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2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission problems

40 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
40 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
34,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When transmission problems show up

Transmission complaints by mileage, 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 34,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 21 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 8 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 34,000 miles
Based on 39 complaints that include mileage. 92% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles21
40k to 60k miles8
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 39 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 34,000 miles, and 92% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving various speeds, the gear would shift into neutral. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that the electronic shift module failed. The part needed to make the repair was on back order. On a separate occasion, while driving less than 60 MPH, the vehicle shifted into neutral again without the actual gear shifter being moved. The contact's vehicle was rear-ended by another vehicle, which caused minor damages to her vehicle.

Reported at 20,600 miles, January 2009 Crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle began to lose speed. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced for the transmission control. Two days after replacing the transmission control, the shifter and transfer case failed. The manufacturer is aware of the failure and stated that they would investigate it further. The contact was advised to call NHTSA. The powertrain was unknown. The current mileage was 9,901 and failure mileage was 3,652.

Reported at 3,652 miles, March 2007

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