I was driving on the highway on 7/21/19 and my 2012 jeep grand cherokee's engine seized. The car had to be towed and now jeep has a 2 month waiting list for the hemi motor (which apparently this is a known problem for - that is why the waiting list is so long). It will be over $8000 to fix and I still owe on the loan for the car that I have had less than 3 years. If hemi motors are a problem, jeep should make them with v6 not the hemi v8 motors. There is no recall for this as of now. I am stuck without a vehicle to get to work and a large loan for a useless jeep that I can't drive. It has 90,000 miles on it. Why is jeep allowed to continue to make these if they are such issues. Why is there not a recall on hemi engines in jeeps? Then when you try to call jeep corporate they claim they return calls once a week (which they don't) and the customer service reps told me "thing happen". This is a terrible way of doing business and as a jeep owner for many many years I will never buy a jeep again. Hopefully this happens enough that they will need to do a recall and I can recoup some of my money back.
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints
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After failing inspection it was in shop 6 weeks for repair but was not repaired! It misses more than ever, most often during idle & has difficulty starting at times & you can smell gas sometimes making me fear it will catch fire.
I have less than 76k miles on my jeep. I have been the only owner, taking exceptional care of my jeep, always getting oil changes on time and maintenance with very few city miles on my jeep and I am having to pay 10k for a new motor and camshaft.
I recently purchased this vehicle and it completely shuts off unexpectedly. When it does it affects both the braking and the steering. The first time I was stopped at a light and was an easy fix but the 2nd time I was getting off an exit around 50 MPH. I have young children and now I am scared to drive them around in it. I know in not the only one this is happens, there's complaints all over the internet. There should be a recall before someone dies.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving, the engine shut off without warning. The contact was able to guide the vehicle to the shoulder. The vehicle was taken to yark chrysler jeep dodge ram fiat (6019 central ave, toledo, oh 43615, (419) 877-7712) where it was diagnosed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced at 95,000 miles. The failure recurred, but the contact had not been able to reach the dealer again. The contact researched the failure and found that the totally integrated power module failed. The vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 97,000.
Vehicle struggles to start when starter button engaged.
My jeep has an ignition/starting problem. It will try to start but just keeps turning over. After 10 seconds it will stop then it will usually start after. Online it says the timp could be the problem.
My vehicle has decided to start bogging around 35mph. It has continually done this for a week and has decided to start driving horrible. It does not drive like it has been. We are going to check what the problem might be sunday (7/7/2019) and attempt to fix. My jeep is no longer covered under warranty.
My engine light has decided to light up in my jeep randomly one day after starting it. After scanning it, it shows code p0522. The research I have done has shown it usually shows the oil light when it is that code. So as a result, I have had my oil changed again and I have ordered a oil pressure sensor/sender hoping that will fix all my problems which will be installed next sunday (7/7/2019). I also had to change the water pump because it had a crack in it, the thermostat just for precautionary measures, and the belt because it had a tear in it about half the size of the width. All of this to try to figure out the problem with the engine light and the scanner showing the code p0522. So we will see if that actually fixes the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While the vehicle was parked, it took multiple attempts to start the engine. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle shook violently and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to jacksonville chrysler dodge jeep ram arlington (9600 atlantic blvd, jacksonville, fl 32225, (877) 677-5782) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Engine stalls for no reason under braking and deceleration. Happens more often when braking and turning. Loss of power steering when it happens. Does not happen frequently , more often in the cold when the car has been started. Cant replicate it when car is hot. Dangerous when it has happened on exit ramps as car has to be controlled with no power steering and car has to come to a complete stop, put in park where it has always restarted. People behind me not happy when stopping on exit ramps. Have brought to dealer after it has happened and the car has not thrown any codes. There is not real pattern to this stalling, but, having to stop the car to restart it posses a danger of getting rear ended. Happens at speeds between 30 to 60. Happens most frequently in rotaries (roundabouts) when slowing down to enter.
When getting off the expressway or highway my truck cuts off when I exit for my stop no power or control of the power steering.
Push button start does not work. Fuel pump is not working properly to allow the vehicle to start. The vehicle has stalled out on a freeway. Will not start while stationary. I have to tap the fuel pump in order to start the vehicle
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to athens dodge chrysler jeep ram (4145 atlanta hwy, athens, ga 30606, (706) 549-7555) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission cooler, atf (automatic transmission fluid) needed to be replaced, there were multiple cylinder misfire, camshaft position sensor and the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure recurred four times. The manufacturer was contacted but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 38,705. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While the vehicle was parked, the contact was unable to start the vehicle with the main key fob. The contact stated that the spare key fob had to be used. Also, while driving unknown speeds, the vehicle started to stall. The vehicle was taken to scranton dodge chrysler jeep ram (located at 1146 wyoming ave, scranton, pa 18509, (570) 344-1261) where it was diagnosed that the key fob needed to be replaced. The part was replaced in december of 2018, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the receiver needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was not provided.
Braking from ~35mph to make a right turn at traffic lights the car just stalls without any indication of issue. No power steering or brakes. All electronics still functional. Coast to to a stop at the side of the road, fighting the heavy steering to avoid cars in the on coming lane, place in park press brake pedal and hit start button, and the car starts right up. Drive to dealership (prime jeep in saco, maine). Steering module clock spring was replaced last year (august 2018) as the supposed cause for this exact stalling problem that was happening last year.
