2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Steering Problems
- 64
- 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 64 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 22 records
- steering wheel · 12 records
- lost power · 12 records
- engine shut · 7 records
- steering brakes · 7 records
- shut down · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 18 |
| 100–150k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. 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. While driving and attempting to turn the vehicle to the left, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. In addition, the contact needed to depress the brake pedal with…
ODI 11282490
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
While driving 2011 jeep grand cherokee with children in car, the jeep just stalls out on me and i lose control of the steering. It has happened most times when i am making left and right turns.
ODI 11302572
Engine · Steering
Exiting highway. One incident merging right off ramp. Other incident, slowing to cross oncoming traffic onto a road. Engine suddenly shuts down. Fcw light comes on. Sensor on front is kept very clean! Vehicle will restart but this is very dangerous as i was almost hit by oncoming traffic in the none incident. I read that this is common with these vehicles. Shame on you! Never have another one
ODI 11220431
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
2011 grand cherokee overland 5.7 v8 approx 124000 miles stalled when turning left through intersection slowing from 50 to 25 mph. Steering and brakes failed. All recalls have been performed. This was supposedly fixed with p54 (fuel pump relay). Fortunately i was not towing my boat. This issue seems to have spanned many years and is extremely dangerous.
ODI 11197261
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
2011 jeep grand cherokee shuts off while driving. Power steering, engine control and braking all become difficult to use. Happening while turning causes the vehicle to veer into the guard rails, if they are present, or oncoming traffic, if turning away from traffic is too difficult. Luckily, in the multiple times this happened, i was turning right, either onto the highway onramp or into a gas station. The times into…
ODI 11203509
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
While driving and deceleration the jeep shuts off. No lights come on indicating that the vehicle is no longer running. The first clue is loss of power steering and brakes. This always happens within the first couple miles of driving. The jeep starts right back up and then 99% of the time won't stall again for a couple days. This is getting more frequent.
ODI 11196005
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
It has now happened several times in which i'm driving and the jeep suddenly loses all engine power, braking and power steering. This happens on the highway. There are never any warning lights or sounds to signal this is about to take place. This last time it almost made me cause an accident.
ODI 11191470
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
I was driving down the highway at 60mph when i let off the gas and hot the brakes to slow down for a corner the engine shut down and i lost breaks and steering. I was able to muscle the steering through the corner and coasted to a stop. I put the jeep in park, got the break pedal and started the vehicle back up. Everything seemed to work again. When i lost the engine, breaks and steering nothing else was effected. I…
ODI 11171270
Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While approaching a stop sign, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the brake pedal was difficult to depress. In addition, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal to the floorboard, but the vehicle seized and the engine shut off. The contact stated that all the indicators were illuminated on the instrument panel, but the vehicle failed to restart. The…
ODI 11217183
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
Takata recall. When my vehicle is in motion arriving at an intersection, and i decrease the speed, the engine shuts down and at the same time the steering wheel is stuck, making it impossible to turn, and the brakes get hard. I have already taken the car 3 times to the jeep shop and they have not been able to fix this problem. Since this problem started 2 months have passed and it has already happened 4 times. The…
ODI 11174701
Power Train · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the steering seized. The contact placed the vehicle in neutral. When the vehicle was restarted, it operated normally. The vehicle was taken to elgin chrysler dodge jeep ram (1010 e chicago st, elgin, il 60120, [redacted]), but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 11160892
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
The vehicle consistently shuts off while i'm driving, losing power steering and engine power. It seems to occur when i am slowing down. This happens usually once/twice each week and most recently almost caused a high speed accident, as my car shut off while i was making a left turn on a highway, which caused a semi truck to swerve, nearly hitting me and my 4 year old son.
ODI 11104003
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
Every 3 months apart or so my vehicle has lost power on the engine causing it to shut down on me when i make a hard left turn while applying my brakes. The first time that it happened it was on the freeway on my way to work out of nowhere my wheel hot hard and when i was pressing my accelerator it was not working. , the second time it happened when i was making a left turn and the same thing happened to me i had to…
ODI 11099150
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
While making a turn the steering and the brakes locked up and the engine shut off, causing me to lose control of the vehicle. This has happened twice 8 months apart. I've done the recall for the relay switch in 2015. This happened again (2nd time) yesterday april 9th, 2018. I almost hit a car at a light it was terrifying. The dealership has my jeep now and said they can't diagnose unless they have an error code or…
ODI 11084534
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 65 mph, the steering lost power and the vehicle shut down without warning. The contact activated the hazard lights, shifted into park, and restarted the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 106,618. *tt the consumer…
ODI 11080624
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
The car stalled and engine shut off while driving, decelerating around a left turning curve. Lost acceleration capability, power steering, brakes, and electrical system (no emergency flashers). Could barely control car and ended driving through curve, off the road, down into small ravine and into field. Were fortunate to avoid road signs and telephone pole. Car restarted after putting gear in park. Very afraid to…
ODI 11080312
Fuel/Propulsion System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Our 2011 jeep grand cherokee stalls without warning. The issue usually occurs when slowing down and turning to exit the highway. We have had all recalls taken care of, and have had the jeep in to the dealer several times for this issue with no resolution. The drivers ability to control the vehicle after the loss of power is significantly diminished. This has happened several times over the past year.
ODI 11056766
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Vehicle will unexpectedly stall during decelleration and braking. Vehicle loses all power to the motor and power steering, making it difficult to avoid collision and steer vehicle to safety. This happens at high and low speeds, and has occurred on 3 separate occasions in a 2 week time period. This issue was supposed to be addressed by recall number p54; of which i completed on this vehicle in 2014. This issue…
ODI 11052640
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Fcw light on dash went on and all power went off, causing a total loss of steering and control on the freeway. This could easily result in a fatal collision. *bf updated 9/13/18*jb
ODI 11051878
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
My 2011 jeep grand cherokee overland v8 hemi stalls while slowing down to turn onto another road, or going from highway speeds to exiting a ramp. It's been occurring for several years. I've already had the fuel pump relay recall fixed twice, and my jeep still stalls out almost on a daily basis. It turns out chrysler issued a recall (t36) for 2012-2014 jeeps with alternator issues; however the information i have read…
ODI 11041663
Engine · Power Train · Steering
Takata recall i just purchased my jeep back in june and can view the service history. This complaint in particular has to do with extended crank. My jeep takes awhile to start. I see that there was a fuel pump relay recall. I see in my service history that my jeep had this part replaced: 02/02/2015 78,423 mi at jt's chrysler jeep dodge fiat. Again, according to the symptom/conditions, i am still experiencing the…
ODI 11033083
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
On multiple occasions, our 2011 jeep grand cherokee overland 5.7l engine stalls while braking and trying to turn corners. Recall p54 to replace fuel pump relay to correct this issue was done in november 2015, but the issue has continued. Most recently occurred sept 8th, 11th and now today the 14th. Had vehicle in for diagnostics on sept 13th and jeep technicians were unable to find the problem. When this stalling…
ODI 11023519
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Timp recall, was repaired jan 2015. Today vehicle stalled in traffic, completely shut down and lost power steering, while making a left hand turn. I am lucky i was not in an accident. I was able to restart the vehicle. I have made an appointment with the dealer, but since it was repaired previously, not sure what they will do for me. Obviously there is still a problem the recall did not repair.
ODI 11000101
Engine · Steering
On may 4, 2017, approximately around 7:00pm, i turned right onto a freeway and my steering wheel locked up and the vehicle shut off completely. I was not able to turn the steering wheel and barely was able to make it out of the middle of the road. The engine shut off while driving down the road. I am luck that i did not have a car behind me or i would have caused an accident. How scary!! Chrysler has claimed that…
ODI 10983618
Engine · Service Brakes · Steering
When driving the engine will turn off with no warning. Since december until now, it has done this a total of 6 times. 3 of the times either merging onto the freeway or getting off of the freeway. Scares me so much. I have been lucky enough to not have anyone crash from the behind. My steering wheel locks, and the brakes become very hard to push down on. Its hard to move out of the way of traffic.
ODI 10959115