Headrest deployed without any accident and has broken tabs not running just parked, car has 71,000 miles and just had to replace lifters and rockers already not covered by warranty that "expired"
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints
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The 8 speed automatic seized up and almost killed my family. This year vehicle is notorious for transmission problems. Jeep corporate and fields dealership aren't addressing this safety concern. The car lost all power, stalled, seized up, and we almost got rear ended. This was in mount prospect, illinois on august 21st, 2020 around 12pm. We picked up the vehicle at fields dealership, only got 7 miles before the vehicle almost killed us. The dealership and car mfg, jeep, refuse to take this issue seriously.
I just bought this jeep cherokee in april 2020 and now it's been in the shop since june 15, 2020 and I haven't had my vehicle in over two months because of a transmission issue this truck was supposed to be certified when I first bought it and I feel like I was sold a lemon.
Car won't shift properly with the recent recall repair. It gets stuck in d or n and skips reverse when trying to back up. The light showing what gear I'm in occasionally goes out too, so I have no idea what gear I'm in after changing it other than letting it move. Has been happening a while but I don't have a. Exact date it started.
Engine has a ticking noise at 158000 miles. I have changed oil routinely at dealership . I have replaced tires, tuneup, replaced A/C motor and compressor and tried to sell it so can buy a new jeep but 3 people were concerned about engine noise. Dealership says dirt gets in motor and it will cost over 3k to fix it. I am now stuck with this car until it stops working. I am not going to be a returning customer to fca.
I purchased a 2014 jeep grand cherokee with roughly 31k miles in 2016 from chrysler dodge dealership in michigan. The shifter is not friendly user and I noticed several seconds of latency in acceleration from a complete stop (city) and the rpms would excel past the correct gear. Id have to take my foot off the gas pedal to help get it into gear (city & highway). The gears shifting in sport mode was smoother and took it back to a different dealership (no recall notices were sent) and they stated it was a software issue that has been corrected. Now when I'm driving in d there's still the hesitation of shifting into gear as well as latency during acceleration. I feel a jolt when I go to accelerate and when I slow down I feel the downward shifting. I do not feel safe in this vehicle - city and highway.
My car unexpectedly shifts into neutral as I'm driving on highway. The shifter slips...also when it's supposed to be in park..it sticks in reverse. Shifter slips to easily out of gear. Also the transmission bangs into gear a lot! Car only has 48k on it!
Wile driving uphill transmission aggressively down shifts to 3rd gear putting car into limp mode always happens wile going up hill its dangerous no recalls for this transmission issues, happend to me multiple times car it's not safe to drive ones I pull over shut down engine and stard again call drives normal for a couple of miles then issue comes back check engine light on, and traction control light comes on, with ABS light transmission wont go up or down 3rd gear
When trying to shift from park to reverse sometimes you get a hard shift or other times it doesn't shift and shifts to neutral instead. Finally the check engine light came on and a code for the transmission came out. Seems like there are other jeeps with the same problem and have a recall for it. But my vehicle does not.
Transmission surges and shuts down.
Transmission has been degrading as I drive. It started by downshifting to 3rd gear and it got stuck. Now consistently I cannot shift from 3rd to 4th gear without hard shifting and making a loud noice while in automatic, it does help changing gears while using the hand pedals and not accelerating and going slow to be able to shift to 4th gear... I've taken it to the dealer when I do oil change but they want to charge me to diagnose which is a power train and every time I take it they say there is not anything. It used to behave when cold but now even if engine is hot and driven it does the same. Sometimes even with pedals the transmission switches back to 3rd even if I am in 6th gear and does not get pass 3rd gear unless I turn the engine off and turn it back on. In addition the reverse does not work if I don't shift right away on reverse. If I leave the engine on for a few mins and don't use the reverse gear it won't let me and goes to neutral and camera goes off, so I have to turn engine off and then I can switch to reverse. Transmission is horrible. I can't switch from 3rd to 4th and I can't go reverse without having to turn car off, wife can't drive it and don't have money to pay the dealer to fix an issue that is clearly a fault at the manufacture. I've called dealership but they only are interested on charging and mentioned that they may charge me up to 5k to change my transmission... I will find an exact date, but I am giving an approximate day, it was when I was heading to court to help a family relative so I'll find out if I need to prove when exactly this started. Thank you...
