2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaint Log

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THEN A DASHBOARD MESSAGE POPPED UP STATING THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION NEEDED SERVICING IMMEDIATELY. THIS SAME MESSAGE APPEARED EVERY TIME WE STARTED THE CAR. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, ANOTHER DASHBOARD MESSAGE POPPED UP INSTRUCTING TO REDUCE SPEED TO MAINTAIN PROPER VEHICLE HEIGHT.

I WAS THE FIRST OWNER TO MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE PURCHASED IN 2018. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I STARTED GETTING A WARNING MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR WOULD THEN GET STUCK IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE OR OTHER MODE AND WOULD NOT RISE OR LOWER STATING I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN (I WAS ALREADY DRIVING BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT) WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROPER HEIGHT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN THE USA AND WHEN I MOVED TO GERMANY WITH THE ARMY. NOW I AM BACK IN THE USA AND MY CAR IS ONCE AGAIN AT THE DEALERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE IT APPEARS OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES. IS IT POSSIBLE TO LOOK INTO A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE 2018

I PURCHASED A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED IN SEPTEMBER 2018. WITH BARELY 1,400 MILES ON IT, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN I WAS IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC FOR TWO STRAIGHT HOURS ON 287 IN ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS THE ROAD WAS CLOSED DUE TO A TRUCK FIRE. SUDDENLY THE BRAKE COMPLETELY DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR ROLLED INTO A MAC TRUCK. I HAD FRONT END DAMAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,100, WHICH I PAID FOR MYSELF; AND, NO ONE WAS INJURED, THANK GOD. JEEP WOULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME PERMISSION TO RENT A CAR IN THE INTERIM. I CALLED OVER 25 TIMES AND COULDN'T GET PAST FIRST LINE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE ENGINEER CAME AND DID A VERY QUICK INSPECTION OF THIS CAR. HE CLAIMS THAT HE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT; BUT, I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AND FROM THE SERVICE SHOP AS I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. I PAID OVER $40,000 CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE UPFRONT. I GOT NOWHERE WITH JEEP CORPORATE. I EVEN TRIED TO WRITE TO THE PRESIDENT OF JEEP; BUT, DID NOT RECEIVE AN ANSWER. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ASSIST ME EITHER. I HAVE READ ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES ON THE INTERNET WITH THE CHEROKEE, THE COMPASS AND THE GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER A MONTH, JEEP CORPORATE SENT ME A FORM LETTER STATING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM; AND, I SHOULD TAKE IT UP WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, WHICH I DIDN'T DO AS THIS WAS NOT MY FAULT. THE FORM LETTER HAS NO NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, NOR EMAIL ADDRESS. AS A RESULT, I AM STUCK WITH THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE, AS I CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IT IN AND LOSE THOUSAND OF DOLLARS.

THE AIR SUSPINSION HAS BEEN ACTIN UP SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN FEB 2018. IT WASNT TOO BAD SO I JUST LEFT IT ALONE AND DIDNT USE IT. LATER IT STARTED FLASHING A WARNNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGWAY SPEED TO "SERVICE AIR SUSPISION IMMEDIATLEY." THE SUSPINSION WENT INTO "PARK/EXIT MODE" AND THE TRUCK DROPPED AND IT DROVE VERY ROUGH. I TRAILERED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD IT 3 WEEKS. IT FAILED AS SOON AS I LEFT. NOW IT SEEMS STUCK IN OFF ROAD II MODE, BUT THE REAR IS HIGH AND FRONT IS LOW... ITS PITIFUL. I DO LOVE THE JEEP, BUT THIS IS GETTING AGGRIVATING. I'M TAKING IT BACK TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE READY FRO ME TO TRAVEL FOR CHRISTAMAS.

THE GOODYEAR TIRES HAVE LITTLE TREAD LEFT AFTER 14,000 MILES. ALSO, THE KEVLAR GOODYEAR ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO PENETRATION BY STAPLES. STAPLES! I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT NO TIRE IS IMPERVIOUS TO NAILS BUT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT WITH KEVLAR THESE TIRES SHOULD BE ABLE TO STOP A STAPLE. I GUESS NOT. PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IS THE LACK OF TRACTION ON THE TIRES. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE IN THE RAIN. UNSAFE ACTUALLY. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE MARKET.

FORWARD COLLISION WARNING DOES NOT WORK. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE SYSTEM WILL WORK CORRECTLY IF THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED. ALL INFORMATION IN THE VARIOUS JEEP OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT SPECIFIC ACC ACTIVATION AS A REQUIREMENT. SEARCHING THE INTERNET REVEALS MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. JEEP DOESN'T SEEM INTERESTED IN HELPING.

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON CAMBRIDGE RD. AS I WAS APPROACHING A SHOPPING PLAZA, A VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE PARKING LOT OF THE PLAZA ALSO HEADING SOUTH. AS THE VEHICLE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN, IT PULLED IN FRONT OF MY CAR, DRIVING ME OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID HITTING THAT CAR, AND WHEN I DID I CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL POLE, DESTROYING THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND TOTALING THE CAR. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THIS IS WHY I'M FILING THIS REPORT.

'SERVICE AIR SUSPENSION IMMEDIATELY' IS THE WARNING ON MY JEEP AND MANY PEOPLES JEEPS SINCE 2015. THIS ISSUE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER HAS NO ANSWER. WHERE IS THE RECALL?

VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BEHIND 2016 TUSCANY CLASS A WITH A BLUE OX HITCH. WE MADE A STOP TURNED LEFT AT TO BOTTOM OF AN EXIT RAMP. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DIPPING DOWN AND BACK UP VIOLENTLY FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, BACK AND FORTH, THROWING TO MOTORHOME FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WE STOPPED AND CHECKED THE TIRES FOR FLATS. WE FOUND NON AND RESUMED TRAVEL. A FEW MILES LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. IN ALL IT HAPPENED FOUR TIMES IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEED WE WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN IN THE DITCH. CHRYSLER CLAIMS THIS IS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING BUT SINCE THEY DON'T MAKE A HITCH PLATE FOR THIS VEHICLE THEY ARE TRYING TO BLAME IT ON THE HITCH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH JEEP, SINCE SWITCHING TO ELECTRONIC STEERING. THEY CLAIM TO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR GRAND CHEROKEE, BUT DO FOR CHEROKEE. MEANWHILE I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE I BOUGHT BECAUSE JEEP SAID IT WAS TOWABLE AND NOW I FIND IT CAN NOT BE TOWED WITHOUT DANGER TO ME AND MY FAMILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL SPRAYED BACK OUT FORCEFULLY INTO HER FACE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE FOR FACIAL AND UPPER BODY BURNS DUE TO THE FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF A POLICE REPORT BEING FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CROTON AUTO PARK 1 MUNICIPAL PL, CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY 10520 (914) 271-5100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

