It all started with the seats not staying in there settings(driver 1 driver 2. Then the auto dimming rear mirrors would go dark at any time. The rain sensor wipers stopped working. The car would accelerate on it own. Even when in park, then the seats started moving to driver 1 then 2 as I was driving it. The jeep also has a bad odor in it. It is at the dealer as I speak, the jeep is not safe to drive. Fog light go on and off at any time as I was driving the jeep to the dealer the jeep started the speed up on it own the car hit 68 MPH in a 45 MPH zone , so as you would thing a state trooper pull me over, he ask me why it took me so long to pull over, so I told him the problems with the car, will the look he gave me ! Then right in front of him as the car was in park the instrument panel lit up like a xmas tree and the car started to accelerate all by it self, will I did not get a ticket and he follow me to the dealer.
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical complaints
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Transmission: I have a 05 jeep cherokee that has continuously had a transmission shudder problem. While driving, the transmission shudders, feels sluggish, jerking the vehicle forward and backward. It happens while traveling at various speeds, but it is excessive while at the 40 MPH & 1500 RPM range. The first time it was taken to the dealership, they did a transmission flush and told me to pick it up. The second time, they ordered, then later replaced the drive line. The third time to dealership, the service technician said they reprogrammed the transmission. It has now been dropped off for the same problem 4 times, and still no remedy. I called the dealership again and told them about a possible recall I read about on the federal safety agency website on the problem I was having. The public information specifically suggests a remedy, replace the torque converter (which has not been tried on my vehicle). I asked them why they couldn't use that information to fix my vehicle since it is still under warranty rather than wait to see if a recall is even issued, and I was told that the engineers are working on a remedy for the possible recall I was reading about, and it may not affect my vehicle. So, until that recall is issued, nothing can be done. Air conditioner:on 9/22/05, while vehicle in motion, air conditioner, radio, &all dash lights went off at same time, stayed off for 5 seconds or so, then came back on. 5 miles or so later, the same thing happened again. Later on the same day, the air conditioner would only work on the highest setting. On my way to the service appointment the next day, the air conditioner would come on and turn off itself, like it has an electrical short in it or the dash. I can also smell plastic burning/melting but can not locate where it is coming from. Dealership now states that parts are not available to fix the air conditioner, and they do not have any timeline for parts availability. No clue why the dash lights shut down.
I leased a 2005 grand cherokee lardo (v8) on june 30, 2005. During the first 1.5 months the vehicle has stalled out loosing complete power on 5 seperate occasions. June 24th - pulling out of my driveway june 26th - backing out of my driveway august 20th - pulling out of my driveway august 21st - while traveling 70mph on the expressway (us-23) while traveling 50mph on us-24 when the vehicle stalls it would loose complete power (dash board lights, radio, and yes power steering). After the two expressway incidents I immediately took it back to the dealership where after looking at it they told me they were aware of this problem, but did not know what was causing it or how to fix it so I could pick up the vehicle that afternoon. They also told me they had a few of their own mechanics experience this same problem, but it just went away. I ended up going through several different managers before speakign with the dealership general manager. The following day (the second day they had the vehicle in the garage they told me they gave me wrong information and this has hever happened before....they were aware of 2004 grand cherokees having a starting problem not a stalling out while driving problem. They said they would not give me a new vehicle or terminate my lease when I requested it since I feel this car is unsafe for my wife to drive with my child. They have now sent it home with a mechanic so he can drive it back and forth to work to see if it happens again. They have not repaired or replaced any parts.
Dt: the car was a rental car. The driver rented it last week. The contact was driving on interstate in the right lane and driver's knee hit the key and the car shut off. The driver lost power steering, and had to come to a stop in the middle of the highway. The driver had the same problem again on an off ramp. The car shut off and he lost power steering, had to coast to a stop again. The local chyrsler dealership advised that there was a government mandate that requires that the key be located on the dashboard. The owner contacted rental company upon return, and made a complaint. The driver wanted others to know. The VIN number not listed because the contact was not the owner, this was a rental car.
'05 gc ltd 5.7 l information light (service four wheed drive system) flashes on contiunally in the information menu. Dealer kept 2 days and says they have to get a sensor, dealer says chrysler does not know how to fix.
Dt: consumer owned a 2005, jeep , grand cherokee laredo. The air condition had a part that needed to be replaced on 7-18-05. And later on 7-20-05 the blower fan and heater would only work on the highest setting. A part melted, and there were too many amps being driven to the resister. They had to the replace blower motor, relay, resister, and a wire harness.
Consumer's knee hits the ignition resulting in the engine turning off in the 2005 jeep grand cherokee.*mr the consumer believes the ignition was design to low which makes it prone to being hit.
