2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 364 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 20th highest complaint count among 26 Grand Cherokee model years with reports.
Of the 2017 reports, 26 involved a crash and 3 involved a fire. 19 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Engine and engine coolingJun 8, 2023
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Ram 1500 and 2014-2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0L Diesel engines. The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel may delaminate, causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and cam shaft timing, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the powertrain control module software to maintain vehicle propulsion, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed August 3, 2023. Some owner notification letters were mailed October 31, 2023. The remaining owner notification letters will be mailed at a future date, anticipated July 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 66A. This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-475.
Campaign 23V411000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, diesel, delivery, fuel pumpJun 9, 2022
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and 2014-2019 Ram 1500 vehicles equipped with 3.0L diesel engines. A high pressure fuel pump (HPFP) failure may introduce internal debris into the fuel system, potentially resulting in fuel starvation.
Fuel starvation may result in an unexpected loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the HPFP, and inspect and replace, if necessary, additional fuel system components, free of charge. Interim notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed July 21, 2022. Owner notification letters for were mailed for Jeep Grand Cherokee owners starting January 11, 2024. Owner notification letters for Ram 1500 owners were mailed March 7, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLS's number for this recall is Z46.
Campaign 22V406000 on NHTSA.gov
Engine and engine cooling, exhaust system, emission control, gas recirculation valve (egr valve)Nov 12, 2020
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with the 3.0L EcoDiesel engines. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooler may crack and allow pre-heated vaporized coolant to enter the EGR system. This mixture may combust inside the intake manifold.
Combustion in the intake manifold can increase the risk of a fire.
FCA US LLC will notify owners, and dealers will replace the EGR cooler, free of charge. Dealers will also inspect and, as necessary, replace the intake manifold. Parts are not currently available. Owners were mailed an interim notification on December 21, 2021. A second notification will be mailed when parts are available, currently expected to be around March 11, 2021. The recall began March 11, 2021. Owners may contact FCA US LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US LLC's number for this recall is W79.
Campaign 20V699000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringMay 17, 2018
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300, 2014-2019 RAM 1500, 2015-2018 Dodge Challenger, 2015-2017 Chrysler 200, 2016-2018 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica and 2018 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.
If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.
Campaign 18V332000 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
EquipmentSep 23, 2016
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee manufactured August 8, 2016 through August 16, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the rear tow hook bracket or tow eye bracket may be loose.
If the tow bracket is loose, the bracket may detach from the vehicle while being it is being driven, possibly becoming a road hazard. If the bracket detaches during a vehicle recovery, there may be a loss of control of the towed vehicle. Either scenario increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will confirm both tow hook bracket bolts are properly tightened, free of charge. The recall began on October 31, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S73.
Campaign 16V686000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
364 reports, newest first.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Jun 26, 2020
AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF WAS ENGAGED AT A RED LIGHT. RED LIGHT TURNED GREEN IN WHICH I PUT MY FOOT ON GAS TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND MESSAGE APPEARED ON DASH TO 'SHIFT VEHICLE INTO PARK'. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME LOCKED IN PARK AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RE START, LEAVING MY STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SITTING IN THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RE START, THE VEHICLE FINALLY RE STARTED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP TO GET LOOKED AT, NO CODES ARE SHOWING ON THE COMPUTER AND ISSUE COULD NOT BE RE DUPLICATED. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR ISSUES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I CALLED JEEP CORPORATE WHERE THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME TO 'RECORD EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS NEXT TIME AS IT'S HAPPENING'. THAT'S A WONDERFUL SUGGESTION AND ALL BY MY BIGGEST CONCERN WHEN THIS HAPPENS IS TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD AND NOT VIDEO WHAT IS HAPPENING, TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE! I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF IT HAPPENING AGAIN AND POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Structure, Jun 19, 2020
PAINT BUBBLING UP ON HOOD. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, May 10, 2020
I BOUGHT A 2017 JGC LIMITED 2 WEEKS AGO. IT HAS 31,500 MILES. THIS WEEKEND, THE 'SERVICE SHIFTER' WARNING CAME ON, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, THE IGNITION STAYED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF THOUGH THE ENGINE WASN'T RUNNING. THE SHIFTER LIGHTS FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY, THE WARNING SCREEN FLASHED THROUGH SEVERAL WARNINGS CONTINUOUSLY ALL NIGHT. THE BATTERY WAS DEAD THE NEXT MORNING. THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, DISALLOWING ME ACCESS TO THE BATTERY (UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT). THE CAR WOULD BUCK AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT LAST WEEK. THE ELECTRONICS ARE POORLY ENGINEERED AND TESTED. REMINDS ME OF THE ENGLISH RANGE ROVER. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW AS THE CAR IS STUCK ON MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
Air bags, Seats, May 6, 2020
HI! I WROTE IN APRIL 26, 2020 EXPLAIN MY SITUATION AND I DON'T RECEIVE ANSWER FROM US. *TR
Suspension, Apr 30, 2020
THE VEHICLE, 2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, WAS PARKED (NOT RUNNING & NO OCCUPANTS) UNDER OUR CAR PORT. AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP/EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AND MY SPOUSE SAW THE JEEP ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE (NO ONE WAS NEAR IT). I WENT TO MOVE IT INTO OUR GARAGE AND THE 'SERVICE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY' WARNING CAME ON. THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE IS VERY LOW WITH THE WHEEL WELLS BARELY ABOVE THE LOW PROFILE TIRES.
Air bags, Seats, Apr 26, 2020
MY SUV IS STATIONARY IN CITY STREET. I PUT THE IGNITION IN ACCESSORIES AND I START TO CLEAN WITH A DRY CLOTH THE PASSENGER SEAT AND PASS A CLOTH FOR THE HEAD OF SEAT, IS ACTIVATE THE HEAD RESTRAINT. MY SUV NEVER HAVE A CRASH. I GO IN 23 APRIL 2020 TO AUTOCENTRO SERVICE CENTER DODGE, JEEP AND CHRYSLER IN CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO AND EXPLAIN MY SITUATION AND THEN TELL ME I HAVE TO PAID THE PARTS (ACTIVE HEAD RESTRAINT) AND THE COST IS $994.00 AND LABOR IS $140.00 BECAUSE THE WARRANTY OF MY SUV IS EXPIRE. I REFUSE TO PAID THAT BECAUSE I THINK IS DEFECT OF MANUFACTURE BECAUSE MY SUV I DON'T HAVE ANY CRASH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW THIS SITUATION CAN BE RESOLVED. THANKS
Fuel/propulsion system, Mar 11, 2020
ABOUT A YEAR AGO I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO PUT GAS IN MY CAR UNLESS I INVERTED THE HANDLE OF THE PUMP. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO DODGE TO GET IT FIXED. I HAD A PREVIOUS DODGE VEHICLE THAT HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE FILLER NECK AND IT WAS FIXED ON A RECALL. I WAS EXPECTING THIS TO BE THE SAME, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD GAS TANK AND NEEDED REPLACING FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM! NOW THEY ARE SAYING CHRYSLER IS BLAMING THE GAS PUMPS, AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, AFTER CHARGING ME FOR A NEW GAS TANK! THEY NEED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR DESIGN, AND FIX IT VIA RECALL, AND REIMBURSE ME FOR UNNECESSARY REPAIRS WHICH DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MANY CARS ARE COMING IN WITH THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING DURANGOS. I ALSO HAVE A 2020 JEEP I JUST BOUGHT AND THAT VEHICLE HAS HAD THIS SAME ISSUE A FEW TIMES.
Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Mar 8, 2020
MY ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNED OFF AND WON'T TURN ON, MY FCW FRONT COLLISION WARNING IS OFF A WON'T TURN ON BUT THE SENSORS IN THE FRONT WORK FINE AND DETECT OBJECTS NEAR THE BUMPER
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Fuel/propulsion system, Mar 6, 2020
CAR CRANKS BUT WILL NOT START!!
