1. Jeep Grand Cherokee
  2. Problems
  3. 2010
  4. Engine And Engine Cooling

2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 3 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • December 30, 2010 · 4,500 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling

    Engine fire began while driving vehicle. Began as smoke escaping from under hood. Stopped and turned off engine immediately within 20 seconds/100 feet. Fire began in engine compartment within 2 minutes. Total loss of vehicle. Vehicle is a 2010 model, four months old, less than 5000 miles. Dealer denies any responsibility for product liability. *tr

    Fire reported

    ODI 10373637

  • September 18, 2010

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control

    See attached letter dated 25 march 2010 ( should read 25 march 2011) briefly summarized: the vehicle engine will speed up to between 4000 and 5000 rpm's for no reason and the only way to get this to stop is to pull over to the side of the road and shut the engine off and restart it. This has happened numerous times and it is only a matter of time before someone is killed.

    ODI 10404933

  • January 4, 2010 · 1,000 miles

    Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    Shortly after i purchased the vehicle, as i was driving, the car would loose all ability to accelerate. It was like the car would drop into neutral for no apparent reason. The only way to correct this was to pull over and restart the car. I contacted the dealership, but was told they couldn't do anything about it unless the issue was occurring while in the service department. Since this issue could potentially…

    ODI 10454213