10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
922 miles

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problem #36

Dec 312024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The dashboard is bubbling. Some of the bubbles can cause reduced visibility on the lower portion of windshield.

- Hamilton , NJ, USA

problem #35

Dec 022024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The car will be driving and it all of a sudden stops and has all the lights on the dashboard coming on. Every single warning light coming on the car comes to a stop and will not move. This has happened three times and the dealership tells me they don-??t know what the issue is.

- Wantagh, NY, USA

problem #34

Nov 272024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Display panel - delaminating - ghost entries while driving. Temporary confusion leading to possible loss of attention. Eyes off the road? Vehicle always garage kept. No harsh heat or cold. Common problem being ignored by dealer/manufacturer. Very expensive repair!

- Palm Harbor, FL, USA

problem #33

Feb 012024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
UConnect screen is delaminating and preventing me from getting access to vehicle safety controls. It started delaminating about 6 months ago and is delaminating at a rapid rate. This is a known defect with Jeep and other Stellantis vehicles but they will not repair.

- Kathleen, GA, USA

problem #32

Aug 222024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Screen is delaminating and this is a common issue in this type of vehicle

- Phenix City, AL, USA

problem #31

Jul 012024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The main screen display in my Grand Cherokee is de-laminating. It is happening so quickly and makes the screen difficult to see, creating a hazard. I called Jeep Cares and they informed me that nothing could be done but I could pay out of pocket. Jeep said that it didn't meet requirements for repair/replacement and I asked what requirements it didn't meet. The representative told me that was proprietary information. A week later, the screen is getting hard to see so I messaged Jeep on Facebook. They responded and asked for my information and they would review and get back to me. I provided that information and now they are actually ignoring me. I followed up twice, they read the message and will not respond.

- Indiana, PA, USA

problem #30

Jul 232024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
This is the fourth time this has happened. I am scheduled to have the dealership begin to trouble shoot the issue again tomorrow. Upon the second time I took the vehicle to the dealership. They were unable to replicate the issue having had it in their possession for two weeks. I was driving to work this morning, driving downhill, turned on my turn indicator to take a right onto a highway on ramp, when in the middle of the turn complete electrical and engine failure. The radio, headlamps, turn signal, brake lights, power assisted braking and engine all cut out. The hazards worked, but no dash light indicator lit up letting me know. Only the glowing flash on the side of the road let me know. The dash was completely blacked out except for "shift to park to start". The steering didn't lock up thankfully, while pulling over I attempted to shift to neutral and start while in motion, nothing. I succeeded in coming to a stop on the shoulder shifted to drive, and the vehicle started right up. There were, and are no warning lights illumenated.

- Vancouver, WA, USA

problem #29

May 232024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Delamination of the front screen of the car. The screen is delaminating at a rapid pace and I have no reason for the issue to arise other than a manufacture issue with the screen. It continues to get every day. Causing an obstruction and not being able to see my review back up camera.

- Celina, TX, USA

problem #28

Jul 012024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Display screen is suddenly delaminating rapidly. No unusual incident has occurred to cause the delamination. As the area of delamination expands, the responsiveness of the touchscreen becomes erratic.

- Hackettstown, NJ, USA

problem #27

Feb 012024

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
We were driving down the street and heard a loud noise almost like a gun shot. We thought something hit the windshield however there was nothing wrong with the windshield. We then noticed the sunroof blew out shattering the glass. The way the glass is protruding out indicates the sunroof blew out. It was not hit with anything causing the damage. If the glass was hit it would have been caved in. Luckily, we had the inside screen closed so that we were not hit with pieces of shattered glass. The sudden loud noise could have caused a major accident and the flying glass could have caused injuries to passengers. This is a safety issue. I contacted Jeep and they did not seem concerned by this and their agent actually hung up on me when I asked to speak with a manager! I have not taken the vehicle in for any repairs at this time. I was trying to see if Jeep was going to take care of the situation however it does not appear to be the case.

- Weston Lakes, TX, USA

problem #26

Dec 062023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Sunroof shattered while driving on the interstate. There was no impact to sunroof prior to and no known past impact to sunroof leading up to it shattering. The sunroof had previously shattered mid-drive on May 11, 2023. Impact to the sunroof had been heard ~2 weeks prior. The sunroof was fully replaced at the Jeep dealership the following week. Had sunroof shade been open, glass pieces would have posed a potential safety risk to driver and passengers eyes and drivers attention to the road. The vehicle component has not been inspected by the manufacturer, insurance, or law enforcement. No warning messages or symptoms were present to alert to the issue.

