2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I WAS STOOPED AT A RED LIGHT ON A HILL WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN ALL LIGHTS IN CAR TURNED ON THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I WAS ON A HILL AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO A WALL. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. DON'T KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO MANGE AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE CURVE. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES AND THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL. I WAS VERY LUCKY I DIDN'T CRASH INTO THE WALL OR ANOTHER CAR. THIS WAS AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I COULD HAVE KIILED MYSELF OR AND SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE ONLY MY HUSBAND BECAUSE IM VERY SCARED. TODAY THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COME ON AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS RELATED. WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION BUT THEY CAN ONLY SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE THE CAR ON 5/17/2021 . THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND IM SURPRISED THEY WONT SEE THE CAR RIGHT AWAY. AND TOLD US TO WAIT ANOTHER 5 DAYS. I DON'T TRUST THIS CAR UNTIL IT GETS CHECKED .

MY JEEP IS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A (START/STOP) FUNCTION. THE LIGHTS IS ON IN THE DASH AND THE SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTION. I TAKE MY JEEP TO THE DEALER AUTHORITY AND DIAGNOSIS IS REPLACE THE 2 BATTERIES. I SPEND $165.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND $495.00 FOR REPLACE BOTH BATTERIES AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUE. THE ISSUE IS WHEN I DRIVE AND I STOP MY JEEP IS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHEN PRESS A STOP PEDAL. WHEN RELEASE THE PEDAL MY JEEP IS NOT START AUTOMATIC. IN THE DASH HAVE A MESSAGE (PUT THE TRANSMISSION Y PARK AND START THE VEHICLE)

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BYPASS AT 55 MPH. NO OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. CLEAR DAY. NO BIRDS IN AREA. SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WENT BLACK. IT COMES BACK ON OCCASIONALLY AFTER RE-STARTING, BUT CONTINUALLY SHUTS OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. I CAN'T VIEW MY SPEED, RPM, AND GAUGES, OR GAS LEVELS. BLINKERS WILL WORK SOMETIMES OTHER TIMES THEY WON'T.

I OWNED A 2017 JEEP FOR ONLY 45 DAYS BEFORE THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN AND IT WAS TOTALED! I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT NOBODY ELSE WAS INJURED BECAUSE MY JEEP SPED ACROSS THE CHURCH PARKING LOT, RAN OVER 3 TELEPHONE POLE (LYING ON THE GROUND AT THE EDGE OF THE PARKING LOT) AND CRASHED INTO THE FENCING OF MY CHURCH'S SOFTBALL FIELD. I PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I PUSHED THE BREAKS AND IT WOULD NOT STOP! EVENTUALLY THE JEEP WAS STOPPED BY THE FENCE WHILE ALL 4 WHEELS CONTINUED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT FINALLY SHUT OFF AS EVERYTHING I TRIED HAD NO EFFECT! I WILL NEVER TRUST A JEEP AGAIN IN MY LIFE!!!! THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND UNACCEPTABLE!!!!*DT

DEC 2020: IN A PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START. MY MECHANIC BYPASSED THE BUILT-IN FUEL PUMP RELAY IN THE TIPM BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO CAMPBELL JEEP, BENTON AR & THEY DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FUEL PUMPS WERE BAD. DEALER COULD NOT GIVE REASON BOTH PUMPS WENT OUT BUT I SUSPECT THAT STATEMENT IS UNTRUE GIVEN THAT MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THE TIPMS HAVE BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 2010. COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $1,871.96 3/23/21: AT HOME, THE JEEP WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT START AS BEFORE IN DEC 2020. SAT THREE HOURS THEN STARTED. CONTINUES TO START BUT AFTER RESEARCH I SUSPECT THAT THE BUILT-IN FUEL RELAY IN THE TIPM IS BAD BUT ALLOWS FOR INTERMITTENT STARTING. I CORRESPONDED WITH AN ENGINEER IN MARYLAND THAT HAS DEVISED FUEL RELAY BYPASSES FOR CHRYSLER'S DEFECTIVE TIPMS. I AM PURCHASING A BYPASS FROM HIM FOR $36. WERE THE FUEL PUMPS BAD IN DEC 2020 OR WOULD THIS $36 PART HAVE REPAIRED IT? IN MY RESEARCH, IT HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIPM MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMPS TO CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. DID THE FUEL PUMPS OVERHEAT BECAUSE OF THAT OR DID THE DEALERSHIP MISDIAGNOSE BAD FUEL PUMPS AND CHARGE ME FOR WORK THAT DID NOT NEED TO BE DONE? I SUSPECT THAT CHRYSLER'S KNOWN DEFECTIVE TIPMS HAVE CAUSED CHRYSLER VEHICLE OWNERS A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. I ALSO SUSPECT THAT CHRYSLER'S CONTINUED USE OF THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE TIPMS ALSO POSE A POTENTIAL PHYSICAL DANGER TO THE DRIVER & PASSENGERS IF & WHEN THE ENGINE STOPS IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN THEY ARE STRANDED.

GEAR SHIFT SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD LET MY CAR SHIFT OUT OF MY PARK. THE LIGHTS IN THE GEAR AREA DIDN'T ILLUMINATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO HER DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED SHE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE NOT IN THE SELECTED GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT-OFF THE VEHICLE BY PRESSING THE ON/OFF BUTTON. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. AT THAT MOMENT, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE INDOOR LIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR THREE AND A HALF HOURS UNTIL THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE BATTERY AND NOTICED THAT THE POSITIVE TERMINAL WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JIM SHORKEY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT (13230 ROUTE NORTH HUNTINGDON, PA 15642) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAIN FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,300.

I RECENTLY MET WITH AN ACCIDENT ON MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. POLICE REPORT #21-001506. AIRBAGS DIDN'T GET DEPLOYED.

VEHICLE AUTO START AND STOP FUNCTION WARNING THEN A VOLTAGE WARNING TELLING ME VEHICLE WAS GOING TO TURN OFF, WHILE I WAS IN MOTION, IT SHUT OFF ALMOST IMMEDIATELY LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVING LANE. NO POWER TO SEATS, TRUNK, ETC SHIFTER IS IN DRIVE BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE OR TURN ON.