I have been having a problem with my 2005 jeep grand cherokee since october of 2008. I have been at my wit's end because I have had the ECM replaced along with the battery and starter and the same intermittent starting continues. I have just discovered that I am not the only one. Please refer to the link below. I urge you to investigate this problem. I have had four jeeps and this is the only one I have had a problem with and it seems that a large number of people have the same problem. This seems to be a problem that begs for an investigation. The date I have indicated is only the latest date of the incidents that have occurred since october 2008. I have had three incidents this week starting on july 18th and ending the 23rd. Http://autoforum.classifieds1000.com/jeep grand_cherokee/2005_jeep_gc_not_starting [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH when the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted and began to function normally. In addition, the entire electrical system would not function which included the instrument panel and temperature gauges. The failures occurred intermittently and became progressively worse over time. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where a diagnostic test was performed. The technician was unable to identify the electrical problem. The manufacturer stated that they would conduct a research regarding the electrical failure and follow up with the contact. The contact stated that the manufacturer had not been responsive to him concerning the safety defects when the complaint was filed. The failure mileage was 30,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited. While the contact was driving approximately 65 MPH, the electrical brake system service warning light illuminated. The vehicle stalled after the warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and began functioning normally. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three times for a similar failure; however, the technician was unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle had not been repaired and the failure continued to occur. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was approximately 18,000.
2005 jeep grand cherokee has had continuous electrical problems with engine light coming on and stalling since it had about 9000 miles on it and was bought new. Dealership has looked at it several times and could not every find anything wrong with it and usually clears out failure and problems occur shortly after again. After the vehicle stranded me a week ago and once again the service department found nothing wrong-replaced the battery, the vehicle is stalling more than ever and almost had a serious accident that could have been fatal because the power went out driving on the interstate with power steering gone and came close to getting hit by a tractor trailer. Was able to throw into neutral and restart, but this is not a safe condition. The area on interstate was in a construction zone and it seems the problem typically occurs when decelerating below 30 MPH.
I own a 2005 jeep grand cherokee that has 4 interior door handles broken. To get out of my car I have to roll down my window, open my door and then open the rest of the doors for my 3 kids. This is a scary situation in case I am involved in an accident and there is a fire. If my jeep turns off how am I supposed to roll down the electrical window and escape out of my car. Our safety is in great danger because of defective door handles that are not even forced and break off so easily. Another problem I have with my jeep is that when I start it and start driving, the electrical brake system light, the engine light, the ABS light and some other light turn on. After the lights turn, the speedometer will no longer work, I can't see how many miles per hour I am driving. I have to turn of the jeep, restart it and that will make the speedometer work but the engine light will not go off. In a couple of occasions I have come to make a complete stop with the vehicle and all of a sudden it will turn off dead. I have to put the vehicle in park and restart it again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at speeds of 60 MPH, the headlights, brake lights and instrument panel lights began flickering abnormally. The dealer replaced the computer chip in an attempt to correct the failure yet the failure recurred. The vehicle had been to the dealer four times due to the intermittent failure yet the failure persisted. The failure mileage was 24,000 and the current mileage was 28,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the ignition stopped functioning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the winder on the ignition switch caused the switch to deteriorate. The dealer stated that the part was on backorder since the failure had become a common problem. The VIN was unavailable when the time complaint was filed. The current and failure mileages were approximately 72,000. Updated 11/03/10.
05 jeep cherokee 4.7 v8 stalling at will and dealer cannot fix it.. Please make jeep fix the issue on all jeeps with the 4.7 v8. Not just the jeep commander is infected with this issue
2005 jeep grand cherokee 4.7 v8. Driving at various speeds all of the dash lights flicker between the regular setting and dim. This happens quite frequently. The vehicle has been doing this for about 8 months to a year.
