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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee: Complaints, Recalls, and Known Problems

Owners have filed 1,638 safety complaints about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee with U.S. regulators. Here's what the federal data shows, system by system.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Retrieved July 14, 2026 · Counts change as new reports are filed

1,638
Complaints
6
Recalls
6
Investigations
4★
Overall crash rating

Complaints for this vehicle report 53 crashes, 61 fires, 47 injuries, 2 deaths.

Key findings
  1. Electrical leads the complaint list, cited in 779 of 1,638 complaints, followed by Engine & cooling.
  2. Stalling is a recurring theme. 412 of the 1,638 reports describe the engine stalling — many while driving.
  3. 6 NHTSA defect investigations are associated with this vehicle.

What owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle system involved. For the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, electrical issues stand far above everything else.

Complaints by vehicle system
System mentions in 1,638 complaints · a complaint can cite more than one system
Electrical
779
Engine & cooling
358
Brakes & stability
347
Fuel & propulsion
283
Other / unspecified
164
Power train / transmission
90
Steering
86
Visibility & lighting
70

"My right side suspension has a hard time coming up and I can hear it then it eventually get to right level and my car is freaking out have every light come on and the windshield wipers but it doesn't always do it but I have videos. The codes I get say malfunctional control u1403 and other ones"

Owner complaint filed February 2026 · Suspension,Electrical System,Forward Collision Avoidance · NHTSA ODI 11714761

"My check light is blinking and then it stop says I have a random misfire and I done replaced coils spark plugs fuel injectors and I done paid ppl to look at it they none really know what's wrong and I have from my crankshaft sensor all the way up to my cylinder 2 rewired bc my crank wouldn't let my car start got that fixed and I stil have the issue and it just has the misfire and dont know where its coming from.."

Owner complaint filed November 2025 · Electrical System,Engine · NHTSA ODI 11699110

When complaints were filed

Complaint filings for the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee over time:

Complaints filed per year — 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Year the complaint was filed, not the incident year
4
23
21
119
506
180
122
105
126
114
142
69
34
29
24
12
8
1011121314151617181920212223242526
2026 is a partial year (through July 14, 2026).

How the 2011 compares with other model years

Across the Jeep Grand Cherokee model years we track, the 2014 has the most complaints on file (2,369); the 2011 ranks 2 of 4.

Total complaints by model year — Jeep Grand Cherokee
All complaints on file per model year, as of July 14, 2026
2011
1,638
1,637
2,369
1,342
Older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate complaints — compare adjacent years, not endpoints.

Recall history: 6 recalls

6 recalls apply to some or all 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. Recall repairs are free at any dealer, with no time limit.

Apr 201414V-154
Service Brakes

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango vehicles manufactured from January 5, 2010, through September 8, 2013. The subject vehicles have a brake booster with a center shell that may corrode and allow water to get inside.

Jul 201414V-391
Electrical System:Wiring

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 5, 2010, through December 11, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the wiring for the vanity lamp in the sun visor may short circuit, after a service repair is perfo…

Sep 201414V-530
Electrical System

Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2011 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured January 5, 2010, to July 20, 2011, and equipped with either a 3.6L or 5.7L engine. In the affected vehicles, the fuel pump relay inside the Totally Integrated Power Module (…

Dec 201515V-879
Electrical System:Wiring

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured December 3, 2009, to September 1, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the wiring for the vanity lamp in the sun visor may short circuit, after having been remedied for a prior reca…

Sep 201717V-572
Service Brakes

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. The affected vehicles had brake booster shields installed under a previous campaign to prevent water from entering the brake booster and limiting braking ability. This recall is to verify that the br…

Nov 201919V-813
Electrical System

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with a 3.6, 5.7, or 6.4 liter engine and previously recalled under NHTSA Recall 14V530 or 15V115. The fuel pump relay inside the Totally Integrated Power Module (TIPM-7) may fail, causing the…

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Crash-test ratings

NHTSA crash ratings measure how the car protects occupants in a crash — a separate question from the reliability complaints above. A vehicle can be both crashworthy and trouble-prone.

★★★★☆
Overall
★★★★☆
Frontal crash
★★★★★
Side crash
★★★★☆
Rollover

Frequently asked questions

How many complaints does the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

As of July 14, 2026, owners have filed 1,638 complaints about the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee with NHTSA. The most-reported system is electrical.

How many recalls does the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee have?

The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has 6 NHTSA recalls on file. Recall repairs are free at any dealer.

Is the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee safe in a crash?

NHTSA gives the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee an overall crash rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Crash ratings measure occupant protection in a collision; they do not measure reliability, which is what the complaint data above reflects.

Methodology & source

All figures come from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) public APIs: the Office of Defects Investigation complaint database, the recalls database, and NCAP safety ratings, retrieved July 14, 2026.

Complaints are self-reported by consumers and are not verified by NHTSA or by this site. A single complaint may cite multiple vehicle systems, so system mentions can sum to more than the complaint total. Complaint volume is influenced by fleet size, media attention, and recall notices, and is not by itself a measure of defect rates.

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