2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MILES ON THE ROAD BRAKES LOCK UP AND SHIFT GEAR LOCK UP COULDNT PUT IT IN GEAR .COULDNT BE MOVE OFF ROAD CALL A TOW TRUCK TO TOW TO DEALER

ON JUNE 15,2019 MY SUNROOF ON MY 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EXPLODED AS I WAS EXITING A GARAGE. THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND I WAS SHOWERED WITH GLASS.

I AM A FIREFIGHTER WITH CHESTERFIELD COUNTY FIRE AND EMS IN CHESTERFIELD VA. I RECENTLY WORKED AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A NEWER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A PUSH BUTTON START. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER IN THE CENTER CONSOLE TO THE "P" POSITION. THE "P" BLINKED RED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO POWER DOWN THE VEHICLE, AND THE DISPLAY SHOWED "VEHICLE NOT IN PARK" AND WOULD NOT SHUT DOWN. WE HAD THE DRIVER HOLD THE POWER BUTTON FOR OVER A MINUTE AND THE VEHICLE REMAINED RUNNING. I ENDED UP PULLING THE IGNITION SYSTEM RELAY, IN THE UNDER HOOD FUSE / RELAY BOX TO GET THE VEHICLE TO POWER DOWN. WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO POWER OFF THE VEHICLE, IT CAUSED ADDITIONAL HAZARDS IN AN ACCIDENT SCENE, AS THE VEHICLE HAD A LARGE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING, POSSIBLY OVER OR INTO OTHER SAFETY PERSONAL ON SCENE. *DT VIN NOT AVAILABLE.*JB *DT*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE JEEP SUDDENLY JOLTED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I SAFELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE. IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED THEN STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE ALL LIGHTS IN THE JEEP TURNING ON AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. I DOUBLE CHECKED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INDEED IN PARK. THE HORN SOUNDED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE BACK LIFT-GATE OPENED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAD SHORTED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE COMPLETELY DISABLED ELECTRICALLY. THE SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN A HORRIBLE LOCATION WITH TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT A POWER STEERING FAILURE SHOULD NOT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN A VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.

CALL WHILE BEING STOPPED CHANGES HEIGHT AT STOP AND GO LIGHTS AND WHEN BEING PARKED OR STARTED WITHOUT MY INTERVENTION. I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR THEY FOUND A FAULTY AIR COMPRESSOR BUT JEEP INSTRUCTED DEALER NOT TO FIX.

TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL EVEN AFTER HAVING NEW SOFTWARE UPDATE INSTALLED.

ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN NOT IN PARK. CAR WAS IN RUNAWAY CONDITION IN PARKING LOT

THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TRYING TO READ THEM ALL. HAD TO DISCONNECT FUSES AND BATTERY TO GET ENGINE AND ALL LIGHTS OFF. PUT ALL BACK TOGETHER AND ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER AT ALL. IT APPEARS TO NOT BE RECOGNIZING FOB EVEN WITH NEW BATTERY.

CAR WAS STOPPED, PLACED IN PARK AND LEFT RUNNING IN DRIVEWAY. DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE, MANUALLY LOCKED WITH WITH THE EXTERNAL BUTTON ON DRIVERS HANDLE. DRIVER WALKED AROUND VEHICLE AND UP TO RESIDENCE. CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND DRIVER RAN BACK TO VEHICLE, ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK USING MANUAL BUTTON ON PASSENGER FRONT HANDLE, WOULD NOT UNLOCK. PULLED OUT KEYFOB TO UNLOCK AND WAS ABLE TO DISABLE VEHICLE, BUT NOT BEFORE IT RAN ITSELF IN TO A CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. DRIVER NOTICED IT SLIP OUT OF PARK ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS WHILE IN VEHICLE. ONE DAY LATER, DRIVER WAS STANDING OUTSIDE VEHICLE, WHILE NOT RUNNING, AND NOT NEAR DOOR HANDLE AND CAR RANDOMLY LOCKED ON IT'S OWN.

THIS ROLL AWAY INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MARCH 7, 2019. MY 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY THAT WAS NOT MY OWN AND I EXITED THE VEHICLE WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN PARK BUT IDLING. I EXITED THE JEEP WITHOUT AN INCIDENT (NOTICING ANY FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE) AND WALKED TO THE PORCH TO DELIVER A LETTER TO THE HOMEOWNER. I WAS ON THE PORCH WHEN THE JEEP MOVED FORWARD INTO THIS HOMEOWNER'S GARAGE,CRASHING INTO THE TRASH CANS IN FRONT OF THE GARAGE FIRST AND PUSHING THEM INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE DOOR AND IT'S TRACK. I WATCHED THIS INCIDENT FROM THE TOP STEP OF THE PORCH AND QUICKLY JUMPED INTO THE JEEP, PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVEWAY. TWO DAYS LATER A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH FCA. THREE DAYS FROM THE INCIDENT, A EAA REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME TO OBTAIN INFORMATION. FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS ASKED TO PICK UP MY JEEP FROM THE DEALER AFTER THEIR INSPECTION. ON APRIL 5TH, ALMOST A MONTH LATER, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FCA STATING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND FAULT WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS HUMAN ERROR! I RECREATED THIS WHILE NOW IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS WARNED VIA THE TONE THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN AS IT MOVED ABOUT 1-2 MPH UP THE DRIVEWAY IN D WITHOUT TOUCHING THE GAS.THERE WAS NO WAY ON 3-7-19 IT WAS IN DRIVE AS I COULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN OUT WITHOUT NOTICING IT MOVE THIS QUICKLY. IT ROLLED UP IT THAT FAST WITH MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. FCA STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THIS ACTION BUT THEY DID NOT EVEN TRY! AFTER LEASING OR PURCHASING IN THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY: 4 JEEPS (IT NEVER HAPPENED TO ANY OTHER PRIOR MODEL), AND 6 OTHER VEHICLES, I WILL NEVER OWN OR LEASE ANOTHER FCA VEHICLE AGAIN. THE INABILITY FOR THIS BILLION $ COMPANY LIKE FCA TO REPLACE A GARAGE DOOR AND SAY IT WAS OWNER ERROR WILL KEEP ME FROM RECOMMENDING THIS COMPANY TO ANY FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER. *BF*JB