Jeep Grand Cherokee / 2008
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
Owners have filed 990 complaints about the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 48% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 10.8%.
Complaints990
Crashes35
Fires10
Injuries13
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 48.0% · 475
Engine 10.8% · 107
Power train 7.9% · 78
Air bags 4.0% · 40
Engine and engine cooling 3.9% · 39
Unknown or other 3.5% · 35
Vehicle speed control 2.7% · 27
Steering 2.4% · 24
Severity
Of those complaints, 35 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire and 13 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 33 model years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee in this data, 2008 sits 18th by complaint volume. 2014 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 20 in the last three years against 36 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 76,200 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v175000 (electrical system, power train); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Ma 10/25/15 Electrical system
The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair . The failure mileage was 60,000. Electrical system · reported at 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v567000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was not made available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time to provide the part needed to do the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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