2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Power Train Problems
- 153
- 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 153 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- transfer case · 27 records
- check engine · 12 records
- failure recurred · 11 records
- without warning · 10 records
- engine light · 10 records
- failure mileage · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 53 |
| 30–60k mi | 44 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
2007 jeep grand cherokee laredo - randomly the vehicle will not start, when turning the key to in the ignition you can hear the relay clicking, engine does not crank or start. When the key is returned to the off position the data display below the tachometer momentarily states that the transmission is overheated. The battery is fully charged and everything else, lights, horn, etc still work. There are no error codes…
ODI 10482199
Electrical System · Power Train
Jeep does not start. Message saying transmission temp over. *tr
ODI 10454928
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee 4x4. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle began to jerk and then the speed began to reduce to 20 mph unintendedely. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and they stated that the failure was contributed to a faulty electronic shift control module. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified…
ODI 10454703
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Vehicle stall out at various speeds, or when idling stationary. Comes on without warning. Seems these stalling problems are common with 5.7 hemi jeep grand cherokees, even according to the dealer. This is a serious safety hazard as power steering and brakes are lost during a stall. An inoperative vehicle in a traffic lane could suffer a rear-end collision from this condition. Please help by ordering a recall from…
ODI 10493028
Electrical System · Power Train
Was pulling from a stop sign when the vehicle suddenly shifted to fourth gear without touching shift left lever causing the vehicle to accelerate very slow and was almost hit by cross traffic because i could not get out of the way, luckily they swerved around me. I have read multiple complaints of same problem with shifting out of control. It must be a manufacturer defect. If it had not been for an alert driver the…
ODI 10449029
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Was attempting to merge onto a busy freeway and accelerated up to 60mph when the jeep suddenly slammed into second gear and refused to shift. I couldn't get it to do anything other than "limp" very roughly to the shoulder. If people hadn't slowed down i would have been busted from several points. Took it to the local jeep dealership and they told me that it happens with jeep grand cherokees all the time and that…
ODI 10450847
Engine · Power Train
I have two problems with the vehicle that make it unsafe to drive. The first is that the engine randomly stalls. Most of the time it stalls when the vehicle is stopped. Sometimes it stalls at very slow speeds. When stopped, sometimes i hear a "thunk" right before it stalls like it was trying to go into gear. It has done this running in park and when the brake is pressed while in drive. It has stalled on me in busy…
ODI 10460150
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact was driving 65 mph when all of the warning lamps illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several moments. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the shift module was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that they would contact her at a…
ODI 10444890
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle's acceleration seized. The contact had to shift to neutral then back to drive in order to regain acceleration. The check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle experienced the same failure approximately ten times. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the shifter failed and…
ODI 10865240
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased this vehicle on december 14, 2011. About three weeks later in a parking lot, we noticed the vehicle would not accelerate even though the accelerator pedal was pushed virtually all the way down. A few days later the engine warning light came on. Then the lack of acceleration happened on the interstate. My mechanic cleared the engine warning light but it came back on a few days later. I did a lot of…
ODI 10445079
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While i was driving home last night 12/16/11 with my fiancee we stopped at a traffic light, and when the light turned green the jeep started back up fine all except it couldn't go faster than 20 miles per hour. So i put my flashers on and the traffic behind me went around us, then it worked itself out, but did it again when i came to another traffic light. But this time i was able to use my manual shift to help it.…
ODI 10440247
Electrical System · Power Train
I was driving approximately 40 mph in the fast lane of a main two-lane residential roadway when the vehicle suddenly jerked violently forward throwing me into the steering wheel and then all acceleration and speed stopped. The steering wheel became abnormally stiff and difficult to turn however i was able to guide the completely stalled and decelerating vehicle to the slow lane and pull-off on the side of the road…
ODI 10439944
Electrical System · Power Train
