2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems

Driving 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee with HEMI engine on the freeway and the car lost engine power causing it to rapidly slow. Was able to make it safely to the side of the freeway, although multiple cars had to avoid, and had the car towed to our mechanic. The mechanic stated that the car needed an entire new engine as there were issues with the timing chain that then caused issues to the surrounding valves. In doing research, as this car only has 98,000 miles and is always serviced, I found that Chrysler has already recalled the Challengers with the same 5.7L HEMI engines, but has not done so for the 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee's. We are at a loss and looking at $8,000-$10,000 to get a new engine and pay for labor. Currently looking for an attorney or an existing class action lawsuit as if we knew there were problems, we would have done things ahead of time to prevent the engine failure. There was NO WARNING provided on this issue, but have now found multiple individual complaints about the same issue on the internet. Please advise.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR DOWN A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AND HOUR, ECO MODE WAS ACTIVATED, AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. I FELT MY CAR LOSING POWER AND STEERING, BUT THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT TOTALLY SHUT OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY INSPECTED IT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE AND INFORMED ME IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THIS HAPPENED DUE TO NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE CHAIN, TENSIONERS, ETC., WHICH I HAD THEM DO, BUT THEY WENT TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VALVES. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, OCCURRING UNDER THE SAME OR SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES, IN DODGE CHALLENGERS AND CHARGERS WITH THE SAME ENGINE (5.7L V8 HEMI) IN THE SAME YEAR (2010). I SAW THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THOSE VEHICLES AND CALLED JEEP TO DISCUSS THIS, BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT WHILE THIS WAS THE SAME THING, THERE WAS NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY GRAND CHEROKEE AND SO THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I20 IN ATLANTA.IN THE LEFT LANE, OF AT LEAST 6 LANES AT 70 MPH. MY ENGINE JUST STOPPED IN HEAVY, HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AS CAR FLEW BY, FLASHING LIGHTS AND BLOWING THEIR HORNS AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. THE JEEP WAS HAULED TO A DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT MY TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND HAD SEVERELY DAMAGED MY ENGINE WITH 95,760 MILES SHOWING. I LOVE MY JEEP. IT IS IN EXCELLENT COND. AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED IT TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS, 3,000 MILE MOBILE 1 OIL CHANGES, ALONG WITH ALL OTHER RECOMMENDED SERVICES. CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM AND RECALLED OTHER, SAME YEAR MODELS INCLUDING THE 300, THE CHARGER AND THE CHALLENGER ALL WITH THE SAME ENGINE. THE RECALL IS # P01. HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE HAD THE RECOMMENDED REPAIRS DONE THAT WOULD HAVE COST A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND 5 TO 6 HOURS LABOR. INSTEAD, I HAD TO PAY OVER $7,000. FOR THE ENGINE REPAIRS. ABOUT AS MUCH AS MY CAR IS ACTUALLY WORK! YES THIS WAS EXPENSIVE BUT MORE IMPORTANT WAS THE "WHERE AND HOW" THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS HIGH SPEED, TRAFFIC SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE EASILY PRODUCED A HUGE, REAR ENDING TRAGIC ACCIDENT AND LOSE OF PROPERTY AND/OR LIVES. WHY DID CHRYSLER NOT WARN OWNERS OF THE 2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH THIS DANGEROUS, EXPLOSIVE ENGINE PROBLEM THAT THEY KNEW WAS GOING TO HAPPEN? THEIR RECALL INCLUDED SOME 50,000 OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE. WERE THEIR LIVES MORE VALUABLE THAN MINE? SHAME ON CHRYSLER AND WHATEVER REASONING THEY USED TO PUT ME AND THE OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 5.7 AT RISK. IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED TO DATE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER. PLEASE HELP MY TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO INCLUDE THESE CARS IN THEIR RECALL. THESE OWNERS ARE IN DANGER!

HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I OWN A 2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 5.7L HEMI HERE IN KUWAIT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN KUWAIT SUPPORTING THE WARFIGHTER SINCE 2007. I PURCHASED MY NICE WELL MAINTAINED JEEP IN FEBRUARY 2018. I JUST REACHED 82,000 MILES AND ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2 2019 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60-70MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A VERY SUBTLE NOISE AND I LOOKED AT MY DASH TO SEE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ANOTHER LIGHT. AT THAT POINT I HAD NO POWER AND I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I TRIED RESTARTING AND COULD HEAR THE STARTER TURNING OVER BUT IT DIDN'T START BACK UP. ONCE I GOT TO A SAFE PLACE I TRIED AGAIN AND STILL NOTHING. IT WAS TURNING OVER WITH NO BAD SOUNDS AND SEEMED LIKE IT WAS TURNING OVER EASILY. I HAD THE JEEP TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE THEY FOUND 4 CYLINDERS HAD NO COMPRESSION. THEY REMOVED THE HEADS TO FIND SOME VALVES WERE VISIBLY BENT. WHEN THEY TRIED TURNING THE CRANK BY HAND THEY FOUND THE CAM WAS NOT MOVING. UPON OPENING THE FRONT COVER THE TIMING CHAIN HAD ACTUALLY FAILED AND WAS BROKEN. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST. I WAS HOPING TO HAVE A NICE CAR FOR A WHILE AND THIS JEEP WAS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND FOUND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE SAME ENGINE IN OTHER MOPAR VEHICLES AND WAS HOPING TO GET SOME INSIGHT IF MY JEEP LIKE OTHERS I HAVE READ ABOUT WOULD BE ABLE TO GO UNDER THAT RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK ITS SOMETHING WITH THE TENSIONER ON THE RECALL THAT ENDS UP WIPING OUT THE TIMING CHAIN. I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ONLY PUT LIKE 3 VEHICLES IN THE RECALL BUT IF ITS THE SAME ENGINE WHY NOT FIX THEM ALL. I REALLY LIKE MY JEEP AND HOPE TO GET MORE INFO OF THE RECALL. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRVING MY JEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEED THROUGH A TOLLWAY IN ILLINOIS. I LET UP OFF THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. 5 OR SO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. I HAD THE JEEP TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALER. AFTER 2 DAYS, THE MECHANIC FOUND MY TIMING CHAIN BROKEN. HE ALSO FOUND MY VALVES WERE BENT. HE SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE TROUBLE IS THEY ONLY RECALLED CHALLENGERS, CHARGERS AND 300C'S. THEY NAMED IT THE P01 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION. I HAVE THE 5.7 HEMI IN MY JEEP AND IT IS AN AUTOMATIC WITH THE MDS. THE SERVICE MANUAL SAYS THE TIMING CHAIN DOES NOT NEED MAINTENANCE AND WILL LAST THE LIFE OF THE MOTOR.

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HESITATE AND MISFIRE UPON STARTUP. OBD CODE P303 FOR CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, AND IN NO PARTICULAR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR TEMPERATURES. MAY BE DANGEROUS IF PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AREA OR SOME OTHER LOCATION ONTO A STREET, AS VEHICLE WILL BUCK AND REFUSE TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW MOMENTS. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND RECALLS WERE ISSUED IN OLDER MODELS BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR SO FAR.

TIMING CHAIN BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, NO POWER, HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH ON INTERSTATE 75 SOUTHBOUND WEDNESDAY MAY 17, 2017. ALL OF SUDDEN MY SEVERAL LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD CAME ON - ENGINE LIGHT, ABS, ELECTRIC THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT. MY JEEP STARTED DECELERATING VERY QUICKLY. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AS I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. ONCE I WAS ON SIDE OF INTERSTATE, I PUSHED ON GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T ACCELERATE AND SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 0. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TOW SERVICE AND BROUGHT CAR TO FERMAN JEEP IN LUTZ, FLORIDA. AT COST OF 400.00 FOR INSPECTION, I WAS TOLD ENGINE CHAIN GUIDE FAILED CAUSING MY TIMECHAIN TO SNAP AND SHREDDED MY OIL PUMP AND BENT CRANK SHAFT. THAT WAS JUST THE INITIAL ANALYSIS. AND FERMAN WANTED TO AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL 400.00 TO LOOK FURTHER INTO ENGINE. AT THAT POINT, WE DISCUSSED HOW MUCH REPAIRS WERE GOING TO BE AND OUR SERVICE ADVISOR SAID AT THAT POINT A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE BEST. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS 5.7LITER HEMI ENGINE RECALL FOR DODGE AND CHYRSLER CARS FROM 2009-2012 FOR THIS EXACT REASON. MY SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THE JEEP HEMI ENGINE WAS SAME ENGINE AS DODGE AND CHRYSLER ENGINE INVOLVED IN RECALL. I WAS AT SAME MILEAGE RANGE THAT PEOPLE DISCUSSED ON INTERNET WITHIN THAT RECALL AND DRIVING AT SAME SPEED AND DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T HELP ME BUT WOULD MAKE A NOTE FOR SAFETY REASONS. I REALLY FEEL NHTSA NEEDS TO EXPLORE THAT JEEP SHOULD EXTEND RECALL TO GRAND CHEROKEE ENGINES AT 5.7 HEMI.

