2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 733 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 15th highest complaint count among 26 Grand Cherokee model years with reports.
Of the 2008 reports, 23 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 10 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, ignitionSep 17, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2008 Chrysler 300 vehicles manufactured May 31, 2007, to May 12, 2008, Dodge Magnum vehicles manufactured May 23, 2007, to May 12, 2008, Dodge Charger vehicles manufactured May 24, 2007, to May 12, 2008, Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured April 3, 2007, to May 12, 2008, and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured March 21, 2007, to May 12, 2008. In the affected vehicles, the ignition key (FOBIK) may not return to the "ON" position after being rotated to the "START" position, instead sticking between the two positions. Potentially, while the vehicle is being driven, the ignition may inadvertently move through the "RUN" position to the "ACCESSORY" or "OFF" ignition position, turning off the engine.
If the ignition stays between "START" and "ON" positions it could cause loss of certain electrical functions. If the ignition key inadvertently moves into the "OFF" or "ACCESSORY" position, the engine will turn off, which will then depower various key safety systems including but not limited to air bags, power steering, and power braking. Loss of functionality of these systems may increase the risk of crash and/or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch and key FOBs, free of charge. The recall began August 19, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P57.
Campaign 14V567000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, transfer case (4-wheel drive)May 7, 2013
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.
Campaign 13V175000 on NHTSA.gov
SuspensionJun 19, 2009
ROCK KRAWLER IS RECALLING 44 PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE. THESE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS WERE PRODUCED WITH GRADE 2 CARRIAGE BOLTS INSTEAD OF THE PROPER GRADE 5 CARRIAGE BOLTS. THE IMPROPER GRADE 2 CARRIAGE BOLTS COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE FOR THE BOTTOM STRUT FORK.
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE LIFT AND LOWERING OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CREATING THE DRIVER TO PANIC WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
ROCK KRAWLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15. 2008. ALL THE AFFECTED UNTITS HAVE BEEN REMEDIED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROCK KRAWLER AT 1-518-270-9822.
Campaign 09E039000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical systemFeb 6, 2008
CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 1,338 MY 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND COMMANDER VEHICLES. THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY MANUFACTURED.
THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR NOT TO START AND/OR CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. ENGINE STALLING OR INOPERATIVE WIPERS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MODULE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 08V059000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, foundation components, disc, caliperSep 12, 2007
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS IN A CERTAIN LOT MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM GRAY IRON INSTEAD OF DUCTILE IRON AS DESIGNED AND COULD FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING.
THIS WOULD INCREASE THE VEHICLE'S STOPPING DISTANCE AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS TO SEE IF THEY FALL INTO THIS LOT AND, IF SO, WILL REPLACE THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 07V415000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
733 reports, newest first.
Electrical system, Engine, Oct 27, 2014
MY ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWERED DOWN WHILE DRIVING MANY TIMES (MORE THAN 60 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS). THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY SPEEDS BETWEEN 0 (STANDING STILL) AND 60 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AND BRAKES WORK TO A MINIMUM. I'VE TAKEN MY GRAND CHEROKEE TO THE JEEP AGENCY MANY TIMES, AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. ONLY ONCE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN OXYGEN CENSORED, WHICH THEY CHANGED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED CONSTANTLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE VEHICLE CAN BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT WHICH SPEEDS I BOUGHT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2008 IN MEXICO CITY. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Oct 25, 2014
I FILED MY SECOND COMPLAINT ON 07/14/2014 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , UNKNOWN OR OTHER DATE OF INCIDENT: 06/28/2014 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10610308 ON 10/22 I TRANSFERRED MY JEEP TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL TO TOW BEHIND OUR RV. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE JEEP ELECTRONIC FDCM THREW IT INTO 4WD AND IT LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING OUR RV AND MY HUSBAND WHO WAS WORKING ON HOOKING UP THE VEHICLE. I WARNED YOUR OFFICE IN JANUARY AND AGAIN IN JULY THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT HAD NO IDEA IT COULD DO THIS!! I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT NEEDING 4WD AND NOT HAVING IT. NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT OUR PHYSICAL SAFETY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE CHRYSLER FIAT STEP UP, OWN UP THE N23 DEBACLE THAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT. THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS COMPLAINT AND JUST ANOTHER JEEP OWNER COMPLAINING ABOUT THE N23 RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!!!! *TR
Steering, Electrical system, Service brakes, Oct 17, 2014
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. *TR
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Oct 16, 2014
* WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY. THE HEADLIGHTS LEVELING WAS NOT WORKING AND THE HEADLIGHTS SHOWN ABOUT 25 FEET INFRONT OF THE CAR AND WOULD NOT RAISE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT LEVELING SENSOR SHOWED A FAULT CODE THAT IT HAD FAILED BUT IT WAS NOT ACTING UP WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT. THEY SAID BRING IT BACK WHEN IT FAILS CONSTANTLY. IT IS NOW FAILING CONSTANTLY. HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER YET. *TR
Electrical system, Oct 15, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT, HEAD LIGHTS, RADIO AND THE DRIVER SEAT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,379.
