2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee: won't start

Filed Nov 19, 2019 · 139,000 miles · SD

The vehicle sometimes doesn't start and sometimes it starts just fine. Sometimes when you put it in drive it will die and sometimes it will run just fine. Sometimes it has a rough idle and will stall and die when driving down the road. And then when you start it back up again it will run just fine and then will stall and die again. We have taken it to the dealership and they replaced the coil pack and it is still doing the same thing. We have checked all of the grounds and there are no codes being displayed.

Filed Aug 11, 2017 · Steering · GA

Ignition switch-p41. I went to the garage one saturday morning on my way to work and could not crank up my vehicle. The ignition would literally not turn the steering wheel or anything. The lights to the car would blink and my car wouldn't start with the key in the ignition; however, the safety recall is on a model car one year after mine. This is not the first time the ignition would not crank up. One time, I literally had to pull over and stop the car only to try and start it again but it wouldn't crank. In order for it to go, I had to bang on the ignition park to get it to turn the key and further start the ignition. The issues are the same as the recall but I'm out of pocket some $687.00 at the dealership, which I had to wait 3 hours for a tow truck to come through. I do not understand why this model car was not covered under warranty as well. I am a single parent and it is so frustrating to try and provide for my child when I can't use the only transportation that I have plus the fact that it costs an arm and a leg just to fix. I cannot afford another car note at this time. Please consider the 2004 models in this recall.

Filed May 17, 2016 · Engine · 190,817 miles · PA

There is a safety recall for the crankshaft position sensor - recall d-13. It is listed that it exists in some 2004 model year jeep grand cherokee vehicles equipped with a 4.0l engine. Chrysler said my VIN is not one of the vehicles that had the recall. They indicated that the recall was for vehicles built 12/16/03-2/6/04. Chrysler said my vehicle built 0m 4/24/2004. I believe my vehicle should have been included in the recall because this part malfunctioned on my vehicle and I had to replace it and believe that I should get reimbursed by chrysler. Vehicle would not start but it could have been a serious safety issue.

Filed Aug 18, 2015 · Electrical · 137,500 miles · MI

My car keeps cutting off while driving. It has done this several times on highway, rural roads and main roads. It has caused me to almost have several wrecks. When the car cuts off, I lose all power. I have been stranded several times. I have had to walk back home or get someone to come get me if it was further away. I have had to use someone car because I am afraid it will do it and I will wreck my brother-in-law was killed in a similar accident. After a while the vehicle will start again, but does the same thing over and over again. It started off about 1 month after I purchased it, when I would just crank the car and the first time it would not crank but the 2nd time it would. In the last 2 weeks it has become more frequent occurance. When I put it in neutral to see if it will crank. It does and then I put in drive. It cuts off again. I have to pull over to the side of the road no matter where you are and sometimes if you are going on the highway at the speed and your car cuts off, you lose power and could easy wreck. If I was to pull out and it cut off, I could be hit and killed or a family member in the car with me. I was stranded recently, a gentleman came over and brought some equipment when I told him what had happened and he told me that it could be either the crank shaft sensor or camshaft sensor that is bad. He also said there could be a recall on some vehicles of that model year.

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.

Filed Mar 18, 2013 · Electrical · 131,000 miles · NY

I have a 2004 jeep grand cherokee were I first experienced problems in oct 2012 with the harness wires and I took it to the dealer and they repaired the wires inside then again 4 months later it happened again and I just had them replace them a 3rd time 03/13 /13 and after 2 weeks of having it home now my jeep wont start I have it towed to dealer once again they said I need a crank shaft sensor replaced I have them replace it and they tell me it wasn't the problem that now I need to change the PCM so I bought the part and put it in 650 later car still no start so now I changed the cam shaft sensor and still tries to start but just wont I am stressed I have small children and no car now I cant keep dishing out money to these dealers for fixes that aren't necessary I really need some help.

Filed Jul 1, 2012 · Electrical · 127,000 miles · DE

2004 jeep grand cherokee ran the day before, after it rained that night the next morning the car will not start, remote started to work no sound, lights would go off & on, after locating the harness boot between the drivers door negative wiring fatigues and breaks, heard clicking sounds when boot was touched. Now nothing works. Car has been repaired for other major issues, PCM, tps, senoids, barrons etc. This is a defect & chrysler needs to face up to correcting their faulty wiring, and not leave it up to the consumer to fix on there own, were are not mechanics, from reading all the complaints on the web, it makes me wonder why jeep is still in business, great bodies but no peep inside, all the wiring in the drivers side door harness is ridiculous & is an accident waiting to happen for the consumer. These wires should never been bunched together which is allowing friction when opening & closing the door causing burn outs & shorts with the wiring "shame on you chrysler."

