2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Cruise Control Problems

WHILE DRIVING IF THE THROTTLE IS PRESSED IT OFTEN STICKS DOWN FOR A FEW SECONDS. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IT HAS STUCK FULLY OPEN. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY MECHANICAL BINDING OR DIRT/DEBRIS CAUSING THE ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED TEN MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TAKATA RECALL... MY JEEP HAD ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN 5 TIMES NOW. TWO OF WHICH I WAS ON M24 WHICH IS A VERY BUSY ROAD. FIRST TIME I ALMOST HIT A MAN ON A MOTORCYCLE AS MY FOOT WAS CRAMMING ON MY BRAKE PEDDLE THE JEEP WAS STILL ACCELERATING, I THEN HAD TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP. PULLED OVER ITS STILL REVING ITSELF UP. I HAD TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON. TODAY THIS HAPPENED AND I ALMOST REAR ENDED A SEMI TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY JEEP HAD JUST FINISHED GOING THROUGH THE CAR WASH, THE ATTENDANT GOT INTO THE JEEP TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND THE JEEP ACCELERATED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE JEEP WAS TOTALED. *TR

WHEN VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ON PARK. *TR

MY VEHICLE KEPT STALLING LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK AND COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT.THEY TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE A FUEL PUMP ISSUE BUT THEY WEREN'T POSITIVE SO THEY ASKED ME TO PICK UP MY CAR AND KEEP A LOG. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR 5 WEEKS AND COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS AWFUL. THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND ASKED ME TO PICK UP MY CAR. I PICKED MY CAR UP AND THE FIRST DAY I DROVE IT TO WORK IT LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR STARTED STALLING OUT AND I COULDN'T MAINTAIN MY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE GAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET UP TO 45 MPH ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT JEEP DEALER WHICH SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE FIXED BUT I THINK IT WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL PUMP ISSUE AND THE TRANSMISSION BLOWING UP WAS A RESULT OF THAT NOT BEING FIXED. THE CAR IS STARTING TO HAVE A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN I DRIVE IT AGAIN AND I'M NOT CONVINCED I WON'T BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. IT'S COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT WHEN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG AND CAN'T HELP ME. IF THEY DON'T KNOW, WHO IS SUPPOSED TO KNOW?? I FEEL THAT MY CHILDREN AND I ARE UNSAFE IN THIS CAR. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE THAT A CAR JUST STALLS OUT OF NOWHERE ON A HIGHWAY AND JEEP/CHRYSLER ACTED LIKE THEY COULD CARE LESS. LIKE IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND NOT THEIRS. THEY INCONVENIENCED ME FOR OVER 5 WEEKS AND I STILL DON'T HAVE A RELIABLE CAR THAT I FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED FOR CHRYSLER TO DO THE RIGHT THING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,006. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15 VEHICLE ENGINE STARTED TO SHIFT BACK AND FORTH. ALL THE SUDDEN ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT WHEN VEHICLE REACH A CERTAIN SPEED AS IT DECELERATE. ENGINE COMMENCE TO SHIFT BACK AND FORTH. VEHICLE SPEED DECELERATE AND ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD CAMSHAFT SENSOR. SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT VEHICLE STILL DECELERATING AND SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I'M TAKING VEHICLE IN TOMORROW, BUT PRAY THE FIX THE PROBLEM. ONLY TRANSPORTATION BUT FAMILY SAFETY AT RISK! *TR

I SWITCHED LANES TO THE RIGHT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN UP AHEAD WHEN MY ACCELERATOR WHEN INTO FULL THROTTLE! I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE WITH 1 FOOT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN USED MY 2 FEET AND STEPPED AS HARD AS I COULD & THE ENGINE KEPT GETTING LOUD AND WANTED TO GO FULL SPEED! I DOWN SHIFTED (MY AUTOMATIC VEHICLE) INTO FIRST GEAR AND PULLED UP MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND STILL MY JEEP WOULDN'T STOP! THE ENGINE WAS FIGHTING AGAINST ME. IT FINALLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN JUST BEFORE APPROACHING THE PARKED VEHICLE UP AHEAD WITH PASSENGER INSIDE. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE (THIS TIME) BUT NEARLY SUFFERED AN HEART ATTACK. *TR

I STARTED THE JEEP AND TRAVELED NORMALLY FOR ABOUT A THIRD OF A MILE ON LOCAL STREETS. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN I TURNED ONTO A COLLECTOR STREET FROM A LOCAL STREET APPLYING FULL THROTTLE. WHEN I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE PEDAL THE JEEP KEPT ACCELERATING. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. I STOPPED THE CAR BY APPLYING THE BRAKE AND PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AT ABOUT 4000 RPM WITH THE JEEP STOPPED. I TURNED OFF THE JEEP AND CHECKED THE POSITION OF THE CARPET PROTECTOR TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS NOT IN A POSITION WHERE IT COULD OVERLAP THE THROTTLE. I ALSO CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND FOUND IT OPERATING NORMALLY IN TERMS OF POSITION AND ACTION. I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND THE JEEP REACTED NORMALLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. DEALER NOT ABLE TO REPLICATED BUT REPORTED ERROR MESSAGE THAT BOTH BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR WERE BOTH DEPRESSED. ALSO REPORTED THAT CARPET WAS NOT INVOLVED. *TR *JS

2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WHILE PARALLEL PARKING DAMAGING 3 OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

MY PARENTS PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON JULY 11, 2008 IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO PICK UP SOME FOOD WITH MY 8 MONTHS PREGNANT SISTER IN LAW. AS I DROVE THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS AND I LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE HIT APPROXIMATELY 3-4 PARKED CARS, I LANDED IN THE TRUNK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, ON TOP OF IT. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE VEHICLES PARKED, I DON'T THINK THE JEEP WOULD HAVE STOPPED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT BADLY AND THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT EVEN DEPLOYED. THIS INCIDENT HAS REALLY AFFECTED ME AND THE WAY I DRIVE. I DO NOT EVEN LIKE TO BE A PASSENGER IN JEEP VEHICLES ANYMORE. IN JANUARY, 2010 MY MOTHER DROPPED HER CAR OFF AT A GARAGE TO HAVE IT PARKED. SHE WAS CALLED FROM THE GARAGE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE GARAGE. JEEP CHEROKEE'S ARE EXTREMELY FAULTY, ALWAYS IN THE DEALERSHIP WITH SOME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. PEOPLE CAN LOSE THEIR LIVES IF THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN SHE PUT IT IN NEUTRAL GEAR. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND THEN TURNED IT OFF. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED BY THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED UP TO 90 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18152 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18160.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP CHEROKEE. SHE EXPERIENCES UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. ALSO WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE THEN ACCELERATE. THE RPMS WILL INCREASE WITHOUT VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , BUT BECAUSE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28000.