2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE SHIFTER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STOCKTON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (3333 AUTO CENTER CIR, STOCKTON, CA 95212), BUT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN ACTIVE FAILURE CODE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SCREEN WENT BLACK AND ALL THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LODI CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1255 BECKHAM RD, LODI, CA 95240) MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V483000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

BOTH LIGHTS ILLUMINATING THE REAR LICENSE PLATE HAVE BLOWN OUT. THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN INSPECTION. THE REPLACEMENT LIGHTS ARE DEALER ONLY PARTS COATING OVER $200 EACH.

RIMS WILL COLLECT MUD, DIRT, SNOW AND BECOME SEVERELY OUT OF BALANCE. LIVING ON A GRAVEL/DIRT ROAD MAKES THIS A RE-OCCURRING. REQUIRING THE INSIDE OF THE RIMS TO BE WASHED OUT. NEVER IN 54 YEARS OF DRIVING HAVE I OWNED A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE RIMS IS WASHED OUT.

WHILE IN MOTION, ON MY WAY WORK, MY 2014 GRAND CHEROKEE SUMMIT WITH 3.0 L TURBO DIESEL ENGINE, 220 AMP ALTERNATOR AND 49000 MILES EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, VOLTMETER SHOWED NO CHARGING OF BATTERY. MY ELECTRONIC INDICATOR SYSTEM STATED THE VEHICLE WENT INTO BATTERY SAVER MODE WITH A LOSS OF ABS, HEATING AND VENTILATION, AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM, ALL SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS SUCH AS PARK SENSE, NO ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM CHANGES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A RECALL ON GASOLINE ENGINE 2014 GRAND CHEROKEES ALONG WITH OTHERS (CHRYSLER RECALL T36) AND I HAVE SEEN ANOTHER COMPLAINT SIMILAR TO MINE SHARING THE SAME ENGINE ON THIS SIGHT. I DO BELIEVE THIS IS WAS CAUSED BY CATASTROPHIC ALTERNATOR FAILURE. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT IS STILL ON AND STILL IN BATTERY SAVER MODE( AN INDICATOR ALSO OF NO CHARGING) AND VOLMETER INDICATES NO CHARGING. I WILL BE REPLACING THE ALTERNATOR TOMORROW.

TURBOCHARGER WATER COOLING INLET, MOPAR PART NUMBER 68242889AA, IS EXPOSED TO HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THE HOT SIDE OF THE TURBO, AND THE RUBBER HEATER HOSE THAT JOINS THE TWO METAL SECTIONS SUBSEQUENTLY FAILS. THIS RESULTS IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF COOLANT, ENGINE FAILURE, AND EXTREME TEMPERATURE WHICH MAY CONTRIBUTE TO A FIRE HAZARD. IN ADDITION TO MY PERSONAL VEHICLE FAILING, I KNOW OF AT LEAST 5 OTHER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND RAM TRUCKS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. ALL THESE SHARE THE 3.0 ECODIESEL ENGINE.

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSIONER/RETRACTION MECHANISM BROKE, DRIVERS SIDE IS ON ITS WAY OUT. CAR HAS 40K MILES ON IT. 700 PER SIDE TO FIX OUT OF WARRANTY. SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. WILL NEVER BUY FROM FCA AGAIN UNLESS THIS IS RECALLED/REMEDIED.

ON FEBRUARY 11, 2019, THE SAFETY MECHANISM IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COLLISION AND HEADREST CAN AFFECT A DRIVER'S ABILITY TO REMAIN FOCUSED WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE AT TIME HEADREST "DEPLOYED" WAS 78,000. THERE IS ALSO A SUSPENSION ISSUE SEARCHABLE ONLINE. THE ERROR MESSAGE READS: "SERVICE ADAPTIVE DAMPING SUSPENSION SYSTEM." OWNER HAS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT. MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AT TIME ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED. PLEASE CONTACT OWNER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

[XXX] JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, [XXX] JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAS FORMED A CRACK IN THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER. BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION, DESIGN, AND MATERIAL, THE PART IS PRONE TO CRACKING AND LEAKING (TYPICALLY SPURRED BY AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE CAP IS SCREWED BACK ONTO THE HOUSING). THIS CRACK CREATES A SLOW LEAK OF OIL INTO THE ENGINE HOUSING AND BELOW THE VEHICLE. THIS OIL LEAK CAN CONTINUE WITHOUT OBVIOUS WARNING AND IF NOT CORRECTED, COULD RESULT IN SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE WITH THE POTENTIAL OF MALFUNCTIONING WHILE IN USE THEREFORE POSING A SAFETY THREAT TO THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE ALERTED JEEP TO THE ISSUE AND I WILL NOTE THAT I HAVE SPOKE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WHO HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL OF THESE PARTS IN THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DESIGN FLAW AND COSTING LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND POSING A DANGER ON THE ROADS. I HAVE REPORTED THIS INFORMATION TO JEEP (OR WHOMEVER THEY CONTRACT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO) AND THEY DOCUMENTED MY INFORMATION BUT REFUSED TO CORRECT THE SITUATION FOR MYSELF (AND OTHERS IN THE FUTURE) AND TOLD ME TO HOLD ONTO MY REPAIR INFORMATION IN CASE A RECALL TAKES PLACE IN THE FUTURE. JEEP SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS EVER GROWING ISSUE AND RECALL THIS PART IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE HELP ME IN ENSURING THEY DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AND FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NAVIGATION SYSTEM DISPLAYS INCORRECT INFORMATION. MAP IS 2012 FOR A 06/13 BUILD ON A 2014 VEHICLE. ALSO, RADIO SOFTWARE CANNOT BE UPDATED, WHICH IS NEEDED FOR MAP UPDATE. JEEP CLAIMS NEITHER IS A DEFECT OR FRAUD. NAVIGATION DISPLAYS INCORRECT ROADS (NAMES, LOCATIONS), SPEED LIMITS, AND INTERSECTION/JUNCTION INFORMATION. HUGE POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENTS. PROBLEM WHEN IN MOTION.

OIL FILTER HOUSING: BETWEEN MY TWO OIL CHANGES I NOTICED A SMALL OIL LEAK UNDER MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 3.6L. I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THE LEAKAGE WAS DO TO A BAD "OIL FILTER HOUSING" AND THE PART WITH REPAIRS WOULD BE 799.99. I ASKED IF THIS SHOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER MY 5 YEAR / 100,000 WARRANTY BUT THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON 10/24/2018 AND TODAY IS 2/5/2019. I CALLED CHRYLER AND THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THEY CANNOT OFFER TO COVER THE REPAIR; IT WOULD BE AN "OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE". SO I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUES IN ALL THE FORUMS AND THREADS I READ. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER CHANGED THIS PART FROM METAL TO PLASTIC PART FOR THEIR 2014 MODELS AND LATER AND NOW THE PART IS FAILING ALL OVER THE PLACE. I REGISTERED A CASE NUMBER WITH CHRYSLER BUT I PROBABLY SHOULD NOT POST THAT IN A PUBLIC FORUM. I AM HOPING TO EVENTUALLY HAVE THIS ITEM AS A RECALL ITEM FOR 2014 AND NEWER VEHICLES. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE.