2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

FCA UCONNECT SENDING FORCED UPDATES TO CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH UCONNECT SYSTEMS ONBOARD (SATELLITE SIGNAL SENT DIRECTLY TO VEHICLE). A KNOWN ISSUE BY FCA, IS THAT THE FORCED UPDATE FAILS DURING THE UPDATE RENDERING CERTAIN FEATURES USELESS. IN MY ENCOUNTER THE SYSTEM UPDATE FAILED AND MOST ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL SUCH AS DEFROSTER, CONTROL OF THE POWER SEATS, THE VEHICLES LIGHTING SYSTEMS AMONG OTHER SYSTEMS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND FCA IS AWARE OF THIS FAILURE YET THEY HAVE FAILED TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS OF SUCH FAILURE AND HOW IT COULD ADVERSELY EFFECT THEIR CONTROL AND ACCESS TO FUNCTION OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE IN OPERATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONTAL HEADREST AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCGRATH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM,4610 CENTER POINT RD NE, CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402, BUT NOT DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEADREST OPERATED AS NEEDED AND A DEFECT WAS NOT FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

I WAS SITTING IN MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, CAR OFF, IN PARK, AND THE HEADREST DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO COLLISION OR MOVEMENT OR ANY KIND.

MY 2014 DIESEL GRAND CHEROKEE HAS HAD EMISSIONS FOR THE PAST 3+ YEARS. ON 12/9/19 THEY CHANGED THE PARTICULATE FILTER AND RIGHT AFTER THAT THERE WAS EXHAUST SMELLS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO FIX THIS SMELL IN LATE DECEMBER AND THEN AGAIN IN JANUARY. THEY FOUND A CRACKED VALVE COVER ON 1/10/20 AND FIXED THAT. I WAS THEN DRIVING THE CAR ON 1/12/20 AND IT STARTED ON FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. CHRYSLER INVESTIGATED THE CRASH AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 3 MPH AND HEAD REST ON DRIVERS SIDE EXPLODED, THE HEAD REST POPPED OUT AND SOUNDED LIKE A GUN GOING OFF IN MY VEHICLE. IT EXPLODED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND WAS TERRIFYING

WE STARTED OUR VACATION DRIVE TO FLORIDA JUNE 9, 2019 WHEN WE GOT TO FLORIDA JUNE 11, 2019 WE GOT A MESSAGE THAT POPPED UP ON OUR VEHICLE THAT SAID SERVICE SHIFTER. WE WERE REALLY UPSET BECAUSE WE JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON JUNE 6, 2019. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS US TO PAY A $250 DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE ISSUES WE ARE HAVING WITH IT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY.

THE DRIVER HEADREST AIRBAG RANDOMLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT . THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER 100K WARRANTY. FELT THIS WAS CONCERNING AS POTENTIAL OTHER HEADREST AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY. ADDITIONALLY ASKED ABOUT THE LEATHER PULLING UP OFF THE DASHBOARD BUT INFORMED THIS ALSO WAS NOT COVERED.

I WAS CHANGING OUT MY BRAKE PADS, A FAIRLY COMMON PROCEDURE, WHEN I NOTICED THERE WAS OIL DRIPPING FROM MY CHASSIS SHIELD I HAVE. TURNS OUT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE OIL FILTER/OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY. APPARENTLY, YOU HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS IN THE PAST FOR THIS ISSUE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS AFFECTING THE MAJORITY OF CHRYSLER'S MAKE AND MODELS OF VEHICLES THAT USE THIS ASSEMBLY. THIS IS NOT CONFINED TO JEEP VEHICLES ONLY. THE ASSEMBLY ITSELF IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND IS SEATED RIGHT ON TOP OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE SEAL IS KEPT BY 3 OR 4 O-RINGS THAT WARP WHEN EXPOSED TO THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE AND THEN LEAK OIL INTO THE EXTERIOR VALLEY THAT IS CREATED BY THE PISTON CAVITIES. THIS IS A BIG RISK OF ENGINE OIL FLAME UP AND TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF THE ENGINE. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE VALLEY IN THE ENGINE CAN HOLD ONTO ABOUT 2 QUARTS OF OIL BEFORE IT STARTS TO LEAK AND IS NOTICEABLE. THIS IS A DANGER FOR DRIVERS THAT DON'T KNOW THEY ARE RUNNING LOW ON OIL AND THEIR ENGINES COULD SEIZE UP AS A RESULT. NOW I KNOW WHY MY CAR HAD JUST SHY OF 5 QUARTS OF OIL IN IT WHEN I CHANGED THE OIL AND MY CAR HOLDS 6 QUARTS TO JUST BE IN THE SAFE ZONE ON MY DIPSTICK. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION ON THE SUBSTANDARD DESIGN OF THIS PART. I HAVE INCLUDED THE WEBSITES I HAVE BEEN READING ABOUT THIS BELOW: HTTPS://WWW.JEEPCHEROKEECLUB.COM/THREADS/OIL-FILTER-HOUSING-LEAK.237208/ HTTPS://DODGEFORUM.COM/FORUM/JEEPS/374968-SERIOUS-OIL-LEAK-ISSUE-2014-3-6L-3-2L-PENTASTAR.HTML HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/JEEP/GRANDCHEROKEE/ENGINE-OIL-LEAKING-PROBLEMS.PHP

NOTICED VEHICLE AT 79 000 MI TO BE LOW OF OIL PRIOR TO SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. INSPECTED VEHICLE FOR LEAKS BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY NOTICABLE ISSUES. CHANGED OIL AND FILTER AS SCHEDULED DURING THIS TIME. AT 89,000 MI , THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, A NOTICABLE POOL OF OIL WAS FOUND TO BE POOLING ON TOP SIDE OF ENGINE BLOCK NEAR OIL FILTER/ OIL COOLER. THE ENGINE BLOCK IS V SHAPED AND RECESSED WHICH ALLOWS OIL TO POOL WITHOUT DRIPPING TO GROUND. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A LEAKING OIL COOLER, WITH A QUOTE OF OVER $1000 TO FIX. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT AFTER A CALL WITH FCA AMERICA, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AS VEHICLE IS OVER THE 5 YEAR LIMIT, ALTHOUGH IT IS UNDER THE 100K . ( 89000 CURRENTLY) ISSUE IS A MAJOR MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND ALSO PRESENTS SAFETY ISSUES WITH POOLS OF OIL STANDING ON TOP OF BLOCK DURING NORMAL OPERATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO FIRE UNDER EXTREME TEMPERATURES.

I OWN THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 5 YEARS, AND MY WIFE JUST DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT WITH THE KIDS BECAUSE OF THE STRONG SMELL OF DIESEL AND DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID INSIDE THE CABIN IT'S JUST MAKE YOU WANT TO TROW UP AND GIVES YOU HEADACHES