2004 jeep grand cherokee overland uncommanded throttle pedal movement. Car was in drive at a standstill on a slight grade, dry pavement. Throttle took off uncommanded. Drivers foot centered on brake pedal. Driver noticed throttle pedal was moving uncommanded. Pedal appeared depressed about an inch then returned to idle position then back down about an inch. After a few seconds throttle pedal returned to idle position. Brake held back any vehicle movement during episode. Cruise control was off. This was the first time this issue occurred. Nothing has been done to correct the defect.
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints
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There are two issues, one being the issue with the engine dying once the vehicle is put into a forward or reverse position from either reverse or drive position. Second is the issue of the vehicle surging forward just prior to stopping. The engine will rev up just prior to stopping and start a hard but load rumbling due to the brakes being held and the vehicle wanting to drive forward. I have an appointment with my repair shop to diagnose the issue, and it is very wearing of the possibility of this issue causing an accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact accelerated from a complete stop driving 2 MPH when the vehicle stalled. After several attempts, he was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred four times and the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility. The mechanic advised that the crankshaft sensor would need replacing. The failure and current mileage was 80,300. Updated 11/08/10 * bf the consumer stated there were three other occurrences and the highest speed was at 40 MPH. Updated 11/10/10
While parallel parking, with my right foot on the brake pedal, I shifted the automatic transmission out of reverse. Immediately the engine rapidly revved up and lurched forward. I pressed more firmly on the brake, causing the car (a 2004 jeep grand cherokee) and motor to pause, then the motor rapidly revved up again, overcoming braking. Horrified, and unable to stop the car, I watched as the car raced into the vehicle ahead of me. Immediately after the impact, the engine returned to normal idle. I then checked the car: cruise control was off, my hands were still gripping the steering wheel in order to provide additional leverage for my foot on the brake pedal, my right foot was still firmly in the middle of the brake pedal and not near the accelerator pedal, and the gear shift lever was in neutral. The vehicle ahead of me sustained damage to its bumper and tailgate. This is the 4th time this has happened with this vehicle, the first two of which were reported to you earlier. In all three earlier cases, I was able to barely avoid an accident, but not this time. As noted earlier, the jeep mechanic was not able to find any causative problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while attempting to change the oil, the oil fill cap broke in half resulting in half of the fill cap becoming stuck down in the oil valve. The contact stated that he no longer put oil in the vehicle due to the failure. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that the failure was a known issue. The vehicle had not been repaired when the complaint was filed. The VIN was unavailable when the complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were 78,085.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact noticed that the oil pan had begun to exhibit rust. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that they were no longer manufacturing the part needed for her vehicle and would not provide any further assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor was it repaired. The current and failure mileages were 104,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 25 MPH the vehicle suddenly begun to loose power. In order to resume normal engine power the vehicle had to be shut off and then turned back on. The vehicle had not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 92500.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. While driving about 25 MPH toward a green light to make a right turn, the vehicle then shut off. The vehicle lost all power therefore the driver could not make a right turn and the vehicle continued driving nt straight ahead. The failure caused the contact to crash head on into another vehicle. The driver attempted to apply pressure to the brakes to avoid the crash. The driver took her vehicle to the dealer to be repaired. The driver also paid $500 and the dealer only changed the spark plugs and stated that they could not find anything else wrong with the vehicle. The driver stated that her vehicle was still at the dealer and they have encouraged her to pick it up. The failure mileage was 62,500. The current mileage was 62,500.
My 2004 jeep grand cherokee limited has either a hole in one of the pistons or a broken connecting rod. This just happened one day as I left work. The vehicle would not accelerate properly and ran very rough.