Jeep grand cherokee ltd 2005- we have 4 drivers in our family 2 adults and 2 teenagers. Our jeep will suddenly cut out and turn off while we are on the freeway at 65 plus speeds the car just dies everything just locks off and the car is just dead. It has happened over 6 times. You are on a freeway and somehow have to maneuver over to the side of the freeway. Its very scary. It has happened to me four times my husband once and my daughter once. The car also doesn't start right away once you are on the shoulder. Very dangerous situation no rhyme or reason and no warning I have read other jeeps are having this problem.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) while driving my 2005 jeep grand cherokee to work saturday march 6 I notice that the lights on the instrument panel would blink every once in the while, I was driving on the garden state parkway in new jersey @65 miles hour,it was a very scare experience since I did not known if the engine would cut out and I would loose steering and breaking , and after all the toyota problems I was almost in panic. Please let me known if there is any other complains like mine , since there is no recalls for this kind of a problem on your web site. [xxx]
My 2005 jeep grand cherokee with 50,000 miles, has huge electrical issues. It either will not start and leaves me stranded at home, market, at night after work, or.... If I can get it running after 5 minutes of driving the transmission goes into "limp" mode on the freeway or surface streets and I am afraid I will be stranded again. The dealer has changed out numerous electrical parts to no avail. I as a single woman do not feel safe in this car and have asked the mfg and the dealer to replace it again with no response.
No events leading up to failure- normal driving conditions and did not experience any similar problem before. Headlights turn off while driving or flicker on and off. Occurred frequently after car running for more than 10 minutes with lights on. Fixed problem by having the headlight switch replaced at a cost of $335.00.
1. While driving at a standard velocity of 55 MPH, the engine lamp in the dash board turns on and the velocity of the jeep grand cherokee decreases very fast with shaking motions. Even thought the accelerator is pushed to increase velocity, it did not respond. These has happened about 4 times in 4 years. Nothing has been done since the event is an intermittent one. 2. Under normal use the interior panels in the area of the handles got broken. To correct this, the interior panels (4 panels) were reordered.
2005 jeep grand cherokee limited. My right front directional stays on all the time. Even when key is off. I took the bulbs out so battery would not go dead. I am driving without the front right directional. Called dealer, they tell me the front control module is out of warranty, and if I buy one from ebay at $50 it may not work and has to be programmed at dealer. They are going to give me a discount price to repair of $603. I told them to order the part over a week ago, and today they told me it is on back order and they will call me when it comes in. Is this a common problem, and if so shouldn't they have a part some where to repair it? Thank you for your help.
I parked my vehicle in a driveway and took the key out of the ignition. I opened the rear passenger door and put my son in the backseat. The vehicle gearshift lever was pushed out of park and into reverse with my 3 year old son in the vehicle. The vehicle rolled backwards 20 feet and crashed into a truck. If the truck wasn't there it would have rolled even further into the pond. I'm just hoping this doesn't happen to anyone else, it could've killed someone. I am contacting my dealership to try to get the issue resolved. According to the owner's manual the brake transmission interlock system failed on my vehicle. You should not be able to move the gear shift lever in the p (park) position when the ignition switch is in the lock position. To move the gear selector lever out of the p (park) position, the ignition switch must be turned to the on position, and the brake pedal must be depressed.
Electrical system : starter failure replaced by dealer twice. First replaced on 05/20/08. This part failed on 02/16/09 and was replaced again with 34447 miles on the vehicle.
As I drive my 2005 jeep grand cherokee( hemi)the vehicle simply shuts off. All the lights on the dashboard turn on then the car turns off. I end up with no control. Sometimes this happens and then the vehicle turns on all by itself while im driving. About a week after I purchased it, I had this problem but the dealer said it was fine. As I took it to the gas station across the street, it happened. The dealership employees witnessed it and were nice enough to run over and pushed the vehicle back to the shop. They said they couldn't find anything but replaced the battery just in case. Since then it happens at once every two months. Currently, I have an airbag issue. The dealer cannot seem to repair any of these issues. The airbag lights turn on indicated the airbags are off because it does not sense anyone on the seats. It has been to the dealership 3 times for this issue and I am waiting for a call back to return it so they can install an ECM. They think it may be the issue. This will be the fourth visit for the airbags. Seems the vehicle has a lot of electrical problems. I have not driven the vehicle since december 22nd. It is now feb 25. I am afraid of going over the warranty miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that her vehicle shut completely off while idling at a stop light. She drifted slowly across the median and was able to restart the vehicle after approximately five minutes. The dealer kept the vehicle for a few days and stated that there was electrical failure. The failure occurred without warning. The failure mileage was 36,000.
On numerous occasions my car has stalled out while driving, leaving a catastrophic loss in power. This has happened to me about 5 times now. Thankfully I have not been on the highway or had cars behind me at that time.
The headlights and dashboard lights turn on and off while driving. On occasion when attempting to start the car the vehicle was totally dead. I had to replace the starter, only 29,000 miles on the car and was advised half of the starter was defective. The problem still continues. Can only assume it is a wiring, electrical problem. The vehicle is a hazard as you never know when this will happen causing myself and other drivers to use caution around the vehicle. This vehicle is definitely defective and should not have left the factory floor.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the headlights flickered on her vehicle, and would also turn off and not back on. The instrument panel lights would also flicker. On approximately 6-8 occasions, the vehicle would not start. The computer system was replaced and the starting failure was resolved; however, the headlights still flickered approximately 90% of the time they were activated. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 52,000 and failure mileage was 38,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at any speed, the vehicle shuts off whenever an object touches the ignition key. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The current mileage was 22,200 and failure mileage was 18,000. Updated 05/19/08.
I have a 2005 jeep grand cherokee that I've owned 2 years and have put 28,000 miles on it and my battery is dead. Not realizing what a pain it would be to get a new battery I thought oh well. Well upon contacting every auto place and multiple dealerships within a 25 mile radius I found out that no one carries this mopar/chrsyler battery. It has to be special ordered and to top it off it goes for between 120-150 and this is the only choice for this SUV. Per the dealerships the battery does come with a 72 month warranty at least. So I call chrysler to see if they will prorate the battery being I've only the jeep 2 years and it's only 3 years old. Well of course they say no. When you purchase one of their cars the battery is only warranted for 36 months or 36,000 miles but if I go buy the exact same battery now they will warranty it for 72 months. To me this does not sound accurate but they refuse to help in anyway. They said there is absolutely nothing they can do. I am not asking for something for free but I believe the battery should be prorated.
Safety recall 2005 jeep grand cherokee/transmission fluid leak. Vehicle shakes violently/shudders on highway &when speeding up/ slowing down. Jeep serviced on 5 separate occasions for recall over 36 months. Repaired incorrectly on 1st visit to dealer service. Brought in 4 subsequent times/approx. Every 10,000 mi- to fix same issue transmission/ failed torque converter/shudder. Dealer argued no recall of this item, despite having the federal safety agency recall info/my VIN was noted on recall. Dealer refused to waive $100 powertrain warranty fee each time jeep brought back. Dealer insisted mopar parts have 9,000 mi warranty/ I would pay for repair b/c I drove 10,000 mi since previous repair. Dealer refused to provide rental car despite 5-7 day s to repair. Recall states a loaner vehicle to be provided if scheduled repair would take >1+days. A local 5 star jeep/chrysler dealership refused to service jeep after their initial recall repair failed at 10,000 miles. I was told to take jeep back to dealership I leased it from. Dealership manager told me it was not his problem to fix & 5 star jeep name did not mean anything to him. Said he was not concerned about recall. I brought jeep to the leasing dealership- they refuted claims of a recall & told me to pay for all repairs & loaner car. It wasn't until 4th&5th time jeep was in for service that a loaner car was provided because I told dealer I was pursuing ohio lemon law. The last time I brought jeep in for service of this recall item, I was told to go on a drive with serviceman to verify problem. He told me it was torque converter & not to fix it b/c he didn't think there would be a fires from leak. I showed him the federal safety agency recall. He said I would pay for mopar parts b/c they were out of warranty @ 12,000 miles. I told him I had 10,000 miles since last service. He spoke to manager & they serviced jeep. Jeep is again shuddering/clunking.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The air conditioner would only function properly when on a high setting. The repair shop stated that the wire harness for the blower motor was melting and causing the failure. The dealer stated that a new blower and wire harness was needed. The current and failure mileages were 32,600.
Drivers side window on 2005 jeep grand cherokee on first occasion, may 2007 came out of power window track, wedged between mirror and door frame and the pressure resulted in spider cracked throughout window. This is a hazard due to potential window exploding onto driver while in transit. Also inability to close window during inclement weather could result in traffic crash. Initial repair resulted in window motor also needing to be replaced, motor warranted by chrysler, but labor was charge to customer. Second occasion september 16,2007, same drivers side door window came out of power window track and wedged between mirror and door frame. This time window did not crack, however, chrysler dealer would not cover under warranty, charging customer. Story chrysler jeep, advised window track parts to repair the molding was back ordered for 3 weeks. Dealership glued old track molding into place so it would not slip out of place causing this power window issue. ( vehicle has 51,031 miles ) additionally, AC/ heat control blower resistor and wiring melted on plug in behind glove compartment of vehicle. This resulted in blower motor only working on high. May be a fire hazard with this vehicle.... Again dealer would not warranty work due to 51,031 miles on vehicle this 2.5 years old vehicle has significant safety issues.
I bought the jeep cherokee laredo in june 2005 and I have experienced several events with the instrument panel lighting system and gauges. The panel goes on and off until the engine and / or air conditions shut off. At one point the battery needed to be replaced. It has been very stressful having this condition occurring while driving or at a traffic light. Both dealer and chrysler have improvised some repairs (6 times) that had not resolved the problem. I have decided to file legal action against the dealer and chrysler after seeing in the federal safety agency complaint database that this is a widespread and systemic problem with this model. If you want to join the effort to pursue actions using the "lemon" or any applicable law request a complaint research of this complaint record to have access to my phone and e-mail address. Having a joint effort will result in louder and more effective results to defend our rights as consumers.
While SUV is running on the road and / or on full stop the dashboard lights turn on and off several times within seconds, rpms decreases, engine stops and air conditioning turn on and off. This conditions have occurred all at the same time or in combinations. In one occasion the battery went dead in middle of the road. The dealership has not been able to find the source of the problem. The problem may occur in busy traffic posing risk of car accident.
Since 4/24/07, my 2005 jeep grand cherokee will intermittently fail to start. This typically has happened after driving it throughout the day without incident. (only once did it happen early in the morning after sitting all night.) for the first two failures, jumping the battery was successful. The third incident, where the jump didn't work, LED to the battery being replaced, although the old battery was never diagnosed as faulty. When the car failed to start with the new battery,the keys were re-coded by a jeep dealer. It then failed to start with the newly coded keys. The ignition was eliminated as a problem, and the starter was replaced (with an after-market product). When the car failed to start again, the starter was replaced a second time (with a chrysler part) and the ignition once again was diagnosed as working. After the next failure to start, a temperature sensor in the transmission was replaced. When the car again failed to start, I was told the newly replaced temperature sensor was faulty, it was being replaced, and the car would be ready the next day. Now, three days after being told the car would be ready,I'm told that no one knows what the problem is, although the diagnostics now indicate there is a problem. I was told by the current jeep dealer servicing it that no one could be consulted at chrysler until the problem could be replicated. (although it is a timely process, the problem has been replicated while in repair.) it is now august 3, 2007, and for the last 102 days my grand cherokee has been in and out of repair for weeks at a time. When I have had access to it, I have not been able to drive it with any confidence. The dealer (not a jeep dealer) where I purchased this car has been loaning me vehicles and they have been exceptional in their concern, despite anyone's ability to resolve this. Their daily attention my faulty vehicle is the only reason, as a first-time jeep grand cherokee owner, that I have been able to stay on the road today.
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