AFTER HAVING MY JEEP BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER ROUGHLY ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. WE BOUGHT OUR JEEP FROM AUTONATION IN SPRING, TX. WE LIVE IN GALVESTON COUNTY SO WHEN IT TURNED ON WE TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE FOR THE FREE CODE CHECK - THE CODE READ WAS P20E8 AND IT JUST SAID EMISSIONS CODE. NO SPECIFIC READOUT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE CODE DETECTED. THE EXACT JEEP WE OWN IS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SERLING EDITION ECODIESEL. WE DID NOTICE THAT THE DEF FLUID WAS NOT PROPERLY FILLED TO THE FULL LEVEL UPON THE PURCHASE SO FIGURED IT COULD IN RELATION TO THAT. WE DROVE BACK UP TO SPRING TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID OK GOT US IN A RENTAL AND THEN WOULD CALL US AS SOON AS IT WAS READY. ONCE WE PICKED IT UP IT WE ASKED WHAT WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE CODE AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID 'OH WELL IT WAS NOTHING - JUST SOMETHING THAT WE FORGOT TO TURN OFF'. ON THE WAY HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AGAIN COMES BACK ON THE DASH. WE STOP BY ANOTHER JEEP DEALER IN THE WAY HOME AND INQUIRED WITH THEM WHAT THEY THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AND THEY SAID 'THAT WHATEVER THE DEALERSHIP TOLD YOU CANNOT BE TRUE'. THEN BILL OR SERVICE OR RECEIPT SAID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT P20E8 WAS FOUND DEF PUMP LOW PRESSURE FAULT IS STORED, FOUND TANK LOW WITH LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF FLUID IN TAKE, FOUND VEHICLE WAS NOT TOPPED OFF WHEN PURCHASED, ADDED DEF TO TANK AND CLEARED CODES AND VERIFIED PROPER DEF FLUID PRESSURES AT INJECTOR. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON TWO DAYS LATER AND NOW A MESSAGE POPS ON MY DASH AND SAID 'DEF SYSTEM PROBLEMS SEE DEALER'. NORMALLY I WOULD NOT BE SO UPSET BUT THIS A BRAND NEW CAR THE DEALER (NOT MENTIONED) WAS NOT EXACTLY HELPFUL DROPPING OFF OR RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK WITH ANY KIND OF HELPFUL INFORMATION. I LOVE MY CAR AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT CAN BE PROPERLY FIXED SO I HOPEFULLY DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY SAFETY OR THE INTEGRITY OF MY CAR.

UNABLE TO FILL WITH FUEL. JEEP IS BLAMING THE GAS PUMPS. 4,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. JEEP HAS ADVISED TURNING THE PUMP HANDLE WHICH ELIMINATES THE FUEL CUT OFF AND CAUSES GAS TO SPILL. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE.

THIS SUV HAS THE ENERGY EFFICIENT SHUTDOWN/RESTART FEATURE. AFTER BEING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I RE-ENGAGED THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BY LIFTING MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND BEGAN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE POWER TO ACCELERATE, YOU COULD HEAR THE GRINDING AND PULLING OF THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION BUT ONLY A LITTLE POWER. I PUT ON THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS, LOOKED AROUND THE DASH FOR MESSAGES AND VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS INDEED IN DRIVE. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE THE TRUCK OUT OF TRAFFIC. I MADE IT TO A DRIVEWAY WHERE I COULD PULL OFF OF THE MAIN STREET AND NOT BLOCK THE MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, LOOKED AT EVERYTHING AGAIN (NO WARNINGS OR ERROR MESSAGES) AND PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR AND IT MOVED AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. I MADE IT BACK TO THE STREET, WENT A SHORT DISTANCE (LESS THAN 2 BLOCKS), STARTED TO GO UP A SMALL HILL AND THE NO POWER ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY FROM MY DESTINATION, SO I S-L-O-W-L-Y MADE IT TO THE TOP OF THE HILL. I PARKED IN MY OFFICE'S GARAGE, REPORTED TO WORK AND CONTEMPLATED WHAT TO DO. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE THE END OF JUNE AND IT HAS ONLY 1,100 MILES. I WILL BE DROPPING IT OFF/TOWING IT IN TO THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP TOMORROW. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NOT ACCEPTABLE JEEP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK, IT UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO 20 MPH AND CRASHED INTO AN ATM MACHINE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BUMPS AND BRUISES ALONG WITH THREE FRACTURED RIBS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND AN INJURY TO THE RIGHT LEG THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,240. SEE ALSO ODI 11141658. *DSY *DT UPDATE 10/18/18 *DT *TR

