2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 60
- 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 60 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- accelerator pedal · 10 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
- without warning · 7 records
- warning lights · 7 records
- diagnosed repaired · 6 records
- shut down · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 15 |
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car will stay at 40 mph as if locked into that speed. I press down on the gas pedal but the car will not go any faster. I have to pull over and turn the car off, when restarted it works fine for a while. Then randomly it will happen again. This has occurred roughly once a month for the past year. On line there are thousands of jeep owners reporting the same issue. I called jeep but they said car was out of warranty…
ODI 11256700
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine stalls no matter what speed i'm going. Happens more often when coming to a stop. It's as if i just turn the key off. When it stalls, i stop and put it in park, turn the key off and start it right back up and take off. It's becoming a dangerous safety concern.
ODI 11279082
Vehicle Speed Control
I would be driving and randomly it did hard shifts then it just stopped. The vehicle would be driving and loose speed and not go over 30 mph. The rpm are at 2500 at 30 mph and i can push the pedal to the floor and it goes no faster
ODI 11222382
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
#1. V-8 the vehicle accelerates out of controll when accelerating from a stopped position, no consistently but intermitently' appears to try accerating to 65 mp cruise control. Must slam it into neutral to stop the vehicle in city traffic, extremely dangerous. #2. Transmission or powertrain is skipping lagging or bucking on acceleration from stopped position and from normal driving at all speeds, under 65 mp. Can…
ODI 11206806
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000. The vin was not available.
ODI 11091507
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly decreased speed without warning. Also, the check engine indicator illuminated when the failure occurred. The failure occurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and advised the…
ODI 11071901
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle unintentionally accelerated. While at a complete stop, the rpms dropped and the vehicle abruptly accelerated with the brake pedal depressed. The driver was able to engage the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to chrysler jeep dodge ram 24 located at [redacted]. Brockton, ma 02301 for diagnostic testing, but…
ODI 11040100
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2007 jeep g.cherokee can be on the highway traveling 55 mph and then decided to die. It will shut off and cannot increase speed. I have a one year old in the back seat and this has happened to many times while having my son the back seat and trying to get over to the break down lane before it completely dies. Also doesn't start some days some will. Defiantly have electrical proven like in the recall. Their is a…
ODI 11153009
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not accelerate and the engine stalled without any warning. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road after few minutes when restarted, the vehicle then operated as normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or…
ODI 10957199
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, an unknown warning light illuminated and suddenly the vehicle accelerated independently. The vehicle was shifted to the neutral position but the vehicle continued to rev and the accelerator pedal was stuck. The vehicle was turned off and in while in park, the accelerator pedal remained stuck. The vehicle was able to…
ODI 10937742
Vehicle Speed Control
I am writing in regards to a possible new recall on the 2007 jeep cherokee laredo. The vehicle has been accelerating several times now when you take your foot off the gas. On 9/22/16 the vehicle was accelerating rapidly for 15 seconds even when i had my foot on the brake paddle trying to stop the vehicle. I have some recordings and next time this happens again i will be recording more footage to show that there is a…
ODI 10914805
Vehicle Speed Control
My daughter was driving her 2007 jeep grand cherokee when it suddenly accelerated and then slammed on the brakes twice. The rpms were 6000 or 7000.
ODI 10892888
Engine · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle has had the ignition recall done. In the hot weather, you can't run the air conditioning as the car will indiscriminately stall when you come to either a stop light or a yield. Car has to be put in park and restarted. Last week, when merging onto a highway, rpms went all the way down. Had to floor the car to get going and it knocked very hard. Had jeep dealer look at this several times and they keep saying…
ODI 10875838
Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The dashboard went blank, no speed information, etc, all the warning lights lite up as if the vehicle was being started. Steering became hard, was a very scary moment!
ODI 10743834
Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on the highway when the car suddenly accelerated nearly rear ending the car in front of me. The rpm's went up. Even when the car is in park the rpm's fluxuate go up and down.
ODI 10723853
Vehicle Speed Control
Hi, i have been having a lot of problems with my truck. I have contacted the chrysler recall center concerning the ignition switch and the safety of my vehicle. I have expressed over and over again that i do not feel safe in the vehicle. My truck will without warning begin to want to stop as if i am gliding then accelerates randomly. The 800 # sent me to a service center that updated system computer upgrades but it…
ODI 10672898
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly decreased in speed without warning. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.
ODI 10668874
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving up a hill at 20 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate accompanied by an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would fail to accelerate over 20 mph on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10593176
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving the truck jerked real hard which almost knocked the wind out of me and i lost control of steering, speed, i was unable to start the truck. I had to make my way to the shoulder in morning traffic on the highway to put the car in park and turn the ignition off and start it over again i had to do this 2 times before it started. Proceeded to get back into traffic and it jerked again this time it stopped…
ODI 10573044
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate and decelerated independently. Also, the dashboard switches failed to operate and all of the warning lights illuminated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The contact…
ODI 10680844
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact states that while driving approximately 70 mph, all lights on the control panel illuminated and the vehicle decelerated. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
ODI 10660716
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Same description as many other consumers. Slow, rough acceleration at all times. Very difficult to accelerate especially when entering freeway. Need to pull over on ramp and turn off vehicle in hopes that restart will help. Vehicle will stall while driving on freeway. Just completely shuts down. Very dangerous for driver and those around driver. Have to attempt to get to side of road and turn off vehicle and hope…
ODI 10557634
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
While i am driving my jeep will buck and shut down. I then had to make my way over to the side of the road on the highway while cars are going 65mph or greater and my speed is slowing down. When i was able to pull over and stop. I had to remove the key and place the car in park before it would start. The first few times i tried while in neutral and moving to the side of the highway it would just continue to click…
ODI 10551737
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
The car was a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. Once again as i was driving my vehicle shut down (jerked real hard) and i lost all driving capability etc power steering, speed control. . . . . I was driving on the freeway when my jeep shut down it was during morning rush hour traffic. It was hard for me to glide over to the shoulder when everyone around you is going 60 mph and you have no power steering. When i was able to…
ODI 10551238
Engine · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving my car jerked real hard and all my dash lights came on and my ability to drive my car was useless. My jeep slowed down on the freeway during morning rush hour traffic almost causing several accidents. As i was trying to restart my jeep it just keep making a clicking noise and wouldn't stop. I had to pull the key from the ignition and reinsert the key and try to start the jeep. After 3 tries it…
ODI 10550463