Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints

29,433 consumer complaints on file.

#11588767May 14, 2024
PARKING BRAKE, POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, upon shifting the vehicle into park, the vehicle failed to engage the parking brake and continued to roll forward. After 15 minutes, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. Later, the contact stated that upon shifting the vehicle into park, the parking brake engaged; however, the vehicle failed to recognize that the shifter was in park, and a message "Please shift to Park," was displayed. The contact then became aware that the vehicle was unable to be turned off. On another occasion, the contact stated that upon shifting the vehicle into drive, the vehicle failed to respond properly, with the instrument panel indicating that the vehicle was in neutral. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 8,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11588402May 13, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
fuel pump issues
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11588358May 12, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
[XXX] just south of Grapevine, CA, is a 4-lane freeway, speed limit 70 mph. It is quite steep, perhaps 4 or 5 %. It is very heavily traveled, and is used by a large number of 18-wheelers. It has a slow lane on the far right, for trucks and cars pulling trailers. I was in the #1 lane, traveling at 70 mph. About 5 miles south of Grapevine, CA, the car completely lost control of the steering. I came within inches of impacting the guard rail, and hitting a large tractor-trailer. By braking gently, and making greatly exaggerated steering inputs, I was able to maneuver to the slow lane, and, driving at less than 15 mph, was able to get to a truck stop parking lot, where the car was towed to a Jeep dealer. This is the third catastrophic safety failure this car has suffered. The first was explosion of the front transfer case, scattering transmission parts all over the road, the second was the failure of the left front axle boot. which spread grease onto the brake disc. Fortunately, both of these problems occurred at very low speed, so accidents were avoided. This last failure almost killed me, my wife, and my little dog. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11588168May 10, 2024
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11588170May 10, 2024
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587975May 10, 2024
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SEAT BELTS
Brakes failed when attempting to slow down, ABS kicked in on dry blacktop with no lights on dash before locking up and throwing the vehicle off of the road. Caused me to wreck into a tree head on at 50 mph. Seatbelt did not lock up and airbags did not deploy. Vehicle was totaled with heavy front end damage including a bent and snapped frame. Prior to incident had issues with low beam headlights not working/going out prematurely. Was told by Herrenstein Jeep in Chillicothe this was not an electrical issue. Low beam headlights failed again 2 weeks prior to incident.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11588010May 10, 2024
SEATS
When I went out to my car the morning of [XXX], 2024, I noticed that the passenger headrest was disconnected from the back and had been deployed without reason overnight. There was no accident or contact with the car it just did it on it's own. Luckily no one was in the car so there was no injury caused. I was advised by the local Jerry Ulm Jeep dealership in Tampa that their was an extended warranty for this issue that expired in 2021. I did not receive any correspondence so this was the first time hearing of this issue. From looking online it looks like it is a very widespread safety issue. I contacted Jeep directly to request approval for reimbursement before getting the car repaired but was denied. As mentioned, this problem occurred out of nowhere and is clearly due to faulty manufacturing and could have caused serious injury if someone was in the passengers seat. I would like for Jeep to be held accountable for this and to be reimbursed for the associated cost to get this fixed. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587815May 9, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
May [XXX] 2023 - Car would stop, shift in neutral going at any speed. had to pull over stop car, restart and slow start again while jeep would shift, jump and clutch. May [XXX] - Jeep was in shop to put a "bandaid" over issue. May [XXX] 2024 - Car transmission doing same issue along with a leak. Car would shift in neutral on hiway, transmission sounds like it's dropping. -----[XXX] This recap is exactly what is happening to my jeep but for some reason my VIN is not protected under this same issue but I do have the same engine. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587910May 9, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I bought at an auction thinking it was a decent condition
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587943May 9, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Car stalled X 2 with a hard right hand turn.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587966May 9, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
In 2018 the brake booster was tested (vacuum test), and was deemed fine, even though the part itself was placed incorrectly per the recall and could fail at any point. It was not replaced, and marked the recall as closed. Last week the part, brake booster, failed while driving. Jeep is not willing replace due to recall being closed in 2018 and overall recall closed in March 2022.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587654May 8, 2024
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode and started to lose motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle briefly, but the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed as a failure with the fuel pump which needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V406000 (Fuel System, Diesel) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587656May 8, 2024
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The computer system keeps intermittently saying the turn signal bulbs are out turning off the front signal when you want to use it. The bulbs are a bunch of LED’s in the headlight and it shouldn’t turn off all of them even if one is out (they are all working properly regardless). It seems to be a fault within the computer system either inside the headlight assembly or in the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587658May 8, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY
Upon having the baseplate to tow this vehicle behind our motorhome, it was discovered the bolts to attach the bumper plate to the rightaide frame of the vehicle were missing. The dealer furnished the required bolts for proper installation. In my opinion the crash safety of the vehicle was compromised by not having adequate connections.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587684May 8, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Vehicle emits vibrations and shutter/loud noises from transmission at different speeds traveling on roadway. Dealer has deemed unrepairable and calls it harmonically imbalanced. Vehicle presents hard shifts to gear and downshifts.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587592May 8, 2024
POWER TRAIN
approx one time per month the transmission will not upshfft from 1st gear when accelerating from a stop. Engine RPM is very high and resulting vehicle speed low. Only remedy I have found is to pullover, stop and turn engine off, then restart.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587591May 8, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The radio, which included hands free calling, has been having issues of locking up, connecting calls but the caller not being able to hear the person in the vehicle. In order to correct the issue it requires the driver to reset the radio. This involved multiple choices on the interface to get to the radio reset option. This causes a major safety concern if done while driving. I have taken the vehicle to the service department at the dealer 4 times and been provided a Star Online Publication (S238A000026 Rev. A) dated October 2023 which states "Intermittent radio concerns will be corrected in the 4th Quarter radio software enhancement, updates over the air." I is now the 2nd quarter of 2024 and the issues have not been corrected and this Star Online Publication has not been updated.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587573May 8, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Forward Collision Warning not working not braking. When turning left or right I hear a loud scratching noise.l have had my 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee at the dealership twice they can't find anything wrong, going back to the dealer tomorrow and try again........
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587381May 7, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The infotainment center is defective and "ghost touches" all over the screen. This is a hazard when driving as the volume will be turned all the way up or the screen changes off of navigation mode to something else. Additionally, random phone calls will be made or if I'm on the phone, the call will be ended from the random touches. This ultimately results in distracted driving. The UConnect and CarPlay features are designed to minimize distracted driving, however this is simply counterproductive with the screen deficiencies.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11587478May 7, 2024
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2017 Jeep grand Cherokee, 103k miles. I purchased my car new for around $45,000. All maintenance was done on time. Oil cooler assembly went out, then head gaskets, now I need a new engine. At 103k miles !Jeep has done nothing other than tell me sorry that will be $15,000 to repair. My engine is doing that loud clicking sound everyone is talking about. I’ve spoken with countless people this has happened to, some as early as 49k miles. There are videos online of mechanics bragging about how much money these engines are making them in repairs. Yet Stellantis still refuses to take responsibility for their 3.6L Pentastar V6 engine issues. Even though there is a current class action against them for it. There are full YouTube videos from mechanics explaining exactly why the 3.6L Pentastar V6 engine fails and still Stellantis chooses to take more money from consumers to fix/replace their faulty engine. Now onto functionality of my vehicle, the start/stop engine problems I see people complaining about on here are real. The first thing I did when I got into my car was turn OFF my start/stop system. 20% of the time my system worked properly when left on. The rest of the time it was dangerous. The car would shut off when hitting the breaks and stall. I would be stuck on the freeway having to restart my car. I’m lucky it never caused an accident but it is terrifying being in the middle of the street and your car just shutting off and engaging the parking break and stuck in neutral. It’s happened more times than I can count, stop lights were where my car shut off most commonly. Usually would result in cars honking and people screaming to get out of the way while I scramble to get my car to turn back on. Over all, I’m so disappointed in this company and how it chooses to treat its consumers.. I was forever a Jeep owner until this week.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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