2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee: brake failure

Filed Jul 13, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 82,300 miles · MI

I have had my jeep gc lockup. This happened 8 times since late oct. 2012. The conditions are as follows. The engine stops, I have no control, no brakes or steering. 2 times I was driving one of the two I ran into a post. This put a big dent and scratch on my car. The first time this happened I was in a parking lot. In order for me to get the car stated I had to force the key to move. I called chrysler 3 times. They put me on the rush list. This was over a year or 2 ago. They won' even talk to me anymore. Once I was doing 70 MPH on the expressway. The engine just stopped and I had no control other than braking, but there was no braking assist. I got a recall letter from chrysler about 2 years ago. And still noting what is going on?

Filed Jan 26, 2015 · Electrical · 42,000 miles · PA · crash · 1 injury

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact also stated that she lost control of the vehicle, the power steering failed, and the brakes failed. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle that was parked in a driveway and the air bags deployed. The contact sustained chest and neck injuries that required medical attention. A police was not filed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

Filed Oct 17, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 90,900 miles · IL

Purchased used vehicle from dealer. That evening while driving at speed (35 MPH), my dash flashed, went dead and engine stalled, lost steering and brakes. The oil light lit and was only light on dash. Pulled over to side of road, after shifting to park, it restarted and drove normally. Next morning upon starting the check engine light came on. Drove to work, parked, called dealer. Upon entering vehicle again, used remote start, but when I inserted key, it died. Cycled key again and started. Returning to dealer, upon exiting freeway, it died again at roughly 30 MPH. This time a loud clunk sound occurred and the same stalling issue, coupled with no brakes or steering occurred. After shifting to lark and cycling hey, it started immediately. Dealer diagnosed it as a "autostart relay switch" overheating and burning out. Replaced switch, check engine light disappeared, and vehicle drove normally all night. Third day of ownership, while at a stoplight, a loud clunk sound, coupled with jerking motion occurred. I actually looked at rear window because I thought I was rear ended, until I realized my dash was dead except for same oil light. Car was stalled. Placed in park, car started immediately. So far I've had car 3 days and it's happened everyday. Glad I just dropped close to 20k on a jeep that may kill me.

Filed Aug 27, 2013 · Acceleration, Electrical · 80,400 miles · OH

I was driving the jeep and it accelerated suddenly as if the throttle was stuck. The throttle pedal in fact was not stuck and I had to shift into neutral to get it to stop accelerating. After shifting to neutral, the jeep stalled in the roadway and I ended up driving through my neighbor's yard to avoid pulling out into a busy intersection as I had no brakes or steering. I almost ran over a pedestrian I didn't see walking on the sidewalk. This vehicle has been to dealerships multiple times for stalling at freeway speeds and stalling when driving around town. This has been an ongoing safety concern, especially with the stalling and chrysler is well aware of the problem. Most recent chrysler case # is [xxx]. They have replaced multiple things so far and the problem still exists. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Aug 27, 2013 · Transmission · 78,522 miles · OH

Jeep stalled on the freeway. I was going 65 MPH on I-71 and it stalled dead in the roadway. I had to pull over after avoiding other vehicles and restart the vehicle. When it stalled, it gave no warning, simply died on the freeway and I was left with no brakes, no steering and limited drivablity. I called chrysler and got a person by the name of [xxx] as my case manager. She was the most clueless and incompetent person I have ever spoken with. After taking it to the dealership, it stalled again on the freeway a few days later, same thing at freeway speeds. Chrysler support is a joke...this issue is still going on. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 24, 2008 · Engine, Fuel system · 5,300 miles · NV

Sudden acceleration/ loss of brakes. Vehicle accelerated to full throttle while entering from freeway onramp. The driver took foot off accelerator and vehicles accelerator pedal continued to move downward to full throttle and would not decelerate after an attempt to "pump" the accelerator pedal to try and get the pedal to release. The automobile was then put in neutral and the engine would not slow down in" RPM's". The brakes were applied and an attempt was made to stop the vehicle and the brakes were not functioning properly with the automobile coming to a very long and slow stop white trying to maneuver the automobile to the side of the road. Once the vehicle was brought to a stop the motor was still at an extreme "RPM" level. The motor was turned off at the ignition switch and the engine finally stopped running. After sitting at the side of the road for sometime the vehicle was restarted and driven to a safe location where the driver let the vehicle sit for an hour or two and restarted for the final drive home(about five miles). The vehicle was taken to the dealers service department the next business day. The dealer ran a scan on the vehicle and diagnosed that the event occurred as stated. The dealer consulted chrysler service center and were recommended to replace the throttle and brake modules for the sudden acceleration and braking problems. The vehicle parts are at the dealer with the vehicle. The vehicle was test driven by the dealer and the customer was told the vehicle was ready. When the customer asked if the vehicle was repaired and safe the service department representative said "we installed the recommended parts by chrysler service" and would not say if the vehicle was repaired properly or safe from the sudden acceleration/brake problem. The vehicle as of today 12-24-2008 remains at the dealer.

Filed May 14, 2008 · Electrical · 10,800 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. While attempting to make a left turn at 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled in mid turn. The power steering and brakes failed as well. The contact was unable to slow the vehicle down and continued to depress the brake pedal until the vehicle coasted to a complete stop. The contact nearly struck two children and a tree. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but they could not diagnose the cause of the failure. The contact believes that his vehicle is experiencing the same failure as noted in the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v059000 (visibility:windshield wiper/washer); however, the manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 10,800 and current mileage was 10,840.