Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2012)

1,644 consumer complaints on file.

#11054564December 13, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEITH CHRYSLER JEEP IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHILE STATIONARY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER WERE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V572000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053870December 11, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V572000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED GARDEN CITY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM SRT AT (516) 336-4712 (283 N FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550) AND EAST HILLS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM SRT AT (866) 386-2702 (2300 NORTHERN BLVD, GREENVALE, NY 11548) AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. UPON ARRIVAL, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052969December 7, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY CAR STALLS OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11053338December 7, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING WITHOUT WARNING. A BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED COMPLETELY AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND DRAINED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER AND A LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051816December 1, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TWICE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. VICTORVILLE MOTORS (14617 CIVIC DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 (760) 733-8484) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051202November 29, 2017
ENGINE
STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER FOR THE FOLLOWING RECALL. AM I DRIVING A TIME BOMB? MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERT36 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-435 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY THE ALTERNATOR MAY EXPERIENCE DIODE THERMAL FATIGUE FAILURE DUE TO CYCLICAL LOADS INDUCED BY ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING. SAFETY RISK FAILED DIODES MAY ALSO DEVELOP A RESISTIVE SHORT CIRCUIT THAT CAN RESULT IN HEAT, SMOKE AND/OR FIRE ORIGINATING WITHIN THE ALTERNATOR. REMEDY THE ALTERNATOR PART NUMBER MUST BE INSPECTED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES. VEHICLES FOUND WITH THE SUSPECT ALTERNATOR WILL HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A NEW ALTERNATOR CONTAINING IMPROVED DIODES ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048629November 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ROCKWALL CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF ROCKWALL TEXAS (970 EAST INTERSTATE 30, 75087) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. IN ADDITION, GREENVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF GREENVILLE, TEXAS (5401 INTERSTATE 30 FRONTAGE ROAD, 75402) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048692November 27, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OCCASIONALLY WHEN TRYING TO START, THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. ON 2ND OR 3RD ATTEMPT IT STARTS. CONCERNED THAT THIS IS RELATED TO FUEL PUMP RELAY FOR WHICH SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048227November 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BAD INTEGRATED POWER MODULE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048010November 22, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK. THE LOCAL DEALER (LANSDALE CHRYSLER, 722 BETHLEHEM PIKE, MONTGOMERYVILLE, PA 18936) STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047400November 20, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V572000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE INTERIM NOTICE INDICATED THAT THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALER FOR OVER FIVE MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE INTERIM RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT CAME BACK TO THE VEHICLE, A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSING SMOKE TO EMIT INTO THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OUT OF THE GARAGE, PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT AN INSPECTOR WOULD BE SENT TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046542November 16, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V572000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PRIORITY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SALISBURY, 158 ELM ST, SALISBURY, MA 01952) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046533November 16, 2017
SEAT BELTS
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE ONCE BUCKLED AND DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN UNBUCKLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046611November 16, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (TEAM DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP OF HUNTSVILLE, 130 I-45, HUNTSVILLE, TX 77340) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 877-426-5337 AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046267November 15, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SATURDAY WHILE IT WAS RAINING WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR VEHICLE SHUT OFF, THE BREAKS LOCKED UP. WE WERE UNABLE TO PUT OUR HAZARDS ON AND BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE SHOULDER, DURING THIS OTHER CARS WERE HONKING AT US. WE FOUND OUT THAT OUR VEHICLE HAS A RECALL T36, WHILE THIS ISNT THE ONLY ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME TILL LATE FEBRUARY OF 2018. THE ONLY REPAIR THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN DO IS PUT ANOTHER FAULTY ALTERNATOR OUR JEEP. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN. IN 2015, THIS SAME EXACT THING HAPPEN EXCEPT WE WERE ON A SIDE STREET. AT THAT TIME THE RECALL WAS NOT KNOWN. SO IF REPLACED THIS WOULD BE THE 3RD ALTERNATOR PUT IN OUR JEEP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT, AND FEEL THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD REPLACE OUR VEHICLE IF THE PART IS NOT YET CREATED. THEY WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING IN A FAULTY ALTERNATOR, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN ANOTHER ISSUE. WHILE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR, I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY, LUCKILY THE CAR AROUND ME WERE AWARE OF THE SURROUNDS BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE CAUSE A CRASH EASILY SINCE THE HAZARDS DIDN'T WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11044815November 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I OWN A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VIN: [XXX] FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE, THE JEEP HAS HAD ISSUES STARTING AND HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO CURRENTLY DRIVE AND I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP (PERFORMANCE JEEP: DELAWARE, OHIO HTTPS://WWW.MOPAR.COM/EN-US/MY-VEHICLE/RECALLS/SEARCH.HTML WHEN CLICKING ON THIS LINK AND ENTERING THE VIN BELOW IT SHOWS THE RECALLS COMPLETED FOR OUR JEEP. THE 2ND .PDF ATTACHMENT (ATTACHED) SHOWS THE TIPM RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON 2/24/15. OUR CAR IS CONTINUING TO STALL. ?THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ON YOUR VEHICLE CONTAINS AN INTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY THAT COULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. AN INTERMITTENT OR FAILED FUEL PUMP RELAY COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT YOUR DEALER WILL DO... FCA WILL REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. YOUR DEALER WILL INSTALL AN EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY.? CARFAX ATTACHED. FIRST, A CHRYSLER DEALER TRIED REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THEN HAD TO REPLACE IT IN 2013. PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY 2015 RECALL. (I ASSUME WHAT THEY IDENTIFY AS THE ENGINE/POWERTRAIN COMPUTER/MODULE IS THE TIPM MODULE ?I.E., THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE.) ISSUE 1 IN AUGUST 2015, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY (I.E., THE RECALL WORK). 2ND ISSUE THEN, IN APRIL 2016, THEY TRIED TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER MODULE AGAIN, AND AGAIN FAILED AND HAD TO REPLACE IT. THIRD ISSUE WE ARE NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE: FOURTH ISSUE, STILL NOT FIXED AFTER TAKING IT TO PERFORMANCE JEEP ON 3 OCCASIONS. THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WITH A SETTLEMENT. AS I UNDERSTAND THOSE TERMS, THEY INCLUDE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON FUEL PUMP REPAIRS FOR UP TO 7 YEARS/70,000 MILES. WE ARE WELL UNDER THE 7 YEARS/70,000 MILES. 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
#11043465November 5, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN SLOWLY BEING DRIVEN IN REVERSE IN DRIVEWAY. SHOT BACKWARDS AND EVENTUALLY HIT TREE AND STOPPED. THIS WAS NOT USER ERROR. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT STUCK. ALL THIS WAS CHECKED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11041989November 1, 2017
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. ALSO, A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SMOKE WERE PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (BROWN JEEP IN PATCHOGUE, NY) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11041340October 30, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE PAINT ALONG THE TOP OF THE CAR WINDSHIELD IS BUBBLING UP, RUSTING, PEELING ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD LINE. IT CONTINUES PROGRESSIVELY TO GET WORSE ALL ALONG THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD. WE HAD A FEW CAR REPAIR CENTERS LOOK AT THE CAR- THEY HAD TO HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT BECAUSE THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THEY SAID THE PAINT WAS EXTREMELY THICK ON THE ROOF AND ALONG THE WINDSHIELD LINE. IT SHOULD NEVER BE THAT THICK. THEY SAID THIS SHOULD BE FIXED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL AS IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND IS PROBABLY AFFECTING OTHER CARS PAINTED AT THE SAME TIMEFRAME AS MINE. THE PAINT ISSUE CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. THE CAR REPAIR ESTIMATORS SAID THE ROOF AND SURROUNDING WINDSHIELD PAINT NEED TO BE REPLACED OR THIS WILL CONTINUE TO CORRODE. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040449October 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON MY DASH I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND TAKATA RECALLS MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THIS LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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