While driving the vehicle, had a sudden lose of ability to accelerate, no throttle response, no rpms on the tach, and every gear indicator was illuminated as if in all gears at the same time (park, reverse, neutral, drive). Dealership says its part # 52124137ac that needs to be replaced, and is not covered under any power train warranty, at a cost of $817.00. This problem happened 4 times before i was able to get it…
ODI 10439794
Electrical System · Power Train
When you shift from park the prdnl will have a box around each of the letters. When backing up it slams into reverse and then slams into drive and the vehicle will only go 20 mph no matter how much you step on the gas. This has now happened 5 times and the only way it goes back to normal is to shut off the vehicle and start it back up. I have now seen numerous blogs where this happens at highway speeds, in the…
ODI 10439841
Engine · Power Train
The trans struggles to shift through every gear and wont shift past 3rd gear, sometimes even stalling me in traffic. Feels like it doesn't catch the next gear when accelerating. There have been times when i've been stopped at a light at an intersection and when i go to accelerate, the engine will just rev as if it's in neutral, but it's not. Therefore, the acceleration is very weak. When switching from park to…
ODI 10893744
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Owned the 07 jeep for 5 months. Vehicle has been serviced for 2 different incidents. The 1st incident(actually happened several times) is when the vehicle would not shift during acceleration and it would force me to the side of the road where i would have to turn the vehicle on and off until it would run correctly. Was told by dealership service that it was a transmission sensor,had the part replaced-not covered by…
ODI 10435180
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated the gear shift module caused the vehicle to lunge forward and backwards. The vehicle would not accelerate over 20 mph. There was also a warning light illuminated indicating the gear shift had failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the gear shift module. The manufacturer was notified and informed her to file a complaint but offered…
ODI 10429490
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
On oct.5th as i was merging onto the thruway at 55mph the truck just stopped accelerating in rush hour traffic. I put on my flashers and coasted to the shoulder just barely avoiding being rear ended. This was the second time this has happened with this vehicle. You could press the gas pedal and the rpm's would go sky high but the truck would not move while in drive. I turned the truck off,waited several…
ODI 10428869
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I bought this jeep on 9/20/2013. The truck is equipped with the 5.7 l hemi engine. Over the first 50 days and 1,157 miles of ownership i have encountered 18 episodes of the vehicle stalling, with 14 of those stalls occurring on major highways in traffic. The stalls occur with no warning. The vehicle immediately decelerates to a stop and i am left with no power, no steering and no brakes. One dealership blamed it on…
ODI 10551734
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
While driving the vehicle loses power no matter how much gas you give it. The engine light comes on and off every few days. All the gear indicator lights are highlighted. *tr
ODI 10440118
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee 4x4. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle decelerated and lost power. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate over 20 mph. The contact shut the vehicle off and was able to restart the vehicle within a few minutes. The failure recurred a second time. The manufacturer was contacted and a complaint was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer…
ODI 10405614
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the front drive shaft at the transmission failed. The drive shaft hit the ground and the other half of the differential joint caught on fire. There were no injuries and the police were not called. The manufacturer was contacted and sent an investigator to further assess the failure. The contact was awaiting a ruling from the insurance company…
Fire reported
ODI 10394455
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon acceleration from stop vehicle will hesitate and lose power. This constitutes a hazard to vehicle and any approaching vehicles during a turn. Inspection indicates that transmission electronic control module is at fault along with a possible transmission sensor failure. The check engine light will come on. Both of these conditions ( power and check engine ) are intermittent, indicating that the module is faulty.…
ODI 10443702
Power Train
I was driving at 70mph on the highway when suddenly the car "jerked" and the speed drastically decreased to 20mph. I was unable to accelerate. The check engine light came on and there was a box around prnd instead of just around drive. I got off the highway as soon as i could and drove to my local mechanic. The same thing happened to me in oct 2009 shortly after i purchased the vehicle, i brought it back to the…
ODI 10377348
Power Train
Vehicle has stopped accelerating on multiple occasions. All of the prnd lights switched to having a square around them, normally, only the transmission position that you are in will have the square around them. While going 20mph the car stopped accelerating once until i came to a complete stop. Had to put on hazards and had to turn off car and restart it in order to move again - was at least 45 seconds with no…
ODI 10373066