2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Power Train Problems
- 63
- 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 63 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- transfer case · 14 records
- electrical system · 8 records
- wheel drive · 7 records
- safety recall · 7 records
- without warning · 5 records
- service center · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 30 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Wife traveling with son on fwy at legal speed of 70 mph w/cruise control on, car suddenly decelerated causing a violent maneuver forcing car into neighboring lane and almost crashing. She stated it was as if it suddenly downshifted into lowest gear and brakes applied forcefully. Regaining control she deactivated the cruise control and proceeded to destination at 50 mph. Took to dealership in davis where it was…
ODI 10515251
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the four wheel drive warning light flickered. The windshield wipers randomly activated and the instrument panel gauges randomly flashed without warning. The dealer replaced the ignition switch; however, the four wheel drive warning light continued to illuminate. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously serviced under nhtsa campaign…
ODI 10851350
Power Train
Jeep stalled on the freeway. I was going 65 mph on i-71 and it stalled dead in the roadway. I had to pull over after avoiding other vehicles and restart the vehicle. When it stalled, it gave no warning, simply died on the freeway and i was left with no brakes, no steering and limited drivablity. I called chrysler and got a person by the name of [xxx] as my case manager. She was the most clueless and incompetent…
ODI 10537406
Electrical System · Power Train
2008 jeep grand cherokee overland 5.7 hemi stalled on freeway. I had to immediately pull over as heavy traffic and vehicle would not restart and i lost all steering/brakes/engine control. I ended up hitting a road cone (no notable damage) as i was pulling into the somewhat small pullover zone (was in highway construction). Vehicle restarted only after being put in park and removing and reinserting the key. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10537419
Power Train
The vehicle has been in the shop 6 times in 6 years. This latest time chrysler refused to honor the warranty. The dealer, who is out of business due because of chrysler shutting them down, was to notify us of an inspection when it came due. All the other dealer i spoke to confirmed this, however we were never notified. The repairs were $1065 and should have been under warranty per the dealer which did the repairs.…
ODI 10593020
Power Train
I am not able to shift the transfer case into [redacted] low range or neutral after the safety recall reprogrammed the computer. *tr
ODI 10566860
Power Train
Vehicle shifted into 4wd low by itself while driving in a parking lot. I parked the jeep in a parking space, and after placing the transmission selector in park, the jeep started rolling. I had to use the parking brake to keep it from rolling out of the space. The repair shop replaced the transfer case actuator and harness due to the transfer case shifting in and out of 4wd, and having no park, which caused it to…
ODI 10538091
Power Train
2008 jeep grand cherokee hemi overland stalled on street twice. Attempting to back into a spot and it stalled twice, blocking a lane of traffic. Had to put in park, pull key out, put key back in to restart. Luckily nobody was driving the posted 35mph speed limit so i was able to get out of the way. *tr
ODI 10537416
Power Train
8/8/12 driving from temple tx to tunica ms (stopping there before continuing on to indianapolis, in). Car gave no issues/indications of trouble. 8/9/12 car would barely go 10 miles per hour leaving the hotel, would stop forward progress of any kind if i stopped, had to put in park, turn off car and turn on again. Had to cross 4 lane highway, but could not get car to move forward fast enough to clear all 4 lanes and…
ODI 10474325
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. After shifting into park, the gear shifter seized and could not be removed from park. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
ODI 10494481
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Vehicle would die unexpectedly and not restart until transmission was put in park position. Several incidents ie stopped at light, acceleration to turnpike, slow street driving this would disable steering and create difficult braking. *tr
ODI 10650808
Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Power Train
2008 jeep grand cherokee stalls at high speeds and intermittently while driving. Dealer unable to fix thus far ( has car for almost 30 days). In addition, same thing happened on my 2007 model and has happened to a number of people i know with jeep grand cherokees. Internet is filed with reports of same events happening at random. Mine stalled at 65 mph - all electric, radio, flashers, everything just goes out. Very…
ODI 10297653
Electrical System · Power Train
Vehicle shuts off and all electrical and power steering inoperable. Shut offs happen intermittently at speeds from 20 mph to 70 mph. It generally occurs upon hitting road bumps, rail road tracks or pot holes. These incidents have happened 4-6 times per year. I have taken the vehicle to chrysler's service engineering garage and suburban chrysler jeep and they are unable to replicate or fix the issue. There have been…
ODI 10616955