Purchased in 2008 with 52,000 miles on it. Noise emanating from under dash, seemed like a vacuum unit loosing vacuum and then the creaking or closing of a door constantly after engine shutdown. This continued until it began putting hot air out of the passenger side with cold air out of the drivers side. Then the fan stopped working altogether. Inspected the wiring to the motor and found it to be overheated and melted at the plug. Purchased a wiring repair kit from chrysler and was told that this was a "common problem" with jeeps! Now I have no heat whatsoever, but the blower (fan) does work. 2004 jeep gc limited air conditioning provides no heat with heat selected. This provides no defrosting for windshield. The fan relay precipitated this problem. Fan resistor wiring plug appeared overheated and melted and blew the system fuse 40 amp rated. The fan resistor was replaced at $100.00 through local parts supplier, chrysler wanted $300.00 for the same part! This problem appears to be systemic with chrysler jeep products...and I believe that they know they have a problem, why else would they offer a repair kit for it the wiring and plug)? I have read of hundreds of folk's who have experienced no heat issues with a hefty repair price "offered" by chrysler, when in fact their system has issues that they know causes failure in the air conditioning system of their products and have not offered a fix for it other than offering to fix it for an excess of $1000 per vehicle. They should be forced to make correction of a faulty system at the least, and not force customers to foot the bill for their faulty system. Customer confidence does not seem to be a concern for them without federal mandate.
I first noticed the problem nine months ago during a long drive with the A/C running, that the condensation under the front passenger area was enough to cause a very small and slow drip of water. I have taken the car to a couple auto shops and both mechanics suspected that the drain plug was defective, yet the condensation did drain towards the outside of the car and they could not find the source of the water leak. The carpet would become soaked in the front passenger area after long drives with the A/C running. The dealer has told me it will cost roughly $1700 to get this repaired and this is too costly for me. A mechanic friend has advised that this sounds like a manufacturer defect as the car only has 54,000 miles and I've never had any other issues. This occasional drip has grown progressively worse and last week, during a 3 hour road trip, I ended up with a pool of water in the front passenger area - enough water to have to scoop it out several cups of water! That is ridiculous. I stopped at yet another auto repair shop and was again advised that this is a manufacturer defect.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall sporadically while driving various speeds. When the vehicle is stopped, it would hesitate when attempting to accelerate. In addition, the check engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 52,000.
My jeep runs hot even if I drive it two blocks. I have call chrysler several time a day and no one is helping me with the problem. They keep telling me to bring it in so they can check it out and I keep telling them that I can't drive it. I have told them that I can't or want pay for something that's not working. I need help now...
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. When bringing the vehicle to a stop, the RPM's dropped below 5 MPH. The vehicle also began shaking and shut off. The vehicle immediately restarts, but if the contact does not immediately accelerate, it will stall again. The vehicle has been to the dealer on three occasions and they have been unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The failure mileage was 50,200. Updated 10/14/08. *lj the dealer stated idle air control motor was bad, however the consumer continued to experience stalling problems. The consumer no longer owns the vehicle. Updated 10/15/08.
2004 jeep grand cherokee laredo, 95,470 miles. Left engine bracket broke off vehicle while driving down the high-way @ apprx 65 miles per hour. I can't say that this is a defect, but I find it odd because it's not something I've heard of happening against an on-road driven vehicle.
The passenger side heat selector never works and blows cold air out in subzero weather.
While on the website of consumer affairs I noticed that there was an issue with automatic acceleration on the 2004 jeep grand cherokee laredo which I own and have experience this happening luckily I have always been in control of the situation, and frequent stalling. Either it jumps at a red light or it stalls, stalling is better, not being able to bring it to a shop due to financing, I try to stay on top of it, this already has caused some deaths I see on the site, when are they going to recall this vehicle due to this situation, or are they waiting to get a height body count? This happening once to anyone is too much! What is this country coming to?
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. On may 7, 2008, while driving between 70-75 MPH, the vehicle stalled for the third time. The failure also occurred at lower speeds. The vehicle restarted after the first two failures, but not after the most recent. The dealer stated that the crankshaft sensor failed. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v112000 (electrical system:starter assembly). The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 50,412.
