NHTSA Complaint #11451330 — 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11451330
Vehicle	2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	November 1, 2021
Date Filed	February 10, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	ME

Consumer Description

The hydraulic lifter is failing causing the cam shaft to fail and need to be replaced. This is making a ticking noise and will only get worse. Chrysler knows this issue exists in the 3.6L pentastar V6 engines but will not recall and fix it.

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