There are 10 owner-reported lighting complaints for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokeein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The contact's wife owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that initially the passenger’s side headlight would intermittently flash on and off while in operation without warning. The contact then stated that both headlights would intermittently fail to illuminate while driving at various speeds without warning. The headlights would eventually return after a few seconds of non-operation. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE DOWN THE ROAD FAR ENOUGH TO SEE AT A SAFE DISTANCE AND USING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS IS NOT ALWAYS PRACTICAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE.
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP DOES NOT COME ON IN DAYTIME. AT DUSK, WHEN THE SENSOR TURNS ON BRIGHTER LAMPS; THIS PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WORKS. AT TIME, WHEN RAINING OR WHEN I WANT TO BE SEEN, I WILL MANUALLY TURN ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON DURING THE DAY; HOWEVER IT WILL COME ON WITH THE AUTOMATIC DUSK FEATURE. I SEE MANY "ONE-SIDED" DAYTIME RUNNING HEADLAMPS IN THE NEWER MODEL JEEPS PRIOR TO THE NEW LED ROPE LIGHTING HEADLAMP FEATURE IMPLEMENTED IN 2014. THE AUTO DEALER WILL HAPPILY REPLACE THE BALLAST AND ASSEMBLY FOR $500.00. IN MY MIND, THIS IS A DEFECT KNOWN TO THE MAKER WHICH IS WHY A NEW TYPE OF LIGHTING WAS IMPLEMENTED. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. EVEN THOUGHT IT'S JUST ANNOYING; IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. IT WAS SUGGESTED I CHECK IN WITH THIS WEBSITE TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS.
I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS. LEFT FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WENT OUT. HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE RIGHT REAR DIRECTIONAL GOING OUT. BULBS ARE GOOD. NOT SURE OF SOURCE OF PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE ASSEMBLY OUT AND DIRECTIONAL WORKS. AFTER PUTTING IT BACK IN, IT DOES NOT WORK. ALSO HAPPENED AFTER A CAR WASH; NOT SURE IF THAT IS REALLY THE PROBLEM THOUGH- WE LIVE IN AZ AND HARDLY EVER GET RAIN. CURRENTLY, I DO NOT HAVE USE OF THE DIRECTIONAL IN THE REAR.
ON JAN 7, 2015, WHILE I WAS DRIVING TOWARDS THE GARAGE, MY VEHICLE (GRAND CHEROKEE 2013) SUDDENLY (UNEXPECTEDLY) ACCELERATED AND, ALTHOUGH I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT CRASHED AGAINST THE WALL. THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED AIRBAGS BURNING AND BRUISING MY BODY; I WENT TO THE ER AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. SOME OF THE PARTS REPLACED FOR THIS CRASH INCLUDED, BUMPER AND HOOD ASSEMBLIES, A/C DUCTS AND EVAPORATOR, GRILLE, RADIATOR, HEADLIGHT, COMPUTER, WIPER WASH CANISTER, WATER PUMP, FAN, SEAT BELT AND ONE FENDER, ETC. IN ADDITION THE CRASH TOLL CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGES TO THE PROPERTY. THE SERVICE SHOP COMPLETED THE REPAIRS ON FEB 27, 2015. ON MARCH 2 AND MAY 20, 2015 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FAILURES. THEY FINALLY CHANGED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION BY MAY 29, 2015. ON JULY 2 I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE CENTER BECAUSE THERE WAS A NOISY RIDING AND CHECK ENGINE WAS ON; BY JULY 16 THEY HAD REPLACED ONE SHOCK ABSORBER, THE GAS PUMP AND TANK, AND ONE OXYGEN SENSOR (MILEAGE AT THIS POINT 22,594). ON JULY 22, 2015 I WENT BACK AGAIN BECAUSE OF CHECK ENGINE AND THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR REPLACING THE CATALYST. BECAUSE OF THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION EVENT, ALL ABOVEMENTIONED REPAIRS, PLUS FIVE EXECUTED RECALLS (ONE STILL OPEN R909/NHTSA 14V-115) AND AN IMMINENT SIXTH RECALL FOR START BUTTON (THAT DOES NOT SHUTS OFF); I DON'T TRUST THIS VEHICLE'S SAFETY AND QUALITY. I'M AFRAID OF HURTING ME OR SOMEONE ELSE; I COULD NOT AFFORD REPAIRS AT UPCOMING WARRANTY EXPIRY. THEREFORE, I HOPE YOU BUY BACK THIS DEFECTIVE GRAND CHEROKEE 2013.
I HAVE A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE NOW FOR THE ENGINE STALLING AS I CLIMB A HILL AND FOR IT KICKING INTO GEAR WHEN SITTING STILL WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR JERKS EXTREMELY HARD TO THE POINT WHERE YOU THINK YOU HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. IT ALSO DOES THIS WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN THE FIRST 3 GEARS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY HAD TO ADJUST THE COMPUTER ON THE ENGINE. THIS DID NOT WORK AS I AM STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED A DECREASE IN MY MILEAGE PER GALLON. I WAS GETTING 14 AND AM NOW GETTING 9 MILES PER GALLON. MY OUTLET BUTTONS ARE ALL STICKING ON MY DASHBOARD AND ARE HARD TO THE TOUCH TO TURN ON. WHEN TRYING TO TURN ON ONE BUTTON, ALL BUTTONS LIGHT UP. IE..PARKING ASSISTANCE, SKID CONTROL, ETC. MY HEADLIGHTS ALSO WOULD NOT TURN ON WHEN DRIVING. THE ONLY LIGHTS THAT WORKED WERE THE HIGH BEAMS. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR
I HAVE GOTTEN TWO SAFETY RECALLS FROM JEEP. THE FIRST ONE IS P14/NHTSA 14V-154 ( BRAKE BOOSTER MAY PREMATURELY CORRODE) AND THE SECOND IS P36/NHTSA 14V-391 ( SUN VISOR VANITY LAMP MAY EXPERIENCE HIGH RESISTANCE SHORT). I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS TO TRY TO GET MY CAR IN FOR THEM TO CHECK AND HAVE EITHER BEEN TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART OR ARE "TOO BUSY TO SERVICE MY CAR". I WAS EVEN TOLD AT HELFMAN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP AND RAM IN HOUSTON (713)533-6100 THAT THEY COULDN'T SERVICE MY CAR BECAUSE THEY WERE TOO BUSY AND UNDER STAFFED AND THEN THE MAN SAID " I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE, BUT IT'S TRUE". MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AT ONE POINT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T TAKE MY CAR IN. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED WITH JEEP'S COSTUMER SERVICE. I ALSO CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM (AUTO NATION) CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE IN SPRING, TEXAS THREE TIMES AND NEVER RECEIVED A PHONE CALL BACK AFTER LEAVING THREE MESSAGES WITH THE SERVICE OPERATOR. I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLIANT ON THIS WEBSITE IF THE RECALLS WERE NOT TAKEN CARE OF WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ
MY 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH DUE TO THE HEADLAMPS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE THEM ADJUSTED. THE DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENTS ACCORDING TO JEEP CRITERIA; HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING IN A DARK AREA IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THIS IS ACCEPTABLE. I DISAGREE AND FEEL THAT THIS MAKES DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS UNSAFE. *TR
THE WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR HAVE GONE BAD, ALSO THE DRIVING LIGHTS AND THE FOG LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THIS HAS COST ME APPROX. $2000.00 IN REPAIR COST. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE ROAD OTHER VEHICLES LIKE MINE THAT HAVE THERE LIGHTS BURNED OUT. ALSO MY REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT HE SEES QUIT A FEW CRACKED RADIATORS. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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