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

I STARTED THE ENGINE OF MY 2012 JEEP AND AS SOON I BEGAN TRAVELING WITH THE JEEP FLUIDS POURED FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE. I DID NOT NOTICE THIS UNTIL I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING 10 MINUTES. THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF AN ERROR OR ENGINE TROUBLE. WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR I SAW A STEADY STREAM OF ORANGE LIQUID POURING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE. THIS FLUID WAS ENGINE COOLANT. I IMMEDIATELY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL CHRYSLER SERVICE STATION. MY JEEP HAS BEEN WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR OVER TWO WEEKS NOW. THE JEEP CANNOT BE FIXED DUE THE FACT THAT CHRYSLER HAS NO SPARE PARTS. *TR

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POWER STEERING HOSE BURST, SPILLING FLUID, AND POWER STEERING WAS SUDDENLY LOST AFTER ONLY 400 MILES. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND NOT YET ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC RECEIVED DIRECTIVE FROM CHRYSLER ON A "FIX". HE MADE THE FIX, AS DIRECTED, BUT THE NEW HOSE QUICKLY BURST ON HIM DURING TESTING. CHRYSLER HAS DIRECTED A SECOND FIX. I HAVE NOT YET HEARD ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE SECOND FIX. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 4 DAYS. I HAVE READ THAT CHRYSLER HAD TO RECALL 26,000 VEHICLES IN 2010 FOR A SIMILAR POWER STEERING PROBLEM. *TR

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2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN HE SUDDENLY HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TIME TO STOP.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE DEALER PLACED THE VEHICLE ON THE HOIST, THEY FOUND THE VACUUM LINE GOING INTO THE REAR OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD OFF THE VEHICLE. WITH NO VACUUM LINE AND AN OPEN VACUUM LEAK, THERE WAS NO POWER BRAKES. THE REPAIR AMOUNTED TO INSTALLING THE LINE AND A CLAMP WHICH WAS NOT DONE AT THE FACTORY. UPDATED 12/19/12

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT GLANCED INTO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED SMOKE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IMMEDIATELY THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE WHEN SUDDENLY, MASSIVE FLAMES ERUPTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FIRE INSPECTOR INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35. UPDATED 7/19/12 *CN UPDATED 07/23/12

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BACKING OUR BOAT INTO DRIVEWAY, CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND ENGINE UNDER HOOD STARTED SMOKING, FLUID THEN DRIPPED TO DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE, EXTENDED INTO FULL ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGINE ENTIRELY DESTROYED. *TT ...UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF CHRYSLER AGREED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 07/19/12

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TURNED ONTO STATE HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE SEIZURE NOISE AND TEMPERATURE MOVED TOWARD H WITH SHAKING AND LOST POWER FROM ENGINE. I PUT ON EMERGENCY BLINKERS, REMOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR, TAPPED BRAKES, WITH NOISE CONTINUING, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN WITH NO POWER OCCURRING. I DRIFTED SLOWING DOWN THE HIGHWAY A FEW HUNDRED FEET, TURNED ONTO A SIDE ROAD, WITH VIOLENT ENGINE SEIZURE NOISE CONTINUING AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I GOT VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ONLY TWO WEEKS PRIOR. I HIGHLY SUSPECT ENGINE DEBRIS CAUSED THIS VERY DANGEROUS INCIDENT. I THOUGHT AN EXPLOSION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCUR AND A CRASH FROM APPROACHING VEHICLES. I WILL NOT TAKE DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE IN INCIDENT AND REQUESTED OUT OF CONTRACT. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND THE TECHNICIAN UPDATED THE COMPUTER. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200.

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WE PURCHASED A NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 5 MILES ON IT. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP THE ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A STRANGE NOISE. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC TOLD US TO LEAVE THE CAR. IT'S 5 DAYS LATER AND ALL WE KNOW SO FAR IS THAT THEY HAVE REMOVED THE FRONT END OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON IT. WE DON'T HAVE THE CAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS NOT FLUSH WITH THE BODY OF THE CAR. WE ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE DOOR TO SEE IF IT WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. THEY OFFERED TO HAVE THE BODY SHOP BEND THE DOOR. *TR

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PREPARING TO BACK FROM MY GARAGE, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PLACED THE SELECTOR IN REVERSE. DESPITE MY HOLDING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE, THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MOVED BACKWARDS AS IF SLIDING ON ICE. IT COLLIDED, AT A SLOW SPEED, WITH A CAR PARKED OPPOSITE ON THE DRIVEWAY. WHILE CONTINUING TO APPLY THE BRAKE, I MOVED THE SELECTOR INTO DRIVE IN ORDER TO PULL FORWARD AWAY FROM THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE JEEP LUNGED FORWARD WITH THE FRONT TIRES REMAINING STATIONARY AND SLIDING ALONG THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE STONE COLUMN BETWEEN THE TWO GARAGE DOORS. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED TO THE EXTENT OF AT LEAST $5,700. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND TO ONE OF THE GARAGE DOORS. I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. IF I HAD BEEN IN A PARKING LOT OR AT A STOP LIGHT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE DAMAGE OR INJURY FROM THIS INCIDENT. *TR

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YESTERDAY, 5 JAN 12, AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AS EXPECTED. IT WAS AS IF THE ENGINE WAS FIGHTING ME. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS SHOT UP TO ABOUT 5000 AND THEN WENT BACK DOWN. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT ON THE GAS. TODAY, AS I WAS COASTING TOWARDS AN INTERSECTION, FOOT OFF THE GAS, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND AGAIN THE ENGINE REVVED UP CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP. AFTER NO MORE THAN ONE OR TWO SECONDS THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

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I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 APPROACHING A SIGNAL LIGHT. I LET OFF THE GAS AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AS THE LIGHT WAS RED. AS I LET OFF THE GAS, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV HIGHER AND AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE I HAD TO APPLY IT HARDER AND HARDER AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV EVEN HIGHER. I BEGAN TO SMELL THE BRAKES BURNING AS THEY TRIED TO HOLD THE CAR BACK. FORTUNATELY I HAD THE FORESIGHT TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IT CONTINUED TO REV FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS AND THEN WENT DOWN TO NORMAL. IT HAS HAPPENED ONCE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY CONTACTED THE DETROIT TECHNICAL BUREAU AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE IT WAS THE FLOOR MAT, OR MY FOOT, ETC, ETC BUT CLAIMED THEY HAD NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING. I DON'T HAVE CARPETS AS I OPTED FOR THE RUBBER MATS AND THEY SIT TIGHT TO THE FLOOR. AND MY FOOT WAS NOT STUCK ON THE GAS. I WAS CONSCIOUS OF THE FACT THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NOT THE GAS AS I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON. THEY SAID THEY DROVE IT AND DID COMPUTER CHECKS AND HAD NO EXPLANATION. THE SERVICE REP SAID THE RESPONSE FROM THE TECHNICAL BUREAU WOULD BE "INSULTING TO ME". THE DEALER WAS BRADSHAW JEEP IN WATERTOWN, CT AND THE SERVICE REP WAS VICTOR. I WROTE THIS OUT ON THE SERVICE ORDER AND KEPT A COPY. *TR

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THE FOLLOWING DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THE 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BEEN RAISED BY MANY DRIVERS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. NAMELY, THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM IS TILTED DOWN SO VISIBILITY DISTANCE IS VERY LOW. THERE IS ABOUT 25 TO 30 FEET OF VISIBILITY THEN THERE IS A BLACK WALL OF DARKNESS IN FRONT OF THE CAR. YOU CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY AT NIGHT ON UNLIT ROADS. JEEP REFUSES TO ADMIT THEY KNOW OF ANY PROBLEM DESPITE THE COUNTLESS PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THAT CLAIM THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE VISITED THEIR DEALERS. EVERY OWNER OF THIS CAR IS TOLD THAT JEEP KNOWS NOTHING OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE CAR IS TO SPEC. *TR

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