2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
NHTSA has received 1,479 complaints about the 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and 45% of them involve electrical system. Next are engine (17%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,479 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 47 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 36 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 1,057 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 107 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 144 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 172 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 175 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 158 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 112 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 104 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 44 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 21 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,057 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (342 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 47 complaints mention a crash; 15 complaints mention a fire; 36 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 34 model years of the Jeep Grand Cherokee with enough data (474 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Vechicle was in motion brakes failed, causing front end of jeep to make contact with another vechicle appox. Speed at time of impact 60 MPH airbags failed to deploy. See also 11143877. *dsy
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled as the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond without warning. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a head injury and the driver of the other vehicle sustained a head injury, which both required medical attention. A police report was filed.
Vehicle started stalling, first it would stall at low speeds, usually coming to a stop. Now the vehicle is stalling at highway speeds leaving it open for a deadly situation. At highway speeds, the vehicle will lose power, you will not be able to accelerate and the oil light will come on. Have tried putting the vehicle into neutral to resart during coasting but you need to turn the key all they way off and then restart. Will usually restart immediately.
I have 2 issues. 1st is jeep intermittently doesn't start. Which sometimes causes it to shut off while driving luckily I have been on side streets. It cranks but doesn't fire. Was told it could be a bad fuel pump relay. Next issue is it intermittently puts in self in all gears sometimes when I start it and sometimes when driving. I have to turn jeep off and restart it. Worst has been when I'm on highway and it does this I go from 75MPH to 20MPH at a dangerous rate.