Car Stall problems of the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee - part 2

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4. While traveling 55 mph the contact was attempting to make a right hand turn and the vehicle suddenly stalled, causing the contact to coast the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. The current and failure mileages were 31900.

Since turning 38,000 miles my Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4 limited has begun to stall with regularity. The vehicle also shifts very hard while at highway speeds. The vehicle has stalled while standing at a stop, traveling on secondary roads, and highway speeds. The dealer has changed some sensors etc without any success. Even work done at an independent garage has failed to solve anything. This vehicle has become an absolute death trap. I depend on this vehicle for work and to transport my 1 year old. When the vehicle stalls no lights indicate an issue and no codes are stored. The dealer has sent me packing numerous times. They always say to come back when a light comes on. I've tried to explain that the next time may be the last time. A search online showed that my situation is far from the only one. I've had numerous Jeeps over the year and never had this problem. Something has got to be resolved. Not only am I and my family in danger, but anyone near me while I'm on the road. Who would expect the car in front of them on the highway traveling at 65 mph to just stop. Please NHTSA step up and flex some muscle.

2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo encountering several problems: the vehicle either won't start or starts then stalls. Experienced other problems with complete loss of power while driving on the highway at 60mph. Also had loss of blinkers, radio and wipers. The problems have been occurring intermittently since Nov, 2009 but becoming more common over last 3 months. Current mileage 43k. No codes found on computer for any of the problems. No dash lights when car stalls. It is very scary and certainly a safety issue that needs to be addressed. The earlier recall (h03/ 08v059) is the exact problems but our vehicle is not included in the recall.

2008 Grand Cherokee 4x4 4. 7l flexfuel extremely sluggish on throttle demand (305 hp ???!!!), harsh transmission up/down shift and stalling at highway speeds (four occurrences within five weeks) . The dealership performed the February 2008 recall of the fcm (front control module) after being directed by the customer to do so since the serial # on the module matched the "wrongly manufactured" ones; however, the VIN search within Chrysler recall database returned empty. Evidently, the dealership owning the new vehicle at the date of the recall never performed it (as required by law) . The incident repeated after the replacement of the fcm. The dealership retrieved an abs fault code hence decided that the pcm (powertrain control module) is defective???!!! ( seven days on back order) "lifetime powertrain warranty" seems to be accomplished by ignoring of the driver's safety. The software running on the pcm should never be given the choice of immediately shutting off of the engine especially when the vehicle travels at a high rate of speed. Modern steering and braking systems are almost non-operational when there is no available assisting power.

Sudden acceleration/ loss of brakes. Vehicle accelerated to full throttle while entering from freeway onramp. The driver took foot off accelerator and vehicles accelerator pedal continued to move downward to full throttle and would not decelerate after an attempt to "pump" the accelerator pedal to try and get the pedal to release. The automobile was then put in neutral and the engine would not slow down in" rpm's". The brakes were applied and an attempt was made to stop the vehicle and the brakes were not functioning properly with the automobile coming to a very long and slow stop white trying to maneuver the automobile to the side of the road. Once the vehicle was brought to a stop the motor was still at an extreme "rpm" level. The motor was turned off at the ignition switch and the engine finally stopped running. After sitting at the side of the road for sometime the vehicle was restarted and driven to a safe location where the driver let the vehicle sit for an hour or two and restarted for the final drive home(about five miles). The vehicle was taken to the dealers service department the next business day. The dealer ran a scan on the vehicle and diagnosed that the event occurred as stated. The dealer consulted Chrysler service center and were recommended to replace the throttle and brake modules for the sudden acceleration and braking problems. The vehicle parts are at the dealer with the vehicle. The vehicle was test driven by the dealer and the customer was told the vehicle was ready. When the customer asked if the vehicle was repaired and safe the service department representative said "we installed the recommended parts by Chrysler service" and would not say if the vehicle was repaired properly or safe from the sudden acceleration/brake problem. The vehicle as of today 12-24-2008 remains at the dealer.

2008 Grand Cherokee overland - stalls intermittently while driving. Occurs every so often - have to steer it to the side of the road, turn off engine and turn it back on. It happens even when standing still at a red light. It happened when there was little mileage on the car, and it keeps happening took it twice to service station. Can find nothing wrong. Started happening November 2008 and still happens.

I was heading home 8/14/08 6pm when a torrential downpour took place. I entered flooded street, other cars were passing through. In about 8 inches of water the car stalled. When I tried to restart it started to smoke and smelled like something burning. I abandoned the car and had it towed to the dealer. The dealer said the car was totaled. The insurance company confirmed. The adjuster asked me if I had the air conditioner on and when I said yes he said that is what sucked water into the engine and caused the problem . The car was the limited 5. 7 hemi engine. The auto is "trail rated" and has the emblem to prove it, strange for a trail rated auto to be totaled in 8 inches of water. All the time I was stuck in the flooded street other vehicles, sedans, suvs and trucks continued to go through the water without incident. The vehicle had 8000 + miles and was leased on November 26, 2007. There was water in the air filter and I assume in the engine and several modules were burnt out. The car was a total loss.