There are 3 owner-reported lighting complaints for the 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokeein NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
RIGHT REAR TURN SIGNAL BECAME TOTALLY INOPERATIVE AFTER WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. BULB AND BULB SOCKET CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED, FUSES WERE CHECKED. HAZARD LIGHT WILL NOT FUNCTION ON THIS BULB ALTHOUGH DRIVING LIGHT FUNCTION WORKS ON THIS BULB INDICATING BULB IS NOT THE ISSUE. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF AFTER IGNITION TURNED OFF. RECEIVED CODE B162B INDICATING POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH THE 'INTEGRATED POWER MODULE' ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE 'TIPM'. NOT HAVING A WORKING TURN SIGNAL CREATES AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER. FAULTY TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHT ISSUES ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE TIPM THAT WAS INSTALLED IN THESE VEHICLES BY CHRYSLER FOR WHICH AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED.
VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMPS,WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLAMP LEVELING SYSTEM,THE SYSTEM HAS BECOME IN OPERATIVE AND HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT SEARCH OUT FAR ENOUGH TO PROVIDE A SAFE VIEWING AREA ON LOW BEAM. A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH NIGHT DRIVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST FOR MAXIMUM VISIBILITY DURING NIGHT DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 2/26/14*CN
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026