1. Jeep Grand Cherokee
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  3. 2005
  4. Electrical System

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

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi146
100–150k mi120
30–60k mi62
150–400k mi51
1–30k mi45

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • October 14, 2015

    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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Update 01/15/16 ma the consumer stated…

    ODI 10782143

  • October 14, 2015

    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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10782116

  • October 14, 2015

    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 was unavailable to perform the repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure....updated 01/27/16 *bf *js

    ODI 10782108

  • October 14, 2015

    Electrical System

    Ignition switch loose and can turn vehicle off without warning. Recall notice p41/nhtsa 14v-438 sent to me about 4 months ago and was told be dealership that chrysler has no parts to repair. Just received another recall notice of same and dealership again stated they have no parts to repair this safety recall.

    ODI 10781949

  • October 14, 2015

    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 repair. The manufacturer wa made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10781930

  • October 14, 2015

    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 repair the vehicle 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. Updated 01/27/16*lj the…

    ODI 10781924

  • October 14, 2015

    Electrical System

    Ignition switch p41/nhtsa 14v-438 recall jeep will not repair or correct the recalled problem.

    ODI 10781920

  • October 13, 2015

    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 made aware of the issue. The vin was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10781774

  • October 13, 2015

    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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 1/12/16 *cn

    ODI 10781594

  • October 10, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle had a strong hesitation upon turning the key in the ignition. The failure progressed for over three months. In addition, the vehicle was extremely difficult to start. The contact later received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and was to be referred to a dealer to schedule the recall repair…

    ODI 10822283

  • October 5, 2015

    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.

    ODI 10782472

  • October 5, 2015 · 87,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle was unable to start. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was included in the nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000(electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

    ODI 10782101

  • October 5, 2015 · 127,000 miles

    Air Bags · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    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…

    ODI 10780108

  • October 3, 2015 · 65,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While operating the vehicle, the engine would suddenly shut off and would not immediately restart. Once the engine was restarted, the vehicle would operate normally. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) was received in july of 2014. After contacting the dealer and the…

    ODI 10781079

  • October 1, 2015

    Electrical System

    2005 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice 14v-438. *smd the consumer stated more than a year has passed without a follow-up from chrysler, as to when the parts would be available. *jb

    ODI 10806837

  • October 1, 2015

    Electrical System

    1995 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to replacement parts to complete recall notice and unsatisfactory customer service at dealership. *smd when the consumer arrived for his scheduled appointment, he was informed the vehicle would only be inspected and the parts were not available. *jb

    ODI 10806828

  • October 1, 2015

    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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10786857

  • October 1, 2015

    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.

    ODI 10786169

  • October 1, 2015

    Electrical System

    2005 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice issues. *smd the consumer stated the parts were not available. *jb

    ODI 10765683

  • September 25, 2015 · 200,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 65 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. All the warning lights on the instrument cluster illuminated. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was…

    ODI 10781891

  • September 24, 2015

    Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System

    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…

    ODI 10776431

  • September 22, 2015 · 50,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Recall p41/nhtsa 14v-43b parts are not available from dealer. It has been over a year since recall was issued. Shouldn't they be fixing these by now? We have taken the measures to reduce risk described in recall notice. It just seems that they should be fixing the problem by now. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. *tr

    ODI 10767399

  • September 22, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tla* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 11/09/15*lj,…

    ODI 10767285

  • September 21, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start until after multiple attempts. In addition, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part to…

    ODI 10783013

  • September 20, 2015 · 110,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 15 mph and making a turn, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and restarted independently without prompt from the driver. The contact stated that the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch failed. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign…

    ODI 10766536

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