2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

JEEP ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FROM 40-67MPH I TRIED TO PRESS BRAKE TO STOP CAR BUT IT DIDN'T WORK SINCE THE JEEP KEPT ON ACCELERAITING. TRIED TO SHIFT TO NATURAL AND RIDE IT OUT BUT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT IT WAS STUCK ON ACCELERATING. KILLED THE ENGINE SINCE THE BRAKE WASN'T STOPPING THE CAR SINCE IT KEPT ON TRYING TO ACCELERATE AND SINCE I COULDN'T SHIFT TO NATURAL. JEEP HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AND CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT ISSUE WHICH IS THE REASON I'M REACHING OUT HERE.

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND RESULTED IN A COLLISION. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, RELYING ON THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING, A FEATURE OF COLLISION AVOIDANCE. THERE WAS A SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC, AND ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM SLOWED DOWN AND APPLIED BRAKE, IT DID SO TOO LATE TO STOP CAR. AS I GOT TOO CLOSE, I APPLIED STEADY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, BUT I STILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHO THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO EITHER OF THE OTHER CARS, AND MINE HAS MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE, AND THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOW NOT WORKING PROPERLY. COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. MAKES ME REALLY QUESTION THE POTENTIAL FOR SELF-DRIVING CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 04/05/17*LJ *CN

FCA REFUSES TO DO OPEN RECALLS THEY CLAIM VEHICLE WAS IN MISSOURI WITH 69K MILES ON IT. VEHICLE IS A 1 OWNER CHRYSLER CAPITAL LEASE RETURN WITH 29K MILES USED AND SEVICED IN CALIFORNIA ONLY. 5 OPEN RECALLS

I SEE DOUBLE LIGHT SOURCES OUT MY FRONT WINDSHIELD. THIS OCCURS BOTH IN THE DAYTIME AND INTENSIFIES AT NIGHT. THIS EFFECT IS CALLED GHOSTING AND ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT MY EYESIGHT WAS GOING BAD SO I WENT TO AN EYE SPECIALIST WHERE THEY SAID MY VISION IS NEAR PERFECT. THIS DOUBLE LIGHT EFFECT GOES AWAY IN OTHER VEHICLES SUCH AS THE WRANGLER, MOST LIKELY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WINDSHIELD THICKNESS AND ANGLE. THIS DOUBLE LIGHT IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING AT NIGHT AND DANGEROUS, ALSO THIS CREATES HEADACHES AND DRIVER FATIGUE DUE TO TRYING TO ALWAYS FOCUS ON OBJECTS. JEEP CUSTOMER CARE SAID THAT MY WINDSHIELD IS OUT OF ITS 1 YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD, HOWEVER I'VE HAD THIS ISSUE FOR AWHILE NOW, EVEN MOST LIKELY WITHIN THE 1 YEAR PERIOD. TO TEST IF A WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENT WOULD FIX THE GHOSTING ISSUE, I SAT IN A BRAND NEW 2016 GRAND CHEROKEE ON A DEALER LOT AND IT HAS THE EXACT SAME GHOSTING ISSUE. THE GHOSTING PROBLEM IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, OR AT LEAST DRIVEN TO HAVE SOME MITIGATION TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF DRIVERS/PASSENGERS. TECHNOLOGIES EXIST THAT CAN ELIMINATE THE GHOSTING EFFECTS AND ALSO CHANGING THE GLASS THICKNESS/MATERIAL CAN ELIMINATE THIS ISSUE. JEEP CUSTOMER CARE HAS NOT EXPRESSED INTEREST IN HAVING CHRYSLER ASSESS THE PROBLEM OR EVEN LOOK INTO IT. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE SAID ENGINEERS DO NOT MAKE SERVICE VISITS TO DEALERSHIPS TO INVESTIGATE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO VIEW THE GAUGES. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,052. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, THIS VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND LURCHES AT COLD START UP. THE SOUND IS AUDIBLE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE FROM ABOUT TEN FEET. DEALER HAD IT IN SERVICE FOR THREE WEEKS BEFORE BEING INFORMED BY CORPORATE THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. THEY SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" AND IT FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSALABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE GEAR SYSTEM ALSO EMITTED A NOISE AND JERKED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK AN OBJECT WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. IN ADDITION, THE HEATING SYSTEM FAILED. THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURES. THE DEALER UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.