2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I STARTED THE FIRST LEG OF A 2000 MILE ROAD TRIP COMPRISING OF HIGHWAY AND WINDING RURAL ROADS. DURING A WINDING MOUNTAINOUS SECTION OF THE JOURNEY I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING I THOUGHT TO BE POSSIBLY A FBRUSH FIRE OR SOMETHING BURNING IN THE LOCALE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH. LATER DURING ANOTHER SECTION OF STOP AND GO DRIVING I STARTED TO SMELL IT AGAIN, AND NOTICED SOME BRAKE FADE AS WELL. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS LEG OF THE TRIP I USED THE PADDLE SHIFTERS TO REDUCE MY BRAKE USE. UPON A FUEL STOP BEFORE ENDING THE DAY'S TRAVEL, I NOTICED A THICK LAYER OF GREASE COATING THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. I DID A INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE IF THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE TO FIND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT A JEEP DEALER FOR SERVICE. HOPEFULLY JEEP CAN REMEDY THIS SEEMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I SAW GREASE LEAKING OUT OF BOTH HALF SHAFT BOOTS ON FRONT WHEELS AND BRAKES CAR IS IN SHOP TO HAVE HALF SHAFTS REPLACE HOE EVER DON'T NO WHEN MY CAR WILL BE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO INDICATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING APPROX 30MPH ON A SURFACE STREET AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AS A MOVED INTO A LEFT TURN LANE. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO TOUCH AND MY FOOT NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE JEEP DECELERATED TO ALMOST A STOP UNTIL I BRIEFLY REACCELERATED TO APPROX 5MPH (BECAUSE I WAS STUNNED AND THOUGHT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE) AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AGAIN BUT MY FOOT NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN WITHOUT A BRAKE RESPONSE. THE POWER BRAKES WERE DEFINITELY NOT WORKING, AND THE BRAKING POWER WITH MY FOOT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR WAS INCREDIBLY UNRESPONSIVE. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT, HIT THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE BUTTON IN MY JEEP, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. EVEN THE TOW DRIVER NOTED HOW UNRESPONSIVE THE BRAKES WERE AS HE LOADED THE VEHICLE ON THE TRUCK. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE DEALERSHIP CALLED A FEW HOURS LATER TO TELL ME THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE JEEP'S "MASTER CYLINDER FAILED" AND THAT "THE PARTS ARE ON NATIONAL BACKORDER" AND "THE PARTS ARE BEING BUILT." HE SAID MY JEEP IS THE FIRST 2014 THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND ADVISED THAT I WOULD BE IN THE LOANER RENTAL CAR FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE WEEK WHILE THEY AWAIT THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE JEEP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,621. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 09/15/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE.

MAY 30, 2014 I RECEIVED "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" P14/NHTSA 14V-154 (BRAKE BOOSTER) AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS, ARMORY GARAGE (ALBANY NY) AND LIA MOTORS (COLONIE NY) WHOM EACH PLACED ME ON A "WAITING" LIST BECAUSE NEITHER HAD THE REQUIRED PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP CALL FROM "LIA" FOR AN APT ON JUNE 30 BUT SERVICE HOURS NOT CONDUCIVE FOR MY WORKING SCHEDULE....SO I PHONED "ARMORY" BUT THE SERVICE DEPT STATES THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER YET. HOW CAN ONE LOCAL DEALERSHIP RECEIVE PARTS FOR A NATIONAL RECALL AND ANOTHER DOESN'T ??? "ARMORY" HAS BETTER SERVICE HOURS SO I DON'T HAVE TO LOSE WORK PAY. *JS

BOTH CV AXLE BOOTS LEAKED ALL THE GREASE OUT. HAD THE AXLES REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS FROM THE MFG, AND BOTH BOOTS LEAKED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 475 MILES OR LESS. APPEARS THAT THE BANDS ON THE BOOTS ARE NOT TIGHT ENOUGH, OR THE BOOTS MAY BE TOO SHORT. THEY SEEM TO PULL APART IF WHEELS ARE STEERED CLOSE TO MAXIMUM RADIUS. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE GREASE IS SLUNG ALL OVER THE WHEELS AND ONTO THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLIES. THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF BRAKES OR SEVERE BRAKING ISSUES THAT CAN LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT TOLD ME NO RECALL IS CURRENT. THEY CALLED MY DEALER IN WILMINGTON NC, AND I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE. THESE WILL BE THE THIRD SET OF CV AXLES. THE JEEP FORUMS ONLINE ARE FULL OF THIS ISSUE. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH VEHICLES BUILT AROUND MARCH/APRIL 2014. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH A RECOGNIZED APPROVED FIX. THERE ARE PROBABLY SEVERAL VEHICLES THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS AND THE OWNERS ARE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS IT REQUIRES YOU TO LOOK FOR IT. DANGEROUS. *TR

DURING A VACATION TRIP, WE PARKED THE VEHICLE IN A REMOTE MOUNTAIN ROAD TURN-OUT AREA TO TAKE A SCENIC PHOTO. RETURNED TO VEHICLE, STARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES AND WHAT METHODS WERE USED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY POP-BACK INTO PARK. ON SAFECAR.GOV, I NOTED PREVIOUS 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE COMPLAINTS CONCERNED WITH THE TRANSMISSION POPPING ONLY INTO NEUTRAL; BUT, FOR US IT WAS POPPING ONLY INTO PARK. THE TOWING COMPANY DID OVER $3,000 WORTH OF FRONT-END DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IN ATTEMPTING TO TOW IT WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FROZEN IN PARK. ON THE SAME TRIP, THE DASHBOARD CONTROLS WOULD GO COMPLETELY DARK ON AN APPARENT INFREQUENT RANDOM BASIS. WE ALSO NOTED CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH UNEXPECTED AND OR APPARENTLY RANDOM UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATIONS BEYOND DRIVER'S EXPECTATIONS OR IMMEDIATE CONTROL. BOTH OF THESE WHICH FRIGHTENED US. ANOTHER STRANGE THING WE NOTED WAS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED GEAR (PRIMARILY IN LOWER GEARS), THE VEHICLE JERKED IN A ROUGH MANNER BEYOND WHAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN ANY OTHER MODERN VEHICLES. *TR

VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARDED SPEED (ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING), TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARDED. MY JEEP WAS ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES BY DIFFERENT EIGHTEEN WHEELERS, CARS, AND PICKUPS WHILE TRYING TO GET THE JEEP OFF THE HIGHWAY TO A MORE SAFE SPOT. MY FAMILY AND I WHERE PUT IN GREAT DANGER BECAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN I LEFT THE JEEP IN PARK AND WALKED IN FRONT OF IT, AT WHICH TIME THE JEEP BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARDED HITTING ME, IF IT WERE NOT FOR MY WIFE SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND PUSHING THE SHIFTER UP, I WOULD HAVE BEEN RAN OVER. THE SHIFTER IS NOT SUPPOSED TO MOVE WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKE (A MAJOR PROBLEM EXISTS SOMEWHERE). THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN WE ENTERED THE HIGHWAY WITH THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, THE JEEP WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FASTER THAN 38 MPH. AGAIN MY FAMILY WAS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN AND THE TRAFFIC RUNNING UP ON US AT 70 MPH. WE FOUND OURSELVES HAVING TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PLACING OURSELVES IN ANOTHER DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGE PROPERLY AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE JEEP TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE JEEP HAD ALREADY BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE FRONT DRIVE AXLE. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP, THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO CHECK OUT THE TRANSMISSION TO CORRECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME THE JEEP STOPPED RUNNING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. MY FAMILY WAS LUCKY THAT WE DID NOT HAVE A MAJOR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE INITIATED QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE OR SOME FAMILY DIE IN A FATAL CRASH BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS. *TR