2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR, THE CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND SECONDS LATER THE CAR KILLED. ALL POWER WAS LOST AND THANKFULLY I WASN'T IN AN INTERSECTION OR ANYTHING AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TOWARDS THE SHOULDER. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER. GOT SOMEONE TO TRY TO JUMP IT OFF BUT IT WOULD DIE AS SOON AS WE WOULD TAKE THE CABLES OFF. HAD BATTERY TESTED AND IT WAS FINE SO PULLED THE ALTERNATOR AND IT WAS DEAD. NEVER HEARD OF HAVING TO REPLACE AN ALTERNATOR ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER AND DIM INDEPENDENTLY. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,748. UPDATED 09/21/15*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ

1. AFTER 2300 ORIGINAL MILES ON ODOMETER, VEHICLE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION IN "COAST" MODE (FOOT OFF GAS, SLACK IN DRIVE TRAIN) BETWEEN ABOUT 45 TO 30 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS KEPT IT OVERNITE, TEST DRIVEN IT, AND CONTACTED JEEP "ENGINEERS" ABOUT PROBLEM, NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS. DEALER CAN'T "DUPLICATE" PROBLEM, AND "ENGINEERS ARE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, WITH LESS THAN A HANDFUL OF REPORTS ON 2011 OVERLAND'S THROUGHOUT USA". 2. THE DEALER SERVICE REP ONCE SAID THAT A DEALERSHIP MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH A LIMITED OR LAREDO MODEL. 3. I BOUGHT THIS JEEP NEW AND ORDERED IT WITH CERTAIN OPTIONS I WANTED. I BOUGHT IT TO LAST ME THRU MY RETIREMENT YEARS, BEING A TOP RATED 4X4. IT NOW HAS 20,000 MILES ON IT, STILL HAS THE VIBRATION, AND AFTER SPORADICALLY CHECKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP DURING SERVICE OR RECALL WORK FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS(!!!!), A SOLUTION HAS NOT BEEN REACHED. 4. THERE'S ALWAYS A "WHAT IF" IN THE BACK OF MY MIND ON WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT I'M AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (65-80 MPH HERE) AND THE DRIVETRAIN COMPONENT (TRANNY, TRANSFER CASE, REAR AXLE, DRIVE SHAFT) THAT'S CAUSING THIS VIBRATION SUDDENLY DISINTEGRATES. 5. OTHER NON-DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AGREE WITH ME ON THE ABOVE LISTED SUSPECT COMPONENTS BASED ON WHERE I FEEL THE VIBRATION (LITERALLY IN THE SEAT OF MY PANTS).

AFTER GETTING MY FUEL PUMP REPLACED, MY FUEL PUMP LIGHT STILL COMES ON. WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS? I READ THAT A BAD FUEL PUMP FROM THE DEALERSHIP COULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON MY VEHICLE.

ALTERNATOR FAILURE DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY REGULATOR BY MECHANIC. SYMPTOMS BEGAN SPONTANEOUSLY WHEREIN VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER CHARGING OR JUMP STARTING VEHICLE, BATTERY WOULD AGAIN GO DEAD AFTER VEHICLE SAT OFF/NOT RUNNING FOR A FEW HRS (LESS THAN 8).

WHILE MOTORING ALONG, MY WIFE AND I NOTICED AN ACRID SMELL WHICH BECAME MORE AND MORE INTENSE UNTIL OUR EYES BEGAN TO BURN AND IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THE ACRID SMELL WAS FROM OUR OWN VEHICLE, AND NOT FROM ANOTHER SOURCE SUCH AS SOME OTHER VEHICLE DRIVING AHEAD OF US. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY WE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER-SIDE SUN VISOR WHICH WAS IS THE UP POSITION. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND FLIPPED DOWN THE SUN VISOR TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND THE VISOR BROKE OFF AS WE DID SO. SPARKS AND MOLTEN METAL BEGAN DRIPPING FROM WIRES WHICH PROTRUDED FROM THE HEADLINER. IT WAS CLEAR BY THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE THAT THE HEADLINER ITSELF WAS ON FIRE IN BETWEEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND THE ROOF PANEL, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FLAMES BURNED THROUGH THE HEADLINER MATERIAL. BY PUREST CHANCE A POLICE VEHICLE DROVE BY AT THAT MOMENT; WE FLAGGED THE OFFICER DOWN AND HE PRODUCED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM HIS VEHICLE AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FLAMES WERE SPREADING SO QUICKLY THAT IT WAS CLEAR THAT, HAD THE OFFICER NOT HAPPENED BY AT THAT MOMENT, OUR VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO INSURE THERE COULD BE NO FURTHER ELECTRICAL FIRE AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO TOW AWAY THE VEHICLE. IN 2014 WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM JEEP (REAL P36) WHICH CITED A POSSIBLE RISK OF FIRE DUE TO RESISTANCE IN THE WIRING OF THE VANITY LAMP.THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY OUR LOCAL DEALER IN DECEMBER, 2014.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. MA 10/23/15 UPDATED 11/03/15.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PUSH TO START FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE ESC LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY ENGINE STALLED, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES SHUT OFF. I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOWLY COAST TO THE EXIT! WITH MY TWO KIDS (BOTH UNDER 4) IN THE CAR. TALK ABOUT SCARY!!!! I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A JEEP SERVICE CENTER AND AFTER 4 DAYS WITH MY CAR - THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE NOR FIND ANY ISSUES. I HAD TO PAY $200.00 FOR THAT ANSWER.WHICH I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH!!! THEN TODAY (JULY 12, 2015) WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A STOP LIGHT - THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN!!!!!