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NHTSA complaints per catalog listing are 4.58 for 2022 (453 complaints across 99 listings) and 3.36 for 2023 (504 across 150), which is the generation median. 2026 shows 8.00 only because it rests on 7 listings. 2022 is 1.4 times the median, so no year is flagged. Enriched-ad counts exist for only one year (2024: 6 of 76 ads, 7.9%), so the ad-mention test cannot run on the others. Owners most often name the electrical system and the engine. Several recalls cover the 4xe: NHTSA records 24V720000 and 25V741000 for a high-voltage battery that may fail internally and lead to a fire, and 25V766000 for debris inside the engine of 2023-2025 4xe models.
| Miles | Item | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| any | 4xe high-voltage battery may fail internally (recalls 24V720000, 25V741000) | Free at a Jeep dealer when the recall is open | NHTSA's records say the high-voltage battery of 2022-2024 and, in the later campaign, 2022-2026 Grand Cherokee 4xe vehicles may fail internally and lead to a vehicle fire while parked or driving. If you are shopping a 4xe, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for both campaigns. |
| any | Tire pressure monitoring software (recall 26V559000) | Free at a Jeep dealer when the recall is open | NHTSA's record says that, due to a software error, the tire pressure monitoring system may fail to detect low tire pressure or fail to light the warning light, on 2024-2026 Grand Cherokee, L and 4xe models. Confirm the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. |
No year in this generation was flagged. A year is flagged by our rule only when all three hold: (1) its NHTSA complaints per catalog listing is at least 2.0x the median for its generation, (2) the share of ads that mention a problem is above the generation median, and (3) we track at least 30 listings for that year. The cutoff was fixed before we looked. Ad mentions are not failures, and a flag is a reason to inspect harder, not a verdict on any one car.
| Year | Complaints | Top components | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 453 | Electrical System, Electrical System,forward Collision... | |
| 2023 | 504 | Suspension, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other | |
| 2024 | 318 | Electrical System, Electrical System,engine, Engine | |
| 2025 | 120 | Unknown Or Other, Electrical System, Power Train | |
| 2026 | 56 | Engine, Power Train,engine, Power... |
source: NHTSA complaints database (api.nhtsa.gov). Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed failures.
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We don't tell you to skip a year; we flag by a fixed rule (see 'Years flagged'), and five years trip it: 1999, 2005, 2011, 2012 and 2014. For 2011, NHTSA complaints are 9.59 per catalog listing (1,640 across 171) against a WK2 median of 2.43; 2012 is 8.22 and 2014 is 5.48. The ad-mention margins on the WK2 years are small. Stivers CDJR's dealer blog also names 2011-2014 as the years to be careful with. 2013 had a high complaint rate (5.00) but its ad rate equals the median, so it is not flagged.
RepairPal prices an air spring replacement at $1,865-$1,945. A Jeep Garage thread says $2,000-$4,000 depending on what needs replacing, and one 2011 Overland owner was quoted $8,000 by a dealer to fix the whole system. YourMechanic lists an air bag replacement from $327. Only Overland, Summit and some other trims have it, so check the build before you worry.
Go-Parts says shop quotes run $1,100-$1,900 because the intake manifold has to come off. A 2017 owner reported almost $900 for an aluminum aftermarket part at an independent shop. Autos of Chicago says the plastic housing cracks past 60,000 miles on the 2014-2021 3.6L, though that is one shop's view.
Owners report it. CarCareCamp says a 5.7 Hemi lifter replacement can cost up to $3,500, and two owner threads report $6,000 quotes on Grand Cherokees. RepairPal prices a camshaft replacement alone at $1,172-$1,545. We could not find a source that counts how many Hemi Grand Cherokees are affected, so we do not claim a rate.
ZJ 1993-1998, WJ 1999-2004, WK 2005-2010, WK2 2011-2021 and WL 2022 to the present (Vehicle Bright, Elk Grove CDJR, CarBuzz). Production-date sources such as EncyCARpedia run each a year later. Model year 2021 had both: the outgoing WK2 and the new three-row Grand Cherokee L, and Wikipedia says Jeep still sold the WK2 alongside the WL for 2022.
Both. Car and Driver reports the outgoing Grand Cherokee continued for 2021 while the new three-row Grand Cherokee L launched, and MoparInsiders dates L production to March 2021 and a two-row WL to August 2021. Our generations put every 2021 in the WK2, so the 2021 figures (506 NHTSA complaints across 208 listings, 2.43 per listing) cover both. Check the VIN and the body style before you read a WK2 or WL guide for a specific 2021.