general problems of the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee

My 2008 Jeep grand cheroke has caught on fire multiple times & started smoking. The rpms would always jump high and one day I went to go leave and it went real high causing it to accelerate on its own and went I went to go try to stop it my breaks failed and emergency brake would not work.

The Jeep goes into limp mode and gets stuck in 2 gear I have replaced the shifter solenoid and still happens I have read about this happing to the same Jeep from 2005-2010 model and this is a safety issue that need to be recalled immediately. I was driving on the highway and the Jeep shifted into 2nd gear mind I was going the speed limit of 65 and it went down to 30 mph and it almost caused a pike up on the interstate.

Electrical issues on a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee purchased June 2020. Car keeps cutting off. The ignition key seem to be sticking between the on and start position. Constantly having to pull onto the side of the rode or having to hurry and put my hazard lights on because car cuts off. I have taken it to the Jeep dealership 2-3 times , they couldn’t diagnose my car. Only thing they did was put a new starter on. Problem still occurs. I’ve taken it to multiple mechanics. Problems unknown. A new starter , alternator & battery has been replaced. And recently my airbag light has came on. Which comes and goes. I’ve had this car since June 2020. And it’s given me the same problem with no one able to tell me what’s wrong with it and I’ve replaced the batteries in the key fob. Today the car was just blank when I put the key in. I’m so confused. Car won’t go over 40 mph. I kept notes and saved receipts and text messages via Jeep , via the car salesman , stating how unsafe this car has been….

Takata recall. . . My Jeep had accelerated on its own 5 times now. Two of which I was on m24 which is a very busy road. First time I almost hit a man on a motorcycle as my foot was cramming on my brake peddle the Jeep was still accelerating, I then had to put it in neutral to get it to stop. Pulled over its still reving itself up. I had to turn it off and back on. Today this happened and I almost rear ended a semi truck.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, the contact depressed the accelerator with no response. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,200. Ed.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal and shifted the gear into neutral, but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The contact coasted into a parking lot, turned off the engine, waited ten minutes, and restarted the engine. The contact was able to resume driving. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving at 35 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle did not accelerate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 108,000. The VIN was not available.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle jerked. In addition, the contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. In addition, the contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated before accelerating. The abs, esp, bas and anti skid warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who diagnosed that the win module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000. Djr.

Driving on highway 91 south check battery light came on then check engine and then all warning lights illuminated. Then speedometer, lights and engine shut off shortly after at 65 mph. . . Very dangerous had to coast to the side of the highway with heavy weekend traffic. Towed Jeep to Chrysler dealer where they got code b229 and b1a35. Dealer replaced win module(ignition) and new keys. Seems to be running okay at the moment. Had to pay dealer almost $800. To rectify not to mention the towing and rental costs. This item should be recalled and we should be reimbursed!.

Had the n23 recall done on oct 7/14. The next day while driving low speed, the vehicle completely shut down, without notice or warning. Radio stayed on. Dash lights completely blank. Power steering gone, power brakes gone. This happened twice in same day. In first incident, managed to slowly get vehicle over on shoulder, put in park and restart. Second incident, shut down on busy city road at low speed while driving, stopped, put in park and restarted immediately. Vehicle back at dealer today! wish I had never done the recall work! no problems at all before that.

My vehicle kept stalling like it was running out of gas and I took it to the Jeep dealer. They kept my car for a week and couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. They told me it might be a fuel pump issue but they weren't positive so they asked me to pick up my car and keep a log. The second time it happened I took it back to the dealer and they kept my car for 5 weeks and couldn't replicate the issue. The customer service was awful. They basically told me they didn't know what was wrong and asked me to pick up my car. I picked my car up and the first day I drove it to work it left me stranded on the highway. The car started stalling out and I couldn't maintain my speed on the highway. I had the gas pushed all the way down and I was barely able to get up to 45 mph on a 65 mph highway. I had it towed to a different Jeep dealer which said it was the transmission which I had to pay to have fixed but I think it was related to the fuel pump issue and the transmission blowing up was a result of that not being fixed. The car is starting to have a knocking sound when I drive it again and I'm not convinced I won't be stranded on the side of the road again. It's completely unacceptable that when I had a problem with my Jeep I take it to the dealer and they don't know what's wrong and can't help me. If they don't know, who is supposed to know?? I feel that my children and I are unsafe in this car. It's unacceptable that a car just stalls out of nowhere on a highway and Jeep/Chrysler acted like they could care less. Like it was my problem and not theirs. They inconvenienced me for over 5 weeks and I still don't have a reliable car that I feel safe to drive. Completely unacceptable. Is it going to take someone being seriously injured or killed for Chrysler to do the right thing?.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer however, the technician was unable to find a failure. The throttle body was replaced but the failure persisted. The failure mileage was 79,000 and the current mileage was 82,006. The VIN was not available.

There are two main issues: stalling and no start. Stalling issue - vehicle began to stall on 8/9/10 on a random and intermittent basis while driving at varying speeds. The stalling appears to have stopped after the last service was completed on 7/25/11. The following information relates to the stalling issue. Each date is separate visit to dealership: 8/13/10 - performed diagnostic test, with no fault codes stored. Checked wiring to pdc and front control module. Road tested for 55 miles. Could not duplicate customer concern. 9/2/10 - replaced wireless ignition node - (due to a bind, stick or sieze). 10/27/10 - replaced throttle body. Found the throttle body to be binding. 7/25/11 - performed diagnostic test, found a stored code for the crankshaft sensor. Could not duplicate concern. Replaced sensor. No start issue - this is defined as turning the key to the start position but would not crank. Fuel pump would turn on after a few seconds. All electrical systems were fine. Battery was full strength. In all of these cases, the car would start up without a problem within 24-48 hours after the no-start incidents. The following information relates to a "no start" issue. Each date is a separate trip to the dealership. 5/30/11 - vehicle towed in on Saturday. Service technician started vehicle up three times on Monday. Let sit overnight and started right up on Tuesday. Battery tested fine. No codes in system. 7/25/11 - diagnostic scan, replaced crankshaft sensor (see stalling) 7/26/11 - vehicle towed to dealership. Duplicated no-start issue. Replaced engine wiring harness. Service advisor extremely confident that this was the issue. *after speaking with the service advisor today, he had told me that they had replaced several wiring harnesses on the 2007, 2008 g. Cherokees experiencing same issue since my service on 7/26/11.

2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee accelerated out of control while parallel parking damaging 3 other vehicles.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4. While driving 10 mph the vehicle accelerated on its own when she put it in neutral gear. She engaged the brake pedal when the vehicle started to decrease in speed and then turned it off. She was able to restart the vehicle and take it to a dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The diagnostic test performed by the computer indicated that the accelerator pedal was engaged up to 90 mph. The vehicle will be repaired when the parts are available. The failure has occurred 3 times. The failure mileage was 18152 and the current mileage was 18160.

The contact owns a 2008 Jeep cherokee. She experiences unintended vehicle acceleration during brake application. Also when applying pressure to the accelerator pedal, the vehicle will hesitate then accelerate. The rpms will increase without vehicle acceleration. The vehicle was taken to the dealer , but because the technicians could not duplicate the failure, they could not provide a remedy. No repairs have been made. The failure mileage was 2000. The current mileage was 28000.

My parents purchased a brand new 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited. I was driving the vehicle on July 11, 2008 in my neighborhood to pick up some food with my 8 months pregnant sister in law. As I drove the vehicle it accelerated without me pressing on the gas and I lost control and the vehicle hit approximately 3-4 parked cars, I landed in the trunk of another vehicle, on top of it. If it wasn't for the vehicles parked, I don't think the Jeep would have stopped. Luckily no one was hurt badly and the airbags were not even deployed. This incident has really affected me and the way I drive. I do not even like to be a passenger in Jeep vehicles anymore. In January, 2010 my mother dropped her car off at a garage to have it parked. She was called from the garage that the vehicle had been in an accident. The vehicle once again accelerated in reverse and there was damage to the vehicle as well as the garage. Jeep cherokee's are extremely faulty, always in the dealership with some issue. This is not a coincidence. This needs to be taken seriously. People can lose their lives if these vehicles are not recalled.