1. My 2005 jeep grand cherokee unexpectedly can stall, typically when the vehicle is moving at less than 15-20 MPH. Unfortunately, no warnings are given by the vehicle as the engine simply stalls and dies. No computer error codes are displayed or registered. The stalling occurs both in forward and reverse. Often the stalling occurs when the engine seems to either down shift or up shift in lower gears. The stalling is a safety issue as the unexpected and unpredictable stalling often occurs at stop lights/intersections or parking lots. The problem appears to me to be a coupling between the computer controller/software, the RPM sensor, and the transmission gear box. 2. The failure is intermittent and unpredictable. When the computer fails to "catch" the rpms fall rapidly and the engine stalls and dies. Consequence is that the vehicle can stop suddenly in the middle of an intersection or parking lot. The failures have occurred multiple times. 3. Despite several computer flashes and maintenance on the "solenoid-linear iacv," jeep has failed to resolve the problem. Chrysler-jeep gives the run-around. The dealer says that they can help anymore; the regional manager doesn't recognize it as a safety issue; corporate chrysler-jeep doesn't see it as an issue.
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints
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Vehicle stalls, steering locks while moving at high speed due to apparent software malfunction.
2005 jeep grand cherokee 4.7 limited. Purchased car ... 2nd owner... With 21k on the odometer. Car constantly stalled... I had one spell where just about everytime I stopped the car stalled. How dangerous and crazy is this? I brought the car under warranty and jeep kept trying to fix it. 2 weeks later issue would be back. After 5 dealer visits now the car has only stalled twice in the last 3k miles. Still its ridiculous. Daimler chrylser needs to step up and figure this out now b4 more people get hurt.
When slowing down approaching a hard stop, my 2005 jeep grand cherokee ltd shuts off. This happens about once every six weeks. The dealer cannot figure out why it does this. I've narrowly avoided going over a hill, drifting back into cars behind me while stopping up a hill, and almost causing an accident in rush hour traffic. The dealer said unless the computer registers a code, there is no way they can fix. They refuse to send this up to the district manager for referral to chyrsler hq. I see on the internet there are numerous models encountering this issue.
Our 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited 5.7l has stalled out three times after purchasing used in 2007. This has happened twice while traveling 65 miles per hour on an interstate and once while backing out of the driveway. Each time the vehicle stalls out, the entire car shuts down, including electronics. Each time the vehicle has restarted without trouble.
2005 jeep grand cherokee idler pulley broke resulting in a need for replacement along with the serpentine belt.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving between 50-60 MPH, the vehicle shut off and would not restart. The vehicle had to be towed to the dealer and they stated that the cam sensor needed to be replaced. The failure has occurred intermittently ever since the vehicle was purchased. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 53,000 and failure mileage was 100. Updated 7/3/08 *cn updated 07/03/08
My 2005 jeep grand cherokee caught fire in the engine area and was destroyed..I was traveling to nyc from vermont on 2/20/08...fire took place in newtown ct........
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While approaching a stop at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle completely shut off. The contact had to place the vehicle into park in order for it to restart. The failure occurs most frequently when making left turns. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times, but they were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The current mileage was 18,500 and failure mileage was 15,000.
2005 jeep engine light comes on periodically, they have not been able to tell me what is wrong with it. I had the car inspected while the light was on, it passed the safety inspection, but not emmisions.the rapid oil cchange center didn't know what the emission problem was, they told me I ihad to take it to the dealer. I made appointmnet with dealer,, I drop car off, the darn light is off!!!! The dealer say they cannot help me, my lease is up in two months,and that I have 6 days left on the emmision warrenty and there is nothing they can do unless the light is on.... I know that light will come back on the 7th day. I have documentation the light was on because the inspection wouldn't clear a few days back......I want the warrenty extended.
While slowing to a stop, engine dies and vehicle loses all power steering and brakes making vehicle extremely unsafe. This has just begun happening on this vehicle at approx. 28,000 miles. However, it has happened twice in the past two days.
The stalling problem was originally reported to the dealers technicians at 9,007 miles. It occurred intermittently while coasting or braking. They could not reproduce the problem, indicating "[no codes] stored; could not duplicate condition" on the repair form, and sent it home with me. Knowing there was nothing they would do until a stall could be deliberately demonstrated, I continued to drive it until september, when the stalling became more frequent than the normal every-2-month average and nearly caused an accident due to the unexpected loss of power steering and brakes. I again asked them to track down the problem and repair it. They finally decided to attach their co-pilot computer which monitors the jeep's systems and have me drive it for a while. If it stalled, I was to press a button to capture the previous and future 30 seconds of vehicle activity. On two occasions while the co-pilot was attached, a stall occurred. I pressed the co-pilot trigger to capture the data both times. When they got the jeep back, they said there was something indicating the engine stopped running on two occasions. Chrysler recommended they replace the egr valve and the purge solenoid, which they did. This morning it stalled again. I updated chrysler and the dealer about the incident. The service manager told me that chrysler's engineers have instructed them to perform no service - no replacements and no troubleshooting - on my jeep until a mechanic can demonstrate another engine stall. Please note the following thread on jeepforum.com. I submitted this thread's information to the dealer tech's, but I cannot tell how much good it did. My jeep still stalls and chrysler still has no fix for it. This thread calls out commanders and grand cherokees, from 2005 through 2008. This is an extremely serious and wide spread problem, and it has "recall" written all over it. This problem needs attention and it needs it now. Http://jeepforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=253493.
