Problems with 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Vehicle turn signal randomly indicates the wrong direction. has happened multiple times in vehicle. it appears to affect the right turn signal more than the left. occasionally it will flash the wrong turn signal once, then it flashes the correct one. however there has been instances where it flashed the wrong direction the entire time the lever was in position. during a visit to dealer for a recall on another part, the service manager informed me that there are new module updates available. however he would not inform me what they fixed, and they would end up costing me $90/ service flash. this should not be legal for the dealers to charge for a safety related update. provided that the update is for that issue

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. the dealer was unable to provide a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact was not experiencing a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was not available for an extended period of time. the dealer did not provide a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. ....updated 07/22/15 *bf updated 10/06/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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.

I received a recall letter back in the summer 2014 for faulty ignition switch. called dealer, parts not available. called several more times since, still no parts and told to wait for letter. well, it is now feb. 2015 and still no parts/letter. it states that ignition switch can turn from start to run, which will shut down engine or other electrical parts ( steering, engine, power brakes ) increasing the risk of crash. do i have to wait till i crash before this is taken care of ? *tr

I received a recall notice about 4-5 months ago for my 2008 jeep grand cherokee. it is recall p57/nhtsa 14v-567 for an ignition switch. it states that some of the vehicles may experience a frequency operated button ignition key(fobik) that may stick between the "start" and "run" position. this may result in the loss of certain electrical features. it continues to state that the ignition position may result in the loss of certain electrical features and/or a loss of engine power, power steering assist, and/or power brake booster assist. i called the chrysler group recall assistance center 1-800-853-1403 and they told me that they do not have the part in and have no idea when the part will be in. i find this very disturbing and quite frankly not acceptable. this is a serious safety issue that can cause my car to shut off while driving and possibly crash. in my opinion that is not an acceptable response to thousands of people that are experiencing this and waiting to have this repaired. it has already been 4-5 months since the notice was mailed out. how is it possible to still not have the part in and/or an eta on when the part will be in stock? having ending the recall notice with "we're sorry for any inconvenience, but we are sincerely concerned about your safety" doesn't exactly speak to the response i received when i called chrysler. four to five months have passed and still no eta on when the part will be here. how concerned is chrysler? please, any help with this matter would be greatly appreciated not only for myself, but also for all of the other individuals that have to hear this non-sense from chrysler. this is putting thousands of people at a severe safety risk. *tr

3/15/15 several months ago i received a notice of a safety recall (p57/nhtsa 14v-567) that the frequency operated button ignition key (fobik) may stick between the "start" and "run" position, which may result in the loss of certain electrical features and/or a loss of engine power, power steering assist, and/or poser brake booster assist in addition to other possible electrical malfunctions. the notice also stated i would be contacted again by chrysler when the remedy part is available. i called a local dealer and was told the parts indeed were unavailable. i have not heard anything further from chrysler. i have experienced a few minor malfunctions with warning lights but fortunately nothing serious. however, this is taking too *%^&%*( long. what is the problem? really, is chrysler making an effort to remedy this problem? i am uncertain of the date, because there is no date on the notice; the date listed above is an estimate. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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 notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 79,000. updated 6/8/15*cn updated 06/11/15*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) was received in october of 2014. after contacting the dealer 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 provided. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle could not be started while using the ignition key and the failure occurred on several occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) was received in october of 2014. after calling the dealer, the contact was informed that parts needed to remedy the failure were not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. the failure mileage was 65,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. the dealer stated that the parts were not available for repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Vehicle has had a history of unresolved electrical issues beginning at the time of purchase. in 2009, the ignition switch began to fail and the key fob was replaced. due to a vin number issue with a replacement program, chrysler refused to replace the key assemblies though they were replacing identical assemblies on other vehicles that used the same modules. several "reprogramming" have been conducted to clear problems. specific issues include: 1. erratic behavior of electrical system that stems from the operation of the ignition switch. for example the engine will start but the vehicle will be impossible to shift out of park and the radio/navigation will not work until you jiggle the ignition switch and key fob. 2. chronic failure of the electronic throttle. you can be driving along at any speed and you will lose throttle control. this has caused several near miss accidents. the problem is acknowledged by a check engine light and lighting of an specific idiot light on the dash. however, the lack of throttle response is very dangerous and can be restored by only stopping the vehicle and shutting down the engine several times to reset the electronics. 3. chronic failure of the dealership to address proper correction of the electrical problems. vehicle was covered by a full warranty and an extended warranty but these problems were never repaired. due to sporadic and random nature of the systems faults, the dealership refuses to make repairs. 4. dealerships unable to clear check engine light and blame issues on the fact this unit has a diesel engine. local waterway car wash is refusing to wash these vehicles due to rapid and unattended acceleration issues which have caused accidents at their car washes. this problem can be documented by calling them by telephone. they consider the vehicles to be a safety risk. please help! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: (electrical system) and stated that the parts needed were not available. the dealer did not provide a specific date for when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repairs. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Key will not release from ignition after driving or engaging the transmission. *tr

