2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 32
- 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.
What owners report
- lost power · 5 records
- shut down · 4 records
- unable diagnose · 4 records
- repaired failure · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
- without warning · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 12 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Service Brakes · Steering
I received a recall letter back in the summer 2014 for faulty ignition switch. Called dealer, parts not available. Called several more times since, still no parts and told to wait for letter. Well, it is now feb. 2015 and still no parts/letter. It states that ignition switch can turn from start to run, which will shut down engine or other electrical parts ( steering, engine, power brakes ) increasing the risk of…
ODI 10680464
Engine And Engine Cooling
Wife pulled into parking lot and hit bump and engine shut down freezing steering wheel scaring wife. Happened once before. Took into dealer(jan-'14) and was told key was too heavy and became loose in ignition causing car to shut down. (charged $106). Fall 2014, recalls started being announced for same problem(same key as we have); filed complaint to chrysler in nov. 2014(case #26001552) and chrysler said our vin not…
ODI 10700918
Engine And Engine Cooling
Multiple times while driving the car the the engine completely shuts off with no warning. Last time was last week 09/23/2013.the car dealership says they can not recreate this and the computer is not showing anything. *tr
ODI 10546232
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 · Engine And Engine Cooling · Steering
When going over speed bumps my vehicle stalls. This is the third time this has happened in the last 2 months. I've brought it to the dealership multiple times. Each time i've been told there is no problem, or that i need spark plugs replaced, or the throttle body needs to be cleaned....nothing has helped! *tr
ODI 10456085
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving approximately 60 mph. The vehicle coasted to a stop and the contact was able to restart the engine. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a complaint was filed. The failure…
ODI 10446135
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact was driving 80 mph when the vehicle stalled and the contact had to pull over to restart the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing but the test result did not identify a problem with the vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer and filed a complaint. The failure mileage was 44,000.
ODI 10438883
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall without warning but would restart after several minutes. The vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The vin was not available. The failure mileage was 30,300. Kmj
ODI 10427225
Engine And Engine Cooling · Unknown Or Other
Engine stops running while the vehicle is being driven. Typically the failure occurs when the throttle is closed during deceleration i.e. (when decelerating to exit the freeway or decelerating to stop in traffic). The problem was first encountered at 14k miles and persists to date. The vehicle currently has accrued 46k miles. The vehicle has been to the dealer on 5 occasions for diagnosis/repair of the problem. The…
ODI 10397869
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee laredo. The contact was driving approximately 20 mph when the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. She was able to restart the vehicle after a few minutes and the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was contacted who offered no assistance…
ODI 10384463
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Windshield Wiper/Washer
Vehicle stalled at around 20 mph and could not restart (engine would not turn over) for several hours. After several hours, vehicle started fine for dealer. Dealer could not find root of the problem. Behavior seems similar to recall nhtsa campaign id 08v059000, but this vehicle is not on the recall list. *tr
ODI 10435298
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 60 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and upon restart the check engine and traction control lights were illuminating on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where she was told that a grounding cable was loose. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred; therefore, vehicle was…
ODI 10370895
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
There are two main issues: stalling and no start. Stalling issue - vehicle began to stall on 8/9/10 on a random and intermittent basis while driving at varying speeds. The stalling appears to have stopped after the last service was completed on 7/25/11. The following information relates to the stalling issue. Each date is separate visit to dealership: 8/13/10 - performed diagnostic test, with no fault codes stored.…
ODI 10423927
Engine And Engine Cooling
Vehicle stalled while driving approx. 65-70 mph on april 27,2009 the radio went out, the odometer went blank and i lost power steering. Coasted to the side of the road. Placed stick shift in park and it started up.. I drove straight to the dealership mileage was 5166. Dealership scanned system and no active and no stored trouble clodes were found. Was told this was fluke. The issue was not resolved. Vehicle stalled…
ODI 10336202
Engine And Engine Cooling
My 2008 jeep grand cherokee limited has lost power on three separate occasions, each time being about a week apart. The first time i was driving along the highway at approx. 70 mph and i noticed all of my controls had gone black, i had no odometer, no radio, no a/c, my car had completely lost power. I coasted to the shoulder and was able to put the car in park and restart it. The second time was pulling out of a…
ODI 10336367
Engine And Engine Cooling
Total engine shutdown, usually without warning. The incident does not seem to correlate with any given speed. The shutdown has happened at 75mph on highway as well as sitting at a stop light. When engine shuts down you lose the power steering and brakes. If it were to stall while making an abrupt turn it could cause an accident. This happens multiple times per day. Truck has been with the dealer now for a week and…
ODI 10322733
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee 4x4. While traveling 55 mph the contact was attempting to make a right hand turn and the vehicle suddenly stalled, causing the contact to coast the vehicle to a stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. The current and failure mileages were 31900.
ODI 10318535
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Other
While sitting at a stoplight, on two (2) occasions my 2008 jeep grand cherokee 4x4 suddenly accelerated on its own while my foot was on the brake and revved up (throttle surge), then the tach went back to normal, and the engine went back to idling. Took it to the dealer i bought it from, they checked the on-board computer and no incident showed; they told me they called chrysler but no one has reported this before…
ODI 10304548
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
2008 grand cherokee 4x4 4.7l flexfuel extremely sluggish on throttle demand (305 hp ???!!!), harsh transmission up/down shift and stalling at highway speeds (four occurrences within five weeks) . The dealership performed the february 2008 recall of the fcm (front control module) after being directed by the customer to do so since the serial # on the module matched the "wrongly manufactured" ones; however, the vin…
ODI 10284191
Engine And Engine Cooling
Crank sensor failed in 2008 jeep overland diesel, loss or power and inability to restart on highway, also i am stranded 1500 km s from home awaiting the replacement part. *tr
ODI 10278458
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
I am filing this now for july 09 due to the same issue that happened yesterday, 4-7-10.. This is not a safe vehicle and jeep needs to fix this problem. It is unsafe when a vehicle gives no warning and completely shuts off on an interstate. Also, please see my safety complaint odi # 10324403 for the 4-7-10 incident. In july 09, after going through a toll at exit 67 barneget toll , garden state parkway,nj, i…
ODI 10324424
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Windshield Wiper/Washer
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds, the interior lighting, exterior lighting, heater/air conditioner, turn signals, and the windshield wipers would fail sporadically. In addition, the contact was attempting a left turn when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer and they were unable to diagnose any of the…
ODI 10392136
Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jeep grand cherokee. Intermittently while driving the vehicle would stall without any prior warnings. Although the vehicle was shut off, the radio would continue to play. When restarting the vehicle, the engine light would illuminate on the instrument control panel. She took the vehicle to the dealership four times , but the technicians could not identify a cause for the failure. She…
ODI 10290828
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Other · Unknown Or Other
Sudden acceleration/ loss of brakes. Vehicle accelerated to full throttle while entering from freeway onramp. The driver took foot off accelerator and vehicles accelerator pedal continued to move downward to full throttle and would not decelerate after an attempt to "pump" the accelerator pedal to try and get the pedal to release. The automobile was then put in neutral and the engine would not slow down in" rpm's".…
ODI 10252751
Engine And Engine Cooling
2008 grand cherokee overland - stalls intermittently while driving. Occurs every so often - have to steer it to the side of the road, turn off engine and turn it back on. It happens even when standing still at a red light. It happened when there was little mileage on the car, and it keeps happening took it twice to service station. Can find nothing wrong. Started happening november 2008 and still happens. *tr
ODI 10274063