2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee

OWN A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4, BOUGHT 4 MTHS AGO, I CAN BE DRIVING IT DOWN A ROAD AND ALL THE SUDDEN IT LOSES POWER LIKE AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, THEN IT WILL SUDDENLY JUST TAKE OFF VERY QUICKLY, THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS SLIPPING, I CAN BE ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65, TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO SLOW DOWN SOME AND HEAR A HARSH SHIFTING PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES, EACH TIME THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, I AGREE WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THESE ISSUES WHICH I HAVE HAD THEM ALL IN 4 MTHS. WINDOWS GET STUCK AND WON'T ROLL UP AND DOWN, CAR HAS NOT STARTED 3 TIMES AND HAD TO PUT IN A NEW STARTER, CRAZY DANGEROUS ACCELERATION, SHIFTING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION!!!!!!!! I HAVE OWNED A 1995 JEEP CHEROKEE SINCE 2003 AND NO PROBLEMS, GOT THIS ONE AND PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. THIS ACCELERATION/ SHIFTING ISSUE IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE IF THIS CAR ISN'T RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM!!!!! *TR

BOUGHT USED 2007 GRAND CHEROKEE FROM ADAMS JEEP, ABERDEEN MD IN NOV. 2009. WITHIN FIRST MONTH, WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 30 MPH, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL DESPITE ENGINE RACING. PRND LIGHTS ALL LIT UP. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER AND BEZEL GEAR SELECTOR REPLACED AFTER PAYING $100 DEDUCTIBLE ON EXTENDED WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED 5 MONTHS LATER. DEALER CHARGED ME FOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE UPDATES. ONE MONTH LATER, SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, DEALER REPLACED BEZEL GEAR SELECTOR AGAIN. ONE MONTH LATER, SAME EXACT PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS IS 4TH TIME TAKING CAR IN FOR LACK OF ACCELERATION WHILE PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL. DEALER STATES UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM SINCE THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE IT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN MY CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THE SHIFTER MODULE IN THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN DRIVE, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 4TH GEAR WITHOUT MANUAL ASSISTANCE. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE UNSUCCESSFULLY. I THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE. DASHBOARD INDICATOR SAID THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN 4TH EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFTER WAS IN DRIVE. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I THEN PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND RESUMED MY TRIP. ALSO, ON A SECOND OCCASION, DRIVING WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, STARTING FROM A STOP, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR. PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED. PUT TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND RESUMED TRIP WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 GRAND CHEROKEE AWAY AT COLLEGE. SEVERAL TIMES AS SHE WAS DRIVING ALONG THE ROADS WITH TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO GO NEUTRAL AND ALL GEAR INDICATIONS LIT CIRCLED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN ALL GEARS, BUT WAS NOT "DRIVING". WHEN IT FINALLY KICKED BACK INTO GEAR IT ACCELERATED QUICKLY. SHE HAD TO BREAK AND PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAPPENED. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED AN ELECTRONIC MODULE. THIS COULD BE A DEADLY FAILURE. TWO DEALERSHIPS' SERVICE DEPARTMENTS I HAVE ASKED HAVE HEARD OF IT BUT SAY IT ISN'T A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM, A SALES MANAGER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT CLAIMS NEVER TO HAVE HEARD OF THIS. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) RE: 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4 PROBLEM: DANGEROUS SHIFTER MODULE DEFECT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: LAST WEEK, MY WIFE WAS BRINGING OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, AND UPON LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED, THE CAR JERKED BACK DANGEROUSLY INTO THE OPEN STREET, AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH (P, N, R, D). FORTUNATELY FOR US, SHE WAS ABLE TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DRIVWAY, UNHARMED. LIVING ON A BUSY STREET, WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT/INJURY. AS THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED, I AM NOW AFRAID TO LET HER DRIVE THIS CAR ANY LONGER, UPON CONTACTING JEEP/CHRYSLER, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO COVER THIS SAFETY REPAIR (APPROX. COST IS $1025.OO W/TAX,PARTS,LABOR). I AM DOWNRIGHT FRUSTRATED, ANGRY, AND FEARFUL. AFTER READING SCORES OF OFHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SHIFTER MODULE ON REPUTABLE SITES LIKE EDMUNDS.COM, MY FRUSTRATION WITH CHRYSLER HAS INCREASED. THEY SIMPLY WON'T CONCEDE THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY FLAW WITH THE SHIFTER IN THE VEHICLE. PLEASE, ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. [XXX] *TR

I OWN A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE V6 2WD AND OTHER OWNERS ACROSS THE US (THOUSANDS OF THEM) WITH YEARS RANGING 2005-2007 REPORT PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE. THIS GOES OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING (SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD MINE REPLACED TWICE NOW AND HAVE ONLY OWNED MY JEEP FOR 1 1/2 YEARS (BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW). THIS HAPPENED IN MARCH 2009 AND AGAIN JANUARY 2010. *TR

TODAY WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35-40MPH MY VEHICLE STALLED. I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS AWAITING A TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGE. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND JERK AND THE ESP/BAS LIGHT, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (CHECK ENGINE) AND A MESSAGE STATING TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP CAME ON. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND IMMEDIATELY PUT ON MY FLASHERS. THE DRIVER BEHIND REALIZED THAT I WAS IN TROUBLE AND PUT ON HIS AS WELL. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO THE SHOULDER, I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 5MINS, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY TO MY OFFICE SINCE I WAS JUST 2 BLOCKS FROM WORK. THIS EXPERIENCE SCARED ME BECAUSE HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT THE 60-65 MPH RATE ON THIS VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. AFTER READING SEVERAL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, I CAN ALSO RELATE TO THE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TIRES HAVING HAD TO REPLACE A BROKEN STEM AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE ONLY 2 DAYS AND I CURRENTLY STILL HAVE WATER LEAKING INTO MY VEHICLE ON RAINING DAYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOW THROUGH THE LIGHTS. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY DAILY AND AFTER TODAY'S STALL OUT, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND EXPLAINED MY ISSUES AND TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND HE TOLD ME THE CAR WAS PROBABLY COLD AND IF THE LIGHTS DON'T GO OUT I CAN BRING IT IN ON SATURDAY. WELL TODAY IS WEDNESDAY AND I WILL NOT DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP IS QUITE A DISTANCE FROM MY HOME, I WILL HAVE THE CAR TOWED SO THAT IT CAN BE CHECKED OUT. I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE IDEA OF EVER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. I TRANSPORT CHILDREN AS PART OF MY JOB FROM TIME TO TIME AND I COULD NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF IF SOMETHING WAS TO HAPPEN TO THEM WHILE WE ARE RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 70 MPH IN THE NUMBER ONE LANE WHEN THE MOTOR JUST QUIT. I HAD TO CHANGE OVER THREE LANES TO GET TO SIDE SO I WOULD BE SAFE. THERE LARGE TRUCKS IN THE NUMBER TWO AND THEE LANES WHICH CAUSED ME CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE INCIDENT. I FEEL THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BECAUSE THE SPRINTER USES THE SAME ENGINE WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, A CHILD CROSSED OVER THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. HE HELD THE GEAR SHIFT TO SUPPORT HIMSELF, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE SPED DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CABLE WENT INTO THE SHIFTING GEAR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT NOT THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM CHRSYLER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.