2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 1,639 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 5th highest complaint count among 26 Grand Cherokee model years with reports.
Of the 2011 reports, 53 involved a crash and 61 involved a fire. 47 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical systemNov 14, 2019
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with a 3.6, 5.7, or 6.4 liter engine and previously recalled under NHTSA Recall 14V530 or 15V115. The fuel pump relay inside the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM-7) may fail, causing the vehicle to stall without warning.
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) will replace the affected fuel pump relay and related wire harness. Interim notices informing owners of the safety risk were mailed beginning December 19, 2019. Vehicles that experience a fuel pump failure will receive an interim repair. Owners will receive a second notice when the final remedy becomes available. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 10, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is V62.
Campaign 19V813000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakesSep 18, 2017
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles had brake booster shields installed under a previous campaign to prevent water from entering the brake booster and limiting braking ability. This recall is to verify that the brake booster shield installation was performed properly.
If the brake booster shield was not installed properly, the vehicle's braking ability may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake booster shield, correcting the installation as necessary, free of charge. The recall began November10, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T59.
Campaign 17V572000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringDec 28, 2015
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured December 3, 2009, to September 1, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the wiring for the vanity lamp in the sun visor may short circuit, after having been remedied for a prior recall for the vanity lamp wiring. This recall is also addressing certain vehicles that have not been remedied under that prior recall.
The vanity lamp wiring may short, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealer will install clearance for sun visor wiring, protection from sharp edges, and replace the sun visor, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R71.
Campaign 15V879000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical systemSep 4, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 5, 2010, to July 20, 2011, and equipped with either a 3.6L or 5.7L engine. In the affected vehicles, the fuel pump relay inside the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM-7) may fail, causing the vehicle to stall without warning.
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump relay with one external to the TIPM, free of charge. The recall began December 19, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P54. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall 19V813.
Campaign 14V530000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringJul 2, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 5, 2010, through December 11, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the wiring for the vanity lamp in the sun visor may short circuit, after a service repair is performed.
If the vanity lamp wiring shorts, there is an increased risk of fire.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair any damaged wiring, and install a new sun visor that properly routes the wire, free of charge. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P36.
Campaign 14V391000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakesApr 1, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from January 5, 2010, through September 8, 2013. The subject vehicles have a brake booster with a center shell that may corrode and allow water to get inside.
The water inside could freeze and limit the braking ability of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will add a water diverter shield to the booster after the booster has been tested to confirm it can hold an acceptable amount of vacuum pressure. If the booster inspection confirms an unacceptable loss of vacuum pressure, the booster will be replaced. Repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's recall campaign number is P14.
Campaign 14V154000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: steering
86 reports, newest first. Show all
Steering, Jul 30, 2014
