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
1,639 reports, newest first.
Tires, Equipment, Jun 17, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V115000 (EQUIPMENT, TIRES) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 8/19/15*CN UPDATED 10/23/2017*CN
Other or unspecified, Jun 16, 2015
A TRACTOR-TRAILER LABELLED WITH ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR SIGNAGE WITH ONE SIGN ON THE DOOR LABELLED B UNIT HOME DELIVERY PARKED ILLEGALLY AT LUCAS AND 13TH ST WAS BLOCKING BOTH GARAGE OPENINGS FOR MY BUILDING, THE BOGEN. THE DRIVER COULD EASILY HAVE PULLED UP BUT WAS OBVIOUSLY TOO LAZY. APPARENTLY THE DRIVER HAD REMAINED IN THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE TIME BUT WAS TOO DISTRACTED TO NOTICE THAT HE WAS IN THE WAY. WHEN THE LUMPER CAME OUT WITH HIS DOLLY. INSTEAD OF INSTRUCTING THE DRIVER TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, HE CALMLY PUT AWAY HIS DOLLY AND TOLD ME TO GET BACK INTO MY CAR AS THEY WOULD BE LEAVING IN A MOMENT. WHEN I ASKED HIM THE NAME OF THE COMPANY, HE REFUSED TO ANSWER. I THEN NOTICED THE VEHICLE HAD NO REAR TAG (LICENSE OR DOT NUMBER) AT ALL. AS I FOLLOWED THE TRUCK AROUND THE CORNER SO THAT I COULD FINALLY GET ONTO TUCKER, I SAW THE THE DRIVER IN HIS MIRROR, LAUGHING. I FIND NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT SUCH IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR AND SUSPECT THAT THIS COMPANY HAS NO REAR IDENTIFICATION SO THAT THEY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED IF THEY CAUSE DAMAGE OR DO OTHER RECKLEESS THINGS.
Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Jun 13, 2015
ON OR ABOUT APRIL 20, 2015 I HAD JUST DRIVEN MY JEEP ABOUT 20 MILES TO GET GROCERIES CAME HOME UNLOADED AND WENT BACK TO START JEEP TO GO PICK UP GRAND DAUGHTER AT SCHOOL AND THE JEEP WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD CRANK FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THEN STOP. TRIED TO START 5 OR 6 TIMES. TOOK MY TRUCK TO GET GRAND DAUGHTER. CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SENT DEALER TO GET JEEP. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER JEEP STARTED THEN BUT THEY TOOK IT TO CHECK IT OUT. AFTER 5 DAYS THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW BATTERY. THEY WANTED $355.31 FOR NEW BATTERY. TOOK JEEP TO 2 PARTS STORES AND THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND SAID IT WAS STRONGER THAN WHAT WAS POSTED ON BATTERY. ON MAY 7, 2015 I WAS OUT AT STORE AND JEEP WOULD NOT START. TRIED ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES AND THEN IT STARTED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON BRAKE BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. RESTARTED AND WAS FINE. CALLED DEALER AND TOOK BACK ON MAY 8, 2015. DEALER KEPT JEEP OVER NIGHT AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY THROUGH MY SON IN LAWS SHOP COST ME $122.14. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $90.00 FOR THE TEST. SO I AM OUT OF $212.14 AS OF NOW. TODAY JUNE 13,2015 I WENT TO START MY JEEP AND IT WOULD NOT START. SAME AS BOTH TIMES BEFORE. I KNOW THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TIPM AND NO TEST WILL SHOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT. CALLED JEEP HOT LINE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS AND NO REPORTS. TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM TEST IT AGAIN THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE MY JEEP WAS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY. I ONLY HAVE 32989 MILES ON MY JEEP. IT ONLY HAD 32627 ON THE SECOND VISIT TO DEALER. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE JEEP BUT THEY CHARGE $50.00 IF THE TEST DON'T SHOW UP A PROBLEM. SO I AM BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF REPORTS ON HERE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I AM HAVING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Steering, Jun 13, 2015
I STARTED THE CAR UP ON OUR DRIVEWAY, PUT IT IN REVERSE, AND TRIED TO TURN THE CAR TO GO ONTO THE ROADWAY, BUT THERE WAS NO STEERING. I HEARD A SMALL PFFTT SOUND AS I STARTED THE CAR, AND HAVE NEVER HEARD THAT SOUND BEFORE. THERE IS NO SIGN OF ANY FLUIDS UNDER THE CAR.
Electrical system, Jun 10, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V53000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,200.
Electrical system, Jun 9, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION AND STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Other or unspecified, Jun 9, 2015
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL JUST SHUT DOWN LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS AND IT WON'T CRANK BACK UP,YOU CAN LEAVE IT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AND COME BACK AND IT WILL CRANK BACK UP AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY WE CAN GET IT BACK HOME. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THESE 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES AND I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET OURS FIXED SEEING AS TO WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND CAN'T DRIVE IT IN FEAR OF BEING STRANDED OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT SUCKS TO BE PAYING 400. A MONTH FOR A NEW CAR AND CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT. PLEASE HELP US IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER..
Electrical system, Jun 8, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Electrical system, Jun 5, 2015, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE VANITY LAMP CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND BELIEVE THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Electrical system, Jun 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), AND 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Engine, Jun 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIPM WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,049.
Electrical system, May 28, 2015
TIPM- TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILS. VEHICLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS, ENGINE CUTS, WON'T START AT TIMES.
Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, May 28, 2015
ON 5/25 APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STEERING LOCKED UP AND ENGINE STALLED OUT WHILE IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO DRIFT OVER TO SHOULDER ON LEFT HAND SIDE ON HIGHWAY WHERE SPEED LIMIT 65 MPH BUT DRIVERS OFTEN DO 75-80 MPH. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED.
Electrical system, May 26, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.
Structure, Wheels, May 21, 2015, crash
CAR WAS ILLEGALLY PARKED IN THE MIDDLE LANE, WITH NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON OR ANY LIGHTS WHATSOEVER. SPEED LIMIT WAS 45MPH, I GLANCED TO OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE 3 GENTLEMEN WERE STANDING AND TURNED BACK TO LOOKING FORWARD SEEING A CAR PARKED WITH NO LIGHTS IN FRONT OF ME. I REAR ENDED THE FORD FOCUS GOING ABOUT 45MPH. THE DRIVER OF THE FIRST CAR (HUNGRY HOWIES DELIVERY DRIVER) WAS DEEMED AT FAULT DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES AND BEING ILLEGALLY PARKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO HAZARD LIGHTS ON! THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED IN MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (MASSIVE RECALL WITH CHRYSLER CARS, AND TAKATA SUPPLIED PARTS) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 5.19.15 AT 12:15AM WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ( HILTON SUITES. AUBURN HILLS PD ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND I WAS TAKEN TO MCLAREN HOSPITAL IN PONTIAC, MI IN THE AMBULANCE.
Other or unspecified, May 19, 2015, fire
SMOKE SUDDENLY APPEARED IN CAR INTERIOR WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER. SMOKE BECAME MORE INTENSE. OPENED SUNROOF. FLAMES OBSERVED IN HEADLINER/DOOR JAMB ABOVE DRIVER'S SIDE. FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT NOT BEFORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE HEADLINER/INTERIOR AROUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE. CAR INOPERABLE.
Electrical system, May 19, 2015, fire
RECALL REPAIR FOR VISOR WAS COMPLETED JAN. 16,2015. ON MAY 18TH 2015 WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST LOCATION, WHICH WAS A GAS STATION. THE MECHANIC DOUSED THE FLAMES WITH HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER....THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WE ARE STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THIS DEALER. IN FEB. THE CAR WAS SERVICED FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS TWICE IN A 2 WEEK TIME PERIOD....WE ARE SENIORS AND THIS WAS OUR ONLY CAR . WE DON'T KNOW WHERE TO TURN NOW OR HOW THIS WILL BE RESOLVED BY JEEP.