Engine, Feb 26, 2020
THERE WAS A POOL OF OIL COLLECTING IN A CHANNEL LOCATED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK. MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS. I HAVE LESS THAN 12,000 MILES ON THE 2017 VEHICLE. FIRST, I SAW THE OIL LEAK IN MY DRIVEWAY, CHECKED MY OIL AND WAS A QUART LOW. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHO IDENTIFIED THE LEAK COMING FROM THE OIL FILTER HOUSING UNIT. I WANT TO DOCUMENT THIS WITH NHSTA . THERE ARE A GROWING NUMBER OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WHO BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART, OUT OF SAFETY CONCERNS.
Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Feb 26, 2020
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT ON A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN MY 2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RE-START. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I COULD NOT PUSH THE BREAK PEDAL IN. I CALLED U-CONNECT ROADSIDE AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK.
Power train, Feb 15, 2020
THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE JEEP HAS 57,067 MILES AND NOW IT DOES NOT DRIVE.
Service brakes, Feb 14, 2020
AFTER A FEW MINUTES WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND STATIONARY ON AN INCLINE IN OUR DRIVEWAY, IT WILL ROLL ABOUT 3-4 FEET AND THEN STOP ON ITS OWN, ALL WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY.
Seats, Feb 3, 2020
POWER SEAT WAS ADJUSTED ALL WAY BACKWARDS AND STOPPED WORKING. CAN NOT ADJUST SEAT TO DRIVE IT CORRECTLY.THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL IN A PARKING LOT.
Vehicle speed control, Jan 27, 2020
WHEN DRIVING THE MOTOR STARTS RACING AND THE RPM'S GO WAY UP. MOST TIMES IT DOES IT WHEN YOU FIRST TAKE OFF. YOU HAVE TO COME TO A STOP, TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND START ALL OVER. OCCASIONALLY, THIS MAY NOT WORK. THE REPAIRMAN CANNOT FIND OUT WHY BECAUSE IT IS NOT DOING IT WHEN YOU TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND IT IS BURNING GAS LIKE CRAZY. IT FIRST DID IT COMING BACK TO NC FROM FLA ON 95 AFTER THE HURRICANE. I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DAY. MY GIRLFRIEND FOLLOWED ME FROM S.C. TO JACKSONVILLE, N C TO MAKE SURE I GOT HOME WITH IT. HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES RIGHT AFTER I TAKE OFF WITH IT.
Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 27, 2020
WHEN TRYING TO FUEL OUR VEHICLE THE HANDLE CONSTANTLY STOPS, THINKING IT IS FULL. HOWEVER, MY WORK AROUND IS TO TURN THE HANDLE TO 3'OCLOCK AND ITS ABLE TO FILL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER, YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE HANDLE IN THAT POSITION THE ENTIRE TIME. I HAVE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE POST ABOUT THIS TOO. NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH MY 2015 JEEP. PLEASE NOT THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING EVERY SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2019.
Engine, Jan 21, 2020
WHEN GETTING MY OIL CHANGED THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I HAD AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK. HE COULD SMELL IT AND SAW FLUID AROUND THE RADIATOR. ALSO THAT I MAY NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND SHOULD HAVE THE DEALERSHIP CHECK IT OUT. I BROUGHT MY 2 YEAR OLD 2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I DID INDEED NEED A NEW RADIATOR. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW BY ME AND HAS 45000 MILES ON IT. I ASKED THE MECHANIC IF THIS WAS COMMON? WAS THERE ANY INDICATION OF GETTING HIT BY A ROCK ETC? I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS' DEFECT. THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING AT THE SEAMS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BROUGHT IT TO A SECOND MECHANIC AT A LOCAL AUTO BODY SHOP AND HE CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THE RADIATOR NEEDED REPLACING. I THINK THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN IT SHOULD BE FOR A NEW VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE. BOTH MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE AUTOBODY SHOP SAID THEY HAD REPLACED SEVERAL OF THESE RECENTLY. IN FACT IT HAS BEEN ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE KEEPING EXTRA RADIATORS IN STOCK. I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD RECALL THESE RADIATORS AND PAY FOR THE COST OF REPLACING MINE.
