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2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L problems

Owners filed 1 complaint about the 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer L with NHTSA between Sep 2026 and Sep 2026. The most-cited component is power train (1).

Complaints
1
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Power train1
  2. Electrical system1
  3. Forward collision avoidance1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 12, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Power train

1 report
“On XXX, a 2026 Jeep Grand Wagoneer towing a camper/trailer experienced a safety interlock failure resulting in an unintended vehicle rollaway and severe personal injuries. While leaving an RV park in [XXX], the driver felt a dragging from the trailer, stopped the vehicle, unbuckled his seatbelt, opened the driver's door, and exited the vehicle while the engine was running. Unbeknownst to the occupants, the driver did not manually shift the transmission into park prior to exiting. The Grand Wagoneer is equipped with two factor-designed automated safety interlocks intended specifically to prevent unexpected rollaways: 1. AutoPark: designed to automatically shift the transmission into park if the engine is running, the driver's seatbelt is unbuckled, and the driver's door is opened while the vehicle is in gear. 2. SafeHold: designed to automatically engage the electric parking brake if the driver exits while the engine is running and no pedals are pressed. Both "AutoPark" and "SafeHold" safety features failed to activate or engage. Because neither system functioned as intended, the vehicle and attached trailer rolled rolled forward unexpectedly while a passenger…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 28, 2026Power train, Electrical system, Forward collision avoidanceODI 11767391

Electrical system

1 report

Forward collision avoidance

1 report
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 12, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.