NHTSA Complaint #10679718 — 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10679718
Vehicle	2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 26, 2015
Date Filed	January 29, 2015
Mileage	38,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KY

Consumer Description

THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP ON 1/28/2015. THE CODES THAT WERE SET SAID THE ENGINE HAD A MISFIRE AND THE LEFT HEAD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON THE ENGINE. I LOOKED THIS UP ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 3.6 LITER V-6 PENTASTAR ENGINES. IT APPEARS THAT CHRYSLER SAID THIS PROBLEM ONLY EXISTED IN HALF OF 1% OF THIS TYPE OF ENGINE. IT APPEARS THAT THE INTERNET IS FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND EXACTLY HOW MANY ENGINES HAVE HAD THE LEFT HEAD REPLACED. *TR

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