Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving, the abs and air bag indicators illuminated. in addition, the electrical brake system indicator illuminated. the brakes started pulsating, but the contact continued driving with no further issues. the contact had not driven the vehicle since and parked the vehicle at her home. three weeks ago, the contact was involved in a crash because the brakes seized. as a result, the contact's vehicle slid into another vehicle at approximately 5 mph. the front bumper of the contact's vehicle was cracked. the driver was not injured, but was treated by a doctor after the crash. a police report was filed. the vehicle was not towed. the contact felt that the crash could have been avoided if the braking failure were known of beforehand. there were no symptoms of a braking failure before the crash occurred. the manufacturer rudely informed the contact that there were no recalls or warranties on the vehicle. the dealer had not been contacted. the failure mileage was 142,000.
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Driving down the road, the and and traction control lights come on while driving and tranny doesn't shift causing loss of brakes and revving of engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 58 mph, the accelerator pedal was applied and traveled to the floorboard. the contact depressed the brake pedal, but it also traveled to the floorboard and failed to respond. the vehicle continued to accelerate forward and the rpms increased. the vehicle eventually came to a stop. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 161,679.
Getting indications that elect- brake problem indications, skid control indications, and air conditioner not working.
1. door handles broken on 3 doors 2. electrical system - lights flickering and completely going out while driving at night. 3. transmission slips out of gear while driving and will not always change gears. found where other grand cherokee vehicles were recalled for these conditions but not the one i own.
Remedy: chrysler intends to repair vehicles free of charge (parts and labor). however, the part required to provide a permanent remedy for this condition is currently not available. chrysler is making every effort to provide the part as quickly as possible. ****this was 2014, no updates so far as to parts being available. two years is not timely.
Tl* the contact owned a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while changing lanes at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. as a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. a police report was filed and there were no injuries. the vehicle was destroyed and towed. the manufacturer and the dealer were made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 73,000.
Takata recall i purchased a jeep for 7,500. put 3,000 down and financed the rest. next day, the axle boot was broke. took it back to the dealer and they replaced it. at that time, i realized they gave me a 29% finance rate. so i bought they vehcile right out by writing a check for $4890. with asking if the vehcile had any major issues or been in the shop for any serious engine or transmission work, i was promised the vehcile was in good standing condition. next day, with my fiance and my 20 month old son in the newly purchased vehcile, headed out for a vacation. about 10 mins from our home and the axle they just replacedon't broke and the transmission went. the vehcile had no emergency brakes and no hear, not even park. i had to pull into a person's yard and do donuts until it stopped. got it towed home and called the bank and cancelled the check. now the have towed the vehcile away and say i write bad checks. yet i have paperwork from the bank supporting my cancellation on the check and record of funds to purchase the vehcile. ...
I purchased some hawk brand rotors and brake pads to replace what i had oem. immediately, the product began to fail. after having the product on the vehicle for 2000 miles the brake pads had to be replaced. i contacted the company who refused to accept responsibility for the faulty product. there was increased stopping distance, which created as a safety issue as well as the brake pads not being able to keep the vehicle from moving forward when parked on an incline.
While i was driving on a main road, my car completely shut down. my steering wheel was locked, gas and brake petal were not working, basically my car was going on its own. worst part was that it was going on a slant while other cars driving 45/50 miles per hour heading towards me. i could not stop my car, nor drive my car, nor try and steer myself to a safe location. my car just kept going. something needs to be done. i have almost lost my life 2 times already. i do not feel safe driving my vehicle. everytime i go to chrysler... they do not know what to do or what is going on. when will this be fixed and how?
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle decelerated and the brake pedal failed to respond when depressed. in order to come to a stop, the vehicle was driven up an incline. the brakes were engaged and the vehicle rolled backwards and crashed into a tree. there were no injuries and a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 237,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 30 mph, the power steering and power brakes failed. as a result, the contact crashed into a median. the air bags did not deploy. there were no injuries and a police report was not filed. the vehicle was destroyed and towed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown.
I was leaving the car wash and after putting the grand cherokee in drive with my foot on the brake it accelerated on its own and the brakes were not responsive. unable to stop or slow down, to avoid traffic, i crashed into a stone wall. the car is totaled and i had serious injury to my head as the airbag also did not deploy.
Recall p41 on 11/8/2015-i was driving my 05jgcl and i had a blow out in the r/f wheel causing me to bounce around and lose control of vehicle where my knee came in to contact with the igniton causing my vehicle to turn off- when trying to restart the jeep the vehicle in front of me stopped short i then forced wheel to the right and i came into contact with a utility pole causing total loss of vehicle