2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Driver assistance Problems

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY

NHTSA ID

11319982

Incident

Jan 22, 2020

ENGINE STALLS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M GOING. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT'S AS IF I JUST TURN THE KEY OFF. WHEN IT STALLS, I STOP AND PUT IT IN PARK, TURN THE KEY OFF AND START IT RIGHT BACK UP AND TAKE OFF. IT'S BECOMING A DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN.

NHTSA ID

11279082

Incident

Aug 10, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

ON SEPTEMBER 9 I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM MY GRAND DAUGHTER SCHOOL AND AS I WAS PULLING ON MY STREET, THE JEEP SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON OR ANY TYPE OF WARNINGS. I HAD TO COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY. IT DOESN'T START AT ALL. IT HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND FLUIDS IN JEEP. IT DID IT WITHOUT WARNING

NHTSA ID

11268039

Incident

Sep 9, 2019

CAR WILL STAY AT 40 MPH AS IF LOCKED INTO THAT SPEED. I PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WILL NOT GO ANY FASTER. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF, WHEN RESTARTED IT WORKS FINE FOR A WHILE. THEN RANDOMLY IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED ROUGHLY ONCE A MONTH FOR THE PAST YEAR. ON LINE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF JEEP OWNERS REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED JEEP BUT THEY SAID CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO TOUGH LUCK. I HAVE OWNED 23 CARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS TO ME. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON RURAL STREETS.

NHTSA ID

11256700

Incident

Sep 2, 2019

Mileage

105,200 mi

I WOULD BE DRIVING AND RANDOMLY IT DID HARD SHIFTS THEN IT JUST STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DRIVING AND LOOSE SPEED AND NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. THE RPM ARE AT 2500 AT 30 MPH AND I CAN PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT GOES NO FASTER

NHTSA ID

11222382

Incident

Jun 14, 2019

Mileage

132,000 mi

#1. V-8 THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROLL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION, NO CONSISTENTLY BUT INTERMITENTLY' APPEARS TO TRY ACCERATING TO 65 MP CRUISE CONTROL. MUST SLAM IT INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN CITY TRAFFIC, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. #2. TRANSMISSION OR POWERTRAIN IS SKIPPING LAGGING OR BUCKING ON ACCELERATION FROM STOPPED POSITION AND FROM NORMAL DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS, UNDER 65 MP. CAN THIS BE THE COMPUTER?????

NHTSA ID

11206806

Incident

Apr 18, 2019

MY 2007 JEEP G.CHEROKEE CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 55 MPH AND THEN DECIDED TO DIE. IT WILL SHUT OFF AND CANNOT INCREASE SPEED. I HAVE A ONE YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY TIMES WHILE HAVING MY SON THE BACK SEAT AND TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE BEFORE IT COMPLETELY DIES. ALSO DOESN'T START SOME DAYS SOME WILL. DEFIANTLY HAVE ELECTRICAL PROVEN LIKE IN THE RECALL. THEIR IS A FUEL RELAY RECALL THERE IS A MANY RECALLS FOR THE SAME THINGS HAPPENING TO MY JEEP AND IT'S BECOMING A HAZARD AND SCARY FOR ME TRAVELING WITH MY SON.

NHTSA ID

11153009

Incident

Apr 1, 2017

Mileage

14,000 mi

WHEN VEHICLE GOES OVER A SMALL OR LARGE BUMP, A DASHBOARD LIGHT CLUSTER INDICATES TO SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ESP BAS WARNING LIGHTS. ABS IS NOTICEABLY DISABLED WHEN THIS LIGHT CLUSTER APPEARS. THE INDICATIONS USUALLY LAST A FEW MINUTES BEFORE GOING AWAY. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 18,000 MILES. WHEN BROUGHT UP AT THE DEALERSHIP DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, I AM TOLD THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ON THIS LAST OCCASION, I LOST FULL BRAKING AUTHORITY AND WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO GRADUALLY SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER TO THE FREEWAY SHOULDER WHILE APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE INDICATIONS WENT AWAY AND BRAKING WAS RESTORED. OBVIOUSLY, THIS CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA ID

11092218

Incident

May 6, 2018

Mileage

89,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11091507

Incident

Apr 27, 2018

Mileage

103,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECREASED SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

NHTSA ID

11071901

Incident

Feb 7, 2018

Mileage

137,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE RPMS DROPPED AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 24 LOCATED AT 97 MANLEY ST. BROCKTON, MA 02301 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TEST DRIVEN, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

NHTSA ID

11040100

Incident

Oct 24, 2017

Mileage

84,000 mi

VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO START AFTER HIGHWAY DRIVING OR THE ENGINE IS AT A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE. CAR CAN NOT BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AFTER ENGINE REACHES CERTAIN TEMPERATURE.

NHTSA ID

11035955

Incident

Oct 23, 2017

Mileage

114,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER FEW MINUTES WHEN RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

NHTSA ID

10957199

Incident

Jan 17, 2017

Mileage

91,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO REV AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND IN WHILE IN PARK, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

NHTSA ID

10937742

Incident

Dec 24, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A POSSIBLE NEW RECALL ON THE 2007 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACCELERATING SEVERAL TIMES NOW WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS. ON 9/22/16 THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING RAPIDLY FOR 15 SECONDS EVEN WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PADDLE TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAVE SOME RECORDINGS AND NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL BE RECORDING MORE FOOTAGE TO SHOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION ON THE 2007 JEEP CHEROKEE LAREDO. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT AFTER THE RECALL OF P41/NHTSA 14V-438 WAS COMPLETE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED I HAVE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. FIRST THE NEW PART THAT WAS REPLACED CAUSED THE SHORT IN THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THIS WAS FIXED ON MY COST AND NOW THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

10914805

Incident

Sep 22, 2016

Mileage

75,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THEN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TWICE. THE RPMS WERE 6000 OR 7000.

NHTSA ID

10892888

Incident

Aug 3, 2016

Mileage

100,550 mi

VEHICLE HAS HAD THE IGNITION RECALL DONE. IN THE HOT WEATHER, YOU CAN'T RUN THE AIR CONDITIONING AS THE CAR WILL INDISCRIMINATELY STALL WHEN YOU COME TO EITHER A STOP LIGHT OR A YIELD. CAR HAS TO BE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. LAST WEEK, WHEN MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, RPMS WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN. HAD TO FLOOR THE CAR TO GET GOING AND IT KNOCKED VERY HARD. HAD JEEP DEALER LOOK AT THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP SAYING THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE THAT JEEP IS NOT ADDRESSING. THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE A FAIR BUY BACK PRICE ON THE CAR, KNOWING WE HAVE A 19 YEAR OLD DRIVING THE VEHICLE. OUR LOCAL MECHANIC HAS SAID THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CAR AND HE WOULDN'T PUT HIS FAMILY IN IT. JEEP DEALERS DON'T WANT TO FACE THE PROBLEM OR ADDRESS IT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR, BUT BECOMES MORE APPARENT IN SUMMER MONTHS OF HOT WEATHER.

NHTSA ID

10875838

Incident

Jun 18, 2016

Mileage

80,000 mi

VEHICLE DISPLAYS ESP (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM), BAS (BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM), ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) LIGHTS IN CLUSTER, AS WELL AS SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM. WHILE THESE LIGHTS ARE ACTIVE, VEHICLE BECOMES UNSAFE AND BRAKES WHILE CORNERING UNDER ACCELERATION (WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKES!) AND HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. ISSUE HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY REPORTED TO DEALERSHIPS AND MANUFACTURER (10 VISITS FOR THIS ISSUE SPREAD ACROSS 2 DEALERSHIPS, AND 4 CASES HAVE BEEN OPENED WITH JEEP DIRECTLY). ISSUE CONTINUES TO BE DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, AND SWITCH IS REPLACED. NEW SWITCH WORKS FOR 3-6 WEEKS BEFORE FAILING AGAIN, RENDERING VEHICLE UNSAFE. ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS ISSUE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LOOSING TRACTION OCCURED IN NOVEMBER 2015 WHILE GOING ON A CIRCULAR HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. HALF WAY THRU THE TURN, WHILE GENTLY ACCELERATING, THE REAR BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID ONTO THE MUDDY SHOULDER. IN JANUARY OF 2016 A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE GOING UP A SNOWY HILL (ROAD CURVES WHILE GOING UPHILL) RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LOOSING TRACTION AND GOING INTO A SNOWBANK.

NHTSA ID

10821068

Incident

Aug 17, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

ESP BAS LIGHT CAME ON & DEALER INFORMED ME IT IS A FAULTY CLOCKSPRING.

NHTSA ID

10819393

Incident

Dec 22, 2015

Mileage

57,783 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLES SPEED EVENTUALLY INCREASED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 1/19/16 LN *CN

NHTSA ID

10762564

Incident

Oct 1, 2008

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE DASHBOARD WENT BLANK, NO SPEED INFORMATION, ETC, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS LITE UP AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS BEING STARTED. STEERING BECAME HARD, WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT!

NHTSA ID

10743834

Incident

Jul 4, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

DROVE FROM CA TO AZ. TURNED JEEP ENGINE OFF !!! VISIT WITH SON & LEAVE TRAILER I HAD BEEN TOWING. I TURN IGNITION ON PUT IN DRIVE NEVER TOUCHED ACCELERATOR. JEEP SPEED OUT QUICKLY (SUDDEN ACCELERATION) OUT OF DRIVEWAY TOWARDS HOME ACROSS STREET - TWO CARS IN DRIVEWAY. GRABBED STEERING WHEEL VEERING JEEP AWAY FROM HOME & TWO PARKED VEHICLES. WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT AND DID 360. I FLIPPED JEEP AND IT STOPPED ENDED UP ON PASSENGER SIDE. NEIGHBORS & SON SAW ENTIRE CRASH. COULD NOT BREATHE DUE TO SEAT BELT CRUSHING CHEST & ME BEING UPSIDE DOWN. SON PULLED SEAT BELT FROM CRUSHING ME. AMBULANCE TO ER AND NO NEURO ON DUTY TOLD COULD TAKE ME VEGAS 2 TO 3 HOURS AWAY. FINALLY WENT TO NEURO TOLD POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME. AFTER LITTLE HELP, WENT TO BOULDER CO NEURO CENTER AND TOLD POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME, PTSD AND VESTIBULAR PROBLEMS WAS IN REHAB THERAPY ONE MONTH. KEEP JEEP IN GARAGE TO PROTECT THE EVIDENCE BUT NO ATTORNEY FIRM WOULD TAKE CASE AS STATED THE CRASH "DID NOT IMPACT THE REST OF MY LIFE" TOLD BY AZ ATTORNEY FIRM. I WORKED FED COURTS IN LOS ANGELES, CA OVER 20 YEARS AND CAN SAY EMPHATICALLY THERE WAS NO DRIVER ERROR. I KEPT FOR 3 MONTHS LOOKING FOR ATTORNEY FIRM BUT IN THE INTERIM I FOUND [XXX] WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND REALIZED OTHER PEOPLE WHO DEALT WITH SAME "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" WERE GIVEN RESULTS "DRIVER ERROR". I MADE A REPORT WITH CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD TO BRING MY STORY TO YOUR AGENCY AS WELL. AAA INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED JEEP AND PICKED IT UP JUNE 30TH AND SAID " NOT DRIVER ERROR" BUT MECHANICAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND INFORM OTHERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. A RECALL NEEDS TO HAPPEN. NOTHING CAN HELP ME NOW BUT I CAN TELL YOU I AM TELLING EVERYONE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND GETTING THE WORD OUT AS THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10733506

Incident

Mar 28, 2015

Mileage

70,000 mi

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED NEARLY REAR ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE RPM'S WENT UP. EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK THE RPM'S FLUXUATE GO UP AND DOWN.

NHTSA ID

10723853

Incident

May 13, 2015

Mileage

87,060 mi

ELECTRICAL POWER INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. CHRYSLER HAS ISSUED RECALL (P41/NHTSA 14V-438) AND I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO DEALER, NEWPORT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 310 W MAIN RD, MIDDLETOWN, RI 02842, BUT CONTINUES TO TELL ME THAT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER AND CANNOT FIX. I'VE CALLED DEALER FOR UPDATES MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE JULY 2014 BUT DEALER WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION REGARDING PART AVAILABILITY, HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE OR REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE ASSIST OR ADVISE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10692779

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

STARTED VEHICLE AND BACKED OUT OF GARAGE. DROVE DOWN STREET APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS WHEN ALL LIGHTS (DOME LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS) FLICKERED MOMENTARILY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE IN THE COURSE OF 400-500 FEET. STEERING AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE SEEMED UNCHANGED AS I TURNED AROUND AND DROVE BACK HOME. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHTS THAT REMAINED ON WERE THE ESP BAS AND THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP)/TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) INDICATOR LIGHT. SERVICE SHOP COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE FAULT, THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE IGNITION, AND RECOMMENDED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ALSO COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE FAULT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10690534

Incident

Jan 20, 2015

Mileage

94,000 mi