THE ENGINE (5.7 HEMI) SHUTS OFF SHORTLY AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. ITS HAPPENS 3 TIMES EACH TIME AFTER FULLY FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF (NO STUTTERING) WHILE DRIVING JUST HALF MILE (CITY DRIVING) FROM THE LAST FILL UP. THE ENGINE WILL START RIGHT UP ONCE THE CAR COMES TO A STOP AND DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL FILL UP.

I'VE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2011. THERE IS ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I REPLACED THE AC CONTROL MODULE 3 TIMES, REPLACED THE EVAPORATOR SENSOR THAT WAS DEFECTIVE, REPLACED THE TIPM KIT, ETC. ON FRIDAY, JULY 29 THE CAR BROKE DOWN AND I WAS TOLD THE 8TH CYLINDER STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER IN PLACENTIA FOR REPAIRS. I PAID $2400. ON AUGUST 5TH I WAS TOLD I COULD PICK UP THE CAR AND THE MECHANIC CAME AND SHOWED ME HOW THE CYLINDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALONG WITH THE MANAGER AND TWO OTHER TECHNICIANS ASSURED ME THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM AGAIN FOR YEARS TO COME. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I CALLED AND TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR STILL DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT, I WAS TOLD TO GIVE IT TIME. ON AUGUST 5TH I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR'S DASHBOARD'S LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF, THE STEERING WHEEL BLOCKED AND THE CAR SLOWLY STOPPED. I COULD NOT START THE CAR AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO MANAGE TO BRING THE CAR ALMOST TO THE WALL AND TOTALLY FELT THAT MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TOWING DRIVER WHEN HE REACHED UNDER THE CAR TO HOOK IT UP PULED THE GLOVE AND SHOWED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL IS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. AT THE JEEP DEALER I WAS GIVEN ME A RENTAL AND TOOK THE CAR IN. TO THIS DAY, I AM STILL DRIVING THE RENTAL, I HAVE NO ANSWER ABOUT THE CAR AND EVEN THOUGH THEY WILL BE FIXING IT, I WILL NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THAT VEHICLE. WHAT DO I DO? THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,500.

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ENGINE FIRE BEGAN WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. BEGAN AS SMOKE ESCAPING FROM UNDER HOOD. STOPPED AND TURNED OFF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY WITHIN 20 SECONDS/100 FEET. FIRE BEGAN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHIN 2 MINUTES. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A 2010 MODEL, FOUR MONTHS OLD, LESS THAN 5000 MILES. DEALER DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRODUCT LIABILITY. *TR

SEE ATTACHED LETTER DATED 25 MARCH 2010 ( SHOULD READ 25 MARCH 2011) BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED: THE VEHICLE ENGINE WILL SPEED UP TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 RPM'S FOR NO REASON AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS TO STOP IS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AS I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD LOOSE ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS LIKE THE CAR WOULD DROP INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS WAS TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THE ISSUE WAS OCCURRING WHILE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SINCE THIS ISSUE COULD POTENTIALLY CREATE INJURY TO ME AND CARS BEHIND ME, I CONTINUED TO ALERT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON EACH EVENT. THEY ASKED ME TO KEEP A LOG OF WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN, BUT AFTER DOING THAT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, THERE APPEARED TO BE NO PATTERN. IT COULD HAPPEN ANY TIME, UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITIONS, AT ANY SPEED, NO MATTER IF I WAS DRIVING 10 MINUTES OR 1 HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR CLOSED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER MY PURCHASE, SO I BROUGHT THE CAR TO ANOTHER JEEP DEALER THAT KEPT IT FOR OVER A WEEK, AND MADE SOME CORRECTIONS OF WHAT THEY THOUGHT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WAS LULLED INTO A FALSE SECURITY BECAUSE AFTER A FEW THOUSAND MILES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW, I CAN GO SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES, THEN OUT OF THE BLUE, JUST WHEN I THINK I'M SAFE, IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM TO DO A REPAIR THAT WILL LAST. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME DON'T KNOW MY CAR IS COASTING...THIS COULD CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF I'M ON A HIGHWAY. I MAY HAVE TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF SPEEDING TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART THE CAR. WHEN I TAKE THE CAR IN, THEY DO A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT RESTARTING THE CAR RESETS THE DEFAULTS TO NORMAL. NOTHING EVER SHOWS UP. VERY DANGEROUS!!!! *TR