2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

THE OVERSIZED SIDEVIEW MIRRORS, ABSOLUTELY BLOCK THE VIEW OF APPROACHING OR STOPPED VEHICLES, AT AN INTERSECTION, CAUSING DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO HAVE TO MOVE HEADS TO SEE AROUND THEM , WHICH IN MOST CASES DOES NOT HELP TO VIEW THE APPROACHING OR STOPPED TRAFFIC AT AN INTERSECTION. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE UNDER 2 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD 3 NEAR COLLISIONS , FROM THE VERY LARGE MIRRORS, THAT ARE FACTORY INSTALLED ON THIS MODEL JEEP. THE MIRRORS ARE IN THE POSITION ON THE SIDE WINDOWS , THAT ABSOLUTELY BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VIEW! IT IS VERY DANGEROUS , AND WE ARE AFRAID WE ARE GOING TO BE KILLED BY GETTING HIT FROM A VEHICLE THAT IS HIDING IN THE VIEW WE SHOULD HAVE OF THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC! WE WANT JEEP TO REPLACE OR MOVE THE MIRRORS TO A SAFER LOCATION FOR SAFETYS SAKE, BEFORE WE ARE KILLED. PLEASE CHECK THESE OUT YOURSELF. ON THE GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED MODEL 2011.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE SUN VISOR CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE INDEPENDENTLY EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY EYES STARTED BURNING THEN SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE VISOR. THEN THERE WERE SPARKS AND SMALL FLAMES FROM SUNROOF. IT ALMOST CAUGHT MY HAIR ON FIRE. I HAD THE RECAL WIRING REPLACED IN JULY AND THIS HAPPENED AUGUST 30, AFTER RECALL COMPLETED.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE BEEN IN MY HOME WHICH HAS A CONNECTED GARAGE AND GONE OUT IN THE GARAGE TO FIND THE ENGINE RUNNING AND I KNOW FOR SURE IT WAS OFF WHEN PARKED. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS WITH THE KEY FOB AND OTHER ITEMS IN MY POCKET IT'S POSSIBLE TO INADVERTENTLY CAUSE THE KEY FOB'S REMOTE START TO BE PUSHED IN THE SEQUENCE NEEDED TO REMOTELY START THE VEHICLE. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA. THIS COULD RESULT IN DEATH IF THE DOOR TO THE GARAGE LEAKS AND THERE'S A BUILD UP OF CARBON MONOXIDE. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCED BEEPS FROM THE CARS HORN LIKE YOU RECEIVE WHEN LOCKING THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY FOB SO I KNOW IT WAS MOST LIKELY INADVERTENTLY STARTED. VERY UNSAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE SMOKE INHALATION INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS I APPLIED BRAKES WHILE TRAVELLING 30 MPH ON DRY ROAD AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS WAITING TO TURN LEFT. MY CAR TOOK A MUCH LONGER TIME AND DISTANCE TO STOP THAN USUAL. I SHOULD HAVE STOPPED 10 TO 15 FEET BEHIND THE CAR BUT DID NOT STOP UNTIL ABOUT A FOOT FROM THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HEARD A HISSING NOISE FROM THE AREA NEAR BRAKE PEDAL. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. HE SAID THIS IS A VERY UNUSUAL THING TO OCCUR AND SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT JEEP TO SEE IF IT WAS PART OF A RECALL. I CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM ( CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED ) AND WAS TOLD THAT RECALL # P14 WAS PERFORMED IN OCT. 2014 TO PLACE A SHIELD NEAR THE POWER BOOSTER TO PREVENT WATER INFILTRATION TO AVOID CORROSION. I WAS TOLD THAT A NEW POWER BOOSTER WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT SINCE A RECALL WAS INITIATED TO PREVENT CORROSION OF THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FOR 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THE SHIELD BEING INSTALLED THAT THE CORROSION CAUSED BY WATER INFILTRATION HAD ALREADY BEGAN AND THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER ITSELF SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. SIMPLY PLACING A SHIELD AFTER THE CORROSION PROCESS STARTED DEFIES COMMON SENSE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER WAS TESTED AT THE TIME THE SHIELD WAS INSTALLED, HOWEVER CORROSION (RUST ) IS AN ONGOING PROCESS. I THINK THE PROPER AND SAFE WAY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE POWER BOOSTER AS PART OF THE RECALL IN ADDITION TO THE THE PLACEMENT OF THE SHIELD.

