2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE STANDING IN MY GARAGE WITH THE JEEP PARKED AND NOT USED OR RUNNING FOR DAYS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY COMES ALIVE INSIDE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT OPENING THE DOOR, TOUCHING THE DOOR HANDLE, OR HAVING THE REMOTE KEY TRANSPONDER ANYWHERE NEAR THE VEHICLE (THEY WERE BOTH INSIDE THE HOUSE NOWHERE NEAR THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND I WAS MANY FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE.) I CAN HEAR THE VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM "BOOT UP" AND THEN SHUT BACK DOWN. I HAVE ON MANY OTHER OCCASIONS HEARD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM "BOOT UP" AND POWER BACK DOWN WITHOUT THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY COMING ALIVE. ONCE AGAIN, NO KEY FOB WAS NEAR THE VEHICLE NOR THE DOOR OPENED OR TOUCHED WHEN I HAVE BEEN OUT IN MY GARAGE TO WITNESS THIS AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR DAYS.

R ROLLED INTO TREE,DRIVERS DOOR WAS JAMMED. WALKED TO HOUSE GOT KEYS AND HUSBAND WHO CLIMBED OVER THE CONSOLE AND BACKED THE CAR OUT FROM BETWEEN TWO TREES DROVE TO OUR HOUSE.THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY IN PARK STANDING STILL I WAS NOT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, HOME IS LOCATED ON A RURAL ROAD. THE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE.

ELECTRONIC SHIFTER DOES NOT ENGAGE IN TO PARK. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS STARTED TO ROLL WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS IN PARK. THE SHIFTER IS TERRIBLY DANGERS AND CUMBERSOME TO USE CORRECTLY TO FIND GEARS. THIS IS ALWAYS WHEN PARKING OR WHEN STARTING UP. DANGEROUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF A STORE, IT ROLLED FORWARD INTO THE STORE AND A FENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,021.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S GARAGE WITH A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,340. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE GEARS INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE ONLY INDICATORS THAT ALERTED THE CONTACT OF THE FAILURE WAS THE VEHICLE ROLLING IN REVERSE AND THE BACKUP CAMERA. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE RANDOMLY BRAKES UNINTENTIONALLY FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS - ENGINE AND STEERING FAIL ALL AT THE SAME TIME. A LOUD COLLISION WARNING ALONG WITH RED ALERT BRAKING INDICATORS. I INFORMED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE (SUMMER 2015). THEY REPORTED NO SPECIFIC CODES OR RECALLS. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ALL OCCURRENCES THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION INCLUDING HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS. FOR INCIDENTS I DIRECTLY RECALL THEY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE (MOSTLY).

RECALL 16V-240: LAST NIGHT, I RECEIVED A CALL WHILE IN THE GROCERY STORE THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I WENT OUTSIDE, MY CAR HAD RUN INTO THE CAR FRONT OF ME IN THE PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, THE DOORS WERE LOCKED AND THE ENGINE WAS IN GEAR. THERE APPEAR TO BE SEVERAL FAILURES HERE. FIRST, THE GEAR SHIFTER DOES NOT MOVE INTO A GEAR, BUT INSTEAD SEEMS TO OPERATE AS A TOGGLE SWITCH. SO YOU NEVER KNOW FOR SURE IF YOU ARE IN OUT OF GEAR LIKE YOU DO IN EVERY OTHER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. SECOND, WHEN I PUSHED THE ON/OFF BUTTON, THE CAR APPARENTLY REMAINED ON. SHOULDN'T I HAVE AT LEAST BEEN ALERTED THAT I HAD ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE CAR WHILE IN GEAR. THIRD, I OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE CAR IN GEAR. SHOULDN'T I HAVE BEEN ALERTED AGAIN. FOURTH, I USED THE FOB TO LOCK THE CAR AND THEN WALKED AWAY WITH THE ROC, ALL WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND IN GEAR. AGAIN, SHOULDN'T I HAVE BEEN ALERTED. I'M SURE THERE WERE SOME ELECTRONIC BEEPS WHEN I DID SOME OF THESE THINGS, BUT THAT'S CLEARLY NOT ENOUGH. MY WIFE'S CAR HAS THE HORN HONK WHEN YOU LEAVE THE CAR WITH THE FOB AND THE ENGINE IS JUST RUNNING. I THINK I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED MUCH MORE ATTENTION-GRABBING WARNINGS THAN ANY I MAY HAVE RECEIVED GIVEN THE DANGER POSED BY MY CAR STILL RUNNING AND IN GEAR.