2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

OUR 2014 JEEP WAS RUNNING AND STATIONARY IN OUR GARAGE WITH MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF BESIDE THE JEEP WHEN IT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, CRASHING OUT OF OUR GARAGE KNOCKING MY HUSBAND DOWN AND OUT, DRAGGING HIM OUTSIDE. IT HIT NUMEROUS LAWN MOWERS, WHEEL BARROWS AND FINALLY A LARGE TREE BEFORE STOPPING.

WHILE MY CARS ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION, I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND I SHUT MY DRIVERS DOOR. I WALKED 30 FT BEYOND REAR OF MY CAR (THREE OTHER PARTIES FOLLOWING ME IN THEIR OWN VEHICLES). WE ALL HAD A DISCUSSION ON EXACTLY WHERE WE WERE GOING. WE WERE ALL FOLLOWING EACH OTHER IN OUR OWN VEHICLES PARKED ALONG SAME SIDE WALK FACING THE SAME DIRECTION. WE HAD ALL EXITED OUR OWN RESPECTIVE VEHICLES AND MET IN THE STREET AND DISCUSSING THE EXACT LOCATION OF WHERE WE WERE GOING. WHILE IN DISCUSSION WITH THE OTHER THREE PARTIES WE ALL NOTICED THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN MY UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN. I ATTEMPTED TO CHASE MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD ON FOOT TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I COULD NOT REACH BEFORE IT HIT AN ON COMING CAR, IT BOUNCED OFF THAT CAR AND PROCEEDED TO REST AGAINST A TREE ON A LAWN DOWN THE STREET ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. I NOT ONLY HAVE MYSELF AND THE OTHER THREE PARTIES FOLLOWING ME AS WITNESSES THAT MY VEHICLE MOVED INTO REVERSE AT A MINIMUM OF 30 SECONDS AFTER I HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE AND MOVED ON ITS ON. I ALSO HAVE A WITNESS OF A FIFTH PERSON WHO IS THE PERSON WHOM MY VEHICLE STRUCK THEIR VEHICLE THAT CAN ATTEST TO THIS UNOCCUPIED JEEP HAD MOVED IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN WELL AFTER I EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH ALL DOORS CLOSED ON MY VEHICLE. HOW CAN YOU GET OUT OF A VEHICLE IN REVERSE WITHOUT FIGHTING THE DRIVERS DOOR THAT WOULD KNOCK YOU BACK INTO THE CAR? YOU CANT, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN MOVING BACKWARDS AND THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD BE PUSHING YOU BACK INTO THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE ON ITS OWN WITH THIS NEW DESIGN ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO REVERSE WELL AFTER I EXITED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FIVE WITNESSES THAT WILL ATTEST THAT THIS JEEP MOVED ON ITS OWN, UNOCCUPIED, WELL AFTER I EXITED THE VEHICLE OF A MINIMUM OF 30 SECONDS AFTER I HAD EXITED IT.....UPDATED 06/15/16 *BF

THIS MORNING WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET, THE STEERING LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE TURNED AT ALL. THE CAR WAS AT AN ANGLE TO THE CURB ON A 1-WAY CITY STREET, THERE WERE NO OBSTRUCTIONS. I STRUGGLED TO TURN THE WHEEL AT ALL WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE. I SWITCHED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE A FEW TIMES TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE STREET AND PARK. FINALLY, AFTER STRUGGLING TO TURN THE WHEEL EVEN THE TINIEST BIT, I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT. THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY FREED UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO WORK. I REPORTED IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CAN'T LOOK AT IT UNTIL ALMOST 24 HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER SHIFTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY ON ITS OWN AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY THOROUGHFARE (CESAR CHAVEZ ST. IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA) IN MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND ON 3/31/16, MY COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WENT OFF, THEN THE VEHICLE BRAKED HARD ON ITS OWN VIA THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM, ENGAGING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, AND BRINGING ME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BUSY ROAD. HOWEVER THERE WAS NOTHING/NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS COULD VERY WELL HAVE CAUSED ME TO BE T-BONED OR REAR-ENDED WITH MY 8 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE CAR. THIS WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND UNEXCEPTABLE! AFTER DESCRIBING THE ISSUE TO MY MOTHER, SHE SENT ME AN ARTICLE FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. CLEARLY THIS IS A MORE WIDESPREAD ISSUE THAN JUST A FLUKE AFFECTING MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY IN REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEAR REMAINED IN NEUTRAL. WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT BEGAN TO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED RANDOMLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/27/16*LJ

HAVE 2 RECALLS, P36/NHTSA 14V-391 AND P67/NHTSA 14V-643, THAT HAVE YET TO BE FIXED. THE P36 IS FROM AUGUST 2014 AND P67 FROM APPROX 1YR AGO.THE DEALER, NOW APPLE CHRYSLER/JEEP HANOVER, PA, TOLD ME I AM ON A WAITING LIST DUE TO NO PARTS TO FIX FOR P36 AND HAVE ASKED THEM SEVERAL TIMES FOR P67 TO INCLUDE DURING NORMAL SERVICE. NEITHER HAVE BEEN FIXED TO DATE. WROTE CHRYSLER SOME 6 MONTHS AGO ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY PASSED ME TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME - STILL NO RESPONSE. EMAILED A COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER CORP AGAIN TODAY. MY WIFE ONLY DRIVES THE VEHICLE WHEN SHE MUST, FOR FEAR IT MAY CATCH FIRE OR THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM TO FAIL WITH GRANDCHILDREN ABOARD. THESE RECALLS, OVER A YEAR OLD, SHOWS CHRYSLER HAS NO REGARD FOR IT'S CUSTOMERS LETTING THEM DRIVE UNSAFE VEHICLES FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER AS REPORTED IN MULTIPLE MEDIA OUTLETS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME NOT BEING CAREFUL BUT AFTER READING THE REPORTS I KNOW IT IS THE SHIFTER. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BUT I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO ACCIDENTS ON ABOUT 2 OCCASIONS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED ABOUT 20 OTHER OCCASIONS WHERE I CAUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BEFORE LEAVING THE VEHICLE. I NOW AM VERY DELIBERATE ON ENGAGING THE PARK MODE AND I DOUBLE CHECK BEFORE LEAVING THE VEHICLE. EVEN THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED A COUPLE TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN PARK. I AM JUST PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION TO HELP DOCUMENT THE ISSUE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER PERSON. THE DATE AND MILEAGE IS AN APPROXIMATION OF THE FIRST OCCURANCE.