3.6 l left side, cylinder number two misfire bad valve guides & valve seat. Confirmed
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that upon depressing the accelerator pedal after making a complete stop, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact also stated that there was an abnormal grinding sound as the failure occurred. The vehicle was restarted however, after the failure the gear shifter failed to operate as designed. The contact took the vehicle to riverdale chrysler jeep dodge ram (5869 broadway, the bronx, ny 10463) however, the contact declined to pay the diagnostic fee. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 118,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that after coming a complete stop, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, vehicle hesitated without warning. Additionally, on several occasions the vehicle lunged forward with the accelerator pedal depressed. The contact called baxter chrysler dodge jeep ram omaha (17950 burt st, omaha, ne 68118) and was informed that the vehicle operated as designed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 35,000.
Vehicle was stationary and idling in the park position, went to shift to reverse and it would automatically shift into neutral and the check engine light came on immediately after. Attempted to shift back into reverse and it would once again shift into neutral. Turned vehicle off and back on and was able to shift into reverse fine however the check engine light remained on. Prior to this event happening there had been a jerking and pulling feeling in the transmission when the vehicle would shift gears as it accelerated on city streets as well as on the highway. Vehicle was taken to the dealership to get inspected and was diagnosed with the TCM codes p1d92 and p1da8. Was adviced to have the valve body replaced or possibly even the transmission. The jerking and pulling feeling is still current.
Two seperate issues: one is the transmission RPM's will increase to a higher RPM's while traveling at a lower speed and won't kick out until 15-20 seconds later. 2nd: while accelerating, the RPM's will increase and cause jeep to speed up faster than intnended and I have to put brakes on to get it back to normal speed/RPM's. Happens randomly
We have been having trouble with the shifter. Quite often when we push it into park it doesn't go to park. It either stays in drive or goes to neutral. So when we think the car is in park it continues to move. It is hard to get it in the desired gear like if the computer is t reading g it. We often have to try multiple times before it goes in the desired gear. We have noticed this primarily when parking, the other day we had to act quickly because the car went forward and hit a low wall, as we were parking at home.
When you start the jeep up, every few times it displays a **service shifter** message, as well as at random times when you are driving or even cruising at road speeds. Doing some online research I see this is a really common problem on the 2014 jeep grand cherokees. Some talks are the only fix is to replace the shifter cables etc. Seeing as this is sooo common of a complaint and problem, I cant not see why there has not been a recall to fix this.
Service shifter warning appears on dashboard at startup and while driving
Vehicle puts up a service shifter message then puts up a service transmission message. All power in the car is disabled and the car involuntarily slams into a random gear, sometimes 1st, sometimes 7th, other times neutral. After many failed attempts for a fix at local dealerships, I was driving to the store on friday, march 6th 2020. Im driving going around 45 MPH. The power suddenly cuts off and my jeep is locked in neutral with the engine running. No headlights or hazards would work. I push the power button turning the engine off trying to restart. No power other than interior lighting. Mind you, I'm stranded on a 4 lane highway in the rain and snow in the dark with no hazards. I had to call 911 and have them block the street so I could push the car off the road into the grass. Once again at the dealer and after 6 days they haven't any clue what is wrong. They need a recall for whatever is going on here. My life was in serious danger because of a faulty product.
We started our vacation drive to florida june 9, 2019 when we got to florida june 11, 2019 we got a message that popped up on our vehicle that said service shifter. We were really upset because we just bought the vehicle on june 6, 2019. The dealership wants us to pay a $250 deductible for the issues we are having with it. This should be covered under our warranty.
