2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Power Train Problems

The cuts off in the Middle of the street in front of a school .The vehicle will not start up.I try to Crank it on vehicle make a loud screeching sound like metal to metal .Dash lights 4wd pop on then a lightning symbol came on.The vehicle wont change gears steering wheel lock ,wheels lock ,The front left turning signal does not work all the other lights do.My wife and I avoided a collision when the vehicle shut off while driving .Thank God no one were hurt.Bought this vehicle in October 2025.

Year: 2012 Make/Model: Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 L V8, 4WD Mileage: ~140,000 miles Date of Incident: [Insert date] Location: McKinney, Texas (near U.S. 75 exit) Description of the Safety Issue: While driving normally, the Service 4WD System warning illuminated. Seconds later, the lightning-bolt symbol (Electronic Throttle Control) appeared, and the engine stalled abruptly without warning. All power steering and power-brake assist were lost while the transmission was still in Drive. The vehicle rolled backward on a slight grade as if in neutral. Attempts to restart the vehicle failed. Even CarMax technicians, at whose lot the vehicle came to rest, were unable to start it. A strong hot/burning electrical odor was present immediately after shutdown. This indicates a possible overheating or shorting event in the electrical or fuel-relay system (TIPM or throttle-body circuit). Had this failure occurred on U.S. 75 at highway speed (80–85 mph), I would have lost steering assist and braking ability in heavy traffic — a situation that could have led to a severe collision or injury. I respectfully request that NHTSA review this case as a potential recurrence or expansion of the existing recall group. The combination of a sudden stall, complete loss of control systems, no-restart condition, and electrical-burn odor constitutes a serious and ongoing safety defect that endangers vehicle occupants and others on the roadway. Supporting Information: – CarMax technicians confirmed the vehicle would not restart. – Recent maintenance included new fuel pump, injectors, hoses, and cooling-system components (~$10 K). – Warning lights: “Service 4WD System” and “Electronic Throttle Control (lightning-bolt)” appeared immediately before stall.

The contact owns a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the RPM fluctuated before the transmission slammed into gear. The contact stated that the ABS warning light and another unknown warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with transmission failure, and a failure with the accelerator pedal. The accelerator pedal was replaced, and other unknown parts were replaced on the transmission. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle immediately and the vehicle stalled. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was towed back to an independent mechanic, and it was diagnosed that the throttle had failed and needed to be replaced, and the accelerator pedal also needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The contact stated that recently the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH while driving. The contact stated that the check engine warning light and ABS system warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired after the most recent failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but denied assistance in covering the cost of the repair. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

The transmission is messed up for no reason for such low miles

Re: AQ14-003-FCA-Consent-Order-7-24-2015 & 2019 Safety Recall [Manufacturer Recall Number V62 & NHTSA Recall Number 19V-813]. FCA hasn't been in compliance with either of them regarding 'my' vehicle. 2015 Consent Decree implies should have been notifying car owners of any type of recall. 2017 recall was cancelled & 2019 safety recall was issued 4 years after the decree, 1 year after I bought the car, a safety recall was issued. Wasn't notified. 2 years later "I" contacted FCA (now Stellantis) to get my vehicle remedied by repair or replacement. Parts were shipped to a dealership but they used it on one of their customers. I asked for another set of parts. After that, absolutely nothing has happened up to now. Keep in mind FCA had my information (email, phone & address) either from me emailing or speaking with a customer rep. It's been over 3 years since last heard from FCA. On my side I no longer have ability to contact them directly since they became Stellantis. 49 U.S.C. § 30166(f); 49 C.F.R. §§ 573.6(c)(10); 577.5(a), 577.7(c)(1), & 49 U.S.C. § 30165(a)(1); 49 C.F.R. § 578.6(a) NHTSA fined FCA/Stellantis > $100 million for 'not' making an effort to send recall notifications of any type of recalls directly to owners of their vehicles within a reasonable amount of time also to remedy the issue. If they don't comply $7,000 per violation & only remedy is replacing the vehicle in question. It's exact issue! Been over 7 years waiting within a reasonable remedy, it never happened. This is a safety issue. I was assured it'd be fixed, never was. I'm putting my life at risk & others driving. Unbelievably the part sent to me the dealership without my consent & knowledge gave it to one of their customers. I called to complain & expected another part to be sent out to another dealership. It never happened. I never spoke to anyone at FCA since then 3 years ago. There doesn't need to be a lengthy investigation. It shows my recall status as open. Proof of noncompliance.

This Jeep has had 2 recalls and repairs related to the fuel pump relay. The first recallrepair did not fix the issue, Jeep then replaced the relay again, which did not fix the issue. Then there was a NEW recall and repair, which also did not fix the issue. The car still has the exact same issues, the car will randomly stall soon after being started. I’m not sure what to do at this point bc I feel unsafe driving this car and it is my only vehicle.

While driving through the intersection after slowing down at light, vehicle completely stalled, turned off in the middle of the intersection and wouldn't start back up. I had to have it towed to dealership. I have had it in dealer prior to this incident for stalling issues just out of nowhere. They simply said they cannot find a cause. This is dangerous to me because vehicles behind me don't know that I am stalled out and almost hit me. Prior to this last time, I have been able to restart vehicle by putting in neutral and getting it to move on it's way, but still scary while vehicles behind me don't know that I was going to stall out. This last incident, I had to be pushed off of the road and then towed to dealer. Hoping they can find the cause and fix.

The transmission shifts strangely, and it seems like it cannot decide which gear it needs to be in for normal operations. It also causes the vehicle to stall while driving. Also, at times it stays in only one gear, and you cannot even shift gears manually. Intermittently, the vehicle starts out in a higher gear, and it doesn’t correct itself, so acceleration is way below what it needs to be. I have been fortunate to avoid a few crashes due to the stalling.

Estaba manejando a 35 millas y de repentes la jeep comenzó a perder fuerza y se apagó, tuve que durar como 30 minutos para que pudiera prender, porque cuando la encendía temblaba y los frenos frenos y el guía se ponían duro.

After getting my car back from big o doge in Greenville sc I was on my way to work and stopped at a redlight when the light turned green my car just sat there and didn’t move I pressed the gas but nothing it just revved up like it was in neutral pressed the gas to the floor nothing all of a sudden it was like it jumped and took off…also did the same thing at a stop sign up hill and I had a car coming in the other lane as I was crossing the lane to get into the correct one….I had open recalls and set up for it to be checked when I arrived at the delarship they told me my recalls were closed. My car was not checked or repaired at the time how can you just cancel a recall/campaign after notification and claim parts aren’t available but the car was never fixed? I called the delarship paid 400 for 2 diagnostics and they didn’t put my trans cap back on so now they’ve basically ruined my car and didn’t fix NOTHING

My 2012 jeep SRT8 will be driving n jerking and feels unsafe think gotta be a n23 transfer case or final drive ordeal they have with different year not my year but should be and I don't feel safe at all n I paid a lot of money for this premium vehicle and getting run around and serv 4wd and traction control off n fcw off pops up after few minutes all at same time got transfer case control module coming in mail hopefully it works but if not it's gotta b update or flash transmission update but it'll literally be surging and when slowing down it'll fell like it's getting shift in wrong gear it's crazy

My transmission keeps clunking

Vehicle stalled without warning. No power whatsoever. Illuminated battery light came on. Noticed a burning odor coming from vehicle. Checked engine bay and noticed heavy smoke coming from alternator for a good 10 minutes. Vehicle would not take a jump nor could I put into gear. Battery is completely dead. PCM also seems to be fried. Will have to be towed to Dealership. Called Jeep costumer care and referenced the t36 recall but my vin does not fall under it even though vehicle fits EXACT description of recall. Also noticed that many others are have same problem with Jeep and them not expanding the recall to their vin. How terrible!! This could have easily been a fatal situation. Jeep needs to take some responsibility and action!

Since owning this vehicle (2013), it periodically stalls while driving. There is no warning and most times I am on a highway or getting off an exit. When this happens, I have no power steering ability. I have been lucky so far and I have not caused a serious accident when these episodes have occurred. My wife refused to ride or to drive the Jeep because of this problem. I see online that other Jeep owners have experienced the same problem. I have taken it to a Jeep dealer for service since 2013 and they are never able to diagnose the root cause of this problem. This problem seems to be happening more often - I fear for my life and those around me due to this sporadic problem. Please hold Jeep responsible for getting to the root of this issue with these vehicles.

I have an on going issue with the vehicle stalling while slowing down for intersections, roundabouts and exit ramps. This has been happening since 2018. The vehicle traveling around 35-25 decelerating, the RPMs will just drop to zero and the engine will shut off. No warning lights, codes or indication I have lost power. Latest incident was on 1/14/22 in Mukwonago, WI after have only driven the vehicle for about 10 minutes. Coming from a 55 zone donw to a stop at an intersection the vehicle stalled with no warning around 30-25 MPH. 1/16/22 I was entering a roundabout and saw the RPMs dropping below idle to zero and was able to stop the stall by shifting the transmission into neutral. RPMs immediately went back to idle.

Symptoms are identical to recall W47, Where loss of engagement between transmission and the differential inside PTU (Power Transfer Unit)

MY CAR BEGAN SHUDDERING, THE DEAL OF DRIVING A BOAT ALMOST, FEELING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A LOWER GEAR BUT NOT AS ROUGH. THE DEALER PREFORMED RECALL REPAIR FSA 14M02TSB 16-0129 TODAY IN DENTON. I DROVE HOME THE 35 MI. AND, ALTHOUGH IMPROVED STILL FELT THE SAME. MY BOYFRIEND RESEARCHED OTHER BULLETINS AND RECALLS. THEN JACKED THE CAR UP AND SAW A LEAK RELATING TO 14M01TSB. I CALLED BUT WAS TOLD SINCE I HAVE 127798 MI AND IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN 10 HRS, THIS NO LONGER APPLIES. THERE WAS NO WARNING OR CODED RELATED TO THESE ISSUES AND I FEEL THAT THESE 2 ISSUES ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER AND 1401TSB SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT WEREN'T AWARE AS DIAGNOSTICS DO NOT SHOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THE LEAK IS NOT SEVERE ENOUGH TO NOTICE DRIVEWAY SPOTS. THE ONLY CODE OF MY CAR IS AN OXYGEN SENSOR CODE THAT SHOWED UP AFTER THE DEALER REPAIR TODAY. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE WHO HAS THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE THEREFORE IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT JEEP MANUFACTURERS ARE FULLY AWARE OF. I REQUEST THAT THE PREVIOUS 14M01 BE EXTENDED TO COVER ALL PARTS, REPAIRS AND LABOR RELATED TO THIS ISSUES FOR THESE VEHICLE OWNERS. I AM JUST OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE OF THIS BULLETIN AND HAD MY BOYFRIEND NOT JACKED UP THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED HIMSELF AFTER RESEARCHING THE BULLETINS, WE WOULD STILL BE UNAWARE OF THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. I, AND OTHER OWNERS NEED THE PROBLEMS ADDRESS IN BULLETIN 14M01 REMEDIED BY WARRANTY EXTENSION OR OTHER SATISFACTORY MEANS TO COVER A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS FULLY AWARE OF.

Mileage: 127,797

WHEN IN MOTION (HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY) THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. NO ERROR CODES OR WARNINGS COME ON, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES NO LONGER FUNCTION EITHER BUT THE RADIO STAYS ON. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY TWICE BUT ITS NOT FIXED. BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DOESN'T RECOGNIZE AN ERROR THE DEALER HAS SAID THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE IT AS AN ISSUE. BUT JEEP FORUMS WIDELY SHOW THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING THIS ISSUE..

Mileage: 88,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOWERED WITHOUT WARNING. AS THE VEHICLE LOWERED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AS HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT PART OF THE SUB FRAME WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST TORQUE AND LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND HAD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHILE HITTING GAS PEDAL. VEHICLE IS ONLY 80,100 OF 100,000/5 YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANTY THIS POWERTRAIN ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE VIN HAS MULTIPLE EARLIER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ITEMS COMPLETED. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS FRONT TRANSFER CASE INTERNALLY FAILED, AND FRONT DRIVE SHAFT HAS FAILED. MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED THIS FAILURE IS COMMON AND MAY ALSO REQUIRE A FRONT DIFFERENTIAL REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER INITIALLY DIAGNOSED AS FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE BUT DETERMINED IT TO BE THE TRANSFER CASE. PARTS ARE NOT READILY AVAILABLE DUE TO THIS BEING A COMMON FAILURE (4+ WEEKS FOR PARTS). A FONT DRIVE SHAFT AND TRANSFER CASE FAILURES ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH.

Mileage: 80,100

4X4 ACTIVATE ALWAYS IN CITY STREET. SEAT BOTH FRONT VINIL BROKE, FLUID WATER ON THE ROOF BACK WHEN RAININ . SISTEM HIDRAULIC DONT LOWER THE JEEP. DIFICULT TO STARTER.

Mileage: 20

A FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILURE RESULT IN A NO-START CONDITION.

Mileage: 78,000

IN A PULL FORWARD PARK SPOT, SHIFTED TO REVERSE TO BACK OUT. CAR LURCHED BACKWARD VERY FAST. CROSSED THE ROAD, STOPPED BY A 4' X 6' POST SET IN THE GROUND. THE COLLISION BROKE THE POST AND CRACKED MY CAR'S REAR BUMPER. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT IT COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED. THANKFULLY, NO PEOPLE WERE IN THE ROAD. NO INJURIES. THIS WAS PIN A COMMERCIAL FARM, WHERE PEOPLE CAN HARVEST THE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE ROAD IS BLACKTOP. MY CAR LEFT SKID MARKS ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE ROAD. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EVENT FOR ME AND MY FRIEND. I CALLED MY CAR DEALER LATER TO ASK IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY INCIDENTS LIKE THIS...SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND THE CAR ZIPPED OFF- OUT OF CONTROL. TECH SAID ' NO'.

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE WESTGATE CHRYSLER DODGE RAM LOCATED AT 6421 OLD WESTGATE RD, RALEIGH, NC 27617, WHERE THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

Mileage: 81,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATE AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLANET CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM DEALER, (400 E CENTRAL ST, FRANKLIN, MA 02038, (508) 520-1550) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER; 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WILL BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN A YEAR AND WAS PROVIDED CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMED PART NOT AVAILABLE. AW

Mileage: 100,000

JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION BUT ONLY A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT A LIGHT SAYING ' SERVICE 4WD' HAS POPPED UP ON MY DASH AND IVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY SAY ITS NEEDS A NEW TRANSFER CASE AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THEN WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON IT, IT IS PRETTY RIDICULOUS AS MUCH AS PEOPLE PAY FOR A CAR AND THE PROBLEMS THAT GO WRONG WITH IT AND THE MANUFACTURER CANT EVEN FIX THERE OWN PROBLEMS ON THE CARS THAT BUILT! THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS NOT A CHEAP FIX AND IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING WHEN THE CAR WAS BUILT. I AM DISGUSTED WITH HOW [XXX] AND UNRELIABLE CARS ARE NOW A DAYS, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Mileage: 51,000

2012 GRAND CHEROKEE V6. TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SLIPS TO NEUTRAL WHILE STILL IN DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. MOSTLY WHILE STOPPED FOR LIGHT OR SIGN. SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO GET IT INTO DRIVE AGAIN. NO SIGNS OF SHIFTING, SOUNDS, LURCHING, BUMPS OR GRINDING. SMOOTH AS CAN BE, ONLY WAY I CAN TELL IS THE CAR ACCELERATES. REPAIR SHOP CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.

Mileage: 47,000

MY JEEP HAS BEEN GOING INTO FIRST GEAR ON ITS ON WHILE IN MOTION WITHOUT ME DOING ANYTHING. IT HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS BUT IS NOW HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY. IT HAS USUALLY HAPPENED AFTER HAVING BEEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND AFTER GETTING BACK INTO MOTION AND UP TO SPEED BUT IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT HAVING RECENTLY STOPPED. I AM USUALLY IN TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO PULL OVER SO I HAVE BEEN HAVING TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE WHILE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 142,000

WHEN I PRESS THE PUSH START AND THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND NOT TURN OVER. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE 4 YEARS I'VE HAD IT. THE LAST TIME I TRIED TO START IT, IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I USED JUMPER CABLES TO TRY AND REVIVE THE BATTERY. DOING THIS REVERTED POWER BACK TO MY VEHICLE, YET IT WOULD STILL NOT TURN OVER. I THEN HAD TO PUT THE KEYFOB INTO THE IGNITION AND TRY IT MANUALLY. STILL NOTHING WORKED AND MY CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND START. IT MAKES ONE CLICK, AND THEN NOTHING.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION UNINTENTIONALLY SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE MOVED THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NORMAL SPEED, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN THE PASSING LANE. WITH NO POWER I ALMOST HAD A CAR REAR END ME BEFORE I COULD PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND PULL OVER. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT ACTED NORMAL FOR A WHILE. BEFORE ARRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER HAD STARTED LEAKING AND THE VEHICLE WAS LOW IN TRANSMISSION FLUID. HOWEVER, WITH THIS VEHICLE THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL AND THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF FLUID LEAKAGE FOUND WHERE CAR IS NORMALLY PARKED. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED!

Mileage: 109,000

AT VARIOUS TIMES, WHEN CAR IS CRANKED AND PUT INTO DRIVE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN GEAR AND GEARS DO NOT CHANGE AUTOMATICALLY. VERY LITTLE POWER WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE FROM BEING STOPPED. HOWEVER WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF AND CRANKED BACK UP IT SOMETIMES RESETS THE ISSUE ELECTRONICALLY.

Mileage: 107,000

HAVING ISSUES WITH GEAR SHIFTING AND THE MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND I HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND NO ANSWERS. THIS HAPPENS AS VEHICLE IS MOVING AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER NO STEERING NOTHING. SCARY DEAL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS

Mileage: 126,000

TRANSMISSION COOLER/CONDENSER LEAK CAUSES LOSS OF TRANMISSION FLUID BUT YOU CAN'T CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL BECAUSE THERE IS A TAMPER PROOF CAP ON THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL DIP STICK. TRANSMISSION GOT HOT, TRUCK SLIPPED GEARS AND LOSS OF FORWARD MOMENTUM CONTROL. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM BUT IS NOT.

Mileage: 97,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TETERBORO CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (LOCATED AT 469 US-46, LITTLE FERRY, NJ 07643) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 59534039. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK COMING FROM A/C CONDENSER/TRANSMISSION COOLER. SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGE LEADING TO POOR TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE SUCH AS SLIPPAGE AND VEHICLE JERKING ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. ALSO JERKS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR FROM PARK.

Mileage: 121,000

I HAVE LESS THAN 76K MILES ON MY JEEP. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER, TAKING EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY JEEP, ALWAYS GETTING OIL CHANGES ON TIME AND MAINTENANCE WITH VERY FEW CITY MILES ON MY JEEP AND I AM HAVING TO PAY 10K FOR A NEW MOTOR AND CAMSHAFT.

Mileage: 76,000

AN UNINTENTIONAL SHIFTING OF THE TRANSFER CASE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ITS ON AND CANT TAKE IT OFF, ALL STARTED WITH THE VEHICLE BEEN STATIONARY.

Mileage: 71,978

DRIVING FROM THE GAS STATION TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND OVERINFLATED CAUSING THE FORWARD MOUNTS ON THE REAR SUBFRAME TO BE RIPPED OUT OF THE BODY OF THE CAR WHICH CAUSE THE SUBFRAME TO CRASH INTO THE EXHAUST, TRANSFER CASE, AND DRIVE SHAFT WHICH IMMOBILIZED THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED LUCKILY AS THE VEHICLE HAD NOT MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED.

Mileage: 164,000

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK COMING FROM A/C CONDENSER/TRANSMISSION COOLER. SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGE OCCURRING LEADING TO PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE SUCH AS SLIPPAGE AND VEHICLE JERKING ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THIS TYPE OF COMPONENT FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL OF THE PROBLEMATIC AREAS BEFORE SERIOUS ISSUES ARISE.

Mileage: 68,000

CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND RISE IN RPMS AND MISSING GEAR GOING INTO NUETRAL AND CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN TRAFFIC RUNS AT 2 RPMS IN IDEAL STANDPOINT NOW CAR IS LEAKING FLUIDS AND SERVICE 4WHEEL DRIVE LIGHTS ON I READ THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE IN OTHER KEEPS BUT NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER AND THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM

Mileage: 171,800

WHILE IN TRAFFIC TRANSMISSION STARTS TO KICK AS IF TRYING TO GET INTO GEAR.. ONLY HAPPENS WHILE IN SLOW TRAFFIC OF ABOUT 10-20 MPH.. AT NORMAL RUNNING SPEEDS ALL IS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY KNOWN TRANSMISSION RECALLS EXIST FOR MY VEHICLE

Mileage: 162,000

TRANSMISSION COOLER/AC CONDENSER LEAK AT TUBE JOINTS

Mileage: 90,000

HAD TO HAVE ALTERNATOR AND BATTER REPLACED AT 54,000 MILES. TWO WEEKS AFTER COMPLETING THIS REPAIR, THE BATTER LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER TURNING OFF ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP. UPON INSPECTION BY THE MECHANIC, THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE WAS NO LONGER WORKING. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. IN ADDITION, 3 DAYS LATER, THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE.

Mileage: 54,284

TAKATA RECALL LEATHER ON THE DASHBOARD COMES LOOSE, I'VE TAKEN IT TO JEEP TO REPAIR AND IT HAPPEND AGAIN. THE ADHESIVE DISSOLVES AND MAKES THE LEATHER BUNCH UP. THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT BLINKS FOR A FEW SECONDS EVERY TIME ENGINE STARTS. ENGINE STALLS AND DOESN'T START AT TIMES.

Mileage: 100,000

MY JEEP CUTS OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING AND STALLS AT TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON ALSO SINCE I PURCHASED IT. WAS TOLD THE CODES HAD TO BE RESET. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER OVER 10 TIMES AFTER I PURCHASED IT DEALER SENT IT OUT OTHER PLACES SEEN NOTHING TURNED OFF CODES IT SEEMED OK THEN EVERY SINCE THEN IT DOES THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER NOW MY WARRANTY IS OUT THEY SEE AN ISSUE I HAD EXTENDED BUT THEY ONLY REPAIRED RECALLS THEY SAY BUT MY LIGHTS STILL FOG FROM THE RECALL AND ELECTRICAL STILL ISSUE!

Mileage: 91,000

A/A TRANS CONDENSER LEAK. FAULTY CONDENSER UNIT

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (LIECHTY DODGE, 5080 ACADEMY LN, BESSEMER, AL 35022, (205) 432-7995) FOR A RECALL REPAIR CONCERNING THE ALTERNATOR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ALTERNATOR RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

Mileage: 131,000

THE ABILITY TO MANUALLY DOWNSHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE FAILED AT ABOUT 63,000 MILES. THIS NECESSITATES THE USE OF ONLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL. BECAUSE THE BRAKE ROTORS ARE UNDERSIZED, THIS CAUSES THE ROTORS TO WARP.

Mileage: 63,000

HELLO, WAS HOPING YOU COULD GUIDE ME. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY JEEP SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I COULD BE ON THE FREEWAY AT A LIGHT OR EXITING THE FREEWAY AND IT SHUTS OFF. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING SINCE THE END OF 2016. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THEY NOW SAY THEY HAVE FOUND A PROBLEM, BUT NOW JEEP IS SAYING SINCE I AM OVER MY MILES THEY CANNOT COVER THE CHARGES. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? *TT *TR

Mileage: 34,000

2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE BOOSTER RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED ON 02/15/2018 THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING MAKING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIPS RESOLUTION WAS REPLACING THE ELECTRO-HYDRUALIC POWER STEERING AND THE AMP ALTERNATOR PER RECALL. *TR

WITH ONLY 50,800 MILES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRODUCED SEVERAL CODES. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO 3 DIFFERENT PLACES FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY SAID IT WAS POWER STEERING / A/C COOLANT LEAKING. WITH THE 2ND DIAGNOSES THEY FOUND A LEAK WITH THE AUXILIARY COOLER (TRANSMISSION FLUID). SO I HAD A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FLUSH WORK DONE, BUT IT'S STILL LEAKING..

Mileage: 50,843

COOLANT ON JEEP WENT TO 245 RED LIGHT WENT ON.WHITE SMOKE WITH BAD SMELL OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND NO HEAT.BURNING SMELL OUTSIDE OF CAR..TOOK THE CAR TO PETBOYS. THEY FILLED IT WITH ANTIFREEZE AND SAID IT COULD BE THE HEAD GASKET ..TOOK IT TO JEEP DEALER RAN TEST SAID IT WAS FINE...4 DAYS LATER WENT TO 245 AGAIN BURNING SMELL AND WHITE SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUST.. FILLED IT WITH ANTIFREEZE AGAIN.DROVE ON HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREETS...I'M AFRAID THE JEEP WILL GO ON FIRE..PLEASE HELP, ME..THANK YOU

Mileage: 40

A WEEK AGO MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR ON MY WAY HOME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME BEFORE IT DIED. WE DROVE MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT WE ALWAYS GO TO GET IT DIAGNOSED. MY MECHANIC SAID I MADE IT JUST IN TIME BECAUSE WHEN THEY WENT TO START MY VEHICLE IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THEY DIAGNOSED THAT I HAD A BAD BATTERY AND REPLACED IT. THEY ALSO IDENTIFIED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT (I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PART THOUGH). MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND THEY COMPLETED ALL THE OPEN RECALLS ON IT, INCLUDING THE ALTERNATOR BELT. THEN MY CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER MY MECHANIC RAN MY CAR FOR 20 MINUTES THE CAR SHUT OFF AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SHORTED. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT THE ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK AND I HAVE SPOKEN TO 5 DIFFERENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS. EVERY SINGLE ONE HAS TOLD ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND A DIFFERENT PROCESS I HAVE TO FOLLOW. MY CAR HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND JUST SITTING THERE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK SINCE I HAVE HAD MY CAR. I JUST HEARD FROM A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT TODAY THAT THE CAR HAS TO BE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE TO DECLARE THAT THE PCM IS NOT WORKING. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THAT. I AM REALLY TRYING TO GET THEM TO PAY FOR THIS AND NOT GO THROUGH A REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE FAITH I WILL ACTUALLY GET REIMBURSED IN THE END. I AM SO DISGUSTED WITH THE TREATMENT CHRYSLER HAS GIVEN ME. THEY OBVIOUSLY ARE TRYING EVERYTHING TO GET OUT OF PAYING THIS. WELL THEY PICKED THE WRONG PERSON TO MESS WITH, I WILL NOT BACK DOWN.

Mileage: 70,000

THERE IS A VERY COMMON WELD ISSUE FROM CHRYSLER FOR THE AC CONDENSER WHICH ALSO DOUBLES AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER. THERE IS A CHANGE.ORG PETITION OF DRIVERS HTTPS://WWW.CHANGE.ORG/P/CHRYSLER-FOR-CHRYSLER-RECALL-FAULTY-AC-CONDENSER-TRANSMISSION-COOLER?UTM_MEDIUM=EMAIL&UTM_SOURCE=PETITION_SIGNER_RECEIPT&UTM_CAMPAIGN=TRIGGERED&J=249626&SFMC_SUB=346265647&L=32_HTML&U=45511404&MID=7233052&JB=145277 ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THE REPAIR IS $1000+ JEEP MUST DO A RECALL AND CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR OWN!

Mileage: 77,000

INTERMITTENT STALLING USUALLY DURING DECELERATION. FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST 3-MONTHS. TWICE WHILE SLOWING FOR A RIGHT TURN, ONCE WHILE SLOWING ON A DOWNGRADE. THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE RESTARTED IF IN PARK FORCING THE NEED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE ONLY INDICATION IS THE LOSS OF ENGINE NOISE, POWER STEERING AND CONFIRMING USING THE TACHOMETER. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A REAR COLLISION ON A BUSY ROAD WAY, A ROADWAY WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANE OR TRAPPED IN A CENTER LAND OF A MULTILANE ROAD. PRIOR TO THE CURRENT STALLING REPAIRS PER R09 / NHTSA 15V-115 WERE IMPLEMENTED. THE REPAIRS MAY NOT BEEN EFFECTIVE.

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THEN LURCH AND JERK FORWARD AS IT GOES BACK IN. THE ENTIRE CAR WILL SHUTTER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS OCCURS OFTEN, BOTH AT LOW SPEEDS ON CITY STREETS AND AT HIGHER FREEWAY SPEEDS. I WILL ALSO LOSE POWER ENTIRELY WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NO ISSUE, THAT THE CAR JUST NEEDED A BIT MORE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. MOREOVER, IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FULL. TWO DAYS AGO, THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY GOING 65 MPH WITH MY YOUNG DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. IT WAS TERRIFYING. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOTHING. WE WERE THEN ALMOST STRUCK BY ANOTHER CAR AS I COASTED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HOME AFTER THIS OCCURRED, IT AGAIN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I WAS GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A CITY STREET. WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY, BUT GAVE ME NO POWER TO MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. JEEP IS DENYING THAT THERE IS A DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THIS CAR, BUT I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS STATEMENTS ONLINE FROM JEEP OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME THING. MOREOVER, I SPOKE TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS OFTEN WITH THE GRAND CHEROKEES. HE STATED THAT IF THERE IS NOT A RECALL YET, THERE SHOULD BE. PLEASE LOOK INTO TO THIS ISSUE. THIS IS GOING TO COST PEOPLE THEIR LIVES IF IT IS NOT ADDRESSED SOON.

Mileage: 45,444

I OWN A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VIN: [XXX] FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE, THE JEEP HAS HAD ISSUES STARTING AND HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO CURRENTLY DRIVE AND I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP (PERFORMANCE JEEP: DELAWARE, OHIO HTTPS://WWW.MOPAR.COM/EN-US/MY-VEHICLE/RECALLS/SEARCH.HTML WHEN CLICKING ON THIS LINK AND ENTERING THE VIN BELOW IT SHOWS THE RECALLS COMPLETED FOR OUR JEEP. THE 2ND .PDF ATTACHMENT (ATTACHED) SHOWS THE TIPM RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON 2/24/15. OUR CAR IS CONTINUING TO STALL. ?THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ON YOUR VEHICLE CONTAINS AN INTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY THAT COULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. AN INTERMITTENT OR FAILED FUEL PUMP RELAY COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT YOUR DEALER WILL DO... FCA WILL REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. YOUR DEALER WILL INSTALL AN EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY.? CARFAX ATTACHED. FIRST, A CHRYSLER DEALER TRIED REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER MODULE AND THEN HAD TO REPLACE IT IN 2013. PRIOR TO THE FEBRUARY 2015 RECALL. (I ASSUME WHAT THEY IDENTIFY AS THE ENGINE/POWERTRAIN COMPUTER/MODULE IS THE TIPM MODULE ?I.E., THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE.) ISSUE 1 IN AUGUST 2015, THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY (I.E., THE RECALL WORK). 2ND ISSUE THEN, IN APRIL 2016, THEY TRIED TO REPROGRAM THE ENGINE POWERTRAIN COMPUTER MODULE AGAIN, AND AGAIN FAILED AND HAD TO REPLACE IT. THIRD ISSUE WE ARE NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE: FOURTH ISSUE, STILL NOT FIXED AFTER TAKING IT TO PERFORMANCE JEEP ON 3 OCCASIONS. THERE HAS BEEN A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT WITH A SETTLEMENT. AS I UNDERSTAND THOSE TERMS, THEY INCLUDE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON FUEL PUMP REPAIRS FOR UP TO 7 YEARS/70,000 MILES. WE ARE WELL UNDER THE 7 YEARS/70,000 MILES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES OF THE LIGHT APPEARING, THE JEEP'S AIR CONDITIONING WENT OFF, ALL WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON (WITHOUT PROMPTING THEM). ALL THREE OF THESE THINGS HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS OF EACH OTHER SO I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BUT THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY ZERO POWER SO I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO ROLL TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE (SEE ATTACHED PICTURE). I THEN HAD TO EXIT THE JEEP INTO ONCOMING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE AND LUCKILY MADE IT SAFETY TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I CALLED 911 AND TRIPLE A FOR A TOW. THE JEEP WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND THAT HE HAD TO UNPLUG IT FROM THE BATTERY SINCE IT WAS STILL PRODUCING EXCESSIVE HEAT HOURS AFTER IT ARRIVED THERE. I THEN CALLED THE FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REFERENCED RECALL T36, SINCE THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AS THE DESCRIPTION PROVIDED (ALTHOUGH I DID NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS ON MY VIN). THEY PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP TO SET UP AN APPT SO I PAID FOR ANOTHER TOW THERE. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPT THAT MY ALTERNATOR FAILED, WHICH DRAINED MY BATTERY, WHICH BROKE MY MODULE POWERTRAIN CONTROL COMPUTER TOTALING $2,134 IN REPAIRS. THEY CANNOT CONFIRM NOR DENY THAT MY JEEP IS PART OF RECALL T36, BUT REGARDLESS SINCE MY VIN DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS ON IT, THAT I HAVE TO PAY IN FULL AND THAT IF DOWN THE ROAD THERE IS A RECALL THAT I WILL GET REIMBURSED. I THEN CALL THE FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE BACK AND THEY CHECK THEIR INTERNAL SYSTEM AND CONFIRM THAT I AM NOT PART OF RECALL T36 AND THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS FOR MY JEEP.

