2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Exterior Lighting Problems
- 34
- 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 34 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- turn signal · 8 records
- electrical system · 6 records
- passenger side · 5 records
- high beam · 4 records
- right turn · 4 records
- service brakes · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Faulty headlights while driving on the freeway at night time the headlights completely failed causing a very dangerous situation almost causing an accident. I have had to replace these headlights 8 months ago now this.
ODI 11186889
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the high beam headlights remained illuminated. In addition, the power locks were inoperable and the power outlet failed. An independent mechanic noticed that a wire attached to the totally integrated power module (tipm) had burned out. The contact took the vehicle to dick scott chrysler dodge jeep ram plymouth (located at 684 w ann arbor rd,…
ODI 11257987
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Fuel/Propulsion System
When the right turn signal is on the fog lights flash and the turn signal does not blink. When i turn the fog light button on my turn signal lights up but does not blink. Took it to the dealer and they said it was the tipm that was faulty. Now after i got it back both front turn signals do not work and the back flashes fast and sometimes flashes normally. Also back when i bought the car a year ago in june 2017 the…
ODI 11093470
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Interior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (crown chrysler jeep dodge ram dublin, [redacted], dublin, oh 43017 [redacted]) was contacted several…
ODI 11071561
Exterior Lighting · Interior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the interior dome light remained illuminated indicating that a door was open however; the doors were closed and locked. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting) however, the remedy for the recall was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable…
ODI 10937825
Exterior Lighting
Dealer is not getting parts to fix problem. I have received a recall notice on this 3 or 4 times and each time the dealer states they don't have the part. The issue is the sun visor wiring. Recall notice: r71/nhtsa 15v-879.
ODI 10908946
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 55 mph, the low beam headlights were too dim and prevented the driver from seeing one car length in front of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 32,000.
ODI 10893111
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
I took my 2011 grand cherokee to the dealer for the normal maintenance. However, there were a couple of recalls so i asked them to take care of them. Recalls were related to the fuel pump relay and to the sun visor (which apparently can short-circuit and cause a fire). There was a firmware update for the tipm also so i got that done too. 3 weeks later, i get on my car, i put the ignition to on and the wipers went…
ODI 10876552
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms…
ODI 10885582
Exterior Lighting
Tail lamps, right and left, melt causing turn and brake light failure exposing the vehicle and its passengers to crash. This issue is very recurrent, i have to change to right bulb at least 2 times a month.
ODI 10837380
Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
All electronic components flicker or shut off and smelled like wires where burning. This all happens when the vehicle is running
ODI 11255243
Exterior Lighting
I have had our jeep into genesee valley chrysler jeep twice (since january 2016) since this recall came out and they still say that they don't have the parts. We have had no issue yet, but this is getting to be too long
ODI 10896129
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the totally integrated power module was defective and replaced. The contact stated that the repair affected the passenger side turn signal, which caused the front fog lights to blink. Dodge chrysler jeep city (4395 us-130, burlington, nj 08016, [redacted]) stated that the initial repair caused the passenger side turn signal to have to be…
ODI 11166322
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the drivers side-turning signal failed to function. The contact noticed that the rear tail light casing was burning internally. The contact had the dealer replace the lighting; however the failure recurred on the passenger side tail light. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the passenger side bulb failed…
ODI 10850184
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
We were driving last saturday, we were driving onto a busy main street the car was in motion, another made a illegal move and swireved into our vehicle, we honked but the horn wouldn't work. We stopped the vehicle. The other driver apologized with a wave of their hand. We started to drive again, trying to use the horn with no success. About 15 later the horn started to sound. The horn has stopped and started. This…
ODI 10788310
Exterior Lighting
A friend told me that i had a headlight out. My dash was not showing that i had a light out and i couldn't tell when i was driving. I took it to advance auto parts to buy a new headlight. At that time, the headlight was working fine. I took it to a shop where they told me that they would have to take the front of the car off in order to replace it. They said that the issue was with the ballast and that they could…
ODI 10785785
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
10/10/2015 at approximately 320 pm cdt, i was driving i35 south between duluth mn and minneapolis mn. Smoke started billowing out of the headliner, rh side above the windshield/sun visor. I pilled to the side of the road, pulled the a pillar and pulled down the headliner. Flames were present, i reached in thinking it was a wire (it was) sustained burns on my right hand. Grabbed the owners manual , located the fuse…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10786551
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
1. The vehicles head has to be replaced due to bad valves at only 59,000 miles. 2. The front right turn signal stopped working, and is burning the bulb socket and headlight housing. It was determined by an independent mechanic that the tipm module is going bad causing shorts, and other electrical issues. (the dealer claims it is a burned bulb socket, but we tested the socket, and entire system and found the true…
ODI 10783054
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
While motoring along, my wife and i noticed an acrid smell which became more and more intense until our eyes began to burn and it became clear that the acrid smell was from our own vehicle, and not from another source such as some other vehicle driving ahead of us. We pulled off the road and immediately we saw smoke coming from the passenger-side sun visor which was is the up position. We shut the car off and…
Fire reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10735042
Exterior Lighting
When you turn on the right turn signal, the light stays solid & the fog lights blink. When you turn on the left turn signal it will start out flashing correctly & after about 30 seconds it will start flashing fast with no light in the rear at all. We have taken it to chrysler & they want $1400 to repair or replace the tipm. There is no less than 15 videos on you tube on how to correct this issue which means you are…
ODI 11142497
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Repair of blown front running light reveled defective electrical socket that was overheating and creates a safety fire hazard. Bulb socket badly burned and needs replacement due to faulty part. This is a 2011 jeep grand cherokee 4x4 overland with only 36,000 miles. Repair mechanic described electrical socket as a level 1 safety hazard. *tr
ODI 10667821
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I have had my jeep worked on twice to fix the tipm at billy craft chrysler jeep. In august they advised they were doing a temporary fix. On december 16, 2014 they indicated that they completed recall p54 and input this into the system as complete - my vehicle has now started having the same problems. In addition when the temporary fix was done in august this caused the automatic high beam sensor to stop working -…
ODI 10693782
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v530000 (fuel system) and nhtsa campaign number: 14v391000 (exterior lighting and electrical system). The part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not…
ODI 10652555
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v530000 (fuel system), nhtsa campaign number: 14v391000 (exterior lighting, electrical system) and nhtsa campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic). However, the parts needed were unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become…
ODI 10652514
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v391000 (lighting, electrical system) and nhtsa campaign number: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic) however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not…
ODI 10648163
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