2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Engine Problems

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#11374767 |
THIS VEHICLE HAS ON AT LEAST FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS JUST SIMPLY STOPPED RUNNING. TO BE CLEAR, EACH TIME I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING SOMEWHERE AND THE ENGINE WOULD JUST STOP. EACH TIME, I WAS DRIVING SOMEWHERE LOCALLY AND ON CITY STREETS. THE FIRST FEW TIMES THIS HAPPENED, I WAS EITHER STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, OR STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, AT WHICH, I EITHER "FELT" THE ENGINE STOP, OR I REALIZED IT WHEN I WENT TO PROCEED AFTER THE STOP AND GOT NO REACTION FROM THE CAR WHEN I HIT THE GAS AND TRIED TO PROCEED ON MY WAY. THESE TIMES, I SIMPLY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. I DON'T REMEMBER AND DIDN'T TAKE NOTE OF WHETHER ALL ELECTRICAL HAD TURNED OFF OR NOT. BUT THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS VERY CONCERNING. IT WAS JULY...
#11374770 |
ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST YEAR, WHEN I GO TO START THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE CRANKS MANY TIMES, BUT WON'T START. I WOULD TYPICALLY BELIEVE THIS TO BE A "NO FUEL TO THE ENGINE" ISSUE OR "NO SPARK", BUT ONCE I'M ABLE TO STOP THE CAR FROM CRANKING (WHICH HAS BEEN AN ISSUE) AND ATTEMPT TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN, IT DOES SO WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT MAKES ME THINK THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENS OR MAY HAPPEN.
#11373874 |
THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED SO WE TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSIS TO A JEEP/CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DIAGNOSIS FOR MY VEHICLE IS LOW COMPRESSION IN CYLINDERS #1 AND #2 CAUSING A MISFIRE. THE CODE IS P0302. THE IRONY OF THIS DIAGNOSIS IS THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS ALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A CYLINDER HEAD EXTENSION WARRANTY FOR ONLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. MEANING THAT CHRYSLER WILL REPAIR THE LEFT SIDE (UNDER WARRANTY) BUT WILL NOT WARRANTY THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE THAT SUFFERS FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. CYLINDER #1 IS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY 10 YEARS 150,000 MILES AND CYLINDER #2 WAS COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL POWER TRAIN 5 YEARS 100,000 MILES AND WE ARE STILL UNDER 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. UNUSUAL WEAR AND FAILURE IN THE UPPER CYLINDERS AND VALVES ARE PERVASIVE PROBLEMS WITH 2011-13 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES WITH THIS ENGINE I...
#11365186 |
MY WIFE WAS STRANDED WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED AND WILL NOT RESTART. MECHANIC MADE US AWARE HE CANNOT FIX AS THIS IS AN ISSUE UNDER AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 2019. I CALLED A JEEP SERVICE CENTER WHO SAID THEY CANNOT APPLY THE RECALL WORK BECAUSE JEEP/FIAT HAVEN'T MADE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. MEANTIME WE NOW HAVE A JEEP WE STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR EVEN THOUGH IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN. THIS RECALL CAME OUT A YEAR AGO AND I AM TOLD ANOTHER YEAR COULD PASS BEFORE JEEP MAKES PARTS AVAILABLE TO SERVICE CENTERS. WHAT IN THE MEANTIME ARE IMPACTED JEEP OWNERS SUPPOSED TO DO, KEEP PAYING FOR VEHICLES THAT CANNOT BE DRIVEN? TWO YEARS BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS WE HAD SHUT OFF THE ENGINE TO REFUEL AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, STRANDING US. OUR MECHANIC RULED OUT BAD GAS...
#11363244 |
MY 2012JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WILL STALL AS I'M COMING TO A STOP. IT DOESN'T ALERT WITH ANY CODES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT IS NOW DOING THIS ON A DAILY BASIS. THE BODY SHOP INFORMED ME THAT A PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS ISSUE. IT STALLED TRINING ONTO A ON-RAMP, WHILE I WAS IN A ROUNDABOUT, AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. IT IS HAPPENING AT DECELERATION. NO CODE IS SENT ANY TIME IT STALLS. THE MUSIC IS TILL PLAYING, ALL LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. I KNOW IT HAS STALLED BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING IS OUT AND ENGINE IS OFF. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL PRESS THE BREAK AND STARTED BUTTON TO MAKE IT GO AGAIN. TOTALLY NOT SAFE WHILE IN A ROUNDABOUT LET ALONE ANYTIME.
