2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical System Problems
- 431
- 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 431 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- electrical system · 69 records
- system part · 48 records
- issue failure · 31 records
- part recall · 31 records
- failure recurred · 23 records
- recall issue · 21 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 114 |
| 30–60k mi | 66 |
| 100–150k mi | 50 |
| 1–30k mi | 24 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Tl-the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign id number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Djr
ODI 10670773
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated there were numerous attempts before the vehicle started and was required to wait a few moments. The failure recurred three times. On a separate occasion, the vehicle failed to start. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to perform the vehicle was unavailable. The manufacturer was…
ODI 10713174
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the parts needed were not available for months. The dealer did not provide a specific date for when the parts and the remedy would become available. The manufacturer was also contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the…
ODI 10671815
Electrical System
2008 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to parts not available to complete recall repairs. *smd the consumer stated it has been over 10 months and the recall issue still has not been rectified. *jb
ODI 10805755
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the wireless start failed to start the vehicle. The contact had to manually start the vehicle. The failure recurred each time the contact attempted to start the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system), however, the part to do the repair was…
ODI 10780831
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10747606
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notice for nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the part needed to remedy the failure was unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ma 08/17/15 the consumer stated the vehicle repeatedly refused to come out of park. Updated 09/03/15*jb
ODI 10726637
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed 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 notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 09/14/15*lj
ODI 10724824
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning after driving over a bump. The vehicle restarted; however, the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact was made aware that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of…
ODI 10724565
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
ODI 10787219
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded…
ODI 10712253
Electrical System · Power Train
I filed my second complaint on 07/14/2014 component(s): electronic stability control , unknown or other date of incident: 06/28/2014 nhtsa id number: 10610308 on 10/22 i transferred my jeep transmission into neutral to tow behind our rv. When i took my foot off the brake the jeep electronic fdcm threw it into 4wd and it lurched forward almost hitting our rv and my husband who was working on hooking up the vehicle. I…
ODI 10649903
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10702222
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the vehicle was not serviced under the recall because the part needed was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a…
ODI 10702028
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start. The contact also stated that the key was difficult to remove from the ignition. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to perform…
ODI 10669114
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
Purchased used vehicle from dealer. That evening while driving at speed (35 mph), my dash flashed, went dead and engine stalled, lost steering and brakes. The oil light lit and was only light on dash. Pulled over to side of road, after shifting to park, it restarted and drove normally. Next morning upon starting the check engine light came on. Drove to work, parked, called dealer. Upon entering vehicle again, used…
ODI 10648524
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
* while driving 25 mph, the headlights would not illuminate the road properly. The headlights leveling was not working and the headlights shown about 25 feet infront of the car and would not raise up. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the head light leveling sensor showed a fault code that it had failed but it was not acting up when they checked it out. They said bring it back…
ODI 10648286
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on highway 91 south check battery light came on then check engine and then all warning lights illuminated. Then speedometer, lights and engine shut off shortly after at 65 mph. . .very dangerous had to coast to the side of the highway with heavy weekend traffic. Towed jeep to chrysler dealer where they got code b229 and b1a35. Dealer replaced win module(ignition) and new keys. Seems to be running okay at the…
ODI 10659474
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repairs were not available. The contact believed that the manufacturer had surpassed a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufactured was contacted and made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10715015
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start when turning the ignition key. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The recall notice for nhtsa campaign number 14v567000 (electrical system) was received in october 2014. The dealer informed the contact that the recall part was not available and no estimated time for…
ODI 10680935
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (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 made aware of the failure. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10787010
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Vehicle turn signal randomly indicates the wrong direction. Has happened multiple times in vehicle. It appears to affect the right turn signal more than the left. Occasionally it will flash the wrong turn signal once, then it flashes the correct one. However there has been instances where it flashed the wrong direction the entire time the lever was in position. During a visit to dealer for a recall on another part,…
ODI 10760740
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. The dealer was unable to provide a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact was not experiencing a failure.
ODI 10678358
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was not available for an extended period of time. The dealer did not provide a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The…
ODI 10706677
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to perform 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 10717246