There are 49 owner-reported engine complaints for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokeein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
In November 2022 my car was over heating and i took into carmax where i purchased vehicle about a month ago. They then said they replaced the water pump/ thermostat. my car ran fine for about a year till now dec 2022 i started experiencing more overheating issues and have replace parts again because not under warrenty. i have know to find out its a issues with all chrisyer brands that they have overheating issues in the 3.5 v6 engines that overheating issues occur.
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the vehicle started shuddering. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive to the nearby residence. The contact stated that her husband used an OBD reader to diagnose the vehicle and determined that cylinder #5 was misfiring. The contact stated that her husband replaced the fuel pump relay. The contact stated that after replacing the fuel pump relay, the OBD reader indicated that cylinder #7 was misfiring. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 89,000.
Prior to bringing our Grand Cherokee (GC) to the dealer to fix the apply the fix for the fuel pump relay recall, the GC stalled once every one or two months. After dealer applied the solution to the fuel pump relay recall, GC stalls almost daily and sometimes more than once daily. Usually, the GC starts just fine. During the first drive of the day, as we take our foot off the gas, the GC stalls. This is dangerous and life-threatening because the stall has occurred on busy streets and on the highway. ATTACHMENT: I took a look a the external relay that the dealer installed. I'm suspicious about the relay. I looked the relay part number online and found that the relay was commonly used for another application and not for fuel pumps. Please check the relay part number in the attachment and verify that this is the correct relay for this fuel pump relay recall.
During repair of thermostat, I was told my oil filter housing was cracked and leaking oil. The mechanic said this was a common problem with the V6 engine in Jeeps because the housing is made of plastic and sits on top of the engine where heat breaks down the plastic. Upon searching the web I found numerous instances of this complaint on various websites. I don't have oil dripping on the ground , but I worry where the oil is running to for instance a hot exhaust pipe. This repair is quite extensive from what I've read and at one point there was an issue getting the replacement part because of the number of failures of this housing. I'm guessing this was a cost cutting effort by Chrysler that's going to cost consumers in the end.
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started to shake with an abnormal knocking sound coming from the driver’s and passenger’s side of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not yet diagnosed. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 187,546.
The contact's mother owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while her mother was driving 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. In addition, the failure recurred, and the stuck throttle body warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.
radiator, hoses, coolant issues
The vehicle engine stalls while driving. The electrical remains on, however the engine stalls. My safety is put in risk because this happens while driving on the highway and normal streets. I have taken it to the dealer (Glendale Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram 10070 Manchester Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63122 (3140 965-5100) they claimed to have never heard of this issue, but informed me there was a recall on the Fuel Pump Relay. They replaced, however the issue continues and they claim they cannot figure out the problem. I did receive a letter from FCA-Fiat Chrysler Automobiles regarding the recal-P54(NHTSA14V-530) or safety recall R09 (NHTSA 15V-115). The engine will re-start after about 15 minutes and drives fine until the next time it stalls, which has become more frequent. There is no warning when the engine will stall, it just stops running. This problem has been going on now for over a year with the stalling becoming more frequent.
I DROPPED OF MY 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROCKEE TO A MECHANIC TO INSPECT FOR AN OIL LEAK. THE OIL FILTER HOUSING WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED WHICH WAS CAUSING THE LEAK. THE MECHANIC STATED HE HAD REPLACED MORE OF THESE HOUSING BECAUSE THEY ARE PLASTIC AND WERE MADE TO THIN SO WHEN THE OIL FILTER OR COVER IS TIGHTENED DOWN AFTER HAVING THE OIL CHANGED, THE HOUSING CRACKS. AFTER CONTACTING A DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE THE DEALER STATED THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000 REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULDN'T BE IN ANYTIME SOON. I CONTACT CHRYSLER/JEEP WARRANTY AND THERE RESPONSE WAS THEY COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. THEY WERE WORKING ON GETTING PARTS IN A TIMELY FASHION. IF THERE ARE 60,000 PROBLEMS OF THIS TYPE REPORTED FOR THIS ENGINE, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL
JEEP AND FCA REFUSE TO FIX THE FUEL PUMP RELAY ON MY JEEP. THEY CLAIM THEY ONLY GET ONE PART PER MONTH AND CANNOT FIX MY JEEP. I HAVE CALLED 5 DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERSHIPS AND FCA US CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. HOW IS THIS LEGAL? THEY WON'T EVEN TELL ME THE NAME OF THE PART SO I CAN REPLACE IT MYSELF. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TI GET IT REPLACED FOR HALF A YEAR.
MY COMPLAINT IS REGARDING NHTSA RECALL V62/NHTSA 19V-813 FOR MY 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE RECALL HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR OVER A YEAR AND THERE IS STILL NO FIX. MY VEHICLE HAS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND NOW DOES NOT START AT ALL. I HAVE A CAR THAT I CANNOT DRIVE, FIX, OR SELL DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN. MY ONLY DESIRE IS A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR AT LEAST A REFUND OF THE CURRENT VALUE. WE CONTACTED THE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT THE COST WOULD BE TOO GREAT TO THE COMPANY. THESE VEHICLES ARE DANGEROUS AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S STILL NO FIX SHOULD BE VERY TROUBLING. NO ONE SHOULD BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS KNOWN TO CUT OFF AT ANYTIME. PLEASE MODIFY THIS RECALL TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT OR REFUND FROM JEEP. IT'S GENUINELY THE ONLY SAFE THING TO DO. THANK YOU.
RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 REMEDY SAYS THAT WE WILL RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE WHEN FINAL REMEDY BECOMES AVAILABLE. IT NOTES THAT VEHICLES EXPERIENCING A FUEL PUMP FAILURE WILL RECEIVE AN INTERIM REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN TO 2 DEALERSHIPS AND CALLED FCA MULTIPLE TIMES TO TALK ABOUT THIS RECALL'S INTERIM REPAIR AND HAVE BEEN SENT AROUND WITH NO ANSWER. THEY SEEM TO BE PURPOSELY DODGING ANY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THIS INTERIM REPAIR THEY HAVE PROMISED. MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.
CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. RECALL WAS ISSUED NOVEMBER 2019 WITH A TEMP FIX. I RECEIVED THE TEMP FIX IN JANUARY 2020. I HAD ANOTHER STALLING INCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY FEB 11 2020. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE. JEEP/CHRYSLER HAS BEEN LESS THAN HELPFUL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WINDWARD DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (46-177 KAHUHIPA ST, KANEOHE, HI 96744) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF SEVERAL UNKNOWN ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
AUTO MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE 5TH CYLLINDER IN THIS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HEMI ENGINE IS PRONE TO FAIL. PROBABLY MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FIFTH CYLINDER MISFIRE CAUSED CYLINDER TO DETERIORATE AND LEAK METAL INTO ENGINE CAUSING FAILURE. THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA..
FUEL PUMP RELAY - MY CAR STALLS WHEN IT WANTS AND TAKES OFF REALLY FAST WHEN IT WANTS, AND STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO TRANSMISSION. - I AM TOLD THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION MY CAR IS SLIPPING GEARS
THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A LOUD TAPPING SOUND FROM ENGINE AT IDLE AND WHILE DRIVING. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT WITH BAD LIFTERS. THE NEEDLE BEARINGS IN THE LIFTERS USED IN THIS ENGINE TEND TO FAIL. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE LIFTER BEARING TO SEIZE UP AND DAMAGE THE CAMSHAFT. HAD LIFTERS REPLACED TWO TIMES IN A 4 MONTH PERIOD. CAMSHAFT REPLACED ONE TIME. RESEARCH ON THE WEB SHOW SEVERAL EXAMPLES OF THIS SAME FAILURE IN HEMI 5.7L ENGINES. THE FAILURE CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE FROM 50,000 MILES TO OVER 100,000 MILES. THE COMMON CAUSE IS THE LIFTER BEARINGS FAILING AND DAMAGING THE CAMSHAFT. REPAIRS RANGE ANYWHERE FROM $3000-5000. THIS LEADS ME TO CONCLUDE THAT THE FAILURE IS DUE TO AN ENGINEERING DEFECT ON THE LIFTERS BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE. ALSO, THE EPC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
APRIL '20 RECEIVED RECALL #V62/NHTSA 19V-813 FOR FUEL PUMP RELAY. FUEL PUMP RELAY IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO SILICON CONTAMINATION ON THE RELAY CONTACTS WHICH CAN CAUSE RELAY TO FAIL. "A VEHICLE ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED 11/14/19. TO DATE NO REPAIR IS AVAILABLE PER MY CALLS TO THE FCA RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER, REEDMAN TOLL'S AUTO WORLD (DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE JEEP). I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR A LIMITED AMOUNT DUE TO THE RECALL. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE PA TURNPIKE FOR A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. I REALIZED THEN HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD DIE IF MY ENGINE STALLED, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. SURROUNDED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS AND CARS. I HAVE CALLED JEEP CORPORATE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND THE SWITCHBOARD REFERS ME TO THE FCA RECALL ASSISTANCE OR THE DEALER. REEDMAN AUTO WORLD STATED THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE RECALL. IS JEEP NOT FIXING THIS RECALL BECAUSE ANY DEATHS WILL BE COLLATERAL DAMAGE? I WOULD MY VEHICLE FIXED OR A COMPARABLE LOANER CAR. IF YOU ARE NOT THE RIGHT PLACE TO CONTACT PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO I SHOULD CONTACT. I THINK THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) A TEMPORARY FIX WAS INSTALLED DUE TO THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE THE LOCAL DEALER WICKSTROM JEEP LOCATED AT 660 W NORTHWEST HWY, BARRINGTON, IL 60010 HAD INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AND ON OCCASIONS WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT FUEL PUMP HAD EXPERIENCED MELTING DUE TO THE TEMPORARY FIX OF THE EXTERIOR FUEL PUMP RELAY. THE LOCAL DEALER WICKSTROM JEEP LOCATED AT 660 W NORTHWEST HWY, BARRINGTON, IL 60010 WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE PERMANENT REPAIR FOR THE RECALL WAS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *LN*JB - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
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