2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

14V-391 THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE JULY 1 2014, BUT EVERY TIME I CALL THE DEALER TO GET IT FIXED THEY TELL ME THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE.

DURING DRIVING CAR BEGAN MAKING NOISE AND TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO RISE. DEALER SAYS WATER PUMP HAS FAILED, CAUSING POTENTIAL OVERHEATING. PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER. PER DEALER, (SANSONE JEEP, AVENEL NJ) 150 WATER PUMPS ARE ON BACKORDER. VEHICLE IS IN POSSESSION OF DEALER FOR 1 WEEK AT TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT. VEHICLE HAS 28K MILES AND ALWAYS SERVICED BY DEALER. LARGE NUMBER OF BACKORDERED PARTS INDICATES SIGNIFICANT VOLUME OF REPAIRS AND LIKELY DESIGN FLAWS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED DOWN A HILL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT CRASH, BUT STALLED ONCE IT WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 09/14/16 *BF UPDATED 09/20/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMP WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AN UNKNOWN CHIME WAS HEARD AND THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT TURNED ON INDICATING THAT THE FRONT LEFT TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE SERVICED.

VEHICLE WAS IN A VERY SLOW SPEED LEFT TURN WITH TRAFFIC FROM A MAJOR ROAD TO SECONDARY ROAD . THE VEHICLE STEERING FAILED AND COULD NOT BE TURN WHICH RESULTED IN A ONE VEHICLE CRASH INTO A CONCRETE POST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN), 15V461000 (EQUIPMENT), AND 14V636000 (ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND MAY NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL THE 4TH QUARTER OF 2016. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN WHICH THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE TO ENSURE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WOULD RANDOMLY OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE REVERSED ON ITS OWN AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ACROSS THE STREET. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,697.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) WOULD ONLY BE A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE CONTACT WOULD STILL NEED TO START THE VEHICLE DIFFERENTLY THAN BEFORE THE COMPUTER WAS ALTERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE CONTACT WHEN A PERMANENT REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT WANT A TEMPORARY REMEDY FOR HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 10/07/16*LJ *JS