2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED, ( FUEL LEVEL WAS APPROX 1/3 FULL AND WAS BEING COMPLETELY FILLED). VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER FUELING AND WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE. UPON REMOVAL OF FUEL PUMP FROM GAS TANK, AND REPLACEMENT, VEHICLE AGAIN OPERATED NORMALLY. AN EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED FUEL PUMP REVEALED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTION HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED - CERTAINLY A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR A COMPONENT THAT RESIDES IN THE GAS TANK.

WHILE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 45MPH ON INTERSTATE, WITHOUT ANY INTERRUPTION TO AN OTHERWISE SMOOTH RIDE, BOTH HEADRESTS DEPLOYED THE CRASH-RELEASE MECHANISM AND SPRUNG OUT TO DRILL MY WIFE (DRIVER) AND I IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH HEAVY FORCE. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT WE HAD BEEN REAR ENDED. WE WERE LUCKY TO PULL OVER, AND GATHER OURSELVES BEFORE PROCEEDING (WITH A HEADACHE).

I ENTERED MY VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS IT WAS STATIONARY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS TO FIND THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADREST ASSEMBLY HAD DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ANY EXTERNAL COLLISION FOR FORCE TO THE HEADREST ASSEMBLY

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT JUST STOPPED RETRACTING ONE DAY. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR EVENT OF ANY KIND. I'VE VERIFIED ONLINE THAT THIS SPECIFIC COMPLAINT IS VERY COMMON AND ESSENTIALLY LEAVES THE DRIVER WITH NO SEAT BELT OR A VERY LOOSE SEAT BELT.

INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF "ACTIVE HEADREST" ON DRIVER'S SEAT WITH NO ACCIDENT. HEADREST SPONTANEOUSLY BURST OPEN. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN PARK IN MY DRIVEWAY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING.

VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH FORWARD COLLISION WARNING (FCW) HAS INADVERTENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN, WITH NO VEHICLE OR OBSTRUCTION AHEAD. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND MORE FREQUENTLY SOUNDS THE I-BRAKE ALERT WITH NO VEHICLE OR OBSTRUCTIONS AHEAD. THE RISK POTENTIAL TO LOSE CONTROL OR BE REAR ENDED IS HIGH. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH ON A STREET AND 60MPH WHILE ON A HIGHWAY. THE JEEP DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY CAUSES OR FIXES THROUGHOUT THE LAST YEAR. THE SAFE NOTED 12/2/19 IS THE LAST TIME THE BRAKING HAS OCCURRED BUT HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2018.

PASSENGER HEADREST DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 20 MPH ON CITY STREET WITHOUT ANY JARRING OR ANY OTHER APPARENT CAUSE.

I HAVE A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A 3.0L ECODIESEL ENGINE THAT HAD THE APPROVED JEEP V08 RECALLED INSTALLED. SINCE HAVING A CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN INSTALL THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING PARTS REPLACED: 14 TOTAL FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL LINES (HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE) FROM TANK TO ENGINE REPLACED TWICE, FUEL TANK CLEANED, DEF INJECTOR REPLACED, NUMEROUS SENSORS AND THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. EACH "FIX" WORKS FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1 - 6 WEEKS BEFORE A LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. EACH OF THESE REPAIRS HAS INCLUDED ADDITIONAL CHARGES THAT WERE REQUIRED TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET. PRIOR TO THE V08 EMISSIONS RECALL, I DROVE THE VEHICLE OVER 100,000 MILES WITHOUT AN ISSUE. SINCE THE RECALL, DRIVING HABITS HAVE NOT CHANGED, BUT MILES PER GALLON HAVE DROPPED 2-3 MPG. THE DEALER AND JEEP HAVE ALSO INDICATED THAT SINCE THE RECALL WAS INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE MUST BE DRIVEN DIFFERENTLY COMPARED TO PRIOR TO THE RECALL. ACCORDING TO THE V08 RECALL NOTICE, JEEP PROMISED THE RECALL WOULD NOT AFFECT THE WAY THE VEHICLES DRIVES AND ALSO WOULD NOT AFFECT MILEAGE, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVEN FALSE.

STOPPED AT A LIGHT WITH MY DAUGHTER. (VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY) SHE WENT TO LIFT THE HEADREST AND IT DEPLOYED. POSTED TO FORUM HERE AND SAW MANY OTHERS HAVING SAME EXACT ISSUE. HTTPS://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F309/HEADREST-DEPLOYED-4265585/INDEX3.HTML

WHILE USING THE NAVIGATION I AM WARNED OF TURNS OR EXITS AHEAD WITH INSTRUCTIONS LIKE: "TURN RIGHT IN 1/2 MILE" ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS I HAVE STARTED APPROPRIATE LANE CHANGES TO FOLLOW THE VERBAL INSTRUCTIONS WHEN I GLANCED AT THE MAP AND FOUND I WAS ACTUALLY SHOWN TO TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THERE IS NO CONSISTENCY IN THIS FAILURE AND MY JEEP DEALER STATED THAT UNLESS I DEMONSTRATED THE PROBLEM THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO UNDER WARRANTY. AS OF THIS DATE I HAVE SUFFERED ONE NEAR MISS AND HAVE HAD TO SHUT OFF VOICE NOTICES TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM WITH THE RESULTANT NEED TO LOOK AT THE MAP AND NOT KEEP MY EYES ON THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND IS PROBABLY OCCURRING ON OTHER JEEPS.AND MAY HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES.