2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee: engine and transmission complaints
HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
57%
163 of 287 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
57% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.
Worse than 74% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 21 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 53%).
Looking at a specific Grand Cherokee?Check its VIN: the full report, quotes about its own engine, and whether its recalls are still open. First report free.
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
POWER TRAIN02/20/20191 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK. ONCE THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE A PACKAGE FROM THE REAR SEAT, THE CONTACT FELL DUE TO THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A …
POWER TRAIN07/07/2018CRASH1 INJURED
IT WAS PARKED IN THE NERO ELLIE, I WAS IN A HURRY AND COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE IN PARK SO I PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL, WENT AROUND BACK OPEN THE REAR GATE DOOR, THEN CLOSED IT, THEN AS I WENT TO GET BACK INTO THE JEEP AND OPEN THE DOOR TOUCHED THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE AND I FELL TO THE GROUND PINNED BE…
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL09/18/2017CRASH1 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ECO INDICATOR SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND COULD NOT BE SWITCHED TO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATI…
Three of 163 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 (9)
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Ram 1500 and 2014-2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0L diesel engines. The crankshaft position senso…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 …
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with the 3.0L EcoDiesel
engines. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooler m…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Ask the seller whether the transmission has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown shuddering, slipping, delayed or harsh shifts, or a whine at speed.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many transmission faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the transmission.
9 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A transmission already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle. Combined across 2 body styles NHTSA files separately.
