2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TRAVELING AT REDUCED SPEEDS ON INTERSTATE, AFTER PASSING AN ACCIDENT (WET CONDITIONS/RAIN), I FOUND THE CAR STARTING TO LOSE TRACTION WITH THE ROAD. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH POTENTIALLY TROUBLED ROADWAYS, HOWEVER THIS WAS INTERSTATE 15 IN SAN DIEGO, AND WITHIN SEPARATED CARPOOL LANES. AS I CONTINUED ON CAUTIOUSLY AT ROUGHLY 60MPH DUE TO CONDITIONS AND UNSURE OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I FELT THE CAR SLIP, AND SLIDE, THE REAR END STARTING TO DRIFT TOWARD EDGE OF LANE, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM GAS AND ALLOWED CAR TO REGAIN TRACTION. WAS FORCED TO CRAWL AT ROUGHLY 45MPH TO FEEL SAFE AGAIN. A NATIVE OF OREGON WHERE RAIN IS A ROUTINE PART OF LIFE, THIS OCCURRENCE FALLS BEYOND THE REALM OF EXPECTED PERFORMANCE. THE GRAND CHEROKEE IS ONE OF THE HEAVIEST CARS ON THE ROAD, MAKING THIS ISSUE PERPLEXING. AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS EXPERIENCING MODERATE RAIN THROUGHOUT THE MONTH DISPELLING MUCH CREDIT FOR OIL ACCUMULATION ON THE ROADWAYS, AS IS USUALLY INDICATED. WHEN I CAME TO THINK ABOUT THE ISSUE I REMEMBERED A FEW WEEKS PRIOR ON A WET ROADWAY (NOT RAINING) AS I ACCELERATED FROM A RED LIGHT MY REAR TIRES SPUN, AND I HAD TO RELEASE THE GAS TO REGAIN TRACTION AS WELL. THE REASON I AM REPORTING IS I BROUGHT THIS SCARY INCIDENT UP TO A FRIEND WHO ALSO OWNED A NEWER GRAND CHEROKEE (2013), AND WAS APPALLED TO HEAR OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. THIS HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED MY TRUST IN THE VEHICLE. MY OWN STEPS WERE TO UPGRADE TIRES WHICH ARE FALKEN ZIEX S/TZ05 SIDE 285/40R22XL 110H, TO YOKOHAMA OF THE SAME SIZE, AND REPORT TO DEALER. HOWEVER I AM SKEPTICAL THIS WOULD BE A FIX, AS THE FALKEN TREAD (JUST 4,000MILES INTO USE) LOOKS MORE THAN CAPABLE OF DISPERSING WATER. WITH INFREQUENT RAIN, IT MAY BE QUITE SOME TIME BEFORE CONDITIONS REPEAT THEMSELVES, AND I WOULD FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE GETTING UP TO (AGAIN 60MPH) MODERATE SPEEDS. *TR

CAN'T START THE ENGINE. ALL THE ELECTRONIC S IN THE CAR START BLINKING AND ON MONITOR SHOWS THAT I DIDN'T PRESS A START ENGINE BOTTOM. BUT I DID. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO .IT HAPPENS ALREADY TREE TIMES TODAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES AND SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V643000 (AIR BAGS), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED 5 OR 6 TIMES BETWEEN JUNE-DEC 2014 ON OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUMMIT 4X4 ECODIESEL. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP A SERVICE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WARNING FLASHES ON DASH BOARD. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED TO CONTINUE FORWARD THERE IS NO POWER AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE FORWARD. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE CAR HAD TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT OPERATED NORMALLY AGAIN. ON OTHER OCCASIONS THE CAR REGAINS ACCELERATION CAPABILITY AFTER A SHORT 10 TO 15 SECOND DELAY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THE DEALER FOUND NO ERROR CODES IN THE SYSTEM WHEN DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN. WE ARE TAKING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN ON 12/16/14. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT WE ARE NOT IN THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED OR THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS. WE WOULD CERTAINLY LIKE TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE WE ARE INVOLVED IN A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND PLACED THE CONTACT ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V643000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY AND BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THESE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS. *TR