2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical System Problems
- 846
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 846 stored complaint records:
- 15 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- Ignition · 3 records
- Instrument Cluster/Panel · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 146 |
| 100–150k mi | 120 |
| 30–60k mi | 62 |
| 150–400k mi | 51 |
| 1–30k mi | 45 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10668721
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 04/06/15*lj
ODI 10668714
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Driving on interstate at 70mph, vehicle ignition switch switched off causing complete loss of engine power and control of steering. *tr
ODI 10671416
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. While driving 8 mph, the engine completely shut off without warning. The vehicle restarted, but the failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was…
ODI 10670890
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10667716
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. 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 not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution…
ODI 10822885
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
ODI 10681081
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently failed to start and that the key would remain stuck in the ignition switch. The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer stated that the parts were not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…
ODI 10704007
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. ....updated 07/23/15 *bf updated…
ODI 10714734
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, the steering wheel seized. The failure recurred multiple times intermittently. Also, the contact stated that the air bag warning light flashed off and on. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the parts needed were unavailable to perform the…
ODI 10677054
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed for the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10664512
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. 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 mount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10778208
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 6/11/15*cn updated 06/17/15.*jb
ODI 10712362
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however the part for the recall repair was not available. The contact felt that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact experienced a failure related to the recall but the details were not…
ODI 10701737
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 48 mph, all of the warning lights illuminated intermittently. The failure recurred on several occasions. 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…
ODI 10690519
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed for the recall repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Crash reported
ODI 10664376
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). However, the part needed 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 issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10664290
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and would accelerate independently without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure, which prevented them from diagnosing the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. In addition, the contact mentioned that the vehicle was included in nhtsa…
ODI 10785183
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the instrument panel lights flashed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transfer case and unknown systems were reset. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part was not available. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10680067
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
My daughter was in a turn when she lost power steering, lost braking power, etc. She had to apply hard brakes to prevent going into the opposing lane. While she didn't understand what had happened, her passenger told her to try restarting the car. She did, and was able to continue. *tr
ODI 10664233
Door · Electrical System
I have a jeep grand cherokee limited, 2005. The rear right door handle cracked and upon exiting of my family member, the hand simply broke off. In the past week, i have been experiencing a threatening to break of the driver's side door handle. I am the only one driving my jeep and i worry that when i have my grandchild in the vehicle and the rest break as it appears they are threatening, exiting the vehicle will be…
ODI 10664321
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed 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 not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10663562
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The failure recurred multiple times intermittently. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded…
ODI 10782359
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While parked, the vehicle failed to start. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch and other parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number:…
ODI 10808893
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part for the recall was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced the failure. Parts distribution…
ODI 10820220
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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