2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems

303 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 303 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 71,000 miles 238 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 4 and 18
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 238 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	28
20k to 40k miles	33
40k to 60k miles	33
60k to 80k miles	44
80k to 100k miles	39
100k to 120k miles	32
120k to 140k miles	11
140k to 160k miles	10
160k to 180k miles	6
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 238 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 18 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving home for lunch and smelled a very sharp scent that burned my throat and eyes. I rolled down the windows thinking it was the car in front of mine. I saw white smoke on the right side of my vehicle and than the passenger visor melted off the ceiling and followed it was a fire at the sight of the visor hole. The fire dripped down onto the passenger seat and I called 911 and pulled over.

Reported at 24,000 miles, April 2013 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received NHTSA campaign number 19v813000 (electrical system). The contact stated that the engine turned over but failed to start. The throttle control warning indicator light was illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. Neither the local dealer nor manufacturer were contacted. The failure mileage was 90,000. (recall related incident) ts

Reported at 90,000 miles, February 2020

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Jeep models