2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Fuel system Problems

Lights on the dashboard were blinking, there were no turning signals, the gas gauge was not working, and the check engine light was flashing. My safety was put at risk because I could not let people know when I was turning. I took it to the dealer, and they said there were too many codes, but none were active for them to fix the problem. So, I have to drive the jeep, but this is dangerous. The warning keeps showing me that there is a problem with the ignition switch that was previously recalled. I want this taken care of, please.

NHTSA ID

11643852

Incident

Feb 8, 2025

1. Fuel tank started leaking on the top. 2. Middle backseat belt was stuck. It would not pull out. No matter what we tried it just got tighter and tighter, had to cut it. 3. Can't use seat warmer on passenger side because it will burn the person sitting there because the seat tore.

NHTSA ID

11497963

Incident

Mar 1, 2022

1. Engine over heating problems numerous times and coolant leak. Even after replacement of radiator and hoses. 2. Went to pick up jeep from mechanic due to oil leak, when they brought it around, I noticed pink fluid dripping. Had Transmission serviced in March/April 2020 due to a leak., Flushed system, new filters and fluid. Last few months vehicle says "Transmission over Temp" a few times. Replaced transmission pan, due to a leak, new fluid added, in September 2022. Vehicle indicated "Transmission over Temp" a few weeks later. Didn't drive it a few days, haven't seen the warning sign yet. 3. Numerous oil leaks. Serpitean belt replaced along with other repairs. 4. When I bought vehicle, it had no heat and coolant was leaking in on passenger side floor. 5. Jeep shifts to 3rd gear and won't shift down or back into drive until I turn off vehicle and back on. Very dangerous I was a busy road, US 41 heading north, and had to pull over.

NHTSA ID

11497962

Incident

Mar 1, 2020

Entering my exit I noticed my 1month old was no longer sound asleep but screaming I turned around noticing she was being approached by smoke arising from the back of the vehicle.As panic set in I immediately tried to come to stop moving off the exit. At the same time clear fluid gushed out of the hood and smoke immediately entered the front of the vehicle making it difficult to come to a stop see or breath. I went blank out of fear or pure confusion as I reached for my infant in the back as quickly as I could at that point she was. No longer crying. I shot out of the vehicle as fast as possible and stayed in a safety spot attempting to shield her from the sun as I watched the jeep ignite and continue to smoke itself out witnesses gathered around one allowing me to sit in her vehicle with my baby until help arrived. NO warning signs once so ever no indication of an over heating vehicle drove perfectly and not frequently it may be inspected at the towing it was taken to as for the safety of my newborn and myself we both could’ve tragically ended up gone because I was not and would not have thought twice about leaving my daughter in that vehicle. she just got into this world to be taken that fast it wasnt an option. I’ve been very uneasy since the incident with absolutely anything that functions or is electronic. Continues replay in my head over and over again in detail and nothing new pops up truly a very Traumatic experience and an unexpected loss. appointments I can’t make it to have had to cancel I do not have family here especially not close by to help me this accident was by far caused by the vehicle because it definitely look like he had a mind of its own suddenly

NHTSA ID

11471460

Incident

Jun 15, 2022

ALL SAFETY RECALLS AND RECALLS HAVE NOT BEEN DONE

NHTSA ID

11337820

Incident

Jul 7, 2020

THE JEEP HAS STARTING PROMBLES IT WILL RUN AND START FINE THEN THE NEXT IT DOSE NOT WANT TO START. SO I COULD JUST RUN IN THE STORE AND COME OUT AND IT WON'T START AND I HAVE TO SIT A HOUR OR TWO AND THEN IT STARTS AGINE. IT DOSE THIS AFTER RUNNING TO THREE PLACES IT WILL STALL AGINE ON ME AND WON'T START. I HAVE BRAND NEW STARTER IN IT AND BATTERY. HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND ITS FINE AND ALSO THERE WAS RECALL ON INGINTION SWITCH AND THAT GOT REPLACED BUT STILL HAVING PROMBLES WITH IT STARTING.

