2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee

ONCE AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN (JERKED REAL HARD) AND I LOST ALL DRIVING CAPABILITY ETC POWER STEERING, SPEED CONTROL..... I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY JEEP SHUT DOWN IT WAS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO GLIDE OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHEN EVERYONE AROUND YOU IS GOING 60 MPH AND YOU HAVE NO POWER STEERING. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER I PLACED THE JEEP IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY AND PUT THE KEY BACK IN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERYDAY NOW AND WHY SEARCHING THE INTERNET I'VE RAN ACROSS ON HERE AND ELSEWHERE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH MY YEAR AND MAKE. IT IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND IM SURPRISED THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET OR A TERRIBLE POSSIBLE FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING NON RESPONSIVE IN FAST HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 5.7L HEMI AND THE TRUCK JUST CUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING AND THEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. CAR RESTARTED AFTER A FEW TRIES AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. AS I SEE THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE 5.7L HEMI JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND'S AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. IT CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND A HUGE LAWSUIT AGAINST JEEP. THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED INTO AN A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR ALL THE OTHER JEEP OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER THE UNTIED STATES. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR JERKED REAL HARD AND ALL MY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY ABILITY TO DRIVE MY CAR WAS USELESS. MY JEEP SLOWED DOWN ON THE FREEWAY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. AS I WAS TRYING TO RESTART MY JEEP IT JUST KEEP MAKING A CLICKING NOISE AND WOULDN'T STOP. I HAD TO PULL THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND REINSERT THE KEY AND TRY TO START THE JEEP. AFTER 3 TRIES IT STARTED AND I WENT TO DRIVE OFF AND AS I WAS ACCELERATING MY JEEP DID IT AGAIN FINALLY IT STAYED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. MY JEEP SOUNDED REAL STRANGE NOT LIKE NORMAL. THIS IS THE 5 OR 6TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I HAD MY JEEP NOT EVEN A YEAR TO DATE. *TR

2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT VIOLENT WOBBLING INSTABILITY WHEN DRIVEN AT SPEEDS 30-MPH & GREATER. VEHICLE IS NEVER USED OFF ROAD. JEEP HAS BEEN IN SHOP 56-DAYS CUMULATIVE SINCE AUG 09, JEEP KEEPS SAYING PARTS ARE BACKORDERED. I PICKED UP CAR TWO TIMES AFTER REPAIRS & HAD TO BRING VEHICLE BACK TO JEEP WITHIN A DAY BOTH TIMES BECAUSE PROBLEM RECURS. DEALER HAS CHARGED FOR 3 SEPARATE REPAIRS AND PROBLEM IS STILL NOT CORRECTED. I PAID FOR FIRST REPAIR A FRONT END BUSHING OUT OF POCKET $220.00 TO FIX THIS WOBBLE, WHICH DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. MY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY THEN PAID JEEP FOR A NEW DRIVE SHAFT REPLACEMENT $1,348.00 TO FIX THE WOBBLE, WHICH DIDN'T RESOLVE ISSUE. MY CAR INSURANCE COMPANY THEN PAID JEEP $2,165.00 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER TO FIX THE WOBBLE AND TOLD JEEP THEY HAD TO GUARANTEE THE REPAIR OR WOULD NEED REIMBURSEMENT. JEEP REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND INSURANCE PAID THEM FOR REPAIR. I HAD THE CAR LESS THAN 24-HOURS AND WOBBLE OCCURRED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40-MPH. CAR IS NOW BACK AT JEEP SERVICE AS OF 10/05/13. I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM CHRYSLER JEEP. IT HAS ALWAYS ONLY BEEN USED FOR HOME PRIVATE USE. ALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE JEEP PARTS. EVEN THE TIRES WHEN REPLACED ARE THE SAME EXACT MAKE AND MODEL THAT HAD CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS FIRST BOUGHT. JEEP LAST SAID BEFORE I PICKED UP CAR AFTER THEY REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER THAT THEY DROVE CAR 100 MILES AND DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE WOBBLE AGAIN. AFTER I PICKED UP CAR WOBBLE OCCURRED IN LESS THAN 24-HOURS / UNDER 30-MILES OF DRIVING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK JEEP WAS UPSET AND SAID THEY DIDN'T FEEL IT BEFORE I PICKED IT UP AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REIMBURSE MY INSURANCE IF THIS WASN'T FIXED. NOW WHAT? THE CAR IS NOW BACK AT JEEP SINCE YESTERDAY OCT 06. YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR THAT I AM USING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE ROAD SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