GOOD EVENING. I HAD PURCHASED A 2011 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE ON 7/4/2014. I HAD START TO EXPERIENCE CLUNKING SOUND AND CLICKING AS I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL A FEW DAYS AFTER MY PURCHASE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER THAT SCHEDULED ME AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE A BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL ON 7/18/2014 AND WOULD ADDRESS OTHER ISSUES THAT I MAY HAVE. DURING MY APPOINTMENT IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE REASON FOR THE ISSUES IN MY STEERING WHEEL WAS THERE RESULT OF MY FRONT STRUTS BEING WORN DOWN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE STRUTS WHERE ON BACK ORDER AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED ONCE THEY COME IN. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEIR REPLACEMENT ON 8/1/2014 AT 9:45AM. AFTER 7/18/2014 MADE ME QUESTION IF MY CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED JEEP HAD UNDERWENT THE 125-POINT INSPECTION THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TO MAKE IT A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. I HAD THEN WENT ON THE JEEP WEBSITE TO FIND OUT WANT THE 125-POINT INSPECTION ENTAILED. UNDER #90 OF THE 125-POINT INSPECTION, SPEAKS OF SHOCKS AND STRUTS. MY QUESTION NOW WAS IF MY CERTIFIED JEEP UNDER WENT THE 125-POINT INSPECTION, THEN THE STRUTS SHOULD HAD BEEN ADDRESSED PRIOR TO SALE. I AM NOW BEGINNING TO EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. I MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF THE 125-POINT INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED. I WOULD NOT GET ANY COOPERATION, JUST PASSIVENESS. I HAD THAN CALLED THE JEEP CHRYSLER INFORMATION CENTER FOR SOME TYPE OF RESOLVE IN FINDING OUT IF THE 125-POINT INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED, TO NO SUCCESS. I AM VERY MUCH CONCERN OF MY SAFETY,AND I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO IT BEING SOLD TO ME. IF THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT CONDUCT THE 125-POINT INSPECTION, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE OF THIS ACTION. PLEASE HELP ME IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR
Steering, Jun 12, 2014
I HAVE EXPERIENCING THE SHUDDER/BUMP FEEL WITH THE STEERING WHEN BUMP OR SUDDEN BRAKE. I CHECK THE ARTICLE IN TBS UNDER STEERING 19-004-11 AND CALL THE DEALER. THEY CHECK ON THE VIN OF MY CAR AND SAID THAT THIS ARTICLE IS APPLY TO MY CAR IN THEIR SYSTEM. I HAVE A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND SUMMIT WHICH MFD IS IN APRIL 2011. I ALSO MENTIONED THIS ARTICLE AND ISSUE TO THE DEALER. BUT THEY JUST KEPT SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT IN THEIR SYSTEM BASED ON THE VIN ON MY CAR. *TR
Steering, Electrical system, Engine, Jun 11, 2014
VEHICLE DIES FROM NO REASONS, ALSO FAILS TO START AT TIMES. *TR
Steering, Service brakes, Engine, Apr 10, 2014
MY WIFE HAS HAD 3 SEPARATE ENCOUNTERS WHERE HER 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND HAS RANDOMLY POWERED DOWN, LOSING CAPABILITY TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE (NO BRAKES/STEERING) WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST OCCASION HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK AND RE-STARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE. WE DIDN'T REPORT THIS INCIDENT. THE SECOND EVENT HAPPENED ON APRIL 3, 2014, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 40 MPH. AGAIN, WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP SHE PUT IT INTO PARK AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 7 AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 12. THE THIRD EVENT OCCURRED THIS MORNING, APRIL 10, 2014. THE VEHICLE SPEED IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE BUT MY WIFE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A 50MPH ROAD. THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES IN THE AREA THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT, MAINLY A SCHOOL BUS WITH CHILDREN ON BOARD. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. DIFFICULT TO DO ON THIS BUSY ROAD. I CONTACTED THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP MOVED UP MY APRIL 12 APPOINTMENT TO TODAY. SO FAR, THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ACCOMMODATING. THEY PLAN TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS CHECKS TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF POWER FAILURE. ALSO, THERE ARE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES PLAGUING THIS VEHICLE (POWER DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING, DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER NOT WORKING, KEY NOT BEING DETECTED). THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 129,000 KMS ON THE ODOMETER AND WE BOUGHT IT PRIVATELY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO (APPROX. 105,000 KMS). I FELT THAT I SHOULD REPORT THIS ISSUE GIVEN THE RECENT ATTENTION TO SIMILAR ISSUES WITH GENERAL MOTORS (IGNITION SWITCH). IF NECESSARY, I CAN PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *TR
Steering, Service brakes, Feb 26, 2014