NHTSA ID

11320848

Incident

Apr 10, 2020

MY CAR JUST STOP ONE DAY I PUT IN NEW STUFF AND IT JUST WON'T CRANK ANYMORE IT'S LIKE IT DON'T WANNA GET GAS THE SYSTEM AND COMPUTER IN CAR DON'T WORK

NHTSA ID

11269768

Incident

Oct 1, 2019

Mileage

215,904 mi

AUGUST 2018, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE BACK FROM AUSTIN TEXAS TO EL PASO. BEFORE MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NYLE MAXWELL JEEP ASSESSED AN EVAPORATIVE LEAK CODE. DICK POE JEEP IN EL PASO ASSESSED AND ATTEMPTED REPAIR TWICE. DICK POE DODGE FINALLY ASSESSED A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. CHRYSLER PAID FOR THE REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

11258943

Incident

Sep 16, 2019

Mileage

124,600 mi

FIRST OF ALL I AM 70 YEARS OLD...SO IF I DESCRIBE ANYTHING WRONG...PLEASE BARE WITH ME....I BOUGHT THIS JEEP IN SEPT 2018.....I LOVE JEEPS....PREVIOUSLY I HAD A 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 190,000 MILES...I ACTUALLY HAD NO VEHICLE RUNNING PROBLEMS...THE BODY FRAME RUSTED OUT...SO I WANTED A GOOD RUNNING JEEP AT A REASONABLE PRICE....WHENEVER I DRIVE MY JEEP TO GO SHOPPING....IF I MAKE A 20 MILE TRIP..THEN STOP...GO TO ANOTHER STORE & TRY TO START IT ....IT WILL NOT TURN OVER....A FEW TIMES I HAD TO CALL AAA TO CHECK THE BATTERY....II WANT TO FEEL SAFE IN MY JEEP...& MY MECHANIC SAID SOMETHING ABOUT VAPOR LOCK....NO RECALL...CANNOT BE FIXED....PLEASE HELP ME

NHTSA ID

11219965

Incident

Apr 16, 2019

Mileage

78,000 mi

I JUST HAD MY JEEP INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THAT A MANIFOLD BOLT WAS BROKEN AND WOULD CAUSE OTHER ISSUES IF NOT FIXED. DAMAGE TO MANIFOLD & GASKET, ETC.) THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEPS CHRYSLERS AND DOGE ENGINES.

NHTSA ID

11000816

Incident

Jun 23, 2017

Mileage

84,265 mi

THIS MODEL GRAND CHEROKEE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 07-AND UP. THE WIRELESS IGNITION MODULE FAILS. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED 5 TIMES, THAT'S 5 TOWS- THE DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY THOUGHT I WAS PART OF THAT RECALL, BUT HAD TO BACK TRACK. I WAS TOLD "IT'S NOT BROKEN ENOUGH" IT IS THE SAME EXACT PART AS THE P57 RECALL FOR THE 07, SO WHY NOT FOR THE 05? THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIPS TELLING US TO GO AWAY AFTER WE SPEND MONEY ON PARTS THAT ARE CLEARLY NOT THE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10991232

Incident

May 23, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ATTEMPTING TO START, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR MONTHS DUE TO NO PLATES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 280,000.

NHTSA ID

10837697

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

Mileage

280,000 mi

I AM STILL WAITING FOR CHRYSLER TO PREFORM THE P41 RECALL WORK ON MY CAR. CHRYSLER WAS FOUND CRIMINALLY LIABLE FOR THIS SWITCH. THE RECALL HAS BEEN IN PLACE SINCE JULY 2014. I GET NOTICES THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. SO FAR THREE NOTICES OVER THE PAST YEAR SAYING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A NEW SWITCH AVAILABLE. REALLY??? IT TAKES ONE YEAR TO DESIGN, MANUFACTURER, AND TRANSPORT AN IGNITION SWITCH, DOES NO ONE WORK IN DETROIT. I HAVE HAD THE CAR NOT START BECAUSE OF THE SWITCH, AND WHEN I CRANK AGAIN IT STARTS. I TOOK TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2008. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL, THE CAR'S COMPUTER WAS RE-SETTING SO THAT I CAN START. DEALER HAS GONE BANKRUPT SINCE AND CLOSED. I AM TIRED OF EXCUSES FROM CHRYSLER. WHEN WILL THEY DO THEIR JOB AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WANT THIS DONE BECAUSE MY FAMILY RIDES IN THIS CAR EVERYDAY. I AM ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE GAS TANK, BECAUSE CAR HAS BEEN REAR-ENDED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA ID

10776431

Incident

Sep 24, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE FUEL GAUGE LEVEL DECREASED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 204,000.

