CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012 Grand Cherokee hasn't seen the same complaint volume as the 2011, at least not yet.
It's worth noting both model years are part of a class-action lawsuit that focuses on a defective TIPM and a long wait for replacement parts.
The 2012 also received national attention after it failed a Swedish Magazine's "moose test". The test measures a vehicle's ability to swerve out of the way of an obstacle you wouldn't want to hit while driving down the road ... like a moose.
clunking noise in the front which has gotten more noticeable
OK SO I BOUGHT THIS SRT 8 2012 BACK IN 2015. i HAVE BEEN A EUROPEAN GUY FOR EVER WITH THE LIKES OF A RANGE ROVER AND SOME PORSCHE'S IN THE PAST. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A WEEKEND CAR AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH IT. OF LATE, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK EVERYTHING OUT AND ALL HE CAN THINK OF IS THAT THE FRONT STRUTS ARE BAD. THERE IS NOTHING LOOSE ANYWHERE AS HE AND MYSELF HAD THE CAR ON HIS LIFT LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS OR ISSUES. I AM HESITANT TO GO BUY NEW STRUTS AS THEY ARE BLISTIEN ELECTRONIC TYPES AND THEY ARE CLOSE TO $900 A PIECE. THE LEFT REAR STRUT IS LEAKING WHICH SHOULD BE CHANGED AND i;D BUY NEW STRUTS ALL AROUND IF I KNEW THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. ALL THE BUSHINGS AND EXTERNAL WEAR PARTS ARE FINE. THE TIRES ARE NOT LOOSE AND YOU'D THINK WITH THE WAY IT SOUNDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE 2 FRONT TIRES ARE WOBBLING LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING SLOW , TURNING A CORNER OR JUST EVEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE WHEN I WENT THROUGH AN AREA ON THE ROAD WHERE ITS BEEN PREVALENT. IN FACT I HEARD NOTHING DRIVING HOME. THIS IS WEIRD AS I'VE READ THINGS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MY STORY. WHAT'S US UP WITH THIS VEHICLE?? THE NOISE IS VERY IRRITATING AND GETTING ME PISSED OFF.....HELP!!!!!
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clunking noise in the front which has gotten more noticeable
OK SO I BOUGHT THIS SRT 8 2012 BACK IN 2015. i HAVE BEEN A EUROPEAN GUY FOR EVER WITH THE LIKES OF A RANGE ROVER AND SOME PORSCHE'S IN THE PAST. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AS A WEEKEND CAR AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH IT. OF LATE, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK EVERYTHING OUT AND ALL HE CAN THINK OF IS THAT THE FRONT STRUTS ARE BAD. THERE IS NOTHING LOOSE ANYWHERE AS HE AND MYSELF HAD THE CAR ON HIS LIFT LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS OR ISSUES. I AM HESITANT TO GO BUY NEW STRUTS AS THEY ARE BLISTIEN ELECTRONIC TYPES AND THEY ARE CLOSE TO $900 A PIECE. THE LEFT REAR STRUT IS LEAKING WHICH SHOULD BE CHANGED AND i;D BUY NEW STRUTS ALL AROUND IF I KNEW THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. ALL THE BUSHINGS AND EXTERNAL WEAR PARTS ARE FINE. THE TIRES ARE NOT LOOSE AND YOU'D THINK WITH THE WAY IT SOUNDS. IT FEELS LIKE THE 2 FRONT TIRES ARE WOBBLING LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING SLOW , TURNING A CORNER OR JUST EVEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. TONIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME I DIDN'T HEAR THE NOISE WHEN I WENT THROUGH AN AREA ON THE ROAD WHERE ITS BEEN PREVALENT. IN FACT I HEARD NOTHING DRIVING HOME. THIS IS WEIRD AS I'VE READ THINGS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MY STORY. WHAT'S US UP WITH THIS VEHICLE?? THE NOISE IS VERY IRRITATING AND GETTING ME PISSED OFF.....HELP!!!!!
- Rodger B., Christiansted, US