2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine

ON 3/11 AND 5/3 2019,MY VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING AND IN GEAR SURGED OUT OF CONTROL CRASHING INTO A PARKED CAR THE FIRST TIME AND HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE THE SECOND TIME.DESPITE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP.IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AFTER HITTING THE NEIGHBOR'S VEHICLE AND TELEPHONE POLE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BODY DAMAGE ON BOTH OCCASIONS TO MY JEEP.THANKFULLY NO INJURIES BUT I NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE.

WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT CAR STALLED, START STOP PRESSED AFTER CAR PLACES IN PARK AND CAR RAN. AUTOMATIC OFF ERROR LIT UP ON SCREEN IN YELLOW AND REMAINED ON DESPITE TURNING OFF AUTOMATIC OFF. THEN WHEN CAME TO ANOTHER STOP AT A DRIVE THROUGH, CAR WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THE CAR AGAIN WOULDN'T TAKE OFF AFTER RETURNING TO DRIVE UNTIL STOP START WAS PRESSED AGAIN EVEN THOUGH AUTO OFF WAS STILL TURNED OFF.

ENGINE STOP/START FEATURE CAUSES ENGINE TO STOP/START UPON SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK, CAN CAUSE DRIVER TO EXIT VEHICLE WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING

THIS VEHICLE LACKS ANY KIND OF UTILITY FOR POSITIVE ENGINE SHUTOFF CONFIRMATION, AND/OR A WARNING INDICATOR WHEN THE KEY FOB IS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY PARK AND EXIT THIS VEHICLE AND LEAVE IT RUNNING. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME FOUR TIMES IN THE 18 MONTHS THAT I'VE OWNED IT. TWO OF THESE TIMES THE ENGINE WAS LEFT ON WHILE PARKED FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE SAFETY AND EMISSIONS ISSUE. SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE NO KEY REMOVAL IS NECESSARY, IT IS EASY TO PUSH THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE RADIO AND SUBCONSCIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT YOU'VE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. CAR ENGINES ARE VERY QUIET NOW, AND WHEN EXITING WHERE THERE IS EVEN NOMINAL AMBIENT NOISE, YOU MAY NOT HEAR THE VEHICLE RUNNING. AT MINIMUM, I BELIEVE THE KEY FOB SHOULD HAVE A SENSOR TO KNOW WHEN IT IS MORE THAN SAY 20' AWAY FROM A RUNNING VEHICLE AND IT SHOULD WARN YOU WITH LOUD AUDIBLE ALARM. A SECONDARY OPTION WOULD BE TO HAVE A MOBILE APP OR NETWORK CONNECTED SERVICE THAT COULD SEND A TEXT OR EMAIL THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IDLING IN ONE PLACE FOR MORE THAN XX MINUTES.

THE JEEP WILL RESTART AFTER PUSHING THE START/STOP BUTTON. THE RPM GAUGE WILL DROP TO 0 AND THEN IT WILL RESTART AGAIN AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON AGAIN LIKE WHEN YOU FIRST START IT. SOMETIMES IT'S RIGHT AWAY AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES SOMETIME. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES THAT IT HAS RESTARED AND RAN FOR A FEW HOURS IN A PARKING DECK. I AM WORRIED THAT IF I PARK IT IN THE GARAGE THE CARBON MONOXIDE MIGHT POISON OUR FAMILY.*DT *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE ENGINE SHUTS COMPLETELY OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS!!!...MESSAGE DISPLAYS ON THE SCREEN WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER IS "SHIFT TO P TO START". IT HAS HAPPENED 3X YESTERDAY AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO ONCE. TOOK TO JEEP DEALER YESTERDAY AND THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE.

UCONNECT MESSAGE CAME UP STATING THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN ALL ACTUALITY IT WAS NOT, HOWEVER, I NOTICED MY VENTS BLOWING OUT COOL AIR WHEN I HAD ON THE HEAT. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET.

I DROVE THIS VEHICLE TO WORK AND PARKED IT IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING. BY 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE SAT ALL DAY IN THE STRUCTURE. UNKNOWN AS TO WHY IT CAUGHT FIRE, BUT THE FIRE ORIGINATED SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THIS VEHICLE 8 DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED AND IT ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES ON IT. *TT *JS *DT *JB

VEHICLE SHUT OFF /STALLED WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM AN INTERSECTION ON A LOCAL ROAD (VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION). THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AFTER THE "PUSH-BUTTON" WAS PRESSED 3 TIMES