2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee

PROBLEM: EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF FRONT END FIRST NOTICED WHEN INCREASING UP TO SPEED ENTERING 55 MPH HIGHWAY. I BROUGHT THE JEEP TO THE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A FRONT END ISSUE AND THEY NEEDED TO ORDER PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO PREPAY FOR THE PARTS , WHICH I DID. THE PARTS ORDERED AND REPLACED WERE; STEERING RACK AND BOTH TIE RODS. THESE WERE REPLACED ON 8/20/13. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHILE GETTING UP TO SPEED ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALER, THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THEY ASKED ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE WERE AT THE LEAST TWO TIMES I WAS ASKED TO LEAVE MY JEEP WITH THEM SO THEY COULD DRIVE IT FOR A FEW DAYS. THEY CLAIM THE ISSUE NEVER AROSE. 2 YEARS LATER AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OCCASIONALLY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY DAY BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN WHAT ALLEVIATES IT IS IF I STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND START AGAIN. THE DEALER DOES HAVE THE RECORDS OF MY NUMEROUS VISITS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RESOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE AND WOULD SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING TO CHARLESTON, SC ON I-26 TO HAVE A NICE VALENTINE'S WEEKEND. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL WE MERGED ONTO I-26 IN COLUMBIA, SC, WHEN WE FELT A SMALL JOLT IN THE TRUCK LIKE IT WAS HESITATING OR SOMETHING. SO WE DISMISSED IT AS MAYBE BAD GAS OR SOMETHING. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES AND AS WE WERE PASSING A REST AREA OUTSIDE OF ORANGEBURG, SC IN THE LEFT LANE GOING WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 80 MPH, THE WHOLE TRUCK JUST SHUT DOWN. NO POWER STEERING AND THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK IN NEUTRAL. TRAFFIC IS PRETTY HEAVY ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AND I HAVE TRACTOR TRAILER BESIDE ME AND BEHIND ME ON A TWO LANE INTERSTATE. TRYING NOT TO PANIC, I PUT ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAVING OUT THE WINDOW LIKE CRAZY TRYING TO GET THESE TRUCK DRIVER'S ATTENTION, THANK GOD THEY NOTICED AND THE ONE BESIDE ME SPED UP AND MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET OVER BY THE EXIT OF THE REST AREA. AFTER THANKING GOD FOR OUR LIVES, WE DECIDED TO TRY AND MAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP IN ORANGEBURG. WE GET THERE, AND AFTER 2 HOURS THEY SAY IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND A TUNE UP $300 BUCKS AND ANOTHER 2 HOURS WE FINALLY GOT ON OUR WAY. WE MADE IT TO CHARLESTON AND SALVAGED A PRETTY GOOD DAY TRIP CONSIDERING WHAT WE WENT THROUGH, WITH NO PROBLEMS. IT JOLTED ONCE ON THE WAY BACK ABOUT 40 MILES FROM HOME. SO THE NEXT DAY I REMEMBERED WE HAD GOTTEN A LETTER FROM CHRYSLER, AND WHEN WE LOOKED AT IT WE REALIZED THAT THE RECALL WAS THE REAL PROBLEM. THIS LETTER CAME IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013, AND WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM SINCE THEN, ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER. ALSO, YOU WOULD THINK THAT A JEEP DEALER WOULD KNOW ABOUT RECALLS ON ALL OF THE VEHICLES THEY SELL WHEN THEY PUT THE VIN IN THE SYSTEM. NOW WE JUST USE THE ONE KEY, STAY CLOSE TO THE RIGHT LANE AND HOPE FOR THE BEST. ANOTHER CAR/PAYMENTS IS NOT AN OPTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSIVE FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUSES NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE ENGINE DIED AND I COASTED TO THE ROADSIDE WHERE I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE SENT BY CHRYSLER AND HAD FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS CONTAINED IN THE NOTICE, SO NOTIFIED THEM OF THE INCIDENT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED BUT THIS TIME I DID NOT TOUCH THE KEY. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE INTO A TURN. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEGAN TO MOVE WHEN IT DIED. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETED THE TRIP. I AGAIN NOTIFIED CHRYSLER WHO DIRECTED ME TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER THAT I WAS USING TOLD ME THE OLD MODEL REPLACEMENT SWITCH WAS NOT IN STOCK AND UNAVAILABLE AS THE NEW PARTS HAD NOT BEEN PRODUCED AND HE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. I LOCATED A DEALER WHO ORDERED THE OLD DESIGNED PART FROM CHRYSLER STOCK AND REPLACED IT FOR ME. THEY ALSO INSTRUCTED ME TO RETURN WHEN THE NEW PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AS THE WORK DID NOT SATISFY THE RECALL NOTICE. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER SOME TIME BACK TO SEE WHEN NEWLY DESIGNED PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE AND THEY STILL HAD NOT RECEIVED THEM. THEY ALSO SAID THEY HAD NO TIME FRAME FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THIS IS THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROBLEM WITHOUT RESOLUTION, FAR TOO LONG. UPDATED 09/14/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE SPARE KEY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE KEY WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A BOARD IN THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE KEY WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND REAR LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WOULD FAIL TO REENGAGE AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO IMPLEMENT A REMEDY TO DETER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.