2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

SPEEDOMETER READS 70 MPH WHEN I AM GOING 25 AND IT WILL READ 80MPH WHEN I AM DOING 40. HAS ANY ONE BESIDE MY SELF HAD THIS PROBLEM??

ENGINE CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 5, CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR GUIDANCE I WAS INFORMED THAT AS LONG AS THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT DOES NOT BLINK IT WILL BE OKAY TO DRIVE. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR A WEEK LATER. WITHIN THE WEEK THE CAR WOULD NOT STAY IN REVERSE AND LATER IT KEPT ON POPPING OUT OF REVERSE. I ALSO NOTICE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT CHANGING PROPERLY AND SEEMS TO STRAIN TO DRIVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A LOOK AT AND INFORMED THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR OF THE REVERSE CONDITION AND THAT THE "R" IN THE SHIFTER KEPT ON BLINKING.

BRAND NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH LESS THAN 500 MILES, ON A CLEAR DAY WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, THE FRONT PORTION OF PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, CAR MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THEY ARE NOT LIABLE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I CANNOT PROVE THE GLASS AND/OR DESIGN WERE DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO STOP MAKING PANORAMIC ROOFS OR ELSE COVER THEM UNDER THE WARRANTY.

AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES TO WORK I NOTICED A WHIRRING SOUND LIKE A BEARING GOING BAD IN THE WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR, ETC. JUST BEFORE I ARRIVED THE "CHECK BATTERY" LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER MY SHIFT, THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM, THE SOUND WAS GONE AND THE "CHECK BATTERY" LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES, THE WHIRRING SOUND STARTED AGAIN AND I SMELLED SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE ALTERNATOR (I HAVE VIDEO OF THE SMOKE IN MOV FORMAT WHICH THIS SITE DOESN'T ALLOW). THE FIRE BURNED ITSELF OUT. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WAS DEAD - NO LIGHTS, WINDOW, RADIO, ETC. THIS ISSUE HAS THE EXACT SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS MOPAR'S RECALL P60 CAMPAIGN # 14V634000 ELECTRICAL / ALTERNATOR / GENERATOR - ALTERNATOR MAY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE HAS A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR RATHER THAN A 160 AMP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN THE DC - NORTHERN VIRGINIA AREA, AS YOU HAVE MINIMAL TIME TO RESPOND TO SOMETHING THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO IGNITE AND SHUTS DOWN ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TOO HARD. EVERY TIME THEY FIX THE PROBLEM AND RETURN THE JEEP BACK TO ME, IT HAPPENS AT A DIFFERENT MPH. IT HAS BEEN AROUND 25 MPH, THEN AT 5 MPH AND NOW CURRENTLY AT 30 MPH. THE MOST RECENT TIME THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT (THE 4TH TIME) THEY REPLACED A VALVE BODY, AND IT MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE, SO THEY ARE ORDERING ME A TRANSMISSION, WHICH THEY SAY ARE ON BACK ORDER, AND DO NOT HAVE AN ETA FOR ME. SINCE JUNE 5TH MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 12 DAYS AND COUNTING SINCE I CALLED AGAIN TODAY AND THEY STILL HAVE NO CLUE WHEN THEY CAN GET A NEW TRANSMISSION.

2017 GRAND CHEROKEE SUMMIT HAS A "GREMLIN" IN THAT THE POWER PASSENGER REAR WINDOW, AND POWER LIFTGATE WILL OPEN ON THEIR OWN AND ONE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, AND THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE WITH REAR WINDOW. ALSO, LANE ASSIST IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING. DEALER CAN NOT VERIFY PROBLEMS EVEN WITH ASSISTANCE FROM JEEP ENGINEERING,

THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY WHEN MOVING. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS ON A REGULAR STREETS IN DAY-TO-DAY DRIVING I'VE NOT NOTICED IT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE RPMS GO UP REALLY REALLY HIGH AND YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS GETTING ONTO A SMALLER HIGHWAY FROM A MAIN HIGHWAY IT'S SLID INTO ALMOST A NEUTRAL STATE, IT DIDN'T STALL BUT DIDN'T ACCELERATE EITHER ON THE TURN COMING OFF LIGHT . THIS IS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY SINCE I GOT THE CAR IN FEBRUARY AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER A FEW WEEKS AGO AND THEY SAID THEY UPDATED SOME KIND OF SOFTWARE. IT HASN'T HELPED -THE ONLY WAY I GET TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION PROPERLY IS IF I MOVE STICK INTO MANUAL AND DROP IT INTO THE + THEN GO BACK TO AUTOMATIC BUT THAT'S NOT REALLY AN APPROPRIATE ANSWER AND I WORRY ABOUT MY TEENAGERS USING THE CAR. I CAN'T STAND THE FUEL SAVING ON OFF SWITCH BECAUSE IT'S NOT RESPONSIVE ENOUGH AND I WONDER IF THAT'S PART OF IT, MAYBE THIS FUEL LIMITING PROVISION IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND FUEL ISN'T PROVIDED FAST ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE ACCELERATION SO THE CAR JUST KIND OF RUNS OUT OF GAS MID TASK. I'M PROVIDING THE RECEIPT FROM A LOCAL DEALER BUT THIS IS NOT THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, THEY WEREN'T HELPFUL AS I THEY CAN BE.

MY JEEP WAS ON A BLUFF IN PARK BUT RUNNING! I GOT OUT TO TAKE PICTURES I WALKED ABOUT 15 FEET IN FRONT OF MY CAR! SUDDENLY I HEARD A NOISE AND MY JEEP WAS ROLLING RIGHT TOWARDS ME! I HAD TO LEAP OUT OF THE WAY OR IT WOULD HAVE RUN ME DOWN! LUCKILY A BOULDER STOPPED IT FROM GOING OVER THE BLUFF! I HAD TO LEAP OUT OF THE WAY AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO MY WRIST, BACK, HIP, AND LEG! WHEN I GOT UP MY TWO FRONT TIRES WERE ABOUT 3 INCHES OFF OF THE GROUND! I GOT IN AND PUT IT IN LOW 4 WHEEL DRIVE! IT DIDN'T COME OFF OF THE ROCK! I TRIED AGAIN AND PUT IT ALSO IN SNOW MODE AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF! I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO TERRIFIED IN MY LIFE! BEING IN THE BOUNDARY WATERS THER WAS NO CELL PHONE SERVICE AND HAD TO THINK FAST! I LOVE MY JEEP AND HAVE DRIVEN THEM FOR YEARS BUT WOULD HATE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE! MY JEEP NOW HAS A BAD BUMPER AND GRILL! I HAVEN'T HAD TO MAKE A CLAIM TO MY INSURANCE FOR MANY YEARS! JEEP NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED LIKE BEFORE! I WOULD LOVE A REPLY ON WHAT JEEP WILL DO! IT'S HARD TO TRUST MY CAR NOW! I WENT THE NEXT DAY WITH A FRIEND AND TOOK PICTURES OF HOW FAR THE ROCK WAS MOVED WHICH WAS OVER A YARD! IT WAS A VERY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER DROPPED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 843.

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION DIES ON LEFT TURNS IN TRAFFIC.OCCURRS IN TRAFFIC. ON STREETS , AND HIGHWAYS.TAKATA INFLATORS

18 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING MY GRAND CHEROKEE THE CAR SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING AND HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME MOVING. IT FELT LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON, BUT THE WAS NOT LIGHT INDICATOR. WHEN WE PULLED OVER THE WHEELS WERE RED HOT AND WHEN WE DROPPED WATER ON IT TO SEE HOW HOT IT WAS THE WATER SIZZLED. WE ENGAGED AND THEN DISENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T ON FOR SOME REASON. WE HAD THE CAR PUT ON A FLATBED AND TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. A WEEK LATER THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED, WE PICKED IT UP DROVE IT THE 23 MILES HOME AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK IT DID THE SAME THING. A FLATBED CAME AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP DROVE IT AND THEY EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO HAVE A FLATBED COME PICK IT UP. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGING WITHOUT WARNING AND IT WOULD BE FIXED. THE REPLACED EVERYTHING IN THE REAR BRAKES AND WE WAITED A MONTH FOR A MODULE TO BE INSTALLED. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. AGAIN, WE PICKED UP THE CAR, DROVE THE 23 MILES HOME AND PARKED THE CAR FOR THE EVENING. THE NEXT MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK THE BRAKES ENGAGED AGAIN AND WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR PUT ON A FLATBED ONCE AGAIN. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED IT WAS ON A DIFFERENT TYPE OF ROAD, GOING DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. THERE WASN'T ANY HARD BRAKING HAPPENING TO MAKE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING THIS WOULD HAPPEN. IN THE 9 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP, WE HAVE ONLY HAD PO