Mileage: 115,686

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO STILL OPERABLE, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING, BUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WERE MOVING AT SLOW SPEED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING SLOWLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED OFF, AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VOLTAGE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THERE WAS AN ALTERNATOR RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JT CHRYSLER DODGE RAM OF LEXINGTON (LOCATED AT 4838 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON, SC 29072 (803) 957-2010) FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V674000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,002.

Mileage: 113,002

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, BATTERY WARNING LIGHT LIT UP, FOLLOWED BY (INCORRECT) ERROR MESSAGES ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MENU THAT DRIVER SEATBELT WAS UNFASTENED. ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE VEHICLE CEASED OPERATION, INCLUDING AC AND STEREO. I PULLED OFF OF FREEWAY AND OPENED HOOD TO FIND THE ALTERNATOR SMOKING HEAVILY. THIS WAS THE EXACT SAME FAILURE SITUATION DESCRIBED IN CHRYSLER RECALL P60, BUT BECAUSE MY ALTERNATOR WAS 180AMP INSTEAD OF 160AMP, IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE P60 RECALL. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE ALSO RESULTED IN A BLOWN-OUT PCM, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CAR FIRE, OR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. CHRYSLER RECALL P60 SHOULD INCLUDE THE 180AMP ALTERNATORS, AS WELL, BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE SAME FAULT AND SAFETY ISSUES.

Mileage: 69,000

180 AMP ALTERNATOR EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ALL POWER, BATTERY FAILURE, PCM FAILURE AND SMOKING AND BURNING SMELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXPERIENCED LOUD WHINNING FROM ALTERNATOR WHILE DRIVING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO FAILURE. ULTIMATE FAILURE OCCURED AS CAR PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY 160 AMP ALTERNATOR UNDER RECALL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CHRYSLER/JEEP SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THESE ISSUES.

Mileage: 82,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A REGULAR STREET OR HIGHWAY VEHICLE TENDS TO LOSE POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE IT JERKS. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE FIRST 20-45 MINUTES OF STARTING, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT SPEED BUT THE ENGINE STALLS LEAVING NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THIS OCCURS WHEN SLOWING TYPICALLY BUT CAN OCCUR AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 30-40MPH. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY AT THIS POINT AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

ISSUE: TRANSMISSION FAULT LEADS TO UNEXPECTED "CREEP MODE" IN DRIVE, OVER-PRESSURIZED TRANS EXPELS TRANS FLUID ONTO MANIFOLD LEADING TO ENGINE FIRE. DETAILS: WHEN STOPPED & IDLING IN DRIVE FOR PERIOD OF TIME, TRANSMISSION GOES INTO CREEP MODE OF SOME SORT & WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP IT DOES NOT MOVE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT A LEFT-TURN RED-LIGHT AND WHEN LEAST EXPECTED, HAVING DISASTROUS RESULTS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM OVER-PRESSURIZATION ALREADY LED TO TRANS FLUID BEING EXPELLED FROM DIPSTICK TUBE ONTO ENGINE MANIFOLD RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE. OWNER WAS EASILY ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BY SITTING IN DRIVE FOR 7-8 MINUTES & THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. VIDEOTAPED EVIDENCE SHOWS THE TRANS IS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP, YET TACHOMETER IS SHOOTING UP TO 25,000RPM'S & CAR ONLY CREEPS FORWARD. AT THAT MOMENT SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AS ONCE AGAIN FLUID WAS BEING EXPELLED ONTO MANIFOLD. ONLY THIS TIME OWNER DID NOT OPEN THE HOOD SO THE LACK OF INFLUX OF FRESH O2 DID NOT IGNITE FLUID LIKE IT DID THE FIRST TIME. VEHICLE IS UNDER 100,000 MILE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY & JEEP DEALER ENTERED DIAGNOSIS AND REQUEST TO "REPLACE TRANSMISSION, COOLER, O2 SENSOR, & WIRING HARNESS" WHICH FCA USA, LLC REJECTED. FCA RREFUSES TO SAY WHY. DEALER HAS HELD VEHICLE NOW FOR 2MONTHS & 2WEEKS WHILE DEALER TRIES TO CONVINCE FCA TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE DRIVETRAIN. FCA REFUSES TO SUPPLY WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF WHY CLAIM IS BEING REJECTED. FCA SENT OUT A "SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR" (FOR FIRES) WHO WITHOUT MEETING THE SERVICE MGR OR AUTHORIZED DRIVETRAIN TECH, SERVE DETERMINES IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. YET HE KNOWS NOTHING OF TRANSMISSIONS & SPOKE TO NO ONE AT DEALER ABOUT THEIR DIAGNOSIS AND ISSUE. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AS IT WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT NOTICE AT ANYTIME & CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO OVER-PRESSURIZED TRANSMISSION AND EXPELLED TRANS FLUID COULD RESULT IN FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY REPORT WHAT I CONSIDER A CRITICAL FLAW WITH MY 2012 9JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EQUIPPED WITH THE PENTASTAR V6 ENGINE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY THE ENGINE IN THE PAST 45 DAYS. THE MOST RECENT EVENT RESULTED IN MY DAMAGING VEHICLE'S WHEEL AS WELL AS NEARLY HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. I HAVE 85533 MILES ON MY CAR AND THIS FLAW HAS ONLY MANIFESTED ITSELF IN THE PAST 3 DAYS (85533MILES). I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IN ORDER TO LOOK INTO THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY DEFECT, I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TIME. I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF A PRODUCT THAT HAS SUCH A BLATANT SAFETY RISK SHOULD BE APPRECIATIVE OF BEING INFORMED OF SUCH A DEFECT, AND CERTAINLY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THERE IS A LEAK AT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER. LOOKING ON LINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I NOTICES THE PROBLEM WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT TO THE PROPER GEAR, AND THE CAR SLOWED AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO NOT BLOCK TRAFFIC. THIS WAS DANGEROUS AND I WAS NOT HAPPY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOCATED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LEAK CAUSING LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID/OIL AND MAKING THE CAR NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. I WAS DRIVING/ACCELERATING UP HILL AT THE TIME. THE JEEP DEALER AT FOLSOM CALIFORNIA HAS THE CAR NOW.