Suspension, May 18, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE QUADRA LIFT SUSPENSION SYSTEM SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE SUSPENSION TO COMPLETELY FAIL. THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOWERED APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 8 INCHES. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE "IMMEDIATE AIR SUSPENSION REPAIR REQUIRED" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE QUADRA LIFT SYSTEM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, May 13, 2015
NO VOLTAGE INDICATOR LIGHT OR VOLTAGE READER
Electrical system, May 13, 2015
SOMETIMES, NOT OFTEN WHEN I USE THE CABLE TV REMOTE MY VEHICLE STARTS UP IN THE GARAGE AND RUNS FOR 15 MINUTES OR UNTIL I TURN IT OFF, IF I KNOW IT HAS STARTED. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN I TURN MY ELECTRONIC FIRE PLACE ON. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEND I HERD A NOISE, I THOUGHT WAS A CAR RUNNING IN MY DRIVE WAY, AS I WALKED INTO THE GARAGE TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR I KNEW IMMEDIATELY IT WAS MY VEHICLE AND RAN FOR THE KEYS TO TURN IT OFF, THE GARAGE WAS FULL OF EXHAUST FUMES SO I HELD MY BREATH AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. GOOD THING I NOT HAVE KIDS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. I HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS IN MY STATE INCLUDING WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAY THEY FIX IT, HOWEVER IT STILL NOT FIXED. IT SEEMS ALL THEY DO IS RESET THE BATTERY, I HAVE TOLD THEM I ALREADY DID THAT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SAME OLE SAME OLE, YADA YADA YADA
Electrical system, May 13, 2015
VEHICLE UNLOCKS RANDOMLY AS I WALK AWAY FROM IT, HAVE TO LOCK THEN TRY AGAIN AND AGAIN SOMETIMES. SEVERAL TIMES HAVE COME BACK TO VEHICLE AFTER LOCKING IT ONLY TO FIND IT UNLOCKED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DEALERSHIPS INCLUDING THE ONE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY HAVE NEVER FIXED THE ISSUE AS STATED.
Electrical system, Visibility, May 8, 2015, fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V391000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN OCTOBER OF 2014. ON MAY 2, 2015, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. SHORTLY AFTER, FLAMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE VISOR. THE CONTACT USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,136.
Steering, May 6, 2015
I HAVE A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 42,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I WENT TO A SHOP AND TRIED TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. AND I WAS TOLD THE ALL THE FOUR AXLE SPINDLES ARE RUSTED SO BADLY. THE PROFESSIONAL IN THE SHOP HAD TO SPEND LOT MORE HOUR TO FIGURE OUT AN OTHER WAY TO REMOVE THE PARTS WITHOUT TOUCHING THE SPINDLES. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNSCREW THE AXLE NUT OUT FROM THE SPINDLES BECAUSE OF THE RUSTS. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. AND IT WOULD PREVENT THE PROCESS OF FUTURE PARTS REMOVAL. I STRONGLY BELIEVE CHRYSLER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OR A FREE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU! *TR
Structure, May 5, 2015
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
Steering, May 5, 2015
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, USING CRUISE CONTROL, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING AND THEN ALL CONTROL INCLUDING GAS. SEEMED TO STALL BUT THEN WOULD COME BACK ON AND OFF AS I WAS "COASTING" TO A STOP. TRYING TO MAKE MY WAY OVER TWO LANES SO I COULD SAFELY PULL OFF THE SHOULDER OUT OF DANGER WAS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE. I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED 110 MILES TO DEALER AND JEEP ONLY COVERED FIRST $100 SO I ENDED UP PAYING ANOTHER $450 IN TOWING COSTS. THE DEALER SAID MY "SERPENTINE BELT" HAD BEEN SHREDDED AND IT HAD WRAPPED ITSELF AROUND EVERYTHING IN ITS PATH. TALKING WITH NUMEROUS OTHER GARAGES AND EVEN OTHER JEEP CERTIFIED MECHANICS, THEY ALL AGREE THESE BELTS SHOULD BE REPLACED AROUND THE 85,000 MILE MARK EVEN THOUGH THEY SHOULDN'T SHOW SIGNS OF WEAR UNTIL THE 95,000 MILE MARK. THEREFORE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE BELT IN MY CAR, WITH ONLY JUST UNDER 43,000 MILES ON IT, SHREDDED SO BADLY AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO DRIVE STRAIGHT INTO NUMEROUS CARS AND THEN INTO A GUARDRAIL AND OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR