2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 8, 2015 · Electrical · 134,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 60 MPH, the vehicle lost all power and stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and various warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle began to jerk. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the repair part needed was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.

Filed May 12, 2015 · Electrical · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked forward when braking. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. In addition, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Apr 9, 2015 · Acceleration · 99,000 miles · MO

My jeep at times lurches when taking off from a stopped position before it will drive normally. At times when slowing down and not coming to a complete stop the rpms will jump and not go down causing the vehicle to not continue to go forward. I have to pull over and turn ignition off, turn back on and go. This is very dangerous, especially if trying to get on highway or in traffic on a city street.

Filed Mar 9, 2015 · Brakes, Transmission · IN

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the contact noticed an intermittent knocking noise. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle jerked. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The contact was unsure about what needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Nov 3, 2014 · Tires, Wheels · 134,565 miles · PA

While driving on interstate 81, our low tire pressure light came on. About 10 seconds later our rear passenger tire exploded causing our vehicle to jerk to the right and weave back and forth. We were able to pull off of the road and when inspecting the tire, black smoke was rolling from the tire and the tire was in shreds. The wall of the tire completely exploded. The tires were puchased about 1 year ago. They are hankook dynapro a7-m p245/65r17 tires. They are not on the recall list, but should be. We are now scared to drive the car for fear one of the three other hankook tires will explode. We are thankful that we were not involved in a serious accident as our grandson was in his carseat in the backseat of the passenger side.

Filed Jul 9, 2014 · Engine · 52,000 miles · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the engine warning light illuminated and the rpms decreased. The vehicle jerked and then suddenly stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.

Filed Jun 13, 2014 · Body · 120,000 miles · VA

Right rear interior door handle plastic was broken while getting out of the vehicle. Plastic is extremly brittle. Right front interior door handle broke the same way about a week later the door handle was not jerked or abused in any way. They both looked to be in perfect condition before they broke.

Filed Jul 9, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 59,000 miles · SC

I began to notice some unexplained acceleration and deceleration. While driving, when the vehicle should downshift, I could feel a bump and noticeable hesitation. That gradually worsened to become major fluctuations in the RPM while both accelerating and decelerating. For instance, while steadily engaging the gas pedal to accelerate, the vehicle sometimes feels jumpy, does not accelerate smoothly, and if you look at the RPM's they jump up and down by 500 - 1000 rpms. Also, while coasting to a stop, when I am not braking but just allowing the vehicle to roll to the stop from say 45 MPH, the same jumping occurs with the rpms. This sometimes causes the car to lurch forward if the rpms flare at a near stop, and once, as I was pulling out of my driveway, I stopped at the bottom of the drive but the engine flared and pushed the car out onto the roadway by about a foot. Eventually, this RPM issue began causing stalling. When I would stop at a traffic light, the engine would jump, and then the rpms would drop to zero and the engine would stall. Sometimes after just a few attempts I could restart. Twice I needed towed. My regular mechanic was able to replicate the stalling and saw and felt the RPM flares. He found no mechanical issues and suggested it was a computer issue and directed me to a dealership. 2 dealerships could find nothing wrong and sent me away with no fix. So, my regular mechanic did a computer reset which seemed to solve the problem temporarily. Reset was at 66,000 miles. Now at 72,300, problem is again becoming pronounced. I am getting nowhere with the dealerships and I'm honestly frightened driving this car. I cannot trust the car to accelerate or decelerate properly and I can't be sure the engine won't stall in traffic.

Filed Feb 17, 2012 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · TX

When we put the car into reverse there was a rough jerk. We then put the car into drive but it was stuck in 3rd gear. The engine light is on. The car won't drive in anything but 3rd gear now and still jerks everytime we shift from park to reverse or drive.

Filed Mar 8, 2011 · Brakes, Electrical · MA

2005 jeep cherokee. Consumer states several problems with vehicle including electrical, brake system issues, battery failure, alternator failure, 3 broken stems and repetitive issues with a transmission filter *tgw the consumer stated the transmission problem would often leave him stranded. The transmission would often cause the vehicle to lurch forward or backwards when the transmission finally engaged. The vehicle has stalled at intersections while making turns which caused the consumer to lose steering ability.

Filed Oct 17, 2008 · Transmission · 1,000 miles · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo. While driving over 45 MPH, the vehicle would jerk. The dealer replaced the torque converter and dropped the extended warranty deductible. The contact was informed that the vehicle was leaking transmission fluid caused by a seal failure. The dealer stated that this was common for the sealant to fail and cause the leak. The contact inquired about a tsb and was informed that there were no service bulletins for the vehicle. The failure mileage was less than 1,000 and current mileage was 33,000.

Filed Feb 8, 2008 · Transmission · 12,690 miles · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 15-55 MPH, the vehicle shook when the gears shifted. In addition, the vehicle hesitated when attempting to accelerate. The dealer stated that the torque converter inside the transmission caused the failure and they found water inside the transmission. They repaired the vehicle as part of the recall for the power train: automatic transmission (the federal safety agency campaign id 05v396000). Approximately seven months later the failure occurred again. In addition, the vehicle would lurch forward when the vehicle was stopped. The dealer stated that the automatic transmission caused the failure. The dealer made the repair. The contact stated that the failure occurred on four more occasions. The dealer stated that the automatic transmission caused each failure. The failure mileage was 12,690 and current mileage 60,000.