2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems

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.

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.

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.

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 OF WARRANTY...AND GAVE ME NO SUPPORT OR DIRECTIONS TO SEND PHOTOS OR PHYSICAL PARTS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER DRIVERS WHO MAY EXPERIENCE THIS SITUATION WHERE DEATH AND INJURY MAY OCCUR. I TRIED TO ATTACH 5 PHOTO BELOW...LET ME KNOW IF ALL 5 CAME THRU. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. REMEMBER ALL THE FAILURE WAS INSIDE THE SEALED WATER-PUMP SO CORROSION AND POTENTIAL EXTERNAL RUST ISSUE WAS NOT A FACTOR. THANKS IN ADVANCE .......[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF FOR UNKNOWN REASON. SO FAR ONLY WHILE STATIONARY IN TRAFFIC .IDLE RPMS DROP SUDDENLY CAUSING CAR TO STALL. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED NO LIGHTS OR CODE INDICATIONS .HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER 3 MONTHS DEALER CLEANED FUEL SYSTEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, STEAM EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE RADIATOR THAT CAUSED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WENT TO GET IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START. I ASSUMED IT WAS JUST A BATTERY. SO I CALLED AAA TO JUMP ME. HE ADVISED THAT YOUR KEY SHOULD NOT WIGGLE WHEN IN THE IGNITION. HE WAS 90% SURE THAT WAS THE CAUSE FOR MY BATTERY ISSUE. HE JUMPED ME SO I COULD GET TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE IT TESTED TO SEE IF IT WAS A BATTERY OR ANOTHER ISSUE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO REPLACE BATTERY IF THAT IS THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT WOULD DRAIN IT AGAIN. I WENT .8 OF A MILE AND WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH AND IT WENT DEAD. CALLED AGAIN TO GET JUMPED. I WENT 5 FEET AND IT STALED OUT AGAIN. HE HAD ME TOWED TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE THINKS IT IS PART OF THE RECALL. WENT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A LOANER AND TOLD ME IF PART OF RECALL IT WOULD TAKE 3-4 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER CAR. NEXT DAY CALLED ON IT AND EVENTUALLY WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION RECALL BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR THE BATTERY. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT BECAUSE IT WAS DRAINED BECAUSE OF THE PRODUCT RECALL. NEXT DAY- DROVE 15 MILES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT BACK AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. I DIDN'T GET THE NOTICE OF RECALL UNTIL 08/24/15 AT 3:00 IN THE MAIL. IT WAS RELEASED IN 2014, WHY AM I JUST GETTING IT NOW. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN IT BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT JUST STOPPED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE IS SOMETHING MAJORLY WRONG WITH THESE JEEPS AND THE WAY PEOPLE SEND OUT THESE RECALLS.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON AUGUST 13, 2014 FROM DICK SCOTT DODGE USED VEHICLE DEPARTMENT. IN JANUARY 2015, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DICK SCOTT DODGE. THE STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. TODAY, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED YET AGAIN TO DICK SCOTT DODGE FOR REPAIR. THERE IS A PENDING RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE THAT CANNOT BE COMPLETED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE PARTS NOT BEING AVAILABLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAVE FAULTY STARTER ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARK POSITION, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30-65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STARTER AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED PALMEN MOTORS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM 5431 75TH ST, KENOSHA, WI 53142 (262) 671-1935 BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V567000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND 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 66,000.

I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL DATED 11/10/14, NUMBER 957 NHTSA 14V-567. I WAS ADVISED THE PART REQUIRED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE LOOKED THIS RECALL UP ON YOUR WEBSITE AND THE STATUS STATES THAT NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE, SEVEN MONTHS LATER! ACCORDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE, THIS COULD "INCREASE THE RISK OF CRASH UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS", "THIS COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF VEHICLE OCCUPANT INJURY DURING A CRASH". THEREFORE, APPARENTLY I, OCCUPANTS OF MY CAR, AND OTHERS ARE IN DANGER. I NEED TO REQUEST IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS LONG OVERDUE RECALL. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE CLIP THAT CONNECTED THE SOLENOID TO THE STARTER BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE CLIP BACK ONTO THE SOLENOID IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS TO HIS HAND THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WIRING HARNESS AND CLIP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ENGINE SUDDENLY DIES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY I MANAGED TO GET TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. SECOND TIME SIMILAR HAS HAPPENED. *TR

MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. MY VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, TWICE IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND ONCE ON A RAILROAD TRACK. I WAS SENT AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER (NOTIFICATION CODE P57) APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE THEN AND THIS ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I DID CONTACT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD NO INFORMATION TO PROVIDE AND I ALSO HAD MY VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO WITH NO ISSUE IDENTIFIED BY RIVERSIDE AUTO GROUP IN MARINETTE, WI. I ALSO CALLED CHRYSLER AT 800-853-1403 AND THEY HAD NO UPDATE ON THIS ISSUE OR ANY IDEA WHEN THIS RECALL WOULD OCCUR TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PURCHASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE HERE? AM I EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH JUST BECAUSE CHRYSLER IS NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE IN A TIMELY FASHION? DOES THE NHTSA HAVE ANY OTHER RECOURSE I CAN TAKE ON THIS? I AM CERTAIN I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE GET HURT OR KILLED, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PRIORITIZING BY CHRYSLER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

WHILE DRIVING ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS IN THE VEHICLE THE CAR JUST STALLED OUT AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I TURNED THE KEY TO OFF AND STARTED THE CAR RIGHT UP AGAIN. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE TO FIND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND I CANNOT BELIEVE THE NHTSA HAS DONE NOTHING AFTER THE ENTIRE GM SCANDAL WITH CARS SHUTTING OFF CAUSING SEVERAL FATALITIES. *TR