2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Power Train Problems
- 71
- 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 71 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- transmission cooler · 10 records
- power train · 8 records
- failure mileage · 7 records
- automatic transmission · 6 records
- transmission fluid · 6 records
- control module · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 19 |
| 60–100k mi | 17 |
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My 2012 jeep grand cherokee encountered the same problem as stated in the chrysler recall p54, which is the recall for 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The engine would stall while driving, and it also encountered not start problem as well as the not start on the first attempt problem. Even the car could start, the engine would stall again shortly. The problem is resulted from the faulty tipm, which is the same on both…
ODI 10644713
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I was driving on the [redacted] up a steep hill going approximately 65 mph and the engine down shifted into a lower gear, the engine began revving high, the rpm went high, and i lost speed. I pulled off to the side of the road. I put the vehicle in park while i called my husband because i did not know what was happening to the vehicle. I wanted to let him know in case i was stranded on the side of the road. We…
ODI 10702534
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
My wife was driving the vehicle when all of the sudden the engine started to rev and would not shift up or down. She could only go maybe 20 mph - people passing and honking on a [redacted]. She found an area and pulled off the road into a retail parking lot. She put the car in park and then shifted back into drive and the issue continued as the car moved but the engine rev'ed without shifting to the next gear. She…
ODI 10652226
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Letter from congressman barber on behalf of constituent regarding a mechanical malfunction with his 2012 grand cherokee overland; attn: taj sultan. *smd the consumer stated on occasion, he would brake and accelerate simultaneously to avoid rolling backwards. He soon discovered, while doing so, with the jeep, it would creep a few feet into the intersection, and there would be no acceleration for about five seconds.
ODI 10614446
Power Train
My 2012 jeep grand cherokee has the 3.6 liter pentastar v6 with the 5 speed automatic transmission. It has the quadra trac 1 full-time 4x4 system. The transmission is very "clunky" and feels unsure of what it should be doing. Upshifts come early, at low speed and rpm's. Often this is not an issue, but sometimes causes the vehicle to feel extremely underpowered. Pressing the accelerator further will eventually result…
ODI 10744190
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure was persistent. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure…
ODI 10837164
Power Train · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep wrangler. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v234000 (power train , steering) but was unable to have the vehicle serviced because the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The dealer was unable to provide an expected date for the part to become available. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The contact stated that the manufacturer…
ODI 10555795
Power Train · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep cherokee rubicon. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign id 13v234000 (power train , steering) but was unable to have the vehicle serviced under the recall because the remedy part was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The contact had not experienced a failure .
ODI 10555926
Power Train · Steering
Tl-the contact owns a 2012 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number 13v234000 (power train steering) had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. The dealer advised that the manufacturer only provided one replacement part every fourteen days and the contact had to be placed on a waiting list. The manufacturer verified that the dalership was only provided one replacement part every fourteen days.…
ODI 10553038
Power Train · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number 13v234000 (power train, steering). The dealer stated that the parts for the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the repair was not performed in a reasonable amount of time. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10597202
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Problem developed just after 10,000 miles with mild vibration on acceleration. Problem persisted and got worse. I had vehicle checked by dealer and head mechanic at 15,000 when in for oil change. Definitely was a problem, took a day to diagnose with help from jeep. /chrysler said it was failure of the transfer case/drivetrain control module. It took from june 25 until august 19 to obtain new module. During that time…
ODI 10536893
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
This jeep has remote key-less entry/engine start. The engine cannot be turned off unless the gear shift is in park. If the throttle stays open causing unintended acceleration, one cannot turn the engine off. This could result in one or more deaths and/or serious injury! If one had an accident causing the engine to rev up due to a jammed gas pedal, how do one turn it off? Chrysler customer service was contacted about…
ODI 10562436
Engine · Power Train
This has happened 3 times, the first time i had just gone through the dulles toll and as i paid the toll and pulled off the engine did not stay in drive, it went into 1st or 2nd gear. The second and third time i was again driving on the beltway and the gear switched from drive to neutral or a lower gear. Each time (3) i had to pull over and stop and go into park and then back into drive. Don't know if it's an…
ODI 10606895
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving up an incline at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle vibrated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer multiple times who stated that the software would need to be updated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10. Updated 8/27/14*cn updated 09/12/2014…
ODI 10604305
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I started the engine of my 2012 jeep and as soon i began traveling with the jeep fluids poured from the middle of the engine. I did not notice this until i stopped the vehicle after driving 10 minutes. The computer did not show any signs of an error or engine trouble. When i stopped the vehicle and looked under the front of the car i saw a steady stream of orange liquid pouring from the middle of the engine. This…
ODI 10467069
Power Train
In either the 5th or 6th gear, the transmission/drive train shutters when ascending a modest grade at a steady speed between 50 and 65 mph. Initially there was a power loss and the transmission seemed to go into neutral momentarily. Chrysler replaced the oxygen sensor, torque converter and several fluids and filters. This has helped, but the shuttering remains. Chrysler maintains the condition is normal, and, if the…
ODI 10476855
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
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, an unusual noise emitted outside of the vehicle and the transmission slipped gears. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road. After the gear was shifted into neutral then drive, the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred sporadically. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who was unable…
ODI 10579101
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep cherokee. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate and would not exceed 30 mph. The contact stopped the vehicle on the shoulder of the road. After restarting, the vehicle was able to accelerate normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics and the technician updated the computer. The failure continued after the repair. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10452558
Power Train · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Preparing to back from my garage, i stepped on the brake and placed the selector in reverse. Despite my holding firmly on the brake, the jeep grand cherokee moved backwards as if sliding on ice. It collided, at a slow speed, with a car parked opposite on the driveway. While continuing to apply the brake, i moved the selector into drive in order to pull forward away from the other vehicle. The jeep lunged forward…
Crash reported
ODI 10445037
Engine · Power Train
My issue with the jeep is that i believe it has an design and engineering flaw. This vehicle has an automatic transmission. When the shift lever is in drive the lever if bumped accidentally to the left it will down shift. This has happened to me on several occasions. I was traveling in excess of 65 mph's the first time it happened and didn't realize what had caused the downshift. This is very hard on the…
ODI 10515302