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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2011 record →

Structure
Filed May 5, 201542,000 milesIL

I HAVE A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND. THIS CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND ALL THE 4 AXLES NUTS ARE RESTED. THIS COULD PREVENT TAKING SOME OF THE MECHANICAL PARTS OFF FOR REPAIR. CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL OR A FREE REPAIR FOR THIS. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 29, 2015GA

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL LETTER STATED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE LETTER STATED IF A FAILURE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCE TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTATION. THE CONSUMER SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION . CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER BECAUSE SHE HAD A THIRD PARTY EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH A $300 DEDUCTIBLE THAT CHRYSLER WOULD ONLY REIMBURSE $50 FOR THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. CHRYSLER'S RATIONALE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT WAS THE FOLLOWING: IN THE SAME VISIT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE WAS REPAIRED, THE CONSUMER HAD A DOOR REPAIRED, WHICH COST $200 AND A $30 CAR RENTAL WAS LISTED ON THE ORIGINAL RECEIPT.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 28, 201560,000 milesMN

I HAD THE TIPM FUEL PUMP RELAY BYPASS "FIX" DONE LAST FALL AFTER FAILING TO START A NUMBER OF TIMES. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED SINCE I HAD THE REPAIR DONE. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT FAILS TO START A FEW TIMES EACH WEEK, EVENTUALLY STARTING AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG (NO ERROR CODES). THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUE AND APPARENTLY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. IT'S ALMOST CERTAINLY RELATED TO THE TIPM. I CONTINUE TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC CHARGES SINCE NO "CODES" ARE REGISTERING ANYWHERE. ($150.00) UNTIL THEY GET A "ERROR CODE", THEY CLAIM THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND IT'S NOT COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR. I JUST WANT MY CAR TO START AND RUN WELL! *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 25, 201559,000 milesCA

FIRST INCIDENT WAS: ~11/24/2014 TOOK TO MOTHER LODE MOTORS, SONORA, CA SECOND INCIDENT WAS: 3-09-2015 TOOK TO MOTOR LODE MOTORS FOR RECALL P54/ NHTSA 14V-530 ( TIPM); TOOK TO CENTRAL VALLEY MOTORS IN MODESTO, CA MY JEEP WOULD NOT START. THE STARTING MOTOR CONTINUED TO TURN OVER EVEN WHEN I STOPPED PRESSING IT. BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A JEEP DEALER WITHIN 70 MILES, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER (DODGE) WHO CLAIMED TO BE ABLE TO MECHANICALLY WORK ON JEEPS. THEY USED TO BE A JEEP DEALER. I TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. I LEFT IT OVER NIGHT. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO RESET THE COMPUTER. ($300). NO PARTS REPLACED. FOUR MONTHS LATER (3/9/2015) , THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, ONLY IT WAS WORSE. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME GARAGE, AND LEFT IT OVER NIGHT. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THE WHOLE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. ($1507). I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT TO A REAL JEEP DEALER TO GET A RECALL ITEM FIXED. (P54/NHTSA 14V-530, TIPM). WHEN I MENTIONED THE ABOVE INCIDENT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL ITEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ABOVE INCIDENT, AND WHAT THE DODGE DEALER DID WAS NOT NECESSARY. FIXING THE RECALL ITEM WOULD HAVE FIXED IT, AT NO COST. THE DEALER THAT DID THE "UNNECESSARY" WORK THAT COST ME $1807, WAS "MOTHER LODE MOTORS" IN SONORA, CA 95370. I WENT BACK TO THEM AND TOLD A SUPERVISOR ABOUT THE INCIDENT, AND HE JUST LOOKED AT ME, DIDN'T SAY A WORD, DIDN'T EVEN ASK MY NAME OR APOLOGIZE. I CALLED THE OWNER OF MOTHER LODE MOTORS TO LET HIM KNOW OF MY COMPLAINT, AND HE BASICALLY ACCUSED ME OF MAKI

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed Apr 24, 201546,000 milesMO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 22, 201567,724 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,724.

VisibilityFire1 injured
Filed Apr 20, 2015FL

I RECEIVED NOTICE BY MAIL IN DECEMBER THAT MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAD A RECALL (P36 SUN VISOR WIRING) AND THERE WAS A RISK OF FIRE DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO DADELAND DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP IN MIAMI, FL TO GET THE RECALL FIXED. MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS BEING REPAIRED AND THE NEXT DAY I WAS CALLED TO GO PICK IT UP BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD BEEN DONE AND THE CAR WAS GOOD AS NEW. FAST FORWARD TO TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH AND I AM DRIVING AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. MY CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I COULD NOT BREATHE IN THE CAR. I HAD NO IDEA WHERE THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM SO I STARTED OPENING ALL THE WINDOWS AND NOTICED THERE WAS A FIRE BY THE SUN VISOR. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS ON THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD DISABLED AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE SUNROOF TO LET THE SMOKE OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND TRULY FEARED FOR MY LIFE BECAUSE THE CAR HAD FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE SUN VISOR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. THE FIRE COULD HAVE BURNED ME HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY AND UNABLE TO STOP. I THINK IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT I DID MY PART, TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE RECALL FIXED, AND WAS RETURNED A CAR THAT WAS CLEARLY NOT FIXED. THIS FIRE COULD HAVE SEVERELY INJURED ME AND I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THIS MODEL CAR HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS, INCLUDING ONE INVOLVING THE BREAKS, AND TO BE HONEST, I JUST DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I SIMPLY WANT BACK WHAT I PAID FOR THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECTED

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 16, 2015WA

I HAVE RECEIVED MULTIPLE RECALL NOTICES MULTIPLE TIMES (P36, P14, P54), I HAVE ASKED MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER (RAIRDON'S OF BELLINGHAM WA) ABOUT THESE RECALLS MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS FOR THESE RECALLS, THEY ALSO ASSURED ME THAT I WAS ON THE WAITING LIST FOR THESE RECALLS TO BE PERFORMED, I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. FINALLY I CALLED ANOTHER JEEP DEALER KARMART JEEP OF BURLINGTON WA, THEY SAID THEY HAD THE PARTS IN STOCK AND SCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT AND TOOK CARE OF ALL THREE RECALLS. I AM NOT HAPPY THAT RAIRDONS PUT MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IN JEOPARDY FOR WELL OVER A YEAR WHEN PARTS WERE OBVIOUSLY AVAILABLE. *TR

VisibilityFire
Filed Apr 15, 201536,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE IN PARK, THE SUN VISOR CAUGHT FIRE AND FLAMES SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN VISOR, ROOF LINER, AIR BAGS, STEERING COLUMN, AND OTHER MULTIPLE PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Electrical System
Filed Apr 11, 201538,900 milesIL

MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DIES ON ME WHEN I START TO DECELERATE WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN/SIGNAL LIGHT. WHEN IT DOES DIE THERE ARE NO DUMMY LIGHTS AND IT STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE WHENEVER IT DECIDES TO DIE. IN FACT WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED JUST 2 DAYS AGO AS WE WERE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THE JEEP DIED TO WHICH THE CAR BEHIND US HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS US. AGAIN THIS SO DANGEROUS IN THE FACT THAT WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE THIS JEEP IN NOT KNOWING WHEN WE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Apr 10, 201563,000 milesNJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE SEIZED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER CONTROL MODULE SHORTED ALL THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 6, 201561,000 milesMD

I LEFT MY CAR IN WITH DARCARS JEEP OF ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND ON APRIL 2ND FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE AND TO COMPLETE ANY RECALLS. DARCARS INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE ONE OF THE RECALLS (RECALL NUMBER 14V154000) ON THE CAR BECAUSE CRISWELL JEEP OF GAITHERSBURG (A DEALERSHIP THAT I USED IN OCTOBER 2014) CLAIMED THEY HAD ALREADY PERFORMED THE WORK FOR THE RECALL AND HAD BEEN PAID BY JEEP, HOWEVER THE WORK WAS NEVER ACTUALLY DONE. JEEP IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THIS RECALL BECAUSE CRISWELL, ONE OF THEIR LICENSED DEALERSHIPS, IS NOT BEING HONEST. A DEALERSHIP LYING ABOUT PERFORMING RECALLS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED IMMEDIATELY BY YOUR AGENCY. HOW MANY OTHER RECALLS HAS CRISWELL BEEN PAID FOR BUT NOT ACTUALLY PERFORMED THE WORK? WHAT ARE THE CONTROLS IN YOUR AGENCY TO MITIGATE THIS RISK? *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 5, 201557,626 milesMI

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 GRAND CHEROKEE AND MY SPEED WAS 50MPH THE CAR START LOSING POWER,START DROPPING FROM 50MPH TO 45PMH TO 40MPH TO 35MPH AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL, AND I REALIZED THAT THE CAR GOING TO STOP ,SO I WAS LUCKY TO ENTER TO PARKING LOT AREA WERE MY CAR STALLED. I TRIED TO START THE CAR ON BUT THE CAR WONT START. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER AND TELL THEM ABOUT THE INCLUDING THE DEALER CALLED ME AFTER COUPLE HOURS AND TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT GOOD AND I NEED TO REPLACE IT. THREE MONTHS AGO I HAD MY CAR IN THE SAME DEALER FOR THE P54 RECALL WERE MY CAR WAS INSPECTED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY WERE THE MILEAGE WERE 54,224. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPEN THE MILEAGE WERE 57,626 . MY CAR NEVER LOST POWER BEFORE, I THINK THIS HAPPEN AFTER PERFORMED THE P54 RECALL INTO MY CAR. THE DEALER IS ASKING FOR $ 823 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. I THANK GOD CAUSE I WAS LUCKY TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT AREA CAUSE OTHERWISE MY CAR WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD AND LEAD TO RISK OF CRASH. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Apr 2, 2015TX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Engine
Filed Apr 1, 2015120,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT HEARD A TAPPING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE AS IT LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT, AIR BAG, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Mar 25, 2015TX

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, CUSTOMER STATES BATTERY DEAD. HAVING TO JUMP START. ALSO CHECK FOR LEAK..*BF UPDATED 6/23/2015*JS

Engine
Filed Mar 25, 2015135,000 milesNM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 6/30/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 92 DAYS. UPDATED 07/02/15*JB

Electrical System
Filed Mar 24, 201534,000 milesMI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Mar 23, 201556,238 milesMI

AT 56000 MILES, REAR DOOR DRIVERS SIDE LOCK ACTUATOR ASSY NOT WORKING. AT 59000 MILES, FRONT DOOR DRIVERS SIDE LOCK ACTUATOR ASSY NOT WORKING. AM I DETECTING A DESIGN/SYSTEMS PROBLEM ? *TR

Engine
Filed Mar 23, 201591,000 milesTX

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL CRANK BUT NOT START ON THE FIRST TRY. USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SOMETIMES IT WILL START, BUT IMMEDIATELY STALL. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 23, 2015MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Steering
Filed Mar 17, 201573,360 milesOK

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVING, I HEARD A POP, AND GOT OUT TO INVESTIGATE, AND NOTICED THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE, TIE ROD END HAD COME LOOSE FROM THE TIE ROD. IT WAS NOT BROKEN BUT HAD LITERALLY COME APART. AFTER THE PART WAS TAKEN OFF, WE COULD SEE THAT THE THREADS ON THE TIE ROD WERE STRIPPED DOWN AROUND THE BOTTOM OF SHAFT. I TOOK THE PART TO MY DEALER, AND HE SAID, THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MAKERS OF JEEP, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK AS OF YET. THIS IS A FAULTY PART, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 12, 201561,218 milesVA

I HAVE HAD MY JEEP WORKED ON TWICE TO FIX THE TIPM AT BILLY CRAFT CHRYSLER JEEP. IN AUGUST THEY ADVISED THEY WERE DOING A TEMPORARY FIX. ON DECEMBER 16, 2014 THEY INDICATED THAT THEY COMPLETED RECALL P54 AND INPUT THIS INTO THE SYSTEM AS COMPLETE - MY VEHICLE HAS NOW STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION WHEN THE TEMPORARY FIX WAS DONE IN AUGUST THIS CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM SENSOR TO STOP WORKING - BILLY CRAFT STATES THIS IS A COINCIDENCE AND UNRELATED. DESPITE INDICATING THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY, I FOUND OUT THIS WEEK BILLY CRAFT CHRYSLER JEEP DID NOT IN FACT COMPLETE THE RECALL DESPITE TELLING ME THEY DID AND INPUTTING INTO THE CORPORATE JEEP SYSTEM THAT THIS HAD BEEN COMPLETED AS OF 12/16/14. I AM NOW HAVING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AGAIN TO HAVE THE ACTUAL FIX COMPLETED. IF THERE ARE RECALLS MADE, THE SHOPS PERFORMING THE RECALL FIXES SHOULD MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRITY AND ACTUALLY COMPLETE THESE OR THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN AGAINST THEIR BUSINESS. I AM NOW WORKING WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER AND WILL BE TRADING MY JEEP IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROADS IS NOT WORTH THIS. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 12, 2015CA

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL CRANK AND NOT START AND FUEL PUMP SIGNAL ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER TRACED THE PROBLEM TO A FUEL PUMP RELAY LOSING SIGNAL AT THE TIPM MODULE. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Mar 11, 2015IN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES) IN JUNE OF 2014, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN JULY OF 2014, AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REMEDY MULTIPLE RECALLS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 9, 2015CA

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP AND BRAKE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE, HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT, TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL. HOWEVER, ON JANUARY 4, 2015, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CONSUMER ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE NEW OVERLAY WIRING HAD CAUSED THE ORIGINAL FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Mar 9, 201555,000 milesFL

THE CAR DOES NOT START, THE IGNITION KEEPS TURNING OVER BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT START, THEN IT DOES NOT TURN OFF SO YOU HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT FOR ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE PANEL AND THE RADIO TO GO OFF BEFORE TRYING TO START AGAIN. IF I PRESS THE START BUTTON BEFORE EVERYTHING SHUTS DOWN, THE IGNITION STAYS ON BUT REFUSES TO START THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. I KNOW IT'S NOT ONLY MY CAR BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, THERE HAS TO BE A REASON FOR THIS, SOMEONE AT JEEP KNOWS (I AM SURE). *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 6, 2015NY

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE BOOSTER, VANITY MIRROR WIRING AND TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE RECALL NOTICES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Mar 4, 2015NY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 3, 201557,500 milesWI

THE RECALL FOR THE TIPM WAS ISSUED IN OCTOBER 2014 (P54/NHTSA 14V-530) AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AS OF MARCH 3, 2015. I NEED MORE OF AN UPDATE THAN, SORRY WE KNOW YOUR CAR HAS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. IF IT'S ENOUGH OF A SAFETY CONCERN THAT THEY NOTIFY ME EACH MONTH OF THE FAILURE TO HAVE INVENTORY, PERHAPS THEY SHOULD SAVE THE POSTAGE AND FOCUS ON PURCHASING THE PARTS. I AM TIRED OF WAITING. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 2, 2015WI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/06/15*LJ

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 2, 2015PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 27, 201547,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Electrical System
Filed Feb 25, 2015FL

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER RECEIVED REPAIRS ON VEHICLE DUE TO RECALL NOTICE AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OVER, BUT NEVER START DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL FOR A WHILE, BUT EVENTUALLY IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE TIPM, WHICH WAS A RECALLED PART. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE HIM, EVEN HE IF SHOWED THEM THE RECALL NOTICE. RECALL # 14V530000.*JB

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 23, 201560,000 milesFL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 23, 201564,000 milesFL

THERE IS P14 RECALL ON MODEL YEAR 2011-2014 CHRYSLER, JEEP AND DODGE VEHICLES. THEY ARE CLAIMING MY CAR WHICH A 2011 JEEP GC IS NOT UNDER THIS RECALL. COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THEY INSTALLED A PROTECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER SHIELD, WHEN THEY ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BRAND NEW BRAKES AND BRAKE PADS, THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS SIMPLY LEAKING DUE TO PREMATURE CORROSION. FEW DAYS AGO WE ALMOST CRASHED WITH OUR NEWBORN DAUGHTER AT 40 MILES AN HOUR BECAUSE THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS NOT WORKING. WE HEARD THE AIR ESCAPING WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTERS ON THESE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 20, 20153,000 milesMI

PURCHASED CAR NEW 01/2014. INTERMITTENT ISSUE OF BRAKE PEDAL NOT ABLE TO DEPRESS, THEREFORE UNABLE TO STOP OR SLOW VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THIS OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 45-70 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO JEEP DEALER 4-TIMES FOR ONGOING ISSUE. BRAKE RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED. ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I FEEL THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO FREQUENT DELAYED BRAKING. *TR

Power Train › Transfer Case (4-wheel Drive)Crash
Filed Feb 19, 201549,000 milesNM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE DOWN A HILL AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT NO REPAIRS WERE NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Structure
Filed Feb 19, 201579,500 milesTN

(OVERLAND EDITION) LEATHER DASH COVERING IS LOOSE, CALLED CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED AND THEY WERE SORRY, DEALER WANTS $3500 TO FIX. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR LESS THAN 4 YEARS. *TR

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Feb 18, 201518,500 milesUT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE OVERHEAD OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE HEADLINER ABOVE THE DRIVER'S LEFT SHOULDER STARTED TO EMIT SMOKE AND IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE MATERIALS FROM THE CEILING WERE DROPPING ONTO THE DRIVER SEAT AND BURNED THE SEAT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,500.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Feb 16, 201570,000 milesMA

MY HUSBAND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON A SUNNY MORNING WITH NO PRECIPITATION OR ICE INVOLVED WHILE DRIVING IN A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. HE WAS NOT SPEEDING OR FOUND RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT. A CHRYSLER AUTHORIZED BODY SHOP AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE CAR BASED ON THE STEERING COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE AIRBAGS, AS WELL AS THE SEAT BELTS - WHICH WE FOUND STRANGE SINCE WE DROVE THE CAR FROM THE ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW THAT HE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH OF THIS ACCIDENT - A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FROM THIS SMALL COLLISION, STILL OUT TO WORK, HAVING TROUBLE FUNCTIONING, AND TRYING TO GET SOME ANSWERS AS TO HOW AN AIRBAG THAT DEPLOYED AT A SPEED OF 30 MPH OR LESS CAN INJURE SOMEONE SO MUCH. FCA (WHICH IS NOW CHRYSLER) IS NOT GIVING US ANY STRAIGHT ANSWERS AS TO WHETHER THIS CASE IS INVOLVED WITH THE TANAKA AIRBAG RECALL SITUATION. BASED ON THEIR ACTIONS WE FEEL THAT FCA DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR/TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLES THAT THEY HAVE INHERITED FROM CHRYSLER. THROUGH OUR DEALINGS WITH FCA WE ARE LEARNING THAT THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO DO WHAT THEY SAY THEY ARE GOING TO DO. FCA HAS TOLD US A FEW DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT THE ORC MODULE, AIRBAGS, AND SEAT BELTS, WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS THAT FCA IS A GROUP OF LIARS AND THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IMMEDIATELY AS FCA IS DIRECTLY PUTTING AMERICAN SAFETY AT RISK. WE WERE VERY LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMERS PRIOR TO THE FCA BUYOUT BECAUSE OF CHRYSLER'S PREVIOUS TRACK RECORD OF S

Engine
Filed Feb 11, 201544,124 milesCO

WAS COMING TO A STOP, GETTING READY TO DO A LEFT TURN AND THE CAR ENGINE WENT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT JEEP INTO PARK TO START IT AGAIN. STARTED FINE BUT WAS DANGEROUS AS THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED IN THE INTERSECTION. COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL ALREADY REGARDING STALKING ISSUE. PLEASE HELP *TR

Engine
Filed Feb 9, 201555,900 milesOH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES AND INDICATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,900.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 5, 2015ND

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 4, 2015NY

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO A P14 RECALL WAS RECEIVED. *MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. ALSO, THE SUN ROOF FUNCTION WAS INOPERATIVE, THE LEATHER WAS SEPARATING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. *JB

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 3, 201565,000 milesND

I CALLED LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALL PERFORMED. THE DEALER PUT ME ON A "LIST", I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM SINCE. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM AND THEY SAID I WAS STILL ON THE LIST. I CONSIDER BRAKES TO BE A VERY IMPORTANT SYSTEM IN THE FUNCTION OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Feb 2, 2015FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 4/6/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON MARCH 20, 2015. UPDATED 04/09/15*JB

Engine
Filed Feb 2, 201580,000 milesIL

NOTICED A LEAK UNDER MY ENGINE AND WHEN I POPPED MY HOOD THERE WAS OIL SPRAYED EVERYWHERE. MAJOR LEAK. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 2, 201590,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Feb 1, 201572,000 milesCO

IN OCTOBER 2014, MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING THREE TIME. THERE WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, NO WARNING LIGHTS. I HAVE A PUSH BUTTON START AND HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE START, PLACE IT IN PARK, AND RESTART. EACH TIME WAS ON A BUSY STREET WITH MANY UNHAPPY DRIVERS SLAMMING ON THEIR BRAKES. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR TWO DAYS AND THEY FOUND NOTHING. THE NEXT WEEK, I GOT THE RECALL. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY CHECKED WITH THE REGIONAL SERVICE GUY. THEY CHANGED THE TIPM PENDING THE "FINAL FIX." NO MORE STALLS OCCURRED. THEY THEN DID THE "FINAL FIX" IN JANUARY. I HAD ANOTHER STALL ON JANUARY 26! I'LL TAKE IT BACK WITH THE NEXT RECALL FOR GOD KNOWS WHAT AND SEE WHAT THEY SUGGEST. I'M NOT OPTIMISTIC. *TR

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