2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 81
- 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 81 stored complaint records:
- 23 indicate a crash
- 12 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake pedal · 13 records
- engine light · 10 records
- police report · 6 records
- report filed · 6 records
- without warning · 6 records
- surged forward · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 22 |
| 1–30k mi | 21 |
| 100–150k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2005 jeep grand cherokee started acting up about a year after i purchased it and has progressively gotten worse and worse. It has problems shifting and identifying what gear it is in on a daily basis, for example when i put it in drive from park prnd will all be illuminated like it doesn't know what gear it is in and it will make a loud thud sound. Then when you drive it won't shift from first gear and will rev…
ODI 10446621
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly shut off. The contact also indicated that the speedometer did not function. While depressing the brake pedal, the brakes malfunctioned and the vehicle would not stop. The cause of the failures were not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The recall notice for nhtsa campaign number:…
ODI 10783561
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving to the work, a semi truck was front of my jeep,it was a stop sign and the semi truck was stopping and i was slowing down to stop, but my jeep didn't slow down. Even i was pressing the brake, didn't stop on time and i crashed to the semi truck. Luckily, didn't give any damage to the semi truck , but my jeep end up total lost. After i got this recall from mail, i realize , the accident wasn't my fault,…
Crash reported
ODI 10669463
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Sometimes when i drive the engine feels like it stalls out and my rpm's don't move, all the boxes around prnd light up and the check engine light comes on. I have to pull over and put the car in park or sometimes i have to turn it off. Once this is done the car continues to drive like nothing happened but the check engine light will stay on for a day. Sometimes it happens on the highway which is very scary to just…
ODI 10453328
Vehicle Speed Control
Tla* the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at relatively low speeds, the contact applied the brakes and the vehicle abnormally surged forward crashing into another vehicle. One of the vehicle occupants was injured and a police report was filed accordingly. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnosis of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 81,000. Updated 11/03/10. *lj
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10330149
Vehicle Speed Control
In my 2005 jeep grand cherokee, while traveling on a congested road, approx. 25 mph, i took my foot off the gas to slow down. All of a sudden, the vehicle accelerated on its own. Luckily, foot was on the brake hard. I attempted to tap gas pedal with other foot several times while trying to fight through traffic without crashing. I attempted to ease up on brake pedal while trying to pull car over, tapping on cruise…
ODI 10291008
Vehicle Speed Control
On dec. 21, 2008,while driving down ih-35, my 2005 jeep grand cherokee suddenly and uncontrollably started accelerating. I felt the pedal leave my foot, and pin to the floor. I tried tapping it a few times, then applied the brakes with no result. I had to shift into neutral and pull over onto the shoulder, where i watched my rpm gauge pin at 6000 rpm for approx. 30 - 45 seconds. It finally went back to normal as i…
ODI 10252508
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving west on i-8 in arizona vehicle went completely dead without warning, power steering was lost, etc. Fortunately i was able to steer the vehicle onto side of the highway and bring to a stop. Traffic was virtually no-existent on this stretch of the road otherwise a crash of some kind would most likely take place. As we were in the middle of now where i immediately attempted to start the vehicle up again…
ODI 10606610
Vehicle Speed Control
I own a 2005 jeep grand cherokee that has been stalling on me. I looked on youtube and there are other owners with same situation. It has stalled on me and my fiance about 10 times in traffic and at sudden stops. I was going 40 miles an hour on a busy street and it just died in the middle lane. I know chrysler had a recall or bulletin on the newer ones but this is more wide spread then they would like to attest to.…
ODI 10409995
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While attempting to park the vehicle, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the engine revved very loudly. The vehicle then surged forward six feet. There was no crash. The vehicle was serviced by the dealer for this failure one year earlier. The vehicle is currently being diagnosed by the dealer. The speed was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 10,500.
