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 the design flaw exists but don't care about the customer. just their bottom line.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, an unknown warning light illuminated and suddenly the vehicle accelerated independently. the vehicle was shifted to the neutral position but the vehicle continued to rev and the accelerator pedal was stuck. the vehicle was turned off and in while in park, the accelerator pedal remained stuck. the vehicle was able to restart and operate correctly. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle would independently start, an abnormal anti-freeze odor was present inside the vehicle, and the shifter was difficult to operate. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 141,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. while driving various speeds, the vehicle inadvertently lost all power. all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. when the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the main computer and throttle body needed replacement. the vehicle was repaired, but the issue persisted. the vehicle was repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 191,000.
Dropped a valve seat and destroyed the engine. head and piston damage. normal every day driving. this is the second jeep engine in this car that blew up at 70k miles.
Soon after the p41 ignition switch recall, while driving 1 mile, the instrument cluster gauges stopped working-speedo, gas, etc , all warning lights illuminated . information messages in the ic noted "service required : and transmission -over the temperature allowed u1403,u1411,u110e, u110f and others all implausible signals to ic. while driving transmission an road speed decreased immediately while at speed and engine and transmission to not operate in a predictably safe operation. these are the symptoms that the recall was to repair. what is the next step?
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v4380000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. while driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and all of the warning indicators flashed on the instrument panel. the contact pulled the vehicle over to the median. the vehicle was able to restart after various attempts. the failure recurred. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine failed and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 130,000. parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) months ago. the dealer (brown's jeep chrysler dodge ram, 483 ny-112, east patchogue, ny 11772, (631) 289-8500) was unable to determine when the remedy and part would become available. the dealer stated that they placed the contact on a waiting list for the part, but did not specify what number the contact was placed on the list. while waiting for the part, a failure progressed that caused the key not to turn over to start the vehicle. also, the service engine warning indicator illuminated. the manufacturer had seven tsbs on the engine. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available.
Vehicle has had the ignition recall done. in the hot weather, you can't run the air conditioning as the car will indiscriminately stall when you come to either a stop light or a yield. car has to be put in park and restarted. last week, when merging onto a highway, rpms went all the way down. had to floor the car to get going and it knocked very hard. had jeep dealer look at this several times and they keep saying there's nothing wrong with the car. there is a problem here that jeep is not addressing. they don't want to give a fair buy back price on the car, knowing we have a 19 year old driving the vehicle. our local mechanic has said this is a very unsafe car and he wouldn't put his family in it. jeep dealers don't want to face the problem or address it. this has been an issue for over a year, but becomes more apparent in summer months of hot weather.
Took in jan '15 for recalls - they only fixed 1 of the 3 (i had made an appt for all) in dec '15 it kept leaving me stranded as the recalls had not been fixed. they finally fiixed the other 2 (service 4 wheel drive and ignition switch. i called 3 weeks ago as it kept saying "service 4 wheel drive" and several times shifted itself into 4 wheel low. now it won't start and is stuck again. less than 60,000 miles and it is worthless.
I was driving on county road about 45 mph battery light came on then abs light then message service anti lock brake system, engine and brake light they stayed on till i got home there was also a very low humming noise when i turned off car it would not start again. in morning it started i turned it off and it will not start again. battery and engine light on. 11/19/15 recalls for ignition switch,and reprogram final drive controller module were performed.
The following events happened over a period of 2 weeks. when in motion on highway, instrument panel lost power, then came back on and all control panel lights lit up, then went off. while in motion on highway, instrument panel went blank--cycled on and off several times then returned to normal. when engine was off, ignition was off and key was out of ignition, lights were turned off, headlights turned on and off twice for no reason. while driving on highway on slight incline, engine lost power for a few seconds then returned to normal. vehicle has been to a certified jeep repair shop and they could not find the problem. (see attached)
Vehicle has been to dealership four times for the same problem. after driving longer than 10-15 minutes turning the jeep off and trying to restart within 5-10 minutes it won't start. let it sit for minimum of 20 minutes will start. the relays get very warm but after cooling, the car starts. dealership has zinged us for a new starter, it didn't need, a new pcm, it didn't need. testing my own theory 3 consecutive times in one day, drove the vehicle at least 30 minutes. turned off and attempted to restart (as you would a quick trip to the store) and nothing but waiting each time, car starts after cooling. picked up the jeep two days ago from dealership who had it 18 days trying to fix it (3rd time)and the first trip that day resulted in another occurrence of the same problem.