I WAS STATIONARY(IN "PARK' MODE), SITTING IN MY VEHICLE MAKING A BANK TRANSACTION AT THE DRIVE THRU AT WELLS FARGO LOCATED AT 505 ROUND ROCK AVE, ROUND ROCK, TX. SUDDENLY THE JEEP ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN, I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND IT WOULDN'T STOP. SEE ALSO ODI 11140468. *DSY I TRAVELED MAYBE 15-20 YARDS BRAKING, BEFORE I CRASHED INTO THE WALK UP ATM. EXACT CAUSE? UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 IN AN ELEVATED GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, IMMEDIATELY AT THE MOMENT OF A LOW SPEED FRONT COLLISION THAT BENT PART OF THE FRONT BUMPER, THE ENGINE RPM SPIKED EXTREMELY HIGH. I THEN CAREFULLY PUT MY FOOT SQUARE ON THE BREAK AND APPLIED PRESSURE BEFORE PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE SO I COULD PARK IN ORDER TO CHECK THE DAMAGE. AS MY FOOT WAS FIRM ON THE BRAKE, WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO VIOLENTLY ACCELERATE AND SPIKE. THE BRAKE WAS ROCK SOLID AND DID NOT ACTIVATE ALL, NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PUT ON IT AS THE JEEP ACCELERATED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT IN REVERSE, GETTING UP TO ABOUT 40 TO 50 MPH BEFORE STRIKING 4 OTHER VEHICLES. AT LEAST 2 OF THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE TOTALED. ONLY AFTER THE JEEP CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP INTO ONE OF THE PARKED CARS, WAS I ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND GET OUT TO MAKE SURE NO PEOPLE WERE INJURED. SEVERAL PEDESTRIANS WERE WALKING TO THEIR CARS AT THE MOMENT OF THE INCIDENT. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT SEVERAL PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ENGINE THROTTLE/RPM SPIKING OUT OF CONTROL. THE EXPERIENCE WAS COMPLETELY HORRIFYING. THE ON DUTY POLICE OFFICER WHO I SPOKE WITH, WHO WAS ALSO PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, DID NOT WRITE A TICKET. AFTER INTERVIEWING ME HE DETERMINED THAT I WAS OF SOUND MIND AND BODY AND NOT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ANY TYPE OF SUBSTANCE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL TECHNICIANS AND SALES ASSOCIATES AT THE JEEP DEALER, I' WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT JEEP CORPORATE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE WHO HAD THE AUTHORITY TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS MATTER. MOVING FORWARD MY BEST ADVISE TO ANYONE ELSE WOULD BE TO CHECK THIS (NHTSA) WEBSITE FOR ANY MANUFACTURER MALFUNCTIONS AND/OR RECALLS.

SCRAPPING/GRINDING COMING FROM THE WHEELS. SOUNDS LIKE THE DISC ROTOR DUST SHIELD IS RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTOR. I HEARD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. LET'S SEE WHAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS.

BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAY IS FULL BRIGHTNESS AT NIGHT AND NOT DIMMABLE. EFFECT OF FLASH BRIGHTNESS WHEN PLACING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE CAUSES TEMPORARY LIGHT BLINDNESS AS WELL AS REDUCES EXTERNAL VISIBILITY SUCH THAT MIRRORS AND VISUAL OBSERVATION ARE IMPAIRED SIGNIFICANTLY. IT IS NECESSARY TO MANUALLY COVER THE SCREEN WITH A SHIELD AS THE "SCREEN OFF" BUTTON WILL ALSO NOT TURN OFF THE BACKUP CAMERA DISPLAYED. OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE. THIS ISSUE OCCURS AT NIGHT.

WHEN I TRY TO PUT GAS INTO MY TANK, THE PUMP CUTS OFF. IT TAKES FIVE MINUTES TO GET $16 WORTH OF GAS! IT'S GETTING WORSE. I'VE TRIED DIFFERENT PUMPS, DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS NOTHING HELPS. THE DEALER CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. TODAY, THE GAS WAS SPIT BACK OUT! SO I HAVE SHOES AND FEET SOAKED IN GAS! IT IS A CAPLESS GAS TANK.

ON OCCASION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PUSHED ALL OF THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, IT WOULD GET STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS AT FULL THROTTLE AND THE BRAKES WILL NOT OVERCOME THE ENGINE. I'VE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE FLOOR MAT. I CALLED JEEP CARES AND WARNED THEM OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID TO TAKE TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY'VE KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. I'M REPORTING THIS WITH THE HOPE THAT YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS AND GET A WARNING OUT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR *DT UPDATED 10/29/18*JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, DASHBOARD LIT UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. WIPERS STARTED GOING AND MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE SCREEN TO NOT TURN THE VEHICLE OFF BECAUSE IT MAY NOT RESTART. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT WOULD NOT RESTART AND IT WAS STUCK IN THE RUN POSITION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THE VEHICLE OVER FIFTY CODES AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR WELL OVER A MONTH AND HAD TO REACH OUT THE CHRYSLER FOR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. EVENTUALLY THE DEALERSHIP STATED A SENSOR HAD BECOME LOOSE AND THAT HAD CAUSED ALL THE PROBLEMS. I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK AND WITHIN A WEEK I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT A MESSAGE POPPED UP THAT THE SHIFTER WAS MALFUNCTIONING, THIS MESSAGE CAME AND WENT MULTIPLE TIMES. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK THE NEXT DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AGAIN AND THE SAME INITIAL ISSUE HAPPENED ALL OVER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAS HAPPENED. THEY HAVE BEEN IN POSSESSION OF MY VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER MONTH WITH NO SOLUTION. CHRYSLER HAS INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM A PIN DRAG TEST, THIS TEST SUPPOSEDLY INVOLVES CHECKING EVERY WIRE AND CODE ON THE VEHICLE ONE AT A TIME. AS OF TODAYS DATE I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY VEHICLE BACK.

MY 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK'S SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DURING A HOT SUMMER DAY. I HEARD AN INITIAL LOUD CRACK SOUND AND MOMENTS LATER THE FRONT SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED OUTWARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE GLASS SHOWERED INTO MY VEHICLE AND OVER MY HEAD. I SHUT THE SUNSCREEN WHICH HELPED, BUT THERE WAS MILLIONS OF GLASS SHARDS AND FRAGMENTS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY CAR AND THROUGHOUT THE CEILING. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS ~6500 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2018 BRAND NEW. I HAD THE CAR TOWED ON A FLATBED TRUCK TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM AND SINCE, IT'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP 3 TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT SUNROOF GLASS, SEALS AND VACUUMED OUT MY CAR, HOWEVER THE DAY AFTER PICKING IT UP, MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF GLASS REMAINED IN THE CEILING AREA. THE SECOND ATTEMPT AND CLEANING UP THE GLASS, THEY HAD TO REMOVED THE INTERIOR HEADER AND SEATS TO TRY AND EXTRACT ALL THE BROKEN GLASS FRAGMENTS. I'M TAKING THE CAR BACK IN FOR THE 4TH TIME, BECAUSE THERE IS STILL BROKEN GLASS SHIFTING AROUND BETWEEN THE SUNROOF AND SUNSCREEN. THE REPAIRS HAVE THUS FAR BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY (MANUFACTURED DEFECT), BUT THIS BRAND NEW VEHICLE IS RUINED. I'LL BE WORKING WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE TO SEE WHAT MY OPTIONS ARE AND IF THEY WILL OFFER A NEW REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR BUY BACK. VERY SCARY AND GRATEFUL NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT... I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED TO SAY THE LEAST AND THE SAGA CONTINUES.

ON HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AND ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR JEEP WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STARTED TO THE LEFT. WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AFTER A FEW SECONDS, BUT WAS VERY LUCKY THERE WAS NO OTHER VEHICLES TO OUR LEFT OR WE WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO IT. ON JULY 18, 2018, RECALL 18U65183 18-U6-51-83 REPROGRAM PCM WITH NEW SOFTWARE WAS INSTALLED.

VEHICLE SHUT OFF /STALLED WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM AN INTERSECTION ON A LOCAL ROAD (VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION). THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AFTER THE "PUSH-BUTTON" WAS PRESSED 3 TIMES

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, STEERING CONTROL WENT OUT AND TRACTION CONTROL KICKED ON. THIS CAUSED AN INABILITY TO PROPERLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. TRACTION CONTROL PULLED VEHICLE INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 8.4 INCH UCONNECT/NAV 4C TOUCH SCREEN. THIS SYSTEM/SCREEN CONTROLS THE RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL, HEATED/COOLED SEATS, PHONE, NAVIGATION, ETC. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 20-30 MINUTES USING ONLY THE RADIO, THE TOUCH SCREEN BECOMES HOT TO THE TOUCH. RECENTLY THE SCREEN REACHED 127.7 DEGREES (SEE ATTACHED PICTURE). VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON 7/30/18 AND THE ISSUE WAS ESCALATED UP TO FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES. FCA CLAIMS THE COMPONENTS ARE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THIS DOES NOT SEEM CORRECT. EXCESSIVELY HIGH TEMPERATURES CAN COMPROMISE THE ELECTRONICS IN THE DASH AND COULD LEAD TO ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND POSSIBLE FIRE. I WOULD APPRECIATE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS BEFORE THERE IS A FIRE OR POSSIBLE INJURY.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE PRONOUNCED, CAUSE THE SUV TO JERK AND FEEL JUMPY. THIS CONDITION IS SPORADIC, AND CAN CHANGE BASED ON MODE - NORMAL, ECO OFF, SPORT . BESIDES CAUSING A CHOPPY RIDE, THE CONDITION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MAY BE A R A PRECURSOR TO GEAR FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!...MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON THE SCREEN WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS "SHIFT TO P TO START". IT HAS HAPPENED 3X YESTERDAY AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO ONCE. TOOK TO JEEP DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE PRONOUNCED, CAUSE THE SUV TO JERK AND FEEL JUMPY. THIS CONDITION IS SPORADIC, AND CAN CHANGE BASED ON MODE - NORMAL, ECO OFF, SPORT . BESIDES CAUSING A CHOPPY RIDE, THE CONDITION IS CONCERNING BECAUSE SOME SHIFTS THAT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A BANGING NOISE THAT MAY BE A R A PRECURSOR TO GEAR FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT WARN THE DRIVER ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEAR A SECOND VEHICLE AHEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DESERT 215 JEEP (8030 RAFAEL RIVERA WAY, LAS VEGAS, NV) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AT 33 MPH.THERE WAS A CAR IN THE INTERSECTION RUNNING A RED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME.I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE STUTTERED 3X AND THEN SPED UP OUT OF CONTROL AND LAUNCHED ME INTO THE CAR THAT WAS IN THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS A COLLISION..

I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT PUMPS, THE PUMP STOPS LIKE THE TANK IS FULL EVEN THOUGH I JUST STARTED PUMPING. ALSO RANDOMLY THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT DISPLAY AND THEN THE ENTIRE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND RESTARTS WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE IN REVERSE *TT

CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH A OPEN RECALL. IT WAS PURCHASED JUNE 13, 2018 AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE JULY 11, 2018. THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LINE AND AUTOMATIC SHUT WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CAR WOULD VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. SCREEN WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN IN REVERSE AND IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.

"TAKATA RECALL" I NOTICE ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING MY GRAND CHEROKEE 2018,MY HAND BRASH AGAINST WITH A LIGHT TOUCH TO GEAR SHIFTER SLIP INTO NEUTRAL.WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY MOVING. I NEVER BEEN IN VEHICLE THAT YOU BARLEY TOUCH THE GEAR BOX AND THIS HAPPEN NOT GOOD.

EVERY TIME I GO TO PUMP GAS IN THE CAR, THE PUMP WILL STOP AS IF IT'S FULL. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO 495 CHRYSLER, JEEP, AND DODGE IN LOWELL, MA 5 TIMES NOW AND THEY FIXED IT ONCE AND IT WAS FINE. THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER IT STARTED DOING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. THEY SAY IT'S THE GAS STATIONS AND THAT I HAVE TO LOOK FOR CERTAIN PUMPS, ETC. I GO TO THE SAME PUMP AND GAS STATION EACH TIME AND WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK I HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND TESTING GAS STATIONS TO SEE WHICH WILL WORK. MY CAR WILL STAY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3-4 DAYS JUST FOR THEM TO SAY THAT IT'S THE GAS STATIONS FAULT AND NOT THEIRS. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE MILEAGE WAS AT 5298 AND NOW IT IS CURRENTLY AT 14,124 WITH ONLY 1 YEAR AND 2 MONTHS OF USE. I CURRENTLY HAVE A CLAIM WITH CHRYSLER AS OF RIGHT NOW.

BRAND NEW GRAND CHEROKEE, ONLY 400 MILES, TODAY MY BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. ON THE DISPLAY I HAVE AN ICON "BACKUP CAMERA" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLICK THIS THE BACKUP CAMERA WOULD NOT POP-UP. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND KEPT IT OFF FOR 10 MINUTES, RE-STARTED THE CAR, THE JEEP DISPLAY DOES NOT POP-UP WITH THE SAFETY NOTIFICATION AND THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT COME ON THE SCREEN WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE. IT WAS WORKING FINE THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS MORNING IT WILL NOT WORK. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY ARE UNSURE WHAT IT IS AND MAY BE A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I JUST PAID $60,000 DOLLARS AND HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS AND THE BACKUP CAMERA IS NOT WORKING NOW!

2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES REQUESTING A COPY OF ANY RECALLS RELATED TO HIS VEHICLE. *LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN HIESTER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (940 N MAIN ST, LILLINGTON, NC 27546, (910) 893-8088), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

THE JEEP WILL RESTART AFTER PUSHING THE START/STOP BUTTON. THE RPM GAUGE WILL DROP TO 0 AND THEN IT WILL RESTART AGAIN AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON AGAIN LIKE WHEN YOU FIRST START IT. SOMETIMES IT'S RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES SOMETIME. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES THAT IT HAS RESTARED AND RAN FOR A FEW HOURS IN A PARKING DECK. I AM WORRIED THAT IF I PARK IT IN THE GARAGE THE CARBON MONOXIDE MIGHT POISON OUR FAMILY.*DT *JB

COMPLAINED OF AN OIL LEAK(OIL MARKS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND CARDBOARD PLACE TO VERIFY) PRIOR TO 7500 MILES. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIND THE OIL LEAK THE FIRST TIME. TOOK IT BACK 1 WEEK LATER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT AN OIL LEAK. DEALERSHIP PLACED DYE INTO OIL TO FIND THE LEAK. LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE THE SEAL BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. WHEN DEALERSHIP WENT TO REPLACE SEAL, THEY STATED THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED DUE TO "BEING MACHINED DURING THE ASSEMBLY". NOW WAITING FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE REPLACED ON A NEW VEHICLE OF 4 MONTHS. OUCH!

THE BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T TURN ON WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE. CAN NOT TURN ON FROM SETTINGS OR SCREEN EITHER.

SIRIUSXM TRAVEL LINK - IS THE PROBLEM. I WAS ENROLLED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT BEING ASKED. SIRIUSXM TRAVEL LINK POPS UP MESSAGES THAT ARE DISTRACTING TO ME AS A DRIVER. THEY POP UP AND WILL NOT GO AWAY WITHOUT PHYSICALLY TOUCHING THE HIGH-TECH SCREEN. AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE A HABIT OF APPEARING WHEN I AM APPROACHING A TURN WHILE USING THE NAVIGATION FEATURES. HOWEVER, SINCE THEY ACTUALLY INTERFERE WITH MY DRIVING (AND FRUSTRATE ME TOO) THEY ARE A DANGER. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I HAVE CONTACTED SIRIUSXM AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO TURN TRAVEL LINK OFF. THE DATE BELOW IS TODAYS DATE, BUT IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. OFTEN GIVING ME WARNINGS FOR "WEATHER EVENTS" TWO STATES AWAY !!! REGARDING A CRASH ... ALL I CAN SAY IS NOT YET (BUT HAS A HIGHER POTENTIAL).

