2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I AM A SRT OWNER WHO LOVES HIS TRUCK, BUT NOT HAPPY WITH THE DESIGN OF THE 6.4 HEMI ENGINE. AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST COSTING JEEPS IN YOUR LINE UP I WOULD ASSUME I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AFTER 77,000 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, MY ENGINE HAD LIFTER FAILURE WHICH DESTROYED MY ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED ON THE THROGGS NECK BRIDGE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER SRT OWNERS SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM INCURRING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IF THEY DIDN'T BLOW THEIR ENGINE FROM THE FLAW OF THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT HOW IS THERE NOT A RECALL? DOES IT TAKE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE THIS IS UNHEARD OFF. COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED AND WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER JEEP LET ALONE RECOMMEND BUYING ANYTHING FROM JEEP CHRYSLER FIAT. SINCERELY, [XXX] 2014 JEEP SRT OWNER INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN MY PASSENGER HEADREST POPPED OUT OF PLACE. UNKNOWN. I HAD NO COLLISION OR WAS NO BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE PLASTIC PART HOLDING THE HEADREST TOGETHER LOOKS TO BE BROKEN. IM AFRAID MY DRIVER SIDE HEADREST MIGHT POP OPEN WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HIT ME AND CAUSE A COLLISION.

DRIVING SUV (NO PASSENGERS) STRAIGHT ON CITY STREET & FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEAD REST ACTIVATED. NO CONTACT WITH ANY OBJECT.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEADREST POPPED OPEN, INEXPLICABLY. IT CANNOT BE MOVED BACK INTO POSITION. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURY IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THAT SEAT AT THE TIME OF MALFUNCTION. THE SEAT MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON INTERSTATE 55, NORTH OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT HAS STARTED ROLLING BACK. ONCE IT WAS IN PARK, THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND AFTER A MINUTE THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING. YES IT WAS IN PARK AS INDICATED ON THE DASHBOARD. I HADN'T PUT THE PARKING BREAK ON AS I HAD JUST STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND WASN'T PLANNING ON STAYING PARKED. WE WERE IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. ALL TIMES (4 SO FAR) I HAD TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ONCE MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR AND JUMPED OVER TO SAVE HER LIFE BY PUTTING HER FOOT ON THE BREAK AS IT WOULD'VE WENT OVER THE SIDE OF A HILL. WITH A QUICK SEARCH IT APPEARS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME WITH BRAND NEW 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL. WE WERE STUCK ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE WE TRIED TO GET IT TO GO BACK INTO DRIVE. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE TURNING OUT IN FRONT OF A CAR OR ON A BRIDGE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD AND MORE THAN LIKELY CAUSED A BAD WRECK. EVERYWHERE I READ SAYS THESE CARS A NOW FOR THE SHIFTER PROBLEM BUT DOESN'T APPEAR TO HAVE A RECALL FOR MY EXACT VIN. WE HAD TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE WE ARE SCARED IT IS GOING TO GET US IN A WRECK. THE JEEP DEALER NEAR US SAID THAT WE NEED A NEW ELECTRONIC SHIFTER. IT IS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL EARLY FEBRUARY. WHAT CAN WE DO TO GET THIS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD CAUSE HORRIBLE WRECKS. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GETTING READY TO TURN ONTO AND I70 ON RAMP WHEN THE CAR JUST WENT TO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY FOR MAYBE A COUPLE OF MINUTES WHILE WE TRIED TO GET IT BACK IN GEAR AND DRIVE STRAIGHT HOME. WE GOT LUCKY WE DID T GET HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK BECAUSE IT IS A VERY BUSY AREA BECAUSE THERE ARE 2 TRUCK STOPS THAT DRIVE THROUGH THERE.

VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL? LOSS OF POWER AND THEN REENGAGED AGAIN. TRANSMISSION WAS LOOKED AT HAD CODE 716. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE CLUTCHES WERE WORN SO THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. NOW IT IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL ISSUES CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO OPERATE.

I BOUGHT THIS JEEP ON THE 31ST OF DECEMBER. ONLY 10 DAYS INTO HAVING IT THE OIL STARTED LEAKING. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HE ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE OIL FILTER AND HOUSING ALONG WITH THE OIL COOLER. HE ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE JEEPS. THIS WOULD NOT BE A EASY FIX AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ALONG WITH THE HEATER HOSES, FILTER HOUSING/OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY WOULD ALL HAVE TO BE REMOVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V699000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED GRAND JUNCTION CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2578 US-6 &, HWY 50, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81501) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REQUESTED A LOANER VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD TO PAY A FEE DIRECTLY FOR THE REMAINING TIME AND ATTEMPT TO GET REIMBURSED FROM THE RECALL CENTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT PLEASED WITH WHAT THE DEALER INFORMED HIM ABOUT THE LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED WITH A CASE NUMBER. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

SEAT BELT STOPPED RETRACTING, UPON INSPECTION OF THE ISSUE I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY TWO CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC GUIDE THE BELT RUNS THRU. THIS RESULTS IN THE GUIDE PINCHING THE BELT AND THUS KEEPING IT FROM RETRACTING. THIS RESULTS IN THE BELT BEING LOOSE WHEN WEARING AND POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.