Power Assist Brake Problems of Jeep Grand Cherokee

Our 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5. 7l limited has now on two occasions when stopped and in gear with brake on , rapidly accelerated. Once in reverse, and once in forward. The first time was on Jan 14th when I was behind the wheel waiting for my wife to get in after just backing out of the garage and resting my foot on the brake pedal. Fortunately, just before she stepped into the open door the car accelerated rapidly backward at full throttle until I could hit the breaks hard. The car went approximately 40 feet. Again yesterday as my wife stopped at the side of the road to get our mail, she realized she needed to backup and get closer to the mail box. As she pulled forward-a distance of 10 feed, she came to a gradual stop just before the mail box. The car then leaped forward at high acceleration smashing off two mailboxes mounded on a 4*4 post splitting it in half, then went approximately 15 feet before crashing through a snow bank and hitting a large wooded hedge. Damage was limited to large scratch in the hood, small dents above head light, dent on front quarter panel , and small dent on right door. We have filed a police report, contacted our insurance agent, and contacted Chrysler who promised to do an investigation next week. My assessment is the break pedal, and the gas pedal is 2. 5 inches apart, and when you slowly apply the break it will squash to the point that it is at or below the gas pedal level. If wearing heavy shoes or boots this causes the side of the shoe to hit the gas pedal therefore the rapid acceleration of the very responsive 5. 7 hemi engine. We would like very much to notify all who are driving this vehicle to be very careful. . . As this situation could have been fatal in both situations.

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On my 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited climate control is not functioning properly. No matter what the setting is, it blows cold air from some vents and hot from others. The repair cost is estimated around $1200. The brakes were almost causing a loss of control while driving down the mountain road. The truck would start shaking violently as I apply the brakes, to the point where the steering was not affecting the behavior of the truck. Repair and part replacements cost $820. Outrageous!.

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While driving at 65 mph engine failed. As a result, power steering and brakes malfunctioned. Took vehicle to mechanic but they couldn't find anything wrong. Two hundred miles later, the same thing, nothing was found. At 6133 miles it happened again. Consumer took vehicle to another mechanic. Three different mechanics and no one could find anything. Problem still exist.

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