The vehicle stalls a various speeds, but typically while driving at highway speeds. my daily commute is about 32 miles each way and i typically experience the vehicle shutting off once per day. when the vehicle does stall i have been able to place the vehicle in neutral, turn the ignition off, then restart by turning the ignition back on and putting the vehicle back in drive. i did have the vehicle serviced for recall p41 / nhtsa 14v-438 which was to resolve issues with loss of power during driving but no significant changes have been noticed since the repair. this issue has been occurring for about the last three years with increasing frequency. it has been taken in for repair multiple times, beside the recall repair, while under warranty but never fixed. this issue is a major safety concern for myself and family as there are times when the vehicle stalls while entering onto the highway or during highway travel. when the vehicle stalls it looses power steering so control and speed put ourselves and others at danger. the date and mileage mentioned below is the last time the stall occurred and not reflective of all the occurrences when the vehicle stalled.
My jeep has been recalled due to possible ignition switch failure. i have called every "chrysler, jeep, dodge" dealership around me and all dealerships have a waiting list of a minimum of 2-3 months for parts to be in to fix this problem. because my safety is in jeopardy i feel that it's a bit unreasonable for me (and the other people on the list) to wait for months for this problem to be fixed.
Ignition recall repairs made. engine still stalls suddenly and without warning, while driving or stopped. after putting car in neutral or park, have to remove key and reinsert it to start engine. no power brakes, power steering, or air bag functionality when this occurs. engine does not always start right away, leaving me stranded in the middle of traffic lanes or intersections. serious hazard. have taken it to the dealership again and no diagnosis. to attempt diagnosis now at dealership, am charged $130. if no diagnosis made, then i have to pay the charges. this is an untenable situation for which the jeep manufacturer is not willing to assist - i have emailed chrysler about this. to get rid of the car, i would have to trade it in at a dealership since it is not sellable privately due to this problem. the car stalls in motion or at rest and has quit on city streets and freeways - very dangerous!!! so far i have been lucky and have not had an accident. it has quit while in turns and when going straight. it is more likely to occur when the car is cold or the ambient temperature is cold. one day it stalled 5 times.
One saturday night i needed to run to the grocery store. when i got back into my car, it wouldn't start. it was obviously not a battery problem because there was a terrible tapping noise and vibration coming from the engine. after speaking with a mechanic about the car, i was told it is probably a dropped valve seat. now, i am looking at over $4000 to swap an engine that was never hot-rodded or abused. after a simple search online, i find that this is a very common issue for the 5.7l hemi engines. so much so that i have no idea why there isn't a recall or class action suit.
While in motion, 60 mph, the engine stops. highway driving. i coasted to a stop and restarted the engine. very scary occurrence!
I own a 07 grand cherokee with a 5.7l v8 hemi. i loved that truck and took great care of it. nearly 10 months ago i had a valve seat drop without warning at 92k miles and now i need a new engine. there were no warning signs leading up to the failure and i kept very good care of the vehicle. after driving for 15 minutes i stopped at a store to get materials, when i returned and tried to start the vehicle, the engine wouldn't turn over. it hasn't started since that day. it was towed to a chrysler dealership and $150 later they let me know what they "thought" the issue was, but i was still informed the only way to confirm i needed a new engine was to charge me $1,500 to take the engine apart and "diagnose" the issue, not fix it. they knew what the issue was and still tried to charge me for it. on top of that every chrysler representative and maintenance person i've talked to about this issue (4) have been completely unhelpful, to the point of being rude. after having the vehicle towed to an independent service center, i was quoted nearly $8,000 for a new engine and they can't even guarantee the issue won't occur again since they have the same parts. i simply can't afford that amount of work, so now i'm just making payments on a dead truck that's of no use to me. fca is a joke of a company, and they need to make this right.
Complaint submitted in regard to fca us llc recall p41 nhtsa 14v-438 first complaint filed 12/12/2014 odi number: 10663969 on 8/19/2015, i was at the mukwonago post office to send a package. i came back out to my vehicle, started it and attempted to back out of my parking space when the steering wheel locked up and the engine shut off. another car was on its way down the parking isle i was parked in and almost hit me because the driver was anticipating that my vehicle would have kept moving. i got out of my vehicle and apologized to the young lady who had almost hit me and explained to her the situation. she said, "you should really get that fixed. you could cause an accident." i was upset, to say the least, but needed to get back to work. i started my vehicle two more times, in addition to the first attempt, and attempted to put it in gear - no success. finally, i was able to keep the engine running and proceed to my route.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 13v175000 (electrical system, power train) and 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. while driving approximately 35 mph on the highway, the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was merged to the side of the road, where the vehicle was restarted after a couple of minutes. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 175,000.
Vehicle will stall while idling or decelerating. jeep must be put into park or neutral and ignition completely turned off and back on for car engine to turn over. vehicle also has stalled while driving at approximately 35 mph, also needing to be restarted to resume function. the engine light will remain on half of the time once the vehicle has stalled and been restarted. the vehicle stalls anywhere from once to a dozen times a day while driving and it occurs more in the cold weather. this vehicle has been taken to the dealership twice regarding the issue, and has different codes with each visit for things that need to be repaired. this vehicle is a large safety hazard.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and failed to restart. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 127,000. updated 8/10/15*cn
Bri was driving down the road in the vehicle cut off i pulled in to a parking space in fort payne alabama try to crank it again it would not crank and it done it before but it will crank back up first time they said the software second time they said it was the thermostat now they say it's the key and i can't get one because it's on backorder and they said it would take a year and its been in there for 2 month and we need a vehicle or we won't have a job we are hitching rides with people
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 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 made aware of the failure. while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle shut off. the vehicle was able to restart. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and crashed into an embankment. a police report was filed and there were no injuries sustained. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was destroyed. the vin and failure mileage were unknown. updated 04/08/16*lj *cn
I had just pulled onto a 4 lane highway when the rpm's started racing but the jeep did not accelerate it instead loss all power. i coasted to the side of the highway and just the jeep off and restarted it and called the service garage the next morning and they said it sounded like the security system had shut down the jeep. it has since did that at least 10 more times and so far every time it has been as soon as i pull out, what will happen if i am travelling at 75 mph and it loses power on a crowded freeway. i recently learned there was a recall on it but the parts are not available until september. recall number 14v-438.and i no way believe that it is caused by my knee hitting the ignition switch, that is not even possible.
While driving 60 on the highway, i suddenly had no acceleration. the check engine light did not come on, the dash lights stayed the same as while driving. i pulled over to the side of the road, put it in park, turned the key off, then started it on the first try. it then drove fine. a week and a half later, 3-3-2015, i'm sitting at a stop light, the light turns green, i accelerate, the jeep starts to move forward, then again, loses all power. i pull over, try to start the jeep, it won't start. i immediately try again, it won't start. i wait about 20 seconds, try again, it starts. drove fine the rest of the night. both times i was on the highway in 4-6 lanes of traffic! one of these times i won't be as lucky as i have been! this is only a few of the ongoing problems i have had with this jeep. you can check with the manager of the service department at lee chrysler dodge jeep in fort walton beach to find out what part they replaced about 6 months ago that i had to pay for, that i strongly believe should have been covered by one of your many recalls. i really hope you plan to recompensate us for all the trouble this has caused us. obviously i need to be rid of this jeep before it gets me killed. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 70 mph, the vehicle turned off while in the drive position. the vehicle was shifted into neutral and restarted. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the dealer stated that the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact also received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 47,000. updated 04/06/15*lj updated 11/4/2015*js
Car consistently stalls when coming to a complete stop or idling. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact restarted the vehicle and was able to drive home. 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 failure. the failure mileage was 40,000.
