2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaint Log

Blind spot mogul not working . Not knowing if anything or person is on either side or behind the suv.The component has been inspected by the dealer. Warning light can on.

Cracked plastic pinched section of the seat belt at the D-rings and prevented the seat belts from retracting and locking in a sudden stop.

I was driving home and my Jeep started making a weird noise and then a warning popped up about battery voltage I was really confused so I pulled over popped the hood it looked fine but just in case I decided I would go to the nearest VIP which was probably 5 miles from where I had pulled over maybe even shorter. As Im driving over there my Jeep starts smoking so I pull into VIP and pop the hood we look at it and my alternator is smoking so we pour some water on it to cool it down. After doing that a little bit and it stopped smoking as bad we let it sit. A couple minutes later the alternator catches on fire so kept pouring water on it till it completely went out and stopped smoking.

Emergency Brake engages while driving

I went to the dealer and told them about my seat belt, they said I need a new retractor. So after doing my research on YouTube I see numerous people with this vehicle body style have the same problem, people suggested it wasn’t the retractor but the plastic peace that the belt is in between on the pillar of the car is for some reason squeezing it, so I used a knife to see if I move it up will it work? And yes it did the problem was that and possibly the retractor but not as I can tell. This issue is happening too much for it to be just a oops. It is a safety concern for me and my passengers god forbid an accident with anyone with this issue. It is unethical as well for the dealer to charge an outstanding $1,200.00 not everyone has the funds to fix something that is so priceless such as safety. I’m sending this letter on behalf of all the people that live with this issue.

I just bought my car from a local dealership about 3-4 weeks ago. Upon receiving it I found no issues. A couple days later, every time I would go to push start my car, it would lag and take about 5-10 seconds to actually turn over and start. It doesn't do it every single time but about every other time. It has been in and out of my local Jeep dealership since I have received it and they cannot figure out the issue what's so ever. If we cannot get it figured out soon, I will be returning the car!

While traveling with 2 small children on the highway a very strong burning smell starting coming through the ventilation system along with a small amount of smoke. Immediately exited the highway and left the vehicle overnight. Upon returning to the vehicle the next day, a large amount of liquid (oil) was leaked out under the vehicle as well as oil all over the components underneath the vehicle. Took vehicle to nearest mechanic and without even inspecting it, the mechanic (non dealership) stated it was likely the oil filter housing as he had replaced a # of these in recent memory due to the plastic melting and/or cracking. The mechanic confirmed the next day that this was in deed the issue and the oil filter housing had to be replaced due to mine being cracked. There appears to be thousands of these cases reported to nhtsa, yet the manufacturer is yet to recall this, which is a significant safety hazzard. Allowing a manufacturer to use a piece of plastic that is known to fail, to store and/or transfer a highly flammable liquid such as oil is a tragedy in the making. Oil leaking onto the engine and other components of the vehicle can cause a fire without the vehicle occupants knowing anything about it. If the manufacturer is unwilling to proactively recall this flawed part, then the nhtsa needs to step in and force a recall before a vehicle catches fire and there is a loss of life.

Service shifter Transfer case Radio malfunction Gear Shifter Shifter got stuck in park i had to forcefully pull the shifter to get it to go into drive. Monday Feb 14, 2022 approximately around 9:00pm I drove my 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee to the gas station. I pull up at the gas pumps and pit the shifter to park, I exit the vechile and lock the doors, go inside the store to pay for my purchase and as im walking out I look and my jeep was gone. So I look around and I see it across the highway in a ditch. So I take off Running to my vechile and get in the vechile to try and reverse it but its automactilly goes right back into park. So I get out and look at the damage because there is a guard rail cables. My car has front end damage because it was stuck under the cables. Made a police report. I called the dealership where I am leasing the vechile from and they do not wanna help me. I've had nothing put problems with this vechile since I got it. This really needs to be looked into. What if my babies were in the car. Thankfully there was no oncoming traffic at that time. Becauae its a busy highway. I also have video footage of the incident from that night.

Oil cooler filler housing is plastic and it warps and oil is leaking on top of hot engine, running down engine side onto hot exhaust pipe. Oil travels along underneath chassis. FIRE HAZARD! Prior part was not made of plastic. 61,000 miles on Jeep

The passenger side seatbelt does not cinch tightly onto the passenger, potentially causing the passenger to shift forward several inches prior to the seatbelt securing the passenger (IF it secured the passenger) and putting that person in danger with the front airbags / front dash of car in an accident.

[XXX] 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited. Sitting in the passenger side seat of the jeep stopped and went to remove the seat belt it would not retract. Attempted to pull it out a little further to get it to retract and it would not retract. Being a nurse I know how dangerous this is. I have contacted me dealer to get an apt to get it in as soon as possible to get it fixed. The passenger side seat belt will not retract this is a safety hazard. I see there have been several complaints on this model for this same safety hazard. Reporting as this is very dangerous. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle, the transmission failed to shift into PARK. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V240000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Rear shocks leaked all fluid and the vehicle became very hard to control on rough surfaces. Had the shocks changed and the new ones did the same thing within one month. Now the shocks are on back order and had to be replaced with aftermarket shocks.

Recall for diesel EGR cooler has been requested by me to get fixed on multiple occasions. The dealership keeps telling me they do not have the parts. Now my check light engine is on and my car is leaking coolant profusely.

For no reason whatsoever, the headrest srs deployed. And now I have to replace it with a new one. Very expensive. And dangerous problem.

We noticed two large oil spots on our driveway two days before a scheduled oil service and asked our service person to inspect our vehicle during our oil change. The service manager stated that they diagnosed an oil cooler housing defect which would cost $1,030.00. My daughter drives this vehicle and, out of concern for her being stranded on the road, I specifically inquired as to whether this issue was something that could result in a catastrophic failure, to which he responded “It could very well happen.” Unsolicited, he recommended that we retain the service receipt because (in his words) “I expect to see a recall on this issue because we have seen this SO many times on this engine. In fact, the dealer often runs out of this part and we have to wait to initiate the repair.” He then informed us that we were lucky this time because he was able to get the last replacement part in stock for this issue from the dealer. I also asked that he return to me the part they removed, which he did, and I have it in my possession if you might need it for inspection. Thank you.

Passenger side (front) deployed randomly. There was no collision or impact when it deployed nor was there a passenger occupying it luckily.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking oil. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing the oil cooler replaced however, the vehicle was not repaired. The contact had spoken to a local dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. The oil cooler in this 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee is located at the top of the engine. When the oil cooler failed, oil leaked onto the hot engine. This situation created a fire hazard. The vehicle was repaired by a local garage.

The pillar loop of the seatbelt cracked on the driver's seat belt. The piece that guides the seatbelt in the pillar loop cracked, and as a result it now pinches the seatbelt and prevents the seatbelt from retracting. It is pinched so tightly that I can't even manually "retract" it by pushing the seatbelt back into the door/wall, and instead my seatbelt hangs loosely in the seat around me. Since the seatbelt hangs loosely around the seat and can't even be manually retracted, I may as well not have access to a seatbelt which is a very dangerous situation. If I were to crash, the seatbelt would be completely ineffective. No event occurred to cause the crack. There were no warning signs, lights, or indications that something was wrong until one day I got in the car and it would just no longer retract. The first appearance of the issue was around January 27, 2022. It was very cold the week it happened so I am unsure if the cold temperature had anything to do with the crack, however a seat belt should not break because of cold weather. My vehicle is available for inspection upon request, and to date the issue has not been confirmed by a dealer or service center since it is very obviously an issue. Additionally, it has not been inspected yet as the quoted prices for fixing it are extremely high even though it appears to be a malfunction of the specific piece of safety equipment, as exhibited by the abundance of identical complaints specifically for my make and model (2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee).

In 2022 our 2014 grand jeep cherokee Pentastar oil filter housing cracked leaking oil and mixing with the coolant.While driving both levels became dangerously low and there was a burning smell. It is now 2023 and our 2015 jeep wrangler just had the exact same issue with the Pentastar oil filter housing crack and oil leaking to dangerous levels. This is a known issue with Jeep, why are there no safety recalls ??

I took my Grand Cherokee to the mechanic for a sudden oil leak. The aluminum oil filter housing on my jeep had cracked, covering the lower half of the engine, transmission, frame, axles, brakes, and tires with oil. The mechanic said with with amount of oil covering everything, it could have caught on fire if we had warm, dry weather conditions. He said the aluminum it is made from easily cracks when we have freezing temperatures. My car didn't move for 5 very cold days, and on Sunday, while I'm taking my child to the hospital, we have this blowout. $926 later, I'm not spraying oil everywhere.

My 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee currently has 27,000 miles on it and until 2021 was never driven in the winter. (I previously spent the winters in Florida; this car was not involved in driving to and from Florida.) I am retired. Due to my retirement status and COVID restrictions since 2020, my driving has been limited to about 3,000 miles per year. Without any prior warning, the oil filter-cooler housing adaptor assembly failed, causing oil to leak out of the engine through the o-rings and onto the transmission housing. This created a mess under the car anywhere it was parked. It creates a hazardous condition because the leaked oil can cause people to slip and fall wherever it lays on the ground, and if the driver is on the road and the engine loses enough oil and oil pressure, it can result in extensive damage to the engine, maybe an accident. I have checked your database, and see that this problem has not been part of any recall. However, I've also done some online searching and discovered that mine is not an isolated problem. https://www.carproblemzoo.com/jeep/grandcherokee/2014/engine-oil-leaking-problems.php The problem was identified by my mechanic at Empire Automotive of WNY 716-681-7187, and repaired at their shop on Feb. 23, 2022. They did show us the part that failed. I do not know if they still have the old part, but they can explain the problem in detail because they told us they had done two other repairs for the same problem on 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokees during the previous week. The cost of this repair came to $848.41. I think it is outrageous that this problem, which appears to be a flaw in engineering, and has occurred in a significant number of 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokees, has not been subject to a recall. I need your help and advice to determine the next step I should take in trying to get some dealer help for paying for this unexpected repair. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

On multiple occasions, after steady driving for approximately 1 hour the vehicle will suddenly begin decelerating. This has happened while driving in the highway. Once the car is stopped and turned off for approximately 10 minutes, the car will drive normally and accelerate to normal speeds.

The driver side seat belt is not retracting/faulty. It will not securely hold the driver if a collision occurs. This Jeep has blown fuel back out of the tank to saturate and shut down a gas station. The Attorney General in Vermont got involved in my case. The fuel system had to be replaced. Next the passenger side seat belt secured my passenger into the seat so tightly I had to pull the vehicle over. The seat belt would not release. The passenger side belt was replaced with a big fight over who was responsible for the bill. Now the driver side seat belt is faulty. I am disappointed after reading reviews of so many consumers having the same issue. What gives? are you going to wait to recall until someone dies in an accident?

Over the course of several years' use, the OEM HID headlights lenses have been burnt by the OEM headlights which has incrementally diminished the headlight effectiveness. There is a frost like haze that has been burnt into the interior of the lens. This should be covered by the manufacturer given that the headlight cover lenses used on the headlight assembly were not adequate. I have experienced this diminishing visibility over the last several years, but it has reached a point now that it is a safety concern while driving at night.

I was in a collision that impacted mostly the driver side of the vehicle and the front air bag did not deploy, only the side curtains.

Wont start, with good battery

The headrest spontaneously popped open and hit me hard in the back of the head while I was driving yesterday. This was dangerous for a number of reason, primary because it could have caused an accident but also the headrest hit me so hard that it seams as if i have a mild concussion. Last night i had a sever headache and neck strain and today I went home early from work for the same reason. It seems as if the problem has occurred to several others as well but no attempt has been made to inform drivers of this dangerous defect. The vehicle has not been inspected but I plan on taking it into my local jeep dealership. No warning was seen prior to the problem.

