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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee drivetrain & axles problems

472 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
472 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
25,000 miles 352 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
69 and 2
Injuries and deaths
32 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 25,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 158 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 57 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 35 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 39 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 31 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 13 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 25,000 miles
Based on 352 complaints that include mileage. 71% 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 miles158
20k to 40k miles57
40k to 60k miles35
60k to 80k miles39
80k to 100k miles31
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles13
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 352 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 69 crashes, 2 fires, 32 injuries.

What owners wrote

traveling on S Sterling Street in Morganton, NC on the morning of July 12, 2023. We were going speed limit20 mph on a one way street, then car made rumbling sound and accelerated on its own at approximately 60-70 mph. I put on brakes,but car did not slow down...weaved thru traffic to avoid hitting anyone..could not get car to slow down and unfortunately hit a car in front of us. All persons were taken to hospital..myself, my wife and person in the other car that was impacted. All persons suffered broken bones.

July 2023 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle would automatically shift gears and the check engine warning light would illuminate intermittently. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where unknown repairs were made. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The approximate failure mileage was 500 and the current mileage was 5,000.

Reported at 500 miles, July 2013

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