Mileage: 117,000

THIS IS THE LETTER I SENT TO CHRYSLER: I'M THE OWNER OF A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2012, WITH VIN [XXX] AS I WAS REPAIRING A FLAT TIRE I NOTICED SOMETHING VERY STRANGE AND VERY DANGEROUS HAPPENING IN MY VEHICLE. I?M A MECHANICAL ENGINEER BY TRADE AND IN MY 60 YEARS OF LIFE I HAVE SEEN AND WORK ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT CARS AND I KNOW THAT CAN HAPPEN IN SITUATIONS SIMILAR TO THIS. THE PORTION OF THE VISIBLE THREADS ON THE FRONT AXLE CAME OUT OF THE SHAFT LIKE REMOVING A SLEEVE AND CRUMBLED LIKE BREAD CRUMBS WHAT IS TO SAY THAT THE PORTION OF THE THREAD ENGAGED WITH THE NUT ON THE SHAFT (WHICH ISN'T VISIBLE AT THIS STAGE) WON'T HAVE THE SAME END RESULTS? WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO A CAR DRIVING 65 ML/H ON A HIGHWAY WHEN A FRONT WHEEL WILL FALL OUT? IS MY CAR JUST A BLACK SHEEP? IS THE LOT THAT MY CAR WAS PRODUCED SOMETHING OUT OF ORDINARY? THE AMOUNT OF RUST HAS DESTROYED THE THREADS ON THE VISIBLE PART OF THE AXLE. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AND I WILL BE AT THE DEALER TOMORROW TO REPAIR IT I WOULD LIKE CHRYSLER TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM AND TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO FIX THE PROBLEM PREVENTING LIFE'S BEING LOST. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTOS THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF THREADS LEFT ON THE AXLES. EVALUATE BETTER. IF YOU LIKE TO SEND ME TO ONE SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIVE OF YOUR COMPANY IN MY AREA FOR EVALUATION PLEASE LET ME KNOW RIGHT WAY. MY CONTACT INFORMATION WILL BE BELOW. A COPY OF THIS LETTER WILL BE SENT TO NTSB FOR THE RECORDS. I HOPE THAT I'M WRONG AND YOUR EXPERTS WILL EVALUATE, BUT I HAVE TO DO THIS REPORT TO I CAN HAVE A CLEAR CONSCIENCE THAT DID WHAT I THOUGHT IS THE BEST. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START BUT FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MODULE, THE WIPER MOTOR AND THE (TIPM) TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

Mileage: 6,000

ENGINE REVS UP INTERMITTENTLY WITH NO EXPLANATION, HAVE DISCUSSED WITH DEALER AND THEY MUST BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE BEFORE COVERING UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER ADMITS THIS IS A WARRANTABLE ISSUE. PROBLEM IS IS THAT IT ONLY HAPPENS EVERY 2000 TO 4000 MILES. VIRTUALLY IMNPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE. SEVERE HAZARD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART CAR TP CPRRECT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 46,389

OXYGEN SENSOR SHORTED OUT THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO ALMOST STALL OUT AND ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND FLASH. HAD TO REPLACE OXYGEN SENSOR AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. *JS

Mileage: 57,978

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CROSSED THE STREET AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Mileage: 53,000

MY 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS THE 3.6 LITER PENTASTAR V6 WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT HAS THE QUADRA TRAC 1 FULL-TIME 4X4 SYSTEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY "CLUNKY" AND FEELS UNSURE OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE DOING. UPSHIFTS COME EARLY, AT LOW SPEED AND RPM'S. OFTEN THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE, BUT SOMETIMES CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO FEEL EXTREMELY UNDERPOWERED. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR FURTHER WILL EVENTUALLY RESULT IN A DOWNSHIFT AND A RESULTING CLUNK IN THE DRIVELINE. LOW SPEED DRIVING ON CURVY ROADS IS NOT A NICE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. DOWNSHIFTS ARE ABRUPT AND ANYTHING BUT SMOOTH. THERE IS OFTEN A CLUNK THAT CAN BE HEARD AND FELT WHILE DECELERATING FOR AN UPCOMING CURVE. THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE FEELING IS RIDING WITH A PERSON WHO IS LEARNING TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. NOT SURE IF THIS COMPLAINT IS RECALL WORTHY, BUT I WORRY THE TRANSMISSIONS INDECISIVENESS IS GOING TO PREMATURELY WEAR THE DRIVELINE COMPONENTS. PERHAPS A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE TO START.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14373000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PRODUCE THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

Mileage: 26,000

DAY 1....CAR JUST STOPPED OUT OF NO WHERE A PICTURE OF A BATTERY SHOWED UP AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED AND SHUT DOWN ON ITS OWN DAY 2....TOOK CAR IN TO GET A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE THAT WAS TOTALLY DEAD BUT ON DAY 3...THE BATTERY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE CAR ONCE AGAIN SHUT DOWN ON ME AND THIS TIME IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY I WAS STUCK FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS CANT EVEN JUMP THE CAR CUZ IT STILL WONT START IT SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY.. MIDDAY OF DAY 3 DISCOVERED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND FINDS OUT THERE WERE FOR 4 RECALLS ON MY CAR SO I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THEY CAN ONLY FIX 3 OUT OF 4 OF THE RECALL DUE TO NOT HAVING ALL THE PARTS AND INFORMED ME IT WILL BE DONE BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER. 4:30PM CAME AROUND AND I CALLED TO CHECK IN ON THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS READY THE WORKER STATED YES COME PICK IT UP SO I DID AND WHEN I WAS ALMOST HOME THE SAME PROBLEM THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON ME SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IN BEFORE IT FULLY SHUT DOWN ALTOGETHER. DAY 4....DEALERSHIP CALLED ME ABOUT 11AM AND STATED OK THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND I CAN GO PICK IT UP SO I STATED OK BUT ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO BE ON MY WAY THE DEALERSHIP STATED WAIT DO NOT COME PICK IT UP YET BECAUSE THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE CAR AND THAT THE STEERING POWER IS NOT CONNECTING TO THE ALTERNATOR AND IS SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN BUT THE PART TO FIX IT WONT BE IN TIL TOMMORROW. DAY 5..STILL WAITING FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED..... PLEASE IF THERE IS ANYWAY I CAN JUST SIMPLY SWAP THIS LEMON WITH A DIFFERENT CAR THAT WOULD BE GREAT I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD AND THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE RECALL THE CAR CAN CRASH WITHOUT NOTICE.... HELP ME PLEASEEEEEEE...UPDATED 08/06/15 *BF UPDATED 12/23/2015*JS

Mileage: 59,445

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 47,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY APPROX. 65 MPH WHEN TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE REV'ED TO APPROXIMATELY 3000 TO 4000 RPM'S, COASTED A DISTANCE AND THE CAR JUMPED BACK INTO GEAR AND I CONTINUED ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE EOC SIGNAL TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER HAD IT FOR A WEEK+ AND REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND IT DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL JUST LAST WEEK AND IT HAPPEN TWICE THEN. I WAS PREPARING TO TAKE IT BACK THIS MORNING AND WHEN I GOT IN THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS AND IT IS NOW RUNNING FINE. THERE WAS A 3 MONTH PERIOD THAT IT DID NOT OCCUR AND AS I SAID IT HAPPEN TWICE LAST WEEK. I PURCHASED THIS USED WITH 42500 MILES ON IT, IT NOW HAS 46500 MILES. THE DEALERS HAYES CHRYSLER HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE, BUT THIS IS STARTING TO GET FRUSTRATING. NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT LIKELY IT IS. I HAVE SPOKE TO A COUPLE OF OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD VERY SIMILAR STORIES ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 241 TOLL ROAD UP A STEEP HILL GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE ENGINE DOWN SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR, THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING HIGH, THE RPM WENT HIGH, AND I LOST SPEED. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK WHILE I CALLED MY HUSBAND BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE VEHICLE. I WANTED TO LET HIM KNOW IN CASE I WAS STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO TRY TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME, IF POSSIBLE. I PUT THE VEHICLE BACK IN DRIVE AND GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN AND I MADE IT HOME. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

