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2015 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 2015 record →

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 3, 201855,000 milesSD

MY VEHICLE HAS ACTIVE COLLISION PROTECTION. THE SYSTEM IS AWESOME HOWEVER IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ASSUMES YOUR DEPTH PERCEPTION AND SENSES WILL AVOID A COLLISION. I THINK THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND SENSORS SHOULD STILL MAKE THE ULTIMATE DECISION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO, SHOULD THERE NOT BE A SENSOR FOR TEMPERATURE IN THIS SYSTEM TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE POSSIBILITY FOR ICE AND SNOW? THANK YOU.

Unknown or Other
Filed Jul 31, 201848,000 milesTX

I HAVE A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH ABOUT 48K MILES AND NOTICED A HISSING SOUND COMING WHEN I HAVE THE AC ON, A FEW WEEKS LATER I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD COOL SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD ONLY THROW HOT AIR. I TOOK IT TO GET DIAGNOSED AND SEEMS IT WAS A AC PRESSURE VALVE. HAVE READ THAT THEY HAVE RECALLED ON OTHER JEEP CHEROKEE'S WONDERING IF THIS A FAULTY ISSUE WITH THE GRAND CHEROKEE AS WELL. SADLY , SINCE I WILL BE OUT $200 FOR A DEDUCTIBLE AND UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT WAIT FOR A RECALL AS I LIVE IN TEXAS AND I NEED MY AC.

Service BrakesCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 30, 201837,000 milesMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE CONTACT CALLED AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 27, 201864,000 milesNH

THE FUEL TANK IS HARD TO FILL AND THE FUEL FILL NOZZLE SHUTS OFF REPEATEDLY WHILE FUELING.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 19, 2018MD

THE AIR BAG COME ON(SERVICE AIR BAG)

Seats
Filed Jul 16, 201849,000 milesPA

THERE'S A CLICKING NOISE IN THE BACK REST OF THE DRIVER SEAT. IT CLICKS ANY TIME I'M DRIVING AND ESPECIALLY WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IT SOUNDS AS IF IT'S A PORTION OF THE LUMBAR SUPPORT.

Air Bags1 injured
Filed Jul 11, 201827,500 milesVA

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 15/20MPH PASSENGER SIDE AHR(ACTIVE HEADREST) DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY COLLISION OR SUDDEN BREAKING. CAUSED MY WIFE'S HEAD TO HIT THE DASHBOARD FOLLOWED BY AN EXTREMELY LOUD 'POP' NOISE THAT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH BECAUSE WORRIED ABOUT THE 'BANG' AND MY WIFE. I AM NOT THE FIRST WITH HIS ISSUE AND JEEP/CHRYSLER SAYS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX! MY VEHICLE IS A 2015 GRAND CHEROKEE THAT I PURCHASED IN APRIL WITH 22K MILES AND THIS HAPPEN LAST WEEK WITH MY VEHICLE HAVING ROUGHLY 27K MILES. PLEASE HELP!

Electrical System
Filed Jul 5, 2018WV

I HAD THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE GO OUT & ALSO HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR AFTER DOING RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN 1,000 OF OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AND THEY NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY DUE TO BASIC WARRANTY EXPIRED. IF THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN REVIEWED FOR RECALL??

Power Train › Automatic TransmissionFire
Filed Jul 5, 201828,000 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, A POLICE OFFICER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN WHILE THE OFFICER WAS LOOKING FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM BOISE (222 S AUTO DR., BOISE, ID 83709, (208) 514-0835). THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION OF DENVER, CO. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM 104TH DEALER (1800 W 104TH AVE, THORNTON, CO 80234, 720-907-0928). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SEND AN INVESTIGATOR TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER. THE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AUTONATION CHRYSLER JEEP BROADWAY (5445 S BROADWAY, LITTLETON, CO 80121, 303-578-6103) WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COVER AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS WERE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL GASKET FOR THE TRANSMISSION COVER WAS REPLACED AS WELL TO ELIMINATE A FIRE HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.

Seats
Filed Jul 3, 201850,148 milesNC

AFTER PICKING UP MY 2 YEAR OLD SON FROM DAYCARE ON DAN VALLEY ROAD (CITY STREET) IN MADISON, NC, I BEGAN TO TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. AFTER GETTING HALF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD (STILL IN MOTION) THERE IS A LOUD POPPING SOUND THAT OCCURRED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. AS I LOOK OVER I SEE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT HEADREST IS DETACHED. WE WERE NOT IN ANY COLLISION OR HARD BRAKING OF ANY SORTS. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY INTO THE LOWE'S IMPROVEMENT PARKING LOT TO ASSESS THE ISSUE. UPON MY OBSERVATION IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE COVERING OF THE METAL BAR (THAT WAS STILL LODGED WITHIN ITS PLACED FOR WHEN THE HEADREST IS ATTACHED) HAD BROKEN.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 21, 2018WV

I'VE READ ABOUT A RECALL REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND MY DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITHOUT IT. I WANT IT FIXED SO I CAN USE MY CRUISE CONTROL

Electrical System
Filed Jun 10, 201836,200 milesKY

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A 2-LANE ROAD, OUR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ECODIESEL BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN GOING OFF SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY, AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE QUICKLY PULLED OVER AND PUT IN A SAFE CONDITION ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF TROUBLESHOOTING WITH CHRYSLER ENGINEERING, OUR SHOP BELIEVES THEY HAVE FOUND THE ISSUE, WHICH IS A FAULTY TONE WHEEL IN THE DRIVETRAIN, AT WHERE THE ENGINE COUPLES TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE TONE WHEEL LOST ABOUT 1/4" OF ENCODED MAGNETIC MATERIAL, AND THIS MADE THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE, EVEN WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS FAILURE THREW NO CODES TO THE COMPUTER FOR THE TECHNICIAN TO INTERPRET, AND THE ONLY SYMPTOM IS THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT FIRE, EVEN THOUGH, AS A DIESEL, THERE IS NO SPARK IGNITION SYSTEM.

Seats
Filed Jun 4, 201867,798 milesCA

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018, I ENTERED THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT OF MY 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (WHICH IS ALWAYS PARKED INSIDE MY ENCLOSED GARAGE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA) AND IMMEDIATELY DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER'S HEADREST WAS IN A PROTRUDING POSITION. DURING A CLOSER EXAMINATION, I DISCOVERED THAT PART OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM USED TO KEEP OF "TELESCOPING" HEADREST (DESIGNED TO DEPLOY DURING A TRAFFIC COLLISION) HAD BROKEN LOOSE, WHICH CAUSED THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY. *PHOTOS ARE ATTACHED. SUBSEQUENTLY, I CONDUCTED A SEARCH ON SEVERAL JEEP (CHRYSLER) WEBSITES AND QUICK DISCOVERED THAT OTHER JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME INCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, WHEN I EXAMINED SOME OF THEIR PHOTOS WITH MY PHOTOS, I COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT THE FAILURE INVOLVES TWO SMALL PLASTIC LATCHES THAT HOLD A SMALL METAL ROD IN PLACE; WHICH IN TURN HOLDS THE HEADREST IN AN "UN-DEPLOYED" POSITION UNTIL NEEDED. IN ADDITION, I DISCOVERED THAT NUMEROUS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAD CONTACTED JEEP CHRYSLER, AND THE JEEP CHRYSLER CORP. HAD TOLD MANY OF THE OWNERS EFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM, THAT IF THEIR VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE 3YEAR/36MONTH WARRANTY, AND JEEP CHRYSLER WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR. SINCE DISCOVERING THE INCIDENT, I FIND THIS DESIGN TO BE CRITICAL TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF MY VEHICLE AND IF IN FACT THE HEADREST HAD DEPLOYED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I FEEL IT WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY TO ME (OR MY PASSENGER BASED ON THE SAME DESIGN), OR IT COULD HAVE RESU

Visibility/WiperCrash
Filed May 26, 201831,000 milesNJ

I'VE NOTICED THAT MORE THAN 90% OF MY VISIBLY IS OBSTRUCTED BY THE WINDSHIELD FRAME, DOOR FRAME AND MIRROR. THERE IS A MAJOR BLIND SPOT, MAKING THIS VERY DANGEROUS TO VIEW ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR A PEDESTRIAN.

