2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 364 owner complaints for the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It has 2 open investigations that name this model year.

Recalled components: engine and cooling, diesel fuel system, electrical system, and equipment. Most-described problem: stalling or shutting off (40 complaints, 11%). Most-reported area: engine (102 complaints, 28%; median mileage when it happened: 36,200).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Nov 12, 2026

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5 safety recalls for the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Newest first. Summaries are NHTSA's own wording. Open a recall for the fix and the full notice.

Questions about any of these recalls: call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA also lists 1 equipment recall for parts sold for this vehicle, not the vehicle itself: Engine and cooling: engine, gasoline, turbo/supercharger (Accessible Technologies, Inc., 17E-061).

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 3 investigations that name the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee; 2 are still open. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

A preliminary evaluation is NHTSA's first step, to gather information and decide whether to look further. An engineering analysis is a deeper review, usually opened after a preliminary evaluation. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 364 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Grand Cherokee. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Stalling or shutting off40 · 11%
  Median 47,500 miles at failure, from 26 reports with mileage
• Check engine light31 · 9%
  Median 85,000 miles at failure, from 19 reports with mileage
• Shifter errors or stuck in gear31 · 9%
  Median 61,000 miles at failure, from 18 reports with mileage
• Won't start22 · 6%
  Median 61,000 miles at failure, from 15 reports with mileage
• Loss of power or limp mode21 · 6%
• Auto start-stop problems19 · 5%
• Hesitation or slow acceleration15 · 4%
• Transmission failure or replacement15 · 4%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Engine102 · 28%
  Median 36,200 miles at failure, from 42 reports with mileage
• Powertrain88 · 24%
  Median 45,000 miles at failure, from 43 reports with mileage
• Electrical system87 · 24%
  Median 33,500 miles at failure, from 38 reports with mileage
• Fuel and propulsion system31 · 9%
• Brakes29 · 8%
  Median 30,000 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage
• Speed control21 · 6%
• Seats20 · 5%
• Unknown or other76 · 21%
  Median 25,000 miles at failure, from 36 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Jeep Grand Cherokee recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2017 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2014 Grand Cherokee drew the most (829) and the 2017 drew 119.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2017 Grand Cherokee MPG

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