TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL. TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL, THE SHIFTER AND TRANSFER CASE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE IT FURTHER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,901 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,652.
2014
AIR BAGS
UPON STARTING MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. THIS INCLUDED, BUT WAS NOT LIMITED TO: AIRBAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, ABS BRAKE SYSTEM,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND OTHERS. THE MESSAGES IN THE DASHBOARD INFORMATION SCREEN INDICATED VARIOUS FAILURES AND THE NEED TO SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. THE REAR BACKUP CAMERA ALSO BECAME NON FUNCTIONING. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE, WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTING, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. OUT OF SAFETY CONCERNS, I CALLED THE NEAREST JEEP DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THEY "HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS" AND IF I WANTED SERVICE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE THERE SINCE THEY DO NOT MAKE APPOINTMENTS. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT UPON RESTARTING AGAIN, HOWEVER I AM VERY TENTATIVE ABOUT DRIVING IT, AS I DO NOT KNOW IF THESE IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEMS AND/OR WARNINGS HAVE FAILED. THIS IS POTENTIALLY EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND TOTALLY INEXCUSABLE IN A $47,000 VEHICLE WHICH IS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND RADIO HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE I PURCHASED THE JEEP. UPON CALLING JEEP, AND PROVIDING MY VIN #, I WAS ADVISED THAT IT NEEDED A "RADIO ENHANCEMENT". LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ELECTRICAL SAFETY ISSUE, AND YET TWO LOCAL DEALERS HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT ? THERE ALSO DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY APPARENT "FIX" AT THIS TIME. HOPEFULLY THE NHTSA CAN LOOK INTO THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