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Oct 10, 2014
HAD THE N23 RECALL DONE ON OCT 7/14. THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING. RADIO STAYED ON. DASH LIGHTS COMPLETELY BLANK. POWER STEERING GONE, POWER BRAKES GONE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN SAME DAY. IN FIRST INCIDENT, MANAGED TO SLOWLY GET VEHICLE OVER ON SHOULDER, PUT IN PARK AND RESTART. SECOND INCIDENT, SHUT DOWN ON BUSY CITY ROAD AT LOW SPEED WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED, PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE BACK AT DEALER TODAY! WISH I HAD NEVER DONE THE RECALL WORK! NO PROBLEMS AT ALL BEFORE THAT. *TR
Steering, Service brakes, Engine, Oct 8, 2014
WHEN DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES MY CAR STALLED OUT. THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF DISABLING BREAKING, STEERING AND MAKING MY GEARS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE LEAVING ME HELPLESS IN STOPPING THIS MOVING VEHICLE. I FINALLY HAD TO WITH A MY STRENGTH PUNCH THE GEAR INTO PARK WHERE MY CAR THEN FINALLY STOPPED MOVING. I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH BUT IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF OCCURRED IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, THIS LETTER WHICH HAVE A MUCH DIFFERENT TONE. I TRIED CALLING JEEP TO EXPLAIN WHAT OCCURRED NOT ONLY BECAUSE I FELT THEIR CAR FAILED AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR MY EXPENSES ON THEIR FAILED PART, BUT ALSO TO NOTE IT FOR A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS OCCURRING WITH THIS JEEP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE RECALLS SO NO ONE GETS HURTS AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I AM LUCKY MY OUTCOME DID NOT END IN A WORSE WAY! *TR
Electrical system, Oct 4, 2014
KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION AFTER DRIVING OR ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Steering, Service brakes, Engine, Oct 1, 2014
INCIDENT 1 (9/23/2014): DRIVING AT 25MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD "CLUNK" SOUND AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME TRIP. NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT, NO OTHER ISSUES DRIVING. INCIDENT 2 (9/30/2014): DRIVING LESS THAN 5MPH IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT LOUD CLUNK WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. LOSS OF POWER AND POWER BRAKING. WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND CYCLE THE ENGINE OFF AND ON TO RESTART. VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY WITH NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ON 9/18/2014, SO UNSURE IF THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR
Visibility, Sep 30, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Sep 28, 2014
VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF UNRESOLVED ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEGINNING AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IN 2009, THE IGNITION SWITCH BEGAN TO FAIL AND THE KEY FOB WAS REPLACED. DUE TO A VIN NUMBER ISSUE WITH A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE KEY ASSEMBLIES THOUGH THEY WERE REPLACING IDENTICAL ASSEMBLIES ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT USED THE SAME MODULES. SEVERAL "REPROGRAMMING" HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TO CLEAR PROBLEMS. SPECIFIC ISSUES INCLUDE: 1. ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT STEMS FROM THE OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. FOR EXAMPLE THE ENGINE WILL START BUT THE VEHICLE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE RADIO/NAVIGATION WILL NOT WORK UNTIL YOU JIGGLE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY FOB. 2. CHRONIC FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED AND YOU WILL LOSE THROTTLE CONTROL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LIGHTING OF AN SPECIFIC IDIOT LIGHT ON THE DASH. HOWEVER, THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN BE RESTORED BY ONLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES TO RESET THE ELECTRONICS. 3. CHRONIC FAILURE OF THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS PROPER CORRECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY A FULL WARRANTY AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THESE PROBLEMS WERE NEVER REPAIRED. DUE TO SPORADIC AND RANDOM NATURE OF THE SYSTEMS FAULTS, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS. 4. DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO CLEAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BLAME ISSUES ON THE FACT THIS UNIT HAS A DIESEL ENGINE. LOCAL WATERWAY CAR WASH IS REFUSING TO WASH THESE VEHICLES DUE TO RAPID AND UNATTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES WHICH HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS AT THEIR CAR WASHES. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DOCUMENTED BY CALLING THEM BY TELEPHONE. THEY CONSIDER THE VEHICLES TO BE A SAFETY RISK. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Engine, Sep 26, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Engine, Sep 26, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
Vehicle speed control, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 25, 2014
MY VEHICLE KEPT STALLING LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT.THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE A FUEL PUMP ISSUE BUT THEY WEREN'T POSITIVE SO THEY ASKED ME TO PICK UP MY CAR AND KEEP A LOG. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 5 WEEKS AND COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS AWFUL. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND ASKED ME TO PICK UP MY CAR. I PICKED MY CAR UP AND THE FIRST DAY I DROVE IT TO WORK IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR STARTED STALLING OUT AND I COULDN'T MAINTAIN MY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE GAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET UP TO 45 MPH ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT JEEP DEALER WHICH SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE FIXED BUT I THINK IT WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION BLOWING UP WAS A RESULT OF THAT NOT BEING FIXED. THE CAR IS STARTING TO HAVE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I DRIVE IT AGAIN AND I'M NOT CONVINCED I WON'T BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. IT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT WHEN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG AND CAN'T HELP ME. IF THEY DON'T KNOW, WHO IS SUPPOSED TO KNOW?? I FEEL THAT MY CHILDREN AND I ARE UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CAR JUST STALLS OUT OF NOWHERE ON A HIGHWAY AND JEEP/CHRYSLER ACTED LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS. LIKE IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND NOT THEIRS. THEY INCONVENIENCED ME FOR OVER 5 WEEKS AND I STILL DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE CAR THAT I FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR CHRYSLER TO DO THE RIGHT THING? *TR
Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 25, 2014
SO THE STARTER HAS BEEN A ISSUE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MY FATHER 2 YEARS AGO. THE KEY SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM SINCE I GOT THE STARTER REBUILT. IT JUST DOESN'T START AND WILL TURN OFF AT TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHICH WOULD SCARE EVERYONE IN THE CAR. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE. *TR
Electrical system, Sep 22, 2014
CAR WOULD NOT START. NEITHER FOB WOULD WORK. CAR WAS IN WRANGELL ALASKA AND HAD TO BE SHIPPED TO BELLINGHAM. CAR IS NOW AT DEALERS. WAS NOT A FOB PROBLEM. ECM, ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE? AFTER TWO DAYS WORK WITH TWO MECHANICS, THEY STILL DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM, JUST GUESSING. ONLY DEALER CAN WORK/PROGRAM THE CAR COMPUTER. COST OF SHIPPING CAR + HOTELS+RESTAURANTS+TOWING TO AND FROM FERRY++++++ DEALER COST. ALL BECAUSE THE CAR HAS TO BE FIXED AT THE DEALER AND THEY APPARENTLY CAN'T DO IT EITHER. THIS IS GETTING REALLY EXPENSIVE. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN OUT IN THE BOONIES, AWAY FROM PHONE SERVICE IN THE WINTER AND THIS HAD HAPPENED? *TR..UPDATED 09-25-14 *BF
Electrical system, Sep 21, 2014
IGNITION WON'T RELEASE KEY. *TR
Engine, Sep 19, 2014
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. *TR
Steering, Electrical system, Sep 17, 2014, crash
THE IGNITION ON MY JEEP WENT OUT OF IT'S NORMAL OPERATING POSITION TO ACC POSITION AFTER THE KEY WAS ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME. STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS DISABLED. AND JUST A FEW DAYS AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME MY CAR ROLLED AT A SLOW SPEED INTO ANOTHER CAR DUE TO LACK OF BRAKES. LUCKILY, NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES IN THAT CASE EITHER. I ASSUME THE RECENT RECALL FOR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES UP TO 2007 FOR THE SAME REASON WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE 2008 MODELS. *TR
Power train, Sep 1, 2014
THIS JEEP HAD THE N23 RECALL DONE AND I POSTED EARLIER ABOUT THE ONGOING PROBLEMS NOT GOING INTO 4 LO AND NEUTRAL...BUT THE PROBLEM IS WORSE THAN BEFORE THE RECALL AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. THIS PROBLEM IS WORSE ON MINE THAN I FIRST THOUGHT. BUT IF THE INTENT BY CHRYSLER TO SOLVE A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH GOING INTO NEUTRAL UNINTENTIONALLY, WAS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL, THEY FAILED. I JUST DID SOME TESTS ON MY 08 GC AND FOUND: IGNITION ON, MOTOR OFF IN ANY GEAR BUT PARK AND THE TRANSFER CASE IS IN NEUTRAL. IN PARK IT'S LOCKED. MOTOR ON, THE TRANSFER CASE WON'T GO INTO FOR 4 LO OR NEUTRAL AND THE SERVICE "4 WD" COMES ON IMMEDIATELY WHEN TRYING TO GO INTO 4 LO OR NEUTRAL. MY SCANNER SHOWS NO CODES, AND THE MESSAGE ON THE EVIC DISAPPEARS ONCE THE JEEP IS OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. IN SUMMARY, IF THE JEEP STALLS AND THE KEY IS STILL ON, THE TRANSFER CASE IS IN NEUTRAL!!! THIS IS MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE THAN BEFORE. *TR
Power train, Aug 30, 2014
CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL (N23) FOR PROBLEMS WITH JEEP TRANSFER CASES SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL UNEXPECTEDLY. I'VE SEEN NO POSTS WHERE THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT, I HAD THE RECALL DONE. IMMEDIATELY PEOPLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH 4LO NO LONGER WORKING, AND "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGES SHOWING ON THE DASH. THESE ARE MY SYMPTOMS ALSO. PEOPLE THAT FLAT TOW THE JEEP BEHIND A MOTOR HOME COULD NO LONGER SWITCH THE TRANSFER CASE TO NEUTRAL (IRONIC HUH?). WHAT DOES CHRYSLER DO? THEY DON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR PROBLEM. A YEAR AFTER THE FIASCO STARTED, THE DEALER THAT DID MY RECALL DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE? APPARENTLY CHRYSLER DEALERS LOADED DEFECTIVE SOFTWARE OR INSTALLED THE SOFTWARE IMPROPERLY. THE SOFTWARE CANNOT BE UNLOADED AND REVERTED TO BEFORE THE RECALL. CHRYSLER'S ANSWER WHEN I CALLED 800 NUMBER YESTERDAY, OVER A YEAR SINCE THIS RECALL FIASCO STARTED, WAS FOR ME TO PAY THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE SYMPTOM AND IF THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE IS CORRECT, THEY'LL RELOAD THE SOFTWARE...AFTER I'VE PAID THE SERVICE CALL! THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF POSTS ON LINE ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE N23 RECALL, BOTH ON AUTOMOTIVE SITES AND RV SITES FROM OWNERS THAT FLAT TOW THEM. AND CHRYSLER HAS THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND...OR ELSEWHERE. THIS IS THE BIGGEST SCAM. PER THE POSTS, CHRYSLER IS CHARGING PEOPLE THOUSANDS TO REPLACE COMPONENTS WHEN IT'S THE RECALL THAT STARTED THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS IMMEDIATELY WHEN TRYING TO ACTUATE 4 LO. IT DOESN'T GO INTO 4 LO AND THE SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE OCCURS ON THE INFORMATION CENTER. I HAD TO SHOW THE DEALER THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER CALLING ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM, FROM POSTS ON THE WEB. THAT TELLS ME THAT CHRYSLER IS NOT EVEN INFORMING THEIR OWN DEALERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM CREATED BY THE N23 RECALL. AND THE QUADRATRAC II TRANSFER CASE WITH THE 4LO CAPABILITY IS AN OPTION UPGRADE. THE RECALL TAKES AWAY THIS FUNCTIONALITY! *TR
Electrical system, Aug 29, 2014
WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED X-PRESS WAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT DEAD. THE POWER STEERING, RADIO, A/C ETC. SHUT OFF. FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE VEHICLE COME TO A STOP. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE LEFT (OFF POSITION) THAN TURNED BACK TO THE RIGHT ON POSITION. THE CAR STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND I CONTINUED ON. THE CAR WILL ALSO STALL IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING IT AND I WILL HAVE TO SOMETIMES START IT TO TWO TO THREE TIMES BEFORE IT STAYS RUNNING. I HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT A FEW YEARS AGO. FIRST THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD KEY. WHEN THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD COMPUTER BOARD. THAT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THAN THE INTERMITTENT STARTING AGAIN AND HAS BEEN THAT WAY EVER SINCE. I KNOW OLDER MODEL JEEPS ARE GOING TO RECALLED BUT I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE 2008 MODEL YEARS ALSO. *TR
Engine, Aug 28, 2014
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 NHTSA HAS DONE NOTHING AFTER THE ENTIRE GM SCANDAL WITH CARS SHUTTING OFF CAUSING SEVERAL FATALITIES. *TR
Structure, Aug 22, 2014
DURING RAINY WEATHER, WATER SEEPING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT WINDOW OVER THE DASH AND RUN DOWN BOTH SIDE OF THE WINDOW, WHICH DRIP ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AS WELL AS THE PUDDLE OF WATER SETTLE ON THE FLOOR. (WINDSHIELD LEAKAGE.) NT WINDOW AND OVER THE DASH IR. *TR
Electrical system, Aug 21, 2014
WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THE IGNITION KEY, IT SOMETIMES RELEASES EASILY AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND MOVE IT AND THAT CAN HAPPEN UP TO AS MANY AS 5 OR 6 OR AS LITTLE AS 2 OR 3 TIME. INITIALLY IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM, BUT NOW IT IS BECOMING SCARY. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE WE MENTIONED IT THE LAST TIME WE WERE THERE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE OK UNTIL THE CHECK ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT GOES ON. WE JUST CAN'T WAIT AND CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR LIKE THIS. THERE SEEM TO BE OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. WE HOPE THAT ALL OUR CONCERNS CAN BE REMEDIED. *TR