3/28/2015 (20,924 MILES): THIS IS THE SECOND TIME MY 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS STALLED WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AFTER STARTING. I STARTED THE JEEP AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND I BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND IT STALLED. HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DISPLAY SHOWED THAT THE JEEP WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER THE SHIFT LEVER WAS STILL IN REVERSE, AND THE RADIO WAS STILL ON LIKE THE CAR ELECTRONICS WERE ON. I MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER BACK INTO PARK. I PUSHED THE START/STOP BUTTON BUT I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE INSTRUMENTS OR RADIO TO SHUT OFF. I TRIED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER IT JUST CLICKED ONCE AND THE STARTER DID NOT ENGAGE. WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, I PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO PARK. I AGAIN TRIED TO PUSH THE START/STOP BUTTON AND THIS TIME IT JUST KEPT CRANKING BUT FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL WHILE THE DASH DISPLAYED P AND I WAS IN A LEVEL PARKING LOT. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THEY WERE HARD TO PRESS. I USED MY PHONE TO CALL MOSS BROS SERVICE AND THEY TRANSFERRED ME TO THE MOSS MOTORS RIVERSIDE, CA SERVICE CENTER. I EXPLAINED MY SITUATION BUT ALL SERVICE ADVISORS WERE BUSY. I WAITED ON THE LINE FOR OVER 11 MINUTES AND SOMEONE CAME BACK ON THE LINE AND TOLD ME THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK. SEE CALL LOG FROM PHONE RECORDS BELOW. I EXPLAINED TO THE OPERATOR THAT IF I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF THAT THE BATTERY WOULD EVENTUALLY GO DEAD. AFTER WAITING ON HOLD ALL THIS TIME I ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE START/STOP BUTTON ONE MORE TIME AND THIS TIME ALL CONTROLS SEEM TO SHUT OFF. I PUSHED THE START/STOP BUTTON AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE DID START THIS TIME. (DATETIMEPHONE #DESTINATIONMINUTES USED / 03/28/157:33 AM855-777-2770TOLL FREE CALL,11.0 *TR

Mileage: 20,294

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV AND WOULD NOT SHIFT UP OR DOWN. SHE COULD ONLY GO MAYBE 20 MPH - PEOPLE PASSING AND HONKING ON A 4 LANE ROAD. SHE FOUND AN AREA AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A RETAIL PARKING LOT. SHE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE ISSUE CONTINUED AS THE CAR MOVED BUT THE ENGINE REV'ED WITHOUT SHIFTING TO THE NEXT GEAR. SHE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER, WHERE SHE WAS TOLD TO CALL CHRYSLER ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAVE IT TOWED IN. THE DEALER TOOK A LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY AND COULD NOT MAKE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY RE CHIPPED IT I BELIEVE(RESET THE ELECTRONICS). THIS SAME ISSUE HAPPEN AGAIN APPROX. 30 DAYS LATER AND IT WAS TOWED IN AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE. THEY SAID WE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TWICE NOW BOTH IN THE MORNING TAKING OUR DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL. WE CANNOT TRUST THIS VEHICLE AND ARE LOOKING AT SELLING IT. THAT IS WHAT THE DEALER SUGGESTED AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE CHRYSLER RECALL P54, WHICH IS THE RECALL FOR 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, AND IT ALSO ENCOUNTERED NOT START PROBLEM AS WELL AS THE NOT START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT PROBLEM. EVEN THE CAR COULD START, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL AGAIN SHORTLY. THE PROBLEM IS RESULTED FROM THE FAULTY TIPM, WHICH IS THE SAME ON BOTH 2011 AND 2012 MODEL. HOWEVER, ONLY THE 2011 GRAND CHEROKEE IS BEING RECALLED. SO I URGE CHRYSLER TO INITIATE A RECALL ON THE 2012 MODEL AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN BARBER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH HIS 2012 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND; ATTN: TAJ SULTAN. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON OCCASION, HE WOULD BRAKE AND ACCELERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY TO AVOID ROLLING BACKWARDS. HE SOON DISCOVERED, WHILE DOING SO, WITH THE JEEP, IT WOULD CREEP A FEW FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION, AND THERE WOULD BE NO ACCELERATION FOR ABOUT FIVE SECONDS.

THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, THE FIRST TIME I HAD JUST GONE THROUGH THE DULLES TOLL AND AS I PAID THE TOLL AND PULLED OFF THE ENGINE DID NOT STAY IN DRIVE, IT WENT INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. THE SECOND AND THIRD TIME I WAS AGAIN DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY AND THE GEAR SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL OR A LOWER GEAR. EACH TIME (3) I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP AND GO INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S AN ENGINE, GEAR OR POWER TRAIN ISSUE. ALSO ALMOST DAILY WHEN DRIVING, THE ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT'S PULLING/STRAINING AND NOT GOING ALL THE WAY INTO DRIVE. THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE WINTER AND SUMMER (ANY TIME OF YEAR, NOT WEATHER SPECIFIC). I ALWAYS WARM THE CAR UP BEFORE DRIVING IT. WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT HAVING THIS ISSUE, IT DRIVES VERY SMOOTHLY. THE ISSUE HAPPENS 75% OF THE TIME (EXCEPT WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, IT ALWAYS DRIVE SMOOTHLY WHEN THEY TAKE IT OUT). HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED BUT THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT WHEN THEY TOOK IT OUT TO TEST DRIVE IT, IT WAS FINE AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO KEEP IT AND DO SEVERAL TEST DRIVES TO SEE IF IT WILL REPLICATE THE SITUATION. BECAUSE I NEED MY VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK EACH DAY AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR A RENTAL OR PROVIDE A LOANER, THAT ISN'T POSSIBLE. I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO RENT A CAR AND PAY A CAR NOTE. I RECEIVED THE RECALL FOR THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES SO HOPEFULLY MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE BRAKE NEEDING TO BE PUSHED ON FIRMLY WILL GO WAY WHEN THE PART'S COME IN (HUGE BACK ORDER, ON WAITING LIST FOR PARTS). I ALSO GET THE CAR SERVICED REGULARLY (WHEN IT'S TIME) SO I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE WOULD NEED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. UPDATED 8/27/14*CN UPDATED 09/12/2014 *JS

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN, STEERING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL THEN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 05/28/14 MA UPDATED 06/02/2014 *JS

Mileage: 10,000

THIS JEEP HAS REMOTE KEY-LESS ENTRY/ENGINE START. THE ENGINE CANNOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS THE GEAR SHIFT IS IN PARK. IF THE THROTTLE STAYS OPEN CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, ONE CANNOT TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THIS COULD RESULT IN ONE OR MORE DEATHS AND/OR SERIOUS INJURY! IF ONE HAD AN ACCIDENT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP DUE TO A JAMMED GAS PEDAL, HOW DO ONE TURN IT OFF? CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS "THE CHARACTERISTIC YOU DESCRIBE, HOWEVER, IS A FUNCTION OF YOUR VEHICLE'S DESIGN AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO ?FIX? THE CONDITION." REFERENCE NUMBER: EMAIL CASE NUMBER: SUPPLIED UPON REQUEST. IN OTHER WORDS THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE ANOTHER CAR THAT CAN HAVE THE ENGINE TURNED OFF, BUT IT IS A STANDARD TRANSMISSION. MADZA'S CAN BE TURNED OFF WHILE IN DRIVE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. THIS JEEP WAS PURCHASED IN THE USA. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP CHEROKEE RUBICON. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN , STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE REMEDY PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN , STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY WERE ONLY PRODUCING ONE PART PER MONTH. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. . ..UPDATED 03-12-14 *BF

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP WRANGLER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V234000 (POWER TRAIN STEERING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ONLY PROVIDED ONE REPLACEMENT PART EVERY FOURTEEN DAYS AND THE CONTACT HAD TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER VERIFIED THAT THE DALERSHIP WAS ONLY PROVIDED ONE REPLACEMENT PART EVERY FOURTEEN DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,500. LI

