Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2018)

855 consumer complaints on file.

#11426600July 27, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The computer screen has delaminated causing computer system failure
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11425604July 20, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The main uconnect "radio" screen is delaminating. The screen itself and the clear digitizer has a bubble in-between and is separating. The issue is that while using navigation or the climate controls the screen defect selects random things or back out of the desired screen completely. The screen defect will also repetitively select buttons which causes the screen to change or flash unexpectedly and is a major distraction while driving. Many vehicles are having the same issue. For example https://www.jeepgarage.org/threads/display-screen-starting-to-delaminate.224391/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11425587July 19, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The unconnect system starts to bounce from navigation to radio and then bounces between radio and navigation and doesn’t allow user to change anything on the screen.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11424530July 12, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I bought a new 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee a few years ago, but have had the same error message pop up a few times now that has me concerned. I keep receiving "Service Shifter" message. Check engine light stays on for a while (2-3 days) then eventually goes off. Took it in for service, which they kept for a little bit and allegedly fixed. A few months later, same message popped up again, but this time the engine wouldn't down shift, tachometer kept going higher and higher - had to pull of highway and restart vehicle for it to run correctly. Took it to dealership again, they kept the vehicle for a week, dealership had to get approval to fix under warranty (had to work on transmission). On July 5th, I was driving on highway, service shifter error popped up again, but was still driveable, or so I thought...About a minute later, a message popped up telling me to drive directly to dealership for service, if I turned the vehicle off, it wouldn't start again. I drove a little further to the next exit, turned blinker on and all the lights on the dash were flashing, blinker worked, but much slower. I drove to gas station and it started back up, but check engine light remained on for a couple of days. My brother traded his Jeep in for electrical issues, looks like I'll be doing the same, unfortunately. 38K miles and keeps acting up.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11423353July 3, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Infotainment system freezes and shuts off on its own when driving. System does its own reboot and can become non functional
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11423354July 3, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The backup camera and radio system work when they feel like it. The backup camera is definitely a safety issue. The radio and navigation is may not be as important safety issues but for some people who do not have unlimited minutes they need the navigation to work all the time. I am more concerned about the system completely shorting out while driving causing an accident.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11423166July 1, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Vehicle unexpectedly accelerated on its own while I was braking. Had I not been breaking, I would’ve gotten in a car accident. Even letting off the brake slightly caused the vehicle to jerk forward quickly and aggressively until I slammed on the brake again. This is the 2nd time this has happened now.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11421914June 22, 2021
AIR BAGS
In accident 2/23/21, vehicle was T- boned in intersection which sent me into cement overpass. No airbags dash or side deployed. Vehicle was total loss.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11421247June 17, 2021
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that several warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle will disable a message was displayed and the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and was diagnosed that the battery and fuse block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11419317June 2, 2021
POWER TRAIN
The contact's mother-in-law owns a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle vibrated abnormally. While stationary, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer five times to be diagnosed however, the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired and was scheduled to be diagnosed again. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11418971May 29, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
On our way to the grocery store, I turned onto the highway and began accelerating. Suddenly the engine shuts off and random messages pop up on the display. The "D" on the shift indicator was blinking telling me to put the vehicle into park to restart. Steering and braking were impaired as i tried to get the vehicle to the emergency lane. Numerous vehicles at highway speeds had to make rapid maneuvers to avoid hitting us. After coming to a stop and putting the vehicle in park, I restarted the vehicle. The engine light was now on and there were numerous messages coming up on the display. There were also random electrical occurrences as well, rear wiper running with switch in off position. This was a very dangerous situation. Had the individual behind us not had room to maneuver into the adjacent lane he would have impacted us for sure. This seems to be a known issue that needs to be addressed. As this incident just happened i have not a chance to contact a dealer yet. There was no warning prior to the incident. We have had no issues with this vehicle to this point save one, and I do not know if they are related or not. But randomly for a few months prior to this incident, the vehicles radio/control console would freeze up becoming totally unresponsive. It will eventually reboot itself and begin working again. Sometimes after one restart and other times it takes several restarts after varying lengths of time being frozen. The frequency of these occurrences seem to be increasing also. If this was just your radio controls it would be annoying enough, this is your control center for everything. Have not addressed this with the dealer yet as well. I will be contacting my nearest dealership this week.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11418667May 26, 2021
AIR BAGS
On May 24,2021 while in vehicle the headrest deployed for no reason at all striking me in the back of the head, had i been actively moving this i feel could have been dangerous. fortunately i was at a stop. I have since then contacted my local dealership and will be taking vehicle in for repair. My concern now is could this happen again? I had no clue this was affecting other vehicles as well until it happened to me, i went online to research headrest deployment and found this is a huge problem! I'm not comfortable with fact that when my wife is driving this vehicle that the possibility of headrest deployment exist!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11418368May 24, 2021
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
Just purchased 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee from bulk dealer. The engine consistently stalls while in drive (at red lights, stop signs, intersections) causing safety issues and near MVAs. During stall, the AC continues to blow but air is not cold. The VIN# shows no unrepaired recalls, but the vehicle is behaving exactly as described in recall U87. It still has some time on warranty but I'm not sure how to proceed here. This is certainly unsafe.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11417480May 17, 2021
ENGINE
On 5/14/21 Stop/Start switch - Engine stalling while driving while on turnpike 65 mph. Situation could have turned to an accident easily. Afterwards engine started with warning light to service S/S-switch. No previous issues with the car (26,000 miles). After stop at the rest area, engine started normally and no warning light. Currently waiting for a service appointment to dealership
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11415487May 7, 2021
POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO EARNHARDT JEEP IN GILBERT ARIZONA FOR THE W79 EGR COOLER RECALL AND ONLY THE EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED AND NOT THE EGR COOLER. THE RECALL STATED THAT THE EGR COOLER COULD CRACK FROM THERMAL FATIGUE AND A NEW EGR COOLER WITH THICKER WALLS WOULD BE INSTALLED. THIS ISSUE IF THE EGR COOLER CRACKS CAN CAUSE COOLENT TO GO INTO THE AIR ENGINE INTAKE AND CAUSE A FIRE. THE VALVE DOES NOT HAVE COOLENT GOING THROUGH IT SO I DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS CAN BE A COMPLETE FIX. THE VEHICLE HAD THE VALVE REPLACED 4-7-2021 AND I RETURNED THE VEHICLE 5-5-2021 WITHE THE MILL LIGHT ON WITH THE SAME CODE. CAR STILL IN THE SHOP. FCA SAYS THE CURRENT REMEDY IS VALVE REPLACEMENT AND NOT THE EGR COOLER. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LOGICAL AND I NEED NHTSA HELP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE SO MY WIFES VEHICLE IS NOT A FUTURE FIRE HAZZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11414283April 28, 2021
SUSPENSION
I WAS THE FIRST OWNER TO MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PURCHASED IN 2018. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I STARTED GETTING A WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR WOULD THEN GET STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE OR OTHER MODE AND WOULD NOT RISE OR LOWER STATING I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN (I WAS ALREADY DRIVING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT) WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROPER HEIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN THE USA AND WHEN I MOVED TO GERMANY WITH THE ARMY. NOW I AM BACK IN THE USA AND MY CAR IS ONCE AGAIN AT THE DEALERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. IS IT POSSIBLE TO LOOK INTO A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 2018
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11413302April 21, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UCONNECT HAS BRICKED MY RADIO, REAR CAMERA, HEATING/COOLING SYSTEM, NAVIGATION, AND ALMOST ALL OF THE CONTROLS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412998April 20, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY ENTIRE RADIO SCREEN FREEZES, CAN'T CONTROL TEMPERATURE OR RADIO. THIS HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WHILE I AM DRIVING SOMETIMES EVERY 2 MINUTES. IT IS VERY DISTRACTING AND I AM AFRAID IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A ELECTRICAL FIRE. THIS CAN HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CAR STOPS AND THE BACKUP CAMERA FREEZES OR IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION DRIVING. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP YET BECAUSE 2 OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE ARE GETTING RECALLS REPAIRED. THIS SCREEN CONTROLS EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED IF IT HAS ISSUES. I PLAN TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11412836April 19, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER RECENT UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR THE VEHICLE, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS AND HAS ME DRIVING IN FIELDS IN AN AREA THAT IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO WHERE I AM AND IT STAYS IN THAT VICINITY. THIS OCCURRED AFTER THE UPDATE. OCCURRENCE WAS APPROX. 02/20/2021 AFTER THE LAST UPDATE. I'VE HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK THE ISSUE, AND THEY ADVISED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND I WOULD NEED TO BUY A NEW RADIO. THEY HAD A BIG STACK OF RADIO ORDERS SITTING THERE - ALL DUE TO THE SAME ISSUE. THE RADIOS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. YOUR UPDATE CAUSED THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO BREAK DOWN. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE NEW RADIO. PLEASE CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11407192April 9, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE RADIO STATION BEGINS CHANGING SPORADICALLY AND THE TELEPHONE STARTS CALLING MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN A ROW CAUSING HER TO HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT EVERYTHING OFF, INCLUDE THE JEEP TO GET IT TO STOP. DAYTONA DODGE SERVICE PERSON TOLD HER THE STEREO WAS "DELAMINATED" AND TOLD MY DAUGHTER THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. NO HELP FOR DAYTONA DODGE AND CAN'T GET ANYONE FROM CHRYSLER TO RETURN NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS FROM MY DAUGHTER, WIFE AND I. THE SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE HERE IS THAT THIS SPORADIC ACTION OF THE RADIO HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING MULTIPLE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. MY CASE NUMBER WITH CHRYSLER IS [XXX] AND THE PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX]. THE NUMBER TO DAYTONA DODGE IS 386-274-0571 AND THE PERSON OF CONTACT THERE IS [XXX]. ON TOP OF THIS THEY TELL ME THAT I MUST PAY A $155 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO TELL ME THE RADIO IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE RADIO, INSTALLATION AND ASSOCIATED SHOP COSTS. THE FOCUS HERE IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. AS A RETIRED DEPUTY SHERIFF, I HAVE SEEN ENOUGH INJURIES AND FATALITIES AND THIS RADIO ISSUE COULD BE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO MORE NEEDLESS ACCIDENTS. I UNDERSTAND THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE OF MILEAGE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE A RADIO HAS AN ODOMETER AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A RADIO OF ANY SORT DO WHAT MY DAUGHTER AS TOLD ME THIS ONE DOES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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