7/27/15 I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I WAS GOING TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I WAITED UNTIL A VAN PASSED AND AGAIN, WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I GENTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. WITHIN SECONDS MY CAR REVVED ON ITS OWN AND TOOK OFF; SLAMMING ME INTO A CONCRETE WALL BARRIER THAT SAVED ME FROM DRIVING INTO A DRY CLEANING STORE WINDOW.DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME, MY FOOT BARELY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND MY CAR TOOK OFF. THANKFULLY A MAN CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME TO JUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK AS I WAS HITTING THE BREAK AND MY WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING. THE BARRIER WAS LITERALLY KEEPING ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE LARGE WINDOW. IT WASN'T UNTIL THEN THAT MY CAR STOPPED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT I WAS GOING 5 MPH. IF THIS WAS THE CASE, WHY DID I CRACK THE CONCRETE BARRIER, BURN RUBBER INTO THE ASPHALT SO MUCH THAT MY WHEELS MADE DEEP BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD AND MY ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER ALL THE WAY TO THE RAILS WERE COMPLETELY CRUSHED. WOULD 5MPH CAUSE $7,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE? I DON'T THINK SO. IN ADDITION MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE SEATBELT LOCKED RESULTING IN WHIPLASH. MY AIR BAG ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE RATE I WAS GOING AND WITH THE FORCE OF IMPACT I HIT THE BARRIER WITH THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY SEATBELT NOT TO INSTANTLY LOCK AND MY AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT MY HEAD AND NECK. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THAT CAR NOR SELLING IT TO ANYONE ELSE, LEST THIS HAPPEN. WHAT IF A FAMILY BUYS THIS CAR AND DIES DUE TO THIS? I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ADMIT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THESE CARS. THREE MAJOR RECALLS FOR THE 2011 AND ONE THAT I FEEL LEAD TO MY ACCIDENT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION OCCURS.

7/27/15 I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE I WAS GOING TO TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I WAITED UNTIL A VAN PASSED AND AGAIN, WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. I GENTLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL WHEN WITHIN SECONDS THE CAR TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN. WITHIN SECONDS MY CAR REVVED ON ITS OWN AND TOOK OFF; SLAMMING ME INTO A CONCRETE WALL BARRIER THAT SAVED ME FROM DRIVING INTO A DRY CLEANING STORE WINDOW.DURING THIS ENTIRE TIME, MY FOOT BARELY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND MY CAR TOOK OFF. THANKFULLY A MAN CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME TO JUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK AS I WAS HITTING THE BREAK AND MY WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING. THE BARRIER WAS LITERALLY KEEPING ME FROM GOING THROUGH THE LARGE WINDOW. IT WASN'T UNTIL THEN THAT MY CAR STOPPED. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT I WAS GOING 5 MPH. IF THIS WAS THE CASE, WHY DID I CRACK THE CONCRETE BARRIER, BURN RUBBER INTO THE ASPHALT SO MUCH THAT MY WHEELS MADE DEEP BLACK MARKS ON THE ROAD AND MY ENTIRE FRONT BUMPER ALL THE WAY TO THE RAILS WERE COMPLETELY CRUSHED. WOULD 5MPH CAUSE $7,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE? I DON'T THINK SO. IN ADDITION MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. MY HEAD SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE SEATBELT LOCKED RESULTING IN WHIPLASH. MY AIR BAG ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE RATE I WAS GOING AND WITH THE FORCE OF IMPACT I HIT THE BARRIER WITH THERE WAS NO REASON FOR MY SEATBELT NOT TO INSTANTLY LOCK AND MY AIRBAG NOT DEPLOY TO PROTECT MY HEAD AND NECK. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING FIXED BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THAT CAR NOR SELLING IT TO ANYONE ELSE, LEST THIS HAPPEN. WHAT IF A FAMILY BUYS THIS CAR AND DIES DUE TO THIS? I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND I WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ADMIT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THESE CARS. THREE MAJOR RECALLS FOR THE 2011 AND ONE THAT I FEEL LEAD TO MY ACCIDENT. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS BEFORE AN INVESTIGATION OCCURS.

SMELLED SMOKE AND THE CAR STARTED TO FILL WITH SMOKE. WE PULLED THE CAR OVER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR AND HEADLINER WERE ON FIRE. WE VACATED THE VEHICAL AND CALLED FOR HELP. THE CAR WAS SERVICED FOR THIS SPECIFIC RECALL IN DECEMBER OF 2014.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.