Seven problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2009 Grand Cherokee.
My car is driving okay but it’s having some electrical issues and it shuts down.
Vehicle randomly shuts off while driving at any speed and the steering is lost. This happens while driving and has happened at 60mph as well as 35. There is no warning before it happens. Extremely dangerous.
Vehicle will lose power while driving. Sometimes will loose power while pulling out. Very dangerous when pulling onto the highway. Have to pull to shoulder to avoid being rear ended.
Have owned used 2009 Jeep grd. Chrke. For 10 months 2 months in to owning noticed at times vehicle would loose power. Pressing gas pedal did nothing. Had to pull over shut Jeep off, wait a minute then start Jeep back up. This worked and the problem went away. But over the months it became more frequent. I took it back to dealer and he could not find anything wrong. No codes from engine. I have had the necessary maintenance done on the Jeep. This week the problem began on Friday and continues on. My Jeep will not go over 25 mph. Taking it to authorized dealer and Jeep repair on Monday. But having read the complaints on this site I have very little faith this problem will be fix!!! even though my complaint mimics several of the complaints sent in to those that manufacturer Jeeps!!!.
Vehicle shifts into lower2nd gear while driving at highway speeds according to owners manual this is called limp mode and needs to be stopped placed in park and turn ignition off and restarted to continue driving this has happened to me and others.
I was driving on the highway and the vehicle pulled away as in driving itself. My only control was the brakes. It was scary thank god no one got hurt. Its not the first time. I've brought this to the attention of the dealer and they told me nothing is wrong. This has happened to me 4 diff times. When I put the car on park the rpm revs up to 5000 rpm I have to immediately shut the car off. This is a safety concern and needs to be looked into immediately.
While driving the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the car completely turns off while in drive. Within seconds power steering is lost. This occurs without any initiating event and occurs at random. Most recently the issue occurred while driving at 65 mph. The car has been serviced 8 times, without anything being resolved.