#11353813 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FROM TO TIME TO TIME THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START FROM A COLD START. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDNENT MECHANIC CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT USE FUEL INJECTOR FLUID TO AID IN STARTING THE VEHICLE WHICH WORKED FOR A SHORT TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED STERLING HEIGHTS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (40111 VAN DYKE AVE, STERLING HEIGHTS, MI 48313 (586) 413-9610) AND WAS PROMISED A CALLBACK THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER NINE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERIM FIX HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT GUARANTEED TO FIX THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RETRIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE...
#11353182 |
2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. IN REGARDS TO FUEL PUMP RELAY SAFETY RECALL NHTSA RECALL #19V-813 & MANUFACTURER RECALL #V62. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. JEEP HAS EXPERIENCED SHUT-OFF WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY BUT NOBODY INJURED. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED FUEL RELAY AGAIN BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE IS STILL NO PART OR FIX FROM MANUFACTUER.
#11352954 |
I WAS PASSING A SLOW MOVING TRUCK ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN MY JEEP LOST POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE JEEP HAS HAD A NO START PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED IT 5 YEARS AGO. IT HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION WHEN STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ALL ONLINE RESEARCH POINTS TO A DEFECTIVE TIPM AND THERE ARE RELATED RECALLS. THE CURRENT OPEN SAFETY RECALL IS NUMBER V62 WITH FCA FOR THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WHICH IS PART OF THE TIPM. THE LOSS OF POWER IS ONE ISSUE THAT CAN BE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY TIPM, AS WELL AS THE NO START PROBLEM MY JEEP HAS HAD THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE OWNED IT. I CONTACTED FCA RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AND OPENED A CASE, INFORMING THEM THAT I ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION DUE...
#11352488 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START HOWEVER, WAS STARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PIEDMONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (4015 CLEMSON BLVD, ANDERSON, SC 29621 (864) 305-4234) WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
#11348665 |
A FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILURE RESULT IN A NO-START CONDITION.
#11344183 |
JEEP SENT A RECALL NOTICE WITHOUT HAVING A SOLUTION ON HAND. IT HAS BEEN 10 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL. FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILURE CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SPONTANEOUSLY COME ON. I TOOK IT TO JEEP DEALERSHIP FOR A FIX AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE A SMALL CHILD IN THE SUV MOST OF THE TIME AND I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILD. JEEP IS NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH ME ON A SOLUTION TO EITHER FIX THE VEHICLE OR SUPPLY A TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT UNTIL MY VEHICLE IS FIXED. PLEASE HELP!
#11343733 |
AT APPROXIMATELY 120K MILES I BEGAN TO NOTICE A SLIGHT TICK COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. OVER THE NEXT 5K MILES I CHANGED THE OIL SEVERAL TIMES, SWAPPED PLUGS, COIL PACKS AND INJECTORS TO RULE OUT ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES. I ALSO DID A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND GOT WORSE. THERE WAS ALSO A CONSISTENT HESITATION UNDER MEDIUM TO HEAVY THROTTLE INPUT. I'M NOW AT 126K MILES AND HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - P0303 FOR CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE. I HAVE STARTED DISASSEMBLING THE MOTOR AND NOTICED THE LIFTER HAS SEIZED AND STARTED DESTROYING THE CAMSHAFT.