I was changing out my brake pads, a fairly common procedure, when I noticed there was oil dripping from my chassis shield I have. Turns out I have a problem with the engine oil filter/oil cooler assembly. Apparently, you have received complaints in the past for this issue. From what I have read online, this is a very common problem that is affecting the majority of chrysler's make and models of vehicles that use this assembly. This is not confined to jeep vehicles only. The assembly itself is made out of plastic and is seated right on top of the engine block. The seal is kept by 3 or 4 o-rings that warp when exposed to the heat of the engine and then leak oil into the exterior valley that is created by the piston cavities. This is a big risk of engine oil flame up and total destruction of the engine. From what I have read, the valley in the engine can hold onto about 2 quarts of oil before it starts to leak and is noticeable. This is a danger for drivers that don't know they are running low on oil and their engines could seize up as a result. Now I know why my car had just shy of 5 quarts of oil in it when I changed the oil and my car holds 6 quarts to just be in the safe zone on my dipstick. I ask you to please launch an investigation on the substandard design of this part. I have included the websites I have been reading about this below: https://www.jeepcherokeeclub.com/threads/oil-filter-housing-leak.237208/ https://dodgeforum.com/forum/jeeps/374968-serious-oil-leak-issue-2014-3-6l-3-2l-pentastar.html http://www.carproblemzoo.com/jeep/grandcherokee/engine-oil-leaking-problems.php
The week I bought the vehicle, a message pops up saying 'service shifter' and when my vehicle is in park it doesn't shift into drive sometimes. I had to turn my vehicle off and turn it back on in order for my car to go into drive, while sitting in line at a car wash. When I hook a computer up to my car there is no codes that pop up, my gear numbers on the screen stay white, they never turn red. The 'service shifter' is on the whole time my vehicle is running and stays on the dash when I turn it off.
After the mandatory emissions modification that was required on the ecodisel 3.0 liter dodge and jeep vehicle, there has been a significant decrease in vehicle performance. The vehicle has lost performance in shifting, acceleration (response), fuel efficiency and overall power. This is not only performance related, but also a major safety issue as it makes it difficult to accelerate properly when making turns into oncoming traffic.
Vehicle had an aem recall performed and now the interior of vehicle as well the exterior reaks of diesel fumes all there is a terrible hesitation and at times almost a delay in the throttle we have made numerous complaints and trips to the jeep dealer they say they cannot find issues the reason behind it. We just spent 5 hours at the dealer for a clogged dpf filter only to leave and have my wife vomit from the fumes we pulled over several times to get fresh air.. I spoke to lynn at fca customer care badge number ln187 extension 3020187 she told me if I was concerned I should return vehicle to dealer which I have done numerous times since the end of may.the vehicle is not safe due to fumes let alone the throttle working when it chooses to
Down shifts several gears without warning while at speed causing engine to over rev and drastically slow.
Defective transfer case gear motor and transfer case control module. This causes vehicle lurching while at slow speeds I.e. In a parking lot in drive or reverse driving straight but worse when turning. Also caused loss of ABS, traction control and forward collision warning systems.
Pulled into parking spot at same time car shut down on its own- got out to go into store and pressed the remote key to lock doors, all lights flashed on vehicle-vehicle would not lock tried again-lights flashed-did not lock. Walked back to car to see what was happening-car went into run position though not running and internal lights on dash were on and push key was in run position-called aaa to tow- the tech could not find any reason why car was in run position although not running. When tech started to pull car onto flatbed it started by itself- note-with no one in the car and no remote buttons used. Was then able to drive car directly to chrysler jeep they had it for 4 days could not find any reason or codes. Released car to me. Drove it home. Next day-same issue. Used the remote lock to lock doors-lights internal and external lights flashed-car would not lock-looked at dash and again it had gone into the run position on its own, although car was not running. The push start in car said run. Called chrysler to start a case no. . Called chrysler jeep to have tech come and troubleshoot problem while issue is current along with the star techs from the manufacturer. Waiting for them now. Afraid car will shut off by itself while driving on a highway and or start running by itself while in the garage and/or public parking. Tech stated it seems to be going into neutral on its own and getting stuck. Will input further information as they continue to try to troubleshoot my jeep gc 2014.
I heard a rattling noise and immediately made an appointment with a dealership. They ran diagnostic testing and whatever they did during the test, it caused the vehicle to lock up and become not drivable. They informed me it's the transfer case, which is a known and costly issue.
I recently did the emissions recall update for the ecodiesel. Since the update I have had very abrupt shifting and noticeably bad turbo lag. When I pull out sometimes I don't get up to speed in time because the lag is so.bad bad from my pedal to the engine. Lastly now that is a little colder outside I have noticed when the car shifts from 2nd gear to 1st gear it does so very abruptly and alarmingly.
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