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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
2%of 364 total for the year
Median mileage
46,550miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2% of the 364 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,550 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“I had the car for about 35 days. I was driving home from work on a side street and my brakes failed. I applied the brakes as I was coming upon a 3 way stop sign. My breaks jammed,and failed to stop. I hit another car and we both walked away with minor injuries. My Jeep was totaled. All airbags deployed and I had all front end damage. I feel their is either a problem with the break modulator, or the auto stop feature when you apply your breaks to stop. I was almost killed. I will never buy another car with this auto feature again. Of course nothing was found.”

NHTSA complaint #11054974, filed 2017-12, 100 miles

“My 2017 Jeep Cherokee rolled away three times in one day while in Park with the Electric Parking Brake engaged. My driveway has no flat area and slopes toward a public road, creating a serious hazard for my family and traffic. The rollaways occurred suddenly with no warning lights. I had to park the Jeep sideways in a snowbank for two weeks to prevent further rollaways, creating added risks for my family in winter conditions. The vehicle remains at the dealership. …”

NHTSA complaint #11706955, filed 2025-12

“Problem in transfer case, can’t use 4WD, ACC and FCW are not working. My car has only 41000 miles and I am reading about many, many others having the same problem. Jeep should recall this problem!! Thank you”

NHTSA complaint #11478587, filed 2022-08

“The rear parking assist break does not turn off, yes it is available for inspection. I had an emergency, I could not reverse out of my parking spot because the emergency break would automatically stop my vehicle, it was sensing there was something behind it. The problem has been confirmed by dealer stated it is an internal failure with the factory radio. It has not been inspected by the manufacturer, they say, it's out of warranty so they are not responsible even though this was a defect since the beginning. …”

NHTSA complaint #11518862, filed 2023-04

“Jeep serviced for small evap leak. The next day after getting my jeep back from dealer, when I started my grand Cherokee trailhawk, it felt like I had gotten kicked in the rear end. The SERV 4WD light comes on, FCW, stability control, RCW error lights come on. ACC not available. Took jeep to dealer and had PCM cleared as code was coming up as inactive. Was told to drive it as usual and if error lights came back on to get it to dealer asap to get codes. After dealer checked for error codes, codes for transfer case problem popped up. …”

NHTSA complaint #11531106, filed 2023-07

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20251114%
20243112%
20234010%
20224617%
2021256%
202094%
2019113%
2018172%
201782%
201641%
2015131%
2014141%
201361%
201220%
201180%

Other parts of the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Engine
102 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
88 complaints
Electrical system
87 complaints
Other or unknown
77 complaints
Fuel system
33 complaints
Brakes
29 complaints
Vehicle speed control
21 complaints
Seats
20 complaints
Steering
18 complaints
Air bags
15 complaints
Exterior lighting
14 complaints
Electronic stability control
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.

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