2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Body & Structure Problems

I was driving on a clear sunny day on a fairly open freeway when my sunroof spontaneously exploded. There was a very large bang that sounded like a gunshot and the glass shattered. Fortunately I had the shade guard closed, otherwise it would have rained down on me. I am very confident it was not a rock or something hitting the sunroof. Had the glass fallen on me, I could easily have gotten it in my eyes and lost control of the car and potentially caused an accident.

MY JEEP WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL AREA WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND WHEN I OPENED MY TRUNK I NOTICED WATER LEAKING INTO THE TRUNK AREA FROM THE CEILING FLOWING RATHER QUICKLY. IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE AREA WHERE THE PASSENGER REAR QUARTER PANEL AND THE ROOF MEET. IT NEVER LEAKED BEFORE AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED (NO ACCIDENTS ETC) TO COMPROMISE THE JEEP. NOT SURE IF ONE OF THE SEALS IS STARTING TO FAIL.

LAST YEAR (2019), I REPORTED THAT MY DRIVERS SIDE HEADREST RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN MY 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DEPLOYED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. IN OCTOBER 2020, 12 MONTHS LATER AND AN ADDITIONAL 12,000 MILES MY PASSENGERS SIDE HEADREST RESTRAINT SYSTEM ALSO DEPLOYED. NO INJURIES AND NO NONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY DEPLOYED. FCA WILL NOT COVER ANY REPAIRS. THE JEEP HAS 72,000 MILES. FCA NEEDS TO RECALL THESE HEADRESTS.

MY JEEP IS EQUIPPED WITH A PANORAMIC SUNROOF. UNDERNEATH THE HEADLINER, YOU CAN HEAR A TAPPING NOICE WHILE DRIVING ON UNEVEN SURFACES. THIS NOISE IS PRESENT EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON PAVED ROADS THAT HAVE SMALL BUMPS OR ROCKS. THE NOISE SOUNDS LIKE A PIECE OF THE PLASTIC OR METAL TRACK IS LOOSE, CAUSING IT TO TAP THE METAL BODY OR THE GLASS OF THE ROOF. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL CONCERNS THAT MATCH THIS DESCRIPTION WHEN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON JEEP THREADS AND BLOGS. IN ADDING, AFTER I CALLED THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT REGARDING THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF.

Both driver side and passenger side doors are clicking when they open and close, seems like a hinge has been damaged. When opening the doors they will close on their own quickly unless opened all the way.

ON SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE FRONT GOOD, SPECIFICALLY WHERE THE PAINTED PORTION WRAPS UNDER THE FRONT OF THE HOOD TO MEET THE ALLUMINUM, THE THE PAINT IS BUBBLING AND IN SOME SPOTS, BEGINNING TO RUST. I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND THESE PAINT DEFECTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY EITHER RUST BEING PRESENT AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PAINTED AT THE FACTORY, OR SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL CHARGE IS CAUSING THE PAINT TO BUBBLE.

AT A PATIENTS HOME. JEEP WAS PARKED, APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES WENT BY AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE IN THE HOME STARTED YELLING MY VEHICHLE WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE DRIVEWAY IS FLAT SURFACE. IT MANAGED TO TAKE OUT A FENCE AND DAMAGE THE BACK END OF MY JEEP. LUCKILY ANOTHER PERSON IN THE HOME WAS ABLE TO RUN AMD JUMP IN IT BEFORE IT HIT TREES GOING DOWN A LARGE HILL.

TAKATA RECALL, MY INTERIOR DOOR LOCKS HANDLES KEEP BREAKING.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH, SUNROOF EXPLODES WITHOUT WARNING. NO DEBRIS OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED TO CAUSE THE EXPLOSION. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS NEITHER COLD NOR HOT. THE SUNROOF SIMPLY EXPLODED ON ITS OWN.

I WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I ACCELERATED, MY VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE. I QUICKLY SWITCHED THE GEAR BACK TO "DRIVE," BUT OVERCOMPENSATED AND REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. THE GEAR ON MY JEEP IS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND FLIPS FROM "DRIVE" TO "REVERSE" TO "NEUTRAL" WITHOUT MY NOTICE (I.E., IF MY ELBOW HITS IT). THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT HAS RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. *TT *CN

I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS RELATING TO THE VEHICLE NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING IN PARK, DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MECHANISM. IN ONE INSTANCE I EXITED THE VEHICLE ASSUMING IT WAS IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY, ROLLED FORWARD UNTIL STRIKING THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE AS WELL AS THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FORTUNATE THE VEHICLE WAS ANGLED TOWARDS THE HOUSE, OTHERWISE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH MY BACK YARD INTO ANOTHER PART OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IN THE SECOND INSTANCE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST OUT OF MY GARAGE. AGAIN, I EXITED THE VEHICLE, THINKING IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY IN REVERSE. I EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK INTO MY GARAGE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY JUMP BACK INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE AND APPLY THE BRAKES IN TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IF I HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO SO THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STRUCK THE SIDE OF MY GARAGE WITH AN OPEN DOOR.

VEHICLE OFTEN DOES NOT ENGAGE IN GEAR. EVENTUALLY WHEN IT CATCHES GEAR, THE VEHICLE LUNGES CONSIDERABLY IN GEAR FORCING THE CAR TO JERK FORWARD. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN WHEN GOING SLOW IN TRAFFIC OR GOING UP AND DOWN HILLS. VERY UNSTABLE IN THESE SITUATIONS. IN ONE SPECIFIC SITUATION IN TRAFFIC, CAR DID NOT CATCH GEAR AND THEN WHEN IT ENGAGED, JERKED FORWARD INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

I PUT CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ROLLING IN REVERSE DOWN MY STREET. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. IT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL CRASHING INTO A TREE. THERE IS BUMPER DAMAGE AND SCRATCHES AND DENTS TO THE BODY OF THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS MOUNTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT REMOVE THE BATTERY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.