2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems
- 19
- 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
- power steering · 4 records
- failure mileage · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Vehicle randomly shuts off while driving at any speed and the steering is lost. This happens while driving and has happened at 60mph as well as 35. There is no warning before it happens. Extremely dangerous.
ODI 11121565
Engine
Vehicle will lose power while driving. Sometimes will loose power while pulling out. Very dangerous when pulling onto the highway. Have to pull to shoulder to avoid being rear ended.
ODI 11083381
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Have owned used 2009 jeep grd.chrke. For 10 months 2 months in to owning noticed at times vehicle would loose power. Pressing gas pedal did nothing. Had to pull over shut jeep off, wait a minute then start jeep back up. This worked and the problem went away. But over the months it became more frequent. I took it back to dealer and he could not find anything wrong. No codes from engine. I have had the necessary…
ODI 11122387
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Vehicle shifts into lower2nd gear while driving at highway speeds according to owners manual this is called limp mode and needs to be stopped placed in park and turn ignition off and restarted to continue driving this has happened to me and others
ODI 11055942
Electrical System · Engine
While driving, the ignition switch goes into accessory and the engine shuts off..jeep has no power steering or power to control the vehicle. This scared the "h" out of my wife yesterday while driving in traffic across a bridge going to work. She was traveling aprox. 45 mph across a straight bridge. This same thing happened to mysely last year while on the pa turnpike in traffic. I put the flashers on and shifted…
ODI 10873157
Engine
Upper radiator hose elbow failed allowing immediate loss of all coolant fluid. The barb on the end of the plastic elbow broke off allowing the hose to slip off the elbow. This occurred while driving and resulted in immediate check engine light and overheating of engine. The driving was being done by a firestone technician that was test driving the vehicle after a front end alignment. Based on comments by other…
ODI 10789603
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
Vehicle shut off while driving, key was in the on position suddenly shutoff causing no power steering, power brakes, instrument panel and gauges went to zero. Was able to restart after a few minutes. Drove home, went to start vehicle 1 hour later and nothing happened. This has happened before and is similar to several other complaints for this make and year. Chrysler has no recall or fix for this problem and is not…
ODI 10694263
Engine
When the red light turned green, i try to proceed across the intersection when the car just died. The radio continued to play but i had no power steering. I managed to pull over and turn on my flashers. Meanwhile the radio continued to play. I put the car in park and try to start the car again and it did indeed start. If i had been driving on i75 going 70mph and the car stalled i would be in huge trouble. The…
ODI 10668460
Engine
On two occasion my check engine light came on. Both times the thermostat gage kept going up and down. On both occasion i took the vehicle to have it checked. On the second occasion that this happened i was told that a technical service bulletin had been issued for this problem. (pull code #p2181) i was also told that i had to take the vehicle to a dealer to have it taken care of. Since this is a manufacturing issue…
ODI 10632216
Engine
This is the third incident since august of this year. Latest incident occurred today, october 14, 2014. In each incident, the engine suddenly goes into a rough idle and eventually stalls with loss of power. I have been able to steer the car off the road and switch between off/start positions until the vehicle starts. The vehicle runs normally after these incidents with no "check engine" light displayed. Reported the…
ODI 10644642
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 40 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to be restarted and resumed normal operation. The failure recurred three times. The dealer was unable to locate and duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000...updated 09-05-14 *bf updated 09/16/2014 *js
ODI 10607958
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
After driving prolonged time on xpressway and slowing down or stopping, the jeep hesitates, misfires and lets out giant clouds of white smoke out tailpipe after accelerating with partial or full throttle. Almost caused major freeway accident multiple times trying to switch lanes or pull onto freeway onramp. Car been into dealership 3 or more times for same complaints. Since car throws no codes and dealership can't…
ODI 10594512
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that after having the electronic key fob replaced, the vehicle started to sporadically stall while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was…
ODI 10553364
Body · Engine · Seat Belts
Front passenger and drivers door interior handles are cracking. The cracking is going to lead to a failure of the interior door handle, making it impossible to get out of the vehicle in a emergency. While cleaning the door panels i noticed the problem and checked all four door. The only door that is cracked is the front doors. I looked for recalls on this matter and did not find any. I have talked with other jeep…
ODI 10524043
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway and the vehicle pulled away as in driving itself. My only control was the brakes. It was scary thank god no one got hurt. Its not the first time. I've brought this to the attention of the dealer and they told me nothing is wrong. This has happened to me 4 diff times. When i put the car on park the rpm revs up to 5000 rpm i have to immediately shut the car off. This is a safety concern…
ODI 10502570
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but the failure could not be diagnosed. The failure occurred on three other occasions. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 50,000.
ODI 10615715
Engine
While driving on u.s. Highway 270 in arkansas this date, my 2009 jeep grand cherokee experienced sudden unintended acceleration. I was pressing slightly on the accelerator pedal while going up a hill when the engine went into a wide open throttle condition. I was able to maintain control of the vehicle and turned-off the ignition, allowing the vehicle to coast down to approximately 45 mph. Upon turning the ignition…
ODI 10462921
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee. The contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle stalled. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 15,000 and current mileage 22,500.
ODI 10458046
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
While driving the jeep grand cherokee, the car completely turns off while in drive. Within seconds power steering is lost. This occurs without any initiating event and occurs at random. Most recently the issue occurred while driving at 65 mph. The car has been serviced 8 times, without anything being resolved. *tr
ODI 10615153