2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee drivetrain & axles problems

73 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 73 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 17,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 7 and 1
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Based on 43 complaints that include mileage. 88% 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	22
20k to 40k miles	12
40k to 60k miles	4
60k to 80k miles	0
80k to 100k miles	5
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 43 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles, and 88% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 7 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Parked vehicle in sloped parking lot left vehicle running walked behind jeep with taligate lifted to remove wet items from jeep. Noticed the jeep was rolling backwards my quick reaction was to jump back in drivers seat to turn off car. While doing this the jeep pushed me backwards flat on my back and broke my t11 and t12 on 9-14-2019. This resulted in surgery and stress while not being able to work.

Reported at 34,000 miles, September 2019 Injury

My 2018 jeep grand cherokee just accelerated by itself up a sidewalk at a parking lot and ran into the pillar of a building. I then put it in reverse and it accelerated into a car parked beside me. The front axle snapped completely even though the impact was not tremendous. The air bag did not deploy. This vehicle has all kinds of impact sensors and usually brakes on its own even when it senses a leaf from a nearby bush and none of that worked. This happened just yesterday and I'm at a loss as to what to do.

Reported at 14,000 miles, March 2019 Crash

Drivetrain & axles problems in other years

Drivetrain & axles problems across all Jeep models