2018 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE problems and owner complaints

I HAVE A FEW OCCURRENCES TO TELL ABOUT. 1. WHEN TAKING IT THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH CAR WASH IT WAS PROPELLED FORWARD AT AN UNSAFE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT STILL WAS SHOT FORWARD AND THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED QUICKLY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. 2. AFTER COMING OFF A FREEWAY AND COMING TO THE FIRST STOPLIGHT, WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER HIT 0 THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. I TURNED THE AUTO STOP OFF AND PROCEED DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN I HIT THE NEXT STOPLIGHT, IT DID THE SAME THING, LURCHED FORWARD HARD, WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER HIT 0. 3. WHILE …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11075571 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING THE AUTO AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AT A RED LIGHT AND THE BRAKES ONLY PARTIALLY ENGAGED AND THE AUTO WENT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. DROVE UP TO THE NEXT LIGHT AS THE CAR WAS JUST ABOUT TO STOP IT ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THERE IS A SAFETY FEATURE CALLED "FORWARD COLLISION WARNING" WHICH SHOULD APPLY THE BRAKES AND DID NOT WORK (INSTEAD OF BRAKING WITH THE JEEP SAFETY FEATURE THE AUTO ACCELERATED). THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DAMAGE PAID BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT COULD NOT TELL ME WHY THIS HAPPENED OR PROVIDE ASSURANCE…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11079986 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4807 KIRBY DR., HOUSTON, TX 77098, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V048000 (FUE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,593 miles reported. Look up ODI 11083951 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 8.4 INCH UCONNECT/NAV 4C TOUCH SCREEN. THIS SYSTEM/SCREEN CONTROLS THE RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL, HEATED/COOLED SEATS, PHONE, NAVIGATION, ETC. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 20-30 MINUTES USING ONLY THE RADIO, THE TOUCH SCREEN BECOMES HOT TO THE TOUCH. RECENTLY THE SCREEN REACHED 127.7 DEGREES (SEE ATTACHED PICTURE). VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER ON 7/30/18 AND THE ISSUE WAS ESCALATED UP TO FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES. FCA CLAIMS THE COMPONENTS ARE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THIS DOES NOT SEEM CORRECT. EXCESSIVELY HIGH…

Owner-reported narrative. 680 miles reported. Look up ODI 11115708 at NHTSA ↗

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LEADS TO TOTAL LOSS ON ON MARCH 30 , 2018. THIS IS MY STORY: I BOUGHT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2018 TRAILHAWK FROM THE ORANGE PARK CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE, RAM DEALERSHIP AKA DARSCARS OF JACKSONVILLE AT 7233 BLANDING BLVD [phone removed] ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 UNDER A THREE YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH ALLY AUTO FINANCE ([phone removed]. ON MARCH 30, 2018 WITH APPROXIMATELY 3700 MILES I WAS AT THE GATEWAY PISTOL AND RIFLE RANGE AT IN JACKSONVILLE WITH MY FRIEND CHARLIE FOR PISTOL SHOOTING. MY CAR …

Owner-reported narrative. 3,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 11084771 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE 'SHIFT INTO PARK AND SELECT GEAR" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTERWARDS. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TWICE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, A GEAR COULD NOT BE SELECTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A THIRD TIME, IT STARTED NORMALLY AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (WACONIA JEEP/CHRYSLER/DODGE, 905 STRONG DRI…

Owner-reported narrative. 4,056 miles reported. Look up ODI 11089930 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE SHUT OFF /STALLED WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM AN INTERSECTION ON A LOCAL ROAD (VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION). THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AFTER THE "PUSH-BUTTON" WAS PRESSED 3 TIMES

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11115572 at NHTSA ↗

WE WERE USING CRUISE CONTROL IN OUR NEW JEEP. AS WE WERE APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY USING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY ENGAGED AND LOCKED, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, THE DRIVER OF AN 18 WHEELER SAW US UNABLE TO STOP AND SWERVED. HIS SWERVING AND OUR STEERING CAUSED US TO BE STOPPED BY HIS HIND WHEEL. IF THE OTHER DRIVER HAD NOTICED US ONE SECOND SLOWER, WE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN DEAD. THERE WAS $11,121.91 WORTH OF D…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11100020 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, STEERING CONTROL WENT OUT AND TRACTION CONTROL KICKED ON. THIS CAUSED AN INABILITY TO PROPERLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. TRACTION CONTROL PULLED VEHICLE INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT.

Owner-reported narrative. 5,835 miles reported. Look up ODI 11114474 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE TRYING TO PUMP GAS, THE PUMP WOULD POP CLOSED AS IF THE GAS TANK WAS FULL WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT HAD ONLY JUST STARTED TO PUMP. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING HOW THE PUMP SAT IN THE TANK. IT TOOK ROUGHLY 15 MINUTES TO PUMP A COUPLE GALLONS OF GAS. THE CAR HAS NOW DONE THIS TWICE AT DIFFERENT PUMPS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS.

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11100484 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT PUMPS, THE PUMP STOPS LIKE THE TANK IS FULL EVEN THOUGH I JUST STARTED PUMPING. ALSO RANDOMLY THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT DISPLAY AND THEN THE ENTIRE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND RESTARTS WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE IN REVERSE *TT

Owner-reported narrative. 7,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11104183 at NHTSA ↗