2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

DIESEL ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP: CODE P016F-00 WAS STORED. BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS THE CAR STARTED BY THE TIME IT GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTICS PERFORMED AT KERNERSVILLE DODGE, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284 PH: 336-996-4111 INVOICE: DOCS402929 INVOICE DATE: 05/15/2018

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I RECENTLY (03/09/2018) PURCHASED A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (VIN# [XXX]). THE FOLLOWING DAY MY TPMS SENSOR LIGHTS CAME. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, TRIED PUTTING AIR IN MY TIRES BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO SERVICE THE PROBLEM ON 04/30/2018. AFTER I DROPPED OFF MY CAR I WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR A PHONE CALL. WHEN I GOT THE CALL MY SERVICE ADVISOR [XXX], WHO WAS VERY NICE AND HELPFUL TOLD ME ALL 4 OF MY SENSORS WERE MISSING AND THERE'S A STRONG POSSIBILITY THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALSO SWAPPED OUT THE TIRES AS WELL. I PURCHASED MY JEEP WITH 8,000 MILES, A LEASE RETURN CARRYING A CPO STAMP OF APPROVAL. I WAS TOLD THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. I'D HAVE TO PAY EVERYTHING OUT OF POCKET. I DIDN'T EVEN GET FLOOR MATS ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE I ACTUALLY RECEIVED THEM A MONTH LATER. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? IF MY VEHICLE IS A CPO DOESN'T IS MEAN IT PAST A MULTITUDE OF TESTS? HOW IS SOMETHING SO OBVIOUS MISSED? I'D APPRECIATE SOME HELP IN RECTIFYING THIS PROBLEM, I SPOKE WITH THE SUPERVISOR IN CHARGE OF SERVICE AND HE NEVER GOT BACK TO ME, UNFORTUNATELY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES FROM STOP BEFORE CONNECTING. EVERY TIME I SLOW DOWN TO STOP, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DO A DOUBLE DOWNSHIFT AND IT FEELS LIKE I AM GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND. ALSO, AT TIMES, THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN ON AN INCLINE AND PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE. IT HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF 1 YEAR. I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, BUT THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER. NOW, THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE. I AM TAKING IT BACK TODAY TO HAVE IT REEVALUATED.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND IT STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD IN TRAFFIC. I STEERED TO THE LEFT TURN LANE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE IGNITION (PUSH BUTTON) WAS STILL IN THE ?RUN? POSITION. I PUSHED THE BUTTON AND THE IGNITION WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I TRIED PUSHING IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE IGNITION STILL WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I ALSO TRIED HOLDING IT DOWN. NOTHING I DID WOULD TURN THE IGNITION OFF. THE DISPLAY SCREEN WAS FLASHING A LOT OF DIFFERENT ERROR MESSAGES INCLUDING ?VEHICLE NOT IN PARK?. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE IGNITION NOT SHUTTING OFF WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON. *TT *TR CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WAS CHANGED OUT THE SAME DAY THIS ISSUE OCCURRED WITH A JEEP BRAND WINDSHIELD. SINCE THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF, THEY LEFT IT OVERNIGHT AND THE BATTERY DIED, CLEARING ALL FAULT CODES. THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE WITH IT IN THE MORNING. CONSUMER HAD MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE JEEP AND CHRYSLER WAS UNABLE TO HELP IN ANY WAY. UPDATED 9/4/18*JB

THE AUTOMATIC ENGINE OFF IS A HAZARD, I TRIED TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STALLED TO GO, WHEN IT DID FINALLY GO, IT WAS TOO LATE, BUT IT JERKED INTO MOTION AND THEN STALLED AGAIN ONCE I STEPPED ON THE BREAK, THIS PLACED ME IN A VERY BAD SPOT. IT TOOK A FULL RESTART TO GET MY CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS SO DANGERS! I TRIED TO REMEMBER TO TURN IT OFF WHEN I GET IN HOWEVER THIS IS A NEW CAR FOR ME SO I DON'T ALWAYS REMEMBER UNTIL IT GOES INTO IT SLEEP MODE. THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE OR PERMANENTLY DISABLED. I PLAN TO HAVE IT LOOK AT WHEN I GO FOR MY OIL CHANGED. THE STALL HAS HAPPEN TWICE NOW.

AS I EXITED OFF THE PARKWAY I CAME TO A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT ON THE EXIT RAMP. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN IT WOULD NOT EVEN LET ME SHIFT GEARS. THE LIGHTS AND WINDOWS WORKED, BUT THE ENGINE AND THE HEAT DID NOT. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME THREE MONTHS AGO (SAME SCENARIO, CAR STALLED AFTER THE FIRST TRAFFIC LIGHT COMING OFF THE PARKWAY, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ETC. EVERYTHING EXACTLY THE SAME) , AND AT THAT TIME THE DEALER SAID THAT A COMPUTER ERROR SHOWED THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATE BATTERY THAT DIED SO THEY REPLACED IT. BUT THIS LAST TIME, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO "COMPUTER ERROR" AND THEY GOT THE CAR TO ACCELERATE SO THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD FIX. I BEGGED THEM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER OR TO IGNORE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO COMPUTER ERROR (SUPPOSE THE COMPUTER WAS WRONG?) BUT THEY DENIED ME AND WERE ADAMANT THAT WITHOUT A COMPUTER ERROR CODE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THEY WOULD NOT CALL ANYONE. IN BOTH INSTANCES, I WAS ON A MAJOR ROAD WITH A CURVE/OFFRAMP AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SINCE EVEN WITH MY HAZARDS ON, CARS WERE SEEING ME TOO LATE AND ALMOST HITTING ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE "START, STOP, DISABLE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BYERS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM IN COLUMBUS, OHIO WHERE THE FREQUENCY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

6 FEB 2018 @ 0649: BEFORE SUNRISE, TRAVELING AT APPROX 53MPH, TEMPERATURE APPROX 36 DEGREES, FRONT RETRACTABLE PORTION OF PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED AND DROPPED GLASS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT ONTO THE DRIVERS HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER. GLASS WAS ALSO DROPPED INTO THE REAR BENCH SEAT, CHILD SEAT (WAS NOT OCCUPIED), FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (WAS NOT OCCUPIED), AND ARMREST.

MY 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WERE THE AIR BAG NEXT TO DOOR AND FRONT WINDOWS HAS A LARGE BLIND SPOT. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR MAKING RIGHT TURNS OR PEOPLE WHO CROSS FROM MY RIGHT OR FOR THE MATTER LEFT TURNS CAN CREATE THIS BLINDS TURNS WHERE SECONDS MATTER IN DRIVING. I AM NOT SURE WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT AT THIS POINT BUT THIS JUST HAVE BEEN NOTICED BEFORE PRODUCTION. I HAVE OWNED 3 JEEPS BUT THE LIABILITY OF THIS MAKE ME WORRY ON MY NEXT PURCHASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PLASTIC COVERING THE BRAKE PEDAL DETACHED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE CONTACT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. MCKINNEY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM AND MAZDA (4574 CALHOUN MEMORIAL HWY, EASLEY, SC) COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH HIS INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR