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:
59 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
26 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,367 miles

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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 15 of 15)

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problem #11

Jul 152013

Grand Cherokee

  • 4,850 miles

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

With vehicle in park, with foot on the brake, pushing button to either turn the vehicle on or off causes the vehicle to lunge forward. Intermittent occurences, unable to reproduce for the mechanic. Has happened with this vehicle 6 times over an 8 week period.

- Hesperia, CA, USA

problem #10

Jul 042013

Grand Cherokee

  • 500 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle would automatically shift gears and the check engine warning light would illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where unknown repairs were made. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 500 and the current mileage was 5,000.

- Sacramento , CA, USA

problem #9

Aug 012013

Grand Cherokee 4WD 6-cyl

  • 500 miles
Vehicle has an oscillating vibration at anytime with no reason. It happens at all different speeds and road conditions.

- Forestport, NY, USA

problem #8

Aug 232013

Grand Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 305 miles

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

Vehicle is slow when shifting in low gears; pulling away from stop lights/signs feels as if the car is not in drive and going to stall. This could result in being rear ended since so many drivers speed away when light turns green. It seems like it stutters during shifting. Having it in eco-mode highlights the issue further. The down shifting at higher speeds feels like a stick shift car, not normal or comfortable. Even on the highway acceleration is often not very responsive during entrance and passing. The gas pedal is very touchy, no way to pull away slowly, just takes off; this might be part of the issue, confusing the sensors during shifting. I contacted my sales person who said he'd have a service tech contact me, no calls yet. I wish I had checked this site and edmunds before buying, as I would have chose a different manufacturer. This is my 4th Jeep gr Cherokee, unfortunately the least desirable, my '09 had zero issues and original brakes at trade in with over 105,000 miles; '14 is likely my last.

- New Lenox, IL, USA

problem #7

Aug 192013

Grand Cherokee 8-cyl

  • 550 miles
I purchased a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited for $46,000 from dothan Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram on Saturday, August 17th, 2013. We drove off the at 8:30 P.M. that evening. On Monday, August 19th, at approximately 4:00 P.M. as I was driving down the highway after having just left my job at the Washington county sheriff' office, where I am the public information officer, my vehicle's screen flashed a warning that read: Vehicle gear shift malfunction. The screen went completely black for approximately 1 minute. When it came back on the screen read: Please service transmission followed by turn off ignition to engage park. I tried to turn off ignition, in the middle of the highway, and the warning then read: Vehicle must be in park to turn off ignition. This endless circle continued as I was able to stop the car at a gas station parking lot. I sat in the parking lot of the gas station for approximately 5-7 minutes where I documented (via cellphone camera) the repeated messages and attempted to turn my engine off and simultaneously attempted to put the vehicle in park. The gears would not display. There was no way to see if the vehicle was in park, or what gear it was in at all. After struggling with the vehicle for close to 7 minutes, I was finally able to turn the ignition off. When I restarted the vehicle, the transmission service light was on. I contacted the dealership (as noted above) immediately. I was assured by the salesman that this "happens all the time to Jeep". this was my first major concern with not only the vehicle, but also the dealership. I have a full team of certified mechanics that work for our office. I met with each of them and was told that this was not a common thing for any vehicle. My cruise control is now completely inoperable.

- Chipley, FL, USA

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problem #6

Jun 032013

Grand Cherokee 4WD 6-cyl

  • 1,100 miles
Vehicle stalled at a stop light. The instrument panel registered neutral, but the gear shift was in drive, with the engine off. The gear shift was unable to shift. Car stalled T red light...updated 08/19/13 the vehicle started 15-20 minutes later. The vehicle stalled again six days later. The vehicle was unable to diagnose the problem. Updated 08/27/13

- Wittmann, AZ, USA

problem #5

Jul 212013

Grand Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 1,146 miles

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

This vehicle has allegedly been repaired by the dealership on Friday for the same issue I had today. Vehicle keeps jumping out of drive and goes into neutral. This is a big safety issue. While I was trying to turn left the vehicle jumped into neutral leaving me to face traffic coming towards me. I had to press the brake pedal then put the vehicle back into drive to pull away. Thank god I was only traveling at a low speed and the other vehicles had time to slow down before hitting me. Either Jeep /Chrysler or my dealership is lying when they say the vehicle had been fixed!

- Katy, TX, USA

problem #4

Jul 012013

Grand Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 400 miles
While traveling at high speed or low speed for no reason vehicles gear shifter selects neutral on its own. Also problems with vehicle instruments display, displaying various faults with vehicle. After vehicle comes to a stop and vehicle restarted problem disappears then reappears a short time later. Now taken back to dealer for them to repair vehicle. Still waiting after two weeks for Chrysler to repair/supply new parts.

- Katy, TX, USA

problem #3

May 212003

Grand Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 200 miles
Jerking, clunking zf transmission. Been to deal 4 times and not fixed. Dangerous and try to avoid freeways as it could lock up and break which could cause an accident.

- Saratoga, CA, USA

problem #2

Jun 032013

Grand Cherokee

  • 1,500 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while making a turn at unknown speeds, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral then stalled. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence after being restarted several minutes later. The contact also mentioned that the failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1500.

- Wittmann, AZ, USA

problem #1

Jun 162013

Grand Cherokee

  • 300 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral gear and then it stalled. The vehicle was restarted within a few minutes. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contacts residence. The contact also mentioned that the failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified about the failure. The failure mileage was 300.

- Wittmann, AZ, USA

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