2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I PURCHASED MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4 ON JUNE 2ND 2013. SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WHICH ARE A CONCERN TO MY SAFETY AND OTHER JEEP DRIVERS.. I HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED THE RECALL DUE TO THE BRAKES AND WAS TOLD BY MY JEEP DEALER AND ANOTHER JEEP DEALER THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AT HIS TIME. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY. I HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH INTERMITTENTLY BLACKS OUT WHEN DRIVING. THIS PREVENTS ME FROM SEEING THE SPEED IN WHICH MY VEHICLE TRAVELS AND OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS. THIS IS ALSO A CONCERN TO MY SAFETY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. LAST WEEK, I EXPERIENCED MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON AND REMAINING ON. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOW ADVISED ME THEY ARE HAVING A PROBLEM DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE. THEY HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAT AND STILL STRUGGLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THEY DID ADVISE ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I WAS ADVISED TODAY THAT THEY DIAGNOSED THE AIRBAG SITUATION BUT WILL NOT HAVE THE PARTS UNTIL JUNE 13TH. I HAVE DRIVEN MY VEHICLE 21,000 MILES IN ONE YEAR AND BELIEVE THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH ALL THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING. I WOULD LIKE ANSWERS FROM JEEP AS TO WHY I AMY EXPERIENCING THESE SAFETY ISSUES WITH SUCH A NEW VEHICLE AND WHY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR RECALLS. *TR

ON MAY 9, 2014 MY HUSBAND & I WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SEAT BELT & AIRBAG LIGHTS STARTED ALARMING. I IMMEDIATELY REFERENCED OUR VEHICLE GUIDE AND FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS, CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. MY CAR WAS EVALUATED 3 DAYS LATER AND I WAS INFORMED THAT MY ENTIRE AIRBAG MODULE WAS NON-FUNCTIONAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS NOW BEEN A MONTH THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL AIRBAGS BECAUSE THE PART IS APPARENTLY ON BACK ORDER AT CHRYSLER. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE THE ALARMS WHILE AWAITING THE FIX, SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE DISTRACTION OF CONSTANT "DINGING" EVERYWHERE I GO. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN! IN GENERAL, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A PAIN SINCE I PURCHASED IT!! THREE RECALLS IN ONE YEAR, A TIRE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED JUST AFTER PURCHASE (PRETTY SURE IT HAD A HOLE WHEN WE DROVE IT OFF THE LOT), AND NOW THIS. I DEFINITELY WOULD NOT PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

CHRYSLER HAS BEEN FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER OF OUR 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. WE FINALLY GET AN OFFICIAL RECALL FROM CHRYSLER AND CALL OUR DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF OUR DEALER TELLS US THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THE PARTS. CHRYSLER'S RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT OUR BRAKES MAY FAIL DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT IS UNREASONABLE THAT CHRYSLER' SENDS RECALL NOTICES WITHOUT HAVING THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE ISSUES. OUR CAR IS APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR OLD, AND WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STATING THE BRAKE BOOSTER ON MY CAR MAY PREMATURELY CORRODE AND INSTRUCTED TO ME TO REPORT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT THE DAY AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER IN THE MAIL, HOWEVER WHEN I SHOWED UP TO THE APPOINTMENT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY JEEP TO NOT INSPECT ANY CARS UNTIL THE PARTS CAME IN. I ASKED WHEN THAT WOULD BE AND HE WAS UNSURE, AND SAID COULD BE "MORE THAN A MONTH" WHEN I ASKED IS THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE, HE TOLD ME "JUST PRESS HARDER DOWN ON THE BRAKES". I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THIS WHEN IN THE LETTER IT SAYS THEY ARE "SINCERELY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR SAFETY", YET SOMETHING AS CRUCIAL AS THE BRAKES COULD MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE A CRASH. AS SOMEONE THAT COMMUTES DAILY ON BUSY I-95, THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSETTLING TO ME, AND I AM HESITANT TO CONTINUE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEALERSHIP INFORMS ME TO CALL BACK IN A MONTH TO FIND AN UPDATE. *TR

1. ALLEGEDLY REPAIRED TWO WEEKS EARLIER, THE "OCR," AN AIRBAG SENSOR, FAILED. THIS PART APPARENTLY IS LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. "SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED. 2. ON MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014 A SEAT BELT WARNING APPEARED ON THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY AND A CHIME RANG FOR 10 MINUTES OR SO. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE BELTED IN. 3. ON MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014 THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SHOWED "CRUISE CONTROL UNAVAILABLE." IN THE PAST THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING (FCW) HAS SHOWN PHANTOM ALERTS, TELLING ME TO "BRAKE! BRAKE! BRAKE!" EVEN THOUGH THERE NO VEHICLES OR OBJECTS IN FRONT OF THE JEEP. AT OTHER TIMES, THE FCW SHOWED NO ALERT EVEN THOUGH ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY APPEARED IN FRONT OF THE JEEP. *TR

