2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I HAD THE APPROVED EMISSIONS MODIFICATION COMPLETED ON MY ECODIESEL GRAND CHEROKEE. SINCE THESE WAS COMPLETED THERE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE LAG WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS. WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION THE LAG IS SO BAD (1-3 SECONDS) AND YOU FEEL AS IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MOVE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE SOME SORT OF ACCIDENT AS IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD

WHILE THE CAR HAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE WE CAME OUT TO FIND THAT THE ACTIVE HEAD REST SAFETY DEVICE HAD DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN. LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC RETAINING PARTS FAILED AS THEIR IS BITS OF PLASTIC ON THE FLOOR. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT A SAFE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUR JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS LET US KNOW THAT THIS IN NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL BE OVER $700 TO FIX. WE WILL BE CONTACTING FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE AS IT ISNT RIGHT TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP BE ON THE HOOK FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD REST AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NAPLETON CLERMONT CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 15859 FL-50, CLERMONT, FL 34711, (888) 359-4237), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

I HAVE A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED THAT HAS FAULTY STRUTS AND STABILIZER BAR. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. THIS POSES MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS AS IT CAN CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE ABILITY TO STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. STRUTS CAUSE A RATTLING SOUND AND REDUCTION OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. STABILIZER BAR MAKES A CREAKING NOISE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR AT A STOP.

REFER TO FCA "STAR CASE" S1908000157. UNAUTHORIZED, UNREQUESTED, UNSOLICITED AND UNWARRANTED OVER-THE-AIR UPDATE TO UCONNECT SYSTEM FAILED, AND "BRICKED THE SYSTEM. SAFETY ISSUES INCLUDE: - HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEM NON-FUNCTIONAL. - NAVIGATION SYSTEM NO LONGER AVAILABLE. - EMERGENCY SERVICE FEATURES NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE OTHER FAILINGS, BUT ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE SAFETY ISSUES, PER SE. THESE PROBLEMS PERSIST AT ALL TIMES, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. UNCERTAIN WHAT OTHER VEHICLE SYSTEMS THIS AFFECTS. THERE IS NO GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION DEPENDENCY ON THE ISSUE. VEHICLE OPERATION IS PENDING FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF POTENTIAL RISKS, AND ISSUE CORRECTION BY FCA. FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE (3RD PARTY TO FCA), CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NO OVER-THE-AIR SOLUTION TO THIS UPDATE FAILURE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REACH MANAGEMENT LEVEL PERSONNEL AT NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO GENERATE ISSUE AWARENESS. DEALERS CLAIM NO AWARENESS OR KNOWLEDGE OF ISSUE, AND ARE SEEKING FEES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND CORRECTION OF ISSUE. AS THE OUTRIGHT OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TERMINATE FCA FROM CONDUCTING ANY FURTHER UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE SOFTWARE UPDATES? ALL PURCHASE TERMS HAVE BEEN LEGALLY REVIEWED, AND THERE IS NO BINDING AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWS FCA OR AFFILIATES TO CONDUCT ANY VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS - INCLUDING SOFTWARE CHANGES - WITHOUT OWNER PERMISSION. IT HAS BEEN LEARNED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS, THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME CHRONIC AFFECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES. WAIT TIMES IN CONTACTING FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE ARE INDICATIVE OF THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, FORCING OWNERS TO WAIT ON HOLD FOR SERVICE UP TO AN HOUR. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERED NON-OPERABLE, UNTIL FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF RISKS ARE UNDERSTOOD. SEEKING TSB FOR ISSUE.

PASSENGER SEAT HEAD REST DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OVER NIGHT IN OUR GARAGE. IN THE MORNING WE DISCOVERED THE DEPLOYED HEAD REST

ON 10/1/2019 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, THE PASSENGER SEAT HEADREST DEPLOYED FOR NO KNOWN REASON. THIS WAS ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC MOVING UP TO 55 MPH. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE OR OLDER KIDS WEREN'T IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME BECAUSE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEMS WAS INOPERABLE. UPON STOPPING AND RELEASING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD ACCELERATING SUDDENLY TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. WHEN PLACE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE AND RELEASING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE LUNGES AS WELL. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON, AFTER LUNGING, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 TO 40 MPH AFTER THE INITIAL LUNGE. I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS THAT HAVE DAMAGED MY CAR. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE MAKING IT UNSAFE TO OPERATE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY 9/29/19 ON A TWO LANE ROAD AND WAS TRAVELING AROUND 40MPH COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ACTIVE HEADREST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DEPLOYED STRIKING ME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH ENOUGH FORCE IT FELT LIKE A PUNCH, THIS CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AND NEARLY REAR END THE CAR STOPPING IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE DONE SOME QUICK RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND NOTICE THIS IS NOT A CURRENT RECALL NOR AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IN MY CASE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN LIFE THREATENING HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

FOR VEHICLE WITH VIN NUMBER [XXX], AFTER A VO8 FLASH OF THE ECU DUE TO EMISSIONS RECALL SETTLEMENT THE CAR HAS SERIOUS "LAG" IN ACCELERATION FROM THE STOP POSITION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE LAG CREATES A COLLISION RISK FROM ON-COMING TRAFFIC. CURRENTLY THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT HAS CAUSED THE SAFETY HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR