NHTSA complaint: 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — ENGINE
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 2014-08-15
description: I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP. IN APRIL OF 2014 I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUMMIT EDITION FOR $60,000. I WAS THRILLED TO HAVE FINALLY OWNED MY DREAM CAR SINCE 1997! I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR IN AUGUST... AND WHEN I SAY ISSUES, I DON'T MEAN THE RADIO BLITZING OUT. THE CAR TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 WAY INTERSECTION AND WOULDN'T RESTART FOR 3-4 ATTEMPTS!!!! TERRIFIED I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT REGISTERED SOME CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND WHY IT DID THAT. THEY TURNED THE LIGHT OFF AND HAD ME PICK THE CAR UP. AFTER REPEATING THE SAME THING, ABOUT 8-10 MORE TIMES THE CAR JUST SHUTTING OFF AND GOING BACK INTO THE SHOP A SECOND AND THIRD TIME THEY NOW SAID OH WE FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND ITS FIXED. I WAS THRILLED FOR THIS TO BE OVER! A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WITH NO CARS AROUND ME OR INSIGHT. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR DASHBOARD SAID BRAKE!!! AND THE CAR APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND ABRUPTLY SLOWED THE CAR DOWN TO 40 MPH!!!! I WAS SO SCARED AT THAT POINT, TO TOP IT OFF THE CAR AGAIN SHUT OFF AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 4TH TIME WHERE THEY NOW HAVE PUT ME IN A RENTAL FOR 40 DAYS. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD MY CAR REGISTERED 57 CODES BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIX OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN WHEN I WAS ASKED TO PICK THE CAR UP. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THAT CAR AND I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THAT VEHICLE. I ASKED THAT THEY BUY THE C
organizer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 1125396

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