Headlights problems of the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Four problems related to headlights 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 Headlights problem

Failure Date: 10/15/2014

* while driving 25 mph, the headlights would not illuminate the road properly. The headlights leveling was not working and the headlights shown about 25 feet infront of the car and would not raise up. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the head light leveling sensor showed a fault code that it had failed but it was not acting up when they checked it out. They said bring it back when it fails constantly. It is now failing constantly. Have not taken it back to the dealer yet.

2 Headlights problem

Failure Date: 01/15/2014

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the headlights would not illuminate properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the head light leveling sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was unavailable.

3 Headlights problem

Failure Date: 05/03/2011

The contact owns 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact was driving 20 mph when the headlight sensor caused the headlights to beam onto the ground and not the roadway. The vehicle taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the headlight sensor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired and the VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 59,000.

4 Headlights problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2011

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4. The contact stated the headlights were in a downward position while driving, making it dangerous to drive at night. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer made the contact aware that there was no recall related to the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000 and the current mileage was 56,000.


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