I have a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. Several times since I bought it in march the engine has suddenly stopped while I was driving. When I stop the car and put it in neutral, the engine will immediately restart. The dealer has not been able to find why this is happening. This is far more than a nuisance. Should it happen, for example, while I'm passing another car, it could result in a crash. I have talked to jeep about this and they claim this condition is impossible. However, the dealer told me that his regional manager has experience the same problem with his 2005 jeep. However I have discovered the source of the problem. The key and ignition switch have been mounted on the steering column. Should the driver inadvertently bump the key with his/her leg, you can stop the car. I have confirmed this condition and reported it to the dealer. He mentioned that the regional manager also suspected this was the case. I am a normal sized male, 165 pounds, 5' 11". It should not be possible to stop the car in the manner I am describing. It has happened to me several times since I took delivery of the vehicle. I believe this is a condition that is dangerous and needs to be pursued by daimler chrysler asap. Registered professional engineer,
While driving on a busy streetwith my 2 children in the car, I had to stop @ a red light and when the light turned green, I proceeded to go but couldn't and realized that the car had shut off. I tried to restart the car in a hurry due to oncoming traffic but was unable to. Finally I find the hazard lights and put them on to let people know that my vehicle was stalled. I had to take the key completeley out and put it back in to restart the vehicle. I could've had an accident. Took the car in and left it there for 3 days and the dealership stated that there was nothing wrong with my car and to take it home. So I did. I went out of town that weekend and the same thing happened with the exception of the vehicle was actually in motion when it shut off for the second time on a another busy street. I quickly turned on the hazard lights and once again had to restart the vehicle. As I was making my way back into to town, the check engine light came on and I took the car back to the dealership for another 3 days all for them to say that they reprogrammed the transmission and engine computers and that should resolve the problem. But it didn't... It shut off again about a week later right after I dropped my kids off at school. This is ridiculous and is a safety hazard. I took it back again, keep in mind this is the third time...this time they changed out the ignition cylinder after 4 days. I have only had it back now for 4 days and once again the car shut off at a light on a busy street. So the people at the dealership will be seeing me again!!! This is dangerous and very inconvienent for me and my family.
Complaint regarding the position of the ignition system on the 2005 jeep laredo.*mr the consumer stated he inadvertently turned the ignition off with his knee. *jb
Same as 101001116 and 10106060. My husband was driving on rte. 75 at aproximately 75 MPH when his knee bumped the key in the ignition switch and car turned off. Very scary, fortunately around 8pm and not as much traffic as usual. Could have been very bad if traffic had been a bit different.
I have a 2005 grand cherokee laredo under 3000 miles. My engine light has come on less than 10 times ,and my car has stalled when come to stop light or complete stop about 5 times. I have made 5 trips to the dealer and the first few times they could not find anything wrong with it. Then they determined it was related to the remote start which they had installed. I got it back and they said it was fixed and it stalled out when I pulled into my driveway that very day. Engine light came on again exactly 1 week later. Engine light is still on now. This will be my 7th trip to the dealer for this problem. I would also like to say that I have also hit the key in the ignition twice which made the car shut off and my car has also revved up with the brake on just as the other complaints on this site. I am also only getting 12 miles per gallon!
While driving on the freeway 70 MPH and when slowing down to take an exit the vehicle shut down, there was no power at all. Consumer was able to pull over and restart the vehicle. Consumer drove the next day to the dealership and left the vehicle. Dealer could find nothing wrong after three days. After picking the vehicle up from the dealer it shut down while at a stop light. Consumer took it back to the dealer. No defects could be found. Consumer went on a trip, and the vehicle stopped while making a right turn. Again the dealer could not find any defects. *ak computer was replaced. There was also rear suspension noise. Sunroof is noisy.
Consumer feels that the ignition function of the 2005 grand cherokee can be dangerous.***no answer required***. *mr the placement of the ignition on the 2005 model puts it directly in the path of the knee of a 6 foot tall male. With a brush of the knee, the ignition can be turned off while in gear and moving forward on a highway. The car can't be re-started unless stopped and shifted in the park position. There should be a locking device on the ignition that prevents shut-downs while moving in gear. *tt
2005 jeep grand cherokee design flaw in the ignition system. ***no answer required***. *mr with a brush of the knee of a 6 foot tall male, the ignition can be turned off while in gear and moving forward on a highway. The car can't be re-started unless stopped and when shifted in the park position. There should be a locking device on the ignition that prevents shut-down while moving in gear. *tt
Bought a 2005 jeep grand cherokee in late october. Have had numerous instances on engine shutting down while driving, including on a busy expressway. Neither chrysler nor the dealer was able to correct the problem (the dealer's service department was in contact with chrysler techical support when trying to repair). They tried a couple of repairs suggested by chrysler that did not resolve the problem. Finally realized I was gently bumping the ignitiion key or attached keys when going from the accelerator to the brake and the switch was moving to "accessory" from "on" and killing the engine. The two positions are very close together. Have talked to two people at the dealership who have had this happen with either a jeep or pacifica. To me this is a serious safety concern that could get someone injured or killed if in traffic. I removed all other keys and even the ring from the ignition key to try to prevent this from happening. With this information, the dealer has agreed to replace the ignitiion cylinder; I asked that they check the other grand cherokees to see if it's a common problem several days ago, but they have not yet responded. To me as an engineer, there are two problems: the ignition switch is very low on the dashboard where the key can easily be hit, and the two positions on the switch are very close together, making this problem easy to occur. If there is the slightest weakness in the spring in the ignition, this is even more likely.
Consumer contacted the dealer about an ignition problem. Mechanic stated that a cause could not be determined. Consumer informed the mechanic. When driver entered into the vehicle and started it up, and while driving driver's knees hit against the ignition. This caused the vehicle to shut down intermittently, but driver was able to restart it.
Driver's knee would hit the ignition switch while driving,this caused the vehicle to shut off. Contacted the dealer for this problem. Dealer informed consumer no complaint on this problem was recorded.
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