THERE ARE THREE KEY PARTS THAT MUST WORK AFTER A CAR STARTS, STEERING, BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND POWER STEERING PUMP IN MY 11 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEED TO BE REPLACED. I'M CURRENTLY TAKING ALL PRECAUTIONS WHEN DRIVING, HOWEVER THIS IS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. I FEEL THAT AN ACCIDENT IS INEVITABLE. IT HAS NOW BEEN TWO WEEKS WAITING FOR TWO PARTS. FACING THE WORST WEATHER CONDITIONS IN YEARS I WOULD LIKE TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING TO WORK AND WITH MY FAMILY. I UNDERSTAND THAT CERTAIN STATISTICS HAVE TO MEET BEFORE ISSUING A COSTLY RECALL, HOWEVER UNDER THESE CONDITIONS I'M FACED WITH (BACKORDERED PARTS) I DON'T SEE WHY AN EXCEPTION SHOULDN'T BE ISSUED AGAINST CHRYSLER. IF A PROBLEM EXISTS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO MEET DEMAND. NOT BEING ABLE TO MEET DEMAND WILL ALMOST SURELY PROVOKE A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. MY QUESTION IS WHAT STEPS ARE BEING TAKEN BY THE NHTSA AGAINST JEEP/CHRYSLER? HIT THE GYM AND FLEX YOUR MUSCLES. THE WORST ACTION IS NOT TAKING ONE. *TR
Steering, Vehicle speed control, Service brakes, Feb 11, 2014
UPON EXITING FREEWAY ON 2/05/14 CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER BECAUSE LOSS OF POWER AND BRAKES NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL I ALMOST RAN INTO STREET DIVIDER, I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE DID START AND SEEMED FINE AFTERWARDS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 4 DAYS LATER AGAIN WHILE EXITING FREEWAY OFF RAMP AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY HOOKED IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NO CODES OTHER THEN A SOFTWARE UPDATE THEY DID THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I'VE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME TYPE OF STALLING WITHOUT WARNING ON OTHER JEEPS AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. I SUPPOSE NOT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS MALFUNCTION OF THESE JEEPS WILL CHRYSLER START TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND RECALL THE PART THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR
Steering, Electrical system, Visibility, Aug 23, 2013, fire
WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR AND THEN A BURNING SMELL. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SMOKE CLEARED, THE BRACKET FOR SUN VISOR STAYED HOT AND SHOWS SIGNS OF MELTING. NO INJURIES, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. *TR.. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF UPDATED 08/25/2014 *JS
Steering, Engine, Aug 16, 2013
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
Steering, Aug 7, 2013
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL GETS TIGHT. *TR
Steering, Mar 22, 2012, crash
I WAS ENTERING A PARKING GARAGE IN NYC. I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED TO BE MINDFUL OF OTHER PEDESTRIANS/VEHICLES IN GARAGE. MY CAR MADE A SUDDEN LOUD POPPING SOUND. I FELT THE CAR JOLT TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE WALL TO THE RIGHT OF ME. ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. PARKING ATTENDANTS AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE GARAGE COULD NOT BELIEVE WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED AND I COULDN'T EITHER. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MANHATTAN JEEP WHERE SERVICE REP SCOTT CARUSO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFIED THAT THE CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TURN COMPLETELY RIGHT. HE ENTERED THE ISSUE AS A WARRANTY CLAIM. MY OWN RESEARCH HAS TURNED UP OTHER STEERING ISSUES WITH THE JEEP WRANGLER THAT SOUND SIMILAR. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE AT SUCH A LOW SPEED AND IN A PARKING GARAGE. I AM SURE IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WOULD BE MULTIPLE FATALITIES. TO THIS DAY CHRYSLER HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY CLAIM AND MY CAR IS SITTING IN MANHATTAN JEEP UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. D'AMBROSIO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP IN DOWNINGTOWN, PA (WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE) HAS ALSO IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS A MECHANICAL WARRANTY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. CHRYSLER HAS NOT HONORED THE WARRANTY AND THE ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED.
Steering, Jan 20, 2011
2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE POWER STEERING LINES AT COOLER WERE MISSING CLAMPS. LINE CAME LOOSE, EMPTYING SYSTEM FLUID ONTO DRIVEWAY WHILE IDLING WITH LESS THAN 800 MILES TOTAL. DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE CLAMPS WERE DISCOVERED TO BE PRESENT, BUT NOT SLID ONTO TERMINUS POINTS AND NOT SECURED. *TR