2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE JEEP HAS BEEN LOCKING ON ITS OWN WHEN IN PARK, WHILE STILL RUNNING OR TURNED OFF WITH THE KEYS STILL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN I PARK, TURN OFF THE CAR, GET OUT OF THE DRIVER SEAT, CLOSE THE DRIVER DOOR, IT LOCKED BEFORE I COULD OPEN THE REAR DOOR TO GET MY TWO KIDS OUT!!!

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BELOW IS THE READ OUT FOR A RECALL THAT IS ON A FEW OTHER GRAND CHEROKEE'S. MY VEHICLE STALLED THE OTHER DAY WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND HAD TO BE RESTARTED. THE PROBLEM: THE ALTERNATOR MAY SUDDENLY FAIL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE ALTERNATOR ALSO MAY SHORT CIRCUIT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.

KEY REMOTE WITH REMOTE START. HAS ISSUES WITH LOCATING THE REMOTE KEY LOCK AND UNLOCK/REMOTE START. REFUSES TO START (PUSH BUTTON) BECAUSE IT CANNOT LOCATE KEY. FRESH BATTERIES AND IT WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK DOORS (WHILE SITTING IN DRIVERS SEAT) AND IT STILL CAN NOT LOCATE THE KEY IN ORDER TO START. IT HAS EVEN FLASHED THE "NO KEY" WARNING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND START AND STOP THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FEAR OF THIS VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT DOES EVENTUALLY LOCATE THE KEY AND RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS.

2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES WITH REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKES. *AS NHTSA CC'D WITH REGARDS TO PREMATURE WEAR OF REAR BRAKES. NO ANSWER REQUIRED. *EA *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT NOTICED LIGHT SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CABRERA AUTO (CARR #2KM 82.2 SALIDA EXPRESO HATILLO, PR 2, 006,14, PR, (787) 333-8410), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURES AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V572000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING), AND 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER (STEVENS CREEK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 4100 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95129, (408) 248-1800) PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT MANUFACTURER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: T-36 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) REGARDING THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOLUTION. THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING NOISE AND A FIRE OCCURRED WITHIN MONTHS OF THE DEALER'S RECALL REPAIRS. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING AREA, THERE WAS A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES NEAR THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE LOCKED ELECTRONICALLY, START UP, AND BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HUNTINGTON JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (1220 E JERICHO TURNPIKE, HUNTINGTON, NY 11743, (631) 673-0270), BUT THEY DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURES WERE RELATED TO ANY OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE PLASTIC RETAINING BRACKETS IN THE HEADREST'S ACTIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING THE HEADREST TO FLY INTO THE BACK OF MY HEAD. THIS CAUSED SOME TEMPORARY DISORIENTATION AND I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME. LUCKILY I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4807 KIRBY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77098) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ON THE STREET, TURNING THE CORNER AT AN INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER, TURNED OFF, AND I LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND VEHICLE IN GENERAL. I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN THAT WAS WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK. THIS WAS A CITY STREET, THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, AND I WAS TURNING LEFT. I HAVE CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP REPEATEDLY TELLING THEM ABOUT THIS SYMPTOM OF MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN TRY TO TURN IT ON, THE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER REPEATEDLY BUT NOT FIRE UP. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT SOMETIMES WILL START. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. OTHER TIMES I NEED TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. I FEEL THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL R09, EVEN THOUGH THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, THESE ARE THE SAME SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED, SO I THINK THE PROBLEM IS BACK EVEN AFTER THE RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHRYSLER/JEEP. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AT RIVER OAKS JEEP/CHRYSLER ON 4807 KIRBY DRIVE IN HOUSTON TX, 77098, AND PAID FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY INITIALLY WERE NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT HOLDING PRESSURE AND WOULD COST $2000 TO REPLACE. I CAN NOT AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW, AND I DECLINED REPAIRS. I CALLED THE HEADQUARTERS FOR CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR THEM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MALFUNCTIONING PART RELATED TO A RECALL, AND THEY REFUSED. THIS IS DOCUMENTED UNDER CASE #34923344. I FEEL CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD EITHER REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP RELAY AGAIN, EVEN AFTER IT WAS ALREADY DONE ONCE UNDER RECALL R09, OR THEY SHOULD PAY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP, AS THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM WITH 100% CERTAINTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THE ENGINEERING OF THEIR VEHICLES.