2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE WHEEL LUG NUT 'CAPS' FALL OFF OR BECOME LOOSE AND IMPAIR THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE LUG NUTS WHEN CHANGING WHEELS. MANY INSTANCES HAVE RESULTED IN STRIPPING THESE LUG NUTS AND NEEDING TO REPLACE THEM FOR PROPER FUNCTION. I CONSIDER THIS A SEVERE SAFETY DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING DESIGN. THE CAR COMPANIES SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING BASIC AUTO SAFETY ELEMENTS THAT ENDURE THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.

SEAT WARMERS NOT WORKING THEN CAR BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING AND DYING. NOTICED SEAT WARMERS WHERE NOT WORKING FIRST WHEN DRIVING THEN WHEN PARKED WHEN WE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND LOCK IT.SETS OVERNIGHT AND THEN VEHICLE ACTS COMPLETELY DEAD WILL NOT UNLOCK, TURN ON, LIGHTS BARELY ON.

I WAS DRVING MY JEEP AT HIGHWAY SPEED THROUGH A TOLLWAY IN ILLINOIS. I LET UP OFF THE THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. 5 OR SO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. I HAD THE JEEP TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALER. AFTER 2 DAYS, THE MECHANIC FOUND MY TIMING CHAIN BROKEN. HE ALSO FOUND MY VALVES WERE BENT. HE SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE TROUBLE IS THEY ONLY RECALLED CHALLENGERS, CHARGERS AND 300C'S. THEY NAMED IT THE P01 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION. I HAVE THE 5.7 HEMI IN MY JEEP AND IT IS AN AUTOMATIC WITH THE MDS. THE SERVICE MANUAL SAYS THE TIMING CHAIN DOES NOT NEED MAINTENANCE AND WILL LAST THE LIFE OF THE MOTOR.

TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE WILL START INTERMITTENTLY GETTING WORSE, I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE STARTER. MY CAR WILL TURN OVER ON IT'S OWN IF I LEAVE MY KEY IN THE START POSITION TO HAVE THE RADIO ON WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE KEY OR CRANKING IT OVER. THE VEHICLE ALSO KNOCKED ITS SELF OUT OF PARK AND HIT INTO A BUILDING. I'VE HAD ELECTRICAL ISSUES SINCE MY PURCHASE BACK IN 2016 AND I'VE HAD NO ANSWERS TO WHAT THE PROBLEMS ARE. I OWE 13,000 ON MY VEHICLE AND I NEED HELP FIGURING OUT IF IT COULD BE A RECALL OR NOT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. WITHIN 15 SECONDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER (NEUWIRTH MOTORS IN WILMINGTON, NC) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000.

TRANSMISSION - NOT SHIFTING OR SLUGGISH SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND TAKING TURNS DELAYED SHIFTING WHEN ON FREEWAY DOES NOT SHIFT PAST 1ST GEAR HAPPENS FROM DEAD STOP OR WHEN TAKING TURN AT 10 MPH IS THIS A RECALL ISSUE? OR WHAT IS THE CAUSE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE OCTOBER 2017

TIMING CHAIN BROKE AT HIGHWAY SPEED, NO POWER, HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. ENGINE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HESITATE AND MISFIRE UPON STARTUP. OBD CODE P303 FOR CYLINDER #3 MISFIRE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, AND IN NO PARTICULAR WEATHER CONDITIONS OR TEMPERATURES. MAY BE DANGEROUS IF PULLING OUT OF A PARKING AREA OR SOME OTHER LOCATION ONTO A STREET, AS VEHICLE WILL BUCK AND REFUSE TO ACCELERATE FOR A FEW MOMENTS. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND RECALLS WERE ISSUED IN OLDER MODELS BUT NOT THIS PARTICULAR YEAR SO FAR.

MY INTERIOR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHILE OPENING THE DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

OUR 2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF IN MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE MAY 2017. WE'VE TAKEN IT TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SUGGESTED WE GO DIRECTLY TO THE DODGE/JEEP DEALERSHIP. NOBODY CAN FIND WHAT IS CAUSING THIS BUT SAY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARYING SPEEDS, INCLUDING SITTING STILL IDLING, TRAVELING 25 MPH ON MUNICIPAL ROAD, 60+MPH ON HWY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE WHOLE CAR SHUTS OFF LEAVING US UNABLE TO STEER, LOSS OF BREAKS, LOSS OF POWER STEERING, LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHOLE JEEP, ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND LOSS OF ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY. STALLING IN MOVING TRAFFIC WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT IT HAS INHERENT RISK AND THE LOSS OF POWER SYSTEMS LIKE BRAKES AND STEERING THAT ACCOMPANIES A VEHICLE STALL MAKES GETTING OUT OF THE WAY DIFFICULT. LOSING ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR USE POWER STEERING. WE'VE HAD TO RUN THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC INTO A FARM PASTURE IN ORDER TO GET TO SAFETY. THE JEEP HAS LOST POWER ON THE HWY TRAVELING 60+MPH AND HAD TO VEER OFF IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE JEEP AND GET TO SAFETY. THIS IS OUR MAIN CAR TO TAKE MY WIFE TO WORK AND OUR DAUGHTER TO AND FROM SCHOOL. WE'VE HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY DUE TO LIFE SAFETY CONCERNS. MY LOCAL DODGE/JEEP DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT DON'T KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE THIS POTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING ISSUE IS VERY CONCERNING AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER.