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:
67 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
32 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,701 miles
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The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the powertrain failed and the vehicle stalled. The contact pulled over safely and waited for approximately 5 minutes before restarting and driving to a local mechanic. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed with powertrain failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
The breaka locked up and i went to go around so i wouldnt hit the person in front of me. When i did the front axle cv joint totally snapped off the passenger side that hold the tire on. And i couldnt steer or anything
Power steering, engine acceleration, coolant/radiator, belts, eco diesel system, blind side detectors and automatic emergency breaking have all been major issues with this jeep. I've almost been crashed into by other vehicles, including an 18 wheeler, because of the engine instability. It is now in the repair shop and completely unable to drive.
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while moving off from a stop sign, the vehicle inadvertently shifted into neutral and the vehicle stopped independently. The gear shifter showed neutral on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle, the transmission failed to shift into PARK. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer nor repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V240000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
- Lake Elsinore, CA, USA
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Service shifter Transfer case Radio malfunction Gear Shifter Shifter got stuck in park i had to forcefully pull the shifter to get it to go into drive. Monday Feb 14, 2022 approximately around 9:00pm I drove my 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee to the gas station. I pull up at the gas pumps and pit the shifter to park, I exit the vechile and lock the doors, go inside the store to pay for my purchase and as im walking out I look and my jeep was gone. So I look around and I see it across the highway in a ditch. So I take off Running to my vechile and get in the vechile to try and reverse it but its automactilly goes right back into park. So I get out and look at the damage because there is a guard rail cables. My car has front end damage because it was stuck under the cables. Made a police report. I called the dealership where I am leasing the vechile from and they do not wanna help me. I've had nothing put problems with this vechile since I got it. This really needs to be looked into. What if my babies were in the car. Thankfully there was no oncoming traffic at that time. Becauae its a busy highway. I also have video footage of the incident from that night.
When shifting into park, the shifter is not moving into park without pushing the shifter several times up to get it into park. Also when slowing down to come to a stop the transmission is jarring into lesser gears cause the jeep to jerk, causing whiplash and making loud sound hard to describe. It-??s not doing it all the time but when it does it-??s like you have been rear ended.
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while traveling at highway speeds, the vehicle would stall and jerk upon the depression of the accelerator as the FCM and check engine warning lights would illuminate the instrument. The contact stated that he would be forced to pull over and restart the vehicle to resume normal driving. The contact also stated that while at a stop, the vehicle stalled as he depresses the accelerator to the floorboard. Due to the failure, another vehicle rear-ended him at a low rate of speed. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. No injuries were reported and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was able to drive away from the scene; however, the vehicle had sustained rear-end damage. The dealer was notified of the failure and was informed to bring in the vehicle for an inspection. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Consumer stated transmission gets stuck in eighth gear. Vehicle stopped in the middle of the freeway had to put it in park and restart to move, happened dozen of times.
Purchased vehicle in 2014 and from the start Vehicle occasionally fails to increase speed when acceleration is increased. Under 30000 miles vehicle lost power moving at very low speed. Problem diagnosed at Arrigo Sawgrass as Powertrain Control Module failure. It is a risk if vehicle not responding to increased speed when needed. My research indicates that thousands of 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokees in an Australian Batch were recalled for Powertrain Control Module Fault and the failure of my vehicle under 30000 miles seems to match with these recalls and should be carefully looked at for possible recall as well
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stationary, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that the check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer and it was diagnosed with needing the PCM replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that they would cover a portion of the repair cost. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving approximately 2 MPH, there was a knocking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing a new transfer case. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 121,000. The VIN was not available.
Emergency Light stating "Service Electronic Throttle Control " that caused Engine Light to come on. These Electronic warnings cause vehicle to go limp and unable to drive or move causing severe danger on the road when vehicle just shuts down. It is a software issue and requires software flush and update, this issue is so common, dealership knew what i was going to say before I even said it. Recall needed to prevent a wreck and fix before issue shuts down vehicle, and should be recalled to prevent owner's financial repair for a software glitch needing updated by car maker.
I drove 3 miles to work and pulled into parking spot turned car off went to get out of car and noticed I was over the line started car back up and put it in reverse went to back up and it jumped into park tried it again went back a little and it jumped back into park so I tried putting it in drive and it jumped back into park then I was stuck in the middle of the road and not able to move back In the space I got it in reverse and it would go a little bit and back in to park now it is towed to dealership and they can-??t find the problem
Left head cyclinder in engine cracked with coolant leaking to engine. 2011-2013 were extended on warranty for this but not the 2014 yet. To fix the 1 issue apparently requires replacing several other parts resulting in a astronomical bill. When got back from getting checked out the engine now makes a ticking sound. Also gear shift issues where the car will say in desired gear and won't go into park and stall out. The second was a recall but my VIN was not included. Gear shift issue happens at random and has left me in the middle of the street.
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle shifted from drive to neutral inadvertently. The contact notified neal auto company greenwood (922 us-82, greenwood, ms 38930) of the failure and was informed by the dealer to contact NHTSA. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.
Bangs when car starts and stops rough shifting when speeding or slowing down.the car shutter and stop with out notice in traffic driving at 35-40 mph.took it to a transmission shop recreated the thought it might be low on fluid added fluid could not find a leak. Bringing it back for repairs.this problem started in 2-10-21. Creates a hazard when it shuts down in heavy traffic!!
Service shifter light came on (for transmission shifter) while in motion at 70K miles. This appears to be a common issue across gc and Jeep charges $300 to repair. See cargurus.com for similar incidences with no resolution.
Service shifter warning comes on every time I start my Jeep and then goes away. This is a known issue that many Jeep owners have complained about. It is also very expensive to fix if no longer under warranty. I was told by my dealership this was not covered under my warranty and quoted $1400 to fix it. This should be Jeep's responsibility as it is a hazard when this warning appears while driving. Please look into this problem there are so many complaints listed online for this. There are over 170 complaints that I have seen.
The electronic shifter maintenance require light keeps coming on with check wngine light and won't drive had at dealership several times can't fix?? please help getting expensive
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- Wilmington, DE, USA