2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE IGNITION KEY MOVED INADVERTENTLY INTO THE OFF ACCESSORY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHENEVER ENCOUNTERING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING TO ENTER THE FREEWAY, THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED TO RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,455.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXHIBITING THE SAME FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS AWAITING TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

PURCHASED NEW IN 2009. THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2009 LIMITED 8 CYLINDER HEMI ENGINE STARTED LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID FROM THE POWER STEERING LINE WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. THE MECHANIC BACK IN 2012 SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING LINE LEAKING DUE TO PRESSURE AND NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. SAID IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND LOSS OF STEERING SO I PAID THE LARGE PRICE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE-OFF PROBLEM. THE EXACT SAME ISSUE HAPPENED ONE MONTH AGO IN 2014 (EXACTLY 2 YEARS LATER) AND I WAS CURIOUS IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I DID SOME RESEARCH TO FIND THAT SAME CHRYSLER ENGINE AND POWER STEERING USED IN MANY 2009-2012 JEEPS AND DODGE RAM TRUCKS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE OF A POWER STEERING LINE FAILURE. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS IT CAN CAUSE FIRES AND/OR LOSS OF STEERING. I BELIEVE THERE IS ALREADY AN INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA # PE 12-020. THE ODI NOS. 10465379, 10461736, 10459178. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

WHEN THE RED LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I TRY TO PROCEED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED. THE RADIO CONTINUED TO PLAY BUT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND TURN ON MY FLASHERS. MEANWHILE THE RADIO CONTINUED TO PLAY. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRY TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND IT DID INDEED START. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON I75 GOING 70MPH AND THE CAR STALLED I WOULD BE IN HUGE TROUBLE. THE GOODYEAR MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME STUCK AND FAILED TO EJECT FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,249. UPDATED 1/16/15*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. UPDATED 4/26/2016 *JS UPDATED 9/8/2017*CN

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. COMPLETELY DEAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAID BATTERY WAS BAD. REPLACED BATTERY. VEHICLE WAS OK FOR 3 DAYS. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THIS TIME DEALER FOUND VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING PROPER VOLTAGE TO TRANSMISSION. NEEDED WIRING HARNESS REPLACED. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR JOB. LUCKY FOR ME I HAVE A "LIFETIME" WARRANTY ON POWER TRAIN. I AM WONDERING IF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD STOPPED WORKING IF I WAS MOVING??? I TALK TO SOME WITH A 2007 MODEL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING AT APPROX 55 MPH (NOT BRAKING OR TURNING) WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION, THE GAS AND MPH AS WELL AS DIRECTIONAL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES WENT DARK/DROPPED TO ZERO, THEN THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACE THE CAR INTO PARK, REMOVED THE KEY, AND THEN RETURNED THE KEY AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR THEN STARTED NORMALLY. *TR

THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT SINCE AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014. IN EACH INCIDENT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY GOES INTO A ROUGH IDLE AND EVENTUALLY STALLS WITH LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND SWITCH BETWEEN OFF/START POSITIONS UNTIL THE VEHICLE STARTS. THE VEHICLE RUNS NORMALLY AFTER THESE INCIDENTS WITH NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT DISPLAYED. REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THIS YEAR JEEP WAS NOT IN SCOPE OF THEIR RECENTLY ANNOUNCED RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR