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.
Power train, Engine, Sep 11, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH GEARS. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION PARK NEUTRAL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,310. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 10, 2013
MY 2011 OVERLAND BEGAN HESITATING WHILE DRIVING ON FRIDAY 9/6. WAS ABLE TO RETURN HOME SAFELY. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIPM MODULE HAD FAILED WHICH CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE FAULTY PART AND HAS ALREADY CHANGED MANUFACTURERS. I WAS TOLD DUE TO A BACK ORDER THE DEALERSHIPS ARE LIMITED TO ORDERING ONLY ONE MODULE PER WEEK AND THEREFORE NO ETA COULD BE GIVEN FOR MY VEHICLE'S REPAIRS. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER CORPORATE OFFICES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ATTEMPT TO EXPEDITE THE PART AND I COULD RENT A CAR AND SUBMIT MY BILL FOR "POSSIBLE" REIMBURSEMENT. THIS IS A FAILURE ON A NUMBER OF LEVELS THAT A COMPANY THAT IS NOW FLUSH WITH CASH AGAIN DUE TO A GOV'T BAILOUT HAS THE PARTS TO CRANK OUT NEW VEHICLES BUT WILL LEAVE PAYING CUSTOMERS WITH NO INFORMATION OTHER THAN TO "BE PATIENT". I WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO BUY AMERICAN AGAIN. BACK TO ACURA I GO! *TR
Electrical system, Sep 9, 2013
I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING MY CAR STARTED. IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A FAULTY RELAY THAT CONTROLS THE FUEL PUMP WHICH RESULTS IN A CRANK BUT NO START CONDITION. THE COST WAS RIDICULOUS BUT EVEN WORSE WAS THAT IT WOULD TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS TO GET THE PART. IN DOING SOME CHECKING, IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE CURRENTLY OVER 1300 ORDERS FOR THIS PART WITH NONE AVAILABLE. THERE IS A SCHEDULED RELEASE TO DEALERS THIS WEEK OF ABOUT 450 WITH ANOTHER RELEASE IN ABOUT 2 MORE WEEKS. CURRENTLY THERE IS A DEMAND OF 449 PER WEEK. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THIS PART WAS MANUFACTURED FOR IT TO BREAK DOWN SO MUCH. OR IS CHRYSLER JUST MAKING A BUCK BY TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US? EITHER WAY, I'M GOING BACK TO FOREIGN CARS. AMERICAN MADE HASN'T BEEN VERY GOOD TO ME. *TR
Electrical system, Sep 9, 2013
CAR WILL NOT START OR OPERATE AT ALL DUE TO A BAD TIPM , THIS PROBLEM IS NOW WIDE SPREAD THROUGH THE NATION WITH JEEP / CHRYSLER CUSTOMERS. MY JEEP WILL BE AT THE DEALER SHIP FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS WAITING FOR THE BACK ORDERED TIPM TO COME IN. *TR
Other or unspecified, Sep 8, 2013
INITIALLY, I TOOK THE CAR (2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE) TO THE DEALER DUE TO A ROUGH IDLE, A SHAKING THAT HAD NOT OCCURRED BEFORE. THEY DISMISSED IT SAYING IT WAS DUE TO US RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING DURING THE SUMMER. I THEN RAN THE CAR WITH OUT THE AC ON AND IT STILL OCCURRED. NEXT, THE CAR BEGAN CRANKING AND NOT STARTING. I LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS ON THE INTERNET AND SAW MANY OTHERS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP/CHRYSLER TIPM PART. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM, AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK IN TO THE TIPM ALSO AS OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS "TWO CODES" THAT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND NOT THE TIPM. WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE CAR DID NOT START AND CRANKED AGAIN. FOR THE THIRD TIME, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY THEN REPORTED IT COULD EITHER BE THE FUEL PUMP OR THE TIPM. ( I TOLD THEM THAT WAS WHAT I HAD ASKED FOR THEM TO LOOK AT THE LAST VISIT.) THEY THEN DETERMINED IT IS THE TIPM, AND THE NEEDED PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 9-25-13, LEAVING ME CAR LESS UNTIL THAT TIME. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY COVERS A 5 DAY RENTAL AND CHRYSLER HAS THUS FAR REFUSED TO PROVIDE A RENTAL UNTIL THE PART IS RECEIVED. THANK YOU.
Electrical system, Engine, Sep 8, 2013
VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT STARTS. PART NOT AVAILABLE. DEALER CLAIMS IS IN NATIONAL BACKORDER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. OTHER 17 SIMILAR VEHICLES WAITING FOR SAME PART AT CHRYSLER JEEP DEALER REPAIR SHOP.
Electrical system, Sep 7, 2013
I TRIED TO START MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2011 WITH THE PUSH START AND IT TURNED OVER BUT WOULD NOT CRANK. I FINALLY GOT IT CRANK AFTER SEVERAL TRIES AND WAITING FIVE MINUTES. I HAVE SINCE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS STARTING MY JEEP EACH MORNING OR AFTER IT SITS FOR MORE THAN FOUR HOURS. IN THE PAST WEEK I HAVE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING EVERYDAY. IT GETTING HARDER TO START. I READ ONLINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOMEONE RECOMMENDED USING THE REMOTE START BUTTON TO START YOUR VEHICLE. THAT IS THE ONLY WAY I HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL GETTING MY JEEP CRANKED EACH DAY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I NEED A TIPM AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM A FEMALE NURSE WHO DRIVES MY CAR FOR A LIVING AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE. I GO IN UNSAFE AREAS FOR MY JOB AND IT IS NOT A GOOD FEELING WORRY IF MY JEEP START. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER 1200.00 TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED AND PART IS ON BACK ORDER. I WORRY EVERYDAY THAT I WILL GET STRANDED AND THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE AN AWARD WINNING SUV. PLEASE HELP ME!
Electrical system, Sep 7, 2013, fire
CAR WON'T STOP. TIPM FUSE EXPLODED. JEEP DEALER SAYS I WON'T HAVE A CAR FOR2 WEEKS AND JEEP WON'T COVER THIS MAIN STREAM ISSUE. I FOUND 1200 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. WE WANT EXTENDED WARRANTY OR FULL RECALL ON ALL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. 2011 AND 2012. PEOPLE CAN DIE IF THEIR CAR SHUTS OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS WARNED I CAN DIE IF I DRIVE THIS JEEP BY SHAVER JEEP IN THOUSAND OAKS CA. TIPM NEEDS RECALL AND WILL END UP KILLING JEEP OWNERS
Engine, Sep 6, 2013
STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY JEEP ON AUGUST 13TH 2013. I TRAVEL TO ALL PARTS OF THE CITY AND IN SOME CASES FIND MYSELF IN AREAS THAT YOU WOULD MOST CERTAINLY NOT WANT TO BE STRANDED...BY THE END OF THE DAY, I FOUND MYSELF IN A BAD PART OF TOWN AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER...TOOK ABOUT 25 MINUTES TO FINAL START AND I GOT IT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I FINALLY GOT IT STARTED, I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP....THERE IT HAS BEEN FOR ALMOST 4 WEEKS W/ NO REAL SOLUTION IN SIGHT..I AM TOLD IT MAY BE THE TIPM??? AND THAT THIS PART MAY NOT EVEN BE AVAILABLE THROUGH A 2ND OR 3RD PARTY MANUFACTURER THAT MAY BE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS?? WHERE DOES CHRYSELER STAND ON THIS??? SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A HUGFE ISSUE THAT IS CROPPING UP AND NOBODY HAS ANY ANSWERS FOR THE HOW MANY THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS W/ THE SAME ISSUE?? I PRAY IT DOESN'T PUT SOMEONE IN A COMPROMISING POSITION WHEREIN THEY ARE INJURED BY CIRCUMSTANCE THROUGH THIS ISSUE OR STRANDED W/ A HEALTH CONDITION THAT LEADS TO SOMETHING MORE???
Electrical system, Sep 5, 2013
STARTING ISSUES - CRANKS BUT WON'T START. 2011 JEEP GC OVERLAND 4X4 5.7L HEMI, 19,200 MILES. BAD PART: "TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE" (TIPM) PART# RL692316AI. PART IS ON "BACK ORDER" DEALER BEST GUESS IS 3 TO 6 WKS OR MORE - THEY DO NOT KNOW. CORPORATE CONFIRMED PARTS SITUATION. AUG 26, 2013 1ST DAY JEEP IN SHOP. DEALERS NOW HAS 3 VEHICLES ALL WAITING FOR THIS PART. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS MORE DEMAND THAN PARTS AND WILL THE NEW PART BE UPGRADED TO ELIMINATE PROBLEM. DEALER PART COST ABOUT $1,000 PLUS LABOR IF OUT OF WARRANTY. SEPT 5, 2013 NOW 11 DAYS IN SHOP WITH NO MORE INFORMATION ON PART. I HOPE THIS DATA WILL SUPPORT A RECALL FOR TIPM PART # RL692316A USED IN 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND OTHER VEHICLES TOO. *JB
Air bags, Engine, Visibility/wiper, Sep 5, 2013
DIAGNOSED AS TIPM PROBLEM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) CAR INITIALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH HEADLAMPS AND WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING, THEN IGNITION WOULDN'T TURN OVER AND THEN WHEN IT FINALLY DID THE CAR COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF! BROUGHT CAR STRAIGHT TO JEEP DEALER AFTER IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND WAS TOLD IT WAS TIPM. THEY SAID PART WAS BACK ORDERED OVER A MONTH AND CAR CAN NOT BE DRIVEN IN THE MEANTIME. THIS IS A HUGE CONSUMER PROBLEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH MULTIPLE MODEL JEEPS AND SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. THE PART IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AND I WAS EVEN TOLD A BOAT SANK AND THAT IT WHY IT IS BACK ORDERED NATIONALLY FOR MONTHS. LOOKING AT OTHER CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ONLINE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. CARS ARE NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND PEOPLE ARE WAITING MONTHS FOR THE PART. *JB
Electrical system, Equipment adaptive/mobility, Sep 4, 2013
MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 4X4 2011 IS EXPERIENCING STARTING PROBLEMS. THE YARK JEEP DEALER IN TOLEDO OHIO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE TOTAL INTEGRATED POWER MODULE OR TIPM ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2013. I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS DUE TO A FEAR OF BEING IN A STRANGE PLACE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE YARK DEALERSHIP, ON ADVICE OF CHRYSLER, PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEN IT [CONSTANT STARTER CRANKING, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID WAS BECAUSE THE TIPM WAS NOT SENDING ANY POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP] STARTED AGAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP. NOW, I AM BEING TOLD, BY THE YARK DEALERSHIP, THAT THERE IS A 2000 PART BACKLOG ON THE TIPM AND THAT THE PART-DISTRIBUTOR RE-STOCKING DATE HAS MOVED FROM 9/9/2013 TO 9/23/2013. IF THE DELIVERY DATE HOLDS I WILL BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. INTERNET RESEARCH (HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F8B2B/1112) REVEALS MANY PEOPLE THAT THE SAME PROBLEM AND CHRYSLER WILL NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR UNLESS THE TIPM IS TOTALLY NON-FUNCTIONAL WHICH I FEEL IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Electrical system, Sep 4, 2013
INCIDENT ON 8/29/13 CAR STALLED TO START- TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 8/30/13 AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT TO BE THE TIPM. PART WAS ORDERED BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT IS COMING IN AND IT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THIS TIPM CAUSES THE CAR NOT TO START. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 5 TRIES TO START MY CAR- THEN FINALLY IT STARTED. THE CAR BASICALLY STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO. CALLED CORPORATE 9/4 AND SPOKE WITH ELLA COMPLAINING ON THE ISSUE. SHE THEN CALLED THE DEALER AND CONFIRMED THAT PART HAS BEEN ORDERED BUT DOES NOT KNOW AN ARRIVAL DATE. SHE SAID THEY WILL EMAIL MONTHLY ON THE STATUS OF MY PART. I THEN SAID "MONTHLY". SHE REPLIED YES WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN. I TOLD HER I AM GETTING VERY AGITATED AND THAT I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY A CAR NOTE ON TOP OF A RENTAL. I ASKED HER WHAT DO THEY DO IN A SITUATION WHEN A CAR CANNOT BE FIXED???? DO YOU REFUND $$ GIVE A NEW CAR.... SHE COULD NOT ANSWER (BASICALLY SAYING NO). I TOLD HER MY RENTAL WILL BE UP ON SATURDAY AND I WANT A NEW ONE ON THEIR EXPENSE BECAUSE THEIR SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE DEALER NOT HAVING THIS PART OR KNOWING WHEN IT WILL BE IN. SHE ADVISED ME TO CALL BACK ON SATURDAY REGARDING THE RENTAL. SOME CARS AT MY DEALER HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PART FOR MONTH. SHE STATED THAT SHE WILL ESCALATE ME FILE WITH SPECIAL TRACKING. IT SEEMS LIKE CHRYSLER IS TELLING ALL VEHICLE OWNERS THIS. *JB
Electrical system, Sep 4, 2013
MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE FINALLY STOPPED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2013. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALERSHIP. AFTER THREE WEEKS OF IT NOT WANTING TO START AND LEAVING ME STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES I WAS FORCED TO BUY A NEW BATTERY ONLY FOR IT TO DO THE SAME THING. TODAY IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A BAD TIPM. BUT THAT'S NOT THE BAD PART, A TIPM IS $1200.00 AND IT IS ON BACK ORDER INDEFINITELY! LOOKED IT UP ONLINE TODAY AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR THE SAME TIPM PART. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED BY JEEP AND REPAIRED FOR NO CHARGE SINCE IT ALSO CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS. JEEP NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. IN THE MEANTIME, I, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER HUNDRED PEOPLE, HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD CAR THAT IS JUST SITTING AT A DEALERSHIP AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET FIXED. *JB
Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Sep 3, 2013
WENT TO START MY JEEP AFTER IT SAT FOR A FEW HOURS AND NOTICED EXTENDED CRANKING. IT DID FIRE UP AND I DROVE 65 MILES TO THE GYM. SAME EXTENDED CRANKING ISSUE WHEN I GOT OUT THE GYM AN HOUR LATER, BUT EVENTUALLY, STARTED AND I MADE IT HOME. DID THIS ONE MORE TIME FEW DAYS LATER AND THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST IT WOULDN'T START WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK IN THE MORNING. TOOK MY WIFE'S VEHICLE O WORK AND SHE TRIED IT A FEW HOURS LATER AND IT FIRED RIGHT UP. BROUGHT TO LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT SINCE THEY CAN SERVICE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER A FEW DAYS THERE I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS HE TIPM AND THE PART WE ON ORDER, BUT WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER FROM JEEP AND I WAS NUMBER 141 IN LINE WAITING FOR ONE. AS OF TODAY, 9/3/14, STILL NO PART AND STILL NO ESTIMATED DELIVERY OF SAID TIPM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE JEEP SINCE THEN BECAUSE IT IS UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO TRAVEL UP TO 300 MILES PER DAY. HAVE NOW MADE TWO PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE I CAN'T USE. *JB
Air bags, Sep 3, 2013
MY PROBLEM IS WITH MY TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM). IT IS FAULTY AND NEEDS REPLACED AND SO ARE 25,000 OTHER 2011 VEHICLES IN THE USA. PART IS ON BACKORDER AND THERE IS A BUSINESS PROBLEM WITH THE VENDOR. I AM FLAGGING THIS SITUATION AS A LIFE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY MATTER NOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE ON FILE 5 - 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIR BAGS WERE WRITTEN UP IN THE POLICE REPORTS AS NOT DEPLOYING. THIS GOES RIGHT BACK TO THE TIPM WHICH IS THE BRAINS OF THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS ARE WIRED INTO THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. THIS IS THE CASE WHERE YOU NEED TO CONNECT THE DOTS. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF US OUT THERE THAT WON'T START BECAUSE WE NEED THE TIPM. WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER THOUSANDS OUT THERE THAT DIDN'T DEVELOP THE FAULT YET IN THE TIPM BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT THE ODDS THAT THE AIR BAGS DON'T DEPLOY HAS BEEN GREATLY INCREASED. THIS CONSUMER/JEEP OWNER HAS NO FAITH AT ALL THAT MY BAGS WILL EVER DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. WHEN MY JEEP IS RETURNED TO ME I AM IMMEDIATELY TRADING IT IN. NHTSA NEEDS TO FORCE CHRYSLER TO MAKE A RECALL, THEY WILL NEVER DO IT ON THEIR OWN.[XXX]PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.552 (B) (6). *JB
Power train, Sep 3, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE INTEGRATED PART MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Electrical system, Sep 1, 2013
MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT CRANK AND STALLS. BATTERY REPLACED, $179.00 LATER.MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT HAD UPDATES AND REFLASHED THOSE FOR $50.00 AND ADVISED ME TO TAKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INTEGRATED MODULE. AFTER SERVICE EVALUATED MY JEEP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE TIPM. THIS PRODUCT IS ON AT LEAST A 6 WEEK BACK ORDER AND THAT IS NOT A GUARANTEE. ALSO, THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS PRODUCT. I HAVE A BUSY COMMUTE TO WORK IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY JEEP STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO VEER TOWARD THE DITCH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. IF I WERE HIT, WOULD MY AIRBAGS EVEN DEPLOY? THIS IS A SAFETY VIOLATION! *JS
Electrical system, Aug 31, 2013
THE TIPM, A PART OF THE COMPUTER, HAS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER START. VEHICLES HAVE ALSO BEEN KNOWN TO STALL, ALTHOUGH THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME. CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO RECALL DESPITE HUNDREDS OF ISSUES. MY SMALL DEALER IN GREENSBORO, NC HAS 4 VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUES. THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE, AND THEY ARE GIVING NO ESTIMATE ON WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. SO FAR CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE INCIDENT, DESPITE HUNDREDS OF ONLINE POSTS BY OWNERS, AND MY DEALERS RECOGNITION OF MULTIPLE VEHICLES IN THEIR SHOP FOR THIS ISSUE. *JS
Electrical system, Aug 30, 2013
THIS ISSUE HAS TO DO WITH THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) USED IN JEEP AND OTHER MAKES. THIS PART IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF THE POWER SWITCHING/MODULATION/DISTRIBUTION, AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING THIS PART THAT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. OUR CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE SITTING AT A JEEP DEALER SINCE JULY WITH NO ESTIMATE FROM CHRYSLER OF WHEN THE PART MIGHT BE AVAILABLE. THERE HAS BEEN NO TALK OF A RECALL AT THIS POINT. THE PART ALMOST ALWAYS GOES BAD AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS LAPSED AND COSTS ANYWHERE FROM $900 - $1400 DEPENDING ON THE DEALERSHIP, ETC. ONCE IT GOES, THE CAR IS RENDERED USELESS. WE SPENT $2,000 AT A MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AND AN ADDITIONAL $1000+ ON A RENTAL CAR BEFORE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. WE ARE UNABLE TO ONLY HAVE ONE CAR, SO WE HAVE NOW BOUGHT A THIRD CAR. FORTUNATELY WE ARE IN A POSITION TO DO THIS. MANY PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD EVEN A RENTAL. THE SAFETY ISSUE COMES INTO PLAY BECAUSE THE CAR MAY JSUT STOP WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS DID HAPPEN TO OURS ONCE, BUT IT WAS BEFORE THERE WAS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM AND THE CAR WORKED FINE AFTER THE INCIDENT SO WE NEVER LOOKED INTO IT. THERE IS ALSO THE ISSUE THAT SOMETIMES IT MAY START, BUT IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF IT MAY NOT START THE NEXT TIME POSSIBLY STRANDING THE DRIVER WHO KNOWS WHERE. AT THIS POINT PEOPLE WOULD JUST LIKE THIS ISSUE ACKNOWLEDGED AND INVESTIGATED.