- Amarillo, TX, USA

problem #25

Oct 212023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
This issue has now happened 3 times. The first time it happened I took it in and they said it was an auxiliary battery that was replaced. The issue is the vehicle will stall and shutoff completely because it is completely out of fuel even though the electronic gauge and the needle show it has gas in it. This Saturday we was driving on the interstate at around 70mph and it showed a little over a 1/4 tank on the needle and 130 miles to empty on the digital readout. It shutoff completely and we were almost hit on the interstate from behind I barely had enough coast to get over to the side of the road. The first time it happened it shutoff and was going much slower and it actually started back up and let me drive. The second time I was siting at the gas station with a little lesss than 1/4 showing on the needle and it shutoff and wouldn't start back until we pushed it to the pump and put gas in it. When this happens it never takes a full tank to fill it back up so there is gas in the vehicle.This is very dangerous.

- Jacksonville, AL, USA

problem #24

Sep 192023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
While changing the tire on my vehicle, the jack shot from under the right rear passenger area of the car to the front center of the car. This happened while the vehicle was raised and the tire was removed, this caused the right rear brake rotor to fall on the asphalt parking lot. Luckily no part of my body was under the vehicle at the time, or i could have been killed.

- Saint Clair Shores , MI, USA

problem #23

Aug 222023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
While trying to start the Jeep with the keyfob in the vehicle the Jeep will not start and I get Keyfob Not Detected error on my dash. Followed by Hold keyfob to start button to start.

- St. Clair Shores, MI, USA

problem #22

Jul 282022

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The leather dashboard is bubbling and wrinkling. I read that this can cause the entire dashboard to come off if the airbags were to deploy. I-??ve also seen other complaints where it continues to bubble up so high that it decreases visibility

- Mckinney, TX, USA

problem #21

Jul 252023

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
I change my oil religiously on my 2020 Grand Cherokee, which has 67,000 miles on it. I went in today to change it at Bettenhausen Dodge (Bettenhausen Motor Sales Inc - Jeep, 8355 W 159th St, Tinley Park, IL 60477; [XXX] ; Phone: [XXX] ), and [XXX], the service manager manager, told me I had no oil left in my car. He said something went wrong with a pump or something, and as a result I have no engine oil left.. And as a result some engine oil went into the radiator and other places. Plus, [XXX] added, they don't know yet if my engine is damaged as a result. Repairing only what they can see so far (i.e., radiator, pump, hoses etc and that's only if the engine was not damaged, which ostensibly they said they would check before work begins) will cost at least $4700. I asked why no "idiot red light" (as such warning lights used to be called, and such lights have been in every car I have owned since 1972) went on to alert me that there was NO ENGINE OIL LEFT in the car"? The manager said, none of their cars has a "low oil and/or no oil light". All they have is a computer program which informs the driver when to change the oil< and that computer warning system simply is based on miles driven, and it does not inform one if there is no engine oil or low oil. I can not hardly believe there is no red light to tell a person that there is low and/or no engine oil in the car!! The technology behind "idiot red lights" informing the driver of low oil and/or no oil has been around for over 70 years. I am i being lied to? What can I turn for help" INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Orland Park, IL, USA

problem #20

Dec 012022

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Hello, Before two months I bought preowned grand Cherokee north edition with 15.500 miles. When I start driving for the first few minutes I hear a sound like whistling, and it's like the engine is having a hard time getting up to speed. also very often when I shift the transmission into reverse I hear a knock.

- Morton Grove , IL, USA

problem #19

Jul 012022

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
On July 1, 2022, in the morning, the right rear passenger door window in my 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee spontaneously exploded and then, in the evening of the same day, the rear hatch window also spontaneously exploded. The vehicle was purchased new in June of 2020 and has been driven approximately 57000 miles. There was no evidence of damage to the windows prior to the explosions.

- Forest Hill, MD, USA

problem #18

Dec 302021

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
I was evacuating the Colorado Marshall Fires and my 2020 Grand Jeep Cherokee with 20,000 miles just quit while driving down the road. It was slow moving traffic out of the area with 100 MPH winds, heavy smoke and debris flying through the air. As I tried to restart it, there was a message about some sensor, but unclear as to what exactly the message was. The engine would not turn over. The car was partially blocking traffic and caught on fire approximately 10 minutes after it stopped. Those evacuating were down to one lane and navigating around a burning car. No investigation is possible as it is completed burned up. I have followed all of the manufacturer's recommended maintenance schedules and have had zero incidents with this Jeep prior to this. I would like some sort of investigation as to the cause (an assessment of the situation as there is no car left to inspect). I do not want this happening to another person/family as they are trying to get out of a dangerous situation. I was lucky in that there were others evacuating, however, had I been in an isolated area, my dogs and I could have been dead.

- Superior, CO, USA

problem #17

Dec 012019

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Screen constantly freezes and it's unresponsive for long periods of time, then reboots. Then the cycle repeats. Serious safety hazard as the back up camera image freezes on the screen and doesn't change, even though your moving and the image video should have changed. This has been happening since the car was bought new and dealership says they're nothing that can be done

- Austin, TX, USA

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