WHILE TRYING TO PUMP GAS, THE PUMP WOULD POP CLOSED AS IF THE GAS TANK WAS FULL WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT HAD ONLY JUST STARTED TO PUMP. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING HOW THE PUMP SAT IN THE TANK. IT TOOK ROUGHLY 15 MINUTES TO PUMP A COUPLE GALLONS OF GAS. THE CAR HAS NOW DONE THIS TWICE AT DIFFERENT PUMPS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS.

MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW 11/2018, WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON TO START IT, 75% OF THE TIME IT WON'T START AND TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ALSO WHEN I SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE R JUST FLASHES AND THE VEHICLE WON'T REVERSE. IT WON'T MOVE UNTIL I TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT AGAIN. THESE TWO PROBLEMS OCCUR FREQUENTLY.

MY BACKUP CAMERA HAS QUIT WORKING. IT WON'T EVEN TURN ON. THE UCONNECT IS ALSO UNRESPONSIVE AS FAR AS TRYING TO TURN OFF THE UNIT. I TRIED THE THREE RESET OPTIONS AND NOTHING. I CAN'T FORCE AN UPDATE OR ANYTHING. SO NOW I HAVE NO BACKUP CAMERA.

BACKUP CAMERA FAILED TO WORK. JEEP ONLY HAS 3062 MILES ON IT SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW.

THROTTLE HAS STUCK ON FULL THROTTLE 2 TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING ON CITY STREET. THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN WAS TO PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND APPLY BRAKES HARD. VERY SCARY SITUATION! OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SANE PROBLEM. *DT CONSUMER STATED OTHER OWNERS HAVE TOLD ME THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED STUCK THROTTLES ALSO. 2017/2018 JEEP CHEROKEE SRT WITH 6.4 LITRE HEMI ENGINE AND 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TRACKHAWK WITH SUPERCHARGED 602 HELLCAT HEMI ENGINE. I KNOW OF ONE PERSON THAT HAS FILED A CLAIM WITH THE NHTSA. I'VE ATTACHED 2 PICTURES OF MY THROTTLE PEDAL AND FLOOR MAT. WHEN FULLY DEPRESSED IT DOES NOT TOUCH THE FLOOR MAT. I PUSHED ON IT A HUNDRED TIMES AND IT DID NOT STICK. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE FLOOR MAT IS THE PROBLEM. I HAD IT AT THE DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. VERY SCARED TO DRIVE. UPDATED 10/18/18*JB

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 5:30AM. CLEAR TRAFFIC AND NO LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT. SPEED AROUND 65 MPH AND MY SUNROOF FAILED BY SHATTERING FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON AND GLASS FELL FROM TOP TO THE FLOOR. HAVE MINOR CUT AND THE GLASS. TRAVELING ON FREEWAY.

AT A GAS STATION, WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHEN FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, WHEN I START PUMPING GAS, THE TANK STOPS TAKING GAS AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE FILLING THE GAS TANK, I HAVE TO HOLD THE GAS HOSE HANDLE IN A SPECIFIC POSITION TO ALLOW THE GAS TO FILL THE TANK WITHOUT STOPPING. RESULTS IN FILLING THE TANK AT A VERY SLOW PACE. UNSURE IF THERE IS A SENSOR ISSUE WITHIN THE GAS TANK ITSELF. OCCURS RANDOMLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE 'SHIFT INTO PARK AND SELECT GEAR" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTERWARDS. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TWICE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, A GEAR COULD NOT BE SELECTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A THIRD TIME, IT STARTED NORMALLY AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (WACONIA JEEP/CHRYSLER/DODGE, 905 STRONG DRIVE WACONIA, MINNESOTA 55387) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,056. *TT *TR