2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems
- 27
- 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 27 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 24 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Similar to multiple reviews posted here, 2018 jeep grand cherokee shuts off completely while driving. As of this date 12.18.2019 i have experienced my car shutting off entirely at street to highway speeds (25-65 mph) being unable to restart multiple times (5). As a part of restarting the vehicle one is prompted to place the vehicle in park and activate by pushing the start/stop. - couple of issues there 1) you have…
ODI 11289921
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
As i turned into a gas station after driving highway speeds, the vehicle stalled out. I lost power steering and brakes. The dash began flashing put vehicle in park to start. I had to come to a complete stop, place the vehicle in park and then restart it. The vehicle has approx 3800 miles on it with a fresh oil change from the dealership, frontier dodge. After restarting, the vehicle ran fine.
ODI 11271007
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the water pump was leaking and the vehicle was unable to be driven. In addition, the check engine and esc warning indicators were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to south chicago dodge chrysler jeep (7340 s western ave, chicago, il 60636, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced; however, the parts were on…
ODI 11256401
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
While driving a message of service shifter displayed and vehicle went like on park mode but in d shift. Car was in motion and became stationary. Shift lights came on. All wheels were locked, service engine light on. Turning car off and back on didn't help. I was unable to move the shift from d to any other shift. It was very scary as i was on heavy traffic road, unable to move the car in the middle lane during work…
ODI 11221224
Electrical System · Engine
The vehicle nav display shuts down and then the car won't start. I have been in traffic when this has happened twice so far. In both cases the car was stationary. Once on a highway and once on a city street. The latest time this happened was 6/11/19 at 7:29 pm. Additionally the nav screen has shut down as follows 6/12/19 12:14 pm 6/26/19 3:51 pm' 6/28/19 10:13 pm 7/1/19 8:22 am 7/10/19 1:57 pm 7/11/19 9:42 am…
ODI 11233949
Electrical System · Engine
Vehicle stalls while being driven is the most serious issue ac works sporadically. Door lock unlock sporadically will not work stationary dangerous issue is the vehicle stalling out while being driven on highways
ODI 11210782
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
2018 jeep grand cherokee trackhawk throttle stuck open and began accelerating after removing foot from gas pedal. This issue is not related to the floor mat recall as i have already had the recall performed on the vehicle by the dealership. This could have caused a serious injury or death. I had to press the ignition to turn the power off and slam hard on the brakes to stop the vehicle from continuing to accelerate.
ODI 11210680
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Had several issues with this rented vehicle still running after pushing button to stop vehicle when parked. Family members told me 'your car is still on' at least 3 times. Had issues when stopped at an intersection. The vehicle seemed to die & was very delayed when starting to go again-required more pressure on gas pedal than usual. Had issues while filling the vehicle with fuel. Several times the pump would cut off…
Crash reported
ODI 11207563
Engine
On 3/11 and 5/3 2019,my vehicle without warning and in gear surged out of control crashing into a parked car the first time and hitting a telephone pole the second time.despite my foot on the brake pedal, i could not get it to stop.it finally came to a stop after hitting the neighbor's vehicle and telephone pole causing significant body damage on both occasions to my jeep.thankfully no injuries but i no longer have…
Crash reported
ODI 11206424
Engine
Engine stop/start feature causes engine to stop/start upon shifting from drive to park, can cause driver to exit vehicle with engine still running
ODI 11205554
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle was stopped and placed into park with the engine running. I exited the car and it accelerated in reverse in a fast speed and struck a parked vehicle. I was caught behind the open door in panic and was very fortunate that i was not knocked down and run over by the wheels.i am adamant that the transmission was placed into park and not in reverse. I was shocked at how fast the car was traveling. The…
Crash reported
ODI 11210737
Engine
This vehicle lacks any kind of utility for positive engine shutoff confirmation, and/or a warning indicator when the key fob is separated from the vehicle. It is very easy to accidentally park and exit this vehicle and leave it running. It has happened to me four times in the 18 months that i've owned it. Two of these times the engine was left on while parked for more than an hour. This is obviously a huge safety…
ODI 11205068
Engine
When stopped at a light car stalled, start stop pressed after car places in park and car ran. Automatic off error lit up on screen in yellow and remained on despite turning off automatic off. Then when came to another stop at a drive through, car was placed in park and the car again wouldn't take off after returning to drive until stop start was pressed again even though auto off was still turned off.
