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What 397 owners told NHTSA about the 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Srt

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (397)Crash / fire / injury (32)Electrical system (113)Steering (102)Engine (60)Transmission & drivetrain (55)Lights (41)Fuel system (37)Brakes (30)Suspension (30)Lane Departure (29)Driver assistance (25)

4 of 397 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jul 29, 2025AirbagsSpeed controlEngineCrash1 injury

Was pulling into a parking spot on the 2nd level of parking garage and the Jeep accelerated and hit the cement wall at front of garage space. It accelerated on its own. The front of the jeep was crushed, and I ended up with a fractured sternum and a seat belt hernia which I will have surgery in the next couple of weeks. The airbags did not deploy. And I did not press on the gas pulling into the parking spot --- it just accelerated on its own. When I first got in the car the system showed that systems disabled, but the then the message went away. When I pressed seat one, it did not go in place and I had to adjust it on my own. I continued on to my dermitologist appointment , pulled into the the parking space and the instant brake when too close did not break and the air bags did not deploy. Thru me into the cement wall, and the whole front of the car was demolished, Not epairable.

NHTSA ODI 11676946

Jun 25, 2025Electrical systemEngineFuel systemCrash

The car keeps dying while I’m driving and saying “shift to park” and then slamming on the brakes and dying. The card is 4 years old with 44k miles. I had to sit on the side of the road in 93 degree heat in Florida while pregnant and waiting on a tow truck. How has someone not died because of this? I’ve seen SEVERAL posts of people saying the same thing happened to theirs. It’s SO unsafe.

NHTSA ODI 11669356

Oct 3, 2024Electrical systemBody & structureEngineFire

I was sitting inside my home when all of the sudden I heard a loud boom, walked outside and saw my 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee on fire. The fire started in the front and moved to the back of the vehicle. The engine had been off for about 2 hours and vehicle was sitting in the driveway. My son's car seat, stroller and many other belongings were ruined in the fire. A police report was not filed, but a fire report was.

NHTSA ODI 11617879

Mar 14, 2023Engine1 injury

Check engine light comes on vehicle shuts down has occurred 2xs now with in 25, ooo miles!

NHTSA ODI 11511698

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee Srt verdict →