed to the ground and rolled onto it's right side with me still in it. I wasn't seriously hurt, but I did loose my job over the accident.
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee acceleration complaints
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2004 jeep grand cherokee suddenly accelerated without warning. *kb the jeep cherokee does not belong to the complainant. The complainant business (car wash) was damaged by one of his patron's jeep grand cherokee when it accelerated suddenly. *nm ***nar*** referred to occ.
2004 jeep grand cherokee suddenly accelerated while brakes were applied. *kb whine the vehicle accelerated suddenly the consumer's vehicle bumped the vehicle stopped in front of him. This was the second time this happened.
2004 jeep grand cherokee lost all electrical power inside vehicle on multiple occasions. *kb the consumer was told the problem was a faulty bcm. However, the same problem recurred one month later. In oct 2005, the consumer experienced unwanted acceleration while he was pulling into the garage and hit another vehicle. The consumer stated the check engine light would occasionally come on and then go of. Then the rear hatch light would come on, the tire pressure light and the security system stopped working. The dealer then found a broken ground wire in the engine harness. The windows were inoperative.
Dt*: the contact stated, the vehicle surges forward without effort. In all incidences the brake pedal was depressed. This was the second occurance under the same condition.
Vehicle was backed into campground spot and stopped. I got out of the back seat, leaving the back door open, and stood behind the vehicle. Wife was shifting from reverse into park when the vehicle accelerated in reverse at full throttle. Wife was pushing brake with both feet, but vehicle continued backwards, catching rear door on power pole and removing door and jamming driver door shut. I leaped to the side, the vehicle barely missing me, vehicle continued about 100 feet into a field, then stopped.
Dt*: the contact stated while depressing the brake pedal at a stop sign the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle resumed normal operation after the brake pedal was depressed a second time. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where the problem could not be duplicated. Updated 5/22/2006 -
Dt*: the contact stated after starting the vehicle the accelerator pedal was depressed with the vehicle still in park. The accelerator pedal did not move and the pedal was depressed again. This time the pedal went to the floor. This occurred two more times. The vehicle was taken to the dealership but no problem was found. Updated 3/17/2006 - the dealer determined that the gas pedal was hard/sticking on cold start up. The technician removed the throttle and cleaned it and replaced the throttle position sensor.
Dt: the contact stated at a stop the vehicle accelerated on its own. The parking brake had to be applied to stop the vehicle. After this was done the vehicle was drivable. The cruise control was not in use when these incidents occurred. The dealership was unable to diagnose the cause of the problem. *ak updated 01/25/06.
Dt: the contact stated the left turn signal did not work the dealership replaced the fuse multiple times, but it failed immediately. The dealership determined it was an electrical problem, and there have been no further repairs. The vehicle stalled while driving. The dealership replaced the idle control motor, but vehicle stalled again. The manufacturer suggested she continued to take the vehicle to the dealership.
Dt: 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The consumer stated the gas pedal broke while driving. The throttle cable that was attached to it broke. This caused an accident. The consumer ran into a brick wall, parked car, and a pole before the vehicle stopped. The brake would not stop the vehicle. The vehicle was then towed to the dealership. Chrysler will not tell the contact anything about why this happened. No one was injured the police were called, but they did not respond because it happened in a parking lot. The vehicle had been running normally prior to this accident. This occurred on september 14, 2004. The insurance company was the agency that found that the throttle cable broke. The insurance company still has the vehicle, but it was not totaled. *ak updated 11/29/05.
Dt: when the car is going very slow and consumer applies the brakes the car accelerates forward. This incident did result in an accident.*ak *sb
When breaking to come to a stop at a stop light, slowly rolling at about 5 MPH, the car suddenly accelerated on its own and lurched forward. I had to press down on the break pedal very hard to stop the car, the same time it was accelerating. This lasted about 2 seconds, and then the acceleration stopped. When I returned home I took the car into the dealer and the dealer said that it would probably not be able to diagnose the problem unless it did it again when I took it in. It has not happened again since. The auto is a 2004 jeep grand cherokee with a v-8 engine.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and could cause an accident. Manufacturer had been contacted by owner.
Brake problems, sudden acceleration.