ODI 11195956
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
The vehicle is brand new and a few months after purchasing it the vehicle would shut down electrically (twice while driving) and the steering wheel and brakes would lock up. Since purchasing the vehicle in november of 2017 i have had 4 to 5 separate occasions where the vehicle had to be towed to the dealership in jeep/chrysler in libertyville, illinois. I made verbal complaints after the second and third time. I was…
ODI 11194861
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My 2018 jeep grand cherokee just accelerated by itself up a sidewalk at a parking lot and ran into the pillar of a building. I then put it in reverse and it accelerated into a car parked beside me. The front axle snapped completely even though the impact was not tremendous. The air bag did not deploy. This vehicle has all kinds of impact sensors and usually brakes on its own even when it senses a leaf from a nearby…
Crash reported
ODI 11185654
Electrical System · Engine · Service Brakes
As im driving, the car complete dies on me, no power, no brakes, no steering, nothing is working, this is the 3rd time this is happening, im not safe in this car, i drive my kids,
ODI 11193812
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that every time the vehicle was in operation and a turn was made, the vehicle decelerated and lost power. Also, the front wheels and steering wheel seized. The contact could not turn the vehicle due to the stiffness of the steering wheel. In addition, the engine leaked oil and the electronic throttle, check engine, and stability control warning…
ODI 11218880
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
After having my jeep brand new from the dealer roughly about two weeks after purchasing the check engine light turned on. We bought our jeep from autonation in spring, tx. We live in galveston county so when it turned on we took it to autozone for the free code check - the code read was p20e8 and it just said emissions code. No specific readout was available for the code detected. The exact jeep we own is a 2018…
ODI 11138852
Engine · Power Train
This suv has the energy efficient shutdown/restart feature. After being stopped at a traffic light, i re-engaged the engine/transmission by lifting my foot off of the brake and began pressing the accelerator. There was very little power to accelerate, you could hear the grinding and pulling of the engine/transmission but only a little power. I put on the emergency hazard lights, looked around the dash for messages…
ODI 11132123
Engine
Vehicle shut off /stalled while pulling away from an intersection on a local road (vehicle was in motion). The vehicle finally started after the "push-button" was pressed 3 times
ODI 11115572
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Steering
While driving around a curve, steering control went out and traction control kicked on. This caused an inability to properly control the vehicle. Traction control pulled vehicle into the side of the road and caused a minor accident.
Crash reported
ODI 11114474
Engine
While driving on the road the engine shuts completely off right in the middle of traffic which is extremely dangerous!!!...message displays on the screen where the speedometer is "shift to p to start". It has happened 3x yesterday and about a week ago once. Took to jeep dealer yesterday and they are still investigating the issue.
ODI 11111104
Engine
The jeep will restart after pushing the start/stop button. The rpm gauge will drop to 0 and then it will restart again and all the lights on the dash come on again like when you first start it. Sometimes it's right away and sometimes it takes sometime. I have had it in the dealership and they couldn't replicate the issue. There has been numerous times that it has restared and ran for a few hours in a parking deck. I…
ODI 11162792
Engine · Unknown Or Other
Complained of an oil leak(oil marks on the garage floor and cardboard place to verify) prior to 7500 miles. Dealership unable to find the oil leak the first time. Took it back 1 week later to complain about an oil leak. Dealership placed dye into oil to find the leak. Leak was found to be the seal between the engine and transmission. When dealership went to replace seal, they stated the block was cracked due to…
ODI 11111230
Engine
Uconnect message came up stating that my engine light came on when all actuality it was not, however, i noticed my vents blowing out cool air when i had on the heat. My car was in motion i was driving down a city street.
ODI 11089195