2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
July 8, 2019 i was driving my 2010 jeep grand cherokee laredo on a busy highway in a construction area of the highway when jeep started losing speed as if it had switched itself into neutral. I was in very heavy traffic when this happened. I managed to get jeep out of the way of heavy traffic behind me. I waited about five minutes then turned the win key on and jeep started up and i drove less than a mile jeep…
ODI 11241431
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
'takata recall' i was going down a ramp onto the freeway and the rpm numbers would go up but once it hit the number 3 the car stopped accelerating.
ODI 11155707
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 jeep grand cherokee. While attempting to park the vehicle, there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the engine compartment. The vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into several outdoor lighting structures at a neighboring residence. A police report was filed. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that…
Crash reported
ODI 10954789
Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling on the express way at a steady speed of 70 mph, without cruise control, the accelerator pedal moved suddenly away from the foot and stayed in the full gas position accelerating the car to well over 80 mph. Attempts to return the pedal to a safe position failed. There was no floor mat interference of any kind and cruise control was not active that day because of excessive truck traffic. Only…
ODI 10808783
Vehicle Speed Control
My vehicle's cruise control (cc) lever has functions like; on-off, accelerate, decelerate, set, resume, cancel. The speed is set to the desired values by pressing the lever up (accelerate) and down (decelerate). When the lever is released to its neutral position, the set speed is maintained until the next interruption. To deactivate the cc without erasing the set speed, driver has to tap on the brake pedal or pull…
ODI 10564935
Air Bags · Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle shifted from neutral and accelerated striking the side of the garage. Parking brakes would not engage, causing significant damage to the vehicle and garage. Air bags did not deploy. I believe this accident was caused by a pending jeep recall. Nhtsa's # 13v175000. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10513235
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
See attached letter dated 25 march 2010 ( should read 25 march 2011) briefly summarized: the vehicle engine will speed up to between 4000 and 5000 rpm's for no reason and the only way to get this to stop is to pull over to the side of the road and shut the engine off and restart it. This has happened numerous times and it is only a matter of time before someone is killed.
ODI 10404933
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Shortly after i purchased the vehicle, as i was driving, the car would loose all ability to accelerate. It was like the car would drop into neutral for no apparent reason. The only way to correct this was to pull over and restart the car. I contacted the dealership, but was told they couldn't do anything about it unless the issue was occurring while in the service department. Since this issue could potentially…
ODI 10454213