Soon after startup, moving slowly forward or in reverse , as when entering a roadway or backing out of the garage, and after removing foot from accelerator while braking vehicle resists this action and the engine rpms speeds up to 1300 rpms +. Very high braking force was required to overcome the problem. There have been at least 5 instances of this. The local dealer was unable to offer any plausible explanation or help, although he put a recording instrument on the car for a while. My passenger has witnessed this problem at least two occasions. It was an accident threatening situation in at least two instances. Vehicle cannot be trusted.
Whille backing into a service bay the accelerator stuck, the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed, nearly hitting a service attendent. My husband had to apply both feet to halt the vehicle, while both back tires smoked.
After starting the vehicle, it accelerated without warning hitting a wall. The vehicle was towed. The cause was not determined please provide more information. Spontaneous acceleration coming off a car wash line. When the car wash attendant turned on the ignition the vehicle too off by itself after a huge power surge and charged out of the car wash hitting a fire hydrant and dragging it across five lanes of traffic, through another parking lot and hitting two parked cars and stopping by hitting a brick wall. The brakes were applied the entire time but it did no good. The vehicle was going 40 MPH until the final crash.
Once before the jeep seemed to accelerate suddenly. Today as I was maneuvering to enter my garage the car leaped out of control. I didn't know if the accelerator had stuck, if the brake had failed to work, or if there was a problem as I changed gears to maneuver. I threw the car into another gear and that stopped the problem. It was extremely frightening. This is my third jeep in a row. I have been driving them (and only them ) since 1992. I am very familiar with them. I am calling the dealership to ask that they examine the vehicle. Something is very wrong. Ps-the computer will not allow me to submit this report unless I say that my jeep grand cherokee is a "scrambler" or a "wrangler", so I have to say it is one or the other although it is not!
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration. After coming to a complete stop and idling. The rpms suddenly revved up, then went back down, followed by sudden acceleration. When this occurred excessive force had to be applied to the brake pedal to stop the acceleration. This resulted in consumer's vehicle almost running a red light and hitting a pedestrian. Dealership had done several diagnostic tests, but was unable to determine the cause of the failure.
The consumer experienced sudden acceleration while his foot was on the brake which caused him to impact the vehicle in front, twice. *bf
When traveling 55 MPH up a steep hill, the vehicle violently shifts to 2nd gear causing an unacceptable torque on the driver and persons in the car. Rpm's go from approx. 1800rpm to 5000rpm instantaneously. This has happened both when using the cruise control at 55 MPH and also at 55 MPH without the cruise control.
The gas pedal over took brake on 2 occasions, one time went through a red light. Replace bad front brakes. *bf the dealer suggested that nothing was wrong with the brakes and changed the bad front brakes and the problem has not returned since.
When driving speedometer read the vehicle's speed wrongly. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
Vehicle accelerated from a stop, the vehicle rpms raced to a high rate, and vehicle hit a tree. Consumer sustained injuries. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
While in cruise control at 60 MPH and traveling uphill the automatic transmission suddenly down shifted from over drive into 2nd gear causing a violent lunge forward (approx 2000 RPM to 5000 RPM). This RPM change was so violent that lost of vehicle control happened momentarily.
While engaged in cruise control and driving up a steep grade. The vehicle jumped from 2000 rpms to 6000 rpms. *ak the vehicle dropped two or three gears and would speed up uncontrollably. This caused problems with the steering and the vehicle has tried to drive off of the road in one case. *sc
While waiting at an intersection the vehicle accelerated suddenly. Consumer applied the brakes but they failed. Consumer lost control of vehicle which resulted in a crash. The driver sustained minor injuries. Vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. *ak
We purchased a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. When traveling in cruise control in overdrive and coming to an incline, vehicle shifts down to second or third gear then immediately back to conventional high. We have taken the jeep back to the dealer numerous times for this problem to be told nothing is wrong. This jeep has 17,000 miles and has always had this problem.
I have a 2004 jeep grand cherokee and when travelling in cruise control at 55 MPH and start up a steep grade, the transmission will shift out of overdrive into 3rd gear, then immediately shift into 2nd gear. This happens everytime this situation occurs. When this shiifing occurs the engine RPM goes from about 1600 RPM to 4000 RPM. If the road were not totally dry or if you approach a curve when this happens a person could easily lose control of the vehicle. I have taken the vehicle to the dealer on 6/30/2004 and the service manager told me this is normal.
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