2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 802 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 13th highest complaint count among 26 Grand Cherokee model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 23 involved a crash and 27 involved a fire. 28 people were injured and 1 person 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
Engine and engine cooling, engine, gasoline, turbo/superchargerOct 19, 2017
Accessible Technologies, Inc. (ATI) is recalling certain ProCharger Superchargers, model numbers AB037A-100, AB037A-100P, and A037A-100B, sold for installation on 2012-2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 and SRT vehicles. The supercharger mounting bracket may contact and damage the ABS line, possibly resulting in a brake fluid leak.
A brake fluid leak may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
ATI will notify owners and will replace the supercharger brackets, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2017. Owners may contact ATI customer service at 1-913-338-2886.
Campaign 17E061000 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, alternator/generator/regulatorJul 10, 2017
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles have electro-hydraulic power steering (EHPS) and are equipped with a 5.7L or a 3.6L engine and a 160, 180 or 220 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail.
If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. There is also the possibility that the alternator may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the alternator and depending on the part number, will replace the alternator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 12, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T36.
Campaign 17V435000 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 systemFeb 27, 2015
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured September 17, 2010, to August 19, 2013, and equipped with a 3.6, 5.7 or 6.4 liter engine, and 2012-2013 Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured January 18, 2011, to August 19, 2013, and equipped with a 3.6 or 5.7 liter 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. The recall began on August 7, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R09. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 14V-530. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall 19V813.
Campaign 15V115000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, alternator/generator/regulatorOct 8, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger, Challenger, and Durango; and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured April 22, 2010, to January 2, 2014, and equipped with a 3.6L engine and a 160 amp alternator. In the affected vehicles, the alternator may suddenly fail.
If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will replace the alternator, free of charge. The recall began on February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P60.
Campaign 14V634000 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
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slipMar 4, 2014
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured October 11, 2011, through October 1, 2012. Under certain braking events, the Ready Alert Braking System (RAB) may result in the driver experiencing a hard brake pedal feel.
If the driver experiences a hard brake pedal, the driver may not push the pedal as intended, lengthening the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS module software, free of charge. The recall began on April 3, 2014. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number associated with this recall is P05.
Campaign 14V104000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
802 reports, newest first.
Electrical system, Feb 17, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START-UP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE HAD A HARD TIME TURNING OVER. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARCARS MARLOW HEIGHTS (5060 AUTH WAY, CAMP SPRINGS, MD 20746) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO PART AT THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,700.
Electrical system, Feb 17, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NAPLES DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6381 AIRPORT-PULLING RD, NAPLES, FL 34109) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THEY ONLY RECEIVED ONE REPAIR PART EVERY FOURTEEN DAYS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL WAS EXPERIENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,563. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Service brakes, Forward collision avoidance, Feb 11, 2021, crash
MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH CHRYSLER'S READY ALERT BRAKING SYSTEM (RAB) WHICH CHRYSLER SAYS IS NOT INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO IT'S VIN. THE RAB SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE (WHICH WAS RECALLED UNDER YOUR CAMPAIGN 14V104000) CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES EXACTLY YOU DESCRIBED AS THE REASON FOR YOUR RECALL CAMPAIGN IN THE FIRST PLACE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE SYSTEM. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FROM NEW AND THE RAB SYSTEM WAS EVEN DEMONSTRATED TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP SALESPERSON DURING MY ORIGINAL TEST DRIVE. IN ADDITION TO ACCIDENT/MEDICAL REPORTS, THE BROKEN ANKLE BONES COULD ONLY HAVE COME FROM UNFORGIVING HARD BRAKE PEDAL, DURING THE CRASH AS OUR VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP.
Electrical system, Engine, Feb 8, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ISLAND AUTO GROUP (1580 HYLAN BLVD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10305, (718)979-0934 WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Electrical system, Feb 8, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. SAFFORD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF SALISBURY (1915 N SALISBURY BLVD SALISBURY, MD 21801, (888) 867-9096) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 189,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*DT*JB
Electrical system, Fuel/propulsion system, Feb 5, 2021
MY CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT SHUT OFF EVERYTHING WAS CUTTING ON AND OFF AS IN MY WIPERS MY RADIO MY LOCK AND UNLOCK ETC
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Feb 3, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROVE FORWARD AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH BEFORE DRIVING OVER A CURB. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS ABLE TO CLIMB INTO THE VEHICLE AND HANDLE THE GEAR SELECTOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. DURING THE INCIDENCE, A ONE YEAR OLD CHILD WAS IN THE REAR CAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER ISLINGTON CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 5476 DUNDAS ST W, ETOBICOKE, ON M9B 1B6, CANADA. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.*DT*JB
Electrical system, Jan 28, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BYSTANDER PROVIDED A JUMP START TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY AND COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED SEVERAL LOCAL DEALERS AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,400.
