2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I was driving to pull up and park and my gas petal stuck . It went forward and Stuck between a pole and a tree. I am very shook up over this as something like this should Never happen.

Jeep customers were not alerted to the seat belt plastic D ring potentially having visible stress/fatigue cracks and breaking overtime. When broken, the D ring prevents the seat belt from functioning correctly by pinching the seat belt and causing it not retract. Reference TSB 23-013-21. This is a preventable issue, but Jeep customers need to know to have their car visually inspected. This was reported already to the NHTSA but closed due to Jeep offering a warranty extension. This solution requires the seat belt to actually break so the customer can be allerted to the issue and have the seatbelt replaced. In my case, my driver seat belt no longer retracts and my passenger side has significant visible stress cracks in the D ring. I notified my Jeep dealer of the issue and the TSB. My first appointment was only for Jeep to confirm the problem, which they did and returned my car to me stating they don’t have the replacement parts which are on backorder with no expected arrival date. I also notified Jeep corporate of this issue in detail. It has been over a month and I must continue to drive my vehicle as is, as the replacement parts are not available. I recommend a recall for Jeep owners to have their seatbelts visually inspected for cracks so the defective parts can be replaced before they actually break and cause a safety issue.

Passenger Headrest safety feature deployed while a passenger and I were driving hitting him in the back of the neck.

Rear shocks leaked all fluid and the vehicle became very hard to control on rough surfaces. Had the shocks changed and the new ones did the same thing within one month. Now the shocks are on back order and had to be replaced with aftermarket shocks.

The exhaust fuel pump filter gets full every week and it has to run regeneration. This seems to happen too often and can be stressful as you gave to make sure to drive it at high speeds until it is complete

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle slowed down independently to approximately 15 MPH. The contact stated that a red "lightning bolt" symbol and the "throttle control" warning lights started blinking on and off. The vehicle would not accelerate when the contact depressed the accelerator. The contact stopped the vehicle and turned off and restarted the vehicle. The failure recurred intermittently. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE.

- What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The 2012 to 2015 392 Hemis had a known issue with lifters - like mine does - where the cylindrical rotating ‘spheres’ which contact the cam shaft would wear at their inner axle/shaft, start ‘floating’, and as they would wear more (once the wear starts the wearing accelerates) to where the side-supports/tails for each lifter would make contact with the cam lobes, and start causing ruts and flats on the cam shaft. This will degrade quickly to the point a head-job will be requires, along with new cam and lifter set. Here is what is important; the replacement lifters are a DIFFERENT part number. Take note of what I just stated. Chrysler/Jeep will not replace stock lifters with the SAME ones - they will use an UPGRADED lifter set. SO - this should have been a recall. This fix will cost approx. $6K+ in labor and parts. If a motor is needed $16-$17k. I have the defective parts available. - How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? People's safety is at risk as a motor blowing up or seizing while driving could be fatal. - Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center. Yes, Lithia Jeep of Spokane has torn the motor down and confirmed the defect. - Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? No - Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? No warning lamps, but audible ticking/knocking noise. This defect can be found all over the internet by searching Hemi Tick.

The drivers active headrest deployed while sitting parked in driveway. Came out the the jeep this morning and the clips that hold it together broke. This is a part of the safety system.

While driving on a city street the driver side headrest deployed without cause and struck me in the back of the head.

Oil filter housing has a leak due to a crack. This is a known issue (a defect) and this is the second time I've had this happen. TSB NUMBER: 09-008-15