Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2013)

805 consumer complaints on file.

#11161357December 14, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
JUNE 2017 HEARDNOISE LOUD TICKING, LIFTERS, CAM SHAFT, AND ROCKER ARM (GONE BAD)INTERNAL FAILURE.DECEMBER 2018 SAME PROBLEM NOISE, LOUD TICKING IN MOTOR.HEAR WHILE NOT MOVING AND HEAR WHILE MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160674December 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE NIGHT MY JEEP STARTED MAKING A WHINING SOUND. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE HEATER SINCE IT WAS 12 DEGREES OUTSIDE THAT NIGHT. I LEAVE FOR WORK, GET ABOUT 6 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND MY JEEP STARTS FAILING. WARNING LIGHTS, BATTERY, TRACTION CONTROL, WIPERS SLOWLY GO ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, LIGHTS DIMMING. I GOT TO A SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER BUT IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING MY VEHICLE LOST ALL FUNCTIONALOTY (NO BREAKS, POWER STEERING, LIGHTS, ALL ELECTRONICS GONE) AND COULDNT STOP. IT FINALLY STOPS AND I'M LEFT WITH A COMPLETELY DEAD VEHICLE. 12AM IN FREEZING WEATHER WHILE 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. WHEN MY BOYFRIEND ARRIVED TO GET ME, HE NOTICED A STRONG BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE HAD SAT BARELY OUT OF THE ROAD IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT WITH NO HAZARDS POSSIBLE TO ALLOW OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE ME. WE FIND OUT THAT THERE IS AN ALTERNATOR RECALL ON MY JEEP AND TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS SCHEDULING ALLOWED. BEFORE ALTERNATOR BLEW MY JEEP HAD ZERO ISSUES. THEY HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS AND CALLED TO SAY MY JEEP WAS FIXED (NO LOANER CAR OFFERED). I GO UP THE NEXT DAY, THEY REPLACED THE PCM AND ALTERNATOR, THEY SAY NOTHING ELSE. I GO TO START MY JEEP AND IT CRANKS FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND STARTS. NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I GO BACK INSIDE TO THE DEALER WHO HAS SAID NOTHING THE LAST 2 DAYS ABOUT MY VEHICLE NOT RUNNING PROPERLY AND THEY TELL ME IT IS MY CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. AND THEY SAID THEY COULDNT PROMISE THE CAR WOULD MAKE IT HOME AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM. UNHAPPY WITH RESULTS WE CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY TELL THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THAT. IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE AND CHRYSLER IS NO LONGER WILLING TO FIX OBVIOUS DAMAGE FROM THEIR ALTERNATOR FAILURE FRYING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO TOLD ME TO FILE A "FAKE" FIRE CLAIM ON MY INSURANCE. STILL UNRESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156115December 5, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL COMPLETED OVER A YEAR AGO AND FUEL PUMP STILL QUIT ON ME 30NOV2018 WHILE DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE. CAR WILL NOT CURRENTLY START DUE TO FUEL SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155210November 30, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP RELAY: OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BEEN HARD TO START FOR SOME TIME. IT JUST TURNS OVER AS NORMAL BUT DOESN'T START. THE FUEL PUMP RELAY HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN FIXED BUT IT IS ACTING AS BEFORE THE RELAY REPAIR. SINCE THE RELAY RECALL HAS BEEN 'FIXED', I PUT IN A NEW FUEL PUMP. IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. JEEP NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THESE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153933November 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR WILL CRANK BUT NOT START, DEALER REFUSES TO COMPLETE THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY. RECALL RO9 IS AN EXPANSION OF 14V-530
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153580November 25, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IN THE CITY, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN, AND ENTIRELY LOST CONTROL OVER THE CAR (STEERING, BREAKS ETC.) THE CAR WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER'S CERTIFIED GARAGE, WHERE THE MALFUNCTION WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP RELAY (THE SAME RELAY WHICH WAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED, AS PART OF RECALL R09). THE GARAGE ALSO RE-CONFIRMED THAT THIS RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL, IN 2015. THE MEANING OF THIS FAILURE DEMONSTRATES THAT PRACTICALLY, REPLACING THE UNIT UNDER RECALL R09 HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM AND THE RISK IS STILL THERE! I HAVE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO FCA IN EUROPE, AND WAS RESPONDED THAT THIS FAILURE "COULD HAPPEN IN 5 YEARS OLD CAR" AND THEREFORE, THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE THAT REQUIRES THEM TO WARN OTHER OWNERS. HOWEVER, I HAVE FOUND ON-LINE LOTS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, MOST OF THEM IN THE US, INDICATING THAT THE FAILURE OF THE REPLACED FUEL RELAY IS COMMON, AND THAT FCA DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SEE THE LINK BELOW: HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/JEEP/GRANDCHEROKEE/OTHER-FUEL-SYSTEM-PUMP-PROBLEMS.PHP I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT R09 (NHTSA SAFETY ISSUED ID #15V115 HTTPS://WWW.NHTSA.GOV/RECALLS?NHTSAID=15V115#RECALLS360) REFERS TO 5 YEARS OLD CARS, AND THE FAILURE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH THE SAME REPLACED FUEL RELAY, HAD OCCURRED ONLY 3 YEARS LATER, AND THEREFORE, FCA RESPONSE IS IRRATIONAL AND WRONG. SINCE THE EVENT I AVOID DRIVING THIS CAR WITH MY FAMILY NOR DO I LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE IT. I SIMPLY DON'T TRUST THE CAR ANYMORE. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I LIVE IN ISRAEL AND HAVE AN OFFICE IN FLORIDA. I HAD TO ENTER MY FL ADDRESS AS THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ADDRESS. MY INTERNATIONAL PHONE NUMBER IS: +972544888755
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153463November 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN IN PARK... PRESSING THE START BUTTON THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER... IT CLICKS AND STOPS ON ITS OWN. I AWAIT MINUTES AND THEN PRESS THE START BUTTON.. THE ENGINE STARTS.. . IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PARK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, AND START UP. I REPLACED A BATTERY, BUT IT STILL DOES IT. I FIND MYSELF STUCK OFTEN, I DONE THE RESEARCH AND HAVE OTHER COLLEAGUES WHOM HAVE GRAND JEEP CHEROKEES BUT YEAR 2014. THEY WERE ENTITLED TO A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR JEEP AS MINE. THIS HAPPENED NOVEMBER 17 2018 AND NOVEMBER 22ND..ONCE EACH AFTERNOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150876November 11, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, FUEL PUMP QUIT WORKING. AFTER STOPPING, CAR WOULD NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149649November 6, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CRANKS AND DOSEN'T START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142280October 23, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR ACCIDENT CANNOT GET IT BACK IN PLACE OR TO LOCK IN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141844October 22, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY FAILED TO START AND ALL THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE MADE REVVING NOISES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SALERNO DUANE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SUMMIT (267 BROAD ST, SUMMIT, NJ 07901, (908) 277-6700) WHERE THE BATTERY WAS CHANGED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141845October 22, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HAVING ISSUES WITH PREVIOUS RECALL R09. THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACE AGAIN. JUST TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. ARE OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS REPAIR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141408October 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE JEEP HAS BEEN LOCKING ON ITS OWN WHEN IN PARK, WHILE STILL RUNNING OR TURNED OFF WITH THE KEYS STILL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PARK, TURN OFF THE CAR, GET OUT OF THE DRIVER SEAT, CLOSE THE DRIVER DOOR, IT LOCKED BEFORE I COULD OPEN THE REAR DOOR TO GET MY TWO KIDS OUT!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140531October 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ETANT ABSENT PENDANT PLUSIEURS MOIS ET LAISSANT AINSI MON VHICULE IMMOBILIS, J'AI SOUVENT DES PROBLMES DE BATTERIE MON RETOUR, POUR REMDIER CELA J'AI ACHET DBUT JUILLET 1 APPAREIL DE MAINTENANCE DE BATTERIE SPCIALEMENT PRVU POUR CE GENRE DE SITUATION;JE SUIS PARTI DE CHEZ MOI LE DIMANCHE 8 JUILLET ET J'AI POS L'APPAREIL EN FIN DE MATINE SUR LA VOITURE STATIONNE DANS LE GARAGE. MON BEAU-FRRE A VERIFI PLUSIEURS FOIS L'TAT DE L'APPAREIL GENIUS SUR LA JEEP, JUSQU'AU MERCREDI 11 JUILLET DANS L'APRS-MIDI, AUCUN SIGNE DE D'ANOMALIE CONSTAT LORS DE CES VISITES. IL N'EST PAS RETOURN JUSQU'AU 17 JUILLET DANS L'APRS-MIDI, MOMENT O IL A DCOUVERT LA VOITURE COMPLTEMENT BRULE SUR LA PARTIE AVANT MOTEUR, CAPOT JUSQU'AU PARE-BRISE, MAIS TOUT TAIT DJ FROID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140282October 15, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BELOW IS THE READ OUT FOR A RECALL THAT IS ON A FEW OTHER GRAND CHEROKEE'S. MY VEHICLE STALLED THE OTHER DAY WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM: THE ALTERNATOR MAY SUDDENLY FAIL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE ALTERNATOR ALSO MAY SHORT CIRCUIT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139036October 8, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY REMOTE WITH REMOTE START. HAS ISSUES WITH LOCATING THE REMOTE KEY LOCK AND UNLOCK/REMOTE START. REFUSES TO START (PUSH BUTTON) BECAUSE IT CANNOT LOCATE KEY. FRESH BATTERIES AND IT WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS (WHILE SITTING IN DRIVERS SEAT) AND IT STILL CAN NOT LOCATE THE KEY IN ORDER TO START. IT HAS EVEN FLASHED THE "NO KEY" WARNING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND START AND STOP THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FEAR OF THIS VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOES EVENTUALLY LOCATE THE KEY AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11138691October 5, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES WITH REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES. *AS NHTSA CC'D WITH REGARDS TO PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKES. NO ANSWER REQUIRED. *EA *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133370October 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CABRERA AUTO (CARR #2KM 82.2 SALIDA EXPRESO HATILLO, PR 2, 006,14, PR, (787) 333-8410), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130492September 20, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURES AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V572000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING), AND 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER (STEVENS CREEK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 4100 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95129, (408) 248-1800) PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: T-36 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND A FIRE OCCURRED WITHIN MONTHS OF THE DEALER'S RECALL REPAIRS. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES NEAR THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE LOCKED ELECTRONICALLY, START UP, AND BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HUNTINGTON JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (1220 E JERICHO TURNPIKE, HUNTINGTON, NY 11743, (631) 673-0270), BUT THEY DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO ANY OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129538September 14, 2018
SEATS
THE PLASTIC RETAINING BRACKETS IN THE HEADREST'S ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE HEADREST TO FLY INTO THE BACK OF MY HEAD. THIS CAUSED SOME TEMPORARY DISORIENTATION AND I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME. LUCKILY I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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