2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

WHILE BRAKING GOING INTO A RIGHT-HAND-CORNER THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN IMMEDIATE COMPLETE STOP ON THE ROAD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR FOLLOWING ME AS OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS REAR-END COLLISION. COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN BY TRUCK TO THE JEEP GARAGE. A FUSE CONNECTED TO MORE THAN 30 APPLICATIONS HAD BLOWN. WHEN REPLACED THE CAR FUNCTIONED. GARAGE SPENT 2 DAYS SEARCHING BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUSE . CHARGED ME 300 USD. TWO DAYS LATER THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN WHILE BRAKING IN A RIGHT-HAND-CORNER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR 2 DAYS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND FURTHER CHECKS. NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM HAS YET BEEN FOUND. THE VEHICLE IS 2 YEARS, 7 MONTHS OLD SO THE REPAIR IS NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER PLACING THE GEAR SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO DEALERS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V059000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) RECALL COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

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.

1) OPERATED LEFT TURN SIGNAL 2) TONE THEN ERROR MESSAGES (A) SERVICE SUSPENSION (B) CHECK GAUGES. ALL DASH INDICATE LAMPS CAME ON - ABS, ESP, AIR BAG, CHECK ENGINE ETC. TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE. A/C BECAME INOPERATIVE, HAZARD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE, FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE, TACHOMETER INOPERATIVE, SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCES: RISK OF ACCIDENT DUE TO DISTRACTION BY WARNING TONE AND ALL INDICATOR LAMPS LIGHTING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING. RISK OF ACCIDENT DUE TO INOPERATIVE TURN INDICATOR SIGNALS AND INOPERATIVE HAZARDS. UNKNOWN WHETHER ABS SYSTEM WORKING SINCE ABS WARNING LAMP WAS LIT. UNKNOWN WHETHER AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL SINCE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS LIT (3) SHUT OFF ENGINE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED - NO CHANGE ALL LAMPS LIT. LEFT TURN SIGNAL REMAINED LIT BUT NOT FLASHING EVEN WITH KEY OFF. CALLED JEEP DEALER SERVICE SUGGESTED PULLING IOD RELAY. NO IMPROVEMENT. 2 MORE RESTARTS WITH EXTENDED (MORE THAN 1 HOUR) VEHICLE OFF AND ALL LIGHTS CLEARED EXCEPT CHECK ENGINE. DO NOT KNOW CAUSE OF PROBLEM YET. CAR WAS TAKEN TO JEEP DEALER. NO FAULT CODES WERE DETECTED. DEALER HAD NO INFORMATION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD NO LONGER BE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/21/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE IN A DOWNWARD POSITION WHILE DRIVING, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR LIKE THE REGULAR TIRE. WHEN THE CONTACT USED THE SPARE TIRE THERE WAS NO TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH IT STATED THAT THE SPARE HAD A MONITORING SYSTEM IN THE MANUAL,THEY DO NOT PUT THEM IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,000. UPDATED 07/27/11*LJ UPDATED 08/01/11

ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. TYPICALLY THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE THROTTLE IS CLOSED DURING DECELERATION I.E. (WHEN DECELERATING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY OR DECELERATING TO STOP IN TRAFFIC). THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST ENCOUNTERED AT 14K MILES AND PERSISTS TO DATE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ACCRUED 46K MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 5 OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSIS/REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO FAULT CODES ARE STORED IN THE ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM MEMORY. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE TO NO AVAIL. THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE MERELY CONTACTED THE SERVICING DEALER AND WAS TOLD NO DRIVEABILITY ISSUES EXIST WITH THE VEHICLE. I NOTE THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING IN TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT 4/22/2011 (CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS ADVISED). THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE AS STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DEGRADED WITHOUT POWER ASSIST.