Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints (2012)

1,644 consumer complaints on file.

#11461549April 20, 2022
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Since owning this vehicle (2013), it periodically stalls while driving. There is no warning and most times I am on a highway or getting off an exit. When this happens, I have no power steering ability. I have been lucky so far and I have not caused a serious accident when these episodes have occurred. My wife refused to ride or to drive the Jeep because of this problem. I see online that other Jeep owners have experienced the same problem. I have taken it to a Jeep dealer for service since 2013 and they are never able to diagnose the root cause of this problem. This problem seems to be happening more often - I fear for my life and those around me due to this sporadic problem. Please hold Jeep responsible for getting to the root of this issue with these vehicles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11455590March 7, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V813000 (Electrical System). The contact took the vehicle to local dealer and had the recall repair completed. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that after the repair, the vehicle would intermittently fail to start. The contact stated that the Electronic Throttle Control (ETC) warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to start the vehicle on the second attempt. The contact took the vehicle back to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated he continued to experience the failure. The contact took the vehicle back to local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the fuel pump to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11452179February 16, 2022
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
car shuts off while driving 2times in 3 weeks
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11451857February 14, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving on or off a ramp, the power steering and brakes failed to respond. The vehicle then stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure had occurred approximately 4 times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who completed a fuel pump relay recall however the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle to another dealer who was unable to find the cause of the failure thereafter was not found. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case regarding the matter. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11451165February 9, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V813000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. 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
#11451273February 9, 2022
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Vehicle has inexplicably, and randomly stalled, and lost power steering and power brakes while operating. This has happened on multiple occasions, during random times of the day/season, while in movement, and while stopped at a traffic light/stop sign. There is no rhyme or reason to how or when this happens, and frustratingly cannot not be reproduced by a mechanic or dealership. When it happens, all other systems that were operating continue to operate (eg. radio stays playing, climate control (AC or heat), and the instrument panel doesn't indicate that anything is abnormal. Safety is a huge concern, as its difficult to control and/or slow the vehicle down, and we have barely avoided collisions. It has been taken to a dealer on multiple occasions, but to no avail, as the condition could not be reproduced. Other than the dealership's service department, the vehicle or component has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others. There were NO warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure. We took ownership from the vehicles first and only other owner (my father in law) upon his passing back in April 2018. The condition happened within months of taking ownership, and has happened at least 8-10 times since then. The vehicle is available for inspection upon request. We would like to sell the vehicle (for this, AND other reasons), but do not feel comfortable selling an unsafe vehicle to anyone. We have incurred rental car costs while the car is in the shop for diagnosis. Upon a quick search online, there was quite a bit of evidence of this condition happening with others.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11450760February 7, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V813000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall was unavailable. The contact called the local dealer and it was confirmed that parts were not yet available. The dealer stated that there was a waiting list and that they were only receiving two parts to perform the recall repair per week. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11449622January 31, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
There is an existing recall on my vehicle. My vehicle was (still is) randomly stalling while driving, sometimes at high speeds. I brought my vehicle in to a local dealership to get it fixed. About 2 weeks later, it vehicle completely shut down while I was driving it. I really just want to get away from this vehicle all together, as it is an obvious risk to be dirving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11448164January 20, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I have been trying to get this vehicle recall taken care of at my local dealership since it was issued. They have never been able to complete it. I have also taken it in because of stalling when running. Luckily it only stalls occasionally, maybe once every 6 months or so. I am also lucky that it has always been in town and not on the highway. The dealer was unable to reproduce the problem. The Jeep just shuts off with the dash lights still on. Once you get to the side of the road then it will restart when you put it in park and not happen again for quite some time. The fuel level does not seem to affect this condition. It has happened probably 6 time since I purchased the vehicle in 2014.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11447656January 16, 2022
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I have an on going issue with the vehicle stalling while slowing down for intersections, roundabouts and exit ramps. This has been happening since 2018. The vehicle traveling around 35-25 decelerating, the RPMs will just drop to zero and the engine will shut off. No warning lights, codes or indication I have lost power. Latest incident was on 1/14/22 in Mukwonago, WI after have only driven the vehicle for about 10 minutes. Coming from a 55 zone donw to a stop at an intersection the vehicle stalled with no warning around 30-25 MPH. 1/16/22 I was entering a roundabout and saw the RPMs dropping below idle to zero and was able to stop the stall by shifting the transmission into neutral. RPMs immediately went back to idle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11447231January 12, 2022
SUSPENSION
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the vehicle would shake uncontrollably while driving over a bump in the roadway. There were no warning lights illuminated. The dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. The VIN was not available.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11446800January 9, 2022
ENGINE
I did the fuel pump relay recall and the problem that it was supposed to fix isn’t fixed.I’ll be driving along and the jeep will stall as I’m driving when turning off the highway and exit ,the power steering and power brakes cut out I pull over put the jeep in park and it starts right up.Then it’s ok for a couple of weeks and it happens again no engine light or close faults . Jeep needs to correct this problem as it is very dangerous
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11446405January 5, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
The recall is V62 but after the recall was preformed the vehicle is doing the exact same thing. While slowing down and braking the vehicle will stall without warning, with the vehicle not running the steering and braking systems are disabled which makes getting out of danger impossible. The vehicle needs to come to a complete stop, be put in park, then be restarted. This will be the third time this happened. I had the recall done then I had to pay the second time to get it fixed and now I need to bring the vehicle back to the dealership for the same issue. Chrysler will take no responsibility for the issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445584December 30, 2021
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
Symptoms are identical to recall W47, Where loss of engagement between transmission and the differential inside PTU (Power Transfer Unit)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11445012December 26, 2021
ENGINE
My 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland with 5.7 hemi has had all recalls and the one for fuel pump relay V62/NHTSA 19V-813 completed Aug 2021. It is still shutting off while driving with no warning. This has occurred 3 times since August with the most recent being on Dec 26th 2021 in Leesburg Va. Stalls while driving causing the power steering to not function as well as the brakes. This engine power turns off randomly at around 10-15 mph (when making turns, stopping and/or decelerating) but there are no warning lights that appear on the dash. All electrical power to the car still functions and the engine stall is not noticeable until applying pressure to the brakes or trying to steer the wheels. Once i get the vehicle manually stopped and put the gear shift in Park, hit the start button, the vehicle starts up every time and will run for weeks or months before it happens again. Very dangerous. This recall needs to be reconsidered as this did not solve the issue. Matter of time before it is involved in a crash.. Taking to dealership tomorrow 27th or 28th. [XXX] 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
#11443850December 15, 2021
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
While driving down a main road, the power steering went out, the brakes locked up, and the accelerator locked up. I had to put the car in park and then turn it off and back on. Yes, it is available for inspection. My safety was put at risk because since my brakes were not working, it means my brake lights also were not, meaning someone would not have seen me stopping and I could have been rear-ended. Others were put at risk because my car could have hit someone else. This has happened 4 other times on different dates and a Jeep dealer has done a fuel pump relay BYPASS twice, but the fuel pump itself was never replaced. There were no warning lamps or messages to warn me about the problem before it failed. I am terrified to drive my own car. This needs to be addressed asap.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11442119November 30, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle would only start after several attempts. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump relay had failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V813000 (Electrical System) because the recall repair was already performed once. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,742.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11441986November 29, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle in 3rd gear, the speed would suddenly reduce, and the vehicle would stall. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number 19V813000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not available. 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 failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11440865November 18, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I was driving home from work and entering a highway merging into traffic at about 50mph, all was operating normally the Jeep was accelerating and I was turning the steering wheel to merge into the traffic. Suddenly without warning there was a noise from under the hood that can best be described as a "pop" which was followed by a burning smell and power loss. I managed to coast out of traffic and onto the shoulder of a 12 lane highway and called my roadside assistance who when they arrived immediately said it was the alternator without even lifting the hood. The incident occurred without warning on a major highway with busy traffic which could have easily resulted in an accident for myself and others. The Jeep was taken to the dealer who diagnosed an alternator diode failure, which also damaged the battery I had recently replaced. i authorized the repair which was accomplished without any issues, I have attached the paid invoice for this repair which totaled $874.06 +/-.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11440866November 18, 2021
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I experienced a strong fuel smell on filling the tank of my Jeep. The dealer and an independent diagnosed a cracked fuel tank. The tank had 3 cracks in the top of the tank which allowed fuel fumes to enter the car. The fuel tank was replaced at my cost of $785.11, the problem was solved. This created a very hazardous situation with risk of explosion or fire at any time.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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