2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee: check engine light

Filed Oct 5, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 116,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the accelerator pedal seized. While the brake pedal was depressed, the vehicle failed to stop. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was shifted into neutral to slow the vehicle. In addition, after the failure, the check engine warning light illuminated continuously. The contact informed a local mechanic of the failure. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.

Filed Sep 26, 2017 · Transmission · 56,685 miles · NY

Transmission will disengage while driving at any given speed. The only way to correct it is to coast to a stop, put the transmission in park then shut off the engine and restart. Only then will car become drivable again. This is extremely hazardous when on the interstate or expressway. Check engine light comes on and a code p2767 is always present when this occurs. My jeep mechanic says its an expensive repair as the transmission has an internal servo short and has to be disassembled to repair it. My jeep only has 56,685 on the odometer. Not covered under warranty and I am told is a common problem with this model transmission. Someone is going to get killed trying to coast to a stop or accelerating to get onto a interstate when the transmission shuts down. Happens at any speed. Turning, going straight, highway or rural roads, bumps or no bumps, uphill or downhill. Comes without warning. Engine rpms increase but car is just coasting.

Filed Nov 10, 2015 · Engine · 61,780 miles · FL

Upper radiator hose elbow failed allowing immediate loss of all coolant fluid. The barb on the end of the plastic elbow broke off allowing the hose to slip off the elbow. This occurred while driving and resulted in immediate check engine light and overheating of engine. The driving was being done by a firestone technician that was test driving the vehicle after a front end alignment. Based on comments by other owners of the same vehicle this is a common occurrence ( http://www.cherokeesrt8.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50508).

Filed Oct 14, 2014 · Engine · 54,000 miles · NJ

This is the third incident since august of this year. Latest incident occurred today, october 14, 2014. In each incident, the engine suddenly goes into a rough idle and eventually stalls with loss of power. I have been able to steer the car off the road and switch between off/start positions until the vehicle starts. The vehicle runs normally after these incidents with no "check engine" light displayed. Reported the incident to chrysler and they told me this year jeep was not in scope of their recently announced recall for the same problem.

Filed Sep 27, 2014 · Transmission · 102,200 miles · IN

While driving my car suddenly would not go into gear, I had to put my car in neutral my driving. Engine light came on as well. This happened approximately three days after I had the recall done for the transfer case at champion chrysler dealership. I took it back in july and they told me I needed a new transfer case which I ended spending a 1000 to replace. Picked up the car and as soon as I drove it off the same things happened. I had to shift to neutral before going into 3rd gear. Took the car back to champion chrsyler again and they said it was the solenoid. I just spent another 1000 to get that fixed. They said this should definitely fix the problem. Spoke to chrysler corp. On first incident and service mgr no luck. Spoke to service mgr on 2nd fix and no luck. Long story short getting the recall fix cost me 2000 when it suppose to be free of charge. Chrysler's recall solution for the transfer case is costing consumers more out of pocket. I had never had to put my car in neutral before getting the recall done.

Filed Sep 10, 2014 · Engine · 139,650 miles · MA

On two occasion my check engine light came on. Both times the thermostat gage kept going up and down. On both occasion I took the vehicle to have it checked. On the second occasion that this happened I was told that a technical service bulletin had been issued for this problem. (pull code #p2181) I was also told that I had to take the vehicle to a dealer to have it taken care of. Since this is a manufacturing issue I felt that it should be taken care at no cost to me but was informed that I would need to in fact pay for this update. (not only do I need to pay but I also have to take time off from work to have this done).

Filed Jun 11, 2014 · Acceleration · 15,000 miles · MI

Tl * the contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee laredo (na). The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate past 60 MPH and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the input speed sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 15,000.

Filed Mar 6, 2014 · Fuel system · 43,000 miles · CA

Vehicle is equipped with the 5.7l hemi engine. Upon starting the vehicle, idle was very rough, and vehicle shut off. Check engine light came on. Immediately, estarted the vehicle and experienced no further issue, however cel stayed illuminated. After a couple quick trips around the neighborhood the cel turned off and the vehicle ran normal. A couple days later while accelerating from a stop at a traffic light the vehicle stalled, and the cel came back on. Restarted the vehicle, and it ran normal the remainder of the day, cel stayed lit for a while, but eventually turned off. Approximately 4-5 days later, the vehicle stalled again while waiting at a traffic light. Cel came on. I restarted the vehicle, and drove it home. I pulled the code for the cel using my odb reader, and it was a p0129 (barometric pressure out of range). I took the vehicle to the dealership, by the time I got there the cel was no longer lit. The dealership was able to find the stored code, but said that they could not reproduce the problem. They checked the map sensor, and said it was fine, but refused to take any further action since it was not exhibiting any issues aside from the stored code they found. Searching the internet, I've found multiple people with the same issue on this series grand cherokee, many, as I, who are frustrated with no resolution from the manufacturer. Dealer has advised me to come pick up my vehicle, without any fix or explanation as to what is causing this. This is a safety issue as the vehicle can and will stall in traffic creating a potential for a traffic collision or loss of control.

Filed Dec 19, 2011 · Engine · 40,000 miles · AL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the check engine light constantly illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on four occasions and a new thermostat was installed. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified and a claim was filed. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 45,000.