Jeep Grand cherokee Engine Problems
4,899 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 26 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2011. Best year: 2025.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEADLY REAR ENDED ACCIDENT INVOLVING VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL SYSTEM FIRE. *SMD *TR
SEE ATTACHED DIAGRAM. I WAS DRIVER OF CAR STOPPED AT RED LIGHT . JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (VIN # [XXX]) ENGINE REVVED AT HIGH THROTTLE, WHILE BTSI IN PARK. THE DRIVER MAY BE HARD OF HEARING, MAY HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED TO HEAR THE NOISE OR KNOW...
"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT AUTO ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS NEVER INFLATED AND I WAS INJURED. I WAS DRIVING AS A MOTORIST WENT THRU A STOP SIGN AND PUSH THE JEEP INTO THE OTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC, I WAS GOING STRAIGHT ON A RESID...
vehicle had a strong odor of gasoline then started spuddering and then caught fire while driving.
While attempting to park my vehicle, it suddenly accelerated on its own, causing the car to move quickly toward a tree and a nearby building. I immediately attempted to stop the vehicle by pressing the brake pedal, but the car continued ...
The contact owned a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while unloading groceries out of her vehicle with the vehicle in park(P) and the engine on, grayish-white smoke began to emit from the vehicle without warning. The con...
On February 28, 2026, while preparing to leave our home with our two children in the vehicle, we experienced a critical vehicle malfunction. Upon attempting to start the car, all dashboard warning lights illuminated, including transmissi...
I have a 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee that I purchased July 19, 2024.I started having operational problems with the vehicle within two months. The car was in and out of the dealership five times through Nov. 2025. Each time the problem was v...
5.7L Hemi Engine fire. The primary cause was a wire harness retention clip failure that allows the starter wiring harness to lay on the steering column. As it turns, it cuts into the harness and provides battery voltage to the steering c...
On February 3, Tuesday drove home from work. The battery light came on. I Drove to AutoZone and they placed it on Diagnostic reader. The diagnostic reader said that the battery had no charge. They told me I need a new battery. I replaced...
On 11/1/2025 my 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe lost propulsion in a middle of a left turn do to a recall that was sent to me 4 days prior. The jeep completely stopped and caused another person to rear end me. The recall has since been fixe...
I was stuck in traffic as a result of a road being closed while they cleared another incident. Creeping along, the Jeep with it's engine pause shutting down until I removed my foot off the gas and then engaging so I could move forward a...