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

8/18/17 I WAS PROVIDED WITH RECALL NOTICES DURING MY ANNUAL INSPECTION. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AND THIS WAS THE 1ST INSPECTION I HAD TO DO & 1ST I WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALLS. 9/5/17 STARTED JEEP AND BEGAN TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY, IT MADE FUNNY NOISE, I SHUT IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I PARKED IT BACK IN IT'S SPOT AND SHUT IT OFF. SMOKE CAME FROM HOOD. I OPENED HOOD AND WATCHED ALTERNATOR EMIT SMOKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN BEFORE SHUTTING HOOD. 9/5 CALLED MIDSTATE CHRYSLTER IN BERLIN, VT. THEY CONFIRMED ALTERNATOR IS RECALL ITEM T36 BUT CHRYSLER HASN'T AUTHORIZED FIX. CALLED 1-800-853-1403 FCA RECALL ASSISTANCE CENTER AND SPOKE W/ SHEA WHO CONFIRMED THIS AND SAID I HAD TO OPEN A "CASE" AND COULD EXPECT A CALL WITHIN 24-HOURS. REQUESTED RENTAL CALL BUT WAS TOLD HAD TO WAIT FOR CALL BACK. WAS TOLD NOT TO TOUCH JEEP UNTIL INSPECTION DONE. 9/7 CALLED FCA RECALL, SPOKE W/ RENEE WHO CONFIRMED CASE #32345945 BUT SAID TO GIVE IT MORE TIME FOR A CALL BACK FROM A SPECIALIST. AGAIN REQUESTED RENTAL BUT WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR CALL. 9/8 CALLED FCA RECALL, SPOKE W/ JORDAN WHO SAID CASE WASN'T OPENED PROPERLY, HE FIXED AND GIVE IT 2-3 DAYS FOR CALL BACK. AGAIN, WAITING FOR ANSWER ON RENTAL CAR. 9/11 CALLED FCA RECALL, PAM, STILL NEED TO WAIT, AGAIN REQUESTED RENTAL CAR. 9/12 JAMES FROM "3RD PARTY" CALLED INDICATING I'LL BE GETTING A CALL FROM AN INSPECTOR TO COME INSPECT THE JEEP. REQUEST RENTAL BUT HE IS 3RD PARTY AND COULDN'T HELP. 9/12 CALLED FCA RECALL, JAMES, PATRICIA & KATRINA, TO REQUEST RENTAL, SAID TO EXPECT A CALL IN 2-3 DAYS! 9/12 RECEIVED CALL FROM MIKE, 3RD PARTY, WHO WILL HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION BY HIM ON 9/18 AND THEN BACK HOME, IT CAN NOT STAY AT DEALERSHIP, MUST BE TOWED BACK AND HE SUBMITS REPORT TO JEEP. STILL WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION & DO NOT WANT MY CAR TOWED SEVERAL TIMES UNNECESSARILY,JUST WANT IT FIXED!

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RECALL OF "ALTERNATOR DIODE THERMAL FATIGUE DOES NOT HAVE AVAILABLE PARTS TO CORRECT. SINCE THIS CONDITION CAUSES UNEXPECTED VEHICLE STALL CAUSING RISK OF CRASH AND/OR OVERHEATING WITH SMOKE AND/OR FIRE." I CANNOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION NOR CAN I RISK HAVING PASSENGERS WITH ME, MY ELDER PARENTS, MY GRANDCHILDREN AND/OR MYSELF. I SHOULD BE SUPPLIED A RENTAL VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SIMPLY "WAIT" FOR A SOLUTION. IF I AM NOT GOING TO BE "SAFE" THEN THEY SHOULD BUY IT BACK FROM ME. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM JEEP.

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BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD 93,260 MILES ON IT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE JEEP DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED. THE BRAKE BOOSTER ITSELF HAD BEEN REPLACED IN A RECALL IN 2014.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR, BUT THE LOCATION COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. ALSO, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED WHITTEN BROTHERS OF RICHMOND AT (804) 378-0707 (10701 MIDLOTHIAN TURNPIKE #100, RICHMOND, VA 23235) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD PAY A FEE FOR THE REPAIRS, BUT REIMBURSEMENT WAS NOT GUARANTEED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE ALTERNATOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/25/17*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*JS

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WHILE DRIVING THE THE INTERSTATE MY BATTERY LIGHT WENT ON A FEW MINUTES LATER AN IMAGE OF A LIGHTNING BOLT HIT THE BATTERY AND I LOST COMPLETE POWER. TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TOOK OVER A WEEK TO TELL ME ITS THE PCM AND THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ALTERNATOR. TODAY I CAN PICK UP THE CAR. THEY DATED THAT I CAN PICK UP THE CAR AND THEN THEY TOLD ME MY BATTERY IS VERY VERY WEEK . THEY ALSO ASSURED ME THAT ONE THINGS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER WHICH IS TOTAL BULL,.