Engine failure. It's currently at the shop and they're saying I need to rebuild or replace the engine. I have the 5.7l hemi with 76,000 miles on it.
We loaded up to go to the desert (clear summer day with temperatures near 80 degrees fahrenheit), stopped to get gas and ice (jeep was running the entire time) and once we got on the way there, the battery light came on, then an odd sound was heard then whitish electrical smelling smoke started pouring out of the engine compartment, this happened within 8 - 10 seconds total). I grabbed my extinguisher and popped the hood and saw that the smoke appeared to be coming from around the alternator and steam was everywhere. I also noticed that the motor was overheated (but no temperature light and no fans were turning). We turned around and made it the 3 blocks back to the house when the jeep died and without power steering and brakes we almost collided with a parked car. We parked it in the middle of the street to cool off and to obtain assistance to push it into my garage. It was found that my alternator had a diode that shorted to ground. Please actually read the following: there are at least 38 other complaints concerning the same chain of events on the federal safety agency website. Alt shorts, destroys the battery, and tipm/PCM. Fca refuses to expand 1 of 3 open recalls to include my make/model and many others. The federal safety agency refuses to actually hold jeep/fca accountable. Check p60-14v634 (alternator had bad diodes and shorted to ground) expanded multiple times, t36-17v435 (alternator had bad diodes and shorted to ground)expanded multiple times, t75-17v741 (alternator had bad diodes and shorted to ground). The data in the federal safety agency data shows that from years 2007 to 2018, fca us, llc models badged 2012 had the highest percent of total recalls of any year owning 18% of the 24,053,941 total recalls fca family had. How does this not flag the federal safety agency to fight for us? The federal safety agency fined fca 120,000,000 for their addmitted unefectual recall process. I have so much more data. Sad.
Having issues starting the vehicle will attempt to start but will not turn over as if the fuel pump or relay is not kicking in. Vehicle was parked attempted to start has an extended crank.
While driving down the road going 45 the engine has cut out and we have lost all power to the vehicle. We narrowly avoided an accident by pulling over and restarting the vehicle. The vehicle has done this three times and it doesn't seem to be during any specific time, or lengthy of travel. It has happened randomly.
Car began to sputter and rise in rpms and missing gear going into nuetral and causing dangerous situations in traffic runs at 2 rpms in ideal standpoint now car is leaking fluids and service 4wheel drive lights on I read that there are recalls for this issue in other keeps but not for my VIN number and this is a manufacturer problem
Engine shuts off while driving, I was getting off the highway slowing down from a high rate of speed and my engine just shut off. I d id not even know the engine was off until I tried to turn and had no power steering or brakes. There was no warning lights no check engine light. All the lights and radio was still on. I had to put my jeep in park then start it again and it started right up. It has happened twice in one week. I am terrified while driving now that it is going to happen again.
Starting issues, starts up and quickly cuts off. All lights and power are on. Plenty of fuel in tank but not overfilled. I think it is the fuel injection area. I worry it will just cut off due to that while driving. This has happened at least 3 times in the past 3 weeks, it is becoming more frequent.
Transmission cooler/AC condenser leak at tube joints
Engine stalls while driving without warning. This started in november 2018 and has happened 5 times since. Have taken it to 3 different repair shops and still no resolution. There was a recall back in 2015 #15v‑115 to fix the fuel pump relay which could cause this to happen. Service was done per the recall. Have an active case with jeep (fiat) but they have been no help and keep sending us the jeep dealer. Diagnostics have been done 3 times to no avail. This is a significant safety issue as the vehicle dies while driving and the steering locks up as well as the brakes. Each time this happens the vehicle is in motion going about 40mph. Has happened while going straight and while turning. The radio stays on and no warning lights appear on the dashboard.
Takata recall while I'm driving the vehicle it will shut off. I will put it in park and it starts back up. This is unsafe because I can be driving in traffic or be in an intersection and it just shuts off. I've taken it to have a mechanic look for any readings and nothing is coming up. It also shuts off while trying to start the vehicle up for the first time. It takes several attempts, again nothing coming up when taken to the mechanic.this has been going on for almost a year.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. In cold weather, the engine failed to immediately start. Napleton's arlington heights jeep (1155 w. Dundee rd, arlington heights, il) was notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously serviced per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v115000(electrical system) in which the fuel pump relay was replaced. However, once the temperatures became colder, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified, but no assistance was offered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 54,000. *tt
Unknown cause of overheating. Authorized service performed by dealer. Upon initial diagnosis of vehicle no code was put out while simultaneously in active overheat mode. Multiple investigations performed by service techs were performed.
Yesterday my jeep engine turned off twice while driving on city roads. This happened in the morning on my way to work and at night on my way home from dinner. Luckily this happened on city roads either before getting on the highway or after getting off the highway, as I take the highway daily for work. Conincidentslly both instances happened while attempting to turn right. I did not hear the engine turn off while driving, but noticed because as I was attempting to turn there was no power steering. The radio, dash and interior lights never flickered or turned off when the ingine stalled. Again, luckily I was not at a high speed when this happened and put on my hazards and was able to slowly come to a stop with the brakes but they were very slow to react. I put the car back in park and started it right up both times. Very scary experience to have the engine just shut off in the middle of traffic and panic to avoid an accident from occurring.
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