1. Jeep Grand Cherokee
  2. Problems
  3. 2005
  4. Vehicle Speed Control

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

BandRecords
60–100k mi22
1–30k mi21
100–150k mi16
30–60k mi8
150–400k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 30, 2006 · 30,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    Dt*: the contact stated while stopped at a stop sign, the engine revved and made a loud roaring noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. A diagnostic test was performed, but did not detect any failure codes. The service department was unable to duplicate the problem. Updated 4/11/2006 - *nm

    ODI 10154159

  • December 3, 2005 · 11,567 miles

    Engine · Vehicle Speed Control

    Repeated accident's of my vehicle going from idle (1000 rpm) to 1500-2000 rpm while vehicle stopped and in gear. Requires significant effort to prevent vehicle from surging ahead. Has occurred when vehicle is entering street from driveway, at a pedestrian crosswalk and at a traffic light. Local dealer placed monitor in car and it recorded four instances in a month. Damiler-chrysler engineering claims no vehicle…

    ODI 10144704

  • September 15, 2005 · 800 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Dt: the contact stated on three separate occasions the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was pressed. To stop the vehicle he put it in neutral, waited for the rpms to come back down. He took the vehicle to the dealership each time, and they were unable to diagnose the cause of the problem. Therefore, the contact sold the vehicle back to the dealership. *ak the consumer stated he was injured. Updated 01/11/06.…

    1 injury

    ODI 10145651

  • July 14, 2005 · 3,883 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Dt: the caller stated twice when he starte dvehicle and put it into gear vehicle accelerated. The first timewa son july 14, 2005 while sitting on the side of road with a friend, and the second time he w on july 16, 2005 on a driveway. Vehicle did not respond to gas pedal. *ak

    ODI 10132423

  • March 5, 2005 · 2,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Switch · Vehicle Speed Control

    I have a 2005 grand cherokee laredo under 3000 miles. My engine light has come on less than 10 times ,and my car has stalled when come to stop light or complete stop about 5 times. I have made 5 trips to the dealer and the first few times they could not find anything wrong with it. Then they determined it was related to the remote start which they had installed. I got it back and they said it was fixed and it…

    ODI 10112589

  • January 24, 2005

    Vehicle Speed Control

    The rpms increase and vehicle idles, causing the vehicle to accelerate on its own. Taken to dealer for checkup, but the cause was undetermined.*ak

    ODI 10109446