AIRBAGS SYSTEM FAILED AND RENDERED CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED EVEN WHEN PASSENGER WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AT THE SAME TIME ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED WHILE BEING IN USE WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DROVE 5H HOURS HOME AND THEN DROPPED THE CAR AT THE DEALER. ISSUE CONNECTED WITH FAILED ORC MODULE. NUMEROUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER DRIVERS ON INTERNET FORUM. FAILURE ALWAYS RESULTS IN LOSS OF AIRBAGS, SEAT BELTS PRETENSION, ADAPTIVE HEAD RESTRAIN AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM. *TR

HI-- REGARDING BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE... ONE DAY AFTER RECEIVING RECALL FROM CHRYSLER--DEALER ADVISES PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WILL NOTIFY WHEN THEY ARE. IT APPEARS MANUFACTURER IS "GOING THRU THE MOTIONS" TO SATISFY NHTSA....AND REDUCE POSSIBILITY OF LITIGATION. SOME INCENTIVE NEEDS TO ADDED TO THE PROCESS I.E MANUFACTURER IS NOT MOTIVATED CURRENTLY TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS...ESPECIALLY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS AN EXPENSE TO THEM. THUS, IN THIS CASE,THE VEHICLE OWNER IS "FORCED" TO DRIVE A VEHICLE IN WHICH THE BRAKES MAY NOT FUNCTION IN RAINY WEATHER. THATS JUST GREAT!! *TR

WE RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION THAT THE BRAKES COULD BE FAULTY ON MY VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AND NOT WORKING CORRECTLY IN A THUNDER STORM.I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO REQUEST THE REPAIR LIKE THE MAILER SENT TO ME ABOUT A CURRENT RECALL ADVISED ME TO DO. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET IT FIXED UNTIL AUGUST. I HAVE TO GO TO FLORIDA LATER IN THE YEAR AND AM AFRAID MY CAR WILL FAIL IN TRANSIT. THE RECALL STATES THAT THERE ARE ISSUES WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN AND OTHER BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. I CAN NOT CONTROL DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER WHEN OUT OF THE STATE. I NEED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE AS THE CAR HAS ALREADY SHOWN SIGNS OF BEING AFFECTED. NOT GETTING THIS FIXED IS PUTTING ME, MY FAMILY, AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD AT RISK OF A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS READY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THERE COULD BE A FACTORY ISSUE THAT PUTS SO MANY PEOPLE AT RISK AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO FIX IT. *TR

AS OF YESTERDAY I HAVE HAD MY 2014 GRAND CHEROKEE FOR 1 YEAR. I BOUGHT IT WITH 6 MILES ON IT BRAND NEW. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 16 TIMES FOR NUMEROUS ISSUES. 4 OF WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE 3 FLASH UPDATES FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND NONE OF THE ADDRESSED HE PROBLEM. THE ROUGH SHIFTING, JERKING OF THE VEHICLE AND EXTREMELY HIGH RUNNING RPM'S MUST BE DOING FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE POWER TRAIN. THERE IS NO SMOOTH SHIFTING FROM 1-2-3 NOR IS THERE FROM 3-2-1. GETTING ON AND OFF THE HIGHWAY IS ALWAYS INTERESTING. TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE FEELS BOGGED DOWN AND TAKES SOME TIME TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. YOU ARE GIVING IT GAS AND IT JUST IS STUCK IN 3-4 OR 5TH GEAR AND YOU ARE PUTTING ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO GET ON AND THEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE TRANSMISSION UNLEASHES AND THE CAR JUST TAKES OFF. GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY ON AN EXIT RAMP ANY TIME OF SLOW DOWN (FAST OR GRADUALLY) THE CAR JUST WHINES AND THE RPM'S ARE WAY IN THE RED, SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY. AGAIN BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THAT SOLD IT TO ME FOR ALL THE FLASH UPDATES AND ANOTHER VISIT TO SAY IT IS STILL NOT OPERATING PROPERLY AND THEY TOLD ME TO RUN IT IN SPORT MODE OR TURN OFF THE ECO BUTTON. WELL WHAT GOOD IS GIVING YOU THE OPTION FOR A ECO BUTTON AND CAN'T EVEN USE IT....NOT TO MENTION IT REALLY DOESN'T ADDRESS THE UNDERLINING PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH HE CAR, JEEP AND THE DEALER DUE TO THEIR LACK OF SUPPORT. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS NEW RELEASED VEHICLE AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIX IT UNTIL SOMEONE UNFORTUNATELY GETS HURT FROM FAULTY OPERATION OF THE POWER TRAIN. I NOW HAVE ABOUT 10,000 MILES AND STILL LIKE FROM DAY ONE I AM HAVING ALL THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE OC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT HE WOULD BE TRAVELING AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THE LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SHIP THE PART TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM A CASE MANAGER. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND WAS ALSO WAITING FOR PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER HAD NEITHER A SPECIFIC DATE NOR A TIMEFRAME TO LET THE CONTACT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,168.