2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“We purchased the vehicle on a saturday evening and were sitting in a burger king drive through the next morning and the vehicle gave an alarm that said transmission over temp and the vehicle cut off. It was not in park, it was in drive with my foot on the brake. I had to restart the Jeep and it was immediately sent back to the dealer. They did numerous tests for a week and did not find any problem.”

“July 8, 2019 I was driving my 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo on a busy highway in a construction area of the highway when Jeep started losing speed as if it had switched itself into neutral. I was in very heavy traffic when this happened. I managed to get Jeep out of the way of heavy traffic behind me. I waited about five minutes then turned the win key on and Jeep started up and I drove less than a mile Jeep started losing speed again barely moving. Managed to coast off to side of road. Waited again for about five minutes turn key on Jeep started up again. …”

“I removed the key fobik before Jeep was put in park and engine was still running. Discovered at slow speed in parking lot. There was a recall by chrysler/FCA safety recall k08 ' wireless ignition node receiver but FCA claims my VIN was not part of the recall. However this is the exact problem that this Jeep is experiencing. Recall states the frequency operated button integrated key (fobik) may be removed prior to placing the automatic transmission gear shift lever in the 'park' position. This could result in unintended vehicle movement and cause a crash without warning. …”

“I had the n23 recall addressed in late 2013 on my 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo 5.7l in order to eliminate the chance for it to shift into neutral randomly. Since this recall was performed, I no longer have the ability to activate my 4wd-low option and instead am greeted with service 4wd message. At first I thought it was just a glitch but after it kept occurring, I finally took it to be looked at in february 2014. I was told that I need a transfer case actuator and that they were on back order. …”

“During a snow storm on 11/26/2014 while 5 mo. Pregnant my car went off the highway into the middle median during the evening commute because the 4wd did not work.I changed from right lane to left lane at a speed of 30-35mph to allow space for oncoming merging traffic.when changing lanes I kept going left and could not stay on the traveled portion.I had to drive in reverse to get out over the plow bank and into the travel way.once home I could not make it up my 450ft long driveway and the rear end kept sliding out- the 4wd did not work. …”