I have a 2014 SRT jeep I was at the car wash and my passenger head rest system deployed I look inside and saw that the clips were broken.

Seat Belt will not retract and lock in sudden stops or in crash.

Vehicle randomly stalls and fails to restart or will not crank/start at random times

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle was operated by diesel fuel. The contact stated while merging onto the highway the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to increase to 75 MPH. The contact stated that the ECS warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he was able to continue to drive to the residence. The contact reviewed his service record and found out that his spouse had taken the vehicle to the dealer prior for the same failure. The paperwork stated they were unable to duplicate the failure. No repairs were completed. The contact stated that he was awaiting an appointment with the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the crankshaft needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated the failure was like NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V475000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000.

Tuesday November 18 2021 during driving on freeway around 3 PM,dashboard suddenly turned off,all information on cluster disappeared and vehicle seems to stalled for a few seconds,after everything came back to normal. It repeated three times in next 10 minutes of driving.Next day November 19 2021 vehicle stalled during driving on parking lot. There is no check engine light or any other messages on dashboard. Tried to start it with no luck.Starter is spinning, but engine is not firing.Vehicle has new batterie. Last month I finally got vehicle from local Chrysler authorized dealer repair shop Vehicle been there for repair work since July 8 2021 for exact same problem. Vehicle stalled on highway at speed 35 mph,and after been towed for repair to Motorworld Dodge Chrysler in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.After 2.5 month of repair, I was told( and it shown in paper work),that vehicle had all fuel pumps replaced, new fuel lines,new fuel rails, new jets,filters etc.been installed.After repair I did not even make 1000 miles.I would like to investigate this situation,because it has safety issues Tried to talk about it with service manager at dealership but looks like they are not interested to do it,and don't really want to take responsibility for performed work.

Deployed head rest while vehicle was in parked and engine was off.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idled in a parking lot, the alternator overheated and there was smoke coming from under the hood while the engine was revving. The vehicle shutoff, and the contact could not restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V435000 (Electrical System). The mechanic replaced the alternator, battery, serpentine belt, and cabin air filter. The vehicle was also taken to the dealer per the manufacturer's request. The dealer performed an inspection and informed the contact that all the repairs performed by the independent mechanic were per the dealer's specifications. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and three cases were opened. The manufacturer informed the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for inspection and submit all necessary documents and receipts for reimbursement. The manufacturer later denied the contact's request for reimbursement due to the vehicle being out of warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED A REIMBURSMENT FOR A PORTION OF THE TOWING AND REPAIR COSTS. THE CONSUMER RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THE OFFER.

While driving my vehicle on an interstate, I felt something hit the back of my head against my hairclip. Once stopped at a light, I tried to adjust my power seat thinking that it had somehow readjusted itself (I have been waiting over 6 months for a new PCM and lots of little power gremlins have shown up with the engine and other systems). When that did not help the issue, I reached to my headrest to see if I could adjust it when I realized that it had popped open. There was no incident/accident to cause this.

My Passenger side headrest broke while sitting in the jeep. No one even touched it. Air bag did not deploy yet.

While driving on the freeway at normal speed limit the vehicle has on 2 separate occasions gone into neutral without the driver touching anything. we have taken the vehicle in twice to dealership who have tried to replicate the symptom. They have kept and driven car on multiple occasions with no success . They tell us they cannot fix the problem without a code if they cannot find it. i have called jeep customer service multiple times and they filed a case number but refuse to get back to me when i leave messages. Jeep Cherokee model 2014 had 81000 recalls for a transmission software issue but not the Grand Cherokee model. This vehicle is clearly very dangerous to drive and my son who was driving nearly had a very serious accident when this happened. What am i to do. i cannot let anyone drive this vehicle . Jeep are not interested in helping the dealership get to the bottom of this issue. i cannot sell the vehicle knowing there is a critical issue with the safety of the vehicle and if someone buys it and gets hurt or killed i probably have a liability. The dealership keeps trying to find it but it may not happen again for weeks or months, like looking for a needle in a haystack. case number with Jeep is 81105546 Please help i am at a loss what to do. We have not used the vehicle since the last incident

When shifting into park, the shifter is not moving into park without pushing the shifter several times up to get it into park. Also when slowing down to come to a stop the transmission is jarring into lesser gears cause the jeep to jerk, causing whiplash and making loud sound hard to describe. It’s not doing it all the time but when it does it’s like you have been rear ended.

A complete loss of all electrical and engine power simultaneously, on the freeway during a rainstorm without any warning. All systems including power steering, tail lights, door locks, a completely dark instrument panel, engine stopped running. I feared for my life, it’s very scary, it happened with no warning on a freeway during a rain storm!

The driver's side headrest exploded forward when no one was in it. 10/12/21 the Jeep was taken to the Buffalo airport. Early Afternoon, 10/13/21 it was picked up. When the car was picked up, it was found with the headrest exploded. After close inspection of the car, no damage was found to indicate a collision had happened. The safety of others is an issue because it inhibits the driver from properly seeing the road after it exploded. The problem is being solved by our own mechanic. No inspection has been made by any authorities or insurance reps. No warning lights, messages or symptoms were observed before the headrest exploded. You can see pictures attached.

RECALL #22V-406 Has not been replaced the part has been failing for the last 2.5 years. The stalling situation is getting worse. It does not come to a complete stall at least not while in traffic but it will start to stall and cough and sputter while under power at residential speed of 30-35 mph, city driving of 40 -50 mph, and at highway speeds of 70-75 mph. It is increasingly getting worse. We have taken the vehicle to multiple dealers only to be told that the needed repair has still not been developed yet. (the repair is to replace the HPFP before my wife and grandkids get ran over on the highway or coming out of the local grocery stores parking lot). The problem has been identified and the repair to the problem has been realized, but the manufacturer will not commit to the repair. How many people will have to be maimed or die because of this. Yes the problem has been reproduced and the manufacturer and the dealerships are aware of it. One Service Manager reported to us that he has a new truck on their lot that can not be sold because of this very issue. there is no MIL code for the decaying of the fuel system rail. Other codes can be thrown as a result but here is no standard code for it.

The engine oil and filter was recently changed and a few days later oil is now leaking down the engine bay onto the exhaust and onto the skid plates. The correct torque was used and oil filter seal as well as the drain plug are dry. The canister housing has either cracked or seals have failed on that part. It is a known issue with an upgraded part available from FCA. I did not notice it until arriving home after a 20 mile drive and oil was everywhere. this could have caused a fire as there was no warning and no expectation of a leak. Opened a case with FCA to report that this part has failed on my vehicle. Case #80756602

I was driving to and my car began shaking and would not let me go over 10 miles per hour. I was towed in to the dealership and was told that my pcm and tcm wasn't functional.

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the driver’s side headlight had become defective while in operation. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where he had both headlights replaced. After the repair, the new headlights were not adjusted to the proper calibration and the headlight would only illuminate on the side of each headlight and not forward as needed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer on numerous occasions and was informed that the new headlights could only illuminate vertically and not horizontally as needed. The contact then called Larry H. Miller Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Riverdale (1481 W Riverdale Rd, Riverdale, UT 84405) to schedule an appointment to attempt to correct the failure. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

Shifter service, Power steering yes available for inspection. Power steering went out, lights on dash board flashed and beeped and then would go black. Jeep diagnosed my jeep. No warning and happened about 2 weeks ago and has continued consistanly

The front passenger side seatbelt would not tighten around occupant when pulled from the rest position. When we tried to get it to retract it wouldn't. There seems to be a number of these incidents reported for the same vehicle. This presents a serious safety issue and with only 45K miles on the vehicle this should justify an investigation.

Upon performing a quick brake to avoid hitting a dog that ran into my neighborhood street the headrest on the passenger seat sprang out forward and will not reset into place even after pulling it back. It springs back out forward.

driver seat heard rest deployed and cannot be reset. this almost caused a serious accident