Dash started flashing and beeping and lost power. had to have it towed home that cost$471.30. talked to mopar they gave me dealership information said they could get me a tow and loaner car. i called jeep dealership in rapid city, sd they said they "wont come get it or give me a loaner car but the bring it by anytime this weak because they usually are not doing anything."so now im and hour away with no way to work and no way to get jeep to rapid because of first tow bill.. the malfunctioning part has been recalled on my 2008 jeep grand cherokee.
Vehicle has randomly shut down completely while driving. loss of power, power steering and brakes. very dangerous. took to dealer and left for a week for them to test and replicate and repair. they said they were unable to. this has happened 3 times. each time, so far, i have been able to coast to a stop out of traffic, but i fear that it may happen in a less fortunate setting. it happened again today, just driving straight ahead down the road. check engine light comes on and a red lighting bolt light also comes on over on the right side of the instrument panel.
Sometimes when the auto engine shut off feature is enabled. when releasing the brake the car fails to restart. to get the car restarted the vehicle must powered completely off and restarted. this has happened when attempting to turn on to busy streets where it could have been catastrophic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 60 mph, an abnormal chiming noise was heard and the battery indicator flashed on the instrument cluster. the vehicle stalled and the key failed to release from the ignition. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the battery was checked. the vehicle was towed to a local dealer (capital chrysler jeep dodge ram, 200 waterfield ridge pl, garner, nc 27529). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the issue and did not assist. the contact was referred to nhtsa. the failure mileage was 125,000.
Vehicle intermittently loses all power while driving, the cel and etc lights go on loss of power steering and power brakes. after engine is shut down and restarted the cel and etc remain on but car has power to drive. often times after sitting off for period of time the lights may be off but car may shut down again after driving a short , sometimes long, distance. this is a known problem with the mercedes-benz 3.0 crd engine in this model jeep. chrysler refuses to acknowledge the problem.
Jeep stalls while driving down the road and will not restart unless the key is removed then put back in and turned on. it happens in drive on any road way. turning, in park, and in reverse. has happened at highway speeds of 70 mph. this has happened many times.
The ignition switch have problem sometime pup out by self. and air bag light it's on and beep to much.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled in the middle of traffic. the starter made an abnormal clicking sound while the contact attemped to restart the vehicle. the contact made four attempts, but the vehicle failed to start. additionally, the check engine indicator illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the vehicle was then taken to galeana chrysler dodge jeep ram (14375 s tamiami trail, fort myers, fl 33912, (239) 481-2600) where the starter was replaced, but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 159,208. the vin was not available.
Bought used 2008 jeep grand cherokee. it stalls for no reason. twice i thought it was because of cold weather but 2 days ago it stalled on a warm day in thick traffic and had a very hard time getting to a parking lot, due to no steering, etc. talked to mechanic twice about problem and they can not figure it out. chatted with jeep corporation on their chat line. they only suggested that i go to jeep dealer (really expensive) and if there are any repairs, keep a receipt in case there is a recall on the problem - a problem which has occurred with several of their other car models.
The vehicle fails to start unexpectedly. the condition appears to be intermittant occurs without warning, and can result in serious and dangerous consequences for the motorist, should the inability to re-start the vehicle occur when located in a remote area where help is not available. there have been and continue to be complaints by owners of this vehicle and similar year jeeps posted throughout the internet on related various forums. the general implication is that chrysler is aware of the problem but for some reason is not able to offer a solution. this has caused undue burden on the consumer, in addition to costs associated with ineffective repairs whether performed by certified chrysler dealer repair stations or independent repair entities. stories of motorists being stranded and subjected to insecure situations or forced to leave their vehicles and finding alternative means of getting home or to a safe place are not uncommon. i urge the nhtsa to investigate how extensive this issue of failing jeep ignition systems is, and to force chrysler/fiat corporation to initiate a recall to fix this problem once and for all.
Takata recall plus electrical air bag code, key fob replacement and connection, trottle and hose.broken back wiper arm
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. after pulling off the road and restarting the engine, the vehicle operated normally. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 101,000.
While driving at freeway speeds (approximately 75mph) the vehicle intermittently stalled several times and twice in 1-hr it completely shutdown. the motor lost all power. it requires a complete restart of the vehicle. the key must be turned to the off position and restarted. it has done this several times before. it seams to happen under a load or while accelerating or pulling a hill. it has happened in high traffic circumstances and has at times been difficult and dangerous to pull to the side of the road. i've taken it to jeep to have it repaired. they apparently have a star case number s1218000003 in which they say to change the spark plugs. this seems like a dangerous situation to put consumers in.
I was driving 15 to 20 minutes from home and my check engine came on. i immediately took it to my local gas station (25 yrs relationship) and the car stalled while close to the station losing all steering power. the owner took a look and said give me 24hrs to diagnose. the next day he showed me what happened....the water-pump internal bearing has broken causing the shaft to move back and forth causing the internal water-pump flywheel to break apart. this caused the water pump to dump all the coolant on the ground within 15 to 20 minutes. final diagnosis was the engine seized due to lack of coolant pumping thru the engine. a new engine was the only solution. i can understand the water-pump having minor leaks with gradual leakage ...this would have been caught by the puddles under the engine but not the rapid drainage i experienced. i reach out to jeep hotline.... told the story and was willing to provide photos and physical parts for their qa and rd department to evaluate for design flaw. they were not interested and told me sorry out ...
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the electrical system indicator illuminated. the vehicle was serviced per nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system). the vehicle was serviced at kona auto center (76-6353 kuakini hwy, kailua, hi 96740, (808) 329-4408), but the failure recurred. the contact mentioned that the electrical system warning indicator remained illuminated after the recall repair. the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 85,064. *bf 'parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).'*jb