2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical System Problems
- 620
- 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 620 stored complaint records:
- 11 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
What owners report
- electrical system · 74 records
- system part · 49 records
- part recall · 35 records
- issue failure · 32 records
- failure mileage · 24 records
- recall issue · 22 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 125 |
| 30–60k mi | 76 |
| 100–150k mi | 63 |
| 1–30k mi | 31 |
| 150–400k mi | 18 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
2007 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to ignition switch recall notice. *smd the recall letter stated the parts were not available. *jb
ODI 10806842
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 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 10785090
Electrical System
My wife was taking our grand daughter to the hospital at 10 pm and every dummy light came on the jeep and it started idling funny the taillights went out so she had to drive that late at night with no brake/ taillights on 69 with our granddaughter in the back. With nothing working what would keep somebody hitting her in the rear end or even worse what if something had happened and the airbags didn't deploy because…
ODI 10779278
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the key starter function failed to disengage when the vehicle was started. The vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that an abnormal noise was heard when the vehicle was started. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The…
ODI 10794652
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at an unknown speed. The vehicle stalled without warning and the steering seized causing the contact to crash into another vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Crash reported
ODI 10780846
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 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.
ODI 10781815
Electrical System
While driving at approx. 45 mph all the indicator/warning lights on the dash started flashing repeatedly. This lasted approx. 5-10 seconds then stopped. This same issue happened a couple months prior. I believe this problem is caused by a faulty ignition switch. I received a recall notice over 1 year ago for this switch but no dealer has parts available to fix the recall. The recall states that this faulty switch;…
ODI 10765267
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that nhtsa campaing number: 14v438000 (electrical system) exceeded a reasonable time for repair. The dealer placed the contact on a waiting list. The contact was number one hundred. The manufacturer was not notified. The vin was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
ODI 10825549
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated, the odometer and rpm were abrupt, and the vehicle was stuttering and would not accelerate. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure was undetermined. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number:…
ODI 10785927
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While starting the vehicle, unknown warning lights illuminated intermittently. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however the part to do the repair was unavailable. The…
ODI 10785043
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while attempting to the start the vehicle, the engine failed to start. After finally starting the vehicle and while driving, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition switch failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.…
ODI 10760444
Air Bags · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 35 mph and making a left turn, the vehicle stalled and another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained injuries to the head and neck that required medical attention. A police report was filed. A week later, the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10788010
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60-65 mph, the steering wheel was difficult to steer and suddenly seized. The vehicle oscillated and crashed into the median. In addition, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart on the first attempt. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the failure was…
Crash reported
ODI 10749774
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 13v175000 (electrical system, power train) and 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. While driving approximately 35 mph on the highway, the vehicle…
ODI 10748753
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed that the ignition switch was faulty. The contact was informed that the part needed to repair the failure was not available. The contact indicated that nhtsa campaign number: 14v43800(electrical system) was received in october…
ODI 10747625
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 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 vin was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10781993
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. After removing the key from the ignition, the vehicle continued to run. The vehicle was eventually able to turn off by utilizing the key fob to lock the doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 63,000.
ODI 10745783
Electrical System
There seems to be a problem with the ignition switch. The vehicle dashboard instrument panel (speedometer, odometer, fuel, temp gauges) will shut off while driving. Power is also lost to all exterior lights, the ac/heat, and radio. This happens sporadically but can be manipulated by wiggling the key while it is in the ignition and the car is on. When driving at night this is extremely dangerous and has left me…
ODI 10789119
Electrical System
2005 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to parts not available to complete recall notice 14v-438. *smd the consumer stated on july 28, 2015, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where he was charged $850.35 for a replacement of a skim and two key fobs. The consumer was informed, the recall problem was still not fixed, due to lack of parts. *jb
ODI 10758463
Electrical System
Ignition switch nhtsa 14-v-438 it has been over a year for this recall with no fix in site. I have problem with my switch sometime it start and sometime it doesn't . What if it turns off while i am moving. What is taking so long for a fix.
ODI 10744163
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while in park, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but the contact was unsure about what part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact…
ODI 10747524
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). The contact stated the part was not available and 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 10765001
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a recall notification for the 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 nhtsa campaign number was unknown. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 1/19/16…
ODI 10781654
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated the entire instrument panel was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and believed the failure was related to the recall. The contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the…
ODI 10746221
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact had to use the spare key to get the vehicle to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. However, the key was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that a board in the battery needed to be replaced. The key was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of…
ODI 10736008
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
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