Electrical system, Aug 29, 2013
I HAVE A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE PART CALLED A TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). IT DOWNLOADS DATA AND IS PART OF THE ONBOARD COMPUTER AND SPECIALIZED FOR EACH VEHICLE. *TT MY DEFECTIVE TIPM CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND EVENTUALLY IT WILL PREVENT IT FROM STARTING. THE TIPM IS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND CHRYSLER IS UNABLE TO GET IT FROM THE MANUFACTURER (AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY TELL US). I HAVE READ ON SOME MESSAGE BOARDS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHTS TO PRODUCE THE TIPM THEMSELVES AND THAT THE COMPANY THAT MAKES IT IS GOING BANKRUPT AND CLOSING. IT IS ALSO LIKELY THAT WHOEVER MAKES IT IS IN ANOTHER COUNTRY (THEY WILL NOT TELL US WHERE). CHRYSLER IS TREATING PEOPLE DIFFERENTLY - THOSE WITHOUT WARRANTIES ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF LUCK. THEY HAVE NO WORKING/SAFE/RELIABLE VEHICLE AND HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BUT SINCE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE, NO LUCK AND NO TRANSPORTATION. THOSE OF US WITH WARRANTIES ARE TOLD DIFFERENT LIES. THEY GIVE US A DATE THAT IS A MONTH OR TWO AWAY, THEN WHEN THAT COMES AROUND, THEY CHANGE THE DATE. WE HAVE THE ADDED "BONUS" OF BEING IN JEOPARDY EACH AND EVERY TIME WE DRIVE SOMEWHERE AND NOT KNOWING IF WE WILL BE STRANDED OR NOT. THERE ARE AT LEAST SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM, AND ACCORDING TO ONE POST I READ ON EDMUNDS.COM, THE CHRYSLER CASE MANAGER TOLD SOMEONE THAT 25,000 OF THESE WERE NEEDED. CHRYSLER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO A RECALL AND SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ME WITH A RENTAL CAR. THEY CLAIM THAT THEY WILL, BUT THEN PLAY THE PHONE GAME, WHERE CHRYSLER USA, CANNOT REACH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, WHO CANNOT REACH THE RENTAL DEPARTMENT AND SO ON.
Electrical system, Aug 29, 2013
I HAVE A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, AND WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME COLD START ISSUES I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 2 WEEKS AND ON ONE TRIP I DROVE ABOUT AN HOUR OUT OF TOWN AND HAD TO RUN INTO A BANK. WHEN I GOT BACK IN MY CAR I STARTED IT AND DIED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVEWAY I WAS EXITING. TOOK 30 MINUTES FOR IT TO RESTART. THE PAPERWORK SAYS THEY REPLACED THE WIN (WIRELESS IGNITION NODE). 11 DAYS IN THE SHOP. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. CALLED DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK UP. I DID THE NEXT DAY, THIS TIME GETTING A DODGE DART FROM THE RENTAL COMPANY 8 DAYS IN THE SHOP WHEN I RECEIVED A CALL THAT IT WAS READY, THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE AND GAVE ME A NEW REMOTE KEY. THE NEXT DAY AUG 8TH WENT TO GO TO WORK AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. HALF HOUR LATER GOT THE CAR STARTED AND BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THIS TIME I RECEIVED A NISSAN VERSA RENTAL. THEY HAVE HAD IT EVER SINCE 14 DAYS AND COUNTING. I TALK TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON THURSDAY AUGUST 15TH. AND THEY TOLD ME THEY GOT IT NOT TO START AND THAT IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTORS, I INTERJECTED AND TOLD HIM ABOUT THIS FORUM AND TO CHECK THE TIPM AND THEY JUST RELEASED 2000 FROM THE FACTORY ON THE 13TH. SAID HE WOULD SPEAK WITH TECHNICIAN AND GET BACK TO ME. CALLED ME FRIDAY AND SAID THEY WERE REPLACING THE TIPM AND HE WOULD HAVE A BETTER IDEA ON A TIME FRAME BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS WEEK. I CALLED TODAY AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT ITS BACK ORDERED TO SEPT. NOT GIVING ME ANY SPECIFICS OF WHEN IN SEPT. THE SERVICE MANAGER GAVE ME CHRYSLER NUMBER TO CALL AND COMPLAIN.THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MANY INDIVIDUALS EFFECTED IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AS A RECALL ISSUE. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE COMPANY IN MEXICO WHO MAKES THE PART GOES OUT OF BUSINESS. THIS IS WRONG ESPECIALLY FOR A TAXPAYERS BAILOUT COMPANY.. *TT
