Vehicle transmission has always made strange clunking noises. Vehicle began to drop out of gear while driving and then finally (and currently) will completely shut off while driving. This has happened on numerous occasions and dealership says that they cannot duplicate the problem. A customer service manager did tell me that jeep is aware of the problem and this is a common problem among v8 models such as mine but that they just do not know how to fix it so they have not yet issued a recall. However, jeep is putting so many people at risk of an accident. Not only the vehicle drive but everyone else on the road around the vehicle. The vehicle now shuts off while in motion driving on a fairly regular basis but with no consistent pattern. $34,000 dollars worth of worry.
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical complaints
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We leased a 2005 jeep cherokee in january 2005 and in january 2006 everything on the dashboard started to cut off including turn signals, odometer... And everything on the dash including the cd player, the buttons for the heater/AC would overheat and the car began to smoke for no apparent reason. We took it in to galeana, the local dealership and they could not find a problem, which apparently seems to happen quite often with chyrsler automobiles. Shortly after the car began to break down everywhere. If I parked the car at a store, work, home... And went back to start it, it would not crank. This happens 8 out of 10 times and the vehicle has been taken to the dealership 5 times and they could not "duplicate" a problem and now they tell me they can't do anything for me. Shortly after that at the end of 2006, as I was driving down the highway a "pebble" as the dealership calls it, went through my grill and hit the transmission coolant, spraying transmission fluid everywhere almost catching on fire with me and my two small children in it. We took it to the dealership and apparently the transmission was blown out, $4,000 dollars to replace. All of our other problems still exists and chrysler does not want to fix the problems or let us out of the lease. I have tried talking to chrysler and getting this issue resolved only to hear them telling me that this was not their problem. This is becoming a trend in their business and if they cannot fix the vehicles they manufactured they should not be making the vehicles in the first place.
I own a 2005 jeep grand cherokee that has 2 specific problems that I have taken to the dealership numerous times with no resolution. Jeep claims they do not know what the problem is and/or can not duplicate the problem to fix. No error codes etc however if someone would just read the jeep forums they will see this is a "nationwide" issue that is very dangerous with hundreds of near miss accidents. Her first issue with my jeep is when coming to a stop or sitting idle with the car in drive the engine just shuts off. Of the 8 to 10 times this has happen, twice the car did not want to start up again. We had to give the car about 5 mins and then it started right up. Dealer found some "random" error codes that we were told had nothing to do with the issue we were having. At the third time we too the jeep to the dealer they changed a senor and replaced the transmission filter and fluid. The problem continued and on the fourth trip to dealership they updated the software per jeep in detroit. Still not fixed and the dealer ship is telling me there is nothing they can do. Issue continues to happen. After the dealer ship installed the new software, the second issue started. This issue is the most dangerous and will result in a lawsuit if not fixed. When driving at really any normal speed the car will act as if I the driver am hitting the brakes really hard. Not hard enough to lock the wheels but hard enough to leave a seat belt redness on my neck from being slug forward. When this happens the red brake like and yellow ABS light comes on. The issue happens for about 3 seconds and the car just regroups and keeps going. We have lost count of this issue buy my guess is this has happened about 15 times. On the last 3-5 times when the car locks up it turns off the radio when in the past this did not happen. Issue seems to be adding more problems as time goes on. Jeep needs to read the forums.
Dt*: the contact stated after towing the vehicle and driving it 20 miles at 50 MPH, there was a intense smell of burning rubber surrounding the outside of the vehicle. The smell was coming from the center front of the vehicle near the firewall. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer on 3 separate occasions for the same issue, but the dealer was unable to determine the problem. The manufacturer was also notified, who the contact stated was very rude.*ak the consumer stated the owners manual was incorrect on how to tow a vehicle. Updated 01/10/07.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH through an intersection on normal road conditions, the engine stalled and could not be restarted. There were no warning lights prior to the incident. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, who diagnosed a fuel pump and fuel injection pump failure, both were replaced. After this incident, the vehicle presented transmission problems. The contact noticed a loss of power while driving 65 MPH on a highway. Intermittently, the transmission made noise when shifted to second gear. The vehicle had been taken to the dealership 20 times, however no error codes identified the defect. In one of the incidents, the yellow malfunction light illuminated and the dealership identified the defect as the computer control module and the driver shaft, both were replaced, however the transmission problem persisted. The dealership determined the vehicle could not be repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who recommended to take the vehicle to a different dealership. *ak the vehicle was not downshifting when going up hills and it would get stuck in second or third gear. The A/C and blower motor were inoperative, the dealer could not duplicate the consumers concern. The key became stuck in the ignition. All the dashboard lights were flashing, the cd player was broke. The brakes and rotors vibrated. The starter was replaced. The driveshaft and heater were replaced. The seats would not move back. The seat belts did not retract as they should. Updated 01/17/07. *jb updated
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the dashboard lights illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the dealer who replaced an o-ring.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 MPH, all the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated intermittently. This was accompanied by all the gauges ceasing to function with a clicking noise coming from the dashboard panel. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where it was determined that moisture had collected in the junction box. The junction box was replaced, but the problems persisted.
2005 jeep grand cherokee stops for no reason leaving no control of power steering and power brakes. Have sent back to jeep dealer twice to try to alleviate problem.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 60 MPH on the interstate, there was a loss of all vehicle power, and the engine stalled without warning. Afterwards, the engine was easily restarted. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined the electrical wires along the engine were mounted incorrectly and had worn into. The electrical wires were replaced, but the engine stalling problem persisted. The manufacturer was alerted. Updated 12/28/2006 - whike driving at speeds of 5 - 60 MPH all the dasj lights would flash on and off and the vehicle would loose power. So far the dealer has replaced the crank sensor due to wear, front control module.
Dt*: the contact stated in april 2006, the vehicle accelerated on its own nearly causing an accident. The service dealer determined the computer system that runs the transmission was the problem. The computer issue allowed the transmission to leak improperly. Also, in october 2006 the vehicle stalled at 30 MPH due to all the electric in the vehicle failing.
2005 jeep grand cherokee - ~21,000 miles on vehicle. The instrument cluster/gauges will randomly all light up at once, then go off one at a time as I am driving on the road. The speedometer, at the same time will go to 0 then will seem to 'reboot' and go back to the correct speed. Again, all of this will happen randomly as I travel on the highways. I have taken this vehicle in 3 times to the westgate chrysler jeep dealership in raleigh, nc, and it has still not been corrected!! On the first trip, they just flashed the computer and sent me on my way. On the second trip there, the flashing happened to the technician so they replaced the junction box and said that should do it...but the problem still occurs. On the 3rd trip, they just hooked up the computer and said everything was fine. They called the chrysler technical service and they told them to just wait until it happens again...then bring it in?? It happens at random times, so it's difficult to 'just bring it in'. My jeep has become unsafe to drive at this point! When the instrument cluster goes blank while I'm driving, it becomes a hazard to me and my family. I have contacted chrysler, but I have only received an automated reply. They are not helping me with this serious issue. I've searched the internet with people who have had similar problems, and the solutions range from bad fuses, to corrosion in the connectors, relays, etc. I don't want to take this in to westgate as they appear useless and don't want to do any detective work. Please help me remedy this serious electrical issue.
Dt*: the contact stated without incident, the driver and passenger side windows cracked. The vehicle was taken to the dealership for the driver side window and the window was replaced. Also while traveling 55 MPH, the electrical system shut down. The vehicle was pulled over and turned off. It was restarted and was taken to the dealership, who was unable to determine the problem.
Dt*: the contact stated the illumination of the instrument panel flickered and failed on three separate occasions. The service brake warning light illuminated each time. On two of those occasions, the brake pedal went mushy, but began operating after the brake pedal was pumped several times. The headlights failed to illuminate on the last occasion while traveling 45 MPH. The vehicle was returned to the service dealer three different times for service, but the problems continued. The manufacturer sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle.
