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2008 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1043323
Internal NHTSA #	10566678
Manufacurer	Chrysler Group LLC
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2008
File date	15/02/14
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While off road very far into the desert of arizona i was traveling with my permanently disabled wife. We were on desert trails and the trail lead into a soft silt type dry wash. When i tried to put this jeep into 4x4 low range a message popped up in the interment cluster that said "service 4 wheel drive". The jeep would not shift to 4x4 low range and lock the differential and drive through the dry wash to safety. This problem is directly related to the "safety recall n23 / nhtsa 13v-175 reprogram final drive controller module" that a jeep service center had performed. The final drive controller module (fdcm) (n23 / nhtsa 13v-175) re-programming that i had performed at a jeep service center caused this potentially fatal problem that could have left my wife dead. If we hadn't had water to drink or if it would have started to rain we(she) could have drowned in the wash while being trapped in the jeep, because i could not place the jeep in 4x4 low range and lock the differential to drive the jeep out of a potentially fatal situation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	59440
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FRANKLIN, PA
VIN pattern	1J8HR58N58CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	0
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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