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2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
30%
227 of 802 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 30% of relevant complaints.

Better than 69% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
227
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
802
this model year
Fires reported
27
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
10
23 crashes · 28 injuries

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM374 · 47%
SERVICE BRAKES152 · 19%
ENGINE106 · 13%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM103 · 13%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER58 · 7%
SEATS57 · 7%

The years either side

2010
38%
41 of 117
2011
38%
596 of 1,638
2012
33%
525 of 1,640
2013
30%
227 of 802
2014
44%
894 of 2,375
2015
48%
574 of 1,355
2016
57%
163 of 308
2017
58%
195 of 364
2018
27%
215 of 853
2019
33%
108 of 365
2020
42%
91 of 236
2021
37%
151 of 480
2022
35%
147 of 439
2023
31%
141 of 471

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL02/03/20211 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS IDLING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DROVE FORWARD AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH BEFORE DRIVING OVER A CURB. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS ABLE TO CLIMB INTO THE VEHICLE AND HANDLE THE GEAR …
POWER TRAIN02/08/20161 INJURED
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND KNOCKED MY WIFE DOWN. RAN OVER HER . BROKE ARM IN 2 PLACES. CUT GASH ON HEAD. CUT 8" GASH ON ARM. RAN OVER HER LEG. DIDN'T BREAK FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. TIRE BARELY MISSED HER HEAD. CAR THEN WENT THROUGH CHAIN LINK FENCE DAMAGING CAR $ 1600.00. HAPPENED JAN. 2015. WIFE STILL IN P…
ENGINE06/05/20131 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE WAS EMITTED FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BURNS TO THE HANDS, A FOUL TASTE OF METAL, AND AN INEBRIATED SENSATION. THE CONTACT WAS HOSPITALIZED HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXAC…

Three of 227 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (10)

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2011-2013 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with a 3.6, 5.7, or 6.4 liter engine and previously recalled …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, Chrysler 300, Dodge Durango, and 2012-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles. …
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Accessible Technologies, Inc. (ATI) is recalling certain ProCharger Superchargers, model numbers AB037A-100, AB037A-100P, and A037A-100B, sold for installation on 2012-20…

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