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2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical system problems

840 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 36% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
840 36% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 496 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
5 and 97
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 26 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 69 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 106 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 91 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 88 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 58 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 31 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 15 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 8 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 496 complaints that include mileage. 41% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles26
20k to 40k miles69
40k to 60k miles106
60k to 80k miles91
80k to 100k miles88
100k to 120k miles58
120k to 140k miles31
140k to 160k miles15
160k to 180k miles8
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 496 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 97 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Husband driving mv to store, started smelling sharp smell of wires burning, white smoke coming from area around the visor on drivers side, came right home with it, since smoke was burning his eyes and nose, opened sunroof to let smoke out, it continued smoking then started to burn thru material surrounding the visor, then burst into flames .

Reported at 25,600 miles, June 2013 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle attempted to stall. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v115000 (electrical system) and stated that the fuel pump needed for the recall repair was not available. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,500.

Reported at 27,500 miles, April 2015

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Electrical system problems in other years

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