The Lemon Index$900 middle bill · most between $800 and $1,000
Higher than the $800 middle bill owners of all 77 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 74,000 miles (23 reports).
Jeep Grand Cherokee owners reported paying a median of $900 for a alternator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $800 and $1,000. That's from 23 owner reports (23 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5009%
- $500–$1,00048%
- $1,000–$2,50039%
- $2,500–$5,0004%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 23 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee1too few for a middle
- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee3$700 middle bill
- 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee10$1,000 middle bill
- 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee4$950 middle bill
- 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee5$806 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee227 complaints name it14% of that year's complaints
- 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee98 complaints name it6% of that year's complaints
- 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