2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Speed Control & Cruise Problems

UNKNOWN ISSUE : I LOOKED IT UP ON YOUTUBE AND PEOPLE CALL IT THE DEATH WOBBLE? YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD FINE AND THEN HIT A SMALL BUMP AND THE FRONT END SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLY AT ANY SPEED. *YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF STEERING DUE TO THE SHAKING! OTHER ISSUE IS THE CRUISE CONTROLLER KICKS ON AND THE RPM SPIKES TO RED ZONNNNE THE ONLY WAY TO DISENGAGE IT IS TO TURN VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON!!!

MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE ALL THE TIME CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY KICKS ON AND OFF I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHAT CAUSES THE JEEP TO IDLE EVEN AFTER I HIT THE CANCEL BUTTON. CAISING ME NO CONTROL OVER MY SPEED EVEN AFTER I HIT THE BRAKES ... IVE HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES CALIPERS AND ROTORS BEACUSE THE CRUISE CONTROLLER DONT WORK RIGHT AND THE DEALERAHIP SAYS ITS NOT A RECALL????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. THE CONTACT HAD TO EITHER APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE OR PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

"TAKATA RECALL" MY DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BEEN REPLACE ONCE, AT MY OWN EXPENSE, DUE THE SEAT BECOMING EXTREMELY "WOBBLY" AND BEING BROKEN FROM THE BEASE FRAME AND FRAME UNDER SEAT. I WAS ON HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN THE SEAT FIRST BECAME SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE, HAD I UNFORNATUNATELY BEEN STRUCK FROM THE REAR, I WOULD'VE BEEN VIOLENTLY THROWN FORWARD. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MATTER AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THE 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WJ, YET I FOUND NOTHING ON THIS SITE. IT COSTS ME $600, WHICH IS A LOT FOR A DISABLED VETERAN. BUT MY SAFETY COMES FIRST. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND THEN A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 01/24/2017*CT *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V673000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS EXCEPT FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL MY SPEED AND LOST POWER STEERING. AFTER 5 SECONDS, WHILE COASTING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE RESUMED FULL POWER. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, IT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT (UP TO TWICE A WEEK). IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START RANDOMLY AND REQUIRES A FEW MINUTES WAIT TIME BEFORE A SUCCESSFUL START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000.

(RELATING TO THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT ONLY) MY DAUGHTER AND I WAS WAITING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, (I WAS DRIVING) WHEN THE LIGHT TURN GREEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND MY ENTIRE SEAT INCLUDING MYSELF SWUNG BACK. BECAUSE OF THE BACKWARD MOMENTUM, IT CAUSES ME TO ABRUPTLY PRESS FURTHER ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULL ON THE SIDE TO INSPECT THE SEAT. I FOUND THAT THE TWO FRONT BRACKETS UNDER THE SEAT HAD BROKEN OFF. SINCE I HAD ADJUSTABLE POWER SEAT, I LOWER THE SEAT TO ALIGN THE BROKEN BRACKETS TO WEDGE UNDER THE BAR CAUSING THE SEAT TO STABILIZE OR AT LEAST HOLD IN A SEMI-SOLID POSITION. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I ARGUED THAT THIS IS AN UNUSUAL INCIDENT WHERE I HAVE NEVER HEARD THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE SEAT BRACKETS WOULD BREAK OFF AND POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ESPECIALLY FOR A JEEP, THIS VEHICLE IS MEANT TO BE DRIVEN ON AND OFF ROAD. AGAIN, THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

THIS IS HORRIBLE AND I WAS SCARED. BUT I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY UP MY STREET AND IT STARTED TO RACE, I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE AS I TURNED IN MY PARKING SPACE MY CAR WAS STILL RACING AND WOULDN'T BRAKE AND I ENDED UP DRIVING INTO MY PROPERTY, IT SEEMED TO ACCELERATE AS I KEPT BRAKING AND UP THE STEPS THE CAR WENT AND THE CAR THEN STOPPED INCHES FROM MY DOOR. IT WAS RACING AS I WAS BRAKING AND IT WOULD STOP NOT UNTIL IT HIT THE PORCH STEP. IT WAS HORRIBLE, THIS CAR HAS NEVER LAUNCHED LIKE A ROCKET. IT WAS LIKE IT MAGICALLY ACCELERATED. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR YEARS AND KEEP IT MAINTAINED. I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ABOUT THIS, WHY DID I NOT GET A CARD. I AM GLAD I OR ANYBODY DID NOT GET HURT. JEEP IS IN SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CAR PORT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MOUTH AND KNEE INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 174,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE BY TEN FEET. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER PERFORMED A TEST ON THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE COMPONENT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT APPLIED STEADY, CONSIST PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,200.

2004 GRAND CHEROKEE SPECIAL EDITION. STICKING GAS PEDAL, BOTH ACCELERATION AND TO ACCELERATE. TODAY MY GAS PEDAL STUCK WIDE OPEN FULL THROTTLE. I HAD TO PRESS AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON BRAKES ... CAR DIS NOT COMPLETELY STOP UNTIL I THREW THE MOVING VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURN THE KEY OFF. IT REMAINED STUCK WIDE OPEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND THEN UNSTUCK. I HAD 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON AN EMPTY WIDE OPEN ROAD. THIS COULD GAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT WITH MANY INJURIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SURGED AND IT WOULD INCREASE 500 RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED CONSTANT, STEADY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR UNTIL THE PEDAL RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE PLATE HOUSE AS FAULTY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO OBTAIN THE PART HOWEVER, THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BUMPER. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,575.

WHEN PREPARING TO GO THROUGH A CAR WASH, I WAS GIVEN AN ANNOUNCEMENT RELATING TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION RELATING TO "SOME JEEP AND TOYOTAS". BEING A JEEP OWNER, I CONTACTED A JEEP DEALER. THEY HAVE HEARD NOTHING OF THIS AND DO NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR IT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE.. *TR

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF 2004 V8 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR TO PARK FROM NEUTRAL, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD COME TO A STOP, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND SHOT THOUGH A FENCE WITH THE FOOT WAS STILL PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE BUT THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND STOPPED AFTER HITTING A TREE STUMP MISSING THE HOUSE. *TR