2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Engine Problems

COOLANT ON JEEP WENT TO 245 RED LIGHT WENT ON.WHITE SMOKE WITH BAD SMELL OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND NO HEAT.BURNING SMELL OUTSIDE OF CAR..TOOK THE CAR TO PETBOYS. THEY FILLED IT WITH ANTIFREEZE AND SAID IT COULD BE THE HEAD GASKET ..TOOK IT TO JEEP DEALER RAN TEST SAID IT WAS FINE...4 DAYS LATER WENT TO 245 AGAIN BURNING SMELL AND WHITE SMOKE OUT OF EXHAUST.. FILLED IT WITH ANTIFREEZE AGAIN.DROVE ON HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREETS...I'M AFRAID THE JEEP WILL GO ON FIRE..PLEASE HELP, ME..THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH UNKNOWN PARTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

ENGINE RANDOMLY STALLS FOR NO REASON WHILE IN MOTION, LEAVING THE CAR COASTING WITH NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. ONCE THE CAR IS BROUGHT TO A STOP, IT WILL START BACK UP AND CONTINUE DRIVING AS IF NOTHING WAS WRONG. INTERNET SEARCHES REVEAL THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AFFLICTING THESE MODELS WITH NO CLEAR SOLUTION.

PURCHASED USED 2012 GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND W/94637 MILES ON JANUARY 27 2018. ON JANUARY 31 AT 8:50AM AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHILE WAITING FOR LIGHT CHANGE THE ENGINE DIED. NO WARNING LIGHTS - THE ONLY INDICATION WAS RPM DROPPED TO ZERO. PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. CONTINUED DRIVING FOR THE REMAINDER OF 32 MILE TRIP. AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 2 2018 THE SAME THING OCCURRED WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING. SHE CAME TO A FULL STOP AND WHILE WAITING FOR SIGNAL LIGHT TO CHANGE THE VEHICLE ENGINE QUIT WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THIS WAS THE FIRST TRIP OF THE DAY IN THE EARLY MORNING AMBIENT TEMPERATURE OF 55 DEGREES ON DRY PAVEMENT ON CITY STREETS. BOTH TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROLEM AND THE TRIP CONTINUED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED AT...

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED OWNED CAR SINCE OCT 17 THE ENGINE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. A NEAR MISS TWICE OF HITTING A TREE. YOU LOSS POWER STEERING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TAKING IT BACK TOMORROW 2/1/18 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND KEEP THE CAR UNTIL IT DOES IT. VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE! JEEP DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! LISTEN TO THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET! SEEMS VERY COMMON PRACTICE FOR JEEP

WAS DRIVING BACK FROM FLORIDA TO PA WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WENT ON THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING AND WE LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP IN NORTH CHARLESTON, SC.

AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES, BOTH ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AS A ROUGH IDLE CONDITION BUT WAS ACTUALLY THE MOTOR MOUNTS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MY VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN EXHAUST LEAK.

8 TIMES SINCE NEW AND 3 TIMES SINCE ITS LAST TRIP TO THE DEALERSHIP, OUR JEEPS ENGINE WILL CUT OUT, 6 TIMES WERE WHEN LIFTING OFF THE THROTTLE WHEN EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND TWICE WHERE IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND IT BECOMES VERY HARD TO CONTROL. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, AND NO CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER. SINCE THIS IS COMPLETELY RANDOM THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, AND INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR, ALL WITH NO HELP. WE JUST DROPPED IT OFF AGAIN AND TOLD THEM WE DO NOT WANT IT BACK UNLESS IT IS FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT HOME, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILTON RUBEN SUPERSTORE (3512 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (888) 516-3797) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND CPM WERE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT OWNERS WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND NOTICE IN 2018 WHEN FINAL REMEDY PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING TWICE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. VICTORVILLE MOTORS (14617 CIVIC DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 (760) 733-8484) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO THE CONSUMER FOR THE FOLLOWING RECALL. AM I DRIVING A TIME BOMB? MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERT36 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V-435 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY THE ALTERNATOR MAY EXPERIENCE DIODE THERMAL FATIGUE FAILURE DUE TO CYCLICAL LOADS INDUCED BY ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING. SAFETY RISK FAILED DIODES MAY ALSO DEVELOP A RESISTIVE SHORT CIRCUIT THAT CAN RESULT IN HEAT, SMOKE AND/OR FIRE ORIGINATING WITHIN THE ALTERNATOR. REMEDY THE ALTERNATOR PART NUMBER MUST BE INSPECTED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES. VEHICLES FOUND WITH THE SUSPECT ALTERNATOR WILL HAVE IT REPLACED WITH A NEW ALTERNATOR CONTAINING IMPROVED DIODES ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.

