What 2,367 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while reversing the vehicle in her residence, the vehicle hit a tree. The contact stated after she shifted gears to Drive, she lost control of the vehicle, which cause the vehicle to crash into a metal gate and into a brick wall. The contact stated she did depress the brake pedal but it failed to stop the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated and the air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained bruises on her left arm and left leg from hitting the steering wheel. The contact did not seek medical attention. A police report was not filed since it was her residence. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact called the insurance company and had the vehicle towed to a towing lot. The insurance company has not assessed the vehicle. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The VIN was not available.

NHTSA ODI 11491912

It increased speed, then tried to break and the breaks locked up, then I tried to move to not hit the car in front of me and the whole front passenger side control arm snapped off causing me to loose a tire.

NHTSA ODI 11471036

The breaka locked up and i went to go around so i wouldnt hit the person in front of me. When i did the front axle cv joint totally snapped off the passenger side that hold the tire on. And i couldnt steer or anything

NHTSA ODI 11470930

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE SLID AND CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE CORNER PANEL OF A 2009 CHEVROLET TRUCK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES, SENSOR, AND ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 33977852. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11091383

IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING AT MY SISTER'S HOME, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND STARTED TO BRAKE. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I CONTINUED TO BRAKE, BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING FORWARD WITH INCREASING SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO STEER AND NOT HIT PARKED CARS, BUT WENT INTO THE LAWN HITTING A SET OF CONTRACTOR'S SCAFFOLDING SENDING THEM FLYING INTO THEIR HOUSE AND PATIO. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ON TOP OF THEIR WELL HEAD, DESTROYING THE WELL COVER AS WELL AS THE PROTECTIVE PIPE FOR THE WELL HEAD. FURTHER INTERNAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THEIR WELL, AS THERE WAS NO RUNNING WATER IN THE HOUSE. A TOW TRUCK HAD TO COME TO LIFT THE CAR OFF THE WELL HEAD TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. I HAD BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL EARLIER IN OUR TRIP, BUT IT WAS NOT ACTIVE AT THE TIME.

NHTSA ODI 11083218

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEALING AND WHINING NOISE AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ABS, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND OTHER COMPONENTS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE APPROPRIATELY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED CARY AUTOPARK CHRYSLER JEEP (400 AUTO PARK BLVD, CARY, NORTH CAROLINA 27511, 888-923-9538) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,800.

NHTSA ODI 11078399

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START. THE BATTERY WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (MICHIANA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT, 120 W MCKINLEY AVE, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545, (574) 254-2010) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE PREMATURELY MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED THREE RECALLS ON THE BRAKES AND FIVE RECALLS FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 11066955

I WAS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON 9/20/2017 WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY OUT OF A FAST FOOD PARKING LOT AND APPROACHED THE EXIT INTENDING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE ROAD. I SAW THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND APPLIED MY BRAKES TO STOP AND WAIT FOR THE TRAFFIC TO PASS. I'M POSITIVE THAT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT INSTEAD OF STOPPING, MY CAR SURGED FORWARD INTO THE ROAD AND INTO THE PATH OF A SEMI TRUCK. THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING. I STARTED TO REACH FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT I HAD ALREADY HIT THE SEMI- TRUCK BY THEN. THE FIRST IMPACT HAPPENED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR, THEN THE CAR SPUN AROUND AND THE SECOND IMPACT HIT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR, THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPIN AROUND AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A UTILITY POLE NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE/EXIT OF THE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED. I AM 100% CERTAIN THAT SOME KIND OF MALFUNCTION HAPPENED WITH MY CAR. I KNOW I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON THIS JEEP FOR REPAIRS AND SOFTWARE UPDATES, AND I BELIEVE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF THEM WERE RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I SEARCHED THE NHTSA WEBSITE, AND I FOUND SEVERAL OTHER REPORTS OF THE 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SURGING FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS MODEL GRAND CHEROKEE HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, AND BRAKE SYSTEMS. I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT TO JEEP ABOUT THE ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ODI 11030439

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, AND RESULTED IN A COLLISION. I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, RELYING ON THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING, A FEATURE OF COLLISION AVOIDANCE. THERE WAS A SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC, AND ALTHOUGH THE SYSTEM SLOWED DOWN AND APPLIED BRAKE, IT DID SO TOO LATE TO STOP CAR. AS I GOT TOO CLOSE, I APPLIED STEADY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE, BUT I STILL HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHO THEN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO EITHER OF THE OTHER CARS, AND MINE HAS MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE, AND THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IS NOW NOT WORKING PROPERLY. COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE. MAKES ME REALLY QUESTION THE POTENTIAL FOR SELF-DRIVING CARS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10935186

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 04/05/17*LJ *CN

NHTSA ODI 10934812

DRIVING APPROX. 20 MPH IN CITY TRAFFIC, CAR IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENLY. I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES AND THE AUTO-BRAKING SYSTEM ALSO FLASHED ON DASHBOARD TO "BRAKE!" BUT WHEN I TRIED TO, THE BRAKES WERE NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS USUAL. I APPLIED TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL (SO MUCH SO THAT MY FOOT STILL HURTS OVER A WEEK LATER) AND THE BRAKES DID NOT REACT AS THEY TYPICALLY DO, SO I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

NHTSA ODI 10865846

MY DAUGHTER WAS PARKING HER 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OUTSIDE OF A RETAIL STORE. AS SHE SLOWED AND PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE JEEP SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, JUMPING THE CURB, CROSSING A SIDEWALK, GOING THROUGH A SMALL GRASS MEDIAN, AND INTO A DIFFERENT AREA OF THE PARKING LOT. THE POLICE REPORT, OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT, CASE NUMBER 15-REDACTED, ACCURATELY RECORDS THE SURGE. THE OFFICERS CONCLUSION WAS DRIVER ERROR. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS CONCERNING 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND THAT WHEN THE JEEP CAME IN FOR REPAIR, I WANTED THE ACCIDENT DATA PRESERVED. HE TOLD ME THE ONLY DATA THAT HE COULD OBTAIN WAS JEEPS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, WHICH I COULD NOT HAVE. A REPRESENTATIVE FORM MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS ADAMANT THAT WE, AS THE OWNERS OF THE JEEP, HAVE A RIGHT TO ANY INFORMATION CAPTURED BY THE JEEPS SYSTEMS. HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NO WAY TO OBTAIN THAT INFORMATION WHEN THEY APPRAISED THE DAMAGE TO THE JEEP. I NEED HELP IN OBTAINING THE DATA BY SOMEONE OUTSIDE OF JEEP WHO CAN ACCESS IT, OR HELP TO COMPEL JEEP TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE INFORMATION, HENCE THIS ONLINE SUBMISSION. THE WEBSITE WHICH CONTAINS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES IS HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/JEEP/GRAND_CHEROKEE/2014/ENGINE/VEHICLE_SPEED_CONTROL-2.SHTML. 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL PROBLEMS | PAGE 2 THE WEBSITE CONCERN JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES OR ALL YEARS HAVING TROUBLE WHEN THE TIRES/BRAKES GET WET IS JUMPIN' JEEPS ARE HARD TO TIE DOWN

NHTSA ODI 10724574

AFTER BACKING THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE I WAS GOING TO GET OUT TO GO BACK INTO THE HOUSE.. I PUT THE CAR (I THOUGHT) IN PARK, MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE. I STARTED TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SLIGHTLY STARTED FORWARD I REALIZED THE CAR WASN'T IN PARK BUT DRIVE AND WHEN I WENT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES FURTHER TO CHANGE GEARS AND STOP THE FORWARD MOTION THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED THE ENGINE, SQUEALED ITS TIRES WHILE PEALING OUT AND ACCELERATING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BACK INTO THE GARAGE SMASHING INTO A BRICK WALL AND MY DINING ROOM. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS OVER $15,000 AND DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE IS APPROX. $9000. I KNOW MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE!` MY FACE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CUTTING MY LIP. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE TWO YEARS LEFT ON THE LEASE AND I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. IN ALL OF MY YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND I HAVE ALWAYS PARKED IN A GARAGE WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAVE DRIVEN EVERYTHING FROM YUKONS TO NAVIGATORS AND NEVER HAVE I HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. I SEE FROM ALL THE POSTS THAT I AM NOT ALONE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED. UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

NHTSA ODI 10716526

I WAS DRIVING AND STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AND WHEN I ACCELERATED AFTER MAKING THE STOP AND TOOK A LEFT TURN ON G STREET LOCATED ON KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE MY CAR ACCELERATED AND I LOST CONTROL AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES NOTHING HAPPENED AND MY CAR PROCEEDED TO HIT A PARKED VEHICLE AND STILL THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR AND THE ONLY REASON THE CAR STOPPED WAS BECAUSE I HIT SOME REINFORCED STEEL CABLES HOLDING SOMETHING UP. FOUR OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF MY BRAKES FAILING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10689589

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED WRIST, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18.

NHTSA ODI 10681193

MY LIGHTS OUTSIDE/INSIDE GO BLACK/NO LIGHTS WITH NO WARNING. OTHER CARS FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME AND ALL I CAN DO IS TURN ON OVERHEAD LIGHT, AND DRIVE VERY SLOW. ALSO MY BRAKES WON'T WORK, THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE AT ANY TIME AFTER DARK. MY CAR WAS IN SHOP FOR 37 DAYS BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET PARTS TO FIX/AFTER ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10671174

BRAKES FAILED AT STOP LIGHT, CAR ROLLED FORWARD, HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10631971

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SIDE SWIPED A SCHOOL BUS. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STOPPED, CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE MEDIA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE SPINNING ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND FINALLY STOPPING. THE CAR WAS TOTALED - THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS TWISTED, ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DESTROYED, THE BUMPER WAS HANGING OFF. THERE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE CAR - NOT ONE CORNER OR AREA OF THE CAR WAS NOT DENTED, DINGED OR SCRAPED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED (DESPITE THE VIOLENT NATURE OF THE CRASH). I WALKED AWAY FROM THE ACCIDENT BUT HAD A HERNIATED DISC IN MY BACK AND AN INJURY TO THE ROTATOR CUFF IN MY RIGHT ARM AND MISSED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME FROM WORK WHILE RECOVERING. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10607080

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A DEER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V154000 (SERVICE BRAKES , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL WAS THE FAILURE THAT SHE EXPERIENCED, WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ODI 10595640

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V483000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HAD POSSIBLY BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2700. UPDATED 01/14/14*LJ CONSUMERS HANDWRITING IS ILLEGIBLE. UPDATED 01/16/14

NHTSA ODI 10555050

THE DRIVER PULLED THE AUTOMOBILE INTO A DRIVEWAY ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE. THE DRIVER SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF USING THE PUSH BUTTON START/STOP. THE DRIVER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE 10 MINUTES LATER, WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE DRIVER STARTED THE VEHICLE (FOOT ON BRAKE AS REQUIRED) USING PUSH BUTTON START/STOP. THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE USING THE SHIFTING LEVER (WITH FOOT STILL ON BRAKE AS IS REQUIRED BY THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK (BTSI) SYSTEM). WHEN ENGAGED IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE REVVED TO A HIGH LEVEL, AND THE CAR TRAVELED IN REVERSE UP THE HILL (DRIVEWAY), THROUGH THE STREET, AND INTO A DITCH. SIDE AND FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER BELIEVES THEY NEVER TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND THE BRAKING WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO OVERCOME TORQUE OF THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE DAMAGE INCLUDES AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, CABIN ROOF LINER DETACHMENT, THREE BENT WHEELS, MINOR DAMAGE TO MUFFLER, MINOR BODY DAMAGE. DEALER CHECKED ELECTRONICS/INSTRUMENT RECORDINGS AND NOTED NOTHING UNUSUAL APPEARING, AND HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10551934