2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems
- 200
- 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 200 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 15 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 21 records
- failure mileage · 15 records
- fuel pump · 15 records
- without warning · 15 records
- stalled without · 11 records
- check engine · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 58 |
| 30–60k mi | 52 |
| 1–30k mi | 38 |
| 100–150k mi | 31 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car lost all power for steering and braking. Car stalled. Was at low speed 5-8mph turning to the right into a gas station driveway from busy roadway of speeds of 55mph. Car went straight and rolled to a stop. Grateful was parking lot and ditch in front of me and not the gas pumps or another vehicle as i had no control of the car stopping. I have twice had car to dealer for car going into limp mode. Both in year…
ODI 10939089
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
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Engine
Alternator gone with low mileage 3.6 engine 160 amp alternator. Manufacture said they had a re-call p60 but my body style and vin. # didn't match. Same eng. And alternator on the grand cherokees that were recalled makes no sense what that alternator is on. A bad alternator is bad alternator. Vehicle was in motion when a wining noise and battery light came on,smelt hot. *tr
ODI 10933800
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
Electrical System · Engine
Nhtsa campaign number: 14v634000 / chrysler recall p60 already exists but that is for 160 amp mine is 180 amp, i think that is the only difference. My jeep died and would not start up again. All power was lost 100%, luckily my family and i were stopped at a gas station getting sodas. It sounds exactly like the same issue of the recall that is already out but also effects my jeep with the 180 amp alternator.…
Fire reported
ODI 10920600
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 55 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 49,000.
ODI 10925001
Electrical System · Engine
I have a 2012 jeep grand cherokee limited, 5.7l engine. Purchased the vehicle used. At approximately 60,000 miles (2015) the jeep begin to randomly stall while driving. It always happened within 10 minutes of leaving my house. Fuel levels good, didn't matter if turning left or right. Vehicle stalled, causing steering to lock. Almost in 3 accidents. Only remedy was to put it in park, jeep would start right back up.…
ODI 10917611
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the battery warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that all electrical functions failed. In addition, a burning odor was present. The vehicle was not able to restart. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator and battery had failed and the engine…
Fire reported
ODI 10888166
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 25 mph, the battery light illuminated. The vehicle made a humming noise and the vehicle stalled simultaneously without warning. The contact stated that the battery and the alternator failed. The power windows would not roll down when prompted by the driver. Furthermore, smoke appeared under the hood near the engine. The vehicle was towed to the dealer.…
Fire reported
ODI 10865417
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
When slowing down or coming to a stop, the vehicle's engine will turn off and power steering will not work. In order to start the vehicle again, i need to completely stop, put it in park and start the engine. This has happened on the street and freeway. It does not happen constantly. I have had times where it happens 2 days in a row, once a week, and once a month. I have taken the vehicle to a dealer a few times…
ODI 10876268
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The failure occurred more than ten times. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.
ODI 10871630
Engine
Unexpected stall while driving. Happened twice this week monday 4/25 while turning and 4/28/16 while driving in a [redacted] (grand river, farmington hills). This touch has been previously serviced by dealer for recall notice and has not helped the issue at all!
ODI 10861927
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
About a month after purchasing my used jeep, i was coming to a stop on a city street and my jeep powered off completely. After taking the jeep in to the dealership they fixed the fuel pump relay, which was recalled ,and sent me on my way. Since then my jeep has powered off 5 times (once while entering the highway, twice while exiting the highway, once while making a u-turn under the highway and once on a city…
ODI 10855188
Engine
UNEXPECTED ENGINE STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING.
ODI 10853730
Electrical System · Engine
I engaged the factory installed remote start in side my garage. Within 3 minutes the engine was on fire. The fire originated just in front of the passenger seat but under the hood. I pressed the start button in order to turn the car off of auxiliary. Flames engulfed the engine and my house.
ODI 10854200
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Unexpected engine stall while driving on freeway. This is the second time experiencing unexpected stall out while drive after the recall was completed.
ODI 10852253
Body · Electrical System · Engine
On the first of march, my wife and daughter were about to start their day in the usual way. She opened the garage door and used her key fob to remote start our 2012 jeep gc limited ( around 42k miles) ( factory installed remote starter) she walked away for less than 4 minutes and returned to see smoke coming from front passenger side of jeep. She called for me, and pushed the aux button to be sure the vehicle was…
Fire reported
ODI 10845713
Alternator/Generator/Regulator · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 5 mph, the engine failed without warning and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
ODI 10891689
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle stalls when applying brakes while decelerating. All power is lost and very difficult to steer or brake. The vehicle will restart when put back into park after drifting to a stop. This is a random problem that occurs 1-2 times every couple of weeks on average. The problem has been reported to jeep and has been at the dealer several times but they cannot reproduce the problem and there are no engine codes…
ODI 10826047
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v813000 (electrical system). While driving various speeds, braking, or making turns, the vehicle stalled. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to len stoler chrysler dodge jeep ram ([redacted], westminster, md 21157, [redacted]) and heritage chrysler dodge jeep ram owings…
ODI 11296906
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact heard a noise from the engine compartment. The contact had to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road. The check engine warning indicator illuminated followed by the entire instrument panel. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to an independent mechanic. It was diagnosed that the oil pump failed and the…
ODI 10863939
Electrical System · Engine
In the last 2 days, my 2012 grand cherokee has shut off while driving twice. On 10/29/2015 exiting the highway with my 2 year old daughter. The second time was the following day 10/30/2015 with my wife driving by herself. I have had the vehicle for about 30 days. I purchased it from the dealership. The vehicle shut off. There were no warning lights. The radio and lights all still worked. I had to coast to the side…
ODI 10787269
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Vehicle engine shut off during right turn in busy intersection without any warnings. Unable to turn or control vehicle. Also the brake on lights come on in the consul during normal operation. Based on other jeep model recalls, i believe the problem may be related to the tipm-7 module. The vehicle is a grand cherokee overlander 4wd. Vehicle was able to be restarted and has not had another failure, however, this is an…
ODI 10786868
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle did not restart. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v115000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable.…
ODI 10782482
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Sudden stall out while driving at 45 mph (on telegraph road, redford, mi area- city street). This has occurred once after the recall was performed on the vehicle.
ODI 10788794