2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

MY ENGINE HAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM POWERED DOWN WHILE DRIVING MANY TIMES (MORE THAN 60 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS). THIS HAS HAPPENED AT MANY SPEEDS BETWEEN 0 (STANDING STILL) AND 60 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN, STEERING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AND BRAKES WORK TO A MINIMUM. I'VE TAKEN MY GRAND CHEROKEE TO THE JEEP AGENCY MANY TIMES, AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. ONLY ONCE THEY TOLD ME IT WAS AN OXYGEN CENSORED, WHICH THEY CHANGED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED CONSTANTLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE VEHICLE CAN BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT WHICH SPEEDS I BOUGHT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2008 IN MEXICO CITY. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY 2008 JEEP WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES MY CAR STALLED OUT. THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF DISABLING BREAKING, STEERING AND MAKING MY GEARS UNABLE TO MOVE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE LEAVING ME HELPLESS IN STOPPING THIS MOVING VEHICLE. I FINALLY HAD TO WITH A MY STRENGTH PUNCH THE GEAR INTO PARK WHERE MY CAR THEN FINALLY STOPPED MOVING. I WAS ONLY GOING 20 MPH BUT IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF OCCURRED IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, THIS LETTER WHICH HAVE A MUCH DIFFERENT TONE. I TRIED CALLING JEEP TO EXPLAIN WHAT OCCURRED NOT ONLY BECAUSE I FELT THEIR CAR FAILED AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR MY EXPENSES ON THEIR FAILED PART, BUT ALSO TO NOTE IT FOR A RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS OCCURRING WITH THIS JEEP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATE RECALLS SO NO ONE GETS HURTS AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I AM LUCKY MY OUTCOME DID NOT END IN A WORSE WAY! *TR

INCIDENT 1 (9/23/2014): DRIVING AT 25MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD "CLUNK" SOUND AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKING. WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO A SIDE STREET AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RESUME TRIP. NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT, NO OTHER ISSUES DRIVING. INCIDENT 2 (9/30/2014): DRIVING LESS THAN 5MPH IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT LOUD CLUNK WITH SEVERAL DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. LOSS OF POWER AND POWER BRAKING. WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND CYCLE THE ENGINE OFF AND ON TO RESTART. VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY WITH NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS LIT. PURCHASED VEHICLE USED ON 9/18/2014, SO UNSURE IF THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF UNRESOLVED ELECTRICAL ISSUES BEGINNING AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IN 2009, THE IGNITION SWITCH BEGAN TO FAIL AND THE KEY FOB WAS REPLACED. DUE TO A VIN NUMBER ISSUE WITH A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, CHRYSLER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE KEY ASSEMBLIES THOUGH THEY WERE REPLACING IDENTICAL ASSEMBLIES ON OTHER VEHICLES THAT USED THE SAME MODULES. SEVERAL "REPROGRAMMING" HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TO CLEAR PROBLEMS. SPECIFIC ISSUES INCLUDE: 1. ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THAT STEMS FROM THE OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. FOR EXAMPLE THE ENGINE WILL START BUT THE VEHICLE WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AND THE RADIO/NAVIGATION WILL NOT WORK UNTIL YOU JIGGLE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY FOB. 2. CHRONIC FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. YOU CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED AND YOU WILL LOSE THROTTLE CONTROL. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LIGHTING OF AN SPECIFIC IDIOT LIGHT ON THE DASH. HOWEVER, THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN BE RESTORED BY ONLY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES TO RESET THE ELECTRONICS. 3. CHRONIC FAILURE OF THE DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS PROPER CORRECTION OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY A FULL WARRANTY AND AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THESE PROBLEMS WERE NEVER REPAIRED. DUE TO SPORADIC AND RANDOM NATURE OF THE SYSTEMS FAULTS, THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIRS. 4. DEALERSHIPS UNABLE TO CLEAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BLAME ISSUES ON THE FACT THIS UNIT HAS A DIESEL ENGINE. LOCAL WATERWAY CAR WASH IS REFUSING TO WASH THESE VEHICLES DUE TO RAPID AND UNATTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES WHICH HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS AT THEIR CAR WASHES. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DOCUMENTED BY CALLING THEM BY TELEPHONE. THEY CONSIDER THE VEHICLES TO BE A SAFETY RISK. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

MY VEHICLE KEPT STALLING LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT.THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE A FUEL PUMP ISSUE BUT THEY WEREN'T POSITIVE SO THEY ASKED ME TO PICK UP MY CAR AND KEEP A LOG. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 5 WEEKS AND COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS AWFUL. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND ASKED ME TO PICK UP MY CAR. I PICKED MY CAR UP AND THE FIRST DAY I DROVE IT TO WORK IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR STARTED STALLING OUT AND I COULDN'T MAINTAIN MY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE GAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET UP TO 45 MPH ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT JEEP DEALER WHICH SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE FIXED BUT I THINK IT WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION BLOWING UP WAS A RESULT OF THAT NOT BEING FIXED. THE CAR IS STARTING TO HAVE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I DRIVE IT AGAIN AND I'M NOT CONVINCED I WON'T BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. IT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT WHEN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG AND CAN'T HELP ME. IF THEY DON'T KNOW, WHO IS SUPPOSED TO KNOW?? I FEEL THAT MY CHILDREN AND I ARE UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CAR JUST STALLS OUT OF NOWHERE ON A HIGHWAY AND JEEP/CHRYSLER ACTED LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS. LIKE IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND NOT THEIRS. THEY INCONVENIENCED ME FOR OVER 5 WEEKS AND I STILL DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE CAR THAT I FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR CHRYSLER TO DO THE RIGHT THING? *TR

ON 11-20-13, CAR DIED AT A STOP SIGN AT NORTHBOUND BRADSHAW AT SHELDON IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, CA. CAR WAS TOWED TO AUTO SHOP IN LOOMIS, CA. SINCE 11-20-13, THIS VEHICLE HAS DIED A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES, AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 0 MPH TO 65 MPH. ON TWO OCCASIONS, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF WEST BOUND I-80 NEAR ROCKLIN, CA, GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT AUTONATION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN ROSEVILLE, CA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO AUTONATION ON 9-17-14 (TWO DAYS AGO), AND THEIR SHOP WILL, ONCE AGAIN, TRY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE VEHICLE THE CAR JUST STALLED OUT AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND STARTED THE CAR RIGHT UP AGAIN. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE TO FIND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THE NHTSA HAS DONE NOTHING AFTER THE ENTIRE GM SCANDAL WITH CARS SHUTTING OFF CAUSING SEVERAL FATALITIES. *TR