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2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical system Problems

Complaints
87about this part
Share
24%of 364 total for the year
Median mileage
33,450miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 87 complaints about the electrical system of the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 24% of the 364 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 33,450 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“Vehicle auto start and stop function warning then a voltage warning telling me vehicle was going to turn off, while I was in motion, it shut off almost immediately leaving me with no steering or brakes and the vehicle was in the middle of the driving lane. No power to seats, trunk, etc shifter is in drive but vehicle will not move or turn on.”

NHTSA complaint #11397236, filed 2021-02, 83,000 miles

“My 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee it's having electrical problem for almost 2 years now and they can found what's going on I almost got kill out of no where my car stops all this messages come up in the dashboard it's crazy I can't drive the Jeep for more than 1 hour because I star having problems passenger side window star going down by itself”

NHTSA complaint #11182176, filed 2019-02, 28,000 miles

“It appears that there is a bug in the programming of the vehicle. When I either use the remote, or the button in the trunk area to close the lift gate, as I walk to the front of the vehicle and open the door, the liftgate stops closing and returns to open. It doesn't happen 100% of the time but greater than 75% the liftgate will stop closing when I open the front door.”

NHTSA complaint #11101529, filed 2018-06, 100 miles

“While driving the entire dashboard went black. It comes back on occasionally after re-starting, but continually shuts off at random times. I can't view my speed, RPM, and gauges, or gas levels. Blinkers will work sometimes other times they won't.”

NHTSA complaint #11407810, filed 2021-04, 63,000 miles

“All warning sensors went off on the dash, my brakes locked, luckily at low speeds either while parked or pulling into a parking spot. It had to be towed 3 times, one time we had a little smoke coming from under the hood which turned out being the corroded harness. My brake lights were all stuck on. Jeep says it was the wheel speed sensor, 2 out of 4 have been replaced. I've also had to have my wiring harness replaced twice (within 6 months) due to corrosion. All of this happened at the same time.”

NHTSA complaint #11354408, filed 2020-09, 39,434 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026722%
20253139%
202411646%
202318245%
202213049%
202111528%
20207431%
20198423%
201833940%
20178724%
20166220%
201513810%
201448520%
201337647%
201283751%
201178048%
20104740%
20094734%
200847364%
200765859%
200675359%
200592845%
200414411%
2003557%
2002856%
2001425%
20001128%
1999845%
1998606%
1997566%
1996657%
1995406%
1994386%
19935410%
1990120%

Other parts of the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Engine
102 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
88 complaintsOther or unknown
77 complaintsFuel system
33 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsVehicle speed control
21 complaintsSeats
20 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsAir bags
15 complaintsExterior lighting
14 complaintsElectronic stability control
10 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 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