Service brakes, Jan 28, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO LOWER AS DESIGNED CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000
Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 27, 2021
THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP RELAY ISSUE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR; HOWEVER, THEY STATE IT COULD TAKE A YEAR OR MORE DUE TO LIMITED SUPPLY OF THE PARTS REQUIRED. THE CAR IS INOPERABLE, BUT CHRYSLER IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR OR OFFER A REASONABLE PURCHASE PRICE. PLEASE HELP OR LET ME KNOW WHO CAN!
Steering, Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jan 18, 2021
MY JEEP STALL OUT OF SUDDEN IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 20 ELGIN,IL IT WAS VERY VERY SCARY MOMENT, THE JEEP JUST DIED!!
Other or unspecified, Jan 17, 2021
HEAD REST ES VERY DANGEROUS IT OPENED IT SELF IT'S MADE WITH CHEAP MATERIALS ALSO I CHECKED IN GOOGLE AND TOO MANY CARS THEY'RE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS
Vehicle speed control, Forward collision avoidance, Lane departure, Jan 8, 2021
CRUISE CONTROL SUDDENLY DOES NOT KICK OFF USING CONTROLS UNLESS BRAKES ARE APPLIED, NOR DOES IT ENGAGE ALL OF THE TIME. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING OR STATIONARY BUT WILL SOMETIMES OCCUR AFTER BLINKER IS USED. NO BLIND SPOT DETECTION ALERT OR MESSAGE AT ALL.
Power train, Jan 4, 2021
INITIALLY BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO SHOP DUE TO JERKY MOVEMENT AT SLOWS SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO TURN OR BACKING UP AND THEN "SERVICE 4WD" LIGHT COMING ON. WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE AND SHIFT MOTOR WERE BAD. WHEN I PICKED UP THE JEEP EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. LESS THAN 3MONTHS LATER, AND APPROX. 5,000 MILES, "SERVICE 4WD" LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND SEEMS TO BE STUCK IN 4 LOW. HAD CAR TOWED TO SAME SHOP, IN CASE ONE OF THE PREVIOUS PARTS WENT BAD, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW. LOOKING INTO THE ERROR, IT SEEMS THIS IS ANOTHER "KNOWN PROBLEM" WITH JEEP ALONG WITH THE ROCKER ARM ISSUE I PREVIOUSLY HAD ON THIS JEEP. AS BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE SAFETY RELATED SINCE THE VEHICLE COULD STALL OR SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING, I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON BOTH ISSUES. ESPECIALLY SINCE BOTH OF THESE REPAIRS ARE VERY EXPENSIVE!
Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 1, 2021
RECALLS 19V-913 AND 15V-115 AROUND THE 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020, I WAS IN PUBLIC STREET ON MY WAY TO MY MOTHER'S HOME AT NIGHT IN MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I BEGAN TO PUSH THE ENGINE PEDAL AND IT DIDN'T REACTED. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PUSH THE BREAK. I WAS NEAR THE ENTRANCE OF THE COMMUNITY GATE AND, BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY, I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR ON NEUTRO AND MANAGED TO ENTER THE COMMUNITY AND LEFT THE CAR INSIDE THE GATE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH MY MOTHER'S HOUSE. IT WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION, BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY A CAR BY THE SUDDEN SLOWING OF CAR VELOCITY AND WHILE TURNING LEFT TO THE COMMUNITY GATE IN NEUTRO. CALLED CHRYSLER DEALER TO INFORM THEM THAT THE SAME STALLING SITUATION THAT OCCURRED THE SEVERAL TIMES THEY INSPECTED MY CAR FOR PREVIOUSLY, HAPPENED AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SOONEST APPOINTMENT THEY CAN GIVE ME IS IN THE 18TH OF JANUARY OF 2021. THE CAR IS STATIONED WAITING TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS WOULD BE AT LEAST THE 6TH TIME THE CAR HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND THE THIRD THAT I HAVE TO TOW IT. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS TOWED WAS IN APRIL OF 2018; THAT TIME THEY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP/MODULE. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018, THE EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER AGAIN IN MARCH AND NOVEMBER OF 2019 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEY ALLEGED NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE LAST TIME WAS IN THE 11TH OF AUGUST OF 2020, WHEN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT STALLED AND COULD NOT BE TURN ON; THE FUEL PUMP RELAY CONTROL CIRCUIT OVERLAY HARNESS WAS REPLACED, (ACCORDING TO WORK ORDER). JUST AFTER FOUR MONTHS, THE CAR STALLED WHILE MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRANSITED PUBLIC STREET AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE CAR MANAGE TO RECOVER QUICKLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS WHY I BEGAN TO DRIVE SLOWLY. MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND STILL THE SAFETY ISSUE PERSISTS. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Fuel/propulsion system, Dec 28, 2020
MY CAR IS STALLING NOT PICKING UP SPEED AND MAKING A NOISE THAT MY ENGINE IS WORKING HARD WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS . MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WHEN TRYING TO GET THE RECALLED PART FIXED THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE
Fuel/propulsion system, Dec 19, 2020
THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE 11/2019 WHICH STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO GET THE VEHICLE IN BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO FIX GIVEN BY FIAT/CHRYSLER AND I HAVE TO JUST WAIT. THEY HAVE A LIST OF OTHER VEHICLES/OWNERS WAITING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT TWICE WHILE OPERATING AS WELL AS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE (ALSO PART OF THE RECALL ISSUE).
Power train, Dec 17, 2020
JEEP SPUTTERED DURING A RED LIGHT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HEAD CYLINDER FAILURE AT 66 THOUSAND MILES. ENGINE MADE TICKING NOISE. BROUGHT TO JEEP REPAIR IN MASS. DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED LEFT HEAD CYLINDER. STARED OTHER VINS HAD RECALLS, MY JEEP WASN'T INCLUDED. SAME FAILURE AS OTHER RECALLED ENGINES, THEY DID REPAIR AFTER ENGINE LEAKING AS WELL AND TRANSMISSION LINE FAILURES AT 66K MILES
Seats, Dec 14, 2020
MY 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 4X2 'ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT' (AHR) HEADRESTS MANUFACTURED BY GRAMMER AG SUFFER FROM A DEFECT. FCA US AND GRAMMER AG'S ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT IS MEANT TO SPRING FORWARD IN THE EVENT OF A REAR-END COLLISION TO CATCH A VEHICLE OCCUPANT'S HEAD TO PREVENT WHIPLASH, THE FEATURE HAS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR EXTERNAL FORCE FROM A COLLISION, AND FORCEFULLY STRUCK THE BACK OF MY PASSENGER'S (WIFE) HEAD WHILE WE WERE IN MOTION. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT TO THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE PASSENGER'S (WIFE) HEAD AND WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION. SHE WAS INITIALLY STARTLED AND WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEN WE DISCOVERED THE BROKEN HEADREST. LATER, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A HEADACHE AND NECK DISCOMFORT OVER SEVERAL DAYS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL LAWSUIT DOCUMENTS ONLINE FILED BY OTHER JEEP OWNERS WHO STATE THE CAUSE OF THE DEFECT AS THE FAILURE OF A 'CHEAP PLASTIC COMPONENT' INSIDE THE DEFENDANTS' AHR. SPECIFICALLY, THE FEATURE CONTAINS A PLASTIC BRACKET THAT ACTS AS THE TRIGGERING MECHANISM AND HOLDS THE FEATURE'S SPRING-LOADED RELEASE IN PLACE UNTIL A SENSOR SIGNALS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT IN ITS REAR, THE CASE EXPLAINS. AS A 'COST-SAVING MEASURE,' THE PLAINTIFFS SAY, CHRYSLER AND GRAMMER AG DESIGNED THE AHR BRACKET WITH 'AN INFERIOR AND INEXPENSIVE FORM OF PLASTIC' THAT CAN CRACK AND BREAK DOWN PREMATURELY DUE TO THE 75 POUNDS OF CONSTANT PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE AHR'S SPRINGS ONTO THE BRACKET. I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, BUT I HAVE ONLY SEEN A RECALL FOR 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HEADRESTS. I WOULD LIKE THE PARTS ON THESE HEADRESTS REPLACED. NOT SURE IF THE SAME DEFECT ALSO EXISTS ON REAR PASSENGER SEAT HEADRESTS.
Electrical system, Dec 8, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MONROVIA CHRYSLERS DODGE JEEP RAM (1305 MOUNTAIN AVENUE, MONROVIA, CA 91016, (626)317-6106) AND GLENDORA CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (931 SOUTH LONE HILL AVENUE, GLENDORA, CA 91740, (909)480-4070) WERE CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*DT*JB
Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 24, 2020
SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS ON NOVEMBER 14, 2019. THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY. NOT SURE WHAT THE TIMEFRAME ON RECALLS IS, BUT I'D SAY MY SAFETY HAS BEEN AT RISK LONG ENOUGH. MY VEHICLE OFTEN SPUTTERS AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHILE ACCELERATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO ACHIEVE HIGH SPEEDS QUICKLY (WHILE ENTERING FREEWAY TRAFFIC FROM AN ON RAMP OR WHEN PASSING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC FOR EXAMPLE). THE ISSUE RELATED TO THIS RECALL CAN CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH WOULD BE SEVERELY DANGEROUS IN THESE SITUATIONS.
Other or unspecified, Nov 23, 2020
FRONT PASSENGER HEADREST ACTIVE RESTRAINT DEPLOYED RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. DIDN'T GET IN A COLLISION OR STOP HARD. DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE COUNTY ROAD AT AROUND 50 MPH.
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Nov 19, 2020, fire
MY 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY VANITY VISOR MIRROR WIRING THAT HAS A RECALL AND WAS REPAIRED PER RECALL PRIOR TO THE FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. MY CAR HAS HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED AND WAS IN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THIS YEAR FOR RECALL SERVICE. HAD I NOT BEEN IN A PARKING STRUCTURE, I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD ACCESS TO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND THE CAR CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BURNT TO THE GROUND. I WAS ENTERING A PARKING STRUCTURE AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT (DRIVING). RECALL NUMBER:15V-879
Other or unspecified, Fuel/propulsion system, Nov 19, 2020
I WAS IN TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 25-30 MPH WHEN I LIGHTLY TOUCHED MY GAS PEDAL AND MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. SINCE I WAS GOING TOO SLOW I WASN'T ABLE TO GET TO THE LEFT LANE AND THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT LANE WAS NARROW SO I SAT HALF IN THE RIGHT LANE HALF ON THE SHOULDER WITH A DEAD CAR FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO TURN BACK ON. I WAS ON A HIGHWAY 495N IN MARYLAND DURING RUSH HOUR.
Electrical system, Engine, Forward collision avoidance, Nov 15, 2020
MY 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE THE SECOND TIME THE DEFAULT WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED 4 YEARS AGO IN RECALL WARRANTY AND HAS MADE AN AUDIBLE TICKING NOISE SINCE THEN. DESPITE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, IN ANNISTON, AL AND FOLEY, AL, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE TICKING WAS NORMAL FOR THE HEMI 5.7L ENGINE. THREE WEEKS AGO, I TOOK A JEEP FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THE TECHNICIAN WROTE ON MY MULTI-POINT INSPECTION PAPERWORK 'NOTICED AN AUDIBLE TICKING'. THIS TECHNICIAN HAS TOLD ME TWICE PREVIOUSLY THAT THIS WAS NORMAL AND FAILED TO MENTION TO ME PERSONALLY WHILE IN THE DEALERSHIP. I ONLY NOTICED HE WROTE IT ON MY PAPERWORK AFTER I HAD LEFT. I CALLED AND REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH THE TECHNIQUE CONCERNING THE TICKING AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL BACK AND TO THIS MOMENT HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A CALL. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE HEMI 5.7L ENGINE HOWEVER, CHRYSLER HAS FAILED TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE DEFAULT ENGINES. THE TICKING SPEEDS UP WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWO IN THE LAST TWO DAYS. ONCE, IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BE STARTED AND RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES. THE SECOND TIME, WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY AND SLOWING FOR A CAR TO TURN AHEAD OF ME. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT. FOLLOWING THIS, MY FCW TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN BACK ON. CURRENTLY, MY VEHICLE HAS AN OPEN RECALL TO, AGAIN, REPLACE THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP RELAY SWITCH WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED THREE PRIOR TIMES, ONCE BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND TWICE BY A PRIVATE TECHNICIAN. THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED A YEAR AGO AND STILL DOES NOT HAVE A REMEDY PER THE DEALERSHIP. I TRAVEL FREQUENTLY, AT TIMES 300 MILES PER DAY.MY CHILD TRAVELS WITH ME AND I FEAR THE VEHICLE WILL FAIL WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE.