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2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems

Complaints
21about this part
Share
18%of 118 total for the year
Median mileage
100,720miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the engine of the 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 18% of the 118 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,720 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“We purchased the vehicle on a saturday evening and were sitting in a burger king drive through the next morning and the vehicle gave an alarm that said transmission over temp and the vehicle cut off. It was not in park, it was in drive with my foot on the brake. I had to restart the Jeep and it was immediately sent back to the dealer. They did numerous tests for a week and did not find any problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10511918, filed 2013-05, 42,000 miles

“Takata recall vehicle will start intermittently getting worse, I have replaced the battery and the starter. My car will turn over on it's own if I leave my key in the start position to have the radio on without me touching the key or cranking it over. The vehicle also knocked its self out of park and hit into a building. I've had electrical issues since my purchase back in 2016 and I've had no answers to what the problems are. I owe 13,000 on my vehicle and I need help figuring out if it could be a recall or not.”

NHTSA complaint #11144805, filed 2018-11, 140,000 miles

“I was driving my car down a hill at approximately 45 miles and hour, eco mode was activated, and began to slow down the light when suddenly my check engine light and traction control light came on. I felt my car losing power and steering, but thankfully was able to coast to the side of the road before it totally shut off. I had it towed to a Jeep dealership, where they inspected it and informed me that the timing chain broke. They had never seen this before and informed me it was not possible that this happened due to normal use of the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #11328037, filed 2020-06, 118,000 miles

“I was driving approximately 70mph on interstate 75 southbound wednesday may 17, 2017. All of sudden my several lights on dashboard came on - engine light, ABS, electric throttle warning light. My Jeep started decelerating very quickly. I put on my hazards as I tried to pull over to side of road. Once I was on side of interstate, I pushed on gas pedal and engine revved but the car didn't accelerate and speedometer stayed at 0. I immediately called tow service and brought car to ferman Jeep in lutz, florida. …”

NHTSA complaint #10992109, filed 2017-05, 133,000 miles

“I removed the key fobik before Jeep was put in park and engine was still running. Discovered at slow speed in parking lot. There was a recall by chrysler/FCA safety recall k08 ' wireless ignition node receiver but FCA claims my VIN was not part of the recall. However this is the exact problem that this Jeep is experiencing. Recall states the frequency operated button integrated key (fobik) may be removed prior to placing the automatic transmission gear shift lever in the 'park' position. This could result in unintended vehicle movement and cause a crash without warning. …”

NHTSA complaint #11252030, filed 2019-08, 125,000 miles

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Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20262269%
20252329%
202410943%
20238621%
20225119%
20216115%
20205021%
20196417%
201812515%
201710228%
20167624%
201520415%
201440917%
201310613%
201228517%
201134421%
20102118%
20092216%
200810715%
200717015%
200612410%
20051347%
2004353%
2003162%
2002262%
2001192%
2000342%
1999221%
1998141%
1997152%
1996172%
199530%
199431%
199310%
1989120%

Other parts of the 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Electrical system
47 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
22 complaints
Other or unknown
14 complaints
Brakes
12 complaints
Air bags
11 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Tires
5 complaints
Wheels
5 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Electronic stability control
3 complaints
Engine cooling
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology