Car will stay at 40 mph as if locked into that speed. i press down on the gas pedal but the car will not go any faster. i have to pull over and turn the car off, when restarted it works fine for a while. then randomly it will happen again. this has occurred roughly once a month for the past year. on line there are thousands of jeep owners reporting the same issue. i called jeep but they said car was out of warranty so tough luck. i have owned 23 cars and have never had a car do this to me. other people have driven this car with the same issues. this has happened both on the highway and on rural streets.
Engine stalls no matter what speed i'm going. happens more often when coming to a stop. it's as if i just turn the key off. when it stalls, i stop and put it in park, turn the key off and start it right back up and take off. it's becoming a dangerous safety concern.
The engine died going 70mph on the hwy with out any notice. i was barely able to get to the side of road as steering locked up, once on side of road, i put it into 'park' and 'restarted the engine'. it worked just fine from then on, till about 3 months later, it happened again. this time i was approaching a stop light and turning right, i barely was able to get thru the light and to the side of the road, as the steering had again locked up. this is very scary! everything in the car turns 'off', i dont even think the flashers worked during these times. once at a complete stop, and after putting into 'park', everything starts back up normally, and drives fine. there is not any other signs of anything wrong, no dash light warnings or anything.
Shortly after my husband got home we heard someone honking their horn outside of our apartment, so we looked and our vehicle was on fire. it was parked and not running when it happened.
Engine shuts off randomly while driving. has been happening since 2005
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. while driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to galeana chrysler dodge jeep ram (14375 s tamiami trl, fort myers, fl 33912, (855) 732-1313) to be diagnosed, but they were unable to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to nhtsa. the failure mileage was 220,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 35 mph, the vehicle shook and the engine sputtered. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and, shortly after, it caught on fire. the fire department was called and extinguished the fire. there were no injuries. police and fire reports were not filed. the contact stated that the vehicle was drivable. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. the contact researched the failure online, but found no information or recalls. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 111,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 103,000. the vin was not available.
The vehicle has a safety issued at this point it is unsafe to drive. the clockspring is bad due to manufacturers errors. when the vehicle is driven, the vehicle is losing power due to engine mechanical problems. the clockspring has a code stated as c2205 on the computer module. the steering wheel shakes going over 60mph at this point i do not know why.
This vehicle has a 5.7 liter hemi v-8. it currently has an exhaust manifold leak because jeep uses cheap screws to mount the manifold to the engine block. as such, the screws snap causing a leak. this is a well know problem for this engine but chrysler refuses to acknowledge it and the repairs will be a minimum of $500. never buy a jeep!
Catastrophic engine failure at about 124,000 miles. luckily in the driveway where i had parked the car after running normal errands. the car would not start up again and had to be towed since the battery was new and the starter seemed frozen. i took excellent care of this car at the dealership and at a top local garage since we bought it. i was stunned that the engine failed without any notice, no warning lights, no noise, nothing. the local mechanic saw "chunks of metal" in the pan. i now need a completely new engine 5 weeks after an oil change due to a design flaw in my jeep hemi engine. i never received any letter or notification about this apparently well known and relatively common problem. i had every recall performed on this car. there was never a recall for this problem which apparently includes the intake manifold. the response from the dealership was that the hemi is a good engine. really??? no apologies, no call from the manufacturer. out of warranty, so it is just too bad for me as a customer. they know ...
After driving approximately 30 miles on the interstate i stopped and went into a store. when i came back out in 5-10 minutes and attempted to started it, the engine felt as though it were "jumping". had it towed to the dealer. they said it had dropped a valve seat. chrysler determined that it happened because it had been overheated. however there were absolutely no overheat codes in the computer. the gauges have never read hot. it was not low on coolant. they stated that there were no leaks. it was never hot.
This is the third time i receive a letter on the mail from jeep named as "important safety recall information" stating that my car has been recalled due to a defect relating to motor vehicle safety, more specifically: unintended change in ignition switch position that implies a safety risk. i went on the safecar.gov site to confirm the status of my recall and it says that there is a recall in effect on my car model but unfortunately jeep doesn't have the part replacement yet. i want this problem fixed asap.
My 2007 jeep g.cherokee can be on the highway traveling 55 mph and then decided to die. it will shut off and cannot increase speed. i have a one year old in the back seat and this has happened to many times while having my son the back seat and trying to get over to the break down lane before it completely dies. also doesn't start some days some will. defiantly have electrical proven like in the recall. their is a fuel relay recall there is a many recalls for the same things happening to my jeep and it's becoming a hazard and scary for me traveling with my son.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not accelerate and the engine stalled without any warning. the vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road after few minutes when restarted, the vehicle then operated as normal. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 91,000.