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
Tl* the owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While the contact's wife was attempting to park at 5 mph, the battery warning indicator illuminated. The driver smelled a strong smoke odor and observed smoke coming from the front passenger side. The driver exited the vehicle. The fire department was not contacted and there were no flames present. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent…
Fire reported
ODI 10965830
Belts And Associated Pulleys · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 40 mph, the battery warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator and serpentine belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure…
ODI 10959964
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at unknown speeds, the contact heard abnormal noises coming from the vehicle. The battery warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle lost power. The contact was unable to open the doors. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the alternator, belt, and battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The…
ODI 10965884
Electrical System
Hello ! I was driving my jgc in the streets of santo domingo ,dominican republic. I was already in a tunel, 1 km long, in terrific trafic at 5 pm when the car suddenly almost stopped.the a/c stopped ,mil appeared and almost got impact behind! I push the pedal strong and exelerated.thanks god i live very closed.in the moment i stoped in front of my house the evic start blinking and in seconds everything stopped !…
ODI 10957224
Electrical System
While driving to work one day, i noticed a humming noise coming from the front of the vehicle, shortly before arriving at work the battery light came on so i dropped off the car at a local mechanic to have it looked at. They called me back to say the alternator had went out and would need replaced. After replacing the alternator, my jeep wasn't starting, so they had to replace the battery and explained the…
ODI 10967075
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Visibility/Wiper
I took my car for three recalls one of them was the brake booster. They called me the other day to pick it up. I went and they told me everything is fixed. The problem wasn't fixed. I almost crashed 4 times and i had to call a tow truck. I called the dealer and they said if i want them to look at the car and find the problem they would charge me. I told him it's the brake booster and showed him a video to prove it.…
ODI 10983074
Electrical System
Vehicle is an overland model with 5.7 engine. As of 2-7-17 the vehicle has stalled on three separate occasions. All three incidents have been while making low speed turns. The engine just quits without sputtering or any type of warning. All dash lights remain on as if the vehicle were running. Power steering goes out and loss of power brakes makes it dangerous in completing turns and then have to coast to a safe…
ODI 10954422
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of electrical power intermittently. All the warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to semi valley chrysler dodge jeep, but the dealer could not replicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 110,080.
ODI 11002818
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 25 mph, the battery warning indicator illuminated and the instrument panel lights flickered and then failed completely. The brake pedal failed to engage while being depressed. In order to stop the vehicle, the parking brake was engaged and, upon exiting the vehicle, the contact opened the hood and fire and smoke were seen coming from inside the…
Fire reported
ODI 10955167
Electrical System · Visibility
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the battery warning indicator illuminated. Also, the vehicle failed to start several times without warning and the battery had to be recharged several times. While driven over un-leveled land, the vehicle stalled and various warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (blackhawk motors, 1621 s marquette rd, prairie du…
ODI 11005829
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
2012 jeep grand cherokee overland became possessed. While driving on the freeway, lights began flashing on dash, occasional lurches from transmission, one headlight goes out at night. When i pull over and turn the car off, it will not start. It was as though everything is dead. No response from any button on the key. After about 5 minutes, the headlights began flashing and horn bleating as though emergency. I…
ODI 10948905
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the alternator caused an electrical fire. The instrument panel warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not able to be restarted. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the alternator had a short circuit. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was…
Fire reported
ODI 10947535
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the fuel pump fractured and caused a host of electrical failures in the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle would not accelerate and smoke appeared under the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.
ODI 10946445
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Steering
I was driving down a busy road in our town today. The battery light came on. Approximately 10 minutes later while still driving, the lights on dash started flashing on and off, seatbelt alarm started going off, windshield wipers started working without turning on. The radio turned off. I lost power steering. The vehicle shut off while still driving down the road. I had no power breaks--seemed to almost stop working.…
ODI 10939778
Electrical System
My power door locks stopped working. I made an appointment to have it repaired and the day i was going to drive my jgc to the dealer, all hell broke loose. Park assist stopped working, anti skid and [redacted] also indicated errors. But worse, i could not move the shifting arm out of park. I had to have it dragged out of my garage by a local towing service. The dealer said it was a faulty tipm and had to be…
ODI 10938938
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic), 15v115000 (electrical system), and 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting). The contact later found out that the repairs were not completed. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the…
ODI 10944614
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Took my 2012 jeep grand cherokee to arrigo chrysler dodge jeep for 2 recalls in september 2016 one wiring issue in the visor and one fuel pump relay. Dealer informed me recalls were remedied. December 16, 2016 i was experiencing problems starting vehicle and problems with vehicle sputtering while driving and while stopped. Took car back to arrigo to diagnose problem. Was told problem was fuel pump relay at cost of…
ODI 10936004
Electrical System · Engine
Alternator failed while going down the freeway at 65 mpg, resulting in loss of steering and braking. Alternator is 180 amp model. Vehicle has only 80,384 miles. Alternator failure occurred without any warning, and resulted in battery failure as well. Total cost for two components: $900 plus labor through dealership.
ODI 10935987
Electrical System
Hi my 2012 jeep i was driving home from work and suddenly my truck lost of power. And truck shot down completely. Had to have my truck to my house. I am thinking there might be a alternator/electrical problem. I checked my vin on the recall please can call me on my number and how to proceed this manner thank you *tr
ODI 10936092
Electrical System
Letter from consumer regarding issues with their 2012 jeep grand cherokee due to a recall; seeking reimbursement. *smd the consumer stated on december 8, 2016, the vehicle would not start. After an unsuccessful attempt by aaa to jump start it, the consumer had the vehicle towed aaa service center. Upon diagnostics, it was determined the problem needed repaired by an authorized jeep dealer. The vehicle was towed to…
ODI 10944930
Electrical System
Alternator burned up while vehicle on. Vehicle was being driven down city road and when i stopped smoke and burn smell observed. It was found that there was an internal fault in the alternator, which shorted out the battery, starter and ecm (computer). Car had to be towed for repair. Jeep would not compensate $2,624 in repairs and $267 car rental since it was not on recall.
Fire reported
ODI 10935358
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
First issue to occur was alarm system and horn started going off and locking and unlocking the car when exiting the vehicle in a parking lot. The next issue to occur was one of the courtesy lights began to intermittently stay on continuously both when driving and when the vehicle was parked. 3rd issue to arise was all of the back up lights stopped working altogether. The last occurrence was the engine light came on…
ODI 10958473
Electrical System
I was backing into my driveway (jeep was in motion) and had the radio on. I was coming home from work and the commute took 30 minutes. While backing in, i heard a popping noise (similar to the noise a pop-it firework makes when it hits the ground) inside the cabin. I turned the radio off and stopped the jeep to listen to the popping. The popping stopped and i immediately smelled smoke. I then saw the smoke was…
Fire reported
ODI 10929756
Electrical System
Battery light came on dash while driving. Driver suspected low battery voltage. Vehicle battery was replaced. After a mile or so of driving battery light came on again, with a high pitched whine from the engine and burning smell. Alternator failure was diagnosed. Alternator and serpentine belt were replaced. Owner found out subsequently, that although this vehicle was not covered by the jeep alternator recall, it is…
ODI 10929695
Electrical System · Engine
Car started normally however, once i began driving, a number of diagnostics errors were displayed on the screen. I started to smell as though something was burning so i returned home. A few minutes after that, the entire car went dead. No power at all. I could not even lock the door. I see that there was a recall p60 / nhtsa 14v-634 related to the alternator and the description of events that could occur with that,…
ODI 10929607