Vehicle will shut down without warning. this happens when vehicle is idling or at speed -any speed. the engine will shut down, steering locks up and brakes shut off. secondary systems like radio and fans will continue to operate but there is otherwise no power. this problem has been occurring on and off for two years. dealer and mechanic both could not find solution to the problem; however, an electromagnetic field from distributor/spark plugs theorized as the culprit. adding shielding to the pcm computer cables and grounding it seems to have mitigated the issue, however it is still sporadic and has caused near miss accidents with pedestrians, motorists and stationary objects while making turns. *tr
I was driving late friday night (11/14)/early saturday morning (11/15) to waterford, wi from palmyra, wi and my vehicle shut off causing me to become startled, which then caused me to deviate from my lane and then was pulled over by a town of mukwonago police officer. i could have killed someone if oncoming traffic was involved! i then received a ticket for unsafe lane deviation and was taken to waukesha county jail under the assumption that i was drinking and driving after i attempted to show the officer the recall for my vehicle. pending my court date, i could receive a possible owi charge. i am very upset about this because that is an $800 fine and will also cause my insurance premium to increase. *tr
While driving my 2007 jeep grand cherokee (11/8/14) i was at a red light and the vehicle just cut off! i heard a beeping sound and noticed all the lights on the dash board were off while the car was in "drive". i put the car in "park" & turned the key in the "off" position--waited a few minutes & started the car again. i had my mother with me & told her about the "recall" & this was it...the ignition switch (recall p41). we decided to go home & when i pulled in her driveway, the same thing happened again...the engine just cut off! i'm very afraid to drive my jeep now...this could have happened while i was on the highway!! something needs to be done now!! this is my only means of transportation!! what procedures do you have in place to assist people until you are able to get the replacement part(s)? lives are at stake!! *tr
I own a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. i received a recall on a part in july of 2014. it is now april 2015. there is still no part to replace this ignition switch problem. i have children that i need to drive to and from school. this vehicle is not safe. my husband has seen now at least 3 vehicles (same make, model and year) in car accidents. these car were completely totaled. there is no fixing them. one vehicle a car blew up because the ignition switch. this is ridiculous. almost a year now, and there is still not part to fix this problem. and i can't sell my vehicle to anybody because then i could be sued because of the ignition switch recall. your jeep dealerships will not buy them back for what they are worth because of the ignition switch recall. i get below value offers. i will not buy jeep again. but the fact that jeep is taking so long to fix this issue is ridiculous. when people start dying because of it, then you will be sued for those deaths because that ignition switch recall was not fixed in a decent amount of time. i figured 6 months max. its now almost a year and again still no replacement part. i'm disgusted at the fact that nothing is being done about this. no one seems to care or realize the potential danger this ignition switch causes. i wouldn't wish this upon anyone but it may happen to you just so you open up your eyes and realize what is really going on. *tr
I was driving down squirrel at approximately 5:40pm and going around 45-50mph when suddenly my car jerked and completely stalled and shut off. i lost all control of my car and i could not steer to go onto the grass. i immediately put my hazards on and came to a stop and restarted my car. this issue has been happening since september 1st. it has been in and out of the shop for the same issue since september 1st. it's been in and out of the shop about 10-15 times for the same issue. i have spent over $2,100 in repairs, fixes, and replacements. this issue is clearly not fixed and this is a serious safety concern. they keep releasing me a car that is completely unsafe to drive. this not only happened once, but this has happened every single time they have released me my car. *tr