2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE ON THE CARPORT FLOOR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OPELIKA FORD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (801 COLUMBUS PKWY, OPELIKA, AL 36801 (334) 749-8113) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING WAS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED THE LEAK. THE OIL FILTER HOUSING NEEDED REPLACEMENT, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE HIGH MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. *TT UPDATED 9/19/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (RON SAYER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT BOTH THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOORS LATER EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER WAS INOPERABLE. WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED, COOL AIR ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUCHANAN & YOUNG INCORPORATED (713 E MAIN ST, BURNSVILLE, NC 28714) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE FAN HOUSING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 877-426-5337 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ASKED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,177. *TT CONSUMER STATED HEATER/DEFROST FAN BEGAN CLICKING THEN FAILED ALTOGETHER. 8/23/18*JB

MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS REPEATEDLY INCURRED SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIPM (MODULE) WHICH CONTROLS THE CAR'S QUAD AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY SKINNER AND DAMULIS, RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N.Y. (AT LEAST) SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AT GREAT EXPENSE - WITH NO APPARENT RESOLUTION BUT TO INCUR REPAIRS COSTS IN EXCESS OF $10,000. THE 8/6/17 INCIDENT TOO, DEALT WITH THE DEFECTIVE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHICH, THIS TIME, CAUSED THE REAR WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. MY WIFE AND I INCURRED INJURIES, HOWEVER, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT RELATED. JUST TWO DAYS AGO, THE CAR'S SUSPENSION SYSTEM LIGHTED UP ON THE DASHBOARD. PICTURES WERE TAKEN, I CALLED THE AUTO DEALER, HOWEVER, I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM THEM. IN REVIEWING FILED COMPLAINTS COUPLED WITH A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, THIS IS ALL TO FAMILIAR, HOWEVER, CHRYSLER AND THEIR DEALERS' REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FULL SUPPORT FROM CHRYSLER. NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2011 CHRYSLER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE - OUTLAND EDITION - ASAP! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!

THE LEATHER DASH COVER IS COMING UNDONE FROM THE BACK FORWARD AND IS BUBBLING AND BUCKLING. I AM WORRIED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIRBAGS.

JEEP WILL CRANK BUT NOT START OVER, HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY AND THE FUEL PUMP AND THE BATTERIES IN BOTH FOBS VEHICLE WILL NOT START. ON THE RARE OCCASION I GET THE JEEP TO RUN IT WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF....LAST TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 65MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE JEEP SLOWING DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AND I WAS TERRIFIED.

VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY STALL DURING DECELLERATION AND BRAKING. VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER TO THE MOTOR AND POWER STEERING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO AVOID COLLISION AND STEER VEHICLE TO SAFETY. THIS HAPPENS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS, AND HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN A 2 WEEK TIME PERIOD. THIS ISSUE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ADDRESSED BY RECALL NUMBER P54; OF WHICH I COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2014. THIS ISSUE PERSISTS, AND I AM SEEING OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM ON VARIOUS FORUMS. JEEP/CHRYSLER SEEMS TO BE INCONSISTENT ON THE COVERAGE OF REPAIRS AND DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED UNIVERSALLY.

FCW LIGHT ON DASH WENT ON AND ALL POWER WENT OFF, CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING AND CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY. THIS COULD EASILY RESULT IN A FATAL COLLISION. *BF UPDATED 9/13/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF TWO OTHER VEHICLES. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND BACK INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,813.

BAD ALTERNATOR AT 94K MILES. VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STARTING, FOUND AN OPEN RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP RELAY, BUT ISSUES PERSISTED AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON WITH A WHINE IN THE ENGINE. DISCOVERED A 2014 RECALL ON 3.6L,V6 ENGINES BUT IN CHECKING VIN MIN DOES NOT FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY??