2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER WAS REPORTED INJURED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ALSO APPEARED ON THE SCENE DUE TO SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY SURGED FORWARD CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. ONE OF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

IN MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WHILE TRAVELING ON A CONGESTED ROAD, APPROX. 25 MPH, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. LUCKILY, FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE HARD. I ATTEMPTED TO TAP GAS PEDAL WITH OTHER FOOT SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TRYING TO FIGHT THROUGH TRAFFIC WITHOUT CRASHING. I ATTEMPTED TO EASE UP ON BRAKE PEDAL WHILE TRYING TO PULL CAR OVER, TAPPING ON CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON, MAKING SURE THAT WAS OFF. IN A STATE OF SHOCK, I ACTUALLY TURNED THE IGNITION KEY OFF, BUT THE VEHICLE REMAINED GOING. SOON AFTER, I WAS ABLE TO REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE VEHICLE STILL WANTING TO ACCELERATE AND FOOT STILL ON BRAKE. THIS TERRORIZING EPISODE LASTED FOR UNDER A MINUTE BEFORE IT ENDED AS SUDDENLY AS IT STARTED. DUE TO THE SHOCK, I DIDN'T REALIZE I SHOULD HAVE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I DROVE THE CAR HOME VERY SLOW AND CAUTIOUSLY, STILL SHAKING. I DID NOT NOTICE GAUGES ON DASHBOARD AT TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, TEST DRIVING. NO CODES, NO INCIDENT REPLICATED. THROTTLE SYSTEM CHECKED AND CLEANED. NO DIAGNOSIS FOUND, SUGGEST TO CHANGE FLOOR MATS. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLE FOR FOUR YEARS, NO COMPLAINTS. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT WHICH SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. VEHICLE HAS 37,500 MILES ON IT. HAVING TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND TOWING, WE STILL DO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. MY WIFE AND I ARE BOTH SCARED! HOPEFULLY, IT WON;T REPEAT ITSELF. *TR

ON DEC. 21, 2008,WHILE DRIVING DOWN IH-35, MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY STARTED ACCELERATING. I FELT THE PEDAL LEAVE MY FOOT, AND PIN TO THE FLOOR. I TRIED TAPPING IT A FEW TIMES, THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. I HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHERE I WATCHED MY RPM GAUGE PIN AT 6000 RPM FOR APPROX. 30 - 45 SECONDS. IT FINALLY WENT BACK TO NORMAL AS I WAS BRINGING IT TO A STOP IN ORDER TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS IS THE 3RD AND MOST SEVERE TIME IN 6 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED VERY LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE THEN SURGED FORWARD SIX FEET. THERE WAS NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOR THIS FAILURE ONE YEAR EARLIER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,500.

I OWN A CAR WASH IN BELVIDERE, IL AND ON 4-6-08, WE HAD A CUSTOMER BRING THEIR 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE IN, WE PUT IT IN OUT TUNNEL AND RAN IT THROUGH OUR AUTOMATIC WASH IN NEUTRAL, AND AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL A DRIVER GOT IN, PUT THE JEEP IN PARK..STARTED IT, AND THE JEEP TOOK OFF RACING DOWN A DITCH AND ONTO A MAJOR STREET. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE DRIVER CRASHED IT INTO A CEMENT LIGHT POLE. THE JEEP IS TOTALED, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT IT CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING OVER FOUR CUSTOMERS THAT WERE STANDING, WAITING FOR THEIR CARS TO BE DONE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS SAME JEEP AN ANOTHER WASH FACILITY. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE WE HAVE HAD AT OUT SITE IN TWO YEARS. HELP!! *TR

WHILE TRYING TO STOP, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP, I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, 2 CAR PASSENGERS WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. CONTACTED JEEP AND CAR WAS CHECKED BY FACTORY EXPERT AT LOCAL DEALER , NOTHING DEFECTIVE WAS FOUND WITH BRAKES . THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP. ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 ROTORS WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES, COMPLAINED TO JEEP AND WAS TOLD THAT ROTORS ARE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND HOW LONG THEY LAST DEPENDS ON YOUR DRIVING HABITS. I JUST HEARD ON TV THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR BRAKE FAILURE, CONTACTED JEEP AND WAS TOLD NO, THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON 05 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FOR BRAKE FAILURE. EQ-10203460-4200. DATE RECEIVED 12/12/07 *JB NEW JERSEY POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT A CAR WASH IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INJURING THREE PEOPLE. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE 400 CASES OF JEEP CHEROKEE SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS GENTLEMAN WHO DIED IN AN EARLIER ACCIDENT INVOLVING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN CONNECTICUT CLAIMED THEY FILED A REQUEST FOR AN INVESTIGATION FOR THAT SPECIFIC INCIDENT AND NO SUCH ACTION WAS INITIATED. THE CONSUMER STATED THREE MONTHS LATER HE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIMILAR INCIDENT AT A CARWASH IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN. THE CONSUMER STATED 3 INDIVIDUALS WERE INJURED, 2 CRITICALLY, ONE PASSENGER REMAINS PARALYZED A YEAR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW HOW MANY MORE INCIDENTS WILL HAPPEN BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WILL DO WHATEVER POSSIBLE TO MAKE CONSUMERS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH FASTER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,058 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,108.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2006 MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS INVOLVED IN A SUDDEN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION INCIDENT. UPON LEAVING A LOCAL CAR WASH IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, FLYING OUT OF THE BUILDING, SMASHING INTO THREE VEHICLES. IT STRUCK THREE INDIVIDUALS CRITICALLY INJURING TWO. THREE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. ONE REMAINS PARALYZED. *TR