Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2011)

1,642 consumer complaints on file.

#11005914July 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC PERFORMED AN INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND CAUSED THE BATTERY TO DRAIN, AND THE PLASTIC BURNING ODOR WAS ALSO CAUSED BY THE FAILED ALTERNATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004993July 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 50-65 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD CLUNK WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP, ABOUT THE TIME THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR, ABOUT 4 SECONDS AFTER TAKE OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003211July 5, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BEING PARKET, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON IT STARTS BUT AFTER 1.5 SECONDS IT GOES OUT. SOMETIMES IT DOES THIS 2, 3 AND UP TO 4 TIMES ON OCCASIONS, BEFORE STAYING ON AND BEING ABLE TO IT WALKING ...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000101June 19, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
TIMP RECALL, WAS REPAIRED JAN 2015. TODAY VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC, COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND LOST POWER STEERING, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER, BUT SINCE IT WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY, NOT SURE WHAT THEY WILL DO FOR ME. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS STILL A PROBLEM THE RECALL DID NOT REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995541June 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER (DEKALB TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE LOCATED AT 2089 NORTHLAKE PKWY, TUCKER, GA 30084; (770) 938-3680) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE, COSTS FOR RELATED DAMAGES, BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. UPDATED 10/02/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995252June 14, 2017
SEATS
THE SEATS FEEL LIKE THEY ARE NOT BULGES DOWN PROPERLY AND MOVE DURING TURNS AND YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THEM JERK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993519June 6, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A FAULTY PART THAT CONTINUOUSLY KNOCKED INTO THE ENGINE. THE FAULTY UNKNOWN PART CREATED INDENTATIONS IN THE ENGINE WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS AT AN UNKNOWN DODGE, CHRYSLER, JEEP DEALER OF WARREN, MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991161May 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSFER CASE MAIN SHAFT FAILED, CAUSING A TOTAL LOCK UP OF THE VEHICLE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER AND TOOK 3 WEEKS TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991191May 23, 2017
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TRANSMISSION/AC COOLANT CONDENSER IS LEAKING. BIG PROBLEM FOR YOUR TRANSMISSION AND AC UNIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991186May 23, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BEGINNING IN AUGUST OF 2016, THE CAR WILL STALL SPORADICALLY UPON RAPID DECELERATION. LAST TIME IN MARCH THE CAR STALLED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. DEALER CANNOT RECREATE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNS THE CAR 'OPERATING AS DESIGNED.' CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 10-12 TIMES AND MORE RECENTLY WITH GREATER FREQUENCY. RAPID DECLARATION USUALLY OCCURS TO AVOID A PROBLEM, THIS IS THE WORST TIME FOR THE CAR TO STALL OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990991May 22, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN I COME TO A STOP/SLOW DOWN THE ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS - TYPICALLY THIS IS WHEN I'M DRIVING ON CITY STREETS WHEN I'M STOPPING. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT, GOING UP HILL AND DOWN HILL, AND MORE OFTEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS COOL. THE FUEL LEVEL CAN BE FULL OR LOW AND IT STILL HAPPENS. FRIDAY MAY 19, 2017 IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IN A 20 MILE TRIP ON ROADS WITH SPEED LIMITS RANGING FROM 30MPH TO 55MPH, ONCE AT A STOP LIGHT, ONCE AT A ROUND ABOUT, ONCE AT A STOP SIGN, AND ONCE AT A LEFT HAND TURN. P54 RECALL WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986326May 18, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVERS SIDE HOT AIR BLOWING PASSENGER SIDE COLD AIR A/C ON BUT ONLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HOT AIR COMES OUT OF VENT IN DRIVERS SIDE TEMPATURE AND CLIMATE CONTROL WON'T ADJUST TO DESIRED TEMPATURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986027May 16, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO FOURTH GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED AFTER AN INCLINED HILL WITH CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED A CASE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED HOWEVER IT WAS NOT GUARANTEED DUE TO THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984359May 8, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES DID NOT HOLD AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHICH WAS REMEDIED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INSTRUCTED THE DEALER NOT TO DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE MANUFACTURER'S ADJUSTOR INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10983618May 5, 2017
ENGINE, STEERING
ON MAY 4, 2017, APPROXIMATELY AROUND 7:00PM, I TURNED RIGHT ONTO A FREEWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BARELY WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I AM LUCK THAT I DID NOT HAVE A CAR BEHIND ME OR I WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HOW SCARY!! CHRYSLER HAS CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE FIXED THIS!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979977April 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
THE LEATHER DASH COVER IS COMING LOOSE FROM THE UNDERLYING PLASTIC. EFFECTIVE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD BE AFFECTED. THIS IS A PROBLEM CHRYSLER HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS BUT WILL NOT ADDRESS. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUBCONTRACTOR NOT COMPLETING THE VACUUM PROCESS WHEN APPLYING THE LEATHER COVER TO THE DASH. THIS HAS OCCURRED SLOWLY OVER TIME UNTIL IT HAS NOW BECOME A HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979888April 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COOLER AC CONDENSER COMBINATION UNIT LEAKING AT WELDS. A LOT OF THESE OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THESE FAULTY COOLERS AROUND THE INTERNET - FORUMS, YOU TUBE, ETC. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR NEEDED DUE TO HAVING TO EMPTY AND RECHARGE THE FREON SYSTEM, AS WELL AS REFILL TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAN ONLY BE DONE BY A PROFESSIONAL AT A PROPERLY EQUIPPED SERVICE SHOP. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS NO OWNER DIP STICK FOR LEVEL CHECK. NOTICED FLUID LEAK ON FLOOR/GROUND THAT COULD CAUSE A SLIP OR FALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979933April 22, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING THE BRAKES AND POWER STEERING TO BE DISABLED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, 11/12/16, I WAS TAKING AN EXIT OFF OF THE FREEWAY. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE APPROACHING RED LIGHT, THE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND WOULD BOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. THANKFULLY, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN SO I LET THE VEHICLE COAST. AS I WENT TO TURN RIGHT, I REALIZED THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING EITHER. AFTER CROSSING OVER 2 LANES I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD STALLED. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, PAID $700 FOR SOMETHING, THEN DROVE IT BACK SINCE THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. FIVE MONTHS LATER, 4/20/17, SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. IT WAS 8:30AM AND I WAS BRINGING MY 18MO OLD TO DAYCARE WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AHEAD AND REALIZE IT WAS STIFF AND NOT WORKING AGAIN. FORTUNATELY, AGAIN, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ACCELERATED. I FOUGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION AFTER THE LETTING VEHICLE COAST TO A SLOWER SPEED. AFTER BOTH INCIDENCES, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. IT HESITATED A FEW TIMES THEN CRANKED AND FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTERWARDS. FURTHERMORE, DURING BOTH INCIDENCES I WAS VERY SLIGHTLY TURNING TO THE RIGHT; THE FIRST TIME TO EXIT THE HWY AND THE SECOND TIME I WAS VEERING INTO THE RIGHT LANE. DURING THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS TRAVELLING ON THE FREEWAY AROUND 65MPH. DURING THE SECOND, I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978504April 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL . I HAVE A AIRBAG LIGHT THAT IS ON. IT JUST APPEARED WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND STAYS ON. I BEEPED THE HORN THE OTHER DAY AND THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE AIRBAG LIGHT JUST APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. NOW I AM SCARED THAT THE AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970840April 6, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE LOST. NO SERVICE LIGHTS OR LOSS OF POWER TO OTHER ITEMS (EX: RADIO) AND NO ERROR MESSAGES CAN BE FOUND BY JEEP DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES MOST RECENTLY 4-4-17.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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