2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STRAIGHT FROM THE DEALER. IN JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2013 I STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT INSTANCES OF THE VEHICLE POWERING DOWN & STOPPING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I WOULD BE DRIVING AT 35MPH, AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE ELECTRICAL WOULD CEASE, THE TRUCK WOULD SEIZE UP, POWER DOWN AND WOULD COME TO A HALT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER ON 6/27/13, HAD DIAGNOSTICS RUN. THE DEALER'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO HAVE A NEW KEYFOB UNIT INSTALLED. THERE WAS AN INTERNAL DEFECT FOUND IN THE WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE. MODULE ON BACKORDER, SO ALTERNATE REPAIR OPTION GIVEN WHICH INCLUDED THE INSTALLATION AND PROGRAMMING OF A NEW REMOTE STARTER UNIT WHICH CAME WITH A NEW WIRELESS CONTROL MODULE AND TWO NEW KEYFOBS. PREVIOUS TO THIS I ALSO HAD A NEW BATTERY & SHOCKS PUT IN TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. TO DATE, STILL HAVING SAME ISSUE AND NOW THE "MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT" INTERMITTENTLY APPEARS LIT ON MY DASH. I SEE JEEPS UP TO 2007 BEING INCLUDED IN THE LATEST 7/21/14 RECALL FOR "FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES THAT CAUSE VEHICLES TO STALL" & I WANT TO ENSURE THAT THE 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S GET INCLUDED IN THE INVESTIGATION AS A RESULT OF MY FILED COMPLAINT. *TR

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND ALL ELECTRICAL AND POWER STEERING INOPERABLE. SHUT OFFS HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY AT SPEEDS FROM 20 MPH TO 70 MPH. IT GENERALLY OCCURS UPON HITTING ROAD BUMPS, RAIL ROAD TRACKS OR POT HOLES. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED 4-6 TIMES PER YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO CHRYSLER'S SERVICE ENGINEERING GARAGE AND SUBURBAN CHRYSLER JEEP AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE OR FIX THE ISSUE. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 ADDITIONAL SHUT OFF INCIDENTS IN THE PAST 3 DAYS WITH 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS. VEHICLE WILL RESTART UPON PLACING TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTING. BASED UPON CHRYSLER RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES, I BELIEVE MY 2008 GRAND CHEROKEE IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME ISSUES AS EARLIER MODELS. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS - I AM NOW USING MY THIRD IGNITION SWITCH. THE FIRST ONE FAILED INSTANTLY, SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART IT THE SWITCH WOULD NOT READ AND ACCEPT MY KEY FOB. THEREFORE IT WOULD NOT START THE ENGINE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT SWITCH AND PROGRAMMING. THE SECOND FAILED (APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER) INTERMITTENTLY WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE KEY FOB TO START THE CAR AND THEN RELEASE THE KEY TO LET IT RETURN TO THE "ON" POSITION THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OFF. SOMETIMES IT WOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY, BUT THERE WERE OTHER OCCASIONS THAT IT WOULD TURN OFF AFTER I STARTED DRIVING. THE THIRD SWITCH IS NOW STILL WORKING BUT IS OPERATION IS NOT AS SMOOTH AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY. THIS IS THE CONDITION THAT PRECEDED THE FAILURE OF THE SECOND SWITCH. I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST FIFTY YEARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED FAILURES AS I JUST DESCRIBED. THIS IS MORE THAN AN EXPENSE AND INCONVENIENCE. WHEN YOUR CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT...NOW THAT IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,088. UPDATED 9/4/14*CN THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW IGNITION MODULE. UPDATED 11/18/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE KEY FOB IN THE OFF POSITION AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER TEN MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN VEHICLE OFF THE KEY BECOMES TRAPPED IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT COME OUT UNTIL THE KEY TURNED TO THE ON THEN TO OFF POSITION SEVERAL TIMES. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE STARTS ON ITS OWN EVEN WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AT ALL AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND IN DRIVE ON THE ROADWAY THAT YOU HEAR THE IGNITION AREA BY THE KEY CLICKING AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS CAUSES THE ALARM SYSTEM LIGHT TO COME ON AND FLASH THEN GO OFF AND NO AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND BECOMING HARDER TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. SO FAR THE VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED OUT WHILE DRIVING BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT MUCH SINCE OUT OF FEAR THIS MAY HAPPEN WITH ME MY WIFE AND THREE CHILDREN INSIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN 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 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

YET AGAIN THE JEEP DIES OUT WHILE DRIVING AND EVENTUALLY DOES NOT START. HAD IT REPAIRED IN JUNE 2014. TODAY 7/14/14 IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND SEE THAT THERE WAS AN EXACT MATCH TO OUR PROBLEMS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE HAD THE LOCKED WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS TOO. I CALLED JEEP THE 1ST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID ALTHOUGH OUR PROBLEM WAS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL, OUR SERIAL NUMBER WAS NOT INVOLVED. THEY NEE TO EXPAND THE RECALL BASED ON THE PROBLEMS OR PEOPLE WILL BE HARMED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE FAULTY VEHICLE. THE JEEP JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND YOU LOSE YOUR STEERING AND CAN CAUSE A CRASH. I NARROWLY AVOIDED ONE SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS. MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE. *TR