On 11-20-13, car died at a stop sign at northbound bradshaw at sheldon in sacramento county, ca. Car was towed to auto shop in loomis, ca. Since 11-20-13, this vehicle has died a total of 8 times, at various speeds from 0 MPH to 65 MPH. On two occasions, I was in the middle lane of west bound I-80 near rocklin, ca, going approximately 65 MPH. Car has been in the shop at autonation chrysler dodge jeep ram in roseville, ca on several occasions. The car was delivered to autonation on 9-17-14 (two days ago), and their shop will, once again, try to determine the cause of the problem.
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints
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While driving onto a major roadway with my wife and kids in the vehicle the car just stalled out and I lost all control of the vehicle. Luckily there was no other vehicles on the road. I turned the key to off and started the car right up again. I researched this online to find this is a widespread issue and I cannot believe the federal safety agency has done nothing after the entire gm scandal with cars shutting off causing several fatalities.
The vehicle has two chronic problems, the most severe of which is that it suddenly shifts into neutral while being driven, resulting in a sudden & dangerous loss of acceleration and maneuverability . Recovery action requires pulling off the road to shut off and re-start the engine. This problem has occurred at least twenty times, usually in damp or rainy weather conditions. Two different jeep dealers have been unable to diagnose or fix the problem! One dealer thought replacing a module for about $900 would solve the issue but it did not. The other chronic problem is that the car sometimes will not start for no apparent reason!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 5-10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,500 and the current mileage was 41,088. Updated 9/4/14*cn the dealer installed a new ignition module. Updated 11/18/14
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without any warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.
Driving on an onramp to the garden state parkway truck shut off and lost all power to motor.. Had to cost to side of highway and try to restart vehicle.. This put me in danger of not only causing a major highway crash leading to injury and death but also had to figure out what is still wrong with this truck.. The only way to start this vehicle is to come to a complete stop.. Put it into park... Remove the key fob ... Re insert key fob and truck starts right back up... Since 2008 I have filled reports of this exact problem happening.. And no fix has come from jeep or a recall forcing action of these jeep grand cherokees.. In researching this problem I have found this has been a common problem in the jeep grand cherokee line going back to 2007 and still you or chrysler corporation has not taken action. Please my life as well as others driving on the road could be saved be a recall to address this very serious issue ... I ask you will it take me death or the death of others to get a response from some one. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Owner of 2008 jeep grand cherokee on a regular basis hear a click and the power shuts off. You find yourself with no power steering, no power brakes, and no lights. This also occurs sometimes when you go over a bump or if your knee touches the key ring. The ignition key and mechanisms was replaced in 2010, and this above problem has been occurring off and on since then. In the past two years the occurrence has increased. The technicians can find nothing wrong in the car. Chrysler will not admit that the ignition fob and housing is defective, or that their is any problem. This problem is potentially life threatening if it occurs when there is no place to pull over and if hit, air bags will not deploy when the engine is off.
While driving on interstate 15 vehicle engine started to shift back and forth. All the sudden engine light appeared and vehicle shut off. I was able to restart the vehicle, but when vehicle reach a certain speed as it decelerate. Engine commence to shift back and forth. Vehicle speed decelerate and engine light appears. Vehicle was diagnosed with a bad camshaft sensor. Sensor was replaced but vehicle still decelerating and shutting off while driving. I'm taking vehicle in tomorrow, but pray the fix the problem. Only transportation but family safety at risk!
Has been happening off and on since purchasing car used about 2 years ago. Driving down the road, usually bumpy road, car turns off- dead. Have had it fixed twice before. Found to be key and ignition switch (april 2013) now doing it again. Dealership reported to me similar problem with a dodge caravan. Report they cannot figure out what is wrong with it since it is intermittent problem. Will do this at various speeds. Very random.
No 4x4 low ever since I had the n23 recall work performed to reprogram the final drive controller. Called chrysler about it and the scheduled an appointment for me at a dealer. Dealer said the transfer case actuator motor is fried and needs to be replaced. They also said that the part is back ordered 6-8 weeks because so many people have had this problem after having the n23 recall work performed. Chrysler says that the issue is not related to the recall work and they will not cover the repair. I did some of my own research and there are 1000's of other people who ar having the same issue. I've given chrysler many opportunities to address this issue but they refuse to do so.
While driving on the road normally no noises, vehicle went to a complete stop. I wouldn't start. We try starting it, dead starter and battery. Bought a new starter and new battery engine does not turn at all. Engine completely stiff. Went to the shop, we try to turn the engine by hand; completely stiff. The dealer in port au prince, haiti (safari motors) has many jeep cherokee with the same issue they don't even know what to do and clients are frustrated, very disappointed with the dealer and also mopar of america. They will not help anyone with a known issue this vehicle has all around the world.
I have previously entered a similar complaint for this same vehicle. The issue is that the vehicle stalls/shuts off for no reason while driving. Chrysler is unable to provide a reliable fix. This began in may 2012 - my vehicle simply shut off while driving in any number of conditions whether it be on the highway, side roads, etc. I removed all excess keys from my key ring to ensure that it was not the key being too heavy. Brought this in to my dealership, they replaced the win control module but couldn't guarantee that this would fix the problem. Vehicle stalled once while driving unexpectedly about 9 months later. Then vehicle stopped twice in october 2013. At that time I brought the vehicle to another dealership. They at first wanted to replace the win module. When I told them that was the fix from before and it didn't work, they advised that the front control module be replaced, as there was a recall on this but my vehicle was one day past the date of manufacturing impact in the recall, but was having the same exact issue. Replaced front control module in october 2013. Vehicle stopped unexpectedly while driving again twice in march 2014 - on march 20th and march 21st. Vehicle is back at the dealer where they again want to replace the win module. Again, this fix was provided previously and did not fix the car. Either the wins being produced by chyrsler are all faulty and I somehow have gotten 2 in a row or there is an underlying issue that cannot be found or addressed. This issue is very prevalent with 2008 grand cherokees. Chrysler is sitting on a very dangerous issue.
Vehicle engine suddenly stopped on hwy at 70 MPH (this is the 3rd time it has happened in the last 9 months). I was able to get the vehicle off the hwy. It started up after coming to a stop. I took the vehicle into the dealership and they informed me that they were aware of this problem (had worked on previous grand cherokees and even had the chrysler engineers out to try and help them). They did inspections on my vehicle for 5 days and said they could not duplicate the problem or find anything out from the vehicle computer. They told me to contact chrysler. I was eventually given to a case manager. They initially said they could not do anything and now they keep delaying getting back to me. This has been 2 weeks with no solution in sight. This is a major safety problem and the vehicle should not be driven without some fixes. I also have a 7 yr/100,000 mile platinum wraparound warranty that should cover whatever is wrong.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee limited. The contact stated that while approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled as all of the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 65,750.
The first incident was the key getting stuck in the ignition and the dealer replaced an ignition component. After that was replaced on three occasions the engine turned off for now apparent reason. Jeep could not determine why and at that point I purchased a new car. I am reporting this now after hearing about the recall for other vehicles which turned off for no reason and had caused injury or death. Fortunately I was never in heavy traffic and was able to restart the vehicle. I was advised by jeep to remove any extra keys from the ring but that did not resolve the engine turning off. Perhaps there are other jeep owners who have experienced this problem but it was not part of the potential recall.
Jeep stalled in traffic. Had to quickly shift to neutral and attempt to restart. Has been in the shop probably 7 times for this issue and still hasn't been fixed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while at a traffic stop, the engine rpms decreased abnormally. The contact inquired with the manufacturer regarding a previous safety improvement campaign for the failure however, the manufacturer advised that the contact's VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
While driving the jeep it dies, we could be driving on the highway at 55/60 miles per hour and the jeep will die, we could be driving locally at 20 miles per hour and the jeep just dies -- we have contacted chrysler many times regarding the problem but nothing is done -- they keep asking us to pay for a diagnostic test but nothing shows up -- when the jeep dies there is no indication that anything is wrong -- no check engine light comes on, just the RPM drops -- we are worried for the safety of our family that while driving on an highway and all of a sudden the jeep dies that someone hits us from behind and causes a major accident or worse -- we have told chrysler we would pay for any work that is not covered under the extended warranty as long as they can fix the problem -- after that statement they have not responded to any further correspondence.
Jeep stalls when traveling. Mostly has occurred when you are slowing down for a stop light but did stall once at speed on the west side highway in new york city. This has happened at least 10 times and has been to the dealership 3 times with no fix in sight. The dealership can not find what the problem is. I have called jeep and they have not been any help. This problem is affecting a lot of jeep grand cherokee as it is well written on the internet forums. A quick google search on jeep stall or hemi stall reveals many people with the same exact issue.
The jeep stalls on the freeway. While driving the jeep on the interstate, it stalled and restarted suddenly. This was felt by a sudden loss of forward momentum. The jeep at times stalls flat at freeway speeds and needs to be stopped to restart. This has been in for repairs since january 2013 and it still stalls.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee 4x4. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the vehicle lost power and stalled. The vehicle was restarted and began to perform normally, however the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 86,000.
Multiple times while driving the car the the engine completely shuts off with no warning. Last time was last week 09/23/2013.the car dealership says they can not recreate this and the computer is not showing anything.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving 75 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and it continued to operate as designed. The failure recurred over 150 times over the course of two years. The vehicle was taken to two different dealers on six separate occasions but the failure could not be replicated. The coil packs and the final drive control module were replaced in addition to a software update being performed but to no avail. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 94,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 50 MPH, the engine powered off and the vehicle would not restart. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer who stated the tipm module failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without any warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to determine what was causing the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 94,000. Updated 12/26/13*lj the passenger side mirror was replaced. The speakers were not working correctly, the stabilizer bushings were replaced.
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).
The jeep has the 5.7l hemi v8, and stalls at traffic lights, stop signs, or even by driving down the street. I have had stalling issues now for about four months. Most of the time it happens when stopped at a light, but it has stalled driving about 35 MPH down a street as well. The engine simply cuts out. Radio and all other electronics seem to work, but the engine cuts out and has to be restarted.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee laredo. The contact was driving 35 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact merged off the road and the vehicle was restarted. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the incident. The approximate failure mileage was 99,000 and the approximate current mileage was 109000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving 70 mpg, the engine stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the engine as it functioned properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they could not diagnose the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. Manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,000. The VIN was unavailable.
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