2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER USING HER WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURNING THEM OFF THEY BECAME JAMMED OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE CONTROL MODULE ON THE WIPER BOARD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 133, 000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER, TURN SIGNALS, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON AN OPEN ROAD AT ABOUT 55MPH WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD SOUND LIKE A MUFFLED GUNSHOT OVER OUR HEADS. NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS IN SIGHT AND THERE WAS NOTHING OVERHEAD. WHEN WE PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE, WE NOTED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED AND "POOCHED" UP, YET INTACT. NOTHING STRUCK THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS NOT IMPACTED FROM BELOW. WE DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALER WE COULD FIND WITH THE NAV UNIT A FEW MILES AWAY. WE WERE MET WITH HOSTILITY AND BASICALLY CALLED LIARS BY THE SERVICE STAFF WHEN WE TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALERS SHOP AWAITING A NEW SUNROOF. WE HAVE HAD OTHER CHRYSLER PRODUCTS BEFORE AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES. OTHER THAN THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN A JOY TO OWN. *TR

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED MODEL- DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED POWER MIRROR EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON 1/30/10 IN RYE BROOK, NY AND TEMPERATURES WERE APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. AS I WAS DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR LITERALLY EXPLODED. THE ROADS WERE CLEAR AND FREE OF DEBRIS AND I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AS I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD THROWN A ROCK OR A BALL AT MY WINDOW. I QUICKLY GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND NOTICED A GAPING HOLE THROUGH THE MIRROR BUT NO OTHER DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE VEHICLE. NO SCRATCHES WERE ON THE MIRROR OR THE CAR BUT THERE WAS A GREENLIQUID FROM INSIDE THE MIRROR LOOSELY SCATTERED IN SMALL SPOTS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IT WAS THE SAME GREEN LIQUID PRESENT IN GREATER AMOUNTS WITHIN THE MIRROR. IT WAS CLEAR THE MIRROR MALFUNCTIONED AND IMPLODED. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT THE VEHICLE AND CHRYSLER CORPORATE HEADQUARTERED AND THEY SAID SUCH A DEFECT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS INJURY AS I RAN OFF THE ROAD I HEARD THE BANG AND MIRROR EXPLODED. I THEN CONTACTED MY LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THE OWNER CONFIRMED HE HAS SEEN FAULTY WIRING AND EXPLODING MIRRORS FOR POWER HEATED MIRRORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PCM PROGRAMMED. THE PCM DID NOT STOP THE SHAKING; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER JERKED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THE SHAKING ISSUE, BUT THEY CANNOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SHAKING AND JERKING ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,514. UPDATED 6/4/09 *CN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS OUT OF FRAME, THE ENGINE HAD A ROUGH IDLE AND IT FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL. UPDATED 06/09/09.*JB THE CONSUMER SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE DISPLEASED WITH THE ARBITRATION BOARDS' DECISION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD AND VIBRATE WHEN AT A STOP AND WOULD FEEL AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, EVEN MORE WITHOUT THE AIR CONDITION TURNED ON. THE EXPLANATION THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN THAT THE AIR CONDITION WILL CYCLE ON AT THE SAME TIME THE COOLING FANS WHICH WAS SAID TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/02/09.

IT WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO DRIVE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 2,355. UPDATED 3/3/09 *CN THE CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE VEHICLE THEVEHICLE OUT OF GEAR. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW DID NOT FUNCTIN PROPERLY. UPDATED 03/04/09. *JB

A FEW WEEKS AGO I PURCHASED A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE MECHANICALS ARE FINE. BUT THERE IS A VERY PRONOUNCED REFLECTION OF THE CURVED DASH IN THE WINDOW WHICH IS EXACTLY IN THE LINE OF VISION. IT IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING, IF NOT DANGEROUSLY INTRUSIVE. IT COULD BE EASILY FIXED IF THEY DECREASE THE SIZE OF THE "GUTTER" AROUND THE CURVED AREA ABOVE THE ODOMETER. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A PRONOUNCED REFLECTION AND IN SUCH A CRITICAL LOCATION, AND IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SEVERE DESIGN DEFECT. IT IS PRONOUNCED BOTH ON SUNNY AND CLOUDY DAYS. *TR