Engine, Jan 3, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY JERKED AND STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF CORPUS CHRISTI (4313 S STAPLES ST, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78411, (361) 992-8000), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Other or unspecified, Jan 3, 2020
YOUR WEB SITE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS VIN NUMBER. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER WHO DID RECOGNIZED THIS VIN AND COULD NOT SAY WHY YOUR WEB SITE DID NOT. PLEASE ADVISE.
Fuel/propulsion system, Jan 2, 2020
OUR 2017 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE DID NOT START THIS MORNING. THE BRAKE WOULD NOT SOFTEN SO WE KNEW THERE WAS AN ISSUE. WHEN WE PUT OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE START BUTTON NOTHING TURNED OVER BUT ALL THE LIGHTS WENT ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND JEEP REPLACED THE BATTERY. OBVIOUSLY IT IS SOMETHING ELSE. IT APPEARS THERE IS A FUEL INJECTION RECALL BUT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE YET. WHEN IS THE ETA FOR THESE PARTS? WE BOUGHT TWO JEEPS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THEY WERE SAFE. AFTER FOUR TRIES, THE CAR STARTED FROM REMOTE START.
Electrical system, Engine, Dec 18, 2019
WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND REGULAR STREET, AND GOING UPHILL, MY JEEP'S ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING, THE "D" ON THE DASHBOARD BLINKS AND THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD SAYS "SHIFT TO PARK". TO GET THE JEEP'S ENGINE TO START UP AGAIN, I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART IT. BEING THAT THE JEEP DOES NOT RUN WHEN THIS HAPPENS I AM OFTEN STUCK ON THE FREEWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CAN NOT PULL OVER. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE COME CLOSE TO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. THE JEEP DOES NOT ALWAYS START AGAIN. IT WILL STUTTER AND SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND ANY CODES. THEY PUT A DATA RECORDER IN THE VEHICLE, THE JEEP'S ENGINE SHUT DOWN THE SAME DAY I PICKED IT UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I PRESSED THE RECORDER BUTTON. IT SHUT DOWN MULTIPLE TIMES IN TRAFFIC WITH THE RECORDER IN AND I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO RECORD AS DIRECTED. WHEN I BROUGHT THE JEEP BACK INTO THE BOB BAKER DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE DATA RECORDER SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THE JEEP SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN MOTION AND NOT TURNING BACK ON, IS NOT NORMAL AND IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY JEEP FOR 2 MONTHS WITH NO SOLUTION IN SIGHT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO GET FIXED WITH NO RESOLUTION. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH FCA AND THEY ARE NOT RETURNING MY CALLS AND HAVE NO SOLUTIONS. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED AND WISH I NEVER BOUGHT THIS JEEP. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE. I CAPTURED THE PROBLEM HAPPENING ON VIDEO AND NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN WHAT IS HAPPENING NOR FIX IT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST 2019. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS THE DAY I PICKED IT UP WITH THE DATA RECORDER IN IT ON NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Engine, Dec 11, 2019
I AM A MILITARY SERVICE MEMBER SERVING IN EUROPE. I BROUGHT MY 2017 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH ME TO EUROPE IN 2018. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURE SPECIFICATIONS. EARLIER THIS YEAR (2019) WITH APPROXIMATELY 98K MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WHILE CRUISING ON A GERMAN HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 85MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY LOST POWER. I COORDINATED FOR TOWING OF THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST JEEP/CHRYSLER/DODGE REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR ALMOST FOUR MONTHS AND THE LOGISTICAL AND TECHNICAL NETWORK AVAILABLE IN THIS MEDIUM SIZED GERMAN CITY HAS PROVEN UNABLE, AT LEAST UP UNTIL THIS POINT, TO SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS COMPLETE VALVE TRAIN FAILURE. I'M SHARING THE DETAILS OF THE EVENT AND THE LOCATION FOR THREE PURPOSES. 1. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD PROVE DANGEROUS NO MATTER WHERE IT OCCURS 2. SERVICE MEMBERS SERVING OVERSEAS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE FIAT CHRYSLER NETWORK IN EUROPE IS NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED TO ADDRESS OTHER THAN ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR U.S, SPECIFICATION VEHICLES AND YOU COULD EASILY FIND YOURSELF IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE SITUATION IF YOU BRING YOUR U.S. SPECIFICATION JEEP WITH YOU OVERSEAS. 3. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS PAST IT'S WARRANTY BASED ON MILEAGE; COMPLETE VALVE TRAIN FAILURE OF A METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED 2017 JEEP WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT A MANUFACTURING AND OR ENGINEERING DEFECT VERSUS ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
Power train, Dec 5, 2019
NO SHIFTING ISSUES FOR THE FIRST 49,000 MILES. NOW, AT 50K MILES, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD IN ALL GEARS, BUT MOSTLY IN 6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH. THE HARD SHIFT SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE A 5 LBS HAMMER SLAMMING INTO THE METAL FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. NOT ALL SHIFTS ARE HARD. MOST HARD SHIFTS ARE WHEN HOLDING THE THROTTLE STEADY AND THE VEHICLE SLOWLY APPROACHES A SHIFT POINT. IN 8TH GEAR YOU CAN HOLD 5% THROTTLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED, THEN GIVE 10% MORE THROTTLE FOR AN UPHILL AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL STAY IN 8TH GEAR, BUT BRIEFLY SHUTTER FOLLOWED BY AN OBVIOUS BANG OR JERK OF THE VEHICLE. SOME BAD SHIFTS ARE REPETITIVE WITH FOUR OR FIVE HESITATIONS AND POPS OR BANGS OF THE TRANSMISSION. THESE HARD CLUNKS HAPPEN AT 30-45 MPH, OR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 75-80 MPH. SOME FEEL LIKE BUMPS IN THE ROAD, WHILE OTHERS FEEL LIKE VIOLENT BANGS. THE ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN GIVING THE VEHICLE 80% OR MORE THROTTLE. ISSUES ARE USUALLY AT 5% TO 35% THROTTLE. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING TOWARDS A NORMAL SHIFT POINT SLOWLY. BEFORE THE NORMAL SHIFT, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND BANG. ON A TWENTY-MINUTE DRIVE OF MIXED HIGHWAY AND CITY, IT MAY BANG 5 TO 10 TIMES OR MORE. VIOLENT BANGS ARE ONCE OR TWICE PER WEEK, BUT SOMETIMES TWICE A DAY. THE DRIVING SITUATION IS WHAT INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF FEELING A BAD KICK OR BANG. NOT ALL BANGS RESULT IN A SHIFT. SOME BANGS HAPPEN BUT THE VEHICLE STAYS IN THE SAME GEAR AS IF IT JUST SLIPPED AND THEN CAUGHT THE SAME GEAR AGAIN.
Other or unspecified, Nov 19, 2019
CAR STOPS AND STALLS DURING, IT CAN HAPPEN AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN DRIVING. CAR ASKS YOU TO PUT INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING-- THE SHIFTER LOCKS AND THEN IT SAYS PUT IN DRIVE AND DOESN'T RESPOND SO YOU SIT THERE FOR A MINUTE THEN YOUR ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF.!! HUGE SAFTEY CONCERN! I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS.
Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 29, 2019
I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND UPON GOING TO THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP, WHEN YOU PUT THE PUMP HANDLE INTO THE CAP LESS TANK, THE GAS PUMP DOES NOT ALLOW THE GAS TO FLOW INTO THE TANK WITHOUT HOLDING THE PUMP HANDLE AT HALF PRESSURE. IN LOOKING ONLINE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FILL NECK OF THE GAS TANK. I HAVE TRIED THIS AT MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS ORIGINALLY THINKING IT WAS THE PUMP ITSELF, NOT THE VEHICLE. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH JEEP AS SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH THE EVAP VALVE IN THE FILL NECK.