Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 45 MPH, all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel, the windshield wipers malfunctioned, and the windows failed to open and close. After turning off the engine, the vehicle failed to restart. Also, the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v115000 (electrical system). The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the wireless control module was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was the taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the tipm was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000.
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical complaints
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About a month after purchasing my used jeep, I was coming to a stop on a city street and my jeep powered off completely. After taking the jeep in to the dealership they fixed the fuel pump relay, which was recalled ,and sent me on my way. Since then my jeep has powered off 5 times (once while entering the highway, twice while exiting the highway, once while making a u-turn under the highway and once on a city street) each time while braking. I've had no power brakes or steering each time.
Alternator needed replacement was not part of recall on other grand cherokee models. Did have warning so car was left in a safe place before it would stall.
I engaged the factory installed remote start in side my garage. Within 3 minutes the engine was on fire. The fire originated just in front of the passenger seat but under the hood. I pressed the start button in order to turn the car off of auxiliary. Flames engulfed the engine and my house.
Was driving with my family, battery light came on and car shut off at the light, car started to make a whistling noise before light came on. Restarted car light was no longer on and noise gone. Drove about 5 miles on the highway and all the dash lights came on. Windshield wipers turned on then lost complete power of car. Unable to steer use emergency lights or brakes, luckily was able to coast to a stop and not get hit. Car towed to our mechanic, mechanic said recall due to defective alternator. Had it towed to local dealership sj denham, chrysler and dealership tells us there is no recall on our car for alternater. 10-12 days to get alternater. Won't provide rental or loaner. Car sits at dealership waiting for alternater. Chrysler said they would assign a case manager and make it upscale case, that they would call us within 48 hours, 2 days later we have not received a call. Dealer is charging our extended warranty for this service and said we have to pay 100.00 deductible and 40.00 for the belt that was damaged. They also wanted 50.00 if we wanted them to locate the alter er within 3 days. We declined paying 50.00 stating this should be part of their customer service .
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v115000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,670.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the battery warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned that the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v634000 (electrical system) was directly related to the failure. However, the vehicle was not included in the recall since it was equipped with an 180 amp instead of an 160 amp alternator. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 05/18/16*lj updated 05/19/6.
Takada recall had recalls done car still hard to start and now dies when driving getting angry with the whole car very dangerous with kids in car
Takada recall took car had 4 recalls done now hard to start and while drive shout down
On the first of march, my wife and daughter were about to start their day in the usual way. She opened the garage door and used her key fob to remote start our 2012 jeep gc limited ( around 42k miles) ( factory installed remote starter) she walked away for less than 4 minutes and returned to see smoke coming from front passenger side of jeep. She called for me, and pushed the aux button to be sure the vehicle was off. I came running and despite my attempts to open the hood and beat back what quickly escalated into open flames I retreated to ensure my family's safety and to be sure the emergency responders were called. Thankfully I was able to remove some potential fuel for the fire by removing our second car from the garage (also a chrysler) and securing the door between the house and garage. Luck intervened when the flames destroyed the garage door assembly causing the garage door to fall and help remove some oxygen from the fire. Eventually first responders arrived and were able to knock down the fire with foam . Later the firemen pushed the jeep into the driveway to ensure it was doused. Though the remote start may not be directly responsible for whatever arc sparked the fire, it's my belief that its use contributed directly to the conditions that conflagrated the situation. If the wiring harness is otherwise suspect I would not be surprised considering recent revelations on related models. The vehicle was just removed from the site today 3/9/2016 to copart facility, by insurance company for further investigation into the source of the fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v115000 (electrical system) and 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Some times car will crank ,but no start ,has happened at least 5 times since I bought the car used 2 months ago ,repeated time eventually will start we are worried that car will stall while driving .was in a dealer for this problem once already but they said they couldnt reproduce .I heard other jeep owners having same problem and its something to do with tipm module extremly expensive repair ,
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. There were several warning lights illuminated that dimmed right before the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because the part for the repair was on back order. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several attempts. In addition, the front driver's side seat failed to heat up. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the heat sensor and the fuel pump relay needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v115000 (electrical system) and 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting) however, the parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000. Parts distribution disconnect. Vin tool confirms parts unavailable.
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. After parking the vehicle in the garage, a burning odor was present inside the contact's home approximately 10 minutes later. The contact discovered black smoke and flames coming from the vehicle and immediately called the fire department to extinguish the flames. The fire marshall indicated that the flames were started by a faulty vanity lamp. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v391000 (electrical system) in june of 2015, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 30,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. On multiple occasions, the vehicle stalled while driving in reverse or while idling. The contact also indicated that the engine would not immediately start occasionally. The cause of the failures were not diagnosed nor repaired. The recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v115000 (electrical system) was received in april of 2015. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The failure mileage was 40,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 04/14/16*lj consumer was told bt the dealer to wait for a formal letter. Updated 05/30/18
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v154000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic) and 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting) however, the parts to do the repairs were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Vin tool confirms parts are unavailable.
While driving on a highway, the battery light came on and within minutes, the entire electrical system began to shut down. First the navigation went, then all lights on the dashboard followed by power steering, anti-lock brakes. The car died. The alternator went bad and eventually caught on fire at my mechanic shop while transferring the vehicle inside after being towed. The alternator on my jeep was the 180amp and therefore was not covered under the recall p60. My local jeep dealership initially told me it was covered and then said it was not.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. 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 contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v879000 (electrical system, interior lighting) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. 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 contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms part not available.
Sun visor wiring recall r71. Received a recall notice from chrysler today indicating that a wiring problem may cause a fire. Notice stated that they expect to have a remedy available in the 4th quarter of 2016. This does not represent "remedy the defect within a reasonable time". The federal safety agency should put more pressure on chrysler to address this situation in a more timely fashiion. Was chrysler not already fined for being too slow to address safery defects?
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 14v391000 (electrical system) and 15v115000 (electrical system). The dealer was unable to supply the part beyond a reasonable time frame. The manufacturer was unable to provide a time frame of when the part would be supplied to the dealer. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 05/10/16
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle began to make an abnormal noise and the battery light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact pulled the vehicle over and smoke billowed from under the hood. In addition, the electrical functions failed. The contact was an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the alternator failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v115000(electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 04/22/16*lj updated 11/1/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, it seized. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the brake booster failed. The vehicle was repaired. In addition, the contact stated that the push start button and fob failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the tpm module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the fob failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,671.
Electronic stability control malfunction indicator light randomly goes on and off while vehicle is in operation. Automatic wiper blades randomly activating while vehicle is in operation when no moisture or rain is present. Automatic key-less entry/exit system intermittently fails to work when using door front handle sensors. Dealership has recommended replacement of tipm under extended warranty in effort to resolve issues.
Jeep grand cherokee 2012 headliner fire. Recall p36. Headliner burst into flames while stationary in my driveway at home. Had been driving the car 15 minutes prior to the fire starting. Lots of smoke and noxious fumes coming from the headliner area above the windshield prior to the fire. Thinking that this was probably an electrical problem, I was trying to disconnect the battery cable to prevent further electrical current flowing through the wiring. Before I was able to disconnect the battery, flames erupted just above the driver's side front window. I was able to distinguish the flames with water from a garden hose and high pressure nozzle. The fire department was called and arrived within 10 minutes of the call. They cut out the headliner, cut the wiring and disconnected the battery cable. I reported this incident to chrysler on november 28. They sent an investigator to investigate the situation and submit a report. The report has been received by chrysler and it is my underdtanding it is now in their legal department, where it has been for almost a month. I have not heard anything from chrysler on this matter. I have contacted the jeep recall center at least 8 times over the last 30 days and am told by them that someone will be contacting me within 2 to 3 business days. It never happens. Also, I had had the p36 recall service performed at the chrysler dealer on july 30, four months prior to the fire. I have now seen that there is a new recall notification from chrysler, december 24, on this same p36 vanity lamp wiring issue. The new recall specifically addresses 2011 - 2012 jeep grand cherokee's that have had the original p36 recall service performed. It appears they are trying to re-fix a problem the dealers did not fix the first time. Who can I contact to get some help with this? So far chrysler is doing nothing to resolve this matter with me. Thank you.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While operating the vehicle, the battery sensor light suddenly illuminated for approximately ten minutes before the vehicle suddenly shut off while driving through an intersection. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 75,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v115000 (electrical system); however, the part to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Updated 02/12/16
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