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2012 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1199931
Internal NHTSA #	10734381
Manufacurer	Chrysler (FCA US LLC)
Brand	JEEP
Model	GRAND CHEROKEE
Model Year	2012
File date	22/06/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	First incident: vehicle would crank but would not start on first attempt. Vehicle started on 3rd attempt. Vehicle was parked overnight (8+ hrs) in attached garage with ambient temp approx 75f before first attempt. . Second incident: same conditions as first incident, 8+ hours parked in garage temp approx 75f, takes 3 attempts before starting. Third incident: same day as second incident. Conditions are temp approx 85f 10pm at night i had been parked at walmart shopping inside for about 45 minutes. It had been raining so i go to parking spot to get jeep to pick up wife from the front of store. It struggles to start after 3 attempts, i back-ed out of parking spot and drive towards front of store. As i am nearing the front of store the vehicle starts hesitating and dies while in motion. It died like it was out of fuel (fuel gauge read about 7/8ths full). Placed vehicle in part, restarted and drove 1. 5 miles home. 15 july 2015 i called around noon to make an appt at dealership to have problem diagnosed, made appt for monday 20 july2015 at 7am. A few hours later when i was leaving work i get in the vehicle and it takes 3 attempts before it starts it died almost immediately. I cranked and ran on 4th attempt. I called wife while on my way home and uconnect failed in the middle of my call. I went straight to dealership and now they are trying to work it into their schedule for diagnosis.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	75000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WINSTON-SALEM, NC
VIN pattern	1C4RJFAGXCCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Jeep GRAND CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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