2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems
Owners have filed 134 complaints with NHTSA about engine problems on the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 7% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 100,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “engine power” (9% of reports).
- 134engine complaints
- 100,000median miles at failure
- 4mention a crash
- 4mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 38%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Engine power: mentioned in 12 of 134 complaints (9%)
- Stalled without: mentioned in 9 of 134 complaints (7%)
- Ignition switch: mentioned in 9 of 134 complaints (7%)
- Able restart: mentioned in 8 of 134 complaints (6%)
At what mileage do engine problems happen?
Based on 111 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 134 complaints, 4 mention a crash, 10 a fire, 4 an injury.
Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints by model year
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists engine for the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 35â40 MPH, the engine seized. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. The contact stated that the failure had occurred several times, including three times while…
Every single code is displayed when using a ODB2 scan tool. I have many electrical issues that go away and come back. Sluggish performance. Random components inside the jeep will fail at random. Iâm thinking the ECU is faulty. Somedays it will run fine with all the codes still present.
The contact owns a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal tapping sound coming from the engine. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the lifters needed to be…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokees have engine problems?
No. NHTSA has 134 owner complaints about engine for the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee (7% of the 2,051 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine?
No recall currently lists engine for this vehicle.
At what mileage do engine problems start?
The median reported mileage is 100,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about engine problems on the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “engine power”, in 12 of 134 complaints, followed by “stalled without” (9).
Other 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
See all 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems or engine problems across all Grand Cherokee years.