10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 19
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,068 miles

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problem #194

Sep 182017

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving 30 mph, the engine stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to South county Dodge Ram Chrysler Jeep Ram (7127 S. lindbergh blvd, St.louis, mo 63125) where it was diagnosed that the electro hyudraulic steering failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was currently at the dealer waiting to be repaired. The vehicle was previously repaired per NHTSA campaign number: 14V634000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was unknown.

- St.Louis, MO, USA

problem #193

Sep 132017

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
I have received a safety recall notice for my vehicle which explains that there is a defective part that would impose a hazard to myself and other occupants safety and that it is extremely important to take steps to repair my vehicle, however the manufacturer has no current remedy since there are no parts available and cannot provide me with a specific date for when the parts will become available. I do not feel safe driving the vehicle and feel that the manufacturer should provide a safe vehicle replacement untill they are able to replace the defective part(s)

- Wilmington, DE, USA

problem #192

Jul 102017

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V435000 (electrical system). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called valley Chrysler Dodge Jeep at (540) 213-8800 (320 lee jackson hwy, staunton, va 24401) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available/parts distribution disconnect.

- Waynesboro, VA, USA

problem #191

Sep 062017

Grand Cherokee

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The driver coasted the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and later towed to national Dodge (223 N marine blvd, jacksonville, nc 28546, phone: (910)347-3777). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17V435000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no part available for the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- Jacksonville, NC, USA

problem #190

Sep 072017

Grand Cherokee

  • 74,000 miles
My Jeep has repeatedly shuttered and stalled when starting, both before and after the tipm recall was serviced. The locks also pop on and off repeatedly and won't stop. The rear tail light bulbs have had to be replaced multiple times (in excess of 4 times). There is also a long groan that happens when idling and sometimes when driving. The car has been unable to start properly and shakes violently before just completely shutting itself off without prompt. I have asked Jeep about it 3X and they have done nothing to assist other than perform the recall after making me wait several months for the parts.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #189

May 192017

Grand Cherokee

  • 67,400 miles
While driving on a city street, all indicators illuminated on the dash & the windshield wipers came on. The vehicle stalled and would not start back up. Jeep was towed to the owner's home. Mechanic found faulty alternator. Car still did not start with replacement alternator. The computer was faulty as well. After nearly 4 months of repairs, the wiring harness was replaced, new computer installed, and the new alternator, the vehicle started. Currently, the car creates a strange noise while driving & it struggles to start. No recall was listed to this specific VIN until 2 days after getting the car back from the shop (only on the mopar & NHTSA site.) (17V-435)(T36). Owner has not been notified of the recall.

- Chula Vista, CA, USA

problem #188

Aug 172017

Grand Cherokee

  • 42,004 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V435000 (electrical system). While driving 45 mph, the battery warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to astorg Dodge Chrysler Jeep (1501 7th St, parkersburg, wv 26101, (304) 485-8585) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the alternator needed to be replaced; however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 42,004. The VIN was not available.

- Parkersburg, WV, USA

problem #187

Aug 282017

Grand Cherokee

  • 31,000 miles
Stalling and failing to start (starter keeps cranking but never turns over)leaving me stranded

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #186

Aug 282017

Grand Cherokee

  • 62,000 miles
Alternator caught fire, heavy smoke minutes after the battery warning light illuminated on dash. Was able to contain fire to alternator with water hose. Multiple electrical problems now noted in car, unable to shift from park, car will not start. Car also stating "push clutch to start" on dash, vehicle does not have a clutch

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #185

Aug 232017

Grand Cherokee

  • 36,300 miles
As the vehicle is parked, it does not matter for 5 minutes or 5 hours, when the start button is depressed the engine turns over, but does not start. When attempted a second time, it will turn over continusly for 20 seconds, and fail to start. The problem my persist for many attemps, or may rectify its self and start.

- Baldwin, NY, USA

problem #184

Aug 212017

Grand Cherokee

  • 72,000 miles
While driving my 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee on a busy 4 lane highway my alternator failed, resulting in the engine stalling. I had no steering, no brakes, no control over the car whatsoever. Fortunately I was going up a hill and the car came to a stop without anyone being injured! I could have been killed. The dealer is saying that recall P60 - which covers exactly what happened to my car - does not cover my car because I have a 180 amp alternator instead of a 160 amp, which is covered by the recall. How can Chrysler group limit the recall by the amps when clearly this is what happened to with my 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee??

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #183

Jul 282017

Grand Cherokee

  • 114,000 miles
Will not start. Keep pressing and trying and finally will start after a couple of tries. Does attempt to turn over but will not start. Dealership cannot find anything wrong. Car was always in park and stationary. Seems to happen after trying to restart after short periods of time.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #182

Jul 292017

Grand Cherokee

  • 66,000 miles
My Jeep had the fuel pump relay changed to an external type as part of previous recall NHTSA 15V-115. I'm not sure of the date as it was done prior to us buying the vehicle. The new external relay started to fail in July 2017. In heat soaked conditions, the relay would fail to activate. The only time this occurred was during engine start while being stationary in a parking lot. The engine would start then stall within five seconds. I replaced the relay and tested the old one. When the old relay is warm, I verified that it doesn't activate 100% of the time. The relay part number is G8jn-1C6T-F-R-DC12. We never had a failure when the vehicle was in motion. I'm submitting this complaint so NHTSA has awareness of the relay that was installed. It is not a robust relay which may have other failure modes.

- Tulsa, OK, USA

problem #181

Jul 072017

Grand Cherokee

  • 20,000 miles
My car is currently at 76K miles. Since around 20K miles, my car has had issues with starting that happens intermittently, slow/no response from push button start, slow/no response with smart entry system when locking/unlocking doors. All of these issues are very intermittent. To go into more detail about the starting issue, the car would start completely, but then shortly after the RPM would drop to 0 and the electrical components would stay on. When trying to push the start button again, it would try to crank for 15 seconds. It's necessary to completely power off the car to properly start the car. Sometimes the issue presents itself immediately after. These issues happen with both key fobs even after switching to fresh batteries. I've taken it to Jeep dealership 4-5 times with no resolution. They have replaced the fuel pump relay twice for attempt to resolve starting issue. They were never able to duplicate or no codes would present themselves. I have strong suspicion of the tipm (totally integrated power module) failing, which is approximately $1200 to replace. Even though I have the extended warranty, Jeep will not replace until duplicated. I even left the car at Jeep for a week one of those visits. The issues happen almost every other day or on a very bad week, every day the car is used. Jeep customer service is very poor and I've been stuck with this issue for way too long. The starting issue even happened today, twice.

- Reno, NV, USA

problem #180

Mar 032017

Grand Cherokee

  • 55,000 miles
Dash indicator lights and wipers come on randomly while driving. Vehicle won't start on multiple occasions after shutting off. Tachometer and analog temp gauge are approx. 90 degrees off.

- Cndler, AZ, USA

problem #179

Jun 252017

Grand Cherokee

  • 106,000 miles
I was driving my vehicle, when all of the sudden the vehicle's display panel started to flash various messages (I.e. park brake assist, safety belt, battery, etc.). while this happened, the vehicle began to loose power and I was able to cruise slowly into a parking lot, in which it crept into a complete stop. I turned off the vehicle and attempted to turn it back on and it would not crank nor would any lights turn on. I had a friend try and jump the vehicle but it would not hold a charge, and there was an electrical smell coming from the alternator. The vehicle was then towed and brought to a Jeep dealership, were they had diagnosed that the alternator was bad and needed to be replaced.

- Chester, VA, USA

problem #178

Jun 162017

Grand Cherokee

  • 42,710 miles
June 16, 2017 - vehicle was in motion being driven on city street. Day earlier, the vehicle's "check engine light" appeared. Brought to mechanic who initially diagnosed as an evaporator/ vacuum sensor failure. Next day, dashboard began to display other warning lights in rapid succession which was then followed by loss of A/C and within minutes stalled. Turned off roadway just before suffering complete loss of power in office parking lot. Vehicle towed to mechanic shop who performed test and declared alternator failure which is being replaced. Description similar to recall announced in October 2014- NHTSA reference #14V634000.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #177

May 282017

Grand Cherokee 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 110,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle made a strange high pitched noise. Afterwards the vehicle's power suddenly failed. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road and noticed smoke underneath the hood. The contact opened the hood and noticed a burning odor. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dutch miller Jeep dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator failed and caused the battery to burn out. The alternator, battery, and circuit board needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was a recall for a different model alternator. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. Updated 07/13/17

- Charleston, WV, USA

problem #176

May 202017

Grand Cherokee

  • 129,704 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and restarted independently. The vehicle was diagnosed as having a tipm failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,704.

- Herald, CA, USA

problem #175

Sep 302013

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Push button ignition is defective. The first year I owned the vehicle the push button ignition began to show problems. Intermittently the key-fob is not recognized by the car. Sometimes the car will not start. Because of this, sometimes it will not turn off. Sometimes I have started the vehicle and am driving down the road when a bell begins ringing and message appears on dashboard that says "key has left the vehicle". I have to tap the key-fob on the button several times for it to finally recognize that it is present. I have changed the batteries in the key-fob often. Finally, last month, I decided to have the Jeep dealer replaced key-fob at cost of $300. Three weeks later the same thing is happening. Jeep service department admitted they replace 2-3 key-fobs a week for customers. I suspect the problem is with electronics in the dashboard.

- West Chester, PA, USA

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