ODI 10231726
Vehicle Speed Control
I own a car wash in belvidere, il and on 4-6-08, we had a customer bring their 2005 jeep cherokee in, we put it in out tunnel and ran it through our automatic wash in neutral, and at the end of the tunnel a driver got in, put the jeep in park..started it, and the jeep took off racing down a ditch and onto a major street. The vehicle came to a stop when the driver crashed it into a cement light pole. The jeep is…
Crash reported
ODI 10226540
Rotor · Vehicle Speed Control
While trying to stop, while my foot was on the brake pedal, the engine started racing and was not able to stop, i ended up hitting the car in front of me, 2 car passengers went to the hospital with minor injuries. Contacted jeep and car was checked by factory expert at local dealer , nothing defective was found with brakes . This has happened 2 times before this accident. Fortunately, i was able to stop. Also i had…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10203460
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Car accelerated rapidly on four separate occasions without touching accelerator. Despite pressing hard on brake pedal, car engine sped up and spun two wheels making black tire marks on pavement. Now at dealer for diagnosis. *tr
ODI 10188787
Vehicle Speed Control
Exiting car wash jeep grand cherokee 2005 running and in neutral was put into drive and it accelerated out of the wash with no brakes , went through 2 parking lots and into park and pulled emergency brake to come to a stop. *jb
ODI 10187066
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated while applying brake pressure at various speeds, the engine intermittently revved and lurched forward without warning. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who performed a diagnostic test. The diagnostic test did not produce a failure code. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was alerted.
ODI 10167598
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
After filling the gas tank of my 2005 jeep grand cherokee 5.7 liter hemi i accelerated onto the interstate and the car began to decelerate and all the information lights came on and began to flicker on and off as well as the headlights. Vehicle then proceeded to drive normally with check engine light on but not pulsating. Dealer next day could not look at it as i did not have an appointment. After several stops and…
ODI 10161792
Vehicle Speed Control
2005 jeep cherokee. Consumer states that his vehicle was involved in an accident at a car wash in which the vehicle suddenly accelerated injuring three people. *mc the consumer stated there are 400 cases of jeep cherokee sudden accelerations. The consumer stated there was gentleman who died in an earlier accident involving sudden acceleration. The attorneys office in connecticut claimed they filed a request for an…
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10196936
Vehicle Speed Control
Saturday, june 17, 2006 my 2005 jeep grand cherokee was involved in a sudden unintentional acceleration incident. Upon leaving a local car wash it suddenly accelerated, flying out of the building, smashing into three vehicles. It struck three individuals critically injuring two. Three transported to hospital. One remains paralyzed. *tr
Crash reported · 3 injuries
ODI 10194047
12v/24v/48v Battery · Air Bags · Automatic Transmission · Engine · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Pump · Rear Window Wiper/Washer · Seats · Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated while changing the gear from drive to reverse there was a clicking noise. This occurred intermittently. While attempting to apply pressure to the accelerator pedal the engine made a roaring noise and the vehicle failed to pick up speed. The dealership rebuilt the transmission, however no other repairs have been made. The manufacturer has been alerted. Updated 6/27/2006 - the vehicle battery…
ODI 10159715
Vehicle Speed Control
I have a 2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo on 2 different occasions my engine sounds like it is revving at full throttle but i have no power. The rpm does not reflect this. Both incidents have been first thing in the morning and there is no warning. Fortunately i have had enough power to get the vehicle off the road. I estimate my speed to be approximately 5-10 mph. I am hoping that if you have had similar complaints…
ODI 10159956
Vehicle Speed Control
Local carwash employee entered into a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. When ignition was turned on, the vehicle redlined and accelerated off of conveyor. Employee hit the break with no response. The vehicle collided with another vehicle and went through a towel cabinet and a brick wall. Four employees and myself were nearly killed. I took the driver out of the vehicle and while no one was in it, it was still trying to…
Crash reported
ODI 10160049
Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive) · Vehicle Speed Control
2005 grand cherokee ltd, 4.7 litre engine. When stopped at a light the car suddenly accelerated. *jb
ODI 10159786
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jeep grand cherokee. While driving between 25-65 mph, the vehicle accelerated approximately 3 mph faster without warning. The failure occurred intermittently. The dealer inspected the vehicle, but was unable to make any repairs. The manufacturer stated that the failure was normal. The current mileage is 20,058 and failure mileage was 4,108.
ODI 10195129
Vehicle Speed Control
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle intermittently lurched forward when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection; however, the problem could not be duplicated. On 04/13/2006 the contact could not stop at a red light with foot on brake. *ak
ODI 10154487
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control · Wiring
Dt*: the contact stated in april 2006, the vehicle accelerated on its own nearly causing an accident. The service dealer determined the computer system that runs the transmission was the problem. The computer issue allowed the transmission to leak improperly. Also, in october 2006 the vehicle stalled at 30 mph due to all the electric in the vehicle failing.
ODI 10171007