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2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee inside door handles cannot be open any of the doors from the inside you have to open it from the outside because the plastic of the inside door handles are made of cheap plastic and Chrysler knows about it ever since 2005 to 2011 and never had a recall what concerns me with people have small children that you can't get out of the vehicle in a time of the emergency and it really concerns me if the vehicle ever caught on fire or flooded or underwater you can't get out and it's the death trap
When I am driving, all of the lights on my dash come on. Seatbelt, check engine, brakes, low tire pressure etc. The stay on for a couple of seconds. Then EVERYTHING turns off for about half a second. Gas gauge, rpm, speedometer all go down to zero, which is how it is when I turn the jeep off. While I'm still driving and going 45 mph! Then every thing turns back on. It happened about 5 months ago once. Then today it happened about 15 times as I drove home from my mother's house, which is about 7-9 miles from my house.
Been having starting issues for at least 6 months. It starts sometimes and other times have to wait a few hours to a few days. The last 2 days won't start at all and has drained my less then a year old battery. 3 weeks ago windows will roll down or up whenever they want. Doors lock and unlock at random. I believed my car is possessed. Reading more and more I realized my tipm is bad. I have learned with all the random things with this Jeep that I will never buy one again. It is a very dangerous car and too many issues, with no resolution other then I have to empty every pocket to fix it. It stalls when driving it shifts into all gears slows me down when I'm on highway at a very unsafe speed. It is unreliable and I put my life my kids and others at risk while driving. Sadly, I believe Jeep doesn't care about safety since there is 1000's of complaints with same issues. It also says my air bags won't work because the tipm is bad.
Door handles breaking on all interior doors. Extremely dangerous for passengers in the car. Especially in the back when your child can not get out!!! it started on the passenger rear door and has continued to break on the others.
- Bessemer, AL, USA
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Car wouldn't start transmission overtemp error. Drive to work 20 min parked car flat surface came out to leave after 8 hour shift that error message and won't start. 2nd time this has happened no warning was told common issue pigtail to starter because of placement it gets wet or moisture. Which makes this car questionable to drive.
I have taken my car to the mechanic several times now, and every single time they tell me there is nothing showing but an emissions code. I'm told it is the gas cap to replace it. My Jeep Grand Cherokee 2007 Laredo about 149,000 miles on it. Normally, it runs like a champ. I get oil changes like clockwork, and every time it's suggested to fix something, I do it. It stalls very frequently at stop signs / stop lights, and I need to leave lots of room between me and other cars so I can steadily inch forward while waiting at the red light, otherwise it will die. It starts up fine, but stopping again and it will die again. It's to the point now that I'm scared to drive my own vehicle. Stalls / dies, especially when the A/C is on mechanic says they've run diagnostics on the car and the only thing it shows is the emissions code. I'm told yet again to replace the gas cap. This has happened since I have owned the vehicle. It idles rough and has done all of this since I purchased it in December of 2016.
The engine died going 70mph on the hwy with out any notice. I was barely able to get to the side of road as steering locked up, once on side of road, I put it into 'park' and 'restarted the engine'. it worked just fine from then on, till about 3 months later, it happened again. This time I was approaching a stop light and turning right, I barely was able to get thru the light and to the side of the road, as the steering had again locked up. This is very scary! everything in the car turns 'off', I dont even think the flashers worked during these times. Once at a complete stop, and after putting into 'park', everything starts back up normally, and drives fine. There is not any other signs of anything wrong, no dash light warnings or anything.
'takata recall' my vehicle had an issue starting becuase of a short faulty wire connecting to the starter that ive seen on youtube that 750000+ people have the same issue it left me stuck plenty if times as is starts when it wants to. I really cant word it as best as the next person but this is the issue and im oretty sure im not the first person to file a complaint about this here wit Jeep
Recall has been open for years regarding the ignition switch but Chrysler never has the part. Further, this car has numerous reports of braking issues that are sporadic and it caused me to rear-end a vehicle on Nov. 2, luckily at a very low rate of speed. I let my foot off the brake to inch forward and it would not engage again when I pressed it again moments later. Mechanic couldn't replicate the issue but that is typical for Chrysler it seems.
When vehicle goes over a small or large bump, a dashboard light cluster indicates to service 4WD system and is accompanied by ABS, traction control, and esp bas warning lights. ABS is noticeably disabled when this light cluster appears. The indications usually last a few minutes before going away. This has been occurring for approximately the last 18,000 miles. When brought up at the dealership during routine maintenance, I am told they can find nothing wrong with the vehicle. On this last occasion, I lost full braking authority and was luckily able to gradually slow down and pull over to the freeway shoulder while applying the emergency brake. When the vehicle was shut off and turned back on the indications went away and braking was restored. Obviously, this creates a very dangerous situation.
I had a recall on my vehicles ignition switch and my car stop while I was driving nearly causing an accident. I was told that it was fixed when I took it to us auto where I purchased it. It was taken to Jeep (2016) but my ignition switch is still the issue. I had a mechanic take a look and my ignition switch is still the problem. How could this happen what if I was injured because of this?
The issue is with the tipm (totally integrated power module).during the first instance the car was being driven in a parking lot the car suddenly became completely unresponsive and locked up while in motion. It was towed to a local Jeep dealership and eventually it was discovered the problem was due to a bad PCM and the tipm. After waiting a month for the tipm to come in, the vehicle was supposedly fixed. Picked up the car on a Friday and again, while driving the car on Saturday morning the car locked up and became completely unresponsive. This time I was getting onto the freeway. Thankfully my children were not in the car on either one of these occasions. After researching I found that Jeep tipm's were recalled from 2011 to 2015. It also appears that tipm's from 2007 leading up to 2011 were also having a lot of issues and a recall was in order then, but never officially came to be. This part has a long and documented history as having major problems and I want to officially request an investigation as to why these parts have are being put into cars in this condition. The ramifications of this parts failure are huge. To have a car that is in motion lock up and become totally unresponsive presents a huge safety concern to the driver, their passengers and the other vehicles on the road around them. The local Jeep dealership as well as Chrysler customer service are not treating this issue with the severity it deserves. They simply want me to just pay for faulty parts and have me go away. This is not how an automaker should be handling a safety issue of this magnitude.
When attempting to start the (parked) car, when the key is turned everything turns on (radio, dashboard lights, seats ect) like it normally would start but the engine doesn't turn over or crank at all... when all the other lights go off the engine and oil light remain on. No clicking sound whatsoever, but I believe you can hear the fuel pump kick in. When the key is turned to the off position after it won't start, the accessories will occasionally stay on (such as the the seat when it has the easy entry option selected will stay in the driving position). Nothing seems to make it start. Jumping the battery does nothing. Putting it in neutral to start doesn't do anything. It's usually just a matter of time before it decides to start again... sometimes hours, sometimes days. When taken to the dealership they can never diagnose the issue because they are unable to duplicate the issue. For whatever reason, possibly just a coincidence, replacing the battery in the key fob seems to delay the issue from happening again for a few months. Although this may not seem like a straight forward safety issue, the problem has left me stranded at a gas station in the middle of winter while being 8-1/2 months pregnant and most recently left me stranded with my 8 month old baby. I should also note that this problem never occurred until some time after the last recall was resolved.
Rear lift gate cylinders for the back door do not work in cold - 50 degrees or cooler weather. They do not keep the door up and many times the back door almost or did come crashing down on my head. This is not a one time incident. This is a safety hazard which could result in a possible concussion, fractured skull or broken neck. Luckily the last time someone saw it almost crash on my head while unloading groceries they picked up the gate before it hit my head. Prior incidents results in the door hitting my head.
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- Tampa, FL, USA