The heating/cooling system is dysfunctional and has not worked correctly since purchase in 2004, but is worse now than previously. Unable to set at one temperature and have uniform heat/cooling (depending on season). It will blow really hot, then cool, then not at all on one side and the other side is totally not insync with the driver's side (there are dual controls). Today, driving in 50f weather, control set to 71f and the air conditioner came on driver's side, nothing on the passenger side. The blend doors have been replaced in january and the water pump with thermostat have been replaced in march, and it still does not work properly. At times it becomes very hot and smells hot. At other times it is freezing cold--there doesn't seem to be any in between.. At the time of the initial service the mileage was 52000, the second time it was 55000 and now am at 59000+. Have contacted chrysler customer service center with little satisfaction.
2004 jeep grand cherokee with heated seat issue. Consumer states that the vehicle has been taken to the dealer several times for the heated seat problem. She also states that there is a wire or rod poking through the driver seat. *kb the consumer also stated the transmission failed, there was a problem with the power steering, the blend doors in the heating system, the passenger side window fell down in to the door panel, and the hood struts failed. The consumer stated the heated seat issue had been recalled. The engine light illuminated and it was determined that the oxygen sensor needed to be replaced.
2004 jeep grand cherokee 6cyl ....check engine light came on, brought to dealer service station. They indicated it was a sensor which they replaced. Two days later light is back on, returned back to station this time it was the computer. Computer was replaced one week later engine light back on. This time the problem is the engine compartment harness which melted together. Called chrysler they refuse to assist me with this problem, this type of repair is estimated at over $2,000.00.
Hvac blend door: the blend door for the passenger side has failed. I found numerous websites dedicated to similar failures for other jeep grand cherokee owners. It is very apparent that this is a design problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that she is experiencing failure with her vehicle's power windows. She stated that her power windows fail to roll up. She has not contacted the manufacturer or the dealer. The heat shut off while the heat button was still activated. As a result, the air conditioner is not working either. The dealer stated that the cause of failure was the heating system and would cost $2,000 to be repaired. The dealer also recommended that she notify the federal safety agency to determine if there were any recalls on her vehicle. There were none that applied to her vehicle. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 38,830 and failure mileage was 37,500.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. While making a left turn at 45 MPH, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The vehicle would not stop when the brakes were depressed. The contact was finally able to decelerate and turned the vehicle off. The failure was due to the throttle cable becoming stuck. The vehicle operated normally once the throttle cable was released. The vehicle was driven to a repair shop where it is currently being diagnosed. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 33,010.
Head gasket failure within warranty period - daimler chrysler corp refused to honor warranty.
2004 jeep grand cherokee 4.7 v8. Stalls at stops. Vehicle then has to be restarted before traffic crashes into you. Jeep cannot locate problem and is unwilling to aid or correct problem. Vehicles has done this a dozen times within a month.
2000 jeep grand cherokee customer has concerns about recall f-25 electric radiator fan**cc the consumer had the work performed on the vehicle prior to the recall. The consumer would like to submit paperwork to be reimbursed.
Purchased new 2004 jeep from dealer. Within the first month of ownership, I began experiencing occasional, intermittent engine problems at start-up-- the engine would run very rough, shaking the vehicle. The service light in the dash would flash. If driven, the engine would stall unless the accelerator was continually pressed. After a few of these events, we discovered that, if turned off, after about 5 minutes, the engine would run normally. The service light would remain on for a few minutes (sometimes a half hour) and then turn off. This problem re-occurred intermittently, sometimes every month, & sometimes every couple months, usually in the morning at first startup, but sometimes when I left work in the evening to drive home. My salesman and the service manager knew of the problem. Jeep dealer later said that the vehicle was simply in need of a complete tune-up. They did the tune up 6 months ago - may 2006. The problem has recurred again. I took the jeep in again. Dealer reports that car is "running rough" but they can not find the problem.
Since purchased in 3/06, 2004 gc v8 while idling, repeatedly dies, or nearly dies but recovers only to cause a lurching forward if in gear. Will die in gear or in park and I am able to start it again right away. Dealer, after three tries cannot find anything wrong. May go two weeks without happening, may happen twice in one day.
Dt*: the contact stated the motor to the adjustable pedals became inoperable causing the accelerator and brake pedals to be out of alignment. The accelerator pedal moved down and the brake pedal moved up. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who determined the motor needed to be replaced.
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