2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee forward collision avoidance problems
Owners reported forward collision avoidance problems in 15 complaints for the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, <1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When forward collision avoidance problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 forward collision avoidance complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles, and 80% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep grand cherokee. After switching to the park position and exiting with the engine running, the vehicle suddenly drove forward and struck a second vehicle. The contact sustained an injured right arm. Medical attention was not required. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. Also, while driving at various speeds, the collision avoidance system randomly activated and caused the braking system to abruptly stop the vehicle.
Forward facing camera behind rearview mirror developed an internal fault, which triggered vehicle's communication bus to not function at all. Vehicle would not start and could not be jumpstarted. No interior lights or accessories functioned. Vehicle had to be towed and after diagnoses, the dealer disabled the forward facing camera to make my vehicle operable again, but without functionality of auto high beams and forward collision warning and forward collision active braking features.
Other problems reported for the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
- Drivetrain & axles 350 complaints
- Seats 317 complaints
- Engine 227 complaints
- Electrical system 139 complaints
- Fuel system 116 complaints
- Air bags 104 complaints
- Seat belts 59 complaints
- Cruise control 53 complaints