Electrical system, Aug 29, 2013
I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE A FORMAL COMPLIANT AGAINST CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC. MY FAMILY ALONG WITH HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS. THIS ISSUE IS AROUND THE TIPM DEVICE THAT SEEMS TO BE FAILING ON MANY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE DATING BACK TO THE EARLY PART OF 2013. FINALLY, AFTER A COUPLE TO TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THIS ISSUE, I WAS FINALLY TOLD THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THE PROBLEM IS THE DEALER, NOR THE CHRYSLER GROUP DOESN'T HAVE AN IDEA WHEN THIS PART WILL BE AVAILABLE LEAVING MANY OF US WITHOUT A CAR FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS PART (TIPM) NEEDS TO BE PLACED ON OFFICIAL RECALL BY THE CORPORATION AND UNTIL IT ACTUALLY IS.........IT HAS PLACED UNDUE FINANCIAL STRAIN OF MANY OF THE OWNERS OF THE JEEP. WE ARE EXPECTED BY THE BANKS TO CONTINUE PAYING OUR CAR NOTE, ALONG WITH INSURANCE. NOW CHRSYLER IS SAYING THAT WE MUST ALSO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR RENTALS TO REPLACE THE VEHICLES WE HAVE AND OR PAYING FOR UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THIS IS SO NOT RIGHT ON SO MANY LEVELS AND APPARENTLY THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS WITHOUT RECOURSE. IN CONCLUSION, JUST ASKING THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AND ASSIST US CONSUMERS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC. *TT
Engine, Aug 29, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP WAS NOT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Electrical system, Aug 28, 2013
BEGINNING THE EVENING OF JULY 30, I EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH STARTING MY GRAND CHEROKEE. THESE ISSUES WERE SPORADIC, HOWEVER ONCE EVERY THREE OR FOUR TIMES I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT FAIL TO START. ON JULY 31, I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP (VIDEON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP IN NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA) FOR AUGUST 5. BY AUGUST 2, THE JEEP WAS NOT DRIVABLE AS STARTING IT WOULD TAKE 20-30 MINUTES EACH TIME. I WAS FORCED TO RENT A CAR AT MY OWN EXPENSE FOR THE WEEKEND OF AUGUST 3-4. ON AUGUST 5 THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS PERTAINING TO TSB 08-053-11 AND REPROGRAMMED THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE. ON AUGUST 7, I EXPERIENCED THE NO START ISSUE AGAIN AND SCHEDULED A SECOND APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR AUGUST 8. ON AUGUST 8, THE TIPM WAS IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE NECESSARY PART WAS ON BACKORDER WITH AN ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME OF WITHIN ?A FEW WEEKS?. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT IT WAS OK FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE MEANTIME DESPITE THE ISSUE. ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 16, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER NEAR THE INTERSECTION [XXX] GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE ROAD AS WELL AS THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME, THIS SITUATION POSED A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF, MY PASSENGER, AND OTHERS NEAR MY VEHICLE, AND SINCE THAT POINT I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. AS SUCH, I HAVE BEEN ENTIRELY UNABLE TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE SINCE AUGUST 16. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT