Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2005)

2,052 consumer complaints on file.

#10940341January 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
"UNINTENDED POWER ROLL-AWAY IN REVERSE AFTER PARKING JEEP GRANDE CHEROKEE" 6CLY. VEHICLE ENGINE RUNNING AND IN PARK. DRIVER OPENED DOOR TO EXIT AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO TRAVEL BACKWARD UNDER POWER OF ENGINE ON LEVEL SURFACE. THE OPEN DOOR KNOCKED DRIVER DOWN ON FLAT CONCRETE CARPORT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL RAN OVER DRIVER IN THE PROCESS. 76 YR OLD WOMAN - BREAKING HER LEGS AND HEAD INJURY. THE EVENT WAS WITNESSED BY HUSBAND WHO JUMPED IN CAR TO STOP IT BY CUTTING ENGINE OFF AND RETURNING SHIFT LEVER TO PARK. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON FLAT CONCRETE CAR PORT OF HOME. MY RESEARCH TOOK ME TO NHTSA ODI RESUME EA0-017 OPENED 11-1-01. VEHICLE WAS IN RECALL UNTIL 2004 FOR THE VERY PROBLEM DESCRIBE ABOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10939962January 5, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
PLEASE SAVE THE CHILDREN! THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND BOTH REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE LATCHES DON'T FUNCTION AND NO ONE CAN GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. ONLY THE DRIVER CAN EXIT THE VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND CARPOOLS OUR CHILD AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO GET IT REPAIRED AT TALLAHASSEE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP TODAY AND THEY QUOTED US $650 PER DOOR OR $1,950. THE BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR IS LESS THAN THAT. WHY IS THERE NOT AN NHTSB RECALL ON THESE? I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINS ONLINE. PLEASE HELP! THIS IS MADNESS! IT IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. IF YOU REVIEW THE COMPLAINTS, YOU WILL SEE THAT MOST OF THOSE AFFECTED HAVE LOST FUNCTIONALITY IN ALL FOUR DOORS AND THE DRIVER CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THE CAR. WE ARE, UNFORTUNATELY, WAITING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, AS WELL. THANK YOU, KINDLY, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AS WE WERE TRYING TO EXIT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938920December 31, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 1 REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE ' IF HANDLES BREAK OR ARE INOPERABLE IN CERTAIN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH! MANUFACTURER CHARGE TO REPLACE/REPAIR HANDLES IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938734December 30, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ISSUE 1 - ALL THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLED HAVE BROKEN. THIS LIMITS PASSENGER EGRESS IN THE EVEN OF AN ACCIDENT. ISSUE 2 - THIS PAST WEEKEND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR FLICKERED AND BRIEFLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS INCLUDES THE HEADLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS. IT APPEARS THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH MECHANISM IN THE MULTI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY. THIS PRESENT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE RURAL ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937391December 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE ON ALL 4 DOORS .THREE OUT OF 4 DOORS NO LONGER OPEN.I HAVE TO PUT DOWN MY WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OR I HAVE SOMEONE OPEN IT FOR ME FROM THE OUTSIDE.I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE QUICKLY IF THERE IS EVER AN EMERGENCY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937187December 23, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HATCHBACK FAILED TO STAY OPENED AND SLAMMED ON HAND. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAD HATCHBACK CYLINDER REPLACED AFTER FIRST TIME BY DEALER. NO INJURY FIRST TIME. SECOND TIME MEDICAL EXPENSES. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY BOTH TIMES IN DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10937199December 23, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934178December 9, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
ALL OF OUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE NO LONGER WORKS. EACH IS CRACKING IN THE SAME WAY LEADING ME TO BELIEVE IT IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM NOT JUST A REGULAR USE PROBLEM. WE CAN NO LONGER GET IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVERS POSITIION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929474December 1, 2016
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND IT, HAS ME SCARE OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN AND MY TRUCK DRIVES LIKE IT HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT TAKES A WHILE CHANGING GEAR MY STEERING WHEEL MAKE A LOUD CLICKING SOUND AS I TURN.. WHILE DRIVING TURNING. THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK FROM DAY ONE.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925928November 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
REMEDY: CHRYSLER INTENDS TO REPAIR VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PARTS AND LABOR). HOWEVER, THE PART REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS CONDITION IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE PART AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. ****THIS WAS 2014, NO UPDATES SO FAR AS TO PARTS BEING AVAILABLE. TWO YEARS IS NOT TIMELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925188November 9, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE CHANGING LANES AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925276November 9, 2016
SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CENTER BACK SEAT SEATBELT WILL NOT COME LOOSE. IT IS TIGHTENED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. I HAVE TO PUT MY SIX YEAR OLD ON THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE I CANNOT SEAT HER IN THE MIDDLE. IT'S CONCERNING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, MY CHILD IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO MORE INJURIES SINCE I CANNOT PROPERLY SEAT HER IN THE MIDDLE SEAT IN THE BACK. ALSO, WHEN IT RAINS, THE CAR LEAKS INTO THE INSIDE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOMETIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. I SPOKE WITH MY COUSIN WHO ALSO OWNS A BRAND NEW JEEP AND EVEN HERS DOES THIS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924547November 6, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY JEEP JUMPS TO THIRD GEAR RANDOMLY, AND IT ENDS UP JITTERING AND SHAKING. MY CAR GOT STUCK SO MANY TIMES AND ENDED UP BEING STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ONCE PARKED AND HAD SHIFTED TO DRIVE BUT INSTEAD THE JEEP SUDDENLY JUMPED TO 3RD AND MY CAR STARTED TO GO BACKWARDS AND ENDED UP HITTING ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD TO PAY THE GUY $500 AND ALSO GOT ALL THE FLUIDS AND OILS CHANGED IN HOPES OF GETTING THIS FIXED, BUT TO NO AVAIL. YESTERDAY, I SPENT $450 ON THESE FLUID AND OIL CHANGES ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONTINUE. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND JEEP HAS NO ANSWERS. YOU GUYS NEED TO DO A TOTAL VEHICLE RECALL SINCE JEEP HAS NO ANSWERS. MANY PEOPLE CAN DIE FROM THIS DEFECT. I HAVE A VIDEO TO PROVE THE CAR JUMPING TO THIRD AND ALL THE ISSUES I JUST DESCRIBED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920565November 1, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN FROM REGULAR WEAR. REAR PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOW ONLY OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OTHER JEEP CHEROKEE 2005-2006 OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10920568November 1, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING, WITH 4 ATTEMPTS BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917182October 18, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914553October 7, 2016
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910824September 30, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THE ONLY HANDLE THAT WAS FUNCTIONAL WAS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE; HOWEVER, IT WAS ALSO FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANELS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907987September 19, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON AFTER STARTUP. I TOOK THE JEEP IN TO TEXAN : JEEP AT 18555 59 N HUMBLE, TEXAS 77338 TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT ON 9/03/16.THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COMMUTICATING WITH THE PCM AND THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG PROBLEM. SO IT WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. INSTEAD THEY PREFORMED 3 OTHER SAFTEY RECALLS THEY SAID THE JEEP NEEDED BUT AIR BAG PROBLEM THE WOULD NOT FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907321September 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH 3.7 LITER MOTOR SHOWS ALL FOUR GEARS PARK NEUTRAL REVERSE AND DRIVE "PRND" ACTIVE AT THE SAME TIME AND THE CHECK ENGINE OBDII CODE U0103 (CAN BUS COMMUNICATION LOST WITH THE SHIFTER). THIS CONDITION REOCCURS EVERY 1 TO 7 DAYS APPROXIMATELY. WHILE IN THIS MODE THE VEHICLE IS IN LIMP MODE STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE WITH THIS CONDITION ON BACK ROADS BUT IT WILL CLEAR AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MILES IN LIMP MODE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WITH THIS CONDITION PRESENT. IT CLEARED WHILE THEY WERE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO REPEAT WHILE DRIVING IT WITH MY PERMISSION FOR THREE WEEKS. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. I GOT MY VEHICLE BACK AFTER THREE WEEKS AT DEALESHIP AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED AFTER TWO DAYS OF DRIVING. TRYING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE IS VERY DANGEROUS AS YOU CANNOT EXCEED ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR CAUSING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS ON ROADS WITH SPEED LIMITS HIGHER THAN 30 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME I AM STUCK WITH A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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