A WEEK AGO BEFORE INCIDENT, POWER STEERING PUMP FLUID LEVEL SHOWED NORMAL. ABOUT 63 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE GOT STEERING WHEEL BECOME STIFF AND NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN EITHER DIRECTION. THEN ENGINE OVERHEATED VERY QUICKLY AND THEN ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO "ENGINE CHECK" WARNING ON INSTRUMENT. A/C STOPPED WORKING JUST BEFORE OVERHEATED. FOUND ANTIFREEZE SOLUTION LEAKED OUT INTO STREET SURFACE. NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE HAD TO TOW AND DELIVERED TO JEEP DEALER SANE DATE AS INCIDENT. THEY INFORMED ME ABOUT PROBLEM WAS FAILED POWER STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY BECAUSE OF FLUID LEAKED. THAT SAME PUMP ALSO DRIVE TWIN COOLING FANS INSTEAD OF ELECTRIC MOTOR. I LEARNED CHRYSLER KNEW ABOUT THIS INCIDENT AND THEN REDESIGNED LATER MODEL QUIETLY. I ALSO FOUND MANY INCIDENT FROM ONLINE FORUM AS SO MANY OWNERS HAVE SAME KIND OF EXPERIENCE. THERE WAS NO RECALL FROM CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT RELATED TO NEAR LOCK-UP STEERING WHEEL. IF I DRIVE OVER 65 MPH ON I-95 WOULD LEAD LOST CONTROL WITH STEERING WHEEL. NO COMPUTER SYSTEM DETECT THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SENSOR TO WATCH FOR FLUID LEVEL IN THE STEERING PUMP. NO WARNING AT ALL UNTIL INCIDENT. PAID 100 DOLLARS FOR LIFETIME SERVICE CONTRACT THROUGH CHRYSLER. THIS SITUATION, CHRYSLER SHOULD RECALL TO PREVENT LOST STEERING CONTROL AND AVOID ENGINE OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE. THEY AVOID TO USE ELECTRIC COOLING FANS TO SAVE MONEY. USE HYDRAULIC FROM POWER STEERING PUMP WAS NOT SMART WAY INCLUDED LACK OF SENSOR(S) FOR COMPUTER FOR EARLY WARNING. THIS KIND OF INCIDENT, MUST RECALL TO CORRECT THE SITUATION AS I ASKED THEM IF NEW POWER STEERING PUMP HAD BEEN UPDATED. NO ANSWER THIS QUESTION AND LEARNED THE PUMP MADE BY TOYOTA AND THERE ARE MANY OWNERS AS MENTIONED ABOVE THAT FACE UNEXPECTEDLY FAILURES. THIS INCIDENT CONSIDER AS DANGEROUS AND HARMFUL TO OWNER/PASSENGER(S) SAFETY. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP SHUT OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH. I WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD AND ON TO THE SHOULDER CAUSING SEVERAL CARS TO ALMOST HITTING ME. WHEN THE JEEP STOPPED I PUT THE SUV IN PARK AND TRIED STARTING ALL IT DID WAS MAKE NOISE. I THEN STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED STARTING IT AND IT WOULDN'T START. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES PUT THE JEEP BACK IN PARK AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED BUT I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IN NOW. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES NOW BUT THE OTHER TIMES IT IS WHEN I AM EITHER COMING OFF THE FREEWAY OR ON A CITY STREET NOT GOING THAT FAST AND IN THAT MUCH TRAFFIC. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY JEEP (2007 OVERLAND 5.7L HEMI) SHUT OFF AT THE SPEED OF 65MPH WITH NO POWER STEERING IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO TRY TO GET OVER AS MY JEEP WAS GOING SLOWER AND SLOWER OTHER CARS ARE APPROACHING AND HONKING AND SCARING ME. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE HIT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE JEEP OFF TOT HE SIDE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN. IT TOOK A FEW TIMES AND IT STARTED BUT ACTED SLUGGISH ALL THE WAY HOME AND BELIEVE ME I STAYED ON THE SHOULDER SIDE AND WENT REAL SLOW. THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME OR OTHER JEEP OWNERS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF (STALL), THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED AND ANY DRIVING CONDITION, OCCASIONALLY IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART, TAKING MULTIPLE TRIES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING CORNERS OR COMING OFF THE FREEWAY AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN TRUCK STALLED AND WOULD NOT START I EVEN PUT IN NEUTRAL WITH NO HELP AND IT JUST KEPT JUMPING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND ENGINE STALLED. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. PUT CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR STILL MOVED WOULDN'T RESTART HAD TO SWITCH IGNITION OFF AND TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION BEFORE ENGINE WOULD START. STALLS AT RANDOM WITHOUT ANY ENGINE MALFUNCTION LAMPS. HAZARD TO BE DRIVING ON ROAD. PROBLEM STILL UNKNOWN AND VEHICLE IS OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR