2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I CUT MY THUMB & SCRAPED A KNUCKLE ON SOME VERY SHARP TRIM AROUND THE TOP OF THE CUP HOLDER WHEN I REACHED INSIDE IT IN A PARKING LOT. THE BOTTOM OF THE TRIM HAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE SIDE AND WAS PROTRUDING AT AN ANGLE IN MORE THAN ONE SPOT INSIDE THE CUP HOLDERS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT LESS THAN ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THEY SAID THE ENTIRE PIECE WHICH INCLUDED THE CUP HOLDERS, TRAY, & GEAR SHIFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOR $500 AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT SINCE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAD PAID $2500 FOR DID NOT COVER IT. SO I NOT ONLY GOT INJURED, BUT I'M STUCK WITH THE BILL AND CANNOT EVEN WORK WITH MY SPECIAL NEEDS CLIENT UNTIL IT GETS REPLACED SINCE I CAN'T PUT HIM IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS JEEP ONLY HAD 28,232 MILES ON IT AND WAS IN GOOD SHAPE WHEN I BOUGHT IT ON 1/25/16, SO THIS NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. IF THE CUP HOLDERS COULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACED SEPARATELY, IT WOULD HAVE SAVED ME A LOT OF MONEY AND TAKEN A LOT LESS TIME FOR THE MECHANICS TO REPLACE THEM. THIS WAS NOT THE KIND OF QUALITY I EXPECTED FOR A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE.

THE VEHICLE STALLS, LOSSES POWER AND THE ENGINE DIES IN THE APEX OF CORNERING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH. GAS TANK HAS BEEN HALF FULL TO FULL ON EVERY EVENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED FOR OVER 2 YEARS WITH THIS OCCURRING 6 TIMES THAT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE 'DIES' THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES BOTH FAIL CAUSING AN EXTREME HAZARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER UPON EACH DOCUMENTED OCCURRENCE. DEALER IS 'UNABLE TO REPLICATE' SO THEREFORE UNABLE TO ASSIST. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 70MPH WITH FOOT ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL. TRAFFIC FROM AN ON-RAMP FORCED A QUICK/SUDDEN STOP (QUICK TRANSITION FROM THROTTLE PEDAL TO BRAKE PEDAL). THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY FROZEN AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE). FORCED DRIVER TO SWERVE OFF THE FREEWAY, AND NEARLY CRASHED. NON-EMERGENCY (QUICK THROTTLE TO BRAKE TRANSITION) BRAKING IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. THE SITUATION WAS ABLE TO BE RECREATED BY BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE SERVICE TECH AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT THE ISSUE IS PRESENT ON FOUR OTHER VEHICLES (ONE 2011, ONE 2012, AND TWO 2013'S) ON THEIR SALES LOT, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THIS HAS NOTHING TO DUE WITH RECALL P05 (SIMILAR SCENARIO). DEALERSHIP SUBMITTED A CASE TO FCA. FCA HAD THEM REPLACE VACUUM LINES, ANOTHER BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THE VACUUM PUMP. THE ISSUE WAS STILL PRESENT. FCA TOLD THEM THEY COULD, AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONSUMER, TRY TO SPLICE SOME VACUUM LINES AND SEE IF THE ISSUE GOES AWAY. AT THE ADVICE OF THE DEALERSHIP, CUSTOMER DENIED "TROUBLESHOOTING" ON THEIR VEHICLE. FCA TOLD DEALER THIS ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE P14 RECALL THAT WAS REPLACED A WEEK PRIOR (REPLACED TWICE) ON THE SAME VEHICLE (BRAKE BOOSTER), AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. DEALERSHIP IS NOW GIVING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CUSTOMER WITH THIS CONDITION STILL PRESENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER PRESSING THE START BUTTON, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE THE DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TAIL LAMPS, RIGHT AND LEFT, MELT CAUSING TURN AND BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE EXPOSING THE VEHICLE AND ITS PASSENGERS TO CRASH. THIS ISSUE IS VERY RECURRENT, I HAVE TO CHANGE TO RIGHT BULB AT LEAST 2 TIMES A MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR DISCONNECTED AND FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , INTERIOR LIGHTING) AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,510. UPDATED 04/22/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED THE JEEP WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT. ENCLOSED IS A PAGE FROM NHTSA STATING UNDER 571.101 THAT BATTERY INDICATOR LIGHT IS MANDATORY. UPDATED 05/29/18*JB

JEEP WILL ONLY START WITH REMOTE STARTER. PUSH BUTTON START DOES NOT WORK. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED HOWEVER, AM JUST LEARNING OF A TIPM RECALL FOR THIS MODEL. VEHICLE WAS IN STATIONARY POSITION IN MY GARAGE WHEN IT WOULD NOT START.

MY CAR ENGINE STALLS WHEN I MAKE TURNS SPECIALLY EARLY IN THE MORNING FOR NO REASON IT JUST STALLS WITHOUT WARNING BUT SOMETIMES WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT AS WELL, VERY VERY UNSAFE & SCARY!!! I'VE BEEN LUCKY USUALLY IN THE LANE CLOSE TO THE SIDEWALK SO I CAN MANEUVER TO THE SIDE BUT EVENTUALLY MY LUCK WILL RUN OUT, I'M VERY UNEASE WHEN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AS I DON'T WHEN I'LL HAPPEN. THE TIPM WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF BUT I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM IS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT IT HAPPENS, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENS BUT THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANY ERROR CODES

TRANSMISSION COOLER, A/C CONDENSER COMBO UNIT BEGAN LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AROUND 50,000 MILES. THERE IS NO DIP STICK TO KNOW HOW MUCH FLUID IS IN THE TRANSMISSION SO IT IS DANGEROUS. THE TRANS COULD BE LOW ON FLUID AND POSSIBLY FAIL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND OTHER 2011-2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WITH THE SAME LEAK, ON THE SAME PART, AT THE SAME LOCATION ON THE PART, AROUND THE SAME MILES. CHRYSLER BELIEVES THIS IS NORMAL TO HAVE THE PART FAIL EVEN THOUGH IT IS FAILING BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION OR A/C EVEN REQUIRE SERVICING. I DISAGREE BECAUSE MY OTHER VEHICLE HAS 297,000 MILES AND HAS THE SAME CONDENSER FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. I PAID TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION. CHRYSLER SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AND IF A RECALL HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL NOTIFY US. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS LEAK SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 07/13/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPAIRED THE RECALL BRAKE ISSUE, BEFORE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY AND THEY FIXED IT AGAIN. UPDATED 07/14/16. *JB