2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

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.

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.

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?

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 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.

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.

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

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 MESS

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

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!

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.

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 CO

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

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.

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..

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 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.

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

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.

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.

"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.

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.

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.

2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ODOMETER AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED MILEAGE RECORDED ON THE ODOMETER DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MANUFACTURER'S DISCLOSED MILES PER GALLON. THE GEARS OF THE TRANSMISSION ARE DEFECTIVE, THE GEAR SHIFTS INTO AN UNKNOWN GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD.*JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *TR *TR

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER ON SNOW COVERED STREETS, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROADWAY AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND AUTOMATIC BRAKE ASSIST FEATURE FAILED TO PREVENT THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWE AUTO GROUP, LLC (303 TENNEY ST, KEWANEE, IL 61443, (309) 852-2188) AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 34153031. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,544. *TT *JS

WE WERE USING CRUISE CONTROL IN OUR NEW JEEP. AS WE WERE APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY USING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY ENGAGED AND LOCKED, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, THE DRIVER OF AN 18 WHEELER SAW US UNABLE TO STOP AND SWERVED. HIS SWERVING AND OUR STEERING CAUSED US TO BE STOPPED BY HIS HIND WHEEL. IF THE OTHER DRIVER HAD NOTICED US ONE SECOND SLOWER, WE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN DEAD. THERE WAS $11,121.91 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO OUR BRAND NEW JEEP WITH 3,500 MILES ON IT. THIS JEEP IS NOT YET PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE EXACT CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE OUTLINED. WE ARE FILING THIS, BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT ANOTHER OWNER OF THIS MODEL TO NOT BE AS LUCKY AS US AND WE WOULD LIKE TO NOT BE OUT OF POCKET FOR THE DAMAGES. JEEP FLEW SOMEONE DOWN FROM MICHIGAN TO CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE'S BLACK BOX AND SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. WE HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE TRUCK DRIVER WHO CAN ATTEST THAT THE BRAKES WERE FULLY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL WALKED AWAY UNHARMED PHYSICALLY, BUT THE MONETARY PAIN CUTS DEEP. *TT *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UPHILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED RIB INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (CROWE AUTO GROUP, LLC, 303 TENNEY ST, KEWANEE, IL 61443, (309) 852-2188) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,558.

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).

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

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.

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.

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

UCONNECT MESSAGE CAME UP STATING THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN ALL ACTUALITY IT WAS NOT, HOWEVER, I NOTICED MY VENTS BLOWING OUT COOL AIR WHEN I HAD ON THE HEAT. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET.

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LEADS TO TOTAL LOSS ON ON MARCH 30 , 2018. THIS IS MY STORY: I BOUGHT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2018 TRAILHAWK FROM THE ORANGE PARK CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE, RAM DEALERSHIP AKA DARSCARS OF JACKSONVILLE AT 7233 BLANDING BLVD (904) 777-5500 ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 UNDER A THREE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ALLY AUTO FINANCE (1-888) 925-2559. ON MARCH 30, 2018 WITH APPROXIMATELY 3700 MILES I WAS AT THE GATEWAY PISTOL AND RIFLE RANGE AT IN JACKSONVILLE WITH MY FRIEND CHARLIE FOR PISTOL SHOOTING. MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF ONE OF THE STEEL SHEDS. WHEN RAIN STARTED WE DECIDED TO DRIVE MY CAR AROUND AND UNDER THE SHED. I TOOK THE CAR AROUND BUT COULDN'T QUITE MAKE IT INTO THE SHED AND HAD TO BACK UP. WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE AND MY FRIEND TOLD ME LATER THAT MY REAR WHEELES STARTED SPINNING, WHICH THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO. WHEN MY CAR WAS IN THE RIGHT POSITION MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BREAK I SHIFTED TO "DRIVE". AT THIS MOMENT THE ENGINE ROARED UP AND RACED FORWARD. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I STEERED IT INTO THE NEXT EMPTY SHOOTING BAY IN 1/2 CIRCLE INTO THE BACKSTOP ENDING UP AT THE WALL WHICH WAS DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS. ALL FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. IT WAS PLAIN LUCK THAT NOBODY WAS HURT. THE CAR IS PRESENTLY IN THE HANDS OF MY INSURER AAA WHO DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS CASE OF PRODUCT LIABILITY FOR WHICH THE MANUFACTUR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4807 KIRBY DR., HOUSTON, TX 77098, (713) 524-3801) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V048000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED CHRYSLER DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V048000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,593.

ON JANUARY 25, 2018 I WROTE A LETTER TO MY LOCAL DEALER (ANCHORAGE CHRYSLER CENTER) ASKING FOR THEIR HELP IN WORKING WITH JEEP CHRYSLER TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS OF MY BRAND NEW 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUMMIT FREEZING TO THE WINDSHIELD WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE ON CITY STREETS WITH FULL DEFROST WHILE OPERATING IN FRIGID COLD TEMPERATURES. ALONG WITH THE LETTER I INCLUDED A FEW PHOTOS THAT SHOWED THE PROBLEM, THOUGH THEY HARDLY DID IT JUSTICE. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2018 I RECEIVED A REPLY FROM FCA THAT THEY "UNDERSTOOD WHY THIS MIGHT CAUSE A CONCERN, BUT THE CHARACTERISTIC I DESCRIBED WAS NOT RELATED TO A DEFECT IN MATERIALS, WORKMANSHIP, MANUFACTURING OR FACTORY PREPARATION AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE (PARAPHRASED)." ON FEBRUARY 13, 2018, I WROTE FCA A REPLY DISAGREEING WITH THEIR FINDINGS AND CITED THE DESIGN FEATURE THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY DID IN FACT PROVIDE THE OPTION ON THE 2018 CHEROKEE'S, BUT NOT THE GRAND CHEROKEE'S. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE LOGIC AND ASKED FOR THEIR HELP IN IDENTIFYING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM "ON MY NEW $50,000+ AUTOMOBILE." IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN A MONTH AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AT THEIR LACK OF A REPLY. I REMAIN CONVINCED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I WOULD LIKE JEEP TO HAVE A SETTING ADDED TO THE CAR SETTINGS TO HAVE THE DEFAULT STATUS OF THE THE START STOP ENGINE SET TO OFF SO THAT THE DRIVER HAS THE OPTION TO HAVE IT OFF RATHER THAN PRESSING THE BUTTON EVERY SINGLE TIME. I WAS DRIVING THE YESTERDAY AND ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE LAG BETWEEN THE ENGINE STARTING UP AND ME PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. IT POSES A DANGER TO THE DRIVE/PASSENGER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS IS A SIMPLE SOFTWARE FIX THAT FIAT/CHRYSLER COULD SEND OUT TO ALL VEHICLES EQUIPT WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY.

I DROVE THIS VEHICLE TO WORK AND PARKED IT IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. BY 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE SAT ALL DAY IN THE STRUCTURE. UNKNOWN AS TO WHY IT CAUGHT FIRE, BUT THE FIRE ORIGINATED SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS VEHICLE 8 DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED AND IT ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES ON IT. *TT *JS *DT *JB