2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING IN DRIVEWAY IT STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS, WAIT TEN SECONDS, PUT IT IN PARK AND IT STARTS UP. BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP (WILLIAMSBURG VA JEEP INVOICE # 150495&151000) TWICE, CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER CARE (CAST #58123405) TO NO AVAIL. DEALERSHIP STATED THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE A PROCESS OF ELIMINATION AND THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE AUTHORIZED BY JEEP, WHICH IT WASN'T.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WATER DRAINED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND INTO THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTING TO TURN OFF TEMPORARILY. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK. ONCE THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE A PACKAGE FROM THE REAR SEAT, THE CONTACT FELL DUE TO THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED WRIST AND CONTUSIONS TO THE FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED, WHICH INCLUDED WRIST SURGERY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

CHILD GOT INTO BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE AND UPON ATTEMPTING TO BUCKLE HIS SEAT BELT THE BUCKLE CRACK AND FELL APART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD VIOLENTLY SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELLY JEEP CHRYSLER (353 BROADWAY, LYNNFIELD, MA 01940, (781) 581-6000) WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE SOLENOID WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,420.

2016 JEEP GRAND CHERROKEE WAS MAKING LEFT 90 DEGREE TURN AT APPROX 5 MPH ON AN A NON-PUBLIC CITY AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD, HIT A SMALL GOLF CART AND STOPPED. DAMAGE TO THE GOLF CART WAS MINOR AND CONSISTED OF BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE JEEP WAS A DENTED LICENSE PLATE. THE FRONT WHEEL WERE FROZEN IN THE LEFT TURN POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JEEP DEALER, WHO REPORTED THAT THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WAS FROZEN AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DISASSEMBLE OR REPAIR THE PART. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS $5,020.00. THE VEHICLE HAS 33,040 MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED, WITH NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS.

MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE FLOWN OFF THE CAR. IT EXPLODED OUT OF THIN AIR.

I HAVE A BRAND NEW LEASE AND MY ALTERNATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY IS NOT BEING CHARGED, THE DOME LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED. THE CAR HAS ALSO STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND MAGICALLY TOOK OFF AFTER A FEW SECONDS WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN UNTO THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION.

SINCE LEASING THIS JEEP IN JULY OF 2016 THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE MAIN CODE FOUND SEVERAL TIME IS A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAIN COMPUTER TO THE REST OF THE AUTO. CODE U220. ISSUES INCLUDE 1) INCORRECT SHIFTING, 2) INCORRECT "BRAKE" WARNINGS, 3) UNAVAILABILITY OF BRIGHT LIGHTS IN THE AUTO OR MANUAL MODES, 4) LANE CHANGE/OBJECT SONAR WARNINGS NOT AVAILABLE (BACK INTO CEMENT WALL AT NIGHT) 5) NONFUNCTIONAL AUTOMATIC WINDSHIELD WIPERS 6) LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE JEEP AND IPHONE 7) INABILITY TO TURN JEEP OFF 8) WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL IF + PUSHED IT DOESN'T GO UP JUST ONE OR TWO MPH'S, IT SPEEDS UP VERY QUICKLY AND DOESN'T STOP AND 9) ISSUE WITH ADJUSTING THE AIR RIDE AND . THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE 50% OF THE TIME. I WOULD TAKE THE JEEP IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE, SO THEY WOULD TELL ME THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX. FINALLY, A TECH LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE AND FOUND A STAR FIX AND IMPLEMENTED IT. NOW I HAVE THE AVAILABILITY OF BRIGHT LIGHTS 90% OF THE TIME. I DROVE FOR TWO YEARS WITH NO BRIGHT LIGHTS FOR MOST OF THE TIME AT NIGHT, ON COUNTRY ROADS, AND EVEN IN THE PA MOUNTAINS AT NIGHT WITH NO OTHER LIGHT DISTRACTIONS.. WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE JEEP HAS STARTED TO SHIFT INCORRECTLY. I WILL BE DRIVING IN TOWN ON A FLAT ROAD AND THE JEEP WILL SHIFT INTO "OFF ROAD" AND THE RPM'S GO UP TO 8. I HAVE AN AVAILABLE VIDEO OF THIS. I ALSO HAVE A VIDEO OF THE JEEP'S DASH AFTER IT SHIFTED TO ANOTHER DRIVE WHERE THE RPMS WENT UP TO 4 ON A LEVEL CITY ROAD. WHEN TAKING THE JEEP FOR THE "BRAKE" ISSUE THE TECH COULD FIND NO CODES. I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE JEEP AND IT SAT FOR ALMOST THREE MONTHS. FINALLY, A STAR WAS IMPLEMENTED, HOWEVER NOW THE "BRAKE" ALARM GOES OFF MORE FREQUENTLY. IN SUMMARY, IT SEEMS THE MAIN COMPUTER IS NOT TALKING CORRECTLY TO THE REST OF THE AUTO AND THE ERRORS ARE BECOMING MORE SERIOUS AS TIME GOES BY.

I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH 2 VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME. THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING SLOWLY EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON BRAKE AND AS IT TOUCHED THE FRONT VEHICLE, I QUICKLY HAD TO MOVE THE SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO PARK TO MAKE THE VEHICLE STOP.