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2008 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1092412
Internal NHTSA #	10616955
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2008
File date	19/04/08
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle shuts off and all electrical and power steering inoperable. Shut offs happen intermittently at speeds from 20 mph to 70 mph. It generally occurs upon hitting road bumps, rail road tracks or pot holes. These incidents have happened 4-6 times per year. I have taken the vehicle to chrysler's service engineering garage and suburban chrysler jeep and they are unable to replicate or fix the issue. There have been 2 additional shut off incidents in the past 3 days with 2 different drivers. Vehicle will restart upon placing transmission in neutral and restarting. Based upon chrysler recall campaign for similar issues with 2007 jeep grand cherokees, i believe my 2008 grand cherokee is subject to the same issues as earlier models. Updated 4/24/2015 *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	350
Number of Occurences	6
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	NOVI, MI
VIN pattern	1J8HR58M58CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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	6
Drive train type	4WD
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Vehicle speed	35
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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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