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DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 55 TO 70 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL VIOLENTLY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH AND THE CAR WILL JERK FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THE ESTIMATE WITH A NEW 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS OVER 1900 DOLLARS. THIS JEEP IS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE, HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND HAS ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY SEE MANY JEEPS WHERE THE RACK NEEDS REPLACEMENT. I CALLED TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A PROBLEM AREA ON 2012 GRAND CHEROKEES. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEY REDESIGNED THE RACK A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE COVERED AND RECALLED AS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V115000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), FOR WHICH THE FUEL PUMP RELAY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AFTER RECEIVING THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CRANK, BUT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CHRYSLER FULLERTON (LOCATED AT 1044 US ROUTE 22, EAST SUMMERVILLE, NJ, 08876; 908-722-2500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANOTHER REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHILE STOPPING AT A DRIVE-THROUGH ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE BRAKE SYSTEM EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE. I WAS AT A STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL BACKED UP FROM THE FLOOR AND THE JEEP STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. I HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO PARK FOR A MOMENT IN ORDER TO FIND A WAY TO GET THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP. THEY IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS MY BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS PART WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH SAFETY RECALL P14 BACK IN 2014. EITHER THE PART WAS NOT REPLACED, THE REPAIR WAS NOT EFFECTIVE, OR THE REPLACEMENT WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE SO AS TO CAUSE THE SAME FAILURE FOR MY JEEP NOW. ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND MY SECOND CATASTROPHIC SYSTEM FAILURE IN AS MANY MONTHS. SO GLAD I WAS NOT STILL ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BERTERA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (539 RIVERDALE ST, WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA 01089 (413) 734-4980) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND THEN BE REIMBURSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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MY CAR TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING DIFFERNT TIMES OF THE DAY COULD BE IN THE MORNING OR COULD BE DURING THE DAY. IT JUST SHUTS OFF WITH NO SIGN THE LIGHTS ARE ON IN THE FRONT THE RADIO IS STILL ON ITS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. SOME TIMES DOES NOT WANT TO START RANDOMLY... THIS IS MY 3RD TIME TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY KEEP SAYING NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. THIS LAST TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND IT JUST SHUT OFF. I JUST WANT THEM TO REPAIR IT. THE FIST TIME I TOOK IT IN I WANT TO SAY I WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY MILES AROUND 34 OR 36000 I AM GOING TO CONFIRM WITH THE DEALER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CASE NUMBER 32304339 AND THAT THE RECALL PARTS WOULD NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE UNTIL NEXT YEAR .THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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DEALERSHIP RELATED THE FOUND STEERING GEAR HAD NO FLUID, IT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE PARK THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND HAVE NO LEAKS ON THE FLOOR. WHERE IS ALL THIS LEAKING FLUID GOING?

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I CONTACTED CHRYSTLER AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. MY LEATHER DASH IS PULLING UP. THERE ARE TONS OF EXAMPLES OF THIS HAPPENING WHEN YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND A HUMMING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE DRIVER SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NEITHER A POLICE REPORT NOR A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE CONTACTED (WESTBURY DODGE IN WESTBURY, NY, 855-477-5588) AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

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WATER ENTERING VEHICLE AND COLLECTING IN THE STORAGE BY THE GARAGE DOOR OPENER CONTROL. NOW ALSO HAVE A MILDEW PROBLEM. SCARED OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND INHALING DANGEROUS MOLD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V879000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING). THE LOCAL DEALER (TRONCALLI CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP 818 ATLANTA ROAD, CUMMING, GA 30040) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNRELATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,128. UPDATED 11/06/17*LJ *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR AREA AND THE UPPER CENTER FRONT AREA ACCUMULATED WATER. THE ACCUMULATED WATER DRIPPED DOWN TO THE FLOOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED MOLD IN THE RUG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-992-1997 AND STATED THAT THE SUN ROOF DRAIN NEEDED TO BE CLEANED OUT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS WERE DISABLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY AND DAMAGED THE BATTERY AND PCM, WHICH INCLUDED MELTING THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V634000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THAT INCLUDED 160 AMP ALTERNATORS ONLY. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

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MY JEEP JUST CAUGHT FIRE COMING FROM THE SUN ROOF. IT STARTED SMOKING FAST AND THEN QUICK FIRE COMING DOWN FROM THE SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHILE IT STARTED SMOKING. I PARKED IT AND THEN THE FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT FAST AND HARD.*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY WORK DONE AT A LOCAL BODY SHOP RESULTING IN A WIRING SHORT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY FILED RECOVERY DOCUMENTS AGAINST THE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*JS *TR

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JEEP STALLS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION OTHER THAN THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THIS OCCURS REPEATEDLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 15 MPH IN THE CITY TO 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND ALSO WHILE TURNING.

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THE ALTERNATOR WENT OUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD CREATING A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY AND THE COMPUTER CHIP. TOTAL OF $2,000 PLUS TOWING. THIS VEHICLE HAS A 180 AMP ALTERNATOR AND THE SAME YEAR AND VEHICLE WITH A 160 AMP ALTERNATOR CURRENTLY HAS A RECALL BUT FOR SOME CRAZY REASON THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 180 AMP ALTERNATOR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE AND SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR, THERMOSTAT, AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (GANLEY CHRYSLER OF AURORA 161 W. GARFIELD ROAD, AURORA, OH 44202) STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V435000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000. ...UPDATED 10/23/17 *BF UPDATED 11/20/2017*JS

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WAS DRIVING THE CAR FINE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH. THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND AN EMERGENCY REPAIR NOTICE FLASHED ON THE DASH. AT THAT POINT, AN AIR SUSPENSION WARNING LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR WENT DEAD SUDDENLY, NO LIGHTS, NO NOTHING. COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICITY. WHEN I STOPPED I COULD SMELL SMOKE. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OUT OF THE CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS THE ALTERNATOR IS DEAD AND POSSIBLY THE PCM (DRIVE TRAIN COMPUTER) IS DEAD. TOTAL REPAIRS FOR 2300.00. THEY ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL FOR THESE ALTERNATORS BUT BECAUSE THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL FOR MY CAR, THE DEALER IS NOT BUDGING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL THE ALTERNATORS 160 AND 180. MY INFANT SON WAS IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE CAR DIED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

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