2011 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE problems and owner complaints

THERE WERE (3) ELECTRICAL FAILURES LEADING UP TO THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. ELECTRICAL FAILURES STARTED WITH KEY AND KEY FOB NOT FUNCTIONING, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE UNTIL WIN MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. ALL HEADLIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN, POWER STEERING DISABLED, BRAKES LOCKED, ENGINE DEAD. HAZARDS WOULDN'T WORK AND THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHEN VEHICLE IS STUCK IN THE MIDD…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,252 miles reported. Look up ODI 10370993 at NHTSA ↗

THERE WERE ELECTRICAL FAILURES LEADING UP TO THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. AFTER BEING TO THE DEALER FOR SERIOUS VIBRATION AND COUNTLESS OTHER ISSUES, INCLUDING REMOTE START NEEDING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT AND TONS OF SOFTWARE UPDATES AND WAS STILL NOT FIXED!!!!!!! ELECTRICAL FAILURES STARTED WITH KEY AND KEY FOB NOT FUNCTIONING, WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. THE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-75, DOWN THE MOUNTAINS WITH A TRAI…

Owner-reported narrative. 17,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10392979 at NHTSA ↗

HI, MY NAME IS [XXX]. ON JAN. 18, 2011 I PURCHASED A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE X PACKAGE FROM GRAND PRIX JEEP AND SUBURU, FOR MY DAUGHTER, FOR HER FIRST CAR. ON MARCH 12, I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED TO REV HIGH AND THEN WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, I THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT IT WAS SO SCARY. I HAD TO RIDE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE WAY HOME. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SO DID THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE LIGHT, WHICH LOOKS LIKE A LIGHTENING BOLT. I …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10393808 at NHTSA ↗

2011 GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT TO HOT, THE FAN WENT INTO HIGH MODE AND THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD NOT WORK. A LOCAL GARAGE INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ENGINE DID NOT OVERHEAT. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE DAYS. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY THERMOSTAT. ON JULY 26TH THE SAME OVERHEATING SCENARIO OCCURRED AGAIN, AND THE COOLIN…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10429875 at NHTSA ↗

WE PURCHASED A NEW 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 11/23/2011. THE CAR HAD 308 MILES ON ODOMETER. ON 11/25/2011 AS WE WERE GOING OUT OF TOWN THE VEHICLE'S DIAGNOSTIC (OBD II) SYSTEM WARNING APPEARED, WITH A SYMBOL "MIL" INDICATING A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT. I CHECKED THE FUEL TANK CAP AND IT WAS TIGHT, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP IN HAMPTONROADS, VA. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED IT TO BE A # 6 CYLINDER, MISFIRE-COIL FAILURE. NONE WERE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMEN…

Owner-reported narrative. 479 miles reported. Look up ODI 10438747 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE START-UP. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE TO START. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS FOR THE FAILURE AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED THAT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER CYLINDER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND FLASH SPORADICALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10478051 at NHTSA ↗

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE POWER STEERING LINES AT COOLER WERE MISSING CLAMPS. LINE CAME LOOSE, EMPTYING SYSTEM FLUID ONTO DRIVEWAY WHILE IDLING WITH LESS THAN 800 MILES TOTAL. DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHERE CLAMPS WERE DISCOVERED TO BE PRESENT, BUT NOT SLID ONTO TERMINUS POINTS AND NOT SECURED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 788 miles reported. Look up ODI 10378021 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 0 TO 5 MILES PER HOUR I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE THE AUTO WAS EITHER ON LEVEL SURFACE OR AT THE BEGINNING OF A SMALL INCLINE THE AUTO DID NOT MOVE FORWARD. THEN I SHIFTED THE AUTO INTO REVERSE AND STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE AUTO DID NOT MOVE BACKWARDS. I THEN TURNED THE AUTO OFF WITH THE AUTO SHIFTED INTO PARK. THEN I RESTARTED THE AUTO AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE AUTO DID MOVE FORWARD. THE SAME DAY I BROUGHT THE AUTO INTO THE JEEP DEALER WHOM I LEASED TH…

Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10365968 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN WHITE STEAM LIKE SMOKE COMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE SMOKE BECOMES DENSE AND THERE IS A SMELL OF HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO POWER OFF AND UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND A LARGE POOL OF FLUID DISCHARGED UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERS TECHNICIAN REPORTED, "TECHNICIAN PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTIONS AND CLEAN OFF OF FLUID FOUND THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES AT THE RADIATOR HAD DISCONNECTED DUE TO NOT BE IM…

Owner-reported narrative. 250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10371573 at NHTSA ↗