Several months ago i was issued a recall notice, p57/nhtsa 14v-567, from fiat chrysler automobiles for my 2008 jeep grand cherokee which pertained to the wireless ignition node (win) module. however, my jeep dealership in plattsmouth, nebraska has continuously claimed that jeep dealerships cannot get the parts needed to replace the win module and the frequency operated button ignition keys.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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.

On this first occurrence, and numerous times since, the engine will shut down. sometimes while sitting motionless (e.g. at a traffic light) but also at times while traveling on the road. it has occurred at times where great danger was eminent because it happened during the merging into traffic flow, while passing another vehicle and when trying to cross train tracks and through intersections. i have survived several close calls. i need this repaired asap! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the key could not be removed from the ignition which resulted in the vehicle not being able to be turned off. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number :14v567000(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 failure mileage was approximately 110,400.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000(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 not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the parts to do the repair were 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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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 stated that the when the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle did not start. the vehicle had been inoperable for almost a month. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle lost all power without warning. the contact stated that the vehicle was able to be restarted after several attempts. the vehicle was towed to the dealer. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v467000 (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 failure mileage was 70,500.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled sporadically. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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 approximately 80,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000(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. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that there was a progressing failure in which the key would not turn over to start the vehicle. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a mechanic who replaced the battery, but the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken back to the mechanic who was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure. the dealer was notified of the failure. the part was unavailable to repair the vehicle for nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system). the contact continued to experience the failure and was unable to determine when the recall repair would be performed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and were not able to provide a reasonable timeframe. the approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system). the contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. updated 04/13/15*lj the consumer stated the vehicle would cut off while driving. this has ocurred 50 times or more. the ignition may have been sticking and causing the failure. updated 11/12/15*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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.

Drove the car home where it would not turn over, the key would not turn the engine on. luckily, this did not happen while driving or there would have been an accident. it was as if the part that the key went in was jammed. the car was towed to the dealership where it was determined that the wcm was not recognizing the keys. the wcm was replaced and as a result, two new fobiks had to be purchased. the dealership tested both the power and the ground to the wcm, all tested good, found that the wcm was not recognizing the keys that were in the ignition. we received the recall on the fobiks, and submitted the paperwork for reimbursement. we waited the 60 days that was required but when calling about the refund was told that we would have to wait for the second recall in order to be reimbursed. i was told that even if there had been no problem with my vehicle, and if i would have taken the car to the dealership for a new wcm, i would have to pay for the repair and then wait for the second recall notice before reimbursement. the representative repeated this info to me several times b/c i could not believe what i was hearing. i asked for a supervisor and none was available. the supervisor was to call me back but i received no such call. per the recall, i have provided a copy of the original receipt and i confirmed that they did receive the receipt. i am asking for the chrysler recall to reimburse me for my expense as their recall states "reimbursement will be sent to you within 60 days". *tr

2008 jeep grand cherokee. consumer writes in regards to recall notice information. *ld the consumer requested information concerning a recall. updated 09/11/2017*js

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 35 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 but was not diagnosed or repaired. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 65,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, where the technician explained that the vehicle was operating as designed. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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 not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 80,100.

While driving at posted x-press way speeds (70 mph) the car suddenly went dead. the power steering, radio, a/c etc. shut off. fortunately traffic was light and i pulled off to the shoulder of the road. after the vehicle come to a stop. i turned the key to the left (off position) than turned back to the right on position. the car started immediately and i continued on. the car will also stall immediately after starting it and i will have to sometimes start it to two to three times before it stays running. i had the problem looked at a few years ago. first they said it was a bad key. when that didn't fix the problem they said it was a bad computer board. that worked for a few months and than the intermittent starting again and has been that way ever since. i know older model jeeps are going to recalled but i think the recall should include 2008 model years also. *tr

Vehicle had issue resolved by recall p57 where key fob would stick in ignition between off and on. the key first got stuck in the ignition on 8/14/14, a memorable day, because it happened on the day we were going to the title company to close on our first home. at the same time the ignition switch issue started the airbag light came on and all the steering wheel functions are disabled. the horn no longer works. it is unknown if the airbags work. this is clearly a safety issue but the dealership wants to charge $90 just to hook the vehicle up to their machines to diagnose what is going on and will not consider this as related to the recall p57. not being able to honk in the interest of safety is a problem. it is unknown if the airbags are functional so i guess it will take getting in an accident to find out (an accident which cannot be prevented by honking my horn to warn another driver).

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 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 experienced a failure.

I have been waiting for over a year for a part that doesn't exist. it has gotten a lot worse with the humidity changes and every time i start the jeep it sticks. i was told to call at the beginning of every week to see if the part comes in. they also told me that they are limited to how many they get each week. i am beyond this bull crap on waiting for a part that's just so simple as they claim to replace.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number:14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part was unavailable for the repair. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 03/24/15*lj updated 6/18/2015*js

Car would not start. neither fob would work. car was in wrangell alaska and had to be shipped to bellingham. car is now at dealers. was not a fob problem. ecm, electronic control module? after two days work with two mechanics, they still do not know the problem, just guessing. only dealer can work/program the car computer. cost of shipping car + hotels+restaurants+towing to and from ferry++++++ dealer cost. all because the car has to be fixed at the dealer and they apparently can't do it either. this is getting really expensive. what if i had been out in the boonies, away from phone service in the winter and this had happened? *tr..updated 09-25-14 *bf

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that there was extreme difficulty in getting the key to turn over on several occasions. the contact mentioned that the vehicle stalled several times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for multiple repairs that did not repair the vehicle. the details of the repairs were unknown. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v567000 (electrical system) but the part was not available. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

We are having difficulty with the ignition key, it sometimes releases easily and sometimes we have to start the car again and move it and that can happen up to as many as 5 or 6 or as little as 2 or 3 time. initially it was a little bit of a problem, but now it is becoming scary. taking it to the dealer again because we mentioned it the last time we were there and we were told that it would be ok until the check engine service light goes on. we just can't wait and continue driving the car like this. there seem to be other complaints with similar issue. we hope that all our concerns can be remedied. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the key was difficult to remove from the ignition once the vehicle was shut off. in addition, the vehicle failed to restart. the failure recurred multiple times. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part needed for the recall repair was unavailable. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repairs 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 contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle each time the failure recurred, which reset the computer. the contact was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was not available. updated 3/24/15*cn updated 9/20/2017*cn

Ignition won't release key. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was merged over to the side of the road where the vehicle was restarted. the failure recurred intermittently when driving over a bump. the vehicle was diagnosed and repaired. however, the remedy failed to repair the problem. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 160,000. ma 10/6 updated 12/06/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) was received in july 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 provided. the contact had not experienced a failure.