NHTSA ID

10762209

Incident

Mar 9, 2015

Mileage

204,000 mi

ON AT LEAST 4 OCCASIONS, MY JEEP HAS RANDOMLY LOST POWER SUCH THAT THE POWER STEERING, ACCELERATOR, AND BRAKE SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING. EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED, IT WAS AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, SO THE DANGER OF A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WAS LOW; HOWEVER, ONE TIME IT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS ON A HILL AND I COULDN'T STOP THE JEEP FROM ROLLING DOWN HILL. I HAD TO COAST THROUGH A STOP SIGN AND ONLY CAME TO REST BECAUSE OF A CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. LUCKILY, NO CARS WERE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

NHTSA ID

10747879

Incident

Jun 6, 2014

Mileage

74,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UNTIL SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE LOW GAS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE FAILURES RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 4/20/15*CN

NHTSA ID

10695091

Incident

Mar 20, 2014

Mileage

89,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED ON THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,500. UPDATED 6/22/15*CN

NHTSA ID

10680846

Incident

Jul 3, 2014

Mileage

74,500 mi

THERE HAS BEEN MANY OCCASIONS UPWARDS OF 13 OR 14 TIMES WHERE MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. MY BATTERY HAS A FULL CHARGE, I HAVE FUEL IN THE TANK IT JUST WONT START. THE ONLY WAY AROUND THIS TO GET MY VEHICLE TO START IS TO DO A HARD RESET AND UNHOOK THE BATTERY CABLE FOR 30 SECONDS AND HOOK IT BACK UP THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL IT START. THEN IT WILL START THE NEXT 15 OR SO TIMES AND THEN I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IT WONT START. SAME DEAL, BATTERY IS GREAT, FUEL IN THE TANK, JUST WONT START.

NHTSA ID

10670474

Incident

Nov 6, 2013

Mileage

128,000 mi

THE AIR BAGS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, THE FUEL SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. WHEN CHECKED BY MECHANIC WAS TOLD SOME SORT OF SENSOR. THE SPEED CONTROL DOES WHAT IT WANTS IT CAN GO FROM 45MPH TO 20MPH AND THE VEHICLE TRIES TO CUT ITSELF OFF I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10639744

Incident

Oct 4, 2012

Mileage

84,000 mi

VEHICLE SPUTTERS AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. LASTS ABOUT 10 TO 15 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10632002

Incident

Sep 5, 2012

Mileage

88,000 mi

PLACED VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, HAD TO HIT BRAKES AND TURN ENGINE OFF TO AVOID ACCIDENT, THEN WHEN I PARKED VEHICLE AND PLACED IN PARK IT DID IT AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10631339

Incident

Sep 6, 2014

Mileage

124,983 mi

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE RPM STARTED FLOATING AND THE JEEP STARTED HESITATING LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. IT WAS HAPPENING EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE, NOW IT'S CONSTANTLY AND IT'S GETTING HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE. HERE RECENTLY, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE AC/HEAT PART HAVE WENT OUT AND THE TIME PART ON THE RADIO STARTED LIGHTING UP LIKE A HEATER AND IS EXTREMELY HOT BUT THE RADIO STILL PLAYS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630333

Incident

Oct 9, 2013

I WENT TO GET A NEW INSPECTION STICKER & RECEIVED A REJECTION STICKER IT READ "THE OBD FUEL SYSTEM MONITOR WAS DISABLED WHEN AN ASSOCIATED CONFIGURATION REGISTER WAS INADVERTENTLY CLEARED PRIOR TO RELEASE." DATE OF OWNER NOTIFICATION WAS NOVEMBER 18, 2005. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2013 AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM STARTING 4-5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I'M STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM TODAY, AND DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629219

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10626827

Incident

Aug 20, 2014

I BOUGHT MY GD CHEROKEE USED WITH 71K MILES. I JUST HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE BEFORE HEADING OUT ON A CAMPING TRIP FOR THE WEEKEND. ON THE RETURN TRIP, I HAD JUST TURNED ONTO THE HIGHWAY (55 MPH ZONE). I AM 6'4" TALL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS SHORTER THAN ME. THE SEAT WAS IN THE WRONG POSITION (I NOW KNOW). WHILE SWITCHING FROM GAS PEDAL TO BRAKE PEDAL, MY KNEE HIT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR TURNED OFF. I IMMEDIATELY REACHED FOR THE KEY AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. IT LUNGED THE WAY A MANUAL TRANSMISSION DOSE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS LET OUT TOO QUICK. I MOVED MY SEAT BACK AWAY FROM THE WHEEL. NOW I DRIVE IT FROM FARTHER BACK, WHICH MEANS I NEED TO SIT UP STRAIGHTER, WHICH MEANS MY HEAD HITS THE CEILING OFTEN. I HAVE THE LIMITED EDITION AND I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT EXCEPT THE SEAT CAN'T GO DOWN FAR ENOUGH FOR ME TO DRIVE IT COMFORTABLE WITHOUT TURNING THE CAR OFF WHICH HAS GOT TO BE HORRIBLE FOR THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10626128

Incident

May 25, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi