2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE VERY STIFF WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BACKING OUT. AFTER A FEW MILES IT WILL EASE UP. BUT IF A SUDDEN STOP IS NEEDED IT IS HARD TO PUSH DOWN AGAIN. OTHER TIMES IT FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. I NOTICED THIS ON THE TEST DRIVE OF THE VEHICLE BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY ISSUES I BOUGHT THIS CAR AROUND MARCH OF 2019. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING INTERMITTENTLY

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER HEADREST SAFETY DEVICE DEPLOYED. HAD SOMEONE BEEN SITTING IN THE SEAT, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED, IT APPEARS IT JUST FAILED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM. NOW WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE DRIVER HEADREST DEPLOYING WHILE WE ARE OPERATING THE JEEP AND IT CAUSING AN INJURY OR ACCIDENT.

ACTIVE HEAD REST DEPLOYED ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO FAILED PLASTIC TABS INSIDE THE HEADREST. WHEN IT DEPLOYS IT SHOOTS FORWARD AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES. THE DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IT WAS A RANDOM DEPLOYMENT NOT CAUSED BY ANY IMPACT (THE DESIGN IS ACTUALLY TO DEPLOY WHEN THERE IS IMPACT) IN THIS CASE IT DEPLOYS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE HOUSING OF THE PIN WHICH HOLDS THE HEADREST IN PLACE.

WHILE I WAS WIPING DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE ACTIVE-HEADREST IT DEPLOYED ON IT'S OWN AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS OFF AND PARKED ON MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, I WAS CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE PART IN QUESTION IS THE DRIVER SIDE ACTIVE HEAD-REST. I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT HE HAD SEEN 5 OF THESE AND IT HAPPENED BECAUSE THE PLASTIC CLIP THAT HOLDS THE HEADREST IN PLACE HAD DETERIORATED AND BROKE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS AND TO CALL FCA TO FILE A CLAIM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR WHICH I DID. FCA TOLD ME IF I FIXED IT BEFORE THEY LOOK AT IT THEY WON'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR. FCA INFORMED ME THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME TO SET UP A TIME AND LOCATION TO LOOK AT MY CAR IN 2 TO 4 WEEKS. IN THE MEANTIME THEY SAID TO DRIVE IT AS IS WITH NO CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, TURNED THE CORNER AND MY JEEP COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING. THE MESSAGE THAT CAME UP TOLD ME TO SERVICE MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND EVERY LIGHT ON MY DASH LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. IT WOULD NOT START OR DO ANYTHING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE AND AM NOW HAVING TO TOW IT TO A DEALER.

REAR DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT FAILURE AT ~78,500 MILES. THE BOOT THAT CONTAINS THE BEARING GREASE FAILED AND LEFT A RING OF GREASE ON NEIGHBORING COMPONENTS. FAILED JOINT IS THE ONE THAT CONNECTS TO THE TRANSFER CASE. FROM ONSET OF SYMPTOMS (MILD CLICKING NOISE) TO NOTICEABLE DRIVELINE VIBRATION AND VERY LOUD POPPING IN CENTER OF VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 100 MILES. UNSURE HOW MUCH LONGER I COULD HAVE DRIVEN BEFORE THE JOINT FAILED OR THE DRIVELINE VIBRATIONS DAMAGED THE TRANSFER CASE OR REAR AXLE. WHEN THE REAR DRIVESHAFT WAS REMOVED, I NOTICED A GREASE RING ON A FRONT DRIVESHAFT CV JOINT. THAT DRIVESHAFT WILL ALSO BE REPLACED.

FAULTY FUEL PUMP RELAY AND TIPM. CAR WILL CRANK BUT NOT START. IF THE CAR STARTS IT WILL STALL.

THE PANELING WHICH IS IN LAYED ON THE DOORS AND THE FRONT DASH ARE PEELING. THESE PIECES ARE SHARP. AS THEY PEEL PASSENGERS, INCLUDING CHILDREN CAN CUT THEMSELVES. MY OWN CHILD RECEIVED AN INJURY FROM ONE OF THESE PIECES. JEEP SENT A RECALL LETTER TO MY ADDRESS, ADVISING ME TO GO TO ANY JEEP DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. THE CROWN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE ON 6350 PERIMETER LOOP DRIVE ACCEPTED THE REPAIR ON 2 OCCASIONS BUT NEVER REPAIRED THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO FOLLOW UP OR REASON GIVEN FOR NOT COMPLETING THE REPAIR, EVEN AFTER KEEPING MY VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS. BUT ITS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I THINK JEEP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING OBVIOUS INTERIOR DAMAGE AND ESPECIALLY THAT THAT COULD INJURE PASSENGERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START THE FOLLOWING DAY AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOB MARIANO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (146 MANCHESTER ST, CONCORD, NH 03301, (603) 556-8616) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WERE NEEDED. THE DEALER ALSO ORDERED A NEW PCM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

MY 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S ALTERNATOR DIED. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND THE NEXT MORNING THE JEEP WAS DEAD. IT IS COVERED UNDER THE T36 RECALL. THE PCM WENT AS WELL AND IS SUPPOSEDLY ALSO COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, THE BATTERY WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND DESTROYED. THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE DEALER, BOB MARIANO JEEP DEALER, AT 146 MANCHESTER ST, CONCORD, NH 03301 TELLS ME THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE BATTERY. THIS COST SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE CUSTOMER. THE BATTERY SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE DEALER. THE BATTERY WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ALTERNATOR, SO WAS THE PCM WHICH IS BEING COVERED. THE SHORT CIRCUIT THAT OCCURRED IN THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED BOTH THE BATTERY AND PCM TO DIE. SO WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR A NEW BATTERY? THE DEALER IS GOING TO CHARGE ME $332.50 FOR THE BATTERY PLUS $119.90 TO INSTALL THE BATTERY. THE SAME MOPAR BATTERY GOES FOR APPROXIMATELY $230.00. AGAIN, THE DIFFERENCE IN PRICE IS APPALLING.