Jeep Grand Cherokee Power Train Problems
- 1,468
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 22
- Years with records
- 1999–2020
- Stored years
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 1468 stored complaint records:
- 195 indicate a crash
- 61 indicate injury
- 16 indicate fire
- 3 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Automatic Transmission · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 520 |
| 60–100k mi | 300 |
| 30–60k mi | 245 |
| 100–150k mi | 171 |
| 150–400k mi | 49 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Power Train
Vehicle was in park at startup. With foot on brake, i pushed the start button. With engine running, transmission would not shift out of park. After turning the engine off and back on multiple times, it finally allowed me to shift (3rd time after it set for a few minutes). This problem looks very similar to the problem occurring in the same year vehicle which is subject to recall, however, my local dealership is…
ODI 11309027
Power Train
My 2005 jeep grand cherokee laredo (3.7 liter v6) has about 78,500 miles. In 2018 my jeep had an engine service soon light incident. I had the obdii read by o'reilly auto parts for the failure codes. The codes downloaded were u0404 & p0700. I went to my mechanic and he stated, 'drive it for a while and it should go away', he was right - the failure code (dash light) went away. Now, feb. 7, 2020 my engine service…
ODI 11308068
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I got into my vehicle and when i tried starting it would not turn on the engine. The only thing that would illuminate was the speedometer area. The audio unit would turn on off and then on and then off. I tried about 10 times and would not start the engine. The vehicle was parked in my driveway when it happened.
ODI 11307793
Power Train
The transmission stopped working while driving. The car stalled in the middle of a busy intersection. The jeep has 57,067 miles and now it does not drive.
ODI 11309362
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Have has to replace water pump 4 times for leaking. Replaced 2 power steering pumps. Transmission and slipped and chirped since i bought it. Noticed metal shaving in my oil.
ODI 11307781
Power Train
The week i bought the vehicle, a message pops up saying 'service shifter' and when my vehicle is in park it doesn't shift into drive sometimes. I had to turn my vehicle off and turn it back on in order for my car to go into drive, while sitting in line at a car wash. When i hook a computer up to my car there is no codes that pop up, my gear numbers on the screen stay white, they never turn red. The 'service shifter'…
ODI 11302184
Power Train
Tl- the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle hesitate and failed to accelerate. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to planet chrysler jeep dodge ram dealer, (400 e central st, franklin, ma 02038, [redacted]) but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vin was included in nhtsa recall campaign number; 19v813000 (electrical system). The manufacturer…
ODI 11306929
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
With my foot completely off the accelerator, the vehicle spontaneously accelerates under certain conditions. While in standard or sport mode, in second gear going about 20mph, there is a reproducible rpm surge that causes the vehicle to lunge forward. This somewhat feels like being rear ended.
ODI 11297610