2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 409 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.
2,381 complaints
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What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
Was in an accident another car hit us running approximately 45-50 when we was turning in. And no airbags deployed
The contact owns a 2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact was informed that there were no records indicating previous repairs performed by the dealer. Th…
Front Drive shaft broke off vehicle while driving at 45 mph and lost control of vehicle. Vehicle is available for inspection. The vehicle lost control and almost flipped over when the drive shaft broke off. Problem was confirmed by dealer. Manufacturer has not inspected vehicle they had the dealer send pictures. No warning lights appear on dash before or after the incident.
WHEN YOU GO OVER A BUMP YOU HAVE A LOUD HOLLOW THUMP OR BANG COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION ITS NOT YOUR NORMAL NOISE FROM A BUMP THEIR ARE 2 DIFFRENT SOUNDS 1 IS NORMAL THE 2ND DOESNT BELONG THEIR. SOMETHING IS LOSS OR NOT SITTING CORRECTLY YOU CAN EVEN HEAR IT LOUDER IF YOU SIT IN THE BACK IF YOU REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE ITS EVEN LOUDER & MORE DISTINK ITS BEEN TO THE DEALER 2…
Vehicle had no high beams. Vehicle has no running lights at night. Rear console climate control intermittently works. Idles at 1500 on a cold start. Vehicle doesn’t have power steering when started in a cold day. Have to turn off and on to fix.
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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