Power Train
Filed May 25, 201842,000 milesNY

AFTER THE TRANSMISSION UPDATE THE SHIFTER STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY

Power TrainCrash
Filed May 2, 201820,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A PARKING SIGN AND A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 337-98083. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

Power TrainCrash
Filed Apr 18, 201874,000 milesNH

I PUT MY CAR IN PARK IN THE GARAGE, GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND IT STARTED TO BACK UP ON ME, BENDING THE DOOR BACK AND LOOSENING THE HINGE BUT GETTING CAUGHT ON THE WALL. I WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK IN AND STEP ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SHIFTER HAD SLIPPED BACK INTO REVERSE. I HAD MY CAR FIXED AS THE DOOR WAS UNSTEADY. I THEN RECEIVED A RECALL ON THAT PARTICULAR PART AND SENT IN ALL MY INFORMATION BUT WAS DENIED COVERAGE. I AM VERY ANGRY ABOUT THIS AND REQUEST A SUPERVISOR TO CALL ME. I HAD THE SHIFT FIXED AT A LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP SINCE THEN.

Power Train
Filed Apr 13, 2018GA

THE TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT. THE TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, WITHOUT MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE TRANSMISSION FREQUENTLY WILL NOT GO INTO PARK WITHOUT MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING FREQUENTLY ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON AND STOPS THE CAR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, YET STILL EXHIBITS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES. *TT *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 29, 201814,014 milesTX

DURING A ROUTINE CHECK OF VEHICLE FLUIDS, I DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE DEALER SAID "POWER STEERING RESERVOIR IS LOW FROM FACTORY AND IS TOPPED OFF DURING SERVICE". I REPORTED THIS TO JEEP CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. I HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.

Engine
Filed Mar 13, 201840,000 milesGA

I HAD MY JEEP FOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND ONE DAY, FOR NO REASON, IT JUST SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO JEEP AND THEY SAID THE WRONG OIL WAS USED IN THE PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE. SO THEY PUT OIL IN THE TRUCK. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER AND IT'S DOING THE SAME THING. IT'S A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CAN'T TAKE A CHANCE ON DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION EACH TIME.

Structure › Body
Filed Mar 12, 201845,000 milesSC

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH, SUNROOF EXPLODES WITHOUT WARNING. NO DEBRIS OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO CAUSE THE EXPLOSION. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS NEITHER COLD NOR HOT. THE SUNROOF SIMPLY EXPLODED ON ITS OWN.

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Feb 28, 201835,000 milesIL

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I ACCELERATED, MY VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE. I QUICKLY SWITCHED THE GEAR BACK TO "DRIVE," BUT OVERCOMPENSATED AND REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. THE GEAR ON MY JEEP IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND FLIPS FROM "DRIVE" TO "REVERSE" TO "NEUTRAL" WITHOUT MY NOTICE (I.E., IF MY ELBOW HITS IT). THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. *TT *CN

Steering
Filed Feb 26, 201822,000 milesFL

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY. IT'S STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS 5 TIMES. IT'S PRESENTLY AT ARRIGO JEEP IN FT PIERCE FL AND HAS BEEN FOR OVER A WEEK. THEY DO NOT RETURN MY CALL. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO CHRYSLER. LOSS OF POWER STEERING CAN HAPPEN IN MOTION OR STATIONARY. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALL SERVICE DOCS.

Steering
Filed Feb 26, 201824,169 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHETHER BEING DRIVEN OR STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TROIANO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE DEALER (ADDRESS UNKNOWN) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THERE WAS A LOW VOLTAGE FLUCTUATION GOING TO THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO WALLACE JEEP (2755 SE FEDERAL HWY, STUART, FL 34994, (772) 220-3600) AND ARRIGO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM FORT PIERCE (5851 S US HIGHWAY 1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (855) 709-0687) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A VOLTAGE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,169.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 16, 2018NC

THE CAR HAS EXTENDED CRANKING AND HESITATING WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP RELAY LIKE OTHER JEEP AND DURANGO'S WITH PUSH BUTTON STARTS. THEIR HAS BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE WE BOUGHT THIS VECHOCLE NEW.

Service Brakes
Filed Feb 15, 201818,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL MADE AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STICKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (EAST CHESTER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 4007 BOSTON RD, BRONX, NY 10466) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CASKET COVER GASKET, CHAIN CASE, AND THE SEALANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 33407052. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Steering
Filed Feb 12, 201820,000 milesMT

"LOW POWER STEERING FLUID". 2ND TIME TAKEN SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP, FOR POWER STEERING FLUID BEEN BELOW THE MIN MARK. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY INSPECTED VEHICLE FOR LEAKS, NO FOUND. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IN THIS TYPE VEHICLES IS NORMAL THAT FLUID EVAPORATE AND THAT JUST NEED TO BE REFILL EVERYTIME GOES BELOW MIN. IN MY OPINION THIS IS LIKE BRAKE SYSTEM WERE FLUID DON'T EVAPORATE BUT WILL GO LOW IN THE EXISTENCE OF A LEAK. DEALERSHIP NEED TO DO AN INPECTION WITH THE VEHICLE OPERATING TO LOOK FOR LEAK SINCE IT COULD BE LEAKING STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND WHEN VEHICLE IS ON THE MOVE.

Power Train
Filed Jan 12, 201817,800 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE GEAR SHIFTER INDEPENDENTLY MOVED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TO DETERMINE IF A SOLUTION COULD BE PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR

Seats
Filed Jan 12, 201877,300 milesWV

ON 12/11/17 MY VEHICLE WAS VANDALIZED. THE TIRES AND RIMS WERE STOLEN AND THE BACK WINDOW WAS BUSTED. HOWEVER ONCE HAVING MY JEEP FIXED AT THE COLLISION CENTER THE HEATED SEATS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. MY 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS HEATED LEATHER SEATS, HOWEVER LATELY WHEN TURNED ON THEY BARELY GET WARM. IT ALSO HAS THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL WHICH IS FINE.

Power Train
Filed Jan 9, 201831,000 milesIL

MY JEEP SHIFTS ROUGH WHILE INCREASING SPEED. IT JERKS AND HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. ALSO THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVES VERY EASILY TO OTHER GEARS I.E. N, R, D WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN PARKED.

Power Train
Filed Dec 18, 2017CO

I'VE REACHED OUT SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS WITH MY TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY JEEP. I WAS TOLD FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE 2 YEARS THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO FIX IT OR THAT IT WAS JUST THE WAY THE CAR DRIVES. AFTER GETTING CHRYSLER/JEEP INVOLVED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVING A CASE MANAGER WHO WAS ABSOLUTELY USELESS, SOMEHOW AFTER 2 YEARS THEY MAGICALLY REALIZED THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR OVER A WEEK AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK, IT WAS ABOUT 50% BETTER. I ASSUMED THAT WAS AS GOOD AS IT GETS SINCE JEEP DOESN'T REALLY FIX ANYTHING. AS OF THE LAST WEEK OR SO THE CAR IS NOW WORSE THAN WHEN I TOOK IT IN. IT HARD SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THEN IT HARD SHIFTS DOWN FROM 3RD TO 2ND WHEN STOPPED AND THEN STUTTERS FORWARD. THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC AND WHEN STOPPING AND THEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JUST HESITATES LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET HIT BY ANOTHER CAR SEVERAL TIMES. IT IS A LIABILITY NOT ONLY TO MYSELF BUT TO OTHER PEOPLE. IT HESITATES ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN ACCELERATING AND LEFT ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I WAS STUCK BETWEEN TWO SEMI TRUCKS AND THE CAR BASICALLY STALLED OUT. IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN OR ON THE ROAD. IM GOING TO BE KILLED IN THE CAR. I DO NOT TRUST THAT JEEP KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE CAR OR EVEN HAS A FIX FOR THE ISSUE AT THIS POINT. IVE DONE RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2015 TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE GIVEN JEEP SEVERAL CHANCES TO MAKE THE SITUATION RIGHT A

Steering
Filed Dec 18, 201724,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING MADE A HIGH PITCHED WHISTLING NOISE WHEN TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. ED VOYLES CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN MARIETTA, GEORGIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

Power TrainCrash
Filed Dec 15, 201733,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFTER INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO FOLSOM LAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (12545 FOLSOM BLVD, FOLSOM, CA) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). SINCE THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT HAD NOT SEEN A DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SHIFTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT WAS NOT DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

Steering
Filed Dec 14, 20176,000 milesNV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 500 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAITTA TRUDEAU CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE IN PAHRUMP, NEVADA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID HAD EVAPORATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING FLUID REPLACED OR "TOPPED OFF" WHEN NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

Power Train
Filed Nov 22, 2017MD

2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION RELATED DEFECTS THAT COULD CAUSE TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. UPDATED 11/22/2017*JS *JS

Unknown or OtherFire
Filed Nov 20, 201716,700 milesPA

ABOUT 10 MILES INTO MY TRIP, ON INTERSTATE 81 ON STRAIGHT ROADWAY, DRY PAVEMENT; SPEED 63 MILES PER HOUR; MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND MY SPEED WAS DECREASING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE WENT BLACK. I NOTICED SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN MINUTES THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 16,700 MILES ON IT. UNKNOWN CAUSE.

Power Train
Filed Nov 8, 201711,567 milesMS

GEAR SHIFT SLIPS INTO REVERSE FROM THE PARK POSITION ON THE SELECTOR PANEL.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 6, 201716,800 milesAZ

WHILE I WAS PUMPING GAS, FUEL STARTED POOLING UNDER MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOO SCARED TO START IT DRIVE IT, SO, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, I'M STILL WITHOUT A CAR AS THE DEALER IS AWAITING A NEW GAS TANK TO BE DELIVERED. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK!!!! WHAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY!!!! I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND SCARED NOW TO EVEN DRIVE IT WHEN IT GETS FIXED. NOT A COMFORTING FEELING THAT I COULD'VE EXPLODED.

Seats
Filed Nov 3, 201735,000 milesVA

ACTIVE HEADREST ACTIVATED BY ITSELF WITH NO COLLISION. INSPECTION REVEALED A PLASTIC TAB IS BROKEN. THIS IS KNOWN BY JEEP AS A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. THEY REFUSED TO FIX AS THE CAR IS ~1500MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY

Electrical SystemCrash
Filed Oct 31, 201730,000 milesVA

ON 10/21/19 MY 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED MOUNT FUNCTIONED. WHILE TRYING TO SLOWLY BACK UP MY CAR IN A GARAGE THE VEHICLE SEIZED ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT INCLUDING BACK UP CAMERA SCREEN. ONLY ONE LIGHT APPEARED BEFORE IMPACT WITH A POLE WHICH WAS THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. MY FOOT WAS OFF THE GAS WHEN IT JOLTED BACKWARDS INTO A LARGE POLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE CAR WOULD SEIZE OR ACCELERATE INTO FIRST GEAR. IT HAS DONE THIS WHEN MY FOOT WASN'T ON THE GAS PEDDLE ASWELL. I CONTACTED SAFFORD JEEP IN SPRINGFIELD VA THREE TIMES ABOUT MY CONCERN. NOTHING WAS CORRECTED NOW I HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH VERY BAD VEHICLE BODY DAMAGE. CHRYSLER HAS DONE NOTHING AND WILL NOT GIVE ME ANY ANSWERS ON THE SATUS OF THEIR INVESTAGATION. THIS HAS NOW COST ME OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DRAW THIS OUT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 30, 20172,500 milesNJ

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARSHLY WITH A BANG. UP SHIFTS ARE ALSO HARSH AT TIMES. TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED TWICE BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUED. RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS REPLACE AND THE ISSUE HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. MY JEEP IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP.

Seats
Filed Oct 30, 201742,000 milesCA

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED, BUT STILL RUNNING. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AND THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING SOUND AS THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HEADREST "EXPLODED." A COUPLE OF PLASTIC PIECES FLEW OUT. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE HEADREST TO DEPLOY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY SAID THE HEADREST WAS "DEFECTIVE" BUT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AS THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, NOR IS THERE A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAD UNDER 50K MILES ON IT AND WAS UNDER TWO YEARS OLD, AND HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.

Steering
Filed Oct 25, 201738,500 milesWA

APPARENT LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING ON THE DRIVE RACK. VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT NEEDS FIXED. CAR JUST WENT OVER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY.

Power Train
Filed Oct 25, 2017GA

I PURCHASED A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FROM A CHRYSLER DODGE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 3, 2016. THAT PARTICULAR DAY, THERE WERE NEW 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S BUT THEY WERE NOT FOR SALE AND HAD SOME TYPE OF "DO NOT SALE STICKERS" ON THEM. THE SALES REP STATED THE NEW 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WERE UNDER RECALL AND COULD NOT BE SOLD UNTIL THE RECALL WAS FIXED. THERE WAS ONE PRE OWNED 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AVAILABLE SO I ASKED IF IT UNDER RECALL TOO AND WAS TOLD NO SO I PURCHASED IT. IN OR AROUND SEPTEMBER 2016, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE. I WAS SO ANGRY AND FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN DUPED BECAUSE I SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT A RECALL AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NONE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THERE IS NO STATE LAW THAT REQUIRES DEALERSHIPS TO DISCLOSE RECALLS ON PRE OWNED VEHICLES; THE STATE LAW ONLY GOVERNS BRAND NEW VEHICLES NOT BEING SOLD. I FELT DEFEATED AND LET IT GO, UNTIL THIS MONTH; WHEN I DECIDED TO HAVE THE RECALL COMPLETED (AT A DIFFERENT DEALER). THIS MADE ME ANGRY ALL OVER AGAIN SO I DID ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND LOCATED THE NHTSA'S 2015 CONSENT ORDER AGAINST FCA USA AND DECIDED TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO YOU FOR REVIEW. IN THE CONSENT ORDER, FCA WAS SUPPOSED TO "DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROCESS TO DETER DEALER SALES OF UNREMEDIED VEHICLE SUBJECT TO RECALLS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER NEW OR USED. IN MY CASE, THAT DID NOT HAPPEN AND I DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE! MY QUESTION IS, DOES THE CONSENT ORDER APPLY TO MY SITUATION? IF SO, WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

Power Train
Filed Oct 23, 201726,300 milesCO

I HAVE A 2015 GRAND CHEROKEE THAT HAS BEEN IN FOR THE ROLLAWAY RECALL. TONIGHT I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT, GOT OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY TO SEE HOW FAR I PULLED IN, AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS IN PARK BUT IN TURN IT WAS NOT. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. PREVIOUS TO TONIGHT I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN AND AS SOON AS YOU LET GO OF THE BRAKE, IF THE DOOR IS OPEN, THE "AUTO PARK" KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE GOES INTO PARK. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. I WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE CAR BEFORE IT WENT TO FAR AND GET IT IN PARK. AFTER THAT INCIDENT I TOOK VIDEOS ON THE BEHAVIOR. REPEATEDLY GOING FROM PARK, TO REVERSE, OR DRIVE WITH THE DOOR OPEN, TAKING MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE AND EVERY TIME IT ROLLED AND AUTO PARK DID NOT APPLY. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON A FEW TIMES AND STILL, NO AUTO PARK. THE VIDEOS ARE TO LARGE TO FIT INTO THE 5 MB LIMIT BUT CAN BE SENT BY ANY OTHER MEANS YOU HAVE AVAILABLE OR HERE IS A LINK TO THEM ON ONEDRIVE. HTTPS://1DRV.MS/F/S!AIRASNB8AJCYG1XQR6WWNTQYIRJ8 I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AS THE RECALL DOES NOT WORK. IF A SATISFACTORY FIX CANNOT BE MADE I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WHAT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TO ME. THANKS....UPDATED 11/13/2017 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ANOTHER TRIGGER FOR THE AUTO PARK WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. THE SEAT BELT HAS TO BE OFF, NOT IN PARK, AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS SEEMED TO BE THE INTENDED BEHAVIOR SO, THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE COMPLAINT DISREGARDED. UPDATED 11/30/2017*JS

Power Train
Filed Oct 16, 201716,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO A SHOULDER LANE, WHERE IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND RETURN TO NORMAL DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (FIELDS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE SANDFORD, 750 TOWNE CENTER BLVD, SANFORD, FL 32271). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER PLACED A RECORDING DEVICE IN THE VEHICLE TO RECORD THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 25, 2017MD

2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH VEHICLES U CONNECT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LIFE THREATENING TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND REQUESTED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. *JS THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION AND CORRECTION CONCERNING THE GEAR OR GEARS SHIFT FROM 'S' AND 'D' INTO NO GEARS. "NO GEARS IDENTIFICATION" APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY. THE SHIFT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE MILEAGE RECORDED ON THE ODOMETER DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MANUFACTURER'S DISCLOSED MILES PER GALLON. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED.*JS

Unknown or Other
Filed Sep 24, 201733,400 milesAZ

MYSTERIOUS ENGINE START. CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT. WENT INTO THE GARAGE AT BEDTIME AND FOUND THE CAR RUNNING WITH LIGHTS ON. COULD NOT STOP THE ENGINE WITH THE STOP BUTTON WITH FOB IN MY POCKET. OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR TO VENTILATE THE EXHAUST FUMES. WENT TO PULL A CABLE OFF THE BATTERY. COULDN'T FIND IT! TURNS OUT IT IS UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT. COULDN'T ACCESS IT. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES STOPPED THE ENGINE. OBVIOUSLY A U CONNECT DEFECT. PARKED IT OUTSIDE TO PREVENT GETTING GASSED. CRAP TECHNOLOGY. ..UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *JS

Electrical System
Filed Sep 6, 2017LA

THE GEAR SHIFTER IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE LIGHTS ON IT ARE NOT LIGHTING UP TO SHOW WHAT GEAR I AM IN AND THE DASH SHOWS "SERVICE SHIFTER" SOMETIMES THE DASH WILL STATE N BUT I WILL BE REVERSING. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE SHIFTER. THIS ISSUE IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THEY TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE SAME DAY IT WAS DOING IT AGAIN.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 30, 201778,000 milesKY

THE PASSENGER SEAT HEAD RESTRAINT SYSTEM ACTIVATED FOR NO KNOWN REASON WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT OR NO FACTORS CAUSED THIS. THE HEAD REST VIOLENTLY SHOT FORWARD APPROX 6" IF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE DRIVERS SEAT IT WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE JEEP

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