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Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission problems by year.

Worst years for transmission complaints per car sold: 2014 (335 complaints), 2015 (266 complaints), 2007 (148 complaints). Fewest since 2010: 2025, 2022, 2024.

Jeep Grand Cherokee
Photo shows a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Alexander Migl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · background removed

Transmission complaints owners filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) for each model year, per 100,000 cars sold. A complaint counts when it's filed under the transmission, or under the power train and the owner describes the transmission (shifting, slipping, gears, CVT). It's an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and older years have had longer to collect complaints.

200013248.6 per 100K sold20018839.4 per 100K sold20025223.2 per 100K sold20032512 per 100K sold20044424.1 per 100K sold200519089 per 100K sold200613597 per 100K sold2007148122.4 per 100K sold20084865.1 per 100K sold20091733.8 per 100K sold20101011.8 per 100K sold20114232.9 per 100K sold20125535.5 per 100K sold20132614.9 per 100K sold2014335182.3 per 100K sold2015266135.7 per 100K sold20164320.3 per 100K sold20176125.3 per 100K sold20184419.6 per 100K sold20193414 per 100K sold20202411.4 per 100K sold20214818.2 per 100K sold2022198.5 per 100K sold20233112.7 per 100K sold2024219.7 per 100K sold2025146.7 per 100K sold

What owners describe

Lost power while driving14%
Rolled away or park trouble12%
Hard or jerky shifting10%
Stuck in gear or limp mode7%
Slipping7%
Delay or hesitation5%

Share of this model's transmission complaints that mention each symptom. One complaint can mention several.

Transmission and power train recalls

  • 2024 2026

    A software error may cause the transmission gear selection indicator not to display.

  • 2019 2020

    The front differential may have been assembled with pinion gears that are insufficiently hardened, which can lead to the gear teeth wearing down.

  • 2018 2018

    An incorrect transmission park lock rod may have been installed in the transmission.

  • 2016 2016

    The brake transmission shift interlock solenoid may have a loose electrical connection which could result in a loss of solenoid function.

  • 2015 2016

    The affected vehicles, equipped with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a monostable gear selector, may not adequately warn the driver when driver's door is opened and the vehicle is not in PARK, allowing them to …

Recall repairs are free at any dealer. Check a specific car's VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

In owners' words

Vehicle will shift from 3rd to 4th very hard and get stuck in 3rd gear more often than not. This is a problem when pulling into traffic.

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee owner · NHTSA complaint

I have had 2 transfer cases and now I need a transmission all in 2 years I’m so over the jeep products all done by the jeep dealership

2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee owner · NHTSA complaint

Quick answers

Which Jeep Grand Cherokee years have transmission problems?

By transmission complaints filed with NHTSA per car sold, the worst Jeep Grand Cherokee years are 2014, 2015, 2007.

What are common Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission problems?

Owners most often describe lost power while driving, rolled away or park trouble, hard or jerky shifting.

Which Jeep Grand Cherokee years have the fewest transmission complaints?

Since 2010, the Jeep Grand Cherokee years with the fewest transmission complaints per car sold are 2025, 2022, 2024.

See every problem, not just the transmission: Jeep Grand Cherokee reliability by year. How we count

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