2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jun 4, 2025 · Brakes, Engine · IN · fire

I was driving and wrecked into a sign because I was unable to stop and the vehicle caught on fire under the hood.

Filed Dec 2, 2022 · Body · FL

2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee inside door handles cannot be open any of the doors from the inside you have to open it from the outside because the plastic of the inside door handles are made of cheap plastic and Chrysler knows about it ever since 2005 to 2011 and never had a recall what concerns me with people have small children that you can't get out of the vehicle in a time of the emergency and it really concerns me if the vehicle ever caught on fire or flooded or underwater you can't get out and it's the death trap

Filed Sep 7, 2020 · Electrical · 200,000 miles · SC · fire

I had gotten up to take a ride to the store and the day before I didn't see any smoke. But before I made it to my stop sign there was smoke rolling at my driver door so I rushed back to the house and couldn't even open my door. By this time flames where coming out the driver door and I tried putting it out after I called the fire department with a bucket of water because the water hose wouldn't reach and the fire department wouldn't be in a rush. So my whole [xxx] car caught on fire a week ago from a electric problem. Now I'm screwed. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *js

Filed Dec 30, 2018 · Body, Electrical · 165,000 miles · WI · fire

Shortly after my husband got home we heard someone honking their horn outside of our apartment, so we looked and our vehicle was on fire. It was parked and not running when it happened.

Filed May 22, 2018 · Engine · 111,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle shook and the engine sputtered. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and, shortly after, it caught on fire. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries. Police and fire reports were not filed. The contact stated that the vehicle was drivable. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The contact researched the failure online, but found no information or recalls. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

Filed Aug 14, 2014 · Engine · 110,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While the vehicle was parked, the engine was suddenly engulfed in flames. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was driven approximately five minutes prior to the failure. The fire department extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported. The manufacturer was notified and stated that they would send an investigator to inspect the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Sep 28, 2011 · Acceleration, Engine · 3,088 miles · TX

Check engine light continues to come on at random. When it does, problems accelerating. Car will not accelerate past 20 or sometimes car "sputters" jerking a lot. Sometimes at red lights, rail road crossings, anything really where the car is stopped, car will not resume driving and car sounds like it is in neutral and I am reving it up. Electronic dash puts a bracket over each gear, p r n d, all at once. When engine light is on it is on for a period of days. When I turn the car on and put it in to drive it makes the most horrible sound as if I backed into a wall and jerks. Sometimes on the highway when the light is on it's as if I smell something burning through my air vents. Everytime I take it to the dealer or any shop just for a diagnosis it's just my luck that the light turns off and they tell me my car is fine. This car needs to be recalled from looking at the complaints!!!

Filed Apr 6, 2011 · Transmission · 58,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the front drive shaft at the transmission failed. The drive shaft hit the ground and the other half of the differential joint caught on fire. There were no injuries and the police were not called. The manufacturer was contacted and sent an investigator to further assess the failure. The contact was awaiting a ruling from the insurance company and the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 58,000.