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2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee: raw data

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vehicle2005 / jeep / grand-cherokee
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints2,051 on file (2004-11-16 → 2026-01-08)
recalls0
investigations0
fars220 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Interior door handles breaking and inoperableSTRUCTURE47 complaints2017-02 → 2022-09jeep-grand-cherokee-2005-door-handle-breakage
  • 11361237 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLIES ARE DEFECTIVE. BREAK AND NON FUNCTIONAL UNDER REGULAR USE AND NORMAL WEAR
  • 11149650 THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CONNECTED BY PIECE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND THE PLASTIC BREAKS EASILY; RENDERING THE INTERIOR HANDLES USELESS
  • 10994233 ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND CRUMBLED APART
Transmission erratic shifting and transfer case failurePOWER TRAIN23 complaints2017-01 → 2023-05jeep-grand-cherokee-2005-transmission-shifting
  • 11101538 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE I RECEIVE A MESSAGE ON THE INFO CENTER DISPLAYING "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP" THE FAN KICKS ON HIGH AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 25MPH
  • 11067349 TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD
  • 11004820 TRANSFER CASE MALFUNCTION PART IS UNAVAILABLE TO BUY
Engine valve and lifter failure with ticking noiseENGINE5 complaints2017-09 → 2024-07jeep-grand-cherokee-2005-engine-lifter-failure
  • 11343045 THIS TICK KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND I SEE MOST 5.7S UP TO NOW STILL HAVE IT ,BEFORE THE LIFTERS RUIN A CRANKSHAFT
  • 11032562 I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD A VALVE SEAT DROPPED AND THE MOTOR HAS TO BE REPLACED
  • 11601586 The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal tapping sound coming from the engine
Electrical system stalling and loss of powerELECTRICAL SYSTEM53 complaints2017-01 → 2026-01jeep-grand-cherokee-2005-electrical-stalling
  • 11567186 The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the service brakes and the power steering were inoperable
  • 11362436 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED
  • 11258591 THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE STARTED TO FLICKER ON AND OFF
Engine compartment firesENGINE7 complaints2017-08 → 2023-08jeep-grand-cherokee-2005-engine-fire
  • 11208697 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE
  • 11131557 THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE
  • 11541226 I was at the light a and the truck caught on fired
Air bag warning light illumination and non-deploymentAIR BAGS13 complaints2017-01 → 2022-04jeep-grand-cherokee-2005-airbag-warning-light
  • 11462393 The vehicle flipped down an embankment and into a creek and none of the air bags deployed, frontal or side curtains
  • 11341795 WELL MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF!
  • 10949036 THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY
Unintended acceleration eventsVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL6 complaints2017-06 → 2019-05jeep-grand-cherokee-2005-unintended-acceleration
  • 11205694 WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS ABOVE 90 MPH
  • 11155519 MY VEHICLE HAS, ON MULTIPLE AND SEPARATE OCCASIONS, SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED
  • 10994386 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE SPEED INCREASED TO 80 MPH

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
20512004-11-162026-01-088224ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:927; STRUCTURE:405; POWER TRAIN:253; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:163; ENGINE:134

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-2024220legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/jeep/grand-cherokee
@misc{wrenchpro_2005_jeep_grand_cherokee_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2005/jeep/grand-cherokee}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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