2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Engine Problems
341 NHTSA complaints on file
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MY IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS KEEP MISFIRING. MORE THEN NORMAL. EVER SINCE THE RECALL WHERE THE REPLACED HALF OF MY ENGINE I CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP THEM FOR LONG AND IT'S GETTING COSTLY.
MY CAR SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START AND KEEPS CRANKING. BUT THE MOST DANGEROUS IS WHEN IT SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO JEEP SERVICE BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND WHAT CAUSES THE ISSUES. IT KEEPS STALLING. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY AND ALL THE TIME BUT IT'S HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 40 MPH. LOST ABILITY TO STEER AS POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING. THERE IS A YEAR-OLD RECALL TO FIX FUEL PUMP RELAY PROBLEMS BUT FCA, THE MANUFACTURER, HAS YET TO PROVIDE DEALERS WITH THE PARTS NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AS WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE SINCE WE DO NOT HAVE, NOR CAN WE AFFORD, ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PRESSURE FCA/JEEP TO PROVIDE PARTS TO DEALERS IMMEDIATELY. RECALL # V62/NHTSA 19V-813.
ONLY 79,000 MILES AND DEALERSHIP STATES I NEED TO REPLACE CAMSHAFT AND LIFTERS. REPAIR COSTS MORE THAN VEHICLE IS WORTH. ALL MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES WERE DONE. SEARCHING ONLINE REVEALS HOW COMMON THIS PROBLEM, THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS AND THE FACT THAT FCA WILL NOT ADMIT OR ASSIST OWNERS. NO PROPERLY MAINTAINED ENGINE SHOULD FAIL AT 79,000 MILES.
ENGINE ON 2016 HYUNDAI TUSCON WITH 143K MILES BURNING OIL EXPEDITIOUSLY ALMOST TO THE POINT OF SEIZING. LOST 3-4 Q OF OIL IN 1,000 MILES WITH NO CHECK ENGINE OR CHECK OIL LIGHT NOTIFICATION. ENGINE IS NOW BEING REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. COULD CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF SIEVED WHILE IN OPERATION.
TWICE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN GOING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR ON A TOWN ROAD AND BREAKING AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT (ONE TIME WAS MORE RIGHT THAN THE OTHER), MY CAR LOSES POWER OUT OF NO WHERE. MY ENGINE SHUTS OFF, I LOSE POWER STEERING, AND I LOSE MY BREAK ASSIST. IT IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. I CROSSED OVER INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE OF TRAFFIC WITH LITTLE TO NO CONTROL. FORTUNATELY BOTH TIMES NO ONE WAS NEAR ME AND I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. I CAN THEN RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE AWAY. I DONT KNOW HOW TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER GRAND CHEROKEES ON THE INTERNET. I DONT KNOW IF THE CURRENT RECALL THAT I NEED IS SUPPOSED TO ADDRESS IT OR NOT BUT I PLAN...
THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD,WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE JEEP JUST SHUT DOWN AT SPEED AND NOW THE CAR WONT EVEN START,DEARLERSHIP WAS OF NO HELP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN HIS DRIVEWAY FROM A SHORT DISTANCE, THERE WAS A ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE ALONG WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT OVERFLOWED TO THE ALTERNATOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (VISION AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LOCATED AT 920 PANORAMA TRAIL S , ROCHESTER, NY 14625) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM FAILED CAUSING THE COOLANT TO OVERHEAT AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, THE DRAIN TUBE AND THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE ENGINEERING OF THE DRAIN TUBE FOR THE COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK WAS DESIGNED TO BE DIRECTLY ABOVE THE ALTERNATOR AND IF THE COOLANT OVERFLOWS IT WOULD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE ELECTRIC ALTERNATOR CAUSING A POSSIBLE FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT IF HE WOULD HAVE DROVE...
I AM JUST WRITING TO COMPLAIN THAT 8 MONTHS AFTER RECALL 19V-813 WAS RELEASED THERE IS STILL NO FIX. MY WIFE'S CAR RANDOMLY STALLS ON HER AND IT'S NOT SAFE. WE KNOW HAVE OUR FIRST CHILD DUE IN SEPTEMBER AND SHE'S TERRIFIED TO HAVE TO DRIVE HER ANYWHERE AS HER JEEP IS HER ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.
MY VEHICLE HAS RANDOMLY TURNED OFF ON ME TWICE DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY BRAKING. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 8/20/2019 AND THE SECOND TIME WAS ON 12/3/2019. I BELIEVE MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO RECALL V62 AND I AM VOICING MY DISPLEASURE IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT IS TAKING FIAT CHRYSLER TO DESIGN A REMEDY. THIS RECALL IS ACTUALLY RECALLING A PRIOR RECALL, SO I WOULD SCRUTINIZE THE ENGINEERING TEAM THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY COME UP WITH A SUFFICIENT REMEDY, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S NOT MY POINT. MY POINT IS MY VEHICLE AND OVER 500,000 ADDITIONAL VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD WITH A PROBLEM THAT IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WITH NO ETA IN SIGHT. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
THE SAFETY RECALL RE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, VEHICLE STALLING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND THE MANUFACTURER STILL HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, NOR GIVEN A TIME WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR
ENGINE STALLS, WONT START OR DIES RIGHT AFTER STARTING, I THINK IT IS PART OF A RECALL WITH NO FIX AVAILABLE. IF IN MOTION IT DIES AND LOSSES POWER. PUT IN NEUTRAL TO START WHILE ROLLING! THIS HAPPENS MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY LATELY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER, HOWEVER SHE WAS ABLE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE WAS MAKING THE TURN, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS IT STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LIGHTENING BOLT (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT'S COMPANION OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS ON FIRE AND BURNT OUT COMPLETELY. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4807 KIRBY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77098) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE AS THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER SOME TIME, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO EASTCHESTER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4007 BOSTON RD, THE BRONX, NY 10466). THE DEALER INITIALLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. SEEKING A SECOND OPINION, THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO THEN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPAIRED BY THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD BEEN PLACED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER :19V813000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF...
2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL, BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE.*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOREST LAKE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP & RAM LOCATED AT 321 19TH ST SW, FOREST LAKE, MN 55025, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED TO BE SERVICED DUE TO THE PART NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE STALLING HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000.
MY JEEP HAS STALLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES WITH THE POWER STEERING FAILING. 1) ONCE WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION TURNING LEFT ON A GREEN ARROW NO STEERING. 2) TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH AND STALLED AGAIN AND NO STEERING. 3) TWICE GOING FROM 55 MPH UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN NO STEERING. 4) JUST LAST FRIDAY, I WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND SLOWING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND AGAIN STALLED AND NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS GETTING SERIOUS AND HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS. THE STALLING IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY NOW. I'VE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY SAY A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT NO FIX HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS TO BE DETERMINED WITH NO IDEA WHEN. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED LATE LAST YEAR. SO HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO FIX A RELAY ISSUE? THIS HAS GONE ON FAR TO LONG AND GETTING...
I HAVE A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IT STALLS WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I'M AFRAID IT WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING. I JUST HAD MY OIL CHANGE AND FILTER WHAT CAN I DO IS IT A RECALL ? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
I'VE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE, FOR EXAMPLE : INTERMITTENT STARTING, LOST OF POWER @ HIGHWAY SPEED, PROXIMITY SENSOR GIVING WARNING WHILE DRIVING WITH NO OBSTRUCTION IN PATH, AIR RIDE SYSTEM ADJUST AT RANDOM EVEN WHILE PARKED ECT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED AND DROVE TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE FUEL PUMP RECALL OF THE RECALL IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. I HAVE ALREADY FILED ONE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WENT ON DEAF EARS. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM TO JEEP AND DEALER FOR YEARS AND THEY JUST TELL ME THAT THEY WILL NOT ISSUE RECALL FOR A CAR THAT IS TEN YEARS OLD. THE FIRST RECALL WAS A JOKE AND THE CHEAPEST FIX I HAVE EVER SEEN AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT WORK AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN. THE REAL PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP IS THE TIPM MODULE AND THIS WHOLE PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. TOO MANY LIVES ARE AT RISK FOR JEEP TO TRY ANOTHER PATCH JOB THIS TIME AROUND. JEEP COULD RE-ENGINEER THE TIPM AND FIX ALL THESE CARS VERY EASILY BUT NO ONE WILL FORCE THEM TO DO IT. PLEASE HELP! I AM TIRED OF RISKING MY FAMILYS LIFE OVER NOT HOLDING...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL AS WELL AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER CEASED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT, AND ECM AND PCM WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,037.
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AND 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND WHEN TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING,. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIRED AND WILL BECOME AVAILABLE WITHIN THE YEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMED PART NOT AVAILABLE. AW (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP RELAY SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS
WHILE DRIVING 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH CHILDREN IN CAR, THE JEEP JUST STALLS OUT ON ME AND I LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT HAS HAPPENED MOST TIMES WHEN I AM MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS.
TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN UN-COMMANDED ENGINE SHUT. BOTH TIMES MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT OR ABOUT 50 MPH DECELERATING TO AN APPROACHING RED LIGHT. I WOULD RECEIVE A (FCW LIGHT INDICATION AND AUDIBLE WARNING, RPM WOULD READ ZERO, NO POWER STEERING, AND NO POWER ASSISTED BRAKES). I WOULD PUT MY CAR IN PARK ONCE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN RESTART MY VEHICLE AND ALL SYSTEMS WOULD READ NORMAL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPMS WERE DECREASING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE STEREO SHUT OFF AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE SHUT OFF SOON AFTER AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.
CAR IS STALLING WHEN PULLING UP TO A STOP.
MY 2001 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A DEFECT ON CYLINDER# 2 APPARENTLY THERE WAS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT. MY LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER IN DRIVE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, STILL DOES, AND NOW THE ENGINE IS STARTING TO RUN ROUGH, AFTER MORE AND MORE RESEARCH COME TO FIND OUT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THESE JEEPS NEVER A RECALL BUT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WAS PUT OUT BY CHRYSLER 10 YRS OR 150,000 MILES. JUST FOUND THIS OUT A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I HAVE 152,000, SO THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT CYLINDER 2 WAS AN ISSUE IN 2017 I HAVE DOCUMENTATION WHERE MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WHEN IT HAD 95,000 MILES AT THE TIME IT WAS WASN'T A DEALERSHIP SO THEY WOULDN'T ACCEPT IT. ITS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $4,000-$6,000 TO GET IT FIXED, NOT SURE WHY...
I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT THIS 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (3.6 PENTASTAR ENGINE) STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST TWICE IN AUGUST, NUMEROUS TIMES IN SEPTEMBER, AND ALREADY TWICE THIS MONTH (OCTOBER). WHAT IS MORE CONCERNING IS THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THE WARNS OF THE PENDING STALL CONDITION. ALSO, I HAVE HAD THE THERMOSTAT, LIFTERS, TAPPETS, ROCKER ARMS, CYLINDER HEAD, SPARK PLUGS, AND IGNITION COILS REPLACED AND PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (KOONS TYSONS CORNER). THE DEALER CANNOT READ ANY ACTIVE OR STORED CODES FOR THE STALLING ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SHOP FOREMAN ADVISED THAT IT APPEARED TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. I ORDERED THE $540.00 FUEL PUMP AND HAD REPLACED ON MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2019 FOR AN ADDITIONAL $630.00. IRONICALLY ENOUGH, THE VEHICLE STALLED GOING HOME AND THE FUEL PUMP REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE MECHANIC...
ALTERNATOR RECALL ALREADY EXISTS FOR THIS 2011 PRODUCTION 8/2010, 3.6 LTR. 160 AMP. MY BATTERY LIGHT IS ON AND DEALER SAID ITS PROBABLY THE PCM. QUOTED 850 FOR PART .MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW UP ON ABOVE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH ALL QUALIFYING CRITERIA IS MET. WHY? CAR WILL STALL WHEN BATTERY IS DEAD. CANT BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. DISABLEC VET CAREGIVER.
THERE IS A CRACK IN THE HOUSING WHICH IS A BIG RECALL PROBLEM IN JEEPS. BUT NOT THE 2011. OBVIOUSLY IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2011. IT WILL COST US ALOT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED WHEN I AM POSITIVE THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED LIKE THE OTHER YRS. A JEEP IS A JEEP. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. WE ARE NOT YOUNG PEOPLE THAT DON'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR CARS. WE ARE ELDERLY AND DRIVE RESPONSIBLY. OIL JUST BLOWS OUT OF THE CRACK WHEN YOU START THE ENGINE.
MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR DUE TO THE LISTED RECALL IN WHICH CHRYSLER HAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE! THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSES BECAUSE I AM SCARED FOR MY LIFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP! I WAS IN MOTION GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAST LANE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON. THE JEEP SERVICE TECH HAS LINKED IT BACK TO THE SAME FUEL RELAY AND THIS COULD BE A FATAL PROBLEM IF NOT FIXED. PLEASE I HAVE THREE KIDS AND MYSELF THAT COULD BE INJURED IF THIS IS NOT ADDRESSED ASAP!!*DT*JB CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 188,723 2011 DODGE DURANGO AND JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUVS IN THE U.S. BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE FUEL-PUMP RELAY INSIDE THE POWER MODULE THAT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLES TO "STALL WITHOUT WARNING," ACCORDING TO THE...
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO TO A STOP THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNS OFF THEN MUST BE PUT INTO PARK TO RESTART. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH AND IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVID DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (610-358-5300, LOCATED AT 1801 WILMINGTON PIKE, GLEN MILLS, PA 19342) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE BRAKING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE POWER STEERING TO SHUT OFF AS WELL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUNTINGTON BEACH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (16701 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92647, 714-841-3999) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE SPORADICALLY OCCURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IS DEFECTIVE. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED BUT THE PATCH "FIX" JEEP DOES DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY AND THEY KNOW THIS. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTER WHICH DOES NOT SEND CORRECT SIGNAL TO FUEL PUMP. ON START CAR WILL NOT START OFTEN BECAUSE IT IS NOT RECEIVING ANY FUEL. I AM AFRAID THIS CHEAP "FIX" JEEP CAME UP WITH WILL CAUSE THE FUEL TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE BIGGEST DEFECT WITH THE CAR IS THE V-8 HEMI CAM SHAFT AND LIFTERS. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TOO HAS SAID THAT JEEP KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX. I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN MY JEEP LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING WHICH WITH THE LOSS OF POWER CAUSE ME TO JUST ABOUT HAVE A WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION AND TURN OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
DURING THE COLD MONTHS WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED MORE HEAT THAN WHAT SHOULD BE NORMAL ON MY FEET/LEGS, COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. 4/1/19 IT WAS A WARM DAY, SO THE EXTREME HEAT, WHILE I THEN NOTICED THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING, PROMPTED ME TO CALL JEEP DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT, AND SCHEDULED REPAIR FOR 5/7/19. THEY REPLACED THE HEATER CORE AND IT'S HOUSING--(ALONG WITH BLEND DOORS AND ACTUATORS FOR THE 3RD TIME). THEY SAID THE HOUSING HAD ACTUALLY MELTED FROM EXTREME HEAT. THERE IS NO WAY THIS UNDER DASHBOARD HEAT SHOULD BE THIS EXTREME, THE RESULT OF THE HEATER CORE. $2,200 TO REPLACE. SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.
