2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

Engine stalled at highway speed on a highway, safety of family and motorists endangered as vehicle coasted to side of highway, vehicle would not restart, check engine light on. Codes indicated camshaft sensor issue. Inspection revealed by technician that timing components came loose from engine block and interfered with timing chain which in turn snapped causing catastrophic valve train component damage. Engine determined to needing replacement because of irreplaceable camshaft bearings in engine block. All failed components are retained for further inspection. Estimated repair is $5-7k. Warranty expired as mileage is 170000.

Vehicle wiring burned out and is causing truck to not start. Mechanic has had vehicle for 2 months and cannot get the wiring corrected for vehicle to stay started. I can smell the burning through vents while driving

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, several unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the windshield wiper started to function erratically, and the steering wheel became stiff. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle had experienced a power module failure; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 149,000.

SOMETIMES WHEN PUSHING THE START BUTTON THE CAR TRIES TO TURN OVER FOR HALF A SECOND THEN STOPS. ALL GAUGES AND DISPLAY SHOWS THE CAR IS ON. PUSHING THE START BUTTON AGAIN DOES NOTHING. MUST WAIT A MINUTE, PUSH BRAKE IN AND PUSH START BUTTON AGAIN AND IT STARTS. HAPPENS MANY MULTIPLE TIMES BUT CAN NOT NARROW DOWN TO AS WHY.

SUV stalls when coming to a stop while making a right turn or while stopping at a light. Power steering and brakes quit working. There are no diagnostic codes thrown for the dealer to check into. This occurs at least three to four times a week. I only commute 4 miles a day. Fortunately everytime this occurs I have been able to come to a stop and no other cars have been near. But if a car was on the street I am turning onto I would have hit their car. The dealer has replaced a few things that could possibly be wrong but the issue does not give diagnostic code to investigate. This is a known issue with Chrysler for this year model and several other years but my Jeep Grand cherokee has no recalls for it.

Issues with the TIPM module on my vehicle. It causes electrical issues within the vehicle as well as shutting down when moving or at a light or stop sign. The local dealership says nothing can be done. It is a safety issue.

Tipm is malfunctioning constantly draining my battery, headlight flickers random check engine codes sporadically… just has been a complete nightmare trying to diagnose

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal hissing noise detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V813000 (Electrical System) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 114,051. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the blower fan had become defective; as a result, the defroster failed to operate as needed. The contact initially took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who could not diagnose the failure. The contact then took the vehicle to a dealer where she was informed that the relay had burned out causing the TIPM (Totally Integrated Power Module) to fail. The contact was then given an estimate for the repair of the fan, the relay, and the TIPM. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

My Jeep's air suspension system (Quadra lift) has failed 4 times within the past year. At the beginning, the only signs there was anything wrong was that it took the vehicle several minutes to raise from the "park" setting and it would sit extremely low when parked for long periods of time. Upon bringing it to a Jeep dealer in October 2021, they informed me the front air suspension lines had a leak and needed to be replaced. A month later, I received an error message that the air suspension system needed immediate repair, at which point we discovered the compressor and relay failed and needed replacement. I was told the car was inoperable in this condition, but they could set the ride height and close the system and it would be driveable. I proceeded to drive the car in this condition for 5 months and ~5,000 miles while we waited for a backordered part to come in. Upon bringing the car into a different dealer after 5 months I was informed it was EXTREMELY dangerous to drive it in this condition (no compressor or relay, static system set at ride height). I was not told why it was dangerous nor why another dealer thought it was okay. The dealer fixed the compressor and relay and within a month the air suspension system started to show similar signs as before where the car was sagging in park and taking a long time to raise, but this time there were absolutely no warning signs or error messages with the car. I brought it in for repair a 4th time and was told the front air shocks and lines had severe leaks, rendering the car inoperable and dangerous to operate in this condition. Considering the frequency in failures and need for repairs coupled with the lack of warnings or error messages I believe this to be a safety risk. There may be many other drivers of Jeeps with the Quadra lift system driving with similar issues and no warnings that could be potentially dangerous.