Problems with 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical). however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the vehicle would stall without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system). however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available for the recall repair. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 3/24/15*cn updated 03/31/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 40 mph, the air conditioner and all the signal lights shut off. in addition, the gauges on the instrument cluster failed to function and suddenly various warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was restarted. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the recall part was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the vin and failure mileage were unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhsta campaign number: 14v373000 (air bags, electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. ma 7/30 updated 10/19/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the repairs. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 02/18/15*lj updated 10/2/2015*js

The n23 recall was performed which was a software update that now recognized that the transfer case actuator motor was bad. the dealer replaced the transfer case motor at a cost to me of $900. after 3 months of driving the "4wd system" error pops up again on my dash and i can't put my vehicle into 4wd lo again. apparently, there is a service bulletin about this - service bulletin number: 21-022-14 rev. a. no one from chrysler informed me about this so i had to research the problem for hours on my own. this is bad business and the public should be informed of this. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number:14v438000 (electrical system). the contact stated that the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 45 mph, the lights on the instrument panel and the headlights turned off. in addition, the power windows and interior lights failed to operate without warning. the failures occurred several times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 90,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving various speeds, the gauges failed to function properly due to a faulty ignition. also, the heat and air conditioner were not working properly. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled while entering traffic without warning. the vehicle was able to be restarted. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. the manufacturer wa not notified of the failure. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system), however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer has exceeded a reasonable amount of time to do the repair. the vin was invalid. the failure mileage was 55,000. parts distribution disconnect. updated 1/14/16 ln *cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled and the check engine light and the abs light illuminated. also, the contact stated that the brakes engaged independently. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 130,000. updated 5/11/15*cn

Shortly after i bought the jeep, i started having issues with the whole dash lighting up as i was driving down the road. i was notified by chrysler, on 09/29/14, about a recall on the ignition switch. as of today, 6/26/15, the part is still not available. this is completely unacceptable as this issue, obviously, may result in serious injury or death. my dash keeps lighting up and now the brakes are giving me issues. we have had the brakes changed out, rotors and calipers have been changed as well as sensors and there has been no improvement which means it is related to this recall. i am tempted to visit a lawyer in regards to this matter as it is very serious and can cost my family, as well as other families, their life. updated 09/10/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experience a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

In the past 6 months roughly, my husband has accidentally knocked the key of our jeep while commuting to/from work a lf a dozen times and the vehicle shut off while traveling over 60 miles per hour on a busy minneapolis freeway. fortunately, it has not resulted in an accident (yet). it happened again just last wednesday! we did receive at least 2 recall notices from jeep, however, when we call to schedule the appointment, the dealership has informed us that they have not received the parts yet. i called again yesterday and it was the same story. so i called chrysler directly. they gave me the same story and offered absolutely nothing other than tips to try to not knock the key, which we have tried them all already. the vehicle is not safe!! my husband cannot be replaced and i have heard close to 30 people have died as a result of this p41 recall already. he will not be another one! my complaint is that when a customer is actually experiencing the issue, chrysler is not offering anything to help us out until the part is available. i would expect that offering loaner jeep or working with us to replace the jeep would be much less expensive than a lawsuit if something happens to my husband. i am very concerned and frustrated at their lack of interest to help us out. *tr

Chrysler recall #p41 announced in june 2014, but still not available to be fixed after 6 months (p41 / nhtsa 14v-438). *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving various speeds, there was a sudden loss of engine power. the failure occurred on multiple occasions. the contact stated that a second recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) was received but the part continued to be unavailable. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle restarted and resumed normal operation. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed to complete the repair was unavailable. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 91,000. ma 10/16/15 updated 12/10/15. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact was included in nhtsa campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and the dealer was unable to determine when the part needed would become available. the manufacturer was contacted for several weeks. the contact was unable to schedule the recall repair within a reasonable timeframe and the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 04/03/15*lj updated 6/24/2015 *js

Dash light flicker on and off and message reads service brake system check and advise. brakes completely replaced a year ago and only drive 7500 miles per year. it is not the brakes. we have researched internet and feel it is an ignition switch problem and pervasive with others as well . if just one key in ignition with no other weight of other keys attached, no problem. however, problem surfaces when any weight of additional keys attached. it almost stalls the car when it hits sometimes. congress is opening up a probe with chrysler now and it should be expedited. car at dealership twice in past month for this problem and still not fixed. we have had prior problems in previous years of ownership as well. it is similar to recent testimony from general motors on their defective ignition issues. *tr

At approximate june 2014 i received a recall notice for the ignition switch. chrysler said approx. delivery of september 2014. i have not heard or received anything since then. my concern other than the unsafe ignition switch situation is that every time i use my jeep, my airbag warning light flashes on and off continuously. as time goes on, the worse it gets. my dealer says he has checked others vehicles with the same problem; his best guess is it's related to the ignition switch. he also said the airbag should be a concern because it may activate at any time...even without an accident! chrysler told me not to be concerned...how can i not be concerned? what else can i do? *tr

My 2005 jeep grand cherokee has a recall from jeep chrysler but no parts are available. my key ignition will and has shut off all by it self causing me to loose steering, brakes and total control of my vehicle. this is my only vehicle as i purchased it in april of 2014 and i would not have bought this vehicle if i knew of the problems with the ignition like the chevrolet vehicles. i have to drive with one hand on the steering wheel and one hand on my key/ignition to drive. i feel this is not safe and jeep chrysler has told me to stop driving this vehicle or drive safely. how can i drive safely with this problem that is clearly a major issue with all ignitions on several years of jeep grand cherokee's. jeep told me i cannot get a new ignition till i receive a second mail letter telling me there is a fix for this problem. please push jeep to fix this issue as it is a great danger to drive but i have to cause this is my only vehicle that i have. *js

June of 2014 and still to this day the gear shift can be moved from "p" to any gear, and that is when no keys are in the ignition/and no foot on the brake. i was working under the hood and my 4 year old son did just that and almost ran me over. i checked and the vehicle had no keys in it they were with me in my tool box because i didn't want him to do just that. i checked out the situation to make sure it wasn't a fluke, and to my surprise and still til this day, i can enter the vehicle with no keys and no foot on the brake just reach in and move the gear shift from "p" to any gear resulting in the clunk of the transmission and rolling of the vehicle. this is very unnerving and would like this to be fixed. i have read countless articles and blogs about this exact same problem.

I bought my gd cherokee used with 71k miles. i just had my first oil change before heading out on a camping trip for the weekend. on the return trip, i had just turned onto the highway (55 mph zone). i am 6'4" tall. the previous owner was shorter than me. the seat was in the wrong position (i now know). while switching from gas pedal to brake pedal, my knee hit the key in the ignition. the car turned off. i immediately reached for the key and turned the car back on. it lunged the way a manual transmission dose when the clutch is let out too quick. i moved my seat back away from the wheel. now i drive it from farther back, which means i need to sit up straighter, which means my head hits the ceiling often. i have the limited edition and i love everything about it except the seat can't go down far enough for me to drive it comfortable without turning the car off which has got to be horrible for the car. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available. updated 8/21/15*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle by shifting into park, turning the key to the off position, and then to the on position. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 ( electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 93,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v438000 (electrical system) and 13v175000 (electrical system, power train); however, the parts to do the repairs were not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

This is well-documented on the internet. the plastic connector for the climate control blower motor on my vehicle has overheated and melted internally, causing an intermittent connection and periodic smoke inside the passenger compartment. i called the dealership and they offered to replace my blower motor resistor and wiring harness with a different set of parts that do not experience this issue. their offer was to perform this repair at my cost. see: http://www.sparkys-answers.com/2011/02/2006-jeep-grand-cherokee-blower-only.html for visual details of the same issue on another vehicle of the same model, but different model year. jeep should replace the blower motor resistor and pigtail free of charge.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start until after several attempts. the failure recurred on several occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time. the approximate failure mileage was 59,000. updated 6/18/15*cn the consumer stated the passenger was inoperable. updated 9/18/15 *js

Some jeep commander and jeep grand cherokee vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving. this may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicles safety features including the frontal airbags their answer is: incomplete but repair parts are not available this recall has been out for 1 and 1/2 years in light of the gm faulty ignition switch deaths i believe chrysler has had plenty of time to fix the problem. the ball is your court and my families blood is on your hands.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system: ignition: switch). the vin was included in the recall, but the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufactured exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 109,000.

2005 jeep grand cherokee. consumer writes in regards to transfer case actuator recall problems. *smd the consumer stated he complied with the recall notice he received in the mail. the dealer reprogrammed the final drive controller module. four weeks later, the vehicle caught on fire. the consumer stated he didn't have any problems with the vehicle, prior to the recall repair. the consumer stated after a short time of driving on the expressway, it felt as though the vehicle was not shifting into the next higher gear and would not shift into the higher gear when he pressed the accelerator. while driving in the right lane, the vehicle went into neutral on its own and the vehicle began to coast. when he looked in the rear view mirror, he noticed gray smoke coming from the rear of the vehicle and then the gray exhaust smoke, turned black. within less than a minute, the consumer was on the shoulder and two-inch red flames began emitting from under the hood. then the flames were five to six feet high above the car hood. the local fire department and police were called to the scene. *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled. in addition, the air bag warning light illuminated. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the security code needed to be reset. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 135,000.

Every time while driving the air bag light on dash is always on. then upon driving, suddenly the seat belt alarm starts buzzing even though all seat belts are latched properly. then the engine light will come on. shortly after the dash goes completely black. all alarms and lights go out along with the heating/ac. this is on a routine basis. *tr

After 13v175000 recall - 2005 jeep gc still slips into neutral while running. also, sometimes when moving from drive to reverse, it "stalls" in neutral and won't move into reverse. so far, this has only happened when idling at stop lights and in parking garages. putting the car in park, shutting it off, and turning it back on reset things - but i'm worried that this will happen while driving. took it to the dealership - they can't find anything wrong with it. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 6/8/15*cn updated 06/17/15.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 2/18/16 ln repaired 3x, jeep dealer unable to repair 12/17/15 updated 4/19/18*jb cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the vin was not provided. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle would not accelerate and the transmission failed to down shift. additionally, the transfer case would not shift out of four-wheel high into neutral or four wheel low properly. the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign id number 13v175000 (electrical system , power train). the vehicle was being taken back to the dealer for the third time due to the remedy not correcting the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 86,300.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) was received in april of 2014. after contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 01/29/16.*jb updated 2/1/2016*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to start. the contact jiggled the key and after several attempts, the vehicle started. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the battery was replaced, but the failure recurred. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system), however the part needed for the recall repair was unavailable. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 54,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while pulling into a parking space, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician diagnosed that the starter was faulty and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. however, the failure recurred while driving at low speeds. the starter was replaced on two other occasions. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 69,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that when turning the ignition to the on position, the vehicle failed to start until several attempts were made. the contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped, the accelerator pedal and the vehicle failed to accelerate. the check engine and the low gas warning indicator illuminated. the contact stated that the fuel gauge dropped to empty but the fuel tank was full. the failures recurred numerous times. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 89,000. updated 4/20/15*cn

While driving for about 20mins the was a hard shift and my truck was stuck in 3rd gear and the check engine light came on. i took it to a mechanic and he said it could be the shift solenoid and it would cost 700 to take my transmission apart to check it. $700 later im still having the problem i bought the car at 82k im now at 92k i keep up regular service. what is weird is when i turn my turn my truck back on its no longer in 3rd and it stays that way for sometimes weeks but it comes back surely. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part need to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving at any speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate and shook violently as the steering wheel seized. the instrument panel lights illuminated. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 05v396000 (power train) and 14v438000 (electrical system). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. the parts needed for the recall repair were not available. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 63,900.