| Issue ID | 1267187 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10845574 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | GRAND CHEROKEE |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 18/08/14 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2014 jeep grand cherokee shift complaint i began experiencing issues after owning my vehicle for less than 6 months. While driving the vehicle, on many occasions, it would not shift or will act like its trying to brake. Harsh shifting would occur when putting the vehicle in drive or reverse and upon stepping on the pedal the vehicle will slam into gear. There are also many instances where the vehicle will skip gears, stay stuck in a gear, and the worst situation is when the vehicle has shut itself down or put itself into 2nd gear and would not come out of that gear after key on/off. This last situation could have resulted in a serious incident if i had been traveling at a high rate of speed. It has been taken to the dealership over 7 times and each time they "relearned" the software, performed other fca "acceptable" repairs, replaced components and told us it was fixed. Each time the vehicle has been supposedly "repaired" and returned to me it has failed again. The most recent occurrences resulted in the vehicle not even being able to be driven since the gear selector would just slide freely back and forth through all ranges without ever engaging; these 2 instances the vehicle had to be picked up and towed to the service repair shop. I feel fca is taking a chance with my and my families life and have offered me a small monetary settlement to consider my issue resolved. I find this insulting that this is the value they have placed on life and frankly the fact is i do not trust this vehicle to be driving it. I do not believe i am getting the personal enjoyment and full use of my vehicle since there is an underlying fear that it could happen while driving down a freeway at 70 mph. Is harming someone what it takes for this issue to be taken seriously? |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 7735 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BELLEVILLE, MI |
| VIN pattern | 1C4RJFAG5ECXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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