I OWN A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VIN: [XXX] FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE PURCHASE, THE JEEP HAS HAD ISSUES STARTING AND HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO CURRENTLY DRIVE AND I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP (PERFORMANCE JEEP: DELAWARE, OHIO HTTPS://WWW.MOPAR.COM/EN-US/MY-VEHICLE/RECALLS/SEARCH.HTML WHEN CLICKING ON THIS LINK AND ENTERING THE VIN BELOW IT SHOWS THE RECALLS COMPLETED FOR OUR JEEP. THE 2ND .PDF ATTACHMENT (ATTACHED) SHOWS THE TIPM RECALL WAS COMPLETED ON 2/24/15. OUR CAR IS CONTINUING TO STALL. ?THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE (TIPM) ON YOUR VEHICLE CONTAINS AN INTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY THAT COULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY OR FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. AN INTERMITTENT OR FAILED FUEL PUMP RELAY COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. WHAT YOUR DEALER WILL DO... FCA WILL REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. YOUR DEALER WILL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND A WHINING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. ALSO, A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR AND SMOKE WERE PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (BROWN JEEP IN PATCHOGUE, NY) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ALTHOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

CAR STARTED SMOKING, LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING, WIPERS TURNED ON LOST ALL STARRING AND CAR THAN DIED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED, FLASHED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (ZEIGLER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP, 208 W GOLF RD, SCHAUMBURG, IL 60195) AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE FAILED PARTS, BUT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY AND HE WOULD BE REIMBURSED AT A LATER DATE THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM CITY (4395 ROUTE 130S, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016), BUT NO CODES COULD BE GENERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

MY CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING DIFFERNT TIMES OF THE DAY COULD BE IN THE MORNING OR COULD BE DURING THE DAY. IT JUST SHUTS OFF WITH NO SIGN THE LIGHTS ARE ON IN THE FRONT THE RADIO IS STILL ON ITS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. SOME TIMES DOES NOT WANT TO START RANDOMLY... THIS IS MY 3RD TIME TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY KEEP SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS LAST TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. I JUST WANT THEM TO REPAIR IT. THE FIST TIME I TOOK IT IN I WANT TO SAY I WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY MILES AROUND 34 OR 36000 I AM GOING TO CONFIRM WITH THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A HUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DRIVER SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NEITHER A POLICE REPORT NOR A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED (WESTBURY DODGE IN WESTBURY, NY, 855-477-5588) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

JEEP STALLS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION OTHER THAN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURS REPEATEDLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15 MPH IN THE CITY TO 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ALSO WHILE TURNING.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RED BATTERY LIGHT CAME FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. WITHIN MINUTES OF THE LIGHT APPEARING, THE JEEP'S AIR CONDITIONING WENT OFF, ALL WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURNED ON (WITHOUT PROMPTING THEM). ALL THREE OF THESE THINGS HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS OF EACH OTHER SO I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BUT THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED IN THE RIGHT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY ZERO POWER SO I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON OR PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO ROLL TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE (SEE ATTACHED PICTURE). I THEN HAD TO EXIT THE JEEP INTO ONCOMING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE AND LUCKILY MADE IT SAFETY TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I CALLED 911...

I HAVE 4 RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MY JEEP. FIRST, THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEATS PERIODICALLY WILL NOT WORK. SECOND, UPON STARTING MY CAR, IT WILL JUST STALL OR SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENS 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK. THIRD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON AND OFF (AND WHEN I GET IT CHECKED, I AM TOLD SOMETHING ABOUT THE THERMOSTAT, BUT HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT OVERHEATING). FINALLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON/OFF BUTTON WILL NOT WORK SOMETIMES. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY HIT THE STEERING WHEEL FOR IT TO WORK. I HAVE READ ABOUT TONS OF RECALLS FOR MY YEAR JEEP, BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED. I AM STARTING TO THINK IT SHOULD BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE MALFUNCTION, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL, AND ACC INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JEEP, DODGE, CHRYSLER OF SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,093. ..UPDATED 08/30/17 *BF *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE DUE TO FAN THAT CONTINUED TO RUN. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER COMPLETELY. MIKE SMITH JEEP OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER THE COOLANT OIL BEGAN LEAKING INTO THE PUMP. IN ADDITION, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INSTRUCTED THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TIPM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED EVEN AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

2012 ALTITUDE. SOMETIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING THE ENGINE WILL CUT OUT. THERE ARE NO WARNINGS, NO GLITCHES IN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR ANYTHING. THE ONLY WAY I KNOW THE ENGINE CUTS OUT IS THAT THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND I LOSE POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, EASE ON THE BRAKE, PRESS THE START BUTTON, AND THEN WHEN IT RESTARTS I SHIFT IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF. LIKE I SAID, THERE ARE NO GLITCHES IN THE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. NO CODES OR ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. I BOUGHT IT IN SEPT 2016 AND ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 9 TIMES. THEY CANT EVEN GET THE PROBLEM TO HAPPEN, LET ALONE FIX IT. I EMAILED THE JEEP AND FIAT CEOS FOR A PAPER TRAIL IN CASE I GOT INTO A WRECK- WANTED TO COVER MY ***- AND...

180 AMP ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT NEARLY CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF ALTERNATOR, BATTERY AND PCU. SITUATION ADDRESSED BY RECALL NHTSA 14V-634 WHICH FCA SAYS NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF LARGER ALTERNATOR. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO OTHER INDICATION OF DANGER UNTIL STOPPED. SMOKE WAS CLEARLY EMANATING FROM ALTERNATOR WHEN HOOD RAISED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CARMAX DEALER IN BURBANK, CA WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE DUE TO OTHERS VEHICLE THAT NEEDED TO BE SERVICED FIRST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

MY ALTERNATOR AND THEN MY ECU COMPUTER WERE DAMAGED EXACTLY IN THE SAME WAY THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE P60 RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY I REALIZED THAT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED IN THE RECALL. HOW CAN I GET REINBURSED FROM THE DEALER ALL THE EXPENSES THAT I PAID IF MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DAMAGED THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE P60 BULLETIN , PLEASE ADVISE MARCELO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS FLASHED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

180 AMP ALTERNATOR EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF ALL POWER, BATTERY FAILURE, PCM FAILURE AND SMOKING AND BURNING SMELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. EXPERIENCED LOUD WHINNING FROM ALTERNATOR WHILE DRIVING IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO FAILURE. ULTIMATE FAILURE OCCURED AS CAR PULLED INTO PARKING SPOT. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE EXPERIENCED BY 160 AMP ALTERNATOR UNDER RECALL. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CHRYSLER/JEEP SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO FIX THESE ISSUES.

I HAD THE CAR FOR 3 YEARS AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES. LAST SATURDAY EVENING 4/14/17 WE HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM RUNNING TO THE STORE AND BLACK SMOKE STARTED TO COME UP FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD. I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WENT AROUND THE CAR TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. SAW SPARKS, GRABBED MY SON FROM THE BACK RAN AND CALLED 911. WITH IN 5 MIN THE FRONT OF THE JEEP WAS ON FIRE. TOOK 30 MIN TO PUT OUT AND THE CAR IS TOTALLED.

THIS VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE YOU ARE IN DRIVE AND DRIVING. THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT THE CAR HAS STALLED. LIGHTS AND RADIO ARE ONE. WHEN YOU GO TO BREAK, THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THE FOLLOWING DO NOT WORK, BREAKS, EMERGENCY BREAK, POWER STEERING AND THROWING THE CAR IN PARK. YOU HAVE TO COAST UNTIL YOU STOP AND HOPE YOU DO NOT HIT ANYTHING. ONCE YOU STOP, THE CAR WILL RESTART. THIS IS A KNOW ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN IN OVER 3 TIMES TO GET FIX. IT DOES HAVE A RECALL BUT THAT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT IS CURRENTLY A DEADLY WEAPON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE EXTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY AND DISCONNECTED THE INTERNAL FUEL PUMP RELAY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

USALLY WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR SLOW THE SPEED THE CARS TURN OFF THE DEALER SAYS THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BUT I HAVE OVER 6 VIDEOS WHEN MY CAR TURN OFF IN THE HIGHWAY THE DANGER IS YOU CAN'T USE THE STEERING BECAUSE IS TO HEAVILY TO DRIVE.

2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND BECAME POSSESSED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON DASH, OCCASIONAL LURCHES FROM TRANSMISSION, ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AT NIGHT. WHEN I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF, IT WILL NOT START. IT WAS AS THOUGH EVERYTHING IS DEAD. NO RESPONSE FROM ANY BUTTON ON THE KEY. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AND HORN BLEATING AS THOUGH EMERGENCY. I PRESSED THE "PANIC" BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB AND IT STOPPED. CAR NOW STARTED. I DROVE A FEW MILES THEN EVERYTHING BEGAN GOING CRAZY AGAIN. WHEN I STOPPED, WITH CAR STILL RUNNING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN WORKING AS THOUGH ON INTERMITTENT. THEN THEY BEGAN WIPING FAST. I TRIED TURNING THE WIPERS ON OR OFF, TO NO AVAIL. THEY WERE WORKING WITH THEIR OWN MIND. DANGEROUS! I HAD NO IDEA, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, IF BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY GO OUT...

3.6L ENGINE. VEHICLE KEEPS OVERHEATING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NEW THERMOSTAT NEW BELTS THEY HAVE FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE ENGINE WILL RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES THEN IT WILL START GETTING REALLY HOT UP TO 300 ALSO THE HEATING SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT BLOWS ONLY COLD AIR.

IN THE 18 MONTHS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE IT HAS RANDOMLY TURNED OFF 5-6 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A STREET. THE ENGINE TURNS OFF (WITH NO WARNING ON THE DASH) AND YOU LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE. I AM PICKING UP THE CAR TOMORROW FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT HAS HAD IT FOR THE PAST SIX DAYS. THEY WILL BE RELEASING ME AN UNSAFE CAR THAT I WILL NOT ALLOW MY DAUGHTER OR WIFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FRACTURED AND CAUSED A HOST OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

CAR LOST ALL POWER FOR STEERING AND BRAKING. CAR STALLED. WAS AT LOW SPEED 5-8MPH TURNING TO THE RIGHT INTO A GAS STATION DRIVEWAY FROM BUSY ROADWAY OF SPEEDS OF 55MPH. CAR WENT STRAIGHT AND ROLLED TO A STOP. GRATEFUL WAS PARKING LOT AND DITCH IN FRONT OF ME AND NOT THE GAS PUMPS OR ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR STOPPING. I HAVE TWICE HAD CAR TO DEALER FOR CAR GOING INTO LIMP MODE. BOTH IN YEAR 2016. SAME CYLANOID EACH TIME.

ALTERNATOR FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPG, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING. ALTERNATOR IS 180 AMP MODEL. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 80,384 MILES. ALTERNATOR FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND RESULTED IN BATTERY FAILURE AS WELL. TOTAL COST FOR TWO COMPONENTS: $900 PLUS LABOR THROUGH DEALERSHIP.

