What 685 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Srt

CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH A OPEN RECALL. IT WAS PURCHASED JUNE 13, 2018 AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE JULY 11, 2018. THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LINE AND AUTOMATIC SHUT WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CAR WOULD VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. SCREEN WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN IN REVERSE AND IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.

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WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE, STEERING CONTROL WENT OUT AND TRACTION CONTROL KICKED ON. THIS CAUSED AN INABILITY TO PROPERLY CONTROL THE VEHICLE. TRACTION CONTROL PULLED VEHICLE INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAUSED A MINOR ACCIDENT.

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"TAKATA RECALL" I NOTICE ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING MY GRAND CHEROKEE 2018,MY HAND BRASH AGAINST WITH A LIGHT TOUCH TO GEAR SHIFTER SLIP INTO NEUTRAL.WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY MOVING. I NEVER BEEN IN VEHICLE THAT YOU BARLEY TOUCH THE GEAR BOX AND THIS HAPPEN NOT GOOD.

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TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE PRONOUNCED, CAUSE THE SUV TO JERK AND FEEL JUMPY. THIS CONDITION IS SPORADIC, AND CAN CHANGE BASED ON MODE - NORMAL, ECO OFF, SPORT . BESIDES CAUSING A CHOPPY RIDE, THE CONDITION IS UNACCEPTABLE AND MAY BE A R A PRECURSOR TO GEAR FAILURE.

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AT A GAS STATION, WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHEN FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, WHEN I START PUMPING GAS, THE TANK STOPS TAKING GAS AS IF THE TANK IS FULL. IN ORDER TO CONTINUE FILLING THE GAS TANK, I HAVE TO HOLD THE GAS HOSE HANDLE IN A SPECIFIC POSITION TO ALLOW THE GAS TO FILL THE TANK WITHOUT STOPPING. RESULTS IN FILLING THE TANK AT A VERY SLOW PACE. UNSURE IF THERE IS A SENSOR ISSUE WITHIN THE GAS TANK ITSELF. OCCURS RANDOMLY.

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2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ODOMETER AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED MILEAGE RECORDED ON THE ODOMETER DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE MANUFACTURER'S DISCLOSED MILES PER GALLON. THE GEARS OF THE TRANSMISSION ARE DEFECTIVE, THE GEAR SHIFTS INTO AN UNKNOWN GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD.*JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *TR *TR

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!...MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON THE SCREEN WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS "SHIFT TO P TO START". IT HAS HAPPENED 3X YESTERDAY AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO ONCE. TOOK TO JEEP DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE.

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COMPLAINED OF AN OIL LEAK(OIL MARKS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR AND CARDBOARD PLACE TO VERIFY) PRIOR TO 7500 MILES. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO FIND THE OIL LEAK THE FIRST TIME. TOOK IT BACK 1 WEEK LATER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT AN OIL LEAK. DEALERSHIP PLACED DYE INTO OIL TO FIND THE LEAK. LEAK WAS FOUND TO BE THE SEAL BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. WHEN DEALERSHIP WENT TO REPLACE SEAL, THEY STATED THE BLOCK WAS CRACKED DUE TO "BEING MACHINED DURING THE ASSEMBLY". NOW WAITING FOR A NEW ENGINE TO BE REPLACED ON A NEW VEHICLE OF 4 MONTHS. OUCH!

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TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE PRONOUNCED, CAUSE THE SUV TO JERK AND FEEL JUMPY. THIS CONDITION IS SPORADIC, AND CAN CHANGE BASED ON MODE - NORMAL, ECO OFF, SPORT . BESIDES CAUSING A CHOPPY RIDE, THE CONDITION IS CONCERNING BECAUSE SOME SHIFTS THAT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A BANGING NOISE THAT MAY BE A R A PRECURSOR TO GEAR FAILURE.

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I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 5 MONTHS. WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT PUMPS, THE PUMP STOPS LIKE THE TANK IS FULL EVEN THOUGH I JUST STARTED PUMPING. ALSO RANDOMLY THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT DISPLAY AND THEN THE ENTIRE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND RESTARTS WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE IN REVERSE *TT

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MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW 11/2018, WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON TO START IT, 75% OF THE TIME IT WON'T START AND TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. ALSO WHEN I SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE R JUST FLASHES AND THE VEHICLE WON'T REVERSE. IT WON'T MOVE UNTIL I TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT AGAIN. THESE TWO PROBLEMS OCCUR FREQUENTLY.

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WHILE TRYING TO PUMP GAS, THE PUMP WOULD POP CLOSED AS IF THE GAS TANK WAS FULL WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT HAD ONLY JUST STARTED TO PUMP. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO DO THAT EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING HOW THE PUMP SAT IN THE TANK. IT TOOK ROUGHLY 15 MINUTES TO PUMP A COUPLE GALLONS OF GAS. THE CAR HAS NOW DONE THIS TWICE AT DIFFERENT PUMPS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS.

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BRAND NEW GRAND CHEROKEE, ONLY 400 MILES, TODAY MY BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING. ON THE DISPLAY I HAVE AN ICON "BACKUP CAMERA" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLICK THIS THE BACKUP CAMERA WOULD NOT POP-UP. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND KEPT IT OFF FOR 10 MINUTES, RE-STARTED THE CAR, THE JEEP DISPLAY DOES NOT POP-UP WITH THE SAFETY NOTIFICATION AND THE BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT COME ON THE SCREEN WHEN THE CAR IS PLACED IN REVERSE. IT WAS WORKING FINE THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS MORNING IT WILL NOT WORK. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY ARE UNSURE WHAT IT IS AND MAY BE A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I JUST PAID $60,000 DOLLARS AND HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS AND THE BACKUP CAMERA IS NOT WORKING NOW!

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2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES REQUESTING A COPY OF ANY RECALLS RELATED TO HIS VEHICLE. *LD *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOHN HIESTER CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (940 N MAIN ST, LILLINGTON, NC 27546, (910) 893-8088), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER ON SNOW COVERED STREETS, THE VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROADWAY AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND AUTOMATIC BRAKE ASSIST FEATURE FAILED TO PREVENT THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT SOUGHT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWE AUTO GROUP, LLC (303 TENNEY ST, KEWANEE, IL 61443, (309) 852-2188) AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 34153031. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,544. *TT *JS

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WE WERE USING CRUISE CONTROL IN OUR NEW JEEP. AS WE WERE APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT, WE TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY USING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY ENGAGED AND LOCKED, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT MOVING FORWARD INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY, THE DRIVER OF AN 18 WHEELER SAW US UNABLE TO STOP AND SWERVED. HIS SWERVING AND OUR STEERING CAUSED US TO BE STOPPED BY HIS HIND WHEEL. IF THE OTHER DRIVER HAD NOTICED US ONE SECOND SLOWER, WE WOULD HAVE LIKELY BEEN DEAD. THERE WAS $11,121.91 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO OUR BRAND NEW JEEP WITH 3,500 MILES ON IT. THIS JEEP IS NOT YET PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE EXACT CRUISE CONTROL ISSUE OUTLINED. WE ARE FILING THIS, BECAUSE WE DO NOT WANT ANOTHER OWNER OF THIS MODEL TO NOT BE AS LUCKY AS US AND WE WOULD LIKE TO NOT BE OUT OF POCKET FOR THE DAMAGES. JEEP FLEW SOMEONE DOWN FROM MICHIGAN TO CHECK OUT THE VEHICLE'S BLACK BOX AND SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. WE HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE TRUCK DRIVER WHO CAN ATTEST THAT THE BRAKES WERE FULLY ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL WALKED AWAY UNHARMED PHYSICALLY, BUT THE MONETARY PAIN CUTS DEEP. *TT *TR

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THE BACKUP CAMERA DOESN'T TURN ON WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE. CAN NOT TURN ON FROM SETTINGS OR SCREEN EITHER.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UPHILL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE ABS AND SKID CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED RIB INJURIES, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (CROWE AUTO GROUP, LLC, 303 TENNEY ST, KEWANEE, IL 61443, (309) 852-2188) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,558.

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SIRIUSXM TRAVEL LINK - IS THE PROBLEM. I WAS ENROLLED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT BEING ASKED. SIRIUSXM TRAVEL LINK POPS UP MESSAGES THAT ARE DISTRACTING TO ME AS A DRIVER. THEY POP UP AND WILL NOT GO AWAY WITHOUT PHYSICALLY TOUCHING THE HIGH-TECH SCREEN. AND THEY SEEM TO HAVE A HABIT OF APPEARING WHEN I AM APPROACHING A TURN WHILE USING THE NAVIGATION FEATURES. HOWEVER, SINCE THEY ACTUALLY INTERFERE WITH MY DRIVING (AND FRUSTRATE ME TOO) THEY ARE A DANGER. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I HAVE CONTACTED SIRIUSXM AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO TURN TRAVEL LINK OFF. THE DATE BELOW IS TODAYS DATE, BUT IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. OFTEN GIVING ME WARNINGS FOR "WEATHER EVENTS" TWO STATES AWAY !!! REGARDING A CRASH ... ALL I CAN SAY IS NOT YET (BUT HAS A HIGHER POTENTIAL).

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BACKUP CAMERA FAILED TO WORK. JEEP ONLY HAS 3062 MILES ON IT SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW.

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MY BACKUP CAMERA HAS QUIT WORKING. IT WON'T EVEN TURN ON. THE UCONNECT IS ALSO UNRESPONSIVE AS FAR AS TRYING TO TURN OFF THE UNIT. I TRIED THE THREE RESET OPTIONS AND NOTHING. I CAN'T FORCE AN UPDATE OR ANYTHING. SO NOW I HAVE NO BACKUP CAMERA.

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 5:30AM. CLEAR TRAFFIC AND NO LARGE TRUCK IN FRONT. SPEED AROUND 65 MPH AND MY SUNROOF FAILED BY SHATTERING FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON AND GLASS FELL FROM TOP TO THE FLOOR. HAVE MINOR CUT AND THE GLASS. TRAVELING ON FREEWAY.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE 'SHIFT INTO PARK AND SELECT GEAR" MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTERWARDS. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE TWICE. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, A GEAR COULD NOT BE SELECTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED A THIRD TIME, IT STARTED NORMALLY AND WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER (WACONIA JEEP/CHRYSLER/DODGE, 905 STRONG DRIVE WACONIA, MINNESOTA 55387) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,056. *TT *TR

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UCONNECT MESSAGE CAME UP STATING THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN ALL ACTUALITY IT WAS NOT, HOWEVER, I NOTICED MY VENTS BLOWING OUT COOL AIR WHEN I HAD ON THE HEAT. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET.

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