This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was towed to independent repair shops and the contact's home whenever the failure occurred. The contact would either have the ignition switch replaced or do the repair himself. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 63,000.
My 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited will not start sometimes. Everything else will seem to be working fine, but I go to start my car and I get a click, but no crank. The battery, alternator, starter, solenoid have all been tested, and do not seem to be the problem. I have found many other Jeep owners that have had the same problem.
Hemi motor stalled, back-fired, caught fire in engine compartment and lost control of steering. Vehicle accelerated and left the road and flipped onto six cars in parking lot. At that point inside of vehicle caught fire. Passengers were a 5 year old boy and the driver was a 63 year old male. Seven vehicles were destroyed in this accident.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While parked the contact opened the rear liftgate when it suddenly closed abruptly and struck the contact on the head. The contact sustained head injuries and was transported to the hospital where nine staples were put into her head. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 71,727.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start. After multiple attempts, the vehicle started successfully. The contact also stated that he replaced the battery, starter, and starter relay at independent repair shops, but the failure continued. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact back to the dealer. The failure mileage was 105,000.
- Adams, MA, USA
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My 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited will sporadically lose a portion of its electrical power. It can be restored by stopping the vehicle and restarting the engine. It never loses the radio nor the "P, R, N, D" on the odometer, but it always loses the remainder of the odometer, the turn signals and the HVAC system. The Jeep dealer is unable to repair the vehicle.
While driving on the interstate the engine abruptly quit. Tachometer reading went to 0 and vehicle started to slow down. No power steering or power brakes after engine quit, but still managed to maneuver to the shoulder and stop the vehicle. Turned the ignition key off then immediately restarted the vehicle. Vehicle ran normally for rest of the trip.
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Consumer states intermittent problem starting the consumer stated on several occasions the vehicle would not start. Several components such as the battery and starter were replaced. However, the problem continued.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Cherokee. While parked, the contact attempted to start the vehicle but it would not start. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was towed to two different dealers and a repair shop, but they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
Vehicle stalls at random, and looses power steering capability, can cause a crash on windy roads. Very scary. Has been to dealer multiple times in Arizona and has not been able to fix. They tried to fix it under warranty and under extended warranty from Chrysler. Also when vehicle stalls looses power, can't immediately open windows or doors. Doors on this vehicle also interior handles all were broken prematurely right after warranty expired at 48000 miles. This second problem is so common that dealer doesn't have part in stock, factory back order and Jeep won't fix it. This second problem is a safety issue as well because can't open door, with handle from inside in AZ 110 F can be deadly, or during a crash or fire
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the instrument panel lights, headlights, break lights and airbags lights flickered. In addition, the vehicle would not start and the four wheel drive had also failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who offered a partial reimbursement but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 27,000 and the current was 120,000.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that intermittently, the vehicle failed to start. In April 2010 the dealer replaced the starter however, the failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was being repaired for the starter a second time. The manufacturer advised the contact that there were no related recalls and offered no further assistance. The current mileage was 110,000 and the failure mileage was 50,000.
Vehicle stalls or loses power while driving. Error code P2101 limits rpms and performance and also causes problems with the electronic stability program. Replaced throttle body twice, new egr valve, PCM re flashed and same problem. If you wiggle the two back plugs going into the ECM the P2101 code pops up every time. Vehicle is a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited 4WD with A5.7L hemi and only has 87000miles. Huge safety concern when it stalls or loses performance while you are running 80 mph on the interstate.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the instrument panel light would fail sporadically with the intermittent failure of the instrument panel gauges. In addition, the air conditioner would intermittently activate as the failure occurred and the headlights would illuminate sporadically. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer several times but they were unable to determine the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 64,000 and the current mileage was 67,000. The VIN was not available.
2005 Jeep Cherokee. Consumer states several problems with vehicle including electrical, brake system issues, battery failure, alternator failure, 3 broken stems and repetitive issues with a transmission filter the consumer stated the transmission problem would often leave him stranded. The transmission would often cause the vehicle to lurch forward or backwards when the transmission finally engaged. The vehicle has stalled at intersections while making turns which caused the consumer to lose steering ability.
In cold weather (anything below approximately 30F) all instrument panel indicator lights light up, the speedometer and tachometer needles drop to zero, as do the fuel and engine temperature gauges. The reverse assist indicator lights in the tailgate also light up. There is a clicking sound in the dashboard. The engine continues to run, but the ABS service required instrument panel indicator light does stay lit up. This is an everyday occurrence in cold weather, and starts happening 10-12 minutes after starting the engine. The vehicle needs to be brought to a full stop and the engine turned off and then on again before it stops happening. Until stopping and restarting, it just keeps on occurring. A quick search of the internet reveals that this is a common problem with various year models of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. The Chrysler dealership simply pleads ignorance after charging me several hundred dollars to 'fix' a loose connection under the driver's seat. An electrical problem of this nature poses a definite electrical fire hazard. Do we need to wait for that before taking action or can we be proactive?
When driving home at night at approximately 65 miles per hour all the dashboard warning lights came on, then the dashboard went blank and shortly after that the headlights went off. After hitting the brakes the dashboard and headlights came back on, the headlights were on auto. I have researched the internet and it appears that Jeep has a problem with this on their 2005 Jeep and is a serious problem that could cause serious injuries or deaths if not fixed.
I filed a compliant earlier about my 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The cd number is 10374691. I will like to update that compliant. I have had the ignition replaced, the computer replaced and they did not fix the problems that I incurred in my previous compliant. The dashboard warning lights all came on again last night as I was driving down the road. This is a serious problem and the dealer has no idea how to fix this problem.
When driving home at night at approximately 65 miles per hour all the dashboard warning lights came on, then the dashboard went blank and shortly after that the headlights went off. After hitting the brakes the dashboard and headlights came back on, the headlights were on auto. I have researched the internet and it appears that Jeep has a problem with this on their 2005 Jeep and is a serious problem that could cause serious injuries or deaths if not fixed.
Dashboard lights and service electrical brake system come on and off while driving. When the dashboard flickers all gauges shut down while driving. Major safety hazard. Researched on internet and this is a global issue with 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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- Uniontown, PA, USA