2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 311 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
Jeep Grand Cherokee — Complaints by Model Year
Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.
118 complaints
1,639 complaints
1,644 complaints
804 complaints
2,381 complaints
1,366 complaints
311 complaints
364 complaints
855 complaints
370 complaints
240 complaints
409 complaints
373 complaints
397 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
LESTER GLENN DEALERSHIP, TOMS RIVER, NJ DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS RECALL!
2016 JEEP GRAND CHERROKEE WAS MAKING LEFT 90 DEGREE TURN AT APPROX 5 MPH ON AN A NON-PUBLIC CITY AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD, HIT A SMALL GOLF CART AND STOPPED. DAMAGE TO THE GOLF CART WAS MINOR AND CONSISTED OF BROKEN PLASTIC PARTS. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE JEEP WAS A DENTED LICENSE PLATE. THE FRONT WHEEL WERE FROZEN IN THE LEFT TURN POSITION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWE…
MY SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 AND THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE FLOWN OFF THE CAR. IT EXPLODED OUT OF THIN AIR.
Engine oil filter housing cracked and there was excessive and continuous oil leakage. Research on the internet shows this is a common problem as the part is made of plastic and destroyed by heat. If not fixed, the car could overheat, the engine fail, and the car stop during use at high speeds. Problem was inspected, confirmed, and part replaced with metal part at Rad Rides in…
UCONNECT RADIO/SATELLITE CHANNELS RANDOMLY CHANGE BY THEMSELVES WHICH IS A REAL DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. I STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH AGO.
Recalls & Crash Tests
Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.
Problems Checker
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