Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2012)

1,644 consumer complaints on file.

#11071650February 7, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS FOR NO REASON WHILE IN MOTION, LEAVING THE CAR COASTING WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CAR IS BROUGHT TO A STOP, IT WILL START BACK UP AND CONTINUE DRIVING AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AFFLICTING THESE MODELS WITH NO CLEAR SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066871February 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
PURCHASED USED 2012 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND W/94637 MILES ON JANUARY 27 2018. ON JANUARY 31 AT 8:50AM AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE WAITING FOR LIGHT CHANGE THE ENGINE DIED. NO WARNING LIGHTS - THE ONLY INDICATION WAS RPM DROPPED TO ZERO. PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. CONTINUED DRIVING FOR THE REMAINDER OF 32 MILE TRIP. AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 2 2018 THE SAME THING OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE CAME TO A FULL STOP AND WHILE WAITING FOR SIGNAL LIGHT TO CHANGE THE VEHICLE ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THIS WAS THE FIRST TRIP OF THE DAY IN THE EARLY MORNING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES ON DRY PAVEMENT ON CITY STREETS. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROLEM AND THE TRIP CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED AT FOLSOM LAKE JEEP DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066467February 1, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THEN LURCH AND JERK FORWARD AS IT GOES BACK IN. THE ENTIRE CAR WILL SHUTTER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS OCCURS OFTEN, BOTH AT LOW SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS AND AT HIGHER FREEWAY SPEEDS. I WILL ALSO LOSE POWER ENTIRELY WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO ISSUE, THAT THE CAR JUST NEEDED A BIT MORE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. MOREOVER, IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL. TWO DAYS AGO, THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT WAS TERRIFYING. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOTHING. WE WERE THEN ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR AS I COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HOME AFTER THIS OCCURRED, IT AGAIN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A CITY STREET. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY, BUT GAVE ME NO POWER TO MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. JEEP IS DENYING THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, BUT I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS STATEMENTS ONLINE FROM JEEP OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING. MOREOVER, I SPOKE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS OFTEN WITH THE GRAND CHEROKEES. HE STATED THAT IF THERE IS NOT A RECALL YET, THERE SHOULD BE. PLEASE LOOK INTO TO THIS ISSUE. THIS IS GOING TO COST PEOPLE THEIR LIVES IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066180February 1, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT RECALL #17V-435 ISSUED JUNE 9, 2017 IS STILL OPEN. MY JEEP CAUGHT FIRE YESTERDAY 1/31/18. WHY IS TAKING SO LONG TO COMPLETE SUCH A SERIOUS RECALL???? NOW THE JEEP DEALER TELLS ME THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR THE TOW AND THE $1000+ REPAIR AND THEN GET REIMBURSED AT A LATER DATE.--THAT IS INSANE!!! PLEASE HELP. I CAN BE REACHED AT 480-812-5621
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11066055January 31, 2018
ENGINE, STEERING
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED OWNED CAR SINCE OCT 17 THE ENGINE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. A NEAR MISS TWICE OF HITTING A TREE. YOU LOSS POWER STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TAKING IT BACK TOMORROW 2/1/18 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND KEEP THE CAR UNTIL IT DOES IT. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE! JEEP DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! LISTEN TO THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET! SEEMS VERY COMMON PRACTICE FOR JEEP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065755January 29, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE IN THE VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC. BROUGHT IN TWICE TO THE JEEP SERVICE CENTER AND THE COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THE VEHICLE JUST TURNS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. OPENED A CASE WITH FCA JEEP NA AND BOTH THE SERVICE CENTER AND FCA HAVE TOLD ME SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AN AUTO MAKER WOULD FEEL COMFORTABLE RELEASING THIS VEHICLE TO A CUSTOMER LET ALONE HAVING IT ON THE ROAD IN GENERAL. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ATTACH TO THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE JEEP SERVICE CENTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064380January 23, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RECALL - I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH MY 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, PRIMARILY ELECTRICAL RELATED. MY CAR WAS MAKING A HIGH PITCHED SOUND, IT WASN'T VERY LOUD AT FIRST, BUT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. IT WOULDN'T START AT FIRST - THEN HAD TO TRY TO START IT A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED TO BE MALFUNCTIONING WORSE. I ASSUMED IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, SO I BOUGHT ONE AND THE GUY AT AUTOZONE INSTALLED IT. I DROVE TO MY RESTAURANT AND IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN (HIGH PITCH SOUND RETURNED, HAD TROUBLE STARTING IT). AS I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME ON THE ROAD (45 MPH) - I SAW ALL ELECTRICAL WORKINGS CUT OFF AND BACK ON (THE RED LIGHTING LIGHTS FLASHED). AS I TRIED TO PULL OVER, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. MY POWER STEERING, ANTI-LOCK BREAKS, RADIO AND EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL STOPPED WORKING. I ALMOST GOT IN A WRECK BUT IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD TO STOP AND STEER THE VEHICLE - I TURNED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND STEERED TOWARD AN INCLINE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED (ALMOST HIT A CAR, THEN ALMOST HIT AN ELDERLY COUPLE PEDESTRIANS). I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO HENDRICK CHRYSLER FAYETTEVILLE, NC. THEY SAID THE PCM WAS OUT. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY REPLACED IT - BUT MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUES (BEFORE AND AFTER THE PCM) WAS REPLACED. MY VEHICLE (WHEN THE PCM WENT OUT) COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME AND ANYONE ON THE ROAD AT THAT TIME. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING THAT NONE OF THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OF THE OTHER RECALLS - BUT I CANNOT ACCEPT THAT. I FEEL THIS VEHICLE - 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAZARD TO ALL ROAD. I HAVE ALSO HAD NUMEROUS OTHER RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062849January 15, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WAS DRIVING BACK FROM FLORIDA TO PA WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND WE LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP IN NORTH CHARLESTON, SC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062338January 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON OCTOBER 22, 2017 MY CAR STARTED TO HEAT UP AND TURN OFF ON ME. WHEN I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THEY ADVISED ME THAT MY ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AS A RESULT OF A RECALL THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT AND THEN GET REIMBURSED. WHILE THE ALTERNATOR GOT REPAIRED THE DEALER CONTACTED ME LETTING ME KNOW THAT AS A RESULT OF THE ALTERNATOR GETTING MESSED UP IT AFFECTED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. I CONTACTED THE FCA AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE AND THEY REASSURED ME THAT IF THE POWERTAIN MODULE WAS AFFECTED AS A RESULT OF THE ALTERNATOR THAT THAT WOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED. THE CUSTOMER SALES REP ALSO CONFIRMED THIS TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR OF THE DEALERSHIP. NOW THREE MONTHS LATER I GET A PHONE CALL THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REIMBURSE ME FOR POWERTRAIN MODULE BECAUSE THEY HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THE ALTERNATOR PIECE AND HAVEN'T LOOKED INTO WHAT THE ALTERNATOR COULD AFFECT. HOW DOES ONE REP CONFIRM THAT IT IS GOING TO BE COVERED AND ANOTHER REP TURN AROUND AND DENY MY CLAIM. HAD MY ALTERNATOR NEVER BLEW MY POWERTRAIN WOULD HAVE STILL WORKED PROPERLY. NOW HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING MY MONEY BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11062181January 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CHRYSLER IS NOT PROVIDING THE PARTS IN A TIMELY MANNER TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL 15V-879
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060682January 5, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED CROSSMOTOR CHRYSLER JEEP AT 502-459-9900 AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11060774January 5, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN LATE AUGUST 2017, WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURES OF THE FUEL PUMP MANIFESTED BY DIFFICULTY STARTING THE ENGINE AND ENGINE CUTOUTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (I.E., THE SAME ISSUES THAT REQUIRED THE R09/NHTSA 15V-115 SAFETY RECALL). WITHIN DAYS, THE ENGINE WOULD START AT ALL AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. ULTIMATELY, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL AND THE FUEL PUMP ITSELF WERE DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058363January 3, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JEEP RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED OF A RECALL OF THE ALTERNATOR IN AUGUST OF 2017. SINCE THEN THE DEALERS HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE RECALL STATED THAT A TOTAL POWER FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. I DRIVE HIGH SPEED FREEWAYS AND INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS FREQUENTLY AND AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY, GRANDCHILDREN, AND MYSELF. PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058409January 3, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL. IT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR MONTHS. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND GET THE CAR FIXED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAY THAT A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR IS NOT AVAILABLE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY KIDS TO DRIVE AND THE FACT THAT IT COULD DIE DURING OPERATION AND HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT CAN'T BE FIXED IS DISCONCERTING. WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MAKE JEEP HONOR THE RECALL AND MAKE THE REPAIRS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11058050January 2, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I RECEVID A RECALL IN AUGUST OF A ALTERNATOR THAT WOULD BE REPLACED.. HOW EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE YOUR SAFETY AND YOUR PASSENGERS. IT STILL , HASNT BEEN FIXED. I CALL THEM , THEY HANG UP ON ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057774December 31, 2017
ENGINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AS A ROUGH IDLE CONDITION BUT WAS ACTUALLY THE MOTOR MOUNTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057776December 31, 2017
ENGINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST LEAK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056202December 23, 2017
ENGINE
8 TIMES SINCE NEW AND 3 TIMES SINCE ITS LAST TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP, OUR JEEPS ENGINE WILL CUT OUT, 6 TIMES WERE WHEN LIFTING OFF THE THROTTLE WHEN EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND TWICE WHERE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, AND NO CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER. SINCE THIS IS COMPLETELY RANDOM THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR, ALL WITH NO HELP. WE JUST DROPPED IT OFF AGAIN AND TOLD THEM WE DO NOT WANT IT BACK UNLESS IT IS FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055366December 18, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT HOME, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILTON RUBEN SUPERSTORE (3512 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (888) 516-3797) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND CPM WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT OWNERS WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE IN 2018 WHEN FINAL REMEDY PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054953December 15, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LEATHER DASH SHOWS BUBBLES AND WAVES FROM THE LEATHER DELAMINATING. IT HAS COMPLETELY PULLED AWAY FROM THE WINDOW. CONCERNS ME THAT IT IS OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG- WILL THIS AFFECT DEPLOYMENT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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