CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2014 (and 2015) Jeep Grand Cherokee have a serious defect trend of transmission complaints. Most of the complaints are for rough shifting — things like jerking & hesitation when shifting gears.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
35 / 0
Average Mileage:
62,049 miles

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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 4 of 16)

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problem #244

Mar 032017

Grand Cherokee

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Driver-??s side active head restraint deployed while vehicle was parked in driveway over night.

- Vero Beach, FL, USA

problem #243

Jun 112021

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Headrest safety feature deployed randomly.

- Evansville, IN, USA

problem #242

Jan 172021

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
At approximately 2:00 PM, on January 17, 2021, my wife was sitting in the front passenger seat of our 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Summit waiting for me so that we can drive to Columbus, GA for my brother's funeral. Then, for no reason at all, the headrest of the passenger popped open. My wife screamed because she thought someone was hiding in the back seat and had smacked her on the back of her head. We don't know why it happened but would like for it to be fixed by Jeep. A replacement headset was estimated to cost about $1000.

- Decatur, GA, USA

problem #241

May 182021

Grand Cherokee 6-cyl Diesel

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving home all of a sudden there was a loud pop and instantly hit in the back of the head WHILE driving. Instant headache and throbbing to the back of my skull. I pulled over as soon as I could to see that my driver side headrest had deployed. Further inspection it appears the plastic inside the head rest is broken so it can not be reset. This is an extreme safety issue! Just driving down the same road we've driven on multiple times to be hit in the back of the head while driving. If my wife was driving I am not sure how that would have turned out as she already has neck issues. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS THE COST IS TOO HIGH. THE CONSUMER STILL DRIVES THE VEHICLE.

- Marana, AZ, USA

problem #240

May 152021

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Active head rest on driver side released while in parking lot. There was no contact or accident. There is a plastic piece inside the head rest that snapped and the head rest launched forward. I need to bring it to dealer to get fixed I suppose and also pay for it I believe, but this seems to be a safety issue and a defect - not something I should have to pay for.

- Bristol, CT, USA

problem #239

May 122021

Grand Cherokee

  • 99,900 miles
While driving on the freeway, passenger side headrest randomly exploded open with great force and a loud bang, hitting the passenger on the back of the head. There was no reason for the headrest to do this, and my passenger was injured.

- Anaheim, CA, USA

problem #238

Apr 302021

Grand Cherokee

  • 129,700 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The active headrest on the drivers side of the Jeep fired off without an accident.

- Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

problem #237

Apr 252021

Grand Cherokee

  • 85,270 miles
We were in a church parking lot, Sunday morning at about 10am. Outside temp was 65 degrees. Vehicle was stationary. My wife got in the passenger seat and the headrest popped out and struck her in the back of her head. She later developed a headache and general dizziness. We stayed in the rest of the day so she could lay down. Not sure if a telescoping headrest was a feature, I did a web search to see what the issue was. I read about the 'exploding headrest', a term that describes what it was like. Looking at the inside of the headrest, I can see the broken plastic tabs that were described by others. I assumed this would be a recall item, but was disappointed to learn it was not. After calling the dealer, we were given an estimate of $850 to replace it. This is obviously a bad design and should be replaced as a recall fix. We don't have the money now so will have to live with it extended.

- Orange, CA, USA

problem #236

Apr 182021

Grand Cherokee

  • 100,000 miles
While driving my head rest deployed and stuck me in the back of my head/neck. I am not able to adjust it back to the original position.

- Lithonia, GA, USA

problem #235

Apr 152021

Grand Cherokee

  • 83,000 miles
Active headrest restraint deployed on it's own w/O accident

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #234

Apr 122021

Grand Cherokee

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Airbag in driver's headset activated when stopping at a red light in traffic. The headrest hit the back of my head hard causing neck pain headrest is now engaged making it difficult to drive

- Mamou, LA, USA

problem #233

Oct 032020

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
The passenger seat head rest activated while driving.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #232

Mar 132021

Grand Cherokee

  • 65,000 miles
I was sitting in the driver's seat the vehicle was off and parked and the active headrest deployed out of nowhere. I was struck in the back of the head and suffered a concussion, neck and shoulder injury and whiplash.

- Ontario, CA, USA

problem #231

Jan 022021

Grand Cherokee

  • 70,000 miles
The vehicle was stationary, the door was opened, then my right passenger headrest popped forward and out before the passenger sat down with little to no motion other than the door opening.

- Hartsville, SC, USA

problem #230

Feb 022021

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Passenger headrest deployed on its own with the car parked and engine off. I can see a plastic clip that is broken that normally holds a metal pin in place to keep the headrest in place

- La Mesa, CA, USA

problem #229

Oct 112020

Grand Cherokee

  • 99,000 miles
My vehicle was parked in garage overnight. When I got into my vehicle I noticed the driver side headrest was hanging down. I took a look and noticed two plastic pieces were broken. I did a quick search to see if anyone else had the same issue and found that every Grand Cherokee forum people were having the same issue. The vehicle was stationary and has not been in a collision, additionally I haven't adjusted my headrest in years. It seems that the pieces are failing on the active headrest.

- Honolulu, HI, USA

problem #228

Nov 162020

Grand Cherokee

  • 67,000 miles
Vehicle was in motion. I was driving on a city street when my passenger headrest popped out of place. Unknown. I had no collision or was no bumpy road conditions. The plastic part holding the headrest together looks to be broken. Im afraid my driver side headrest might pop open when driving on the highway and hit me and cause a collision.

- San Leandro, CA, USA

problem #227

Nov 132020

Grand Cherokee

  • 53,350 miles
Driving SUV (no passengers) straight on city street & front passenger seat head rest activated. No contact with any object.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #226

Aug 212020

Grand Cherokee

  • 110,000 miles
Front passenger seat headrest popped open, inexplicably. It cannot be moved back into position. This could have caused injury if someone had been sitting in that seat at the time of malfunction. The seat malfunctioned while driving North on interstate 55, North of bloomington, Illinois.

- Springfield, IL, USA

problem #225

Jan 042021

Grand Cherokee

  • miles
Seat belt stopped retracting, upon inspection of the issue I was able to identify two cracks in the plastic guide the belt runs thru. This results in the guide pinching the belt and thus keeping it from retracting. This results in the belt being loose when wearing and potentially significant injury in the event of a crash.

- Winnabow, NC, USA

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