2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical System Problems
- 620
- 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 620 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 79 indicate fire
What owners report
- Alternator/Generator/Regulator · 3 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 137 |
| 30–60k mi | 134 |
| 1–30k mi | 55 |
| 100–150k mi | 54 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine
2012 grand cherokee v8 overland summit. Engine won't start at random times. Engine just cranks and cranks but won't fire. Let it sit for a while then will start. Been into the dealer 3 times now since august 2013. They replaced fuel pump overlay harness after checking found no fuel pressure, and found a "star case" with fix. This did nothing as problem still occurs multiple times a week. Dealer claims they have…
ODI 10563666
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v115000 (equipment, tires); 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…
ODI 10713090
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v391000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was not made available. The contact stated that the dealer installed a tipm and a r09; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer. The technician was unable to replicate the failure. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10745451
Electrical System
Husband driving mv to store, started smelling sharp smell of wires burning, white smoke coming from area around the visor on drivers side, came right home with it, since smoke was burning his eyes and nose, opened sunroof to let smoke out, it continued smoking then started to burn thru material surrounding the visor, then burst into flames . My husband got out the fire extinguisher and was able to put the flames…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10522159
Electrical System
My son was driving my 2012 jeep grand cherokee home. When he was close to my home he noticed an acrid smell and saw a small amount of smoke coming from the area around the control panel, near the rear view mirror, on the ceiling of the vehicle. When he pulled in the driveway he turned off the vehicle but the amount of smoke increased so my son called the fire department. Before they arrived the car had burst into…
Fire reported
ODI 10522665
Electrical System · Engine
There have been four incidents while driving my vehicle at speed from 35 to upwards of 70 mph, my 2012 jeep grand cherokee without warning powers off and engine shuts off. The issues were diagnosed by criswell jeep service center, whereby the first occurrence was due a faulty and loose ground/ the subsequent re-occurrences were due to failure of totally integrated power module (tipm) which was replaced at mileage of…
ODI 10604764
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seat Belts · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
On june 2 after cleaning the car at the car wash (manually) on the way back to our home all the lights of the dashboard lit up for all services to be done and the wipers activated by themselves. The safety belts are no longer working and the lights of the car are not functional. You do not have blinkers, seat belts or brake lights. The rpm needle goes up and down randomly and the engine continues to rev up and down.…
ODI 10519493
Air Conditioner · Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System · Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
2012 jeep grand cherokee. Consume writes seeking reimbursement for vehicle repairs. Consumer would also like tpim replaced along with all vehicle recalls associated with vehicle repaired. *ld the consumer stated a/c not working. *tr
ODI 11074826
Electrical System · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the contact heard an unusual noise coming from the rear end of the vehicle. The vehicle then began to shake violently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the there were several rear bolts on the rear base of the tire axle flange that were loose and some had fractured off the base flange. The…
ODI 10747065
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at a low speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 15v115000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The…
ODI 10749781
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While making a left turn at 10 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician replaced the external fuel pump relay and disconnected the internal fuel pump relay, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer on multiple occasions, but the cause of the failure was unable to be determined. The…
ODI 10958757
Electrical System
Sun visor recall, have turned in 2 recalls allready to the tomah wi dealer, but no call to come in and get it fixed.
ODI 10910912
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I have an ongoing problem with starting my 2012 jeep grand cherokee v8 overland. The jeep will start but will stall right away. Sometimes if you put the jeep in gear quickly it will stall in gear also. Most of the time it stalls right after starting. I have to shut the jeep off and press the start button again to get it started. I have had this jeep at the dealership (colorado chrysler jeep) multiple times over the…
ODI 10725056
Electrical System · Interior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v879000(electrical system, interior lighting); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
ODI 10915207
Electrical System
The battery keeps dying/vehicle won't start/dies while idling. My jeep has a push button start, when pushed, the car will cycle through the ignition process (about 15-30 seconds) but won't start. After that the battery is drained enough not to cycle through ignition process. This first started shortly after original purchase of vehicle and i have been forced to keep on a charger, which only works some of the time. I…
ODI 10551712
Electrical System · Engine
The contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. On 5/8/2012 the contact pushed the start button on the vehicle, the lights on the vehicle flashed once, and immediately the vehicle turned off completely. Contact pushed the start button again, the lights in the vehicle remained off, and the engine did not start. The vehicle battery was completely dead. Contact attempted to jump start the vehicle in order to drive it to…
ODI 10525283
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power. The vehicle later resumed normal function. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) however, the parts needed to…
ODI 10670390
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Service Brakes
I bought my band new 2012 jeep grand cherokee overland 7 months ago - brand new from the chrysler jeep dealership and about a month after i bought it i started to notice the acceleration is not 100%, the windows stop rolling up or down for hours at a time at random time, the brakes sometimes don't work all the way, the engine jumps when switching gears and most recently my check engine light came on, the car would…
ODI 10469611
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
This jeep was replaced because the prior jeep was lemon law. The engine light appeared after about 3 weeks of purchase, the car was brand new. Like the last jeep, it would stall causing loss of power brakes and power steering. The electrical system would also freeze (navigation and radio) constantly and would not fix itself unless the battery was unplugged. Shave jeep in thousand oaks, ca upgraded the engine and…
ODI 10522344
Electrical System
Intermittent electrical problem -- alarm sounds, horns honk, lights flash, radio comes on at all hours, day or night, when car is not running, parked in driveway, on its own, without fobs or people nearby. Car does not have an alarm system! Panic button on fob not pushed. Racket stops after ~15 minutes, on its own, until the next incident anywhere from a week to several weeks later. June 12, 2014, there were two…
ODI 10598363