Filed Jan 4, 2010 · Electrical · NC

Car keeps cutting off while driving. Has done it several times on highway, rural roads and main roads. It has caused me to almost have several wrecks. When the car cuts off, I lose all power. I have been stranded several times with my autistic son. I have had to walk back home or get someone to come get me if it was further away. I have had to use someone car because I am afraid it will do it and I will wreck. After a while it will start again, but does the same thing over and over again. It started off about 1 month ago when I would just crank the car and the first time it would not crank but the 2nd time it would. In the last 2 weeks I have been stranded or be driving and have to put it in neutral to see if it will crank. It does and then I put in drive. It cuts off again. I have to pull over to the side of the road no matter where you are and sometimes if you are going on the highway at the speed and your car cuts off, you lose power and could easy wreck. If I was to pull out and it cut off, I could be hit and killed or a family member in the car with me. I was stranded across the street about 2 weeks ago and I was across the street from a jeep dealership. A gentleman came over and brought some equipment when I told him what had happened and he told me that the crank shaft sensor went out. There is a recall on that part but not on mine. I have talked to the daimler chrysler on december 29, 2009 and told them of the incident and was given a case number and was told someone would call me back. A gentleman did call back and left me a message that they had made a decision. I was not at the phone at the time he left the message. He left his name and number and I have called back. He was suppose to call me back the following day and he did not.

Filed Oct 31, 2009 · Electrical · 63,631 miles · CA

1) first, the car cranks (ignition) slowly and then stopped cranking. 2) after ignition is turned off or car stalled, car doesn't start any more. Need to wait for about 15 to 30 min. Before car starts again. First intermittent, now almost every time. The consequence is that we blocked railway crossings, driveways, intersections and so on. This is a serious safety concern ! 3) - on 8/14/09, the battery was diagnosed to be bad. Replaced, didn't fix the problem. ($200) - on 8/18/09, the car was in the shop again, but maintenance guy couldn't find anything since it was intermittent. ($0) - on 9/1/09, the car was in the shop again. This time some warning lights came on. (trans temp, check gauges) this time they found that (possible) transmission temperature range sensor would not allow startup. Transmission service was recommended and performed but didn't fix the problem. ($385) - later in october, the car was in the shop again. For 2 weeks without success. Dealer mentioned that he was only able to reconstruct the failure once. Daily testing didn't show the problem any more. Car was picked up on 10/26/09. Since that time, the car is having the problem more than 50% of the time. Seems that the car need to be driven at least several miles until the problem shows up. - on 10/31/09, car will go to shop again.

Filed Sep 17, 2009 · Electrical · 71,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that when attempting to start the vehicle it exhibited a no-start condition. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The technician concluded that the cause of the failure was the crank shaft sensor. He then added that his VIN number was excluded from recall # 04v112000 (electrical system: starter assembly), so the component would have to be replaced under warranty. The failure and current mileages were 71,000.

Filed Dec 30, 2004 · Electrical · 1,100 miles · SC

We purchased a 2004 jeep grand cherokee the end of june 2004. The car had approximately 30-40 miles at purchase. Three days after purchase the car cut off on my husband and was difficult to start. The dealership told us they could not look at the car because the check engine light did not come on. While on vacation 1 1/2 weeks after purchase our car shut off while traveling 60 MPH on a highway. The car would not start and was towed to a jeep dealership in maryland. That dealership replaced the computer in the car. No incidents occurred for 1 1/2 weeks. Then upon our return to south carolina the RPM of our car would suddenly drop to 500 while idling at traffic lights or at a stop. The RPM's would also suddenly drop to 0 and the car would cut off while idling. From the middle of july until the end of august the car was looked at approximately 6 times. The skim module and wiring harness were both replaced in the car. After the wiring harness was replaced the car ceased to have problems for 3000 miles. Then on december 4th the car cut off while waiting at a traffic light. The RPM's have now started to once again drop down to below 500 and occasionally they go up and down when the car is not even moving. A co-pilot system was installed to record any errors in the car and no codes or misfires were captured from the car. The dealership has been unable to fix the car and chrysler informed us that they were not willing to replace our car even though they are unable to fix the problem.