Mileage: 16,500

PROBLEM DEVELOPED JUST AFTER 10,000 MILES WITH MILD VIBRATION ON ACCELERATION. PROBLEM PERSISTED AND GOT WORSE. I HAD VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER AND HEAD MECHANIC AT 15,000 WHEN IN FOR OIL CHANGE. DEFINITELY WAS A PROBLEM, TOOK A DAY TO DIAGNOSE WITH HELP FROM JEEP. /CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS FAILURE OF THE TRANSFER CASE/DRIVETRAIN CONTROL MODULE. IT TOOK FROM JUNE 25 UNTIL AUGUST 19 TO OBTAIN NEW MODULE. DURING THAT TIME VEHICLE VIBRATION WORSENED FURTHER REQUIRING BACKING OFF ON ACCELERATION AND THEN CONTINUING ACCELERATION TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED. VERY MUCH LIKE RIDING ON A BAD WASHBOARD ROAD PLUS NOISE COMING FROM UNDER FRONT AND THEN ADDITIONAL NOISE FROM REAR. WHEN GOING UP MODERATE INCLINES BACK END BEGAN STRONGLY VIBRATING TO THE POINT WHERE IT FELT BACK END WAS GOING TO START HOPPING PLUS A CLUNK NOISE. BACKING DOWN ACCELERATION AND THEN REACCELERATING WOULD LESSEN PROBLEM BUT STILL MADE VIBRATION. FINAL CAUSE AFTER REPAIR: CAUSE LISTED AS BROKEN PROPELLER SHAFT WITH UNIVERSAL JOINTS, REPLACED TRANSFER CASE TO REAR AXLE; REPLACE REAR PROP SHAFT DUE TO CARRIER BEARING FAILURE CAUSING VIBRATION; REPLACE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE PER DIAGNOSIS FOR SHUTTERING IN DRIVELINE. VEHICLE HAS 17,578 MILES AT REPAIR COMPLETION. PROBLEM APPEARS FIXED IN THE FIRST 500 MILES I HAVE DRIVEN SINCE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 10,900

MY ISSUE WITH THE JEEP IS THAT I BELIEVE IT HAS AN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING FLAW. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN DRIVE THE LEVER IF BUMPED ACCIDENTALLY TO THE LEFT IT WILL DOWN SHIFT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I WAS TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH'S THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT HAD CAUSED THE DOWNSHIFT. THIS IS VERY HARD ON THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE NOT TO SAY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I'M LEFT HANDED AND DRIVE SUCH, MANY TIMES I HAVE CAUGHT THE RIGHT SLEEVE OF MY SHIRT ON THE SHIFT LEVER AND HAVE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT . I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A LEVER OR BUTTON THAT SHOULD BE DEPRESSED TO ALLOW THE DOWNSHIFT TO OCCUR. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY WHEN FIRST STARTED. THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ENGAGED IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE MANUFACTURER SENT SEVERAL ENGINEERS TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. UPDATED 01/07/13

Mileage: 40

IN EITHER THE 5TH OR 6TH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION/DRIVE TRAIN SHUTTERS WHEN ASCENDING A MODEST GRADE AT A STEADY SPEED BETWEEN 50 AND 65 MPH. INITIALLY THERE WAS A POWER LOSS AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL MOMENTARILY. CHRYSLER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR, TORQUE CONVERTER AND SEVERAL FLUIDS AND FILTERS. THIS HAS HELPED, BUT THE SHUTTERING REMAINS. CHRYSLER MAINTAINS THE CONDITION IS NORMAL, AND, IF THE SHUTTERING IS BOTHERSOME, THE CAR SHOULD BE PUT IN THE "TOW/HAUL" MODE EVEN IF NOTHING IS BEING TOWED AND ONLY THE DRIVER IS IN THE CAR. (AT THE JEEP FORUM AND OTHER VENUES ON THE INTERNET, OTHERS REPORT VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL PROBLEMS ON JEEPS WITH THE V-8 ENGINE.) *TR

Mileage: 4,000

I BOUGHT MY BAND NEW 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 7 MONTHS AGO - BRAND NEW FROM THE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT I STARTED TO NOTICE THE ACCELERATION IS NOT 100%, THE WINDOWS STOP ROLLING UP OR DOWN FOR HOURS AT A TIME AT RANDOM TIME, THE BRAKES SOMETIMES DON'T WORK ALL THE WAY, THE ENGINE JUMPS WHEN SWITCHING GEARS AND MOST RECENTLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO PAST 1.5 EVEN WHEN FLOORING IT & THERE WERE LOUD CLICKING NOISES WITH A LOUD FAN. THIS TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP - I HAD TO TOW IT IN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SHIP 3 TIMES FOR THEM TO CHECK ON THESE THINGS & EVERYTIME I TAKE IT IN THEY TELL ME THEY ARE "UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEMS" & CANNOT HELP ME. I HAVE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES TO COMPLAIN & REPORT ISSUES AND THEY EITHER TELL ME THEY CANNOT HELP ME, THEY PUT ME ON HOLD FOR AN INFINITE AMOUNT OF TIME, I GO TO VOICEMAIL, OR NO ONE IS AVAILABLE. THEY CALLED ME TODAY, AFTER HAVING IT FOR 4 DAYS, AND TOLD ME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FOR A "EVAP PERG SYSTEM" SO THEY REPLACED A HOSE & UPDATED MY POWER CONTROL MODULE AS A PRECAUTION. WHEN I ASKED THEM HOW THIS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH MY ENGINE PROBLEMS HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT. WHEN I ASKED HIM WHY MY ENGINE HAS PROBLEMS HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN IT. NO ONE THERE WANTS TO HELP ME - WHAT I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DOING IS GIVING ME EXCUSE AFTER EXCUSE IN THE BOOK, STALLING ME FOR AS LONG AS THEY CAN UNTIL MY WARRANTY RUNS OUT. I HAVE DEALT WITH 4 MANAGERS THERE - THE 1ST ONE STOPPED RETURNING MY PHONE CALLS, THE 2ND ONE TOLD ME I AM IMAGINING THINGS AND I SHOULD STOP COMPLAINING AND BE THANKFUL THAT I HAVE A NEW CAR, THE 3RD ONE POND ME OFF ONTO A 4TH ONE & THE 4TH ONE TOLD ME TO MY FACE THAT I AM A LIAR AND I AM MAKING UP STORIES SO THE SITUATION LOOKS WORSE THEN IT ACTUALLY IS. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

I STARTED THE ENGINE OF MY 2012 JEEP AND AS SOON I BEGAN TRAVELING WITH THE JEEP FLUIDS POURED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE. I DID NOT NOTICE THIS UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING 10 MINUTES. THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF AN ERROR OR ENGINE TROUBLE. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR I SAW A STEADY STREAM OF ORANGE LIQUID POURING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE. THIS FLUID WAS ENGINE COOLANT. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION. MY JEEP HAS BEEN WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER TWO WEEKS NOW. THE JEEP CANNOT BE FIXED DUE THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO SPARE PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 1,535

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE TECHNICIAN UPDATED THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200.

Mileage: 2,200

PREPARING TO BACK FROM MY GARAGE, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE SELECTOR IN REVERSE. DESPITE MY HOLDING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MOVED BACKWARDS AS IF SLIDING ON ICE. IT COLLIDED, AT A SLOW SPEED, WITH A CAR PARKED OPPOSITE ON THE DRIVEWAY. WHILE CONTINUING TO APPLY THE BRAKE, I MOVED THE SELECTOR INTO DRIVE IN ORDER TO PULL FORWARD AWAY FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE JEEP LUNGED FORWARD WITH THE FRONT TIRES REMAINING STATIONARY AND SLIDING ALONG THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE STONE COLUMN BETWEEN THE TWO GARAGE DOORS. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED TO THE EXTENT OF AT LEAST $5,700. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND TO ONE OF THE GARAGE DOORS. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. IF I HAD BEEN IN A PARKING LOT OR AT A STOP LIGHT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE DAMAGE OR INJURY FROM THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 1,640