52 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee cite electronic stability control (esc), 2% of all 2,388 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the instrument cluster went blank and failed to display the speedometer or fuel gauge. The contact parked and turned off the vehicle. The contact stated that before the failure the battery was recharged due to the vehicle not being driven daily. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V483000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Electrical System, Electronic Stability Control); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 172,600.”
“WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS STEERING AND MAINTAINING CONTROL VERY HARD. COMPUTER KEEPS CHANGING DOES NOT STAY WHEN SET, HAS TO BE CONSTANTLY RESET. WHEN PARKED AND RUNNING, OR OVER NIGHT ON RESTART. WHEN MOVING ALSO SEEN THINGS CHANGE ONCE.”
“VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING! WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN, ALSO WHEN DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET AFTER IT HAD BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. IS CURRENTLY AGAIN AT DEALER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE SAID IT NEEDS A NEW COMPUTER. THIS A VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE”
“ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO MY SUSPENSION STARTED TO ACT UP. NOW MY SUSPENSION IS STUCK COMPLETELY AT THE LOWEST POINT. THE ENGINE HAS A TICKING SOUND AND NOW IT DOESNT RUN RIGHT.”
“ELECTRICAL STOPS WORKING, SOFTWARE MALFUNCTIONS OF COMPUTER. SHUTS OFF OR SHOWS SERVICE FOR 911 PHONE. POWER STEERING DOESN'T WORK AND BRAKES ARE HARD AND FLUTTER.”
“MY JEEP STARTED WITH AN ERROR 'SERVICE SHIFTER' ON THE CONTROL PANEL SHORTLY AFTER THAT ALL THE CODES STARTED POPPING UP. STEERING WHEEL, TIRE PRESSURE, ETC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE CODES HAVE NOT CLEARED. I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ONLY TWO YEARS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM ON IT.”
Showing 6 of 52 reports. Read every report on NHTSA.gov.
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2014 Dodge Durango, and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured October 3, 2013, to April 11, 2014. Due to an issue with the software for the Steering Column Control Module (SCCM), the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) may be disabled.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.