Dec 15, 2014Electrical systemFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO INSTALLED A NEW FUEL INJECTOR KIT AND TIMING BELT BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING BELT SHREDDED AND A STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V530000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
NHTSA ODI 10664323
Sep 20, 2014Electrical systemBody & structureFuel systemCrash
CAR WAS SHUT OFF, LOCKED AND PARKED IN MOTEL PARKING LOT. 45 MINUTES LATER, CALL WAS MADE TO ROOM THAT IT HAD ROLLED ACROSS LOT, DOWN A HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TANKER TRUCK WHICH WAS REFUELING @ A GAS STATION. CAR WAS RUNNING AND IN DRIVE. I AM DOUBLY SURE CAR HAD BEEN SHUT OFF, PLACED IN PARK, AND LOCKED SECURELY. WEATHER HAD BEEN EXTREMELY HOT THAT DAY (+100 DEGREES). *TR
NHTSA ODI 10637772
Mar 14, 2014Electrical systemFire
REPORTED BY EFI GLOBAL FIRE FORENSICS INVESTIGATOR ON BEHALF OF VEHICLE CONSUMER/OWNER. 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4 WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED IN GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 P.M.. GARAGE WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FIRE AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 A.M. THE FOLLOWING MORNING. UPON FIRE DISCOVERY, FIRE WAS VENTING THROUGH DOUBLE CAR GARAGE ROOF. INVESTIGATION HAS PLACED THE FIRE ORIGIN AT THE 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4 VEHICLE. INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10569309
Jan 14, 2014Electrical systemFire
THE GRAND CHEROKEE WAS SITTING AT A RECONDITIONING STAGE AT MY DEALERSHIP WHILE WORKERS BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. A SMALL FIRE HAD BEGUN AT THE FUSE BOX. IMMEDIATELY, THE WORKERS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TERMINALS. SOME FUSES WERE MELTED AND THE CONNECTIONS UNDERNEATH THE FUSE BOX WERE MELTED. THE FUSE BOX IS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND IT MAY NEED NEW HARNESSES. I'M CURRENTLY WORKING WITH CHRYSLER TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE AND THE NEXT STEP TO REPAIR. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10559981
Dec 15, 2013Electrical systemLightsFire
HEADLINER CAUGHT FIRE, ORIGIN APPEARS TO BE NEAR PASSENGER VANITY MIRROR BASE. *TR.. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF UPDATED 08/25/2014 *JS
NHTSA ODI 10556110
Oct 21, 2013Electrical systemBody & structureCrash
BACK IN JUNE 2012 I BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS GIVING A HARD START AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THESE PROBLEMS AND AS A RESULT THE HARD START IS THE ONLY THING THAT WAS FIXED. IN MAY 2013 THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A DEVICE CALLED THE STARMOBILE TO MONITOR THE VEHICLE TO SEE WHAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. UPON TAKING IT OFF THEY TOLD ME THE DEVICE DID NOT READ HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, IT CAME RIGHT BACK TO HAUNT ME THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN AGAIN. ON THE MORNING OF 10/21/13, THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN AND CAUSE ME TO RUN IN THE BUSHES AS A RESULT. IF THIS WAS TO HAPPEN ON THE MAIN ROAD I WOULD END UP IN SOMEONE'S VEHICLE AND WOULD OF HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS FOR BOTH MY VEHICLE AND THE OTHER PERSON VEHICLE. HELP HELP HELP THAT'S ALL I AM ASKING FOR. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10548672
Sep 7, 2013Electrical systemFire
CAR WON'T STOP. TIPM FUSE EXPLODED. JEEP DEALER SAYS I WON'T HAVE A CAR FOR2 WEEKS AND JEEP WON'T COVER THIS MAIN STREAM ISSUE. I FOUND 1200 COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. WE WANT EXTENDED WARRANTY OR FULL RECALL ON ALL JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. 2011 AND 2012. PEOPLE CAN DIE IF THEIR CAR SHUTS OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS WARNED I CAN DIE IF I DRIVE THIS JEEP BY SHAVER JEEP IN THOUSAND OAKS CA. TIPM NEEDS RECALL AND WILL END UP KILLING JEEP OWNERS
NHTSA ODI 10542447
Aug 23, 2013SteeringElectrical systemVisibility & wipersFire
WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR AND THEN A BURNING SMELL. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SMOKE CLEARED, THE BRACKET FOR SUN VISOR STAYED HOT AND SHOWS SIGNS OF MELTING. NO INJURIES, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. *TR.. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF UPDATED 08/25/2014 *JS
NHTSA ODI 10536895
Dec 6, 2011Engine & coolingElectrical systemFire
WE PURCHASED A NEW 2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 11/23/2011. THE CAR HAD 308 MILES ON ODOMETER. ON 11/25/2011 AS WE WERE GOING OUT OF TOWN THE VEHICLE'S DIAGNOSTIC (OBD II) SYSTEM WARNING APPEARED, WITH A SYMBOL "MIL" INDICATING A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT. I CHECKED THE FUEL TANK CAP AND IT WAS TIGHT, I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP IN HAMPTONROADS, VA. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED IT TO BE A # 6 CYLINDER, MISFIRE-COIL FAILURE. NONE WERE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERSON STATED THAT IT WAS OK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE LOCALLY BUT SUGGESTED IT WOULD NOT BE A GOOD IDEA TO DRIVE IT OUT OF TOWN, AS IT WOULD NOT GET VERY GOOD GAS MILEAGE! WE STARTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME, HOWEVER; APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AFTER WE DEPARTED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE CAUGHT A FIRE AND BURNED THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT/FRONT OF VEHICLE. WE, MY WIFE AND I ESCAPED WITHOUT PHYSICAL HARM, BUT HAD TO STAND BY AND WATCH IT BURN UNTIL THE FIREDEPARTMENT ARRIVED. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10438747