2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A TRADITIONAL TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD. AS I APPROACHED A LEFT HANDED TURN, I PRESSED THE BREAK PEDAL AND INSTANTANEOUSLY LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BREAKS. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A SMALL GRASS FIELD. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND REALIZED THE TACHOMETER SHOWED 0 RPM INDICATING THE ENGINE HAD STALLED. AT FIRST, I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SHIFTER WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO HESITATION ONCE THE SHIFTER WAS MOVED TO PARK. THE P54 RECALL HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN COMPLETED. FCA HAS BEEN INFORMED AND THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A JEEP DEALER. THE RECALL FOR V62 IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT AND THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE RECEIVED THE TEMPORARY INTERIM REPAIR. I HAVE DECIDED TO PARK THE VEHICLE UNTIL FCA CAN REASSURE THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A RECALL (FCA# V62) NHTSA RECALL # 19V-813 FOR A FUEL PUMP RELAY. PER THE RECALL, FAILURE OF THE RELAY CAN RESULT IN A STALL AND A NO-START CONDITION. JEEP (FCA) DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND BECAUSE OF THIS MY JEEP EITHER WILL NOT START OR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. JEEP DEALER AND FCA ARE NOT OFFERING ANY RESOLUTION. WHAT OPTIONS DOES THE CONSUMER HAVE IN THIS CASE. PLEASE ADVISE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE GLENDALE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (10070 MANCHESTER RD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63122) WHERE THE PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON LEAVING WORK, SHE HAD NOTICED WHITE SMOKE HAD BEGUN TO EMIT FROM AROUND HER PASSENGER SUN VISOR WHICH HAD THEN LED TO A FIRE. THE CONTACT INITIALLY TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE HERSELF; HOWEVER, THE FIRE GREW AFTER EACH ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THAT AUTHORITIES AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AT THE SCENE AND WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

THE ALTERNATOR ON MY VEHICLE WENT OUT, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THEM ON THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT ON THE LIST SO I AM UNBLE TO GET IT REPAIRED

ONLY 79,000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP STATES I NEED TO REPLACE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS. REPAIR COSTS MORE THAN VEHICLE IS WORTH. ALL MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES WERE DONE. SEARCHING ONLINE REVEALS HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM, THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS AND THE FACT THAT FCA WILL NOT ADMIT OR ASSIST OWNERS. NO PROPERLY MAINTAINED ENGINE SHOULD FAIL AT 79,000 MILES.

ENGINE ON 2016 HYUNDAI TUSCON WITH 143K MILES BURNING OIL EXPEDITIOUSLY ALMOST TO THE POINT OF SEIZING. LOST 3-4 Q OF OIL IN 1,000 MILES WITH NO CHECK ENGINE OR CHECK OIL LIGHT NOTIFICATION. ENGINE IS NOW BEING REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. COULD CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF SIEVED WHILE IN OPERATION.

THE LEATHER COVERING ON THE DASHBOARD SHRANK, CRUMPLED AND WRINKLED POPPING THE AIR VENT COVERINGS OUT. THE PROBLEM NOT ONLY RESTRICTS AIR FLOW (DEFROSTING, ETC) IT ALSO MAY PREVENT THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE AND DECREASES THE VALUE OF MY CAR, BUT IT PRESENTS SAFETY ISSUES. THE COMPANY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND APPROVED MY VEHICLE FOR REPAIR, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO RESTRICTED THE NUMBER OR REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS AND AM TOLD IT COULD BE MONTHS MORE. THEY WILL NOT GIVE A DATE.THIS WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I NEED IT TO BE FIXED AND THEY HAVE DELIBERATELY RESTRICTED THE NUMBER OF PARTS AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS WITH DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES. IN ADDITION, MY VEHICLE HAS A FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL. THIS PART HAS ALSO NOT BEEN AVAILABLE FOR MONTHS AND HAS NO PREDICTED DELIVERY DATE. I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUES, THEN DELIBERATELY SLOW PRODUCTION OF THE PARTS REQUIRED FOR REPAIRS. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. OBVIOUSLY THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AT A HIGHER LEVEL, BUT THERE IS NOT AN OPTION FOR THAT IN THE PHONE TREE. I NEED MY CAR FIXED.

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL V62 WHERE THE FUEL PUMP RELAY CAUSES A STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. MY CAR HAS REGULARLY BEEN STALLING WHILING I'M DRIVING IN TRAFFIC FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH FCA SEVERAL TIMES TELLING THEM OF THE RISK I AM IN ON A DAILY BASIS AND ASKING ABOUT WHEN PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THIS RECALL. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL HAS COME OUT WITH NO PROGRESS. THE STALLING HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AND HAS PUT ME IN HARMS WAY EVERY TIME I DRIVE; I AM CONSTANTLY MANEUVERING TO AVOID A COLLISION AND THE ONLY REASON AN ACCIDENT HASN'T HAPPENED YET IS BECAUSE OF HOW OVER DEFENSIVE I HAVE TO BE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. FCA EVEN TRIED DOING A TEMPORARY FIX BUT THE CAR STALLED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THIS ATTEMPT. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS WHENEVER I'M OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. NOTE, BELOW YOU ASKED FOR A DATE OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED; IT HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY FOR WELL OVER A YEAR. I PUT TODAY'S DATE BECAUSE THIS IS THE MOST CURRENT DATE THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND NEARLY MISSED BEING HIT BY A CAR COMING UP BEHIND ME AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I AM STILL SHAKING FROM THE NEAR MISS OF BEING HIT AND SERIOUSLY INJURED.

STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REPAIRED AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP BUT ISSUE NOT RELATED TO MOST RECENT NHTSA RECALL NUMBER:19V-813 RECALL DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2019. ASKED TO ALSO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO REMEDY FOR THE RECALL, WHICH CAN CAUSE STALLING. MANUFACTURE HAS FAILED TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION FOR THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER.