2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Oct 27, 2026 · Electrical · NC

Driving down the road all my dash lights cut off, the windows, turn signals wont work and the headlights (Auto) turn off.

Filed Apr 17, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · 176,000 miles · FL

Numerous times when driving everything electrical will go out, the dash lights,headlights radio lights everything like the car is completely off. One time I hit the dash and everything came back on another time just to see I opened my driver door and everything came back on when I closed the door back everything went back off. It started as random but is now more and more often. It happens alway when I am driving.

Filed Mar 29, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · IL

Dashboard lights keep flickering, the whole dashboard turn on and off and headlights and interior lights flicker and while driving vehicle turned off completely.

Filed Oct 25, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 175,000 miles · AR

At random times while driving, while in park, and just after startup, all dashboard gauges, lights, and power goes out, headlights turn off, but the engine still runs. I cannot see what is in front of me at night, I cannot tell my speed, I cannot see my fuel level, etc. The outage lasts from 2-30 seconds before every single warning light will illuminate for a few seconds, or flicker on and off, and then return to normal. I replaced the ignition 2 years ago from a previous recall notice. This is extremely dangerous because I never know when it will happen, it could happen at night on a heavily trafficked street and I lose all power and lights!

Filed Oct 11, 2019 · Electrical · 100,992 miles · IA

While driving on a city street last night, all lights on the dashboard light up and then go off and my gauges don't work, my headlights and turn signals don't work, nothing works in the interior. Vehicle still runs, but electrical stuff doesn't work. Could not use a turn signal to get out of traffic and off the road and it was dark. This has happened more than once and I'm afraid to drive any distance or trip. I try to get off the road and turn the car off for a few seconds, turn it back on and things go back to normal except the check engine light or the anti lock brake light may or may not stay on for a day or so and then it will go off. So intermittent and happens so suddenly without warning. This will also happen sometimes when I start the vehicle after it has been parked for a while.

Filed Sep 27, 2019 · Lights · 1 miles · IL

The headlights and dashboard lights have started to flicker on and off. Numerous times the headlights and dashboard lights have completely turned off while driving or even while parked/

Filed Aug 16, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving various speeds with the headlights illuminated, the headlights ceased to function without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Apr 7, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 180,000 miles · WA

While driving all the instrument / gage lights came on then went off several times, while this was going on the vehicle speedometer and tachometer went to zero stayed for a few seconds , long enough for me to pull to the side of the road, then resumed operating. Not sure if direction lighting was responding on exterior of vehicle at the time. Or head lights, as it was daytime. I had difficulty getting people to acknowledge as it's generally a very busy road traveled. Meridian rd puyallup wa.

Filed Jan 3, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 150,000 miles · TX

A lot of owners of the jeep grand cherokee are experiencing the same problem with the dim head lights and trouble starting the car . The car simply won't start you have to crank it about 20 times . The car will sometimes turn off while driving in the road

Filed Mar 7, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 157,000 miles · AR

The front headlights and all interior electronics including lights, gauges, radio, etc. Shut off. This happens on initial startup at home and in city parking lots, also acted while the engine has been running in motion. The vehicle has to be turned off and back on repeatedly until lights and electronics begin functioning again.

Filed Feb 27, 2017 · 144,500 miles · OH

Headlamps flashing intermitttently while driving at night. Potential accident waiting to happen. Veru distracting to me as well as oncoming traffic

Filed Dec 30, 2016 · Body, Lights · 81,000 miles · VA

Issue 1 - all the internal door handled have broken. This limits passenger egress in the even of an accident. Issue 2 - this past weekend all the lights on the car flickered and briefly turned off while driving at night on the highway. This includes the headlights, parking lights, fog lights, and all interior lights. It appears there is a known problem with the light switch mechanism in the multi function turn signal assembly. This present a very dangerous situation if traveling on a two lane rural road.