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OIL LEAK FROM OIL FILTER HOUSING WHEN RUNNING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND AN UNKNOWN INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A COUPLE OF TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES NOT START FROM A COLD START. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR OUT OF PARK IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KERNERSVILLE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (950 NC-66, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284, (888) 656-5791) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (FUSE BOX) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CIRCUIT WAS NOT GETTING POWER TO THE FAN TO COOL THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
EXITING HIGHWAY. ONE INCIDENT MERGING RIGHT OFF RAMP. OTHER INCIDENT, SLOWING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC ONTO A ROAD. ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN. FCW LIGHT COMES ON. SENSOR ON FRONT IS KEPT VERY CLEAN! VEHICLE WILL RESTART BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN THE NONE INCIDENT. I READ THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. SHAME ON YOU! NEVER HAVE ANOTHER ONE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, IT STALLED AND ROLLED INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO SHIFT THROUGH ALL GEARS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED GENGRAS CHRYSLER DODGE (460 CONNECTICUT BLVD, EAST HARTFORD CT, 06108 860-956-5083) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V572000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
TWO ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. FIRST, AT 99,000 THE CAMSHAFT BEGAN TO FAIL DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE VEHICLE IS NOW BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND FUEL. I AM TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP AND CHRYSLER REFUSE TO REPAIR/REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND, THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS 1-2 TIMES PER MONTH, TYPICALLY WHEN BREAKING FOR A STOP, OR BREAKING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN. VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, BUT I SEE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM.
LEFT HEAD BAD, CYLINDER #2 MISFIRE WITH PENTASTAR ENGINE. YOU HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM IN WHICH CHRYSLER EXTENDED WARRANTY PLANS TO COVER THIS FAULTY ENGINE. MY JEEP WAS PURCHASE WITH A SALVAGE TITLE RELATED TO BODY WORK(ENGINE WAS NOT INVOLVED) WITH 43, 565 MILES. MY MILEAGE AT TIME OF LEFT HEAD DEFAULT 56, 567 MILES. I AM OUTRAGED!! MY FAMILY HAS BEEN TRUE ADVOCATES FOR THE JEEP PRODUCT FOR 20 YEARS, PURCHASING NINE JEEPS. I TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT THE WARRANTY FALLS OFF WITH A SALVAGE TITLE, I AM PLEADING FOR SOME REIMBURSEMENT FROM CHRYSLER KNOWING THAT THE PENTASTAR ENGINE IS FAULTY WITH LEFT HEAD. I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 10 DAYS IN ORDER FOR BLUEWATER CHRYSLER TO GET THE LEFT HEAD IN AND DO THE JOB. PARTS/INSTALLATION $1,893.05 WITH CAR RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE $497.67 WITH A TOTAL OF $2,390.72. I HAVE RECORDS FROM THE INTERNET...
2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING, ENGINE CONTROL AND BRAKING ALL BECOME DIFFICULT TO USE. HAPPENING WHILE TURNING CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO THE GUARD RAILS, IF THEY ARE PRESENT, OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, IF TURNING AWAY FROM TRAFFIC IS TOO DIFFICULT. LUCKILY, IN THE MULTIPLE TIMES THIS HAPPENED, I WAS TURNING RIGHT, EITHER ONTO THE HIGHWAY ONRAMP OR INTO A GAS STATION. THE TIMES INTO THE GAS STATION, SENT ME OVER THE CURB AND GRASS, BARELY MISSING THE PUMPS. THE VEHICLE SHOWS NO SIGNS OF AN ERROR ON THE DASH. ALL RADIO, LIGHTS AND GAUGES WORK FINE. ONCE YOU ARE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT MUST BE PUT INTO PARK AND THE PUSH BUTTON START RE-IGNITED. IT TERRIFIED MY FAMILY.
2011 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 5.7 V8 APPROX 124000 MILES STALLED WHEN TURNING LEFT THROUGH INTERSECTION SLOWING FROM 50 TO 25 MPH. STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED. ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED WITH P54 (FUEL PUMP RELAY). FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT TOWING MY BOAT. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE SPANNED MANY YEARS AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
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