Battery Cable problems of the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Three problems related to battery cable have been reported for the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2008 Grand Cherokee.

1 Battery Cable problem

Failure Date: 07/06/2015

I was driving my 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee & was going about 15-20mph when suddenly my car turned off. No warning, no sputtering, no symbols flashing on the dash, nothing. It just simply died. I only realized my car was completely off when I happened to look at my dashboard and the gas gage was on e and the speedometer and mileage were not on. I tried my hardest to steer and luckily I was able to pull into a parking lot. I opened the hood and checked the battery cables and they were fine. The truck started up again but this incident scared me to death. I had just gotten off the highway when this happened and I am a mom of 3. I called my local Jeep dealer the next day. The service guy told me to remove some of my keys from my key holder and in his words "this is a band-aid fix for now, there is a recall for ignition problems but it won't be rolling out until September". What?? this is unacceptable. It should be fixed now.

2 Battery Cable problem

Failure Date: 01/19/2015

Problem started with the key fob not releasing when trying to turn off the vehicle and will stick between the ignition and auxiliary positions. I have to wait for 10-15 minutes or disconnect the battery cables in order to remove the key fob and lock my vehicle. Now the key fob will move to the auxiliary position or in between the auxiliary and on position while driving. This has caused the engine to stall and almost caused me to have an accident on the highway with my children in the vehicle. Jeep/Chrysler has been absolutely no help as I have been told that my Jeep was produced one month after the effective date of the ignition recall and they will not fix it. I went to the Jeep dealership where I purchased the vehicle and was told that this was a "common problem" but a month later I am still waiting for the ignition module. Now I have a Jeep that I believe is not safe for my family to travel in and am constantly getting a run-around from the dealership when attempting to get this problem repaired.

3 Battery Cable problem

Failure Date: 10/20/2012

In oct. 2012 the car would not start. No click no nothing. However, the lights, radio, etc. Still worked. If you waited about 15 to 60 minutes it would then start. I took it to the shop and they replaced the starter. It ran fine until April 2013. Then once again it is doing the exact same thing. Now the $638. 00 plus the cost I am incurring for rental car. I purchased the wrap warranty and they tell me that because it is attached to the battery cable it is not covered. I have read all over the internet of hundreds of people having electrical problems all related to this wiring harness. I am not a mechanic but I would think that this could cause a fire. Regardless, Jeep needs to recall these vehicles.




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