DRIVING IN THE NE AFTER THE HIGHWAY DEPT. SPREAD THE SLURRY TO COMBAT ICE MY BRAND NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2017, COLOR IVORY, STAINED. THE TRUCK WAS DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AS SECONDARY ROUDS. AFTER WASHING THE VEHICLE I DISCOVERED THE WHEEL WELL AND ITS SIDES STAINED FROM THE SLURRY. BROUGHT IT TO MEADOWLANDS OF CARMEL WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY INDICATED THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE HOWEVER CHRYSLER WILL NOT COVER CHEMICAL REACTION. THIS TELLS ME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE PRODUCED A PRODUCT THAT CANNOT HANDLE NORMAL USE. THIS IN REALITY IS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT. CHRYSLER CASE NUMBER 31176230

I STOPPED ON MY DRIVEWAY WHICH IS AT ABOUT A 20 DEGREE ANGLE. PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING. I DID NOT APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO CHANGE DRIVERS AND LEFT THE DOOR OPEN. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS SLOWLY. I JUMPED IN AND HIT THE BRAKES. I CONFIRMED VEHICLE SHIFT SELECTOR WAS IN PARK. I REPEATED THE SAME THING THE NEXT DAY TO TEST THIS BUT OF COURSE I STAYED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE DOOR SHUT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PULLED UP TO THE SAME SPOT, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND I STARTED ROLLING BACK AGAIN. I HIT THE BRAKES AND IT STOPPED. I TESTED THIS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND COULD NOT MAKE THIS OCCUR THAT WAY. I TRIED IT SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN BOTH WAYS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN 700 MILES ON IT. I HAVE STOPPED AT THAT SPOT HUNDREDS OF TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITH VARIOUS VEHICLES, INCLUDING OTHER MODEL YEAR JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED.

THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A "SAFETY" FEATURE CALLED AUTOMATIC HIGH-BEAMS, A FEATURE THEY CHARGE AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR. THE FEATURE ITSELF CAN BE TURNED ON/OFF ONLY THROUGH THE UCONNECT SYSTEM OF SETTINGS, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. THE ACTUAL FEATURE ONCE TURNED ON CAN BE ENABLED AND DISABLED THROUGH THE TURN SIGNAL STALK (PUSHING FORWARD TO ENABLE, BACK TO DISABLE) ONCE THE FEATURE IS TURNED ON VIA UCONNECT, THERE IS NO WAY TO MANUALLY TURN ON YOUR HIGH-BEAMS EXCEPT BY PULLING BACK ON THE TURN SIGNAL STALK TO ENABLE YOUR FLASH-TO-PASS HIGH-BEAMS. THIS ALLOWS THE HIGH-BEAMS TO TURN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 6 SECONDS BEFORE THEY AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF, EVEN IF YOU ARE STILL HOLDING THE STALK BACK TOWARDS YOU. THE REASON THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT THE UCONNECT SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY DISABLES AUTOMATIC HIGH-BEAMS AT SPEEDS OF 15MPH OR LESS. ONCE THIS FEATURE IS AUTOMATICALLY DISABLED, IT CANNOT BE RE-ENABLED UNTIL YOU HIT A SPEED OF 23MPH, AT THIS POINT THE AUTOMATIC HIGH-BEAMS IS RE-ENABLED BY THE UCONNECT SYSTEM. WHERE THIS BECOMES AN INCREASED SAFETY ISSUE IS ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS WITH SPEED LIMITS OF 20MPH. THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN ON YOUR HIGH BEAMS ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS, UNLESS YOU ARE ABLE TO TURN ONTO THE RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHERE THE LIGHTS WERE PREVIOUSLY AUTOMATICALLY ENABLED (IE DRIVING ABOVE 23MPH) AND YOU KEEP YOUR VEHICLE SPEED ABOVE 15MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN ON YOUR HIGH BEAMS IN THIS SITUATION IS TO DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1- BREAK THE SPEED LIMIT TO REACH 23