2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD WHILE DRIVING SO I PULLED INTO NTB SERVICE CENTER. THEY IMMEDIATELY CHECKED MY VEHICLE AND SAID THAT MY ALTERNATOR WAS BURNING AND THAT MY VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NTB REPLACED ALTERNATOR THE NEXT DAY. *TR*DT

ON 4/10/2020 I WAS IDLING IN GEAR IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU LANE. I COULD HEAR AND FEEL THE ENGINE START TO SPUTTER. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TRIED APPLYING GAS TO KEEP THE ENGINE AT A HIGHER REV. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE THE ENGINE STOPPED. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START BUT ALL IT DID WAS TO HAVE AN EXTENDED CRANK TIME WITHOUT IT STARTING. I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME HELP TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER VEHICLES. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF SITTING I WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE IT HOME. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THIS ISSUE. THE LAST TIME WAS WHILE I WAS ENTERING AND TURNING IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. ANOTHER TIME WAS WHILE I WAS 25 MILES DOWN A DIRT ROAD. I HAVE HAD THE TIPM AND/OR THE FUEL PUMP(S) REPLACED AT A JEEP DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE UNDER ANY CONDITION! I USE IT TO TOW MY TRAILER AND TO GO OFF-ROADING. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I WAS DOING EITHER ONE OF THESE AT THE TIME OF A FAILURE!

I'VE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, FOR EXAMPLE : INTERMITTENT STARTING, LOST OF POWER @ HIGHWAY SPEED, PROXIMITY SENSOR GIVING WARNING WHILE DRIVING WITH NO OBSTRUCTION IN PATH, AIR RIDE SYSTEM ADJUST AT RANDOM EVEN WHILE PARKED ECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A VIN SEARCH, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT JEEP IN EXCESS OF 45 DAYS FOR REPAIRS. ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS STARTING MY JEEP. THEN, ON DECEMBER 25, 2019, I RECEIVE THE V62 FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL FOR MY JEEP. I CALLED THE FCA RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER SERVICE NUMBER. THEY WERE OF NO ASSISTANCE. NHTSA: REQUEST #254540 COMPLAINT (TRACKING NUMBER) ID: 11 29 23 50. ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 31, 2019, I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. ON JANUARY 2, 2020, RESPONDED THAT FIAT NEEDED TO BE GIVEN TIME TO FIND A FIX. THIS WAS CONFIRMED IN A TELEPHONE CALL WITH NHTSA ON JANUARY 3, 2020. THE JEEP CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH NOT STARTING. ON MARCH 23, 2020, MY HOUSEMATE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP. HE PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. NOTHING HAPPENED. HE COASTED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHTNING BOLT SYMBOL WAS ON THE DASH. HE DECIDED TO RETURN HOME. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE JEEP AGAIN. ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 24, 2020, WE HAD IT TOWED TO LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP OF RENO. LITHIA DIAGNOSED IT AS HAVING A FAULTY FUEL PUMP RELAY SUBJECT TO THE SAFETY RECALL V62 FUEL PUMP RELAY. FIAT REFUSED AGAIN TO ENGAGE IN ANY DISCUSSION OF BUYBACK. FIAT HAS HAD OVER THREE MONTHS AND PRESUMABLY SEVERAL MORE MONTHS 'TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION' YET IT HAS NOT. MY JEEP SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY UNDRIVABLE, A WORTHLESS PIECE OF UNSAFE JUNK. THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THERE ARE NO LIKE VEHICLES AVAILABLE (THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM). UNDER FEDERAL REGULATIONS, FCA MUST BUY-BACK MY JEEP. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS FEDERALLY MANDATED REMEDY IMPLEMENTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN ON. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED FROM A RELAY THAT REMAINED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. A VIN SEARCH SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SUBJECTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). ALBERIC COLON AUTO SALES INC LOCATED AT (AVENUE JOHN F KENNEDY, CARRETERA STE 2, KM 34, SAN JUAN, PR 00920), WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,150.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED AND DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TWICE IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN DURING BRAKING, WHILE IN MOTION, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. LOST POWER BRAKES, STEERING, EVERYTHING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. THE SECOND TIME, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I ENDED UP IN THE MEDIAN CURB WITH TWO CARS BEHIND ME THAT HAD TO ABRUPTLY SWERVE TO AVOID ME. IT WAS A COMPLETE SHUT DOWN. NO POWER ANYTHING, RADIO, LIGHTS, NOTHING. I CAME TO A STOP AFTER STANDING ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY WEIGHT! I PUT THE CAR IN P AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AFTER THAT. VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE, NEEDLESS TO SAY! I HAVE SINCE PARKED IT BUT AM HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME WITH A FAMILY OF 5 DOWN TO ONE CAR. I AM ON AN EMAIL LIST TO BE NOTIFIED WHEN THERE IS A FIX, BUT IT SEEMS THEY'RE NOT IN A HURRY! THE RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS FIX IS 19V-813. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS WHILE PUSHING THE START BUTTON. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO SOUTH CHICAGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP LOCATED AT (7340 S WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60636) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VIN TOOL SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SUBJECTED TO THE FREE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT STAND STILL AND WAS UNABLE TO START. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LANDMARK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 6850 MT ZION BLVD, MORROW, GA 30260) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS