2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A DASH WARNING APPEARED THAT SAID TRANSMISSION FAILURE, PUT CAR IN PARK. AT THAT POINT THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ON ITS OWN. MEANWHILE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THE FIRST TIME HAPPENED AT 19K MILES, 2ND 29K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACE, 3RD TIME 42K ALL 3TIMES ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR ANY PERSON TO BE DRIVING. ALL INCIDENTS BETWEEN 5/2015 AND 1/2017

I FILED CASE # 10854550 ON 4/9/16 FOLLOWING AN ACTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION WHERE MY VEHICLE BRAKED ON ITS OWN WITH NO VEHICLES OR OTHER OBSTACLES IN MY PATH ON 3/31/16. I FILED CASE #10948159 FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT ON 1/9/17 WHERE THE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WENT OFF AND THE ACTIVE BREAKING FEATURE ENGAGED, DESPITE NO RISK OF COLLISION. FURTHER, THE ACTIVE BREAKING FEATURE WAS TURNED OFF IN MY VEHICLE SETTINGS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS REPORTED TO ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE, FOLLOWING AN INSPECTION. BUT YET AGAIN, ON JANUARY 31, 2017, MY COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WENT OFF AND THE ACTIVE BREAKING FEATURE ENGAGED, DESPITE NO RISK OF COLLISION. THE FEATURE HAS REMAINED DISABLED PER MY VEHICLE SETTINGS. IN THIS INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH MY COUSIN AND MY ALMOST 19 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR. OUT OF NOWHERE, THE SYSTEMS LISTED ABOVE ENGAGED. I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I FEEL AT RISK, AND WORSE, I FEEL I AM ENDANGERING MY CHILD BY DRIVING IN MY CAR. SHORT OF SELLING IT AND PASSING THIS RISK ON TO SOMEONE ELSE, I AM AT A LOSS IN TERMS OF WHAT CAN BE DONE.

2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND: THE HO HEADLIGHTS TURN THEM-SELF OFF UPON NIGHT DRIVING. THIS IS WITH THE AUTO HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AS WELL AS THE SWITCH TURNED ON. CONTACTING THE DEAL AS WELL AS MANUFACTURE ((800)-247-9753), CASE NUMBER 31082574, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONDENSER LEAKED. THE CONDENSER, AIR CONDITIONER, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.

THE ALTERNATOR STARTED SMOKING AFTER DRIVING IT 1/4 MILE AND THEN STOPPING. ALTERNATOR WAS SMOKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ALTERNATOR CONTINUED TO SMOKE AFTER THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ALTERNATOR TURNED A CLOUDY BLACK BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED (FOR FREE) TO RAF'S AUTO REPAIR IN KAPOLEI, HI AND FIXED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ERROR CODE FOR THE JEEP STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR SUDDENLY FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. MOST LIKELY A FAULTY ALTERNATOR. THE GRAND TOTAL TO FIX THIS ISSUE WAS $863. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY ALTERNATOR RECALL. IT DID NOT. SO I COULD NOT GET IT FIXED BY CHRYSLER. I GATHER FROM THE 10 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLES YEAR MAKE AND MODEL GROUP, THAT THIS ALTERNATOR WAS A FACTORY DEFAULT AND I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR IT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION BY CHRYSLER COMPANY AND I BELIEVE THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR BILL.

A MESSAGE ON THE UCONNECT SCREEN POP UP SEVERAL TIMES A DAY IN BRIGHT RED SAYING THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: 9-1-1 VEHICLE PHONE REQUIRES SERVICE PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER. WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE ASSIST/ 911 EMERGENCY BUTTON ON THE REARVIEW MIRROR LIGHTS UP RED AND IS ENOPERABLE/NO LONGER WORKING. THE RADIO CHANGES CHANNEL ON ITS OWN AND THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO CHANGE TIME/ WITH ENOPERABLE GPS SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION NO MATTER WHERE THE LOCATION. THIS HAVE BEEN GOING SINCE 2016.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR OBSTRUCTS OBJECTS ON THE LEFT FORWARD SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE POSITION OF THE MIRROR IS TOO HIGH AND TOO LARGE, THEREFORE BLOCKING THE RANGE OF VISION ON THE LEFT FORWARD SIDE OF VEHICLE. I'M OF AVERAGE HEIGHT (5 FT, 8IN), AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BY RAISING THE SEAT VERY HIGH. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE ISSUE IS PARTICULARLY BAD IN URBAN/CITY DRIVING. IT COMPLETELY BLOCKS OUT PEDESTRIANS IN CROSSWALKS WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS ISSUES, AND IN ONE CASE, ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN. I NEVER SAW THEM, MY PASSENGER ALERTED ME. *TR

OWNER HAS BEEN HAVING ONGOING ISSUE WITH HEAD UNIT IN 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED W/44K MILES. VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY BOUGHT BACK BY JEEP FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES THEN RESOLD. RADIO UNIT WAS ALREADY REPLACED TWICE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND THE NEW OWNER IS BEING ASKED TO REPLACE IT FOR A THIRD TIME OUT OF POCKET. HEAD UNIT FREEZES RENDERING THE FUNCTIONS UNUSABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCREEN REMAINS BLACK ON START UP PREVENTING USE OF THE RADIO, PHONE, REAR BACKUP CAMERA AND USE OF THE HEAT CONTROLS SUCH AS TEMPERATURE AND AREA OF HEAT DISTRIBUTION. WILL OCCUR WHILE RUNNING AND WHEN STARTING UP. *TR

SERVICE DEF CAME ON AT 34,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THAT THE DEF WAS CONTAMINATED WITH CRYSTALS AND THE PUMP NEEDED REPLACED. REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO CONTAMINATION. ONLY PEAK BLUE DEF WHICH MEETS ISO 22241 HAS BEEN USED IN THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP THEN TOLD US TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE BACK ORDERED PART WAS AVAILABLE. WHEN QUERIED ABOUT THE VEHICLE GOING INTO "LIMP MODE" THEY AGREED IT WAS A POSSIBILITY. THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED AND WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES ON JEEP FORUMS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF A DEALER TELLS YOU TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THEY KNOW WILL GO INTO LIMP MODE, ESPECIALLLY ON A FREEWAY. WE ALSO HAVE A 14 MONTH OLD CHILD AND LIVE IN COLORADO, BREAKING DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS NOT AN OPTION. THE DEALER DOES NOT RETURN PHONE CALLS AND CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE SIDED WITH THE DEALER AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE.

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY LOW VOLTAGE ALARM OCCURRED. SHORTLY AFTER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN, LOST POWER STEERING,THEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. VEHICLE HAD NO POWER :ALL ELECTRICAL INDICATORS,DISPLAYS,LIGHTS,INCLUDING SHIFTER WERE OFF AND COULD NOT BE TURNED ON