2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

SAFETY RECALL P54/NHTS 14V-530 THE PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING IS THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE TIPM. IT SAYS THAT IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SHUTTING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY OR TURNING OFF THE MAIN ROADS AND I AM AFRAID I WILL GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE AIR SUSPENSION AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND DAMAGED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. ALSO, THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER WHILE DECELERATING FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COVERT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (8107 RESEARCH BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78758) WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO NYLE MAXWELL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP OF AUSTIN (13401 RANCH RD 620 N, AUSTIN, TX 78717) WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MAC HAIK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (3207 S GENERAL BRUCE DR, TEMPLE, TX 76504) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAYS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *BF *BF *TR

THE TWO FRONT SEATBELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING AND CAUSING THE USE OF THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME NULL AND VOID. SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RESTRAINING. THE BODY HAS RUST COMING FROM THE DOORS, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. BROKEN UNDER ARMS 2ND TIME BEING REPLACED WITHIN 6 MONTHS

ENGINE CUTS OFF DURING OPERATION WHILE MOVING. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN GOING DOWN HILL. VEHICLE LOSES POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. OTHER OWNERS HAVE LOGGED SAME COMPLAINT ON FORUMS ETC. VERY DANGEROUS.

WHILE DECELERATING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THIS HAS OCCURRED 11 TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS AND 3 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST CRASH OR HAVE SOMEONE DRIVE INTO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE EVENT LEAVES NO ENGINE CODES AND THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL START AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR BOTH MYSELF AND OTHER MOTORING PUBLIC.

VEHICLE COMPLETELY TURNES OFF WHILE IN DRIVE MODE, BREAKING OR SLOWING DOWN. TURNES OFF . THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. BROUGHT IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT AND NOTHING STILL TURNES OFF WHILE DRIVING

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING SO THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES PUTTING MY WIFE, CHILD, AND OTHERS AROUND THEM IN DANGER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS AND NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE WEB. CHRYSLER HAS A RECALL FIX FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THEIR FIX IS NOT WORKING, AS WE HAVE HAD THIS "FIX" DONE TWICE, STILL HAVING THE STALLING WHILE DRIVING ISSUE. THERE ARE 188,000 OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS. THESE VEHICLES ARE A DANGER TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD.

I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A WINDING, TWO LANE MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN MY BUDDY AND I BOTH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. WE THOUGHT IT MAY BE SOMETHING OUTSIDE, SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. AFTER A FEW MINUTES WE BOTH AGREED TO I SHOULD PULL OVER. DURING THIS TIME, DIFFERENT WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLICKERED ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, SMOKE BEGAN TO SEEP THROUGH THE HOOD. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A PARKING LOT TO A TRAIL HEAD I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF. I PARKED AND TURNED THE JEEP OFF. IT WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT, ALL POWER WAS LOST. ATTEMPTED TO JUMP MULTIPLE TIMES. TOWED FOR DIAGNOSTICS. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SHOP DETERMINED ALTERNATOR HAD SHORTED INTERNALLY AND BATTERY WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO HOLD A CHARGE. BOTH WERE REPLACED FOR $1,600. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR 2012-2014 MODELS, T36/NHTSA 17V-435. WHY ARE THE 2011'S EXCLUDED? THIS RECALL INCLUDES ENGINE SALES CODE ERB; MY 2011 SALES CODE IS ALSO ERB, BUT MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I TOOK THIS MOUNTAIN ROAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC FROM AN ACCIDENT ON THE MAJOR HIGHWAY THAT IS MY NORMAL WAY HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUCHANAN AND YOUNG INCORPORATED (713 E MAIN ST IN BURNSVILLE, NC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.