CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2014 (and 2015) Jeep Grand Cherokee have a serious defect trend of transmission complaints. Most of the complaints are for rough shifting — things like jerking & hesitation when shifting gears.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,362 miles
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The oil cooler filer housing is leaking, the part is on back order for up to two months, with over 50,000 vehicles in the country needing the same part replaced. Without that part replaced, it could cause extensive engine damage.
The oil filter housing is cracked and it is a known issue with my vehicle.one morning there was a large amount of oil under my vehicle. At this time there are so many open issues with this defected part that I am unable to get this part cause there are 5800 people in line before me waiting for this part. I am unsure where to start to have this recalled but I would like to move in the direction of having that done. Please help! I need to have this done? I read online that there was a possible petition started for this very issue.
Vehicle cranks, but does not start. Vehicles acts like it does not have gas while driving. It does not accelerate or decelerates while driving like it's about to stall. Issues are similar to the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee recall.
Egr failure, egr is the same that is in the Ram that has been recall for more than two years. Parts are not available for the Jeep, but are the same egrs that go on the Ram. Egr is failing on these vehicles are creating engine fires with no warning
When I went to the gas station on rt. 130 in burlington, the attendant told me my gas cap was broken. I didn't quite understand and thought he meant the gas door since it is sometimes hard to get open. I check this morning to see what he meant and my gas cap was laying in the behind the gas door. I have a capless system. No need to twist. I don't know how it broke. I can only say the attendance told me it was broken before he filled up my tank.
- Burlington, NJ, USA
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I was driving on highway 26 West bound in Oregon just outside of portland. My car has ecodiesel engine in it. I usually buy gas when it is about a quarter tank of fuel. I had about quarter tank of fuel and about 150 miles range left. I was on the left lane and traveling at about 60 mph. All the sudden my engine stopped instantly on the left lane of highway 26. All the cars behind me hit the brakes not to rear end me. My car's engine stopped and slowed down so quickly. It was scary. I tried to pull over to the right side of the highway. Once the car was parked, it said that battery saving mode. It would crank up but not start the engine. I called a mobile mechanic over. He checked the battery and alternator and said the battery is strong and no blown fuses whatsoever. He then went under the car and listen the fuel pump and said that it sounds very bad.he had beliefs that I had problems with my fuel system, maybe a broken fuel pump. He read the codes out of car computer and they all were related to the fuel systems. I started doing some online research and found out that Jeep Grand Cherokee has a faulty design of fuel tanks and if the fuel goes below the quarter tank level. Then pump does not work properly. Upon reading this, I called a friend who brought me 5 gallons of diesel and we put the diesel inside the tank and the car started immediately. I drove it to a near by gas station and filed up the tank full. I think this car has some sort of faulty design of fuel pump. It will cause a fatal accident if it does not get corrected by the manufacturer as soon as possible. When the engine stopped suddenly, the car actually swerved around little bit. This incident could have ended fatally if I was not quick enough. I am writing this to let you gusy know about this flaw about Grand Cherokee ecodiesels 3.0 engines.
When car is in motion, car runs rough, hesitates, sometimes brakes are slow to react. When stationary circuits short for remote start, outlets and operating back lift. P0013 code is on this vehicle. This vehicle is demonstrating the same functions as those other Jeep vehicles that were recalled.
The air bag in the driver side headrest went off and the headrest is unable to reset. The def line and injectors went bad and I cannot drive my vehicle.
We have a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee ecodiesel 3.0 which is part of the overall class action lawsuit with the epa and carb. We went through the process, received the software update & remuneration for the loss in value on the vehicle from fca. Fca clearly indicated in its literature regarding the settlement that the performance, mileage, adblue/bluedef usage, etc. Would not be affected (see attached information showing the emissions software update) however, our experience has been quite the opposite as I understand is common place after the upgrade. Fca did not adequately represent the major performance changes that were to be expected by the emissions software update & downplayed any issues. The main issues that we have encountered since the update include: 1. the check engine light coming on 3-4 times; 2. a major and dangerous hesitation/lag of the vehicle when you start it & attempt to accelerate-especially when the vehicle has been sitting for a period of time. 3. a highway mileage decrease from an average of 27-28mpg to 19-21mpg; 4. significant increase in the use of blue-def; we have had to take the Jeep in for service to check the check engine light several times & it is again in the shop yesterday/today for the same issues. At this point, we believe that fca did not correctly represent & repair the ecodiesel 3.0 engine in our Jeep Grand Cherokee & as a result of the upgrade, our performance has greatly diminished and we have suffered with a non-performing vehicle. We ask that NHTSA lodge a formal complaint on our behalf and be made aware of the continued issues with the vehicles & the misrepresentation of the performance issues.
After normal gas fueling, car is stationary, fuel meter registers more gas in tank than physically possible. I filled up the tank and meter shows over 400 miles of fuel available. Typically it should be around 330 on a full tank. Also, while driving my mpg meter fluctuates rapidly from 7 mpg to 60 mpg. I see on Jeep forums that this is a common problem with Jeep. Very upsetting considering all of the recalls already for this model Jeep. Fuel gauge repair estimated at $1400 !! (dependable Jeep - reseda, ca.)
On a cold start or after leaving the vehicle off for some time & try to crank it or start it back up, it cranks for a long period of time and does not start. It will not start until the second time of a start up almost if fuel was not getting delivered.
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the diesel exhaust filter full warning light illuminated and the vehicle decelerated to 40 mph. The vehicle was taken to fremont Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (39639 balentine dr, newark, ca 94560, (510) 656-8700) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the throttle body needed to be updated. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the throttle body was updated four times. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
I have a 2014 ecodiseal since I bought it has had problem after problem. I thought of I settled and had the emission update then it would get better but I was wrong my Jeep has had issues after issue. Lag to no power. Check engine light after check engine light. I have had it in the shop numerous times. Jeep is no help at all. I've had to pay out of pocket each time to have it fixed. A different problem each time but the same issue that brought me in the first time. My Jeep will not go over 35 mph at times. Sometimes the power is so bad that it will not go up a hill.
Vehicle overheated and spewed all coolant. Several dealer visits, replaced egr, manifold, cylinder heads, hoses, thermostat etc. One occasion fuel was dripping into the engine compartment after repair and the engine compartment was smoking. Another occasion the manifold was smoking. It's only a matter of time before one catches fire. These are SUVS used to haul families.
Vehicle overheated - manifold / egr had to be replaced due to severe soot build up. Engine compartment was smoking and coolant empty when vehicle overheated. Vehicle is a fire risk.
I own this vehicle for over 5 years, and my wife just doesn't want to drive it with the kids because of the strong smell of diesel and diesel exhaust fluid inside the cabin it's just make you want to trow up and gives you headaches
When stopped and parked at the local gas station the plastic fuel filler cap broke off during fueling causing the gas nozzle to fall out. Now check engine light is on. Jeep has since corrected this plastic part on newer models with metal. Cost of part alone is $650
Vehicle was being refueled, ( fuel level was approx 1/3 full and was being completely filled). Vehicle would not start after fueling and was towed to a nearby mechanic for diagnosis and repair. Problem was diagnosed as a fuel pump failure. Upon removal of fuel pump from gas tank, and replacement, vehicle again operated normally. An examination of the failed fuel pump revealed that the fuel pump electrical harness connection had overheated and melted - certainly a very dangerous condition for a component that resides in the gas tank.
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- Lincoln Park, NJ, USA