2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, I HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL MY DRIVING. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS AFTER I HAD THE RECALL DONE FOR THE TRANSFER CASE AT CHAMPION CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT BACK IN JULY AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSFER CASE WHICH I ENDED SPENDING A 1000 TO REPLACE. PICKED UP THE CAR AND AS SOON AS I DROVE IT OFF THE SAME THINGS HAPPENED. I HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL BEFORE GOING INTO 3RD GEAR. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO CHAMPION CHRSYLER AGAIN AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SOLENOID. I JUST SPENT ANOTHER 1000 TO GET THAT FIXED. THEY SAID THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY FIX THE PROBLEM. SPOKE TO CHRYSLER CORP. ON FIRST INCIDENT AND SERVICE MGR NO LUCK. SPOKE TO SERVICE MGR ON 2ND FIX AND NO LUCK. LONG STORY SHORT GETTING THE RECALL FIX COST ME 2000 WHEN IT SUPPOSE TO BE FREE OF CHARGE. CHRYSLER'S RECALL SOLUTION FOR THE TRANSFER CASE IS COSTING CONSUMERS MORE OUT OF POCKET. I HAD NEVER HAD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL BEFORE GETTING THE RECALL DONE. *TR

ON AUGUST 26, 2014, THIS 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING SERIOUS CERVICAL AND SPINAL INJURIES TO A PEDESTRIAN. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKED POSITION, ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE DRIVER TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, KEPT MOVING FORWARD ON ITS OWN ACCORD UNTIL THE VEHICLE ULTIMATELY STOPPED AFTER STRIKING A BUILDING METAL STAIRCASE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO PREVENT FURTHER PERSONAL INJURY AND, OR PROPERLY DAMAGE. *TR *JS *JS *JS

I PURCHASED A USED 2009 GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS, I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 10+ TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON, ELECTRICAL. CLEARLY CHRYSLER IS AWARE THERE IS AN ISSUE, AS THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY PICKED UP THE REPAIR TAB SINCE I STARTED AN ACTUAL CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE. I WILL START THE VEHICLE UP TO TEN TIMES NO PROBLEM, THEN STOP SOMEWHERE COME BACK TO START VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT JUST WONT START. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS DRAGGED THEIR FEET SO FAR, AND THEIR FOLLOW UP HAS BEEN POOR AT BEST. ALL THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE IS CONTINUE TO RE DIAGNOSE THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM EACH TIME AS I THE CONSUMER CONTINUE TO PAY THOUSANDS FOR THE FAULTY ELECTRICAL, AND CHEAP PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN ENGINEERED IN MY TRUCK. ONCE AGAIN, THE CONSUMER FOOTS THE BILL FOR CORPORATE AMERICAS SHORTCOMINGS. THEIR IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM WITH CHRYSLERS WIRELESS IGNITION CYLINDER, VERY SIMILAR TO THE GM RECALL ON IGNITIONS IF YOU ASK ME. NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE AGAIN AS I SIT HERE WAITING FOR CHRYSLER TO DO SOMETHING, COMPLETELY ON CHRYSLERS TIME CLOCK. FOR WHAT WE SPEND ON THESE VEHICLES TODAY, THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICE PROVIDED BY JEEP AND CHRYSLER HAVE MADE ME SICK TO MY STOMACH. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP PRODUCT IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS THAT I PURCHASE VEHICLES DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF PARTS, AND THE TERRIBLE FOLLOW UP AND SERVICE BY CHRYSLER CORPORATION... *TR

ON TWO OCCASION MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BOTH TIMES THE THERMOSTAT GAGE KEPT GOING UP AND DOWN. ON BOTH OCCASION I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT CHECKED. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THAT THIS HAPPENED I WAS TOLD THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. (PULL CODE #P2181) I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF. SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE I FELT THAT IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE AT NO COST TO ME BUT WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD NEED TO IN FACT PAY FOR THIS UPDATE. (NOT ONLY DO I NEED TO PAY BUT I ALSO HAVE TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK TO HAVE THIS DONE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,200.

THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER PERFORMANCE OF CHRYSLER SAFETY RECALL N23/NHTSA 13V-175. WE USE OUR 2009 GRAND CHEROKEE AS A TOWED VEHICLE BEHIND OUR MOTORHOME. PRIOR TO RECALL EXECUTION THE 4WD SYSTEM PERFORMED AS EXPECTED BY GOING INTO THE "N" POSITION WHEN SELECTED. SINCE RECALL N23 I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE TO SHIFT INTO "N". EVEN REPLACING THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR AT MY EXPENSE ONLY TO INCUR THE SAME SITUATION TWO TIMES AGAIN. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, POST RECALL,RESULTED IN MY HAVING TO PAY $91.17 FOR A "RESET" OF THE ACTUATOR WHEN OUT OF TOWN AND THEN I PAID ($789.30) FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ACTUATOR AFTER ARRIVING HOME AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. NEXT FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER FOUR ACTIVATIONS WHEN OUT OF TOWN RESULTING IN A JEEP DEALER AGAIN PERFORMING N23. THAT ACTION ALLOWED US TO RETURN HOME AND NOW AFTER ONLY THREE ACTIVATIONS OF THE ACTUATOR, I FIND THE "SERVICE 4WD SYS" WARNING WHEN "N" IS SELECTED. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED MY DEALER ABOUT THIS LATEST FAILURE BUT WILL VERY SOON. WE SIMPLY CAN NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF CONDITION WITH OUR VEHICLE. DURING ONE OF THE FAILURES, THE WIFE DROVE THE GC AND I DROVE THE MOTORHOME OVER 300 MILES DUE TO A DEATH IN THE FAMILY AS WE DID NOT FIND IT CONVENIENT, AT THAT MOMENT, TO ONCE AGAIN ATTEMPT REPAIRS ON THIS CAR. IN RESEARCHING THIS SITUATION ON THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERJEEP OWNERS IN THE SAME SITUATION POST N23. PLEASE VERIFY THIS STATEMENT BY REVIEWING ANY JEEP FORUM AS WELL AS WWW.IRV2.COM.IN SOME CASES OWNERS (LIKE US) HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AND IN OTHER CASES, DEALERS REPAIRED THE VEHICLES AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS TO ANYONE THAT CHRYSLER CAUSED THIS SITUATION DESPITE THEIR REFUSAL TO PUBLICLY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. A SOFTWARE REWRITE WON'T REPAIR A CRACKED CIRCUIT BOARD. PLEASE MAKE THINGS RIGHT.THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE AND DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000...UPDATED 09-05-14 *BF UPDATED 09/16/2014 *JS