Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 72 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
72
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
13V175000
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | When driving it will randomly shift into 4th gear very hard and stay in 4th until you turn it off. ... |
| Oct 31, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE TWO 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S. RECENTLY I BECAME AWARE OF THE FCA GROUP P57 RECALL WHICH IS... |
| Apr 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND STAYS IN FOURTH GEAR. IF I RESTART THE CAR IT GOES ... |
| Jan 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AND ALL MY WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE-ABS, CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY,... |
| Sep 29, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. V... |
| Mar 18, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING ON NYS ROUTE 17 IN THE VICINITY OF LIBERTY WHEN MY LEFT FRONT AXLE BROKE, THE LEFT FRO... |
| Jul 20, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | CAR GETS STUCK IN GEAR, STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING, REVERSE GOES OUT UNTIL PERIODICALLY |
| May 26, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL ON PARTS P57 AND P73 ON VEHICLE. *LD ... |
| Oct 5, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE | I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IN LESS THAN 1000 MILES WITHIN PURCHASE THE 4W DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS PARK... |
| Aug 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (APPROXIMATELY 75MPH) THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED SEVERAL TIM... |
| Dec 5, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | MY 2008 GRAND CHEROKEE WILL NOT START AT ALL. DASH LIGHT UP BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER. BATTERY IN NEW. ... |
| Dec 3, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN AD... |
| Oct 7, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WITH NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. SOME... |
| Oct 2, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL P73...THEY INSTEAD TRIED TO GET MONEY FOR OIL CHANGES AND OTHER THINGS THA... |
| Apr 8, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE EXPE... |
| Feb 23, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | MY TRANSMISSION GOES FROM DRIVE TO 4TH GEAR ON ITS OWN AND STAYS THERE THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS A... |
| Jan 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SHIFT INTERLOCK S... |
| Nov 20, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | THE 5.7 LITER HEMI MOTOR IN ALL CHRYSLER VEHICLES HAVE THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. THE DRIVER SIDE EXHAUST ... |
| Nov 1, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU... |
| Oct 22, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I FILED MY SECOND COMPLAINT ON 07/14/2014 COMPONENT(S): ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , UNKNOWN OR ... |