ALTERNATOR GONE WITH LOW MILEAGE 3.6 ENGINE 160 AMP ALTERNATOR. MANUFACTURE SAID THEY HAD A RE-CALL P60 BUT MY BODY STYLE AND VIN. # DIDN'T MATCH. SAME ENG. AND ALTERNATOR ON THE GRAND CHEROKEES THAT WERE RECALLED MAKES NO SENSE WHAT THAT ALTERNATOR IS ON. A BAD ALTERNATOR IS BAD ALTERNATOR. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN A WINING NOISE AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON,SMELT HOT. *TR

CAR STARTED NORMALLY HOWEVER, ONCE I BEGAN DRIVING, A NUMBER OF DIAGNOSTICS ERRORS WERE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. I STARTED TO SMELL AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS BURNING SO I RETURNED HOME. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT, THE ENTIRE CAR WENT DEAD. NO POWER AT ALL. I COULD NOT EVEN LOCK THE DOOR. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL P60 / NHTSA 14V-634 RELATED TO THE ALTERNATOR AND THE DESCRIPTION OF EVENTS THAT COULD OCCUR WITH THAT, WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS WITH FCA, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THAT RECALL. SO NOW, I AM THINKING THAT I MAY HAVE THIS DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC REVIEW BUT OVER THE PHONE, THE SERVICE REP BELIEVED THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE AN ALTERNATOR/BATTERY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

WITHIN THE SPAN OF APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS, THE ENGINE HAS RANDOMLY TURNED OFF 8 TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE CAR LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL, ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT THE CAR CAN NOT SAFELY BE MOVED TO A SAFE EMERGENCY STOP LOCATION. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT WITH NO SOLUTION. THE DEALER HAS PERFORMED ALL RECALLS AND SOFTWARE UPDATES, BUT THESE HAVE NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEREFORE CANNOT FIX IT. CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE WAS CONTACTED AND A CASE MANAGER WAS ASSIGNED TO THE CASE. THE CASE MANAGER INSTRUCTED THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE THE CAR, WHICH THEY HAD DONE BEFORE, TO TRY TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO AND THE CASE MANAGER HAS STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN...

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 / CHRYSLER RECALL P60 ALREADY EXISTS BUT THAT IS FOR 160 AMP MINE IS 180 AMP, I THINK THAT IS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE. MY JEEP DIED AND WOULD NOT START UP AGAIN. ALL POWER WAS LOST 100%, LUCKILY MY FAMILY AND I WERE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION GETTING SODAS. IT SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE SAME ISSUE OF THE RECALL THAT IS ALREADY OUT BUT ALSO EFFECTS MY JEEP WITH THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR. ACCORDING TO CHRYSLER THAT IS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE TWO MODELS. MINE IS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH A 3.6L V6

I HAVE A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED, 5.7L ENGINE. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES (2015) THE JEEP BEGIN TO RANDOMLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. IT ALWAYS HAPPENED WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF LEAVING MY HOUSE. FUEL LEVELS GOOD, DIDN'T MATTER IF TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK. ALMOST IN 3 ACCIDENTS. ONLY REMEDY WAS TO PUT IT IN PARK, JEEP WOULD START RIGHT BACK UP. THIS HAPPENED IN JUNE, AUGUST AND OCTOBER. AFTER OCTOBER STALL, I TOOK TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL, AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE TRAILER TAILLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND THEY RECOMMEND REPLACE TIPM. THINGS WERE FINE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2016. ON SEPT 2 JEEP STALLS TURNING RIGHT, FULL TANK OF GAS. ON SEPT 6 - STALLS SLIGHTLY TURNING INTO SUICIDE LANE. BACK TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP HAS IT FROM 9/7-9-9. CAN'T REPLICATE IT, AND NO ERRORS COME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS FAILED. IN ADDITION, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAD FAILED AND THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,400.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL TURN OFF AND POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK. IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE AGAIN, I NEED TO COMPLETELY STOP, PUT IT IN PARK AND START THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE STREET AND FREEWAY. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN CONSTANTLY. I HAVE HAD TIMES WHERE IT HAPPENS 2 DAYS IN A ROW, ONCE A WEEK, AND ONCE A MONTH. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER A FEW TIMES ALREADY, BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR OVER 1 MONTH, I SPOKE TO A SENIOR TECHNICIAN THAT WORKS AT THE DEALER AND HE SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE. HE TOLD ME THAT VEHICLES WITH THE 5.7L ENGINE AND THE PUSH TO START BUTTON HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THE ISSUE STARTS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN TEN TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.