I own a 2005 4.7 liter v8 grand cherokee. Since my purchase (two years ago), the engine has idled rough almost the entire time and completely shut off while driving about 8 times.
My 2005 jeep grand cherokee(4.7) with 58,000 miles overheated and stalled as I was pulling a small cargo trailer. The jeep is equipped with a transmission cooler and up until this incident I've had no overheating problems. When I popped the hood there was coolant every where. The jeep was towed to service garage and was diagnosed with a failed water pump. The day I picked up my "fixed" jeep I noticed a strange sound coming from the engine ... I took the jeep back to my service garage and they told me my A/C compressor was failing and upon checking with the local parts supplier, my mechanic told me he could not buy a replacement compressor ... I must go to a jeep dealer. I did and was told there was a national back order and I would have to wait at least 3 weeks for a replacement. Keep in mind the engine has one belt, so at any time the compressor could freeze up and I would not be able to drive the vehicle once the belt broke. I did a lot of phone calling and found a compressor in illinois .. It was delivered and installed for $550.00. So, within a week I spent over $900.00 for repairs. The jeep was a dealer demo, so I was out of warranty even though I bought the jeep with less than 1,000 miles on it.
This is the second complaint I have filed concerning this problem. This is a continual issue that, if left uncorrected, will eventually cause an accident. My 2005 jeep grand cherokee (4.7l at) stalls or nearly stalls while coming to a stop, or accelerating from a stop. The last reported incident occurred while approaching a stoplight. Since that initial complaint, I have spent 19 hours over 3 visits to the dealer trying to identify the problem. After replacing a solenoid in the throttle assembly, the condition seemed to improve, but has since regressed to pre-repair status. I have received no feedback concerning my original complaint from the federal safety agency, nor have I been notified by daimler-chrysler of any developments in correcting this problem. Relying on dc's initiative to determine the cause and necessary repair for this issue seems irresponsible since they haven't done so in the two years that my model has been on the street. Also, if it were not for the personal initiative of the mechanic that replaced the solenoid, I wouldn't have received any help with my problem. The dealer position was that there was no computer registered event, so therefore, the stalling had not occurred. When they could personally observe the event, and capture it in the vehicle computer, they would investigate further to see if any repair was warranted. The survey below asks about property damage, deaths, and fires. Do I need to actually have one of these events occur to my family to flag my complaint for appropriate action? Knowing a vehicle stalls while braking and accelerating at highway speeds and not aggressively determining the cause until a fatal accident occurs seems irresponsible. Hopefully, I do not hear about this inevitable recall the same way my firestone patron pal did. (from the tow truck operator, post-accident). Please contact me with the status of this problem as well as instructions of how to get my vehicle repaired correctly.
2005 jeep grand cherokee 4.7l 4wd. Engine idles rough and stalls when brakes are applied. Reported to dealerships for servicing on multiple occasions. Unable to resolve.
Our 2005 jeep grand cherokee has started cutting out or stalling. Engine just stops. My son was almost in a major collision when he couldn't get the car out of the intersection. Thank god there was no accident. Maybe if more people complained - I hate to see lives lost- what will it take for a recall- jeep repair states resetting the drive train should help.. Does it????
I have taken my 2005 jeep grand cherokee into the dealership 3 times for rough idle and stalling issues. They informed my that it was the spark plugs and needed a throttle body cleaning. So I paid to have those things done. Then, 2 days after the service was performed, I was driving and my vehicle shut off. I was in the middle of traffic and lost ability to steer and brake. Luckily I was able to safely move on the shoulder and avoid a collision. I have done quite a bit of research online about this problem, and there are many people who have the same problem with their 4.7 gc and commanders.
2005 jeep grand cherokee has engine failure when there is a rapid decline in engine RPM. Most often when getting off of the freeway and coasting to an intersection, or when making a turn in an intersection and lifting off the gas pedal. Engine dies and the vehicle shuts down causing a loss in power steering and all power. This causes vehicle to not be under control and veer into undesired lanes, curbs, and various locations due to having sudden loss of power steering and engine power.
The jeep grand cherokee ( 2005 ) with the 4.7 v8 will stall intermittantly. It is very dangerous to lose all power brakes etc when stopping. I have 2 small children and am scared to have them in the vehicle. Accident almost caused!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Turning left to enter major highway and the engine stalls with loss of power steering and power brakes.
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.
I purchased a 2005 jeep grand cherokee limited w/ a 4.7l v8 engine in early 2005 from hunter chrysler in charlotte, nc , now owned by metrolina chrysler, south blvd, charlotte,nc. Since the vehicle was brand new it stalled on numerous occasions - sometimes when I was at a stop, and other times when the vehicle was at rated speeds! I took it to the dealer at least 5-6 times for this problem, and they have finally admitted that chrysler was aware of the problems on this engine, but no one could offer a solution. I have talked to several chrysler representatives, who were always very courteous, but no one has offered a solution. The last chrsyler representative said the only thing he could do was to recommend to me to trade the vehicle in. When I explained that I would take a loss on the trade-in value , less than two years old but 48000 miles he suggested that a chrysler district manager would be in contact and could maybe help soften the financial blow. It has been two weeks and I have heard nothing. Meanwhile the vehicle kept stalling and I was afraid that I will get into an accident and get hurt or worse. My wife will no longer drive the vehicle. Please help.
2005 grand jeep cherokee laredo stalls on turns. I lose power steering and brakes. It has approximately 45,000 miles and has a v8. It has stalled a few times a couple months back and I had taken my jeep to a jeep dealership and they could not find anything wrong. When it stalled a few days ago I almost hit a building. It stalls when I am braking and making a turn. Each time I have almost been in a series accident. It is very scary and happens randomly. I am calling the dealership once again. If they can not do anything I am contacting jeep.
Car accelerated rapidly on four separate occasions without touching accelerator. Despite pressing hard on brake pedal, car engine sped up and spun two wheels making black tire marks on pavement. Now at dealer for diagnosis.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 75 MPH the vehicle completely shut off and the headlights went out without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after the vehicle came to a stop. The dealer recommended cleaning the throttle body and the fuel injectors. However, they were unsure if that was the reason for the stalling. The current and failure mileage were 40,500. *ak the dealer was unable to identify problems because codes did not register after vehicle shut off. Update 4/23/07
Oil changed routinely around 3000 miles. Cold morning -3 fahrenheit. Let car warm up for 5-10 minutes. Drove 5 miles to work. When stopped at a light on the way to work I could smell hot oil. I thought it was the car in front of me. After I parked in the car I noticed a large amount of smoke coming from my hood. I immediately popped the hood to see what was going on. There were approximately 3 inch tall flames on the exhaust manifold for about 6 inches along the manifold. Since the engine was off the flames died out and did not ignite the car. The valve cover gasket had failed and was leaking oil out on the exhaust manifold. Dealer thought the pcv valve might have had moisture in it and froze. This caused excess pressure to build and popped the valve cover gasket the weakest point. Dealer replaced valve cover, valve cover gasket, and pcv valve. Failure again: exactly 2 weeks after the first failure. Same scenario, it was 3 degrees this time and I let the car warm up for less than a minute. This time though there was no fire. Dealer tore deeper into the engine and found the oil had sludged up. I had just changed my oil a month ago and 1000 miles previous. The sludge caused moisture to be trapped in the pcv valve and freeze. The sludge also was found in every component the oil lubricates. When I asked the dealer what I can do to prevent this from happening again they told me to change my oil as recommended. I already do that. They suggested that since I first saw this failure at 35000 miles, I should have my engine torn apart every 35000 miles to have the sludge removed. They told me they have seen the sludging problem before and chrysler is aware of it. Chrysler will not cover the sludge clean up once it is out of warranty at 36000 miles.
Engine occasionally stalls when braking. I originally only noticed it when parking after 30-50 minutes of driving. On 28 jan 07, jeep stalled on 31w while approaching a stop light. There was a chime, a red light in upper right of dash started to blink, and the message center stated programming active. After about 30 seconds, there was another chime, the message went out, and I could restart the vehicle. The vehicle has stalled several times since then, all while braking.
2005 jeep grand cherokee purchased brand new - vehicle stalled while driving down the road. (I was in the process of slowing down for a red light). Had no control of vehicle on december 13, 2006. Vehicle stalled again after making right hand turn into a parking lot. Loss of power on december 29, 2006. Car restarts after turning key off and then back on. Called dealer. Said they had never heard of this before. Took car into dealer. They put it on the machine to see if the computer recorded any codes. It didn't and they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Was told to bring it back if it happens again and would have to leave vehicle at dealer.
Tl* - the contact stated vehicle hasda rough idle condition. While at a drive-through, vehicle almost hit the vehicle in front while trying to compensate for the idle. The contact stated that he brought vehicle to the dealership about five times, and, they stated they could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The contact has been experiencing this failure since he bought the vehicle.
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