#11341634 | Fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HOME THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER INTO A TIRE STOP AND THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER CLASSIC CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF ARLINGTON (1111 I-20 FRONTAGE RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76018 682-206-3532). THEY STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE ENGINE AND THAT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. THE BURNT ALTERNATOR AND PCM WERE REPLACED AS WELL. THESE REPAIRS WERE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE SAME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND GAVE THE CONTACT A CASE NUMBER. THEY CALLED THE CONTACT BACK LATER AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *BF *AS
#11341294 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HUNTER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (1130 AUTO MALL DR, LANCASTER, CA 93534(661) 948-8411) WHO STATED THAT THE REMEDY PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE *BF *AS
#11340916 |
IN 2019 MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WITH CODE P0520 - OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. I REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON A MONTH LATER WITH THE SAME CODE P0520, SO I REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR FOR A SECOND TIME. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I BEGAN GETTING A GENERIC CODE P06DD. I HAVE SENSE REPLACED THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR A 3RD TIME ALONG WITH THE OIL FILTER HOUSING AND OIL PUMP. IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK BUT THEN CODE P0520 - OIL PRESSURE SENSOR RETURNED. THERE ISSUE IS NOT MECHANICAL AND NO ONE HAS BEEN MECHANICAL AS ALL OF THE PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CODE HAVE BEEN REPLACED REPEATEDLY. NOBODY IS ABLE TO RESOLVE IT AND I CANNOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL THEY DO.
#11331892 |
THE ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, PREPARING TO MAKE A TURN ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY. LOSS OF POWER TO BRAKES & STEERING SINCE THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, STARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. EVENTUALLY (IN A MATTER OF SECONDS) THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE HOME.
#11330164 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THE WHILE HIS SISTER WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTHERN CHRYSLER JEEP - GREENBRIER (414 S. MILITARY HWY, CHESAPEAKE, VA 23320, (757)424-4600) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THREE TIMES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
#11325544 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 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 CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT HESITATION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED TELEGRAPH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (12000 TELEGRAPH RD, TAYLOR, MI 48180, (734) 309-7247) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *TR
#11324394 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE NEEDED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED CLARK CRAIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (7245 US-61, ST FRANCISVILLE, LA 70775, (225)635-2900) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
#11320486 |
VEHICLE STALLS UPON IGNITION. IT WILL SOMETIMES NOT START AGAIN FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. THE START PROBLEMS ARE WORSENING AS TIME PASSES. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS.
#11320412 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR OF SHIFTING SEVERAL ELECTRICAL WIRES THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
#11318755 |
THIS IS MY THIRD TIME EXPERIENCING THIS SYSTEM FAILURE. EACH TIME WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF. EACH TIME THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I WAS TURNING ONTO A STREET. THE FIRST TIME IT SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WAS AS I EASY SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND LOST ALL CONTROLS AS THE VEHICLE DIED. I DID NOT ACCIDENTALLY TOUCH ANYTHING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BOUT IT ASAP. IT TURNS OFF UNWARRANTED WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND PRESS THE START BUTTON TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT PART IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS OUT OF NOWHERE OCCASIONALLY AND NOT EVERYDAY EITHER.
#11316564 |
THE JEEP HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A FEW TIMES. USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT LIGHT/STOP SIGN. HOWEVER THE SCARIEST TIME WAS WHEN THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH ON STREET. WIFE ABLE TO BRING THE JEEP TO A COMPLETE STOP AND RESTART. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF ISSUE. THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL AS SOON THEY HAVE A FIX.
#11315934 |
VEHICLE HAS NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES SHOWING UP BUT HAS STALLED ON US SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT TWICE NOW. ALSO PULSATES AT SPEEDS AROUND 45 AND AGAIN AT 60MPH. SINCE THE LAST STALL IT NOW HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE. WE HAVE CALLED DEALERSHIP ABOUT RECALL AND THEY STATE YES THERE IS ONE BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. ARE WE SUPPOSED TO JUST KEEP DRIVING WITH THESE SAFETY ISSUES ? VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE AFTER DRIVING COMING TO A STOP AT LIGHT. WE LOSE STEERING ABILITY AND BRAKING. WE ARE USUALLY GOING STRAIGHT AND ON CITY STREET OR COMING OFF FREEWAY
#11311488 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
#11310607 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIRST CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT (280 E WASHINGTON ST, NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, MA 02760) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN APART FOR FURTHER EVALUATION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
#11308618 |
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE I GO GET GAS TO FILL MY CAR UP AND WHEN I'M DONE I GO TO START THE THE JEEP UP IT STARTS UP THEN CUTS BACK OFF LIKE 2-3 TIMES!
#11307326 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT FAILED TO START. THE THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE LOCAL DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
#11301895 |
ENGINE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION ON US HIGHWAY 101 ON 11/7/19; FORTUNATELY NO CRASH OCCURRED. WE TOOK INTO MECHANIC AT JEEP SANTA MARIA; THEY HAD IT ALL WEEK FROM 11/8/19 TO 11/15/19 AND SAID IT WAS FINE. IT APPEARS THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY PART THAT WAS INSTALLED PURSUANT TO A PREVIOUS RECALL THAT FCA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING SINCE 2018. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO HAVE THIS OPEN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:19V813000 RESOLVED ASAP.
#11299238 |
THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY STOPS RUNNING WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT NOW IS HAPPENING ALMOST DAILY. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AT THIS POINT AS THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW CLOSE CALLS IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DEALER SAYS JEEP IS WORKING ON IT BUT THERE IS NO SOLUTION. IT'S BEEN MONTHS WITH "NO SOLUTION". THIS IS DANGEROUS! THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACCIDENT. SURELY JEEP CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO RESOLVE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.
#11297543 |
MY GRAND CHEROKEE HAS STALLED SEVERAL DOZEN TIMES OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIX IT. THE CAR STALLS WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR TURNING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION BUT WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE SERVICE CENTER. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR FOR NEARLY A MONTH TRYING TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT, BUT I HAVE KEPT RECORDS OVER THE PAST YEAR OF ALL STALLS AND THE CONDITIONS AND THE ONLY CONDITION THAT REMAINS CONSTANT IS THAT I AM QUICKLY BRAKING FROM 40 MPH OR FASTER OR I AM BRAKING WHILE TURNING. INITIALLY IT ONLY OCCURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT, BUT NOW IT OCCURS WHILE TURNING RIGHT AND WHILE BRAKING QUICKLY WHILE GOING STRAIGHT. I HAVE BEEN IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES DUE TO LOSING POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND I AM TO THE POINT TO WHERE I CAN'T ALLOW ANYONE BUT ME TO DRIVE THE...
#11296906 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BRAKING, OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEN STOLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1001 BALTIMORE BLVD, WESTMINSTER, MD 21157, (410) 876-8800) AND HERITAGE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OWINGS MILLS (11212 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117, (866) 771-8050), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
#11291984 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, GRAY SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
#11291267 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND ALL THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V813000 (FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO WAIT ON THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY MAY NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP; HOWEVER, IT MAY NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
#11291004 |
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE RUNNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AT TIMES WILL NOT START. THE TRANSMISSION PERIODICALLY MISSES AND MAKES HARD KNOCKING SOUND. STARTED DOING THIS 2017
#11286961 | Fire
ALTANATER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN DAMAGES
#11282648 |
CHRYSLER MADE A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP RELAY ON NOV 14, 2019. ON NOV 18, 2019 MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND DID SO NUMEROUS TIME DURING THE WEEK. LUCKILY, I WAS NEVER ON THE HIGHWAY WENT IT HAPPENED. I CALLED CHRYSLER THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS ONE OF THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THEY DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION AT THE MOMENT AND I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL JAN 2020. I COULD NOT DRIVE A VEHICLE IN THAT CONDITION, SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO INFORM THEM OF THIS AND THEY SAID TO JUST SUBMIT THE PROOF OF THE SERVICE. HOWEVER, WHEN I DID SUBMIT THE PROOF THEY DECLINED IT STATING CHRYSLER HAD NOT UPDATED THE RECALL AND THERE WERE NO PARTS. I SHOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL.
#11279640 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND LOST POWER SECONDS LATER. THE CONTACT HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MITCHELL CHRYSLER DODGE RAM (416 HOPMEADOW ST, SIMSBURY, CT 06070, (860) 408-6005) WHERE IT WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE SPARK PLUGS FOR THE CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE LIFTER AND CAMSHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 167,000.
#11278651 |
THE 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND I PURCHASED TWO YEARS AGO HAS STARTED TO COMPLETELY STALL WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO NOT FUNCTION AS WELL AS THE BRAKES. THIS ENGINE POWER TURNS OFF RANDOMLY AT AROUND 10-15 MPH (WHEN MAKING TURNS, STOPPING AND/OR ACCELERATING) BUT THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT APPEAR ON THE DASH. ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE CAR STILL FUNCTIONS AND THE ENGINE STALL IS NOT NOTICEABLE UNTIL APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES OR TRYING TO STEER THE WHEELS. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS (EASTER) 28 APRIL 2019. THE CAR SHUT OFF AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR AS I MADE A LEFT TURN CROSSING THE INCOMING LANE INTO A PARKING LOT. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CAR COMING OR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE RESULTED. THE FREQUENCY OF THESE TYPES OF STALLS HAVE BECOME GREATER. THEY ARE HAPPENING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF...
#11277266 |
WHEN I PRESS THE PUSH START AND THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND NOT TURN OVER. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE 4 YEARS I'VE HAD IT. THE LAST TIME I TRIED TO START IT, IT WOULD NOT CRANK. I USED JUMPER CABLES TO TRY AND REVIVE THE BATTERY. DOING THIS REVERTED POWER BACK TO MY VEHICLE, YET IT WOULD STILL NOT TURN OVER. I THEN HAD TO PUT THE KEYFOB INTO THE IGNITION AND TRY IT MANUALLY. STILL NOTHING WORKED AND MY CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND START. IT MAKES ONE CLICK, AND THEN NOTHING.
#11268865 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM AND DOVER DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (396 US-46, ROCKAWAY, NJ 07866, (973) 366-7000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BODY THROTTLE CONTROL AND WIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,600. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF*JB
#11266748 | Crash
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TRANSITIONING THE VEHICLE TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. I HAD MY FOOT PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT STOP AND IT WENT UP AND OVER A PARKING BARRIER INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE.
#11256895 |
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHIN MINUTES OF STARTING WHILE STATIONARY
#11254341 |
TICKING SOUND FROM PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST HEADER WHEN COLD . POSSIBLE GASKET OR HEADER CRACK
#11235060 |
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON 7/21/19 AND MY 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S ENGINE SEIZED. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AND NOW JEEP HAS A 2 MONTH WAITING LIST FOR THE HEMI MOTOR (WHICH APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR - THAT IS WHY THE WAITING LIST IS SO LONG). IT WILL BE OVER $8000 TO FIX AND I STILL OWE ON THE LOAN FOR THE CAR THAT I HAVE HAD LESS THAN 3 YEARS. IF HEMI MOTORS ARE A PROBLEM, JEEP SHOULD MAKE THEM WITH V6 NOT THE HEMI V8 MOTORS. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS AS OF NOW. I AM STUCK WITHOUT A VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK AND A LARGE LOAN FOR A USELESS JEEP THAT I CAN'T DRIVE. IT HAS 90,000 MILES ON IT. WHY IS JEEP ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THESE IF THEY ARE SUCH ISSUES. WHY IS THERE NOT...
#11234942 |
AFTER FAILING INSPECTION IT WAS IN SHOP 6 WEEKS FOR REPAIR BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED! IT MISSES MORE THAN EVER, MOST OFTEN DURING IDLE & HAS DIFFICULTY STARTING AT TIMES & YOU CAN SMELL GAS SOMETIMES MAKING ME FEAR IT WILL CATCH FIRE.
#11234035 |
I HAVE LESS THAN 76K MILES ON MY JEEP. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER, TAKING EXCEPTIONAL CARE OF MY JEEP, ALWAYS GETTING OIL CHANGES ON TIME AND MAINTENANCE WITH VERY FEW CITY MILES ON MY JEEP AND I AM HAVING TO PAY 10K FOR A NEW MOTOR AND CAMSHAFT.
#11233473 |
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN IT DOES IT AFFECTS BOTH THE BRAKING AND THE STEERING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WAS AN EASY FIX BUT THE 2ND TIME I WAS GETTING OFF AN EXIT AROUND 50 MPH. I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THEM AROUND IN IT. I KNOW IN NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENS, THERE'S COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.
#11232682 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YARK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM FIAT (6019 CENTRAL AVE, TOLEDO, OH 43615, (419) 877-7712) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 95,000 MILES. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH THE DEALER AGAIN. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
#11228893 |
VEHICLE STRUGGLES TO START WHEN STARTER BUTTON ENGAGED.

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