2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4XE Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4XE, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Brakes125.0%
- Driver assistance125.0%
- Electrical125.0%
- Engine125.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
Purchased vehicle at dealer with 0 miles, and shortly after i had a service hybrid battery, brake system malfunction, auto emergency braking service required. After taking to the dealer multiple times. They are unable to find anything.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
Purchased vehicle at dealer with 0 miles, and shortly after i had a service hybrid battery, brake system malfunction, auto emergency braking service required. After taking to the dealer multiple times. They are unable to find anything.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
Purchased vehicle at dealer with 0 miles, and shortly after i had a service hybrid battery, brake system malfunction, auto emergency braking service required. After taking to the dealer multiple times. They are unable to find anything.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
The contact owns a 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that her husband was running an errand. The contact stated that he had parked the vehicle and had turned it off. When the contact's husband returned to the vehicle, he observed that smoke had filled the passenger cabin and smoke was being emitted from under the driver's side wheel well and from under the hood on the driver's side. The contact stated that her husband had not observed any warning or indication when he had parked the vehicle that it was overheating. The contact stated that he had opened the driver's side front door to retrieve personal items, and then the vehicle burst into flames on the driver's side front. The contact stated that the fire department had been called and used a chemical foam to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and had not been repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and requested that the contact leave the vehicle at the impound lot and that they would send an investigator to examine the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 5,000.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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