What 1,637 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Srt

I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES FOR AN ISSUE WITH REGARDS TO THE ENGINE CRANKING BUT NOT STARTING. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE KEY FOB AND IT IS STILL NOT ACTING RIGHT. TODAY JUNE 3, 2019 WILL MAKE THE FOURTH TIME TAKING MY TRUCK IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

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I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN. I WENT TO BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN AND MY VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW. IT FELT AS IF MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE INTO THE OTHER LANE, BUT MY JEEP HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND SUFFERED $9,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I ALSO WAS INJURED REQUIRING SURGERY ON MY FOOT THAT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *DT *DT CONSUMER STATED CAR IS REPAIRED.*JB *DT CONSUMER STATED I HAVE THE INVOICE, HOWEVER FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THE BRAKES. I STILL FEEL THERE WAS/IS AN ISSUE WITH THEM. I CAN FORWARD THE INVOICE IF NEEDED, BUT IT DOES NOT MENTION THE BRAKES. I DID ASK THE SHOP AND MY INSURANCE TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED. MY FATHER IN LAW PICKED UP THE CAR FOR ME AND SAID THAT THE SHOP TOLD HIM THE BRAKES WERE FINE. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE ISSUES BEFORE WITH BRAKE SYSTEM.*JB PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB *DT*JB

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TIPM FAILURES, IPM SYSTEMS FAILURE, PCM MULTIPLE FAILURES AND BACK ORDER ON STEERING WHEEL MODULE... DEALER CAN'T FIX IT

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ENGINE STALLS FOR NO REASON UNDER BRAKING AND DECELERATION. HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING. LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN IT HAPPENS. DOES NOT HAPPEN FREQUENTLY , MORE OFTEN IN THE COLD WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN STARTED. CANT REPLICATE IT WHEN CAR IS HOT. DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED ON EXIT RAMPS AS CAR HAS TO BE CONTROLLED WITH NO POWER STEERING AND CAR HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT IN PARK WHERE IT HAS ALWAYS RESTARTED. PEOPLE BEHIND ME NOT HAPPY WHEN STOPPING ON EXIT RAMPS. HAVE BROUGHT TO DEALER AFTER IT HAS HAPPENED AND THE CAR HAS NOT THROWN ANY CODES. THERE IS NOT REAL PATTERN TO THIS STALLING, BUT, HAVING TO STOP THE CAR TO RESTART IT POSSES A DANGER OF GETTING REAR ENDED. HAPPENS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 60. HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY IN ROTARIES (ROUNDABOUTS) WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER.

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DRIVING FROM THE GAS STATION TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION FAILED TO SHUT OFF AND OVERINFLATED CAUSING THE FORWARD MOUNTS ON THE REAR SUBFRAME TO BE RIPPED OUT OF THE BODY OF THE CAR WHICH CAUSE THE SUBFRAME TO CRASH INTO THE EXHAUST, TRANSFER CASE, AND DRIVE SHAFT WHICH IMMOBILIZED THE VEHICLE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED LUCKILY AS THE VEHICLE HAD NOT MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED.

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WHEN GETTING OFF THE EXPRESSWAY OR HIGHWAY MY TRUCK CUTS OFF WHEN I EXIT FOR MY STOP NO POWER OR CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING.

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PERIODICALLY, THE VEHICLE STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING. I THEN HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING THE START/RUN BUTTON UNTIL THE CAR SWITCHES TO OFF AND THEN TRY TO RESTART THE CAR AGAIN. THIS GOES ON 5 OR 6 TIMES UNTIL IT STAYS RUNNING. I HAVE TRIED VERSIONS OF PUMPING THE GAS (BEFORE AND DURING). IT STILL STALLS. I AM USING TODAY'S DATE, BUT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS.

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MIENTRAS GUIABA NORMAL NO SUCEDIA NADA, AL DAR UNA CURVA CERRADA SE TRANC EL GUIA INMEDIATAMENTE Y LE ECHE LQUIDO DE POWER STEERING Y NADA DE QUE SE ARREGLARA. LEYENDO UN INTERNET VI QUE ESAS GUAGUAS TENIAN ESE DEFECTO Y ALGUNOS MODELOS TENIAN RECALL EN LA POWER STEERING PUMP PERO AL PONER MI VIN NO SALIO NADA. QUISIERA Q REVISARAN. CUANDO LE PONEN LA MAQUINA PARA VERIFICAR NO MARCA NADA, NO SON LOS FUSIBLES.

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PUSH BUTTON START DOES NOT WORK. FUEL PUMP IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT ON A FREEWAY. WILL NOT START WHILE STATIONARY. I HAVE TO TAP THE FUEL PUMP IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAVAGE 61 CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 4645 POTTSVILLE PIKE, READING, PA 19605, (855) 821-8752, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALSO THAT TIPM (TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS $1200-$1300 PARTS AND LABOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

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THE DRIVER SIDE ACTIVE HEADREST DEPLOYED UNPROVOKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MOVING OR ON WHEN THE HEADREST DEPLOYED, IT WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE EVENT TOOK PLACE OR ANY NOTIFICATION FROM THE VEHICLE MESSAGE SYSTEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ATHENS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (4145 ATLANTA HWY, ATHENS, GA 30606, (706) 549-7555) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER, ATF (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THERE WERE MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE, CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,705. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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DASHBOARD DELAMINATING, LEATHER SEAT RIPPING UNDER NORMAL WARE WITH LOTS OF MAINTENANCE. THE LEATHER USED IN THE DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM THE DASHBOARD ITSELF AND CAUSING A WRINKLE EFFECT, WHERE AS THE LEATHER SEAT JUST RIPPED EVEN THOUGH ITS CLEANED AND CONDITIONED AT LEAST 4 TIMES A YEAR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE MAIN KEY FOB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE KEY FOB HAD TO BE USED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCRANTON DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 1146 WYOMING AVE, SCRANTON, PA 18509, (570) 344-1261) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE KEY FOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 2018, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RECEIVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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GRAND CHEROKEE RECALL JEEP FAILED TO MAKE US AWARE OF AN ALTERNATOR RECALL. MY HUSBAND BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (NEARLY KILLED MIND YOU.) WE HAD OUR CAR TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC. MECHANIC FIXED THE VEHICLE, AND MENTIONED TO US THAT THE PART HAD ACTUALLY BEEN RECALLED, AGAIN THIS WAS THE FIRST THAT WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THIS. WE CONTACTED JEEP AND PUT IN A CLAIM. JEEP, FIVE MONTHS LATER, TOLD US THAT WE ARE ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR HALF OF WHAT WE SPENT ON THE REPAIR, BECAUSE OUR MECHANIC WAS ONLY 1.6 MILES AWAY FROM A JEEP DEALER. WHY WOULD I GO TO A JEEP DEALER TO PAY A PREMIUM NOT KNOWING THE ISSUE WAS ACTUALLY BECAUSE JEEPS NEGLECT TO INFORM US OF THE RECALL? HALF THE REIMBURSEMENT, DOES NOT EVEN COVER THE COST FOR THE TOW.

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WHILE IN MOTION AT ANY RATE OF SPEED, VEHICLE WILL LOOSE POWER TO ACCELERATE (ALL INTERNAL ELECTRONICS ARE STILL ACTIVE, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLS). THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES RESULTING IN NEAR CRASHES DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE TO PULL OVER. FUEL PUMP REPLACED RECENTLY IN 2018, INCLUDING A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE. MULTIPLE CODES ARE BEING THROWN WHICH ARE BROAD SPECTRUM AND UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. I OWN THIS VEHICLE AND REQUIRE IT FOR WORK TRANSPORTATION, INCLUDING THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN. I AM TERRIFIED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I CANNOT GET OVER IN TIME TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED OR WORSE. THE DATE SELECTED BELOW IS THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN MORE THAN TWICE A WEEK

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BRAKING FROM ~35MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS THE CAR JUST STALLS WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF ISSUE. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. ALL ELECTRONICS STILL FUNCTIONAL. COAST TO TO A STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, FIGHTING THE HEAVY STEERING TO AVOID CARS IN THE ON COMING LANE, PLACE IN PARK PRESS BRAKE PEDAL AND HIT START BUTTON, AND THE CAR STARTS RIGHT UP. DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP (PRIME JEEP IN SACO, MAINE). STEERING MODULE CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR (AUGUST 2018) AS THE SUPPOSED CAUSE FOR THIS EXACT STALLING PROBLEM THAT WAS HAPPENING LAST YEAR.

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TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK COMING FROM A/C CONDENSER/TRANSMISSION COOLER. SIGNIFICANT LEAKAGE OCCURRING LEADING TO PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE SUCH AS SLIPPAGE AND VEHICLE JERKING ON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION. IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS OF JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND THIS TYPE OF COMPONENT FAILURE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL OF THE PROBLEMATIC AREAS BEFORE SERIOUS ISSUES ARISE.

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INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN PUSHING PUSH BUTTON IGNITION CAR ATTEMPTS TO START AND IMMEDIATELY STALLS. ONLY WILL START AGAIN IF RUNNING THROUGH PUSH BUTTON WITH FOOT OFF THE IGNITION TO CYCLE THROUGH. BATTERY IN KEY FOB REPLACED AND INTERMITTENT ISSUE CONTINUES. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED NO OPEN RECALLS FOR JEEP, HOWEVER CONFIRMED THAT FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL PRIOR TO VEHICLE PURCHASE. READING OTHER RECALLS ON NHTSA I SEE THERE WAS A LARGE RECALL, WITH SAME SYMPTOMS, FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE FOR EXTERNAL RELAY FROM TIPM TO FUEL PUMP. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS RECALL DOES NOT SHOW FOR MY VIN AND CANNOT FIX VEHICLE WITH RECALLED PART EVEN IF I PAY FOR IT. THEY ADVISED I REPLACE TIPM AND FUEL PUMP AND MAYBE IT WILL WORK. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

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HELLO, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A GARAGE KEPT 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OVERLAND 5.7 WITH 73000 MILES. ON 1 APRIL 2019 THE POWER STEERING RACK WENT BAD. OTHER JEEPS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND TURNING. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING FOR SUCH A HIGH END JEEP PRODUCT. VERY COSTLY REPAIR. PLEASE ADVISE. (XXXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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ENGINE FAILURE. IT'S CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP AND THEY'RE SAYING I NEED TO REBUILD OR REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAVE THE 5.7L HEMI WITH 76,000 MILES ON IT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE STEERING COULD SEIZE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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HAVING ISSUES STARTING THE VEHICLE WILL ATTEMPT TO START BUT WILL NOT TURN OVER AS IF THE FUEL PUMP OR RELAY IS NOT KICKING IN. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ATTEMPTED TO START HAS AN EXTENDED CRANK.

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WE LOADED UP TO GO TO THE DESERT (CLEAR SUMMER DAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT), STOPPED TO GET GAS AND ICE (JEEP WAS RUNNING THE ENTIRE TIME) AND ONCE WE GOT ON THE WAY THERE, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN AN ODD SOUND WAS HEARD THEN WHITISH ELECTRICAL SMELLING SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THIS HAPPENED WITHIN 8 - 10 SECONDS TOTAL). I GRABBED MY EXTINGUISHER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE SMOKE APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM AROUND THE ALTERNATOR AND STEAM WAS EVERYWHERE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE MOTOR WAS OVERHEATED (BUT NO TEMPERATURE LIGHT AND NO FANS WERE TURNING). WE TURNED AROUND AND MADE IT THE 3 BLOCKS BACK TO THE HOUSE WHEN THE JEEP DIED AND WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WE ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A PARKED CAR. WE PARKED IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET TO COOL OFF AND TO OBTAIN ASSISTANCE TO PUSH IT INTO MY GARAGE. IT WAS FOUND THAT MY ALTERNATOR HAD A DIODE THAT SHORTED TO GROUND. PLEASE ACTUALLY READ THE FOLLOWING: THERE ARE AT LEAST 38 OTHER COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME CHAIN OF EVENTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE. ALT SHORTS, DESTROYS THE BATTERY, AND TIPM/PCM. FCA REFUSES TO EXPAND 1 OF 3 OPEN RECALLS TO INCLUDE MY MAKE/MODEL AND MANY OTHERS. NHTSA REFUSES TO ACTUALLY HOLD JEEP/FCA ACCOUNTABLE. CHECK P60-14V634 (ALTERNATOR HAD BAD DIODES AND SHORTED TO GROUND) EXPANDED MULTIPLE TIMES, T36-17V435 (ALTERNATOR HAD BAD DIODES AND SHORTED TO GROUND)EXPANDED MULTIPLE TIMES, T75-17V741 (ALTERNATOR HAD BAD DIODES AND SHORTED TO GROUND). THE DATA IN NHTSA DATA SHOWS THAT FROM YEARS 2007 TO 2018, FCA US, LLC MODELS BADGED 2012 HAD THE HIGHEST PERCENT OF TOTAL RECALLS OF ANY YEAR OWNING 18% OF THE 24,053,941 TOTAL RECALLS FCA FAMILY HAD. HOW DOES THIS NOT FLAG THE NHTSA TO FIGHT FOR US? THE NHTSA FINED FCA 120,000,000 FOR THEIR ADDMITTED UNEFECTUAL RECALL PROCESS. I HAVE SO MUCH MORE DATA. SAD.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 45 THE ENGINE HAS CUT OUT AND WE HAVE LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE. WE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS DONE THIS THREE TIMES AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE DURING ANY SPECIFIC TIME, OR LENGTHY OF TRAVEL. IT HAS HAPPENED RANDOMLY.

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