Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 58 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 58, in the owner's own words
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER FOR VARYING AMOUNTS OF TIME. ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN AND VEHICLE DRIVES BUT DURING THIS POWER LOSS ALL LIGHTS, CRUISE CONTROL, A/C, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ARE INOPERABLE. DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE NOT CHANGED AND THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE SUDDENLY SHOWED UP.
NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN DRIVING EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL WILL GO OUT, THE DASH LIGHTS,HEADLIGHTS RADIO LIGHTS EVERYTHING LIKE THE CAR IS COMPLETELY OFF. ONE TIME I HIT THE DASH AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON ANOTHER TIME JUST TO SEE I OPENED MY DRIVER DOOR AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR BACK EVERYTHING WENT BACK OFF. IT STARTED AS RANDOM BUT IS NOW MORE AND MORE OFTEN. IT HAPPENS ALWAY WHEN I AM DRIVING.
DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING, THE WHOLE DASHBOARD TURN ON AND OFF AND HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER AND WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY.
ALL THE ELECTRICAL STUFF ON MY CAR FLASHES ON AND OFF OR WILL JUST GO COMPLETELY BLANK FOR AWHILE WHILE I'M DRIVING THIS INCLUDES SPEEDOMETER AND ALL MY LIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH IS VERY MUCH NEEDED TO DRIVE SAFELY IT APPEARS THAT THE CAR SHUTS OFF BUT IT CONTINUES TO RUN AND I'VE DONE RESEARCH AND IT IS MY IGNITION SWITCH I SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT ALREADY AND I CALLED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT I'M NOT SURE HOW ALL OF THIS WORKS SO I'M WRITING YOU GUYS FOR HELP. WHEN IT HAD FIRST HAPPENED I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN IN WASHINGTON STATE I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE NOW I CAN'T TAKE THE CHANCE OF BEING ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS HAPPENING AGAIN IN THE RAIN THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T SO SCARY BUT WHEN YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO OUT WHILE IT'S RAINING AND YOU'RE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT'S PRETTY SCARY AND VERY UNSAFE FOR EVERYONE. THE VIDEO I HAVE IS ANOTHER DAY IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN IT WAS TOO RISKY TO TRY AND TAKE VIDEOS OF IT THE FIRST TIME. SO I GUESS I CAN'T UPLOAD VIDEOS ON HERE THE PICTURE IT LOOKS LIKE I COULD BE PARKED BUT I DO HAVE A VIDEO THAT I CAN SEND IN TO YOU GUYS IF YOU PROVIDE ME WITH AN EMAIL
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT SHUTS OFF. THE ENGINE STAYS OPERATIONAL. AFFECTED EQUIPMENT INCLUDES A/C, LIGHTS (BOTH INTERIOR/EXTERIOR), WIPERS, AIRBAGS, LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND DASH GAUGES/COMPONENTS. THE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IS NON-RESPONSIVE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS UP, FLASHES/FLUTTER/FLICKERS, RADIO SHUTS OFF, HVAC SYSTEM SHUTS OFF, BUT ENGINE STILL RUNS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS ON, HOWEVER IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE IN MOTION OR IN PARK.. BUT I DO NOT SEE A PATTERN BEYOND THAT (LIKE WHEN IT RAINS OR IS HUMID). I HAVE TRIED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN BY JUGGLING MY IGNITION BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IS A THING, BUT THAT NEVER INITIATES THE PROBLEM. *TR
AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING, WHILE IN PARK, AND JUST AFTER STARTUP, ALL DASHBOARD GAUGES, LIGHTS, AND POWER GOES OUT, HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF, BUT THE ENGINE STILL RUNS. I CANNOT SEE WHAT IS IN FRONT OF ME AT NIGHT, I CANNOT TELL MY SPEED, I CANNOT SEE MY FUEL LEVEL, ETC. THE OUTAGE LASTS FROM 2-30 SECONDS BEFORE EVERY SINGLE WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE FOR A FEW SECONDS, OR FLICKER ON AND OFF, AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. I REPLACED THE IGNITION 2 YEARS AGO FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL NOTICE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, IT COULD HAPPEN AT NIGHT ON A HEAVILY TRAFFICKED STREET AND I LOSE ALL POWER AND LIGHTS!
THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. NUMEROUS TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN WHILE PARKED/
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE HEADLIGHTS CEASED TO FUNCTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WHILE DRIVING ALL THE INSTRUMENT / GAGE LIGHTS CAME ON THEN WENT OFF SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE THIS WAS GOING ON THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WENT TO ZERO STAYED FOR A FEW SECONDS , LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEN RESUMED OPERATING. NOT SURE IF DIRECTION LIGHTING WAS RESPONDING ON EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE AT THE TIME. OR HEAD LIGHTS, AS IT WAS DAYTIME. I HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING PEOPLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS IT'S GENERALLY A VERY BUSY ROAD TRAVELED. MERIDIAN RD PUYALLUP WA.
A LOT OF OWNERS OF THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DIM HEAD LIGHTS AND TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR . THE CAR SIMPLY WON'T START YOU HAVE TO CRANK IT ABOUT 20 TIMES . THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE ROAD
I STOP THE TRANSMISSION START LIKE SLIDE AND THEN 3 TO FOUR MINUTES A LOT OF SMOKE ON MY HOOD I STOP OPEN THE HOOD IT WAS OIL EVERYWARE I WAS SCARE I THINK MY CHAROKEE GOT FLAMES SO RUN TO A HOUSE
2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. SEEMS TO BE THERE'S ELECTRICAL ISSUE ALL THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON TURN OFF HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO COME TO A STOP IT STALLED OUT IT HAPPENED WHEN I STARTED UP THE CAR AND I TURNED IT OFF AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP TWO DIFFERENT TIMES PRETTY MUCH THE SAME PROBLEM FIRST TIME IT HAS 68 CODES READING OFF OF IT SO THEY REPLACE MY BATTERY THE SECOND TIME THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND GO OFF AND COME ON AND THEN IT WOULDN'T EVEN GO IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE AT THAT POINT SO WE TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEN A MONTH LATER IT'S STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD CAME TO A STOP LIGHT PLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE GAUGES WERE GOING CRAZY. THE IDOL WAS MOVING UP AND DOWN THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AND IT'S ALL THE LIGHTS NOT JUST AIR BAG OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IT WAS ALL THE LIGHTS. I READ ON THE INTERNET OTHER PEOPLE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE IT'S SCARY WHEN SOMEBODY IS EXPLAINING THE SAME THING THAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR CAR. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT THIS PHANTOM PROBLEM IS AND IT'S HIGHLY DANGEROUS. I ALSO BOUGHT THIS JEEP USED AND DON'T KNOW IT THIS WAS HAPPENING BEFOREHAND. *HAVE A VIDEO BUT THIS SITE WON'T UPLOAD IT.
THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS AND ALL INTERIOR ELECTRONICS INCLUDING LIGHTS, GAUGES, RADIO, ETC. SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS ON INITIAL STARTUP AT HOME AND IN CITY PARKING LOTS, ALSO ACTED WHILE THE ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON REPEATEDLY UNTIL LIGHTS AND ELECTRONICS BEGIN FUNCTIONING AGAIN.
ISSUE 1 - ALL THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLED HAVE BROKEN. THIS LIMITS PASSENGER EGRESS IN THE EVEN OF AN ACCIDENT. ISSUE 2 - THIS PAST WEEKEND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR FLICKERED AND BRIEFLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS INCLUDES THE HEADLIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS. IT APPEARS THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH MECHANISM IN THE MULTI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY. THIS PRESENT A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE RURAL ROAD. *TR
WHEN STARTING IGNITION, WIPERS ACTIVATE. WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASH INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN STARTING IGNITION AND WHILE DRIVING, AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER SHUTS DOWN, CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND BLOWER, WHEN OPERATIVE, ONLY WORKS ON HIGH. SOMETIMES SWITCHING TO OFF AND RESTARTING OR HITTING A BUMP ACTIVATES BLOWER. AT ONE TIME OPENING AND CLOSING THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ACTIVATED BLOWER BUT NOT ANY LONGER. PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY.
WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF, THE HEATER/COOLER BLOWER SHUTS DOWN, CUTS OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING AS WELL.
EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF SPERATICALLY. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED AND EVEN WHEN PARKED. I HAVE TO FLICK THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF TO TRY TO GET LIGHTS TO STAY ON. THIS IS SCARY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I'M SURE IT IRRITATES THE HECK OUT OF ANYONE WHO SEE'S MY LIGHTS FLICKERING.
EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF SPERATICALLY. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED AND EVEN WHEN PARKED. I HAVE TO TOGGLE THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF TO TRY AND STOP THE FLICKER OR EVEN TO GET THE LIGHTS TO COME BACK ON BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS STAY OFF EVEN WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION. THIS IS EXTREMELY SCARY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I'M SURE IT IRRITATES THE HECK OUT OF ANYONE WHO SEE'S MY LIGHTS FLICKERING. THEY THINK I'M SIGNALING THEM FOR SOME REASON. REALLY NEED A FIX FOR THIS ASAP. HOPE DAIMLER/CHRSLER ISN'T WAITING FOR DEATH/ACCIDENT TOLL BEFORE THEY FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED PER THE RECENT RECALL AND THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHTS PERSISTS.
TAKATA RECALL. HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY FLICKER OR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FLICKER OFF AND ON AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DECREASED TO ZERO. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A POWER INTERRUPTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/20/16 LN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED IT COULD BE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *JS
MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FINE, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOST ALL LIGHTS, ALL IGNITION, A/C EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE ENGINE. I LOST SPEEDOMETER AIRBAGS. THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS SHUT OFF BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL GOING. MY IGNITION HAS HAD PROBLEMS SINCE AUGUST 2014 AND I HAVE BEEN CALLING MY DEALER EVERY WEEK TO FIND OUT ABOUT PARTS. THE PARTS HAVE TAKEN LONGER THAN A REASONABLE TIME TO BECOME AVAILABLE. MY CAR NOW LIGHTS UP (EVERY CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, SEATBELT, OIL, AIRBAG, EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH) AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN A HALF HOUR PERIOD. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION. MY CAR WILL NOT PASS CALIFORNIA SMOG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON MULTIPLE TIMES IN MY TRIP ANYWHERE. I WAS TOLD SEPTEMBER 11TH THEY WOULD HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THEN IT WAS MOVED TO OCTOBER 11TH. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO FOCUS MORE ON THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THEIR VEHICLE. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE OVER A YEAR TO REPLACE IGNITION.
MY JEEP HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER AND RESTARTING WHILE DRIVING DOWN RT 80. ALMOST GOT MYSELF AND MY PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND KILLED WHEN IT JUST OFF AND RESTARTED, I CALLED THE DEALER RIGHT AWAY AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING DUE TO LACK OF PART, WE ONLY HAVE ONE CAR AND THEY WOULD NOT GRANT ME A LOANER, THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ALL FLICKERED THEN CAR SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED INSTANTLY AND I'M SURE IT'S CAUSING OTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I TOOK ALL THE KEY CHAINS OFF AN IT HAS HELPED, BUT IT'S BEEN DOING IT A LOT MORE LATELY AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE, WHEN WILL A PART BECOME VIABLE ?! THIS IS REDICOULUS AND CLEARLY CHRYSLER DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR SAFTEY!
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