2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems
27 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 61,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee 4x4. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would intermittently stall without warning. The contact would shut off the engine and upon restarting; the vehicle would operate as normal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on two occasions where the PCM was updated but to no avail. The failure recurred. In addition, the contact stated he would sporadically have incidents where the vehicle would not start.
Vehicle shut off while driving, key was in the on position suddenly shutoff causing no power steering, power brakes, instrument panel and gauges went to zero. Was able to restart after a few minutes. Drove home, went to start vehicle 1 hour later and nothing happened. This has happened before and is similar to several other complaints for this make and year. Chrysler has no recall or fix for this problem and is not willing to recognize it as a serious safety issue.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Electrical system 48 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 23 complaints