2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

FCW (FORWARD COLLISION WARNING) LIGHT WENT ON AND THE ENGINE KILLED, WHILE IN FULL MOTION, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY AT A STOP LIGHT AND IN MOTION.

WHILE IN MOTION PUT ON TURN SIGNAL AND STARTED TURN AND ENGINE STOPPED COLD. IT COULD BE STARTED AGAIN AFTER COMING TO A STOP. DURING FAILURE HAD NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES TWO WHILE TURNING RIGHT ONCE WHILE TURNING LEFT.

WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY THE VEHICLE WITH HAVE POWER SURGES THROUGH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. WHILE STATIONARY THE TAILGATE WILL OPEN ON ITS OWN AND THE HORN WILL RANDOMLY START BLOWING. WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY THE VEHICLE WILL BLOW HEADLAMPS AND TAIL LAMPS. THE WIRES IN THE HEAD AND TAIL LAMPS HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HAVE MELTED THE WIRES. YESTERDAY THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LAMP CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE CASING AND WIRES. THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY STALL AND SOMETIMES WON'T START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, ALL OF THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED INADVERTENTLY. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SHIFTER AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OLATHE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 15500 W 117TH ST, OLATHE, KS 66062 (888) 864-4741) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 32155774. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND LAST YEAR FROM A TOYOTA DEALER. ONLY BECAUSE NO OTHER DEALERS HAD ONE WITH SADDLE INTERIOR. SO FAR THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT CRACKED LEAKING FLUID AND RECENTLY THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER WENT.IS THERE A RECALL ON THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER MALFUNCTIONING?

I WAS IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS AND SRS SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS HIT ON THE DRIVER FRONT DOOR AND DRIVER FRONT FENDER. FORCE WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO PUSH ME INTO ANOTHER DIRECTION, UP A CURB AND INTO PROPERTY AND EVENTUALLY STOPPING AT A TREE. THE DRIVER DOOR WAS WAS UNABLE TO OPEN, AND FRONT END WAS CRUMPLED. NOT A SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE ARE AIR BAGS IN THE FRONT SEATS, ABOVE THE SIDE WINDOWS, KNEE BOLSTERS AND STEERING AND DASH. *TT UPDATED 10/1/18*JB

THESE PROBLEMS ARE RANDOM. FIRST ALRM HAS GONE OFF TWICE, THE DAY LIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS COME ON. THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE DOM ELIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLICKERS SOME TIMES. THIS MOURNING THE CLOCK ON THE RADIO SHOWED AN INVALID TIME, SWITHED RADIO OFF, AND BACK ON, IT WENT TO THE CORRECT TIME. TOOK TO MACHANIC DESIGNATED BY THE DEALER WE BOUGHT THIS FROM 2 WEEKS AGO AND HE FOUND NO ISSUES. THE MILAGE IS 92000. I WILL CHANGE THE BATTERY OUT THIS WEEK, AND SEE IF THAT CORRECTS THESE ISSUES. WE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OR 2005 LINCOLN LS WHEN IT HAD A WEAK BATTERY.

I WAS DRIVING AND HEARD WHAT ALMOST SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND REALIZED MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED. THE SUNROOF HAD NO PRIOR CHIPS OR CRACKS. AS SEEN IN THE PHOTOS, THE GLASS HAD EXPLODED BY THE SIZE OF THE HOLE. THANKFULLY, I HAD THE CANVAS CLOSED, AT THE TIME AND GLASS DID NOT FALL IN. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.

THE WRINKLES IN THE LEATHER DASH COULD CAUSE AN IRREGULAR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS CONCERNS ME GREATLY.

MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS LEAKING FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE TRANS COOLER PART JUST ABOVE THE A/C CONDENSER. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2011-2013 MODELS.