Foward Collision Warning light stays on no matter what. Vehicle turns off randomly at different times without warning. No power steering no power breaks nothing, vehicle just dies on the freeway, going through intersections.
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: false forward collision warnings
9 of the 1,641 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee describe false forward collision warnings.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 102,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
False forward collision warnings by model year
What owners say
The contact owns a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at 5 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle stalled. The Forward Collision Warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and parked the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and continued to drive. The contact became aware of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V813000 (Electrical System). The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair and the dealer replaced the fuel pump relay; however, the failure recurred six months later. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the Total Integration Power Module (TIPM) had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to follow up with the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the forward collision warning off (fcw-off) light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to galeana chrysler dodge jeep ram fiat (14375 s. Tamiami trail, fort myers, fl 33912) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated upon investigation, found and associated the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v813000 (electrical system). The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that no assistance would be provided. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the forward collision warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that several attempts were needed to restart the vehicle and the vehicle operated as designed. The vehicle was taken to maguire chrysler dodge jeep ram of syracuse (959 hiawatha blvd w, syracuse, ny 13204) however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure or retrieve a fault code. The contact then received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v813000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The same dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available for the recall repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 180,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available. *ln *bf consumer stated she had the worked done on march 2020 but has recurred again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled while driving down a ramp. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the road shoulder. After stopping the vehicle and restarting it, the contact was able to drive home safely. There were no warning indicators illuminated; however, "forward collision warning" appeared on the instrument panel. Oxmoor chrysler jeep dodge and ram (4520 shelbyville rd, louisville, ky 40207, (502) 895-4520) was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The contact stated that the vehicle was serviced for the same failure a year ago. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 102,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle lost all power and stalled. In addition, the forward collision warning indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred on numerous occasions. The dealer (oxmoor chrysler dodge jeep ram, 4520 shelbyville rd, louisville, ky 40207) was contacted and informed the contact that the failure was previously repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v530000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired for the recent failures. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 103,000. The VIN was not available.
Fcw (forward collision warning) light went on and the engine killed, while in full motion, causing total loss of power steering and control. This has happened while stationary at a stop light and in motion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 jeep grand cherokee. While decelerating to approach a stop sign, the vehicle stalled and the electronic stability control and forward collision warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v530000 (electrical system), but the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was serviced three times for the same recall failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
This vehicle is equipped with a adaptive speed sensor that keeps the vehicle at a preset distance from the vehicle in front with cruise control on. Vehicle is also equipped with a forward collision warning system which warns the driver to brake if it senses an approach of an object that is unsafe. The problems: the system will shut it self off, flashing a warning that the forward collision warning system is not working and shuts off the cruise control as well. System always resets itself after minutes, or longer and the cruise control will once again, work. Safety issue the system has the ability to brake on its own if it senses you are approaching a vehicle too fast with cruise control engaged. The problem is that a car may turn off in a separate lane to decelerate or be in a separate lane to accelerate and the sensor thinks the car is in front of it and starts braking severely cause it thinks it is in its path. This is a huge safety concern since any driver behind me would not be expecting me to brake when cars are not in my path. The vehicle has been to jeep dealer for numerous attempts to fix it. Right now chrysler is not doing anything about it. According to the repairing dealership, if chrysler did decide to replace the part, its on back order.
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Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee collision warning
Is false forward collision warnings a common problem on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
9 of 1,641 owner complaints about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee (1%) mention false forward collision warnings. The model year with the most reports is 2014.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
There are 0 recalls and 8 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Stalling 402Fuel pump 187Won't start 181Check engine light 80Loss of power 79Fire or smoke 58Power steering loss 52Key fob 43Brake failure 37Headlights 31Wipers 30Engine failure 25Hesitation 19Misfire 17No deployment 16Door locks 16Sudden acceleration 15Steering lock-up 14Warning lights 13Airbag light 12Overheating 11ABS 10Adaptive cruise 10Knocking 9Jerking 9Harsh shifting 8Whining noise 8Battery drain 7Fuel smell 7Ball joint 6Grinding brakes 6Won't shift 5
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