1. Door handles broken on 3 doors 2. Electrical system - lights flickering and completely going out while driving at night. 3. Transmission slips out of gear while driving and will not always change gears. Found where other grand cherokee vehicles were recalled for these conditions but not the one I own.
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee driver assistance complaints
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Getting indications that elect- brake problem indications, skid control indications, and air conditioner not working.
Electronic shifter module had gone out. Park reverse neutral in and drive are the only functions available. To downshift from drive fourth, third, second, and first have lost all ability. Primarily the driving of the vehicle is through the streets of san francisco and the ability to downshift is necessary to avoid collision and to climb the steep hills. Not only for myself, but for anybody else with this problem for example: driving to an exit ramp from speeds of 65 and needing to decelerate to 25 would be very difficult and major where on the brake system. Now for climbing the hills of san francisco in a high gear puts a major stress on the transmission. Please take into consideration that the electronic shifter module should be recalled for safety . This vehicle has already been recalled for an ignition and has been replaced but I received several notices from jeep starting out as simple and is nicely put his please see your service dealership there is a recall and to the extreme of receiving notices that said your vehicle has a recall and you are putting other peoples lives in danger by neglecting to have it fixed. I have done my homework and the ignition and was told from a dealership that it was not necessary since I only use the key with no keychain. I have also done my homework on the electronic shifter module and there are many people who have made videos or testimonies about their jeeps having the problem of the ability not to downshift through the electronic shifter module. In the past 12 years I pray that there has been no accidents in direct relation to this electronic shifter module but if you're a driver you know that every gear on the vehicle is there for a reason and rely on the safety of the vehicle.
On 04/23/2016 I took my vehicle for a recall, p41 / the federal safety agency 14v‑438 today is 7/10/2016 and the vehicle has done the same thing twice, all of a sudden all the lights in the dash board go on I loose power and after a while it starts up again. Like I said before this has happen twice now I lost my cruise control and a service electrical brake system is coming on and engine light. I fear that this is going to cause me to have an accident one day and there for I have been using only secondary roads that don't have much traffic.
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!!!
Jeep shudders during engagement /acceleration. Ac evaporator condensate water causing shuddering in vehicle. Vehicle appears to want to shut off at stop light, RPM's drop drastically and shudders at take off
Vehicle without any warning, stalls, loses power, will not accelerate, loss of power means loss stearing and braking. This has occured three times, almost resulting in catastrophic accidents.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the traction control light illuminated intermittently on the instrument panel. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.
About eight months ago chrysler contacted me via a letter informing me of a recall for unintended changes in ignition switch position in my 2005 jeep grand cherokee. I have called them three times already since I received the letter notice when will they fix my car. Chrysler said that soon they will send me another letter once they have the parts to fix my car so I can take my car to get repaired at the dealer. Eight months have passed and chrysler has not contacted me to fix my car. Everytime I call their recall hotline all they say they will contact me next month and nothing is being done to fix my car. This is the main reason I am disputing this issue with the federal safety agency due to neglect by chrysler. I need help to get my car fixed. Driving my car is unsafe and riskfull to my life and my family.
I have been waiting and waiting to get this problem rendered. I received a recall notice about the faulty ignition switch and the slew of possible fatal consequences should anything occur. The recall notice is p41/the federal safety agency 14v‑438, and ive been told I would receive a second recall notice in september 2015. Well, im still waiting!!. Meanwhile I am driving a potentially dangerous vehicle and have been for quite awhile. I have no choice. I have already noticed my check engine light stays lit on my dash, as well as my airbag light as well indicating that I already have issues occurring that are according to the recall notice is linked to this problem. I want this fixed. I cant afford to buy another vehicle and need the one I have. However, am I suppossed to get seriously injured or killed first? Then what,? A family member receives a check? Who cares about the money if I'm killed? I am seriously annoyed and concerned, please render this issue. And I'm sick of hearing "we dont have the part". I need this vehicle fixed now!!! Its been too long already.
We received a recall notice june 2014 for ignition switch. My vehicle dash board, gauges hear, air, everything shuts off at least 5 times a week. I am told from subclass that the part is still not in. In doing research, I have found the some cars completing shut down. Some while driving 60 on a highway. This needs to be fixed. I feel that over a year is long enough. I need my jeep fixed and safe to drive around with my 4 year old grandson in the back seat. Thanks, deb
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).
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.
While driving the lights on the instrument cluster, radio, AC and lights shut off as well as loss of power steering and engine shut off. Including the brakes, accelerator, and all electrical system. Leaving me with absolute no control over the vehicle. I noticed the ignition key had slipped into the forward off position while the vehicle was in motion, creating a deadly hazard as it results in loss of all functionality of the vehicle. When I tried to restart the vehicle, my vehicle will not start up right away has to turn the key couple of times to get my vehicle started.
The check engine light came on as I was leaving work. So I took it to auto zone and they did a diagnostic on it and they came back with a few possible oxygen sensor, exhaust leak, engine malfunction indicator. So I made an appointment with a chrysler dealership. The check engine light stayed on a couple of days then when I left work the afternoon I was to take it in to dealership the check engine light didn't come on. When I got to dealership I told them the light didn't come on. They said they might still try to figure out problem doing a diagnostic. Anyway a couple hours later they came back and said it was the (TCM) which is the transfer control module. It's in the computer part and it causes hesitation in the transmission and could cause other problems if not fixed. Now mind you it's a $900 fix which is expensive. My particular vehicle has a nag on it, it's part of the mcgeorge mercedes benz jeep grand cherokee. I'm surprised there's been no recall on this.
After dealer performed recall 13v175000, traction control is inoperative but no lights are illuminated to indicate the failure of the traction control system. Also, shifting the transfer case is inoperative. No warning lights or informational messages are displayed to indicate the loss of functionality. Dealer has cleared codes and replaced parts multiple times, but the problem remains. Safety issues are: 1. Driving in remote areas in low range, and being unable to shift into high range prevents driving on paved roads... Which could leave a driver stranded. 2. Failure of traction control system could result in loss of control, especially in winter.
This problem started when vehicle was new. You would be riding down the road and all the electrical would fail. Instrument warning lights come on. In some instance the engine shut down. No steering or brakes. It was taken to dealer several times and they said they did this or did that. Problem seemed to go away for a while and then it would do it again.this was problem form the very start when we bought the jeep. We spent way to much time at the dealer with no fix and we still have the problem. This is a very serious problem and very unsafe.
Recall was supposedly taken care of on 2/28/2014. But on 3/05/2014 around 530pm on the parkway going home from work my jeep started to hesitant and then an exit away my slippery indication light came on and it made me nervous so when I got home I called the jeep chrysler dealership and they told me the service department was closed so I called the next day and let them know what happen and the receptionist said someone would call me back. That was about 8 am then I called my job to let them know I'd be late. It was going on almost 10am no one called so I called them again and they told me someone will call so I went to the dealership and waited for about 20 minutes and then was told they couldn't look at my car until monday or tuesday. I'm very upset because I use my car to get back and forth to work and I'm going to miss now 3 days because of it and they wouldnt even give me a rental so I wouldn't miss work. The ABS light came on and won't go off as well as the slippery indication light. How am I going to get back and forth to work next week? Help!
Dashboard lights and service electrical brake system come on and off while driving. When the dashboard flickers all gauges shut down while driving. Major safety hazard. Researched on internet and this is a global issue with 2005 jeep grand cherokees.
After only 31,000 miles the right front ABS and traction control system on a 2005 jeep grand cherokee failed to work, causing erratic stopping, moving and braking. The car stopped in the middle of traffic and had to be accelerated rapidly to avoid a crash.
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