2005 jeep grand cherokee - 07/26/2005 - vehicle did not start, dealer replaced battery. 06/10/2006 - stalled while at light, dealer attempted repair by tightening connection in junction box. 06/28/2006 - vehicle stalled while driving, dealer could not duplicate no repairs attempted. 07/07/2006 - vehicle stalled while on interstate, dealer replaced forward control module. 07/26/2006 - vehicle would not start - dealer could not duplicate no repairs attempted. 09/01/2006 - vehicle stalled while driving - dealer duplicated problem - dealer replaced battery. 09/15/2006 - vehicle stalled while driving, has been in dealer possession now for 7 days - cannot duplicate - no repairs attempted. Vehicle has been out of service for same problem for a total of 39 days and counting. Situation is a danger as the vehicle will just die while moving and driver cannot get it off road. Vehicle only has 20,000 miles and has had problem since 155 miles. Daimler chrysler's response is unacceptable - vehicle is a safety hazard and an accident waiting to happen. When is enough - enough? Loss of life? Maybe then someone will realize there is a problem with several of these 05 jeep grand cherokees with same problem! Contact me [email protected].
On 9/1/06 while on vacation driving in stop and go traffic on california freeway, vehicle lost brakes and steering while vehicle in motion. I was able to pull off to side of freeway. Turned car off and restarted and took to closest dealership. They hooked up to computer and found 3 error codes that they did no recognize. Because of holiday weekend no one was available to look at the car until tuesday 9/5/06. This left me with extra expense because I had to rent a car for the duration of my vacation and had to stay an extra day for car. Dealership contacted chrysler and they instructed them to reprogram computer and drive and re-test. No error codes reappeared and gave me my car back. While driving back home from california on 9/5/06 car engine shut off while at stop light. Again had to turn off to get restarted. Took into local dealership in hometown next day and they could not find anything wrong after having car for a day. Again on 9/18/06 while driving out of parking structure, car engine again shut off. Luckily, I did not hit anyone or anything. Taking back to dealership again.
I leased a 2005 jeep cherokee in june of 05. While traveling on I-69 to indianapolis in august of 05 my jeep shut off for no apparent reason. I called the dealership and told them of the situation. They told me if it happened again to let them know. Everything was fine until june of 06 when we were again travel on I-69 and the vehicle shut off again. I called the dealership again and they took the vehicle in for service but could find nothing wrong with it. We got the vehicle back and three weeks later my husband was driving alone on I-69 and the vehicle again shut off almost causing an accident. I called the dealership and they have had it for about three weeks with various people driving it with an auto-pilot hooked up to it, but nothing has happened. So I now have a vehicle that I do not feel safe driving with my 16 month old in the car for fear that it will just shut off and cause an accident. Something needs to be done about this problem before someone gets seriously hurt.
After filling the gas tank of my 2005 jeep grand cherokee 5.7 liter hemi I accelerated onto the interstate and the car began to decelerate and all the information lights came on and began to flicker on and off as well as the headlights. Vehicle then proceeded to drive normally with check engine light on but not pulsating. Dealer next day could not look at it as I did not have an appointment. After several stops and turning engine off the check engine light went out. Several days late the information gauge lights flashed and received a code message to service electric brake system. Then they recycled and has been clear since.
While driving, all of the gauges will suddenly turn-off (including gas gauge, speedometer, odometer, temperature, and tachometer.) when this happens, the turn signals also stop working, as well as the headlights and dashboard lights. This has happened multiple times, and one time while driving at night. The car has been in the shop five times for the above stated problems (currently still in the shop). Supposedly on the fourth visit, the dealership replaced the "cluster panel." however, this obviously did not resolve the problem as within two hours after picking up the problems happened again.
Dt*: the contact stated while changing the gear from drive to reverse there was a clicking noise. This occurred intermittently. While attempting to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal the engine made a roaring noise and the vehicle failed to pick up speed. The dealership rebuilt the transmission, however no other repairs have been made. The manufacturer has been alerted. Updated 6/27/2006 - the vehicle battery would not hold a charge. The headliner had to be replaced because it was unraveling.. The sunroof motor had to be replaced. The transmission was rebuilt on 2-27-06 with on 90000 miles. The memory seat did not move back at times when the key was removed from the ignition. The tire pressure monitoring system was inoperative. The power steering pump was binding and had to be replaced. The air bag light illuminated on the dash. The rear windshield wipers were not flush with the windshield.
I am the owner of a 2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo. On more than 10 occasions since I have purchased the vehicle I have inadvertently shut of the engine by hitting the key with my knee while driving at highway speeds. I believe this is due to the placement of the ignition directly above the driver's knee. To date I have been able to maintain control of the vehicle and get it restarted before an accident occurred. However, without power steering if I had been on a curve I doubt I would have been able to maintain control of the vehicle. I have been in touch with daimler chrysler via email in an attempt to resolve this situation to no avail. This may be unique to me but I consider it to be a serious safety condition that needs to be rectified. I have asked them to allow me to terminate my lease without success. At this point there is no alternative but to ask that an investigation be initiated to determine whether my concern is an individual problem or a serious safety defect. Thank you for you prompt attention to this matter.
Was driving on interstate 70 MPH, light lit up, I couldn't accelerate, my car immediately slowed down, I barely managed to coast over to the side of road while dodging traffic. Immediately put the car in park, shut the car off, turned car back on, put into drive, wouldn't budge. Made the noise as if I was in neutral while pressing on accelerator. I shut the car off, pulled out the manual, read I could experience loss of power, not to drive the car, report immediately to be repaired. I called the 24 towing number, had the jeep towed to the dealership. When I received call from the dealership on april 10, I was told this issue was related to the recall problem that I had repaired in february. After further conversation on tuesday with the service department at the dealership I was given explanation that when I brought the vehicle in for the recall in february 2006, there was already damage done to the vehicle, they had to flush the engine. The power outage I experienced on the interstate was related to the recall, and in addition, they had to flush my engine again and replace a valve in the transmission. When I expressed that I wasn't comfortable driving the vehicle which such safety issues, the service man also agreed it was a safety factor. I was on the phone with chrysler yesterday, and was told that once this problem occurs a 3rd time, I can then go to arbitration, and take the next step, but that step wasn't clear. After expressing my desire to get out of my lease because of the safety concerns, I was told they couldn't do that. The 2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo is my 3rd jeep I have driven, no prior vehicle has had problems. At this point, I am supposed to go and pick up my vehicle even though I am not comfortable driving it, in the hopes the next time my power shuts down, I am alive to tell about it. And when that day comes, chrysler can then take the next step in pursuing further action.
Dt*: the contact stated while depressing the brake pedal at any speed the vehicle continued to move forward and the brake pedal went to the floor before the vehicle stopped. The dealer was able to duplicate the problem, but could not determined what remedy to use. Also, the dashboard lights illuminated dim and bright. The dashboard lights were replaced twice in an attempt to solve the problem . However, had no success. Updated 05/30/06.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving at various speeds the vehicle surged forward without warning. The rpms increased very rapidly. Upon inspection the dealership determined there was a problem with the electrical system and the transmission. The dealer replaced multiple parts in an attempt to remedy the problem however, the surging problem continued.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving or in park the vehicle was turned off when the contact's knee touched the key. Even when the seat was moved farther back the problem still occurred. The key contains the remote keypad on it, which makes the key larger and easy to be hit. The ignition is located on the dashboard. The dealership replaced the ignition cylinder in an attempt to prevent the problem from occurring without success. Updated 03/22/06
When ignition key is in place with the 2005 grand cherokee laredo running, it is possible to bump the lower edge of the key with the driver's knee. *ts ***no answer required*** the consumer stated the remedy would be to raise the ignition switch or make the key smaller.
Dt*: the contact stated there was the federal safety agency recall campaign 05v396000 regarding the automatic transmission. The recall was performed on the vehicle, but afterwards it continued to shudder while driving. Although the repairs were performed accordingly the vehicle had a strong shudder that could physically be felt by the contact as well as a loud chatter from the transmission. While shifting from park to reverse there was a loud clanking noise. Aside from the problem with the automatic transmission the electrical system displayed some abnormalities. While driving the dashboard panel lights illuminated and all of the gauges, such as the fuel and speedometer failed to register. The defroster which was in use at that time stopped working. This problem lasted only a matter of seconds but returned to normal when the check engine light illuminated. This occurred 5 or 6 times in a 5 mile radius and abruptly stopped with no further incident. When the contact returned the vehicle to the dealer for the automatic transmission, the electrical system problem was reported to the service department. The contact left the vehicle at the dealer for inspection. However, the service department has been unable to duplicate the problem.
Grand cherokee shut off by itself (lost power steering and brakes). Car started right back up. This happened on a major highway around a sharp curve and could have resulted in a car accident with injuries or even death. Brought the car to a dealer and they said they could not replicate the problem and sometimes the internal computer needs to be rebooted. I bought the car because of all the safety features. I will probably trade this car in. It's not worth my well-being.
2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo death trap. 1) engine shut off on driveway 2) check engine light on and off in 3 engine cycles 3) 70 MPH on freeway. Instrument panel dimmed, gauges went to zero and the engine shut off. Veered to right and applied light brake pressure resulting in a brake lockup and freeway spin. Car came to halt facing oncoming traffic. Vehicle would not restart. Placed in neutral and pushed off freeway. Approximately five minutes later turned ignition switch and vehicle turned on 1st service true cause of check engine light reported unknown. True cause of driveway stall unknown. Two codes stored in memory 01411 fuel rational, p2302 ignition circuit. Vehicle test driven 200 miles with starscan. True cause of incident 3 reported as unknown true cause of stored codes reported unknown. Car was released with undiagnosed problem 2nd service circuitry was tested and all values appeared to be within service manual specs no repairs were made and problem undiagnosed daimler chrysler recommended co-pilot recording device installation reluctantly were forced to become unpaid crash test dummies for a company who clearly didn't have our safety or well being in mind 4) speed 70 MPH on freeway instrument panel dimmed, gauges went to zero and the engine shut off as instructed, the button was pressed on the dealer-installed co-pilot. When car velocity decreased application of brakes brought car to halt on side of road 3rd service upon diagnostics dealership found multiple codes: p0700, p0562, b210, u0151, b211b, b1ba6, b223d, b210d. Service tech. Contacted star and was advised to perform battery test and to inspect bulkhead and ignition connectors. No problems were found in these areas. Assumption is that the problem lies in a massive electrical failure. Following daimler chrysler technical rep recommendation engine control module was replaced and service books were closed is the car safe? No. Contact us ([email protected])
I am writing to correct the details of my complaint posted on your web site. I spoke with someone on the phone yesterday and the entry posted is inaccurate. My husband was driving my 3 month old 2005 jeep grand cherokee on october 24th (not the 17th) when the engine stalled without warning. He was driving in the left lane of a busy highway during rush hour in the rain. He was able to restart the vehicle after reaching the shoulder of the road. He then stopped at a service station but they could not diagnose the problem. I called the service department at the dealership and was told to tell my husband to drive with the defrost on to keep the engine idle up. I then made a service appointment and asked to have the oil changed at the same time. They kept the truck overnight and said that the diagnostic tests did not reveal any problem and they were unable to duplicate the incident. I was also told that they discovered a "milky" substance when changing the oil and put in a new filter. They did not say that this was the problem. They told me that if it happened again, I should bring it back. My issue is that waiting for a vehicle to stall at high speed on a busy highway is a real safety concern. My husband and I are reluctant to drive the vehicle and actually rented a car to visit our son who is almost 250 miles away at college. I hope you will correct the entry as it is important for other owners who are experiencing the same problem to have the actual facts.
Dt: the contact's husband was driving and the vehicle stalled without any warning. The service dealer could not find the cause of the problem when performing the diagnostic test, and they could not duplicate the problem. The service dealer said there was a milky substance mixed with the oil. This could have caused the problem. Therefore, they changed the oil and filter. The contact believed this may have been an electrical problem.
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