10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
28 / 0
Average Mileage:
37,481 miles

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problem #220

Jul 302023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Driving and drivers headrest deployed for not reason. No collision, no nothing and just one headrest. There is no easy way to push it back down. It is clearly a malfunction. From what information I-??m gathering this is something known to happen but no recall or safety warning is issued. This is very dangerous.

- Arlington, TX, USA

problem #219

Jul 072023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The drivers side headrest deployed for no reason. This is a major issue that puts the person sitting in the front seats at risk. There was no warning of any kind before it happened. When I called the dealership, they say they have never heard of this issue.

- Youngsville, NC, USA

problem #218

Jul 072023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The passenger side head rest deployed into my wife's head while we were driving. No impact occurred, just deployed without any incident. I've read about this happening to many people across a range of Jeep models, and is a major safety concern. I'm personally concerned this could happen to the driver while driving (myself or my wife) causing an accident.

- West Orange, NJ, USA

problem #217

Jul 112023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Driver headrest failed as my wife was driving her jeep. It deployed hitting her in the back of the head causing a slight concussion.

- Plattsmouth, NE, USA

problem #216

Jun 242023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The headrest deployed as a result of the AHR system despite no accident having taken place. This presents a problem as there are reports of drivers/passengers getting concussions from the impact. The driver seat headrest is still intact, however, this poses a risk of this happening while driving, at any time. Sudden deployment may cause injuries, or an accident which will put passengers and other drives on the road at high risk.

- Penns Grove, NJ, USA

problem #215

Jun 152023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Passenger side headrest deployed spontaneously.

- Bensalem , PA, USA

problem #214

Jun 072023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
My driver was traveling on an interstate and the head rest "air bag" went off and smacked her in the back of the head. This cause her to veer off course and fortunately she did not cause an accident. The head rest feature is for safety when your have a rear end collision not just under normal driving conditions.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

problem #213

Jun 242021

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Summer of 2021 the passenger headrest airbag broke without any problem to cause it to pop open and it cannot be reset. Luckily no one was in the passenger seat. No one was in the car when it popped. Noticed it next time I got into car to take my husband to chemo treatments.

- Katy, TX, USA

problem #212

Jun 012023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
While driving down the road my driver's side head rest popped open causing my head to be pushed forward. As a result I had to pull over and stop my vehicle. It caused head and neck pain. There were no warning indicators on the vehicle at the time of the incident. It has not yet been inspected by a dealer or service center nor was there a police report or insurance claim.

- Mount Airy, GA, USA

problem #211

Apr 282023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Drove over a bump in a parking lot and the front of the headrest "popped" out hitting the driver in the back of the head. Within two weeks of the incident the driver has experienced blurred vision, neck pain and headaches. Several visits to different physicians as well as MRI and CT scans. Neurologist suspects whiplash.

- Dalton, GA, USA

problem #210

May 302023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Head rest deployed while driving.

- St. Johns, FL, USA

problem #209

May 292023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Headrest deployed without being in accident. I was about to put my car in reverse when the incident happened. If I was driving and it happened it could have caused me to wreck.

- Arcadia, OH, USA

problem #208

May 102023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The adaptive headrest deployed while I was driving. The clips broke and it is not able to be put back.

- Eagle, NE, USA

problem #207

May 212023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The headrest on the driver's side seat just spontaneously deployed and sprang forward. Thankfully it didn't cause an accident but now the headrest will not go back into position because the clips are busted. No warning of any kind and no reason to think it was faulty but apparently the clips are faulty because they busted causing the headrest to spring forward unexpectedly.

- La Porte, IN, USA

problem #206

May 052023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
I was driving down the road and my head rest popped open on my passenger side

- South Hamilton, MA, USA

problem #205

Mar 312023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The drivers headrest opened.

- Bentonville, AR, USA

problem #204

Feb 022022

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Passenger side headrest expanded. I was sitting in a parking lot and heard a loud bang. After looking I seen the passenger headrest came apart and will not go back together. If someone was sitting in the passenger seat at the time they could have bene injured. With the how loud the bang was I thought someone hit my vehicle.

- Farmington Hills, MI, USA

problem #203

Dec 192022

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
With no warning or reason the active headrest deployed while I was at a stop light having been stopped for a few minutes and smacked my passenger in the back of the head.

- Hutchinson, KS, USA

problem #202

Jan 112023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
While driving the vehicle at low speed and without any warning or outside influence the headrest exploded and hit me in the back of the head. I was able to retain control of the vehicle because of the slow speed and situation. I have since learned that this has happened to many other vehicles of my model and is related to the collision reactive headrest retaining components suddenly breaking. I recently had a long trip driving this vehicle at interstate speeds and this cpould have been a very serious event.

- Covington, LA, USA

problem #201

Dec 152022

Grand Cherokee 6-cyl

  • miles
Headrest airbag deployment spontaneously. This is a known issue that has caused numerous accidents. Here is a link with multiple people experiencing the issue. People are directed to contact Jeep Cares but this is a safety issue that needs to be recalled. https://www.jeepgarage.org/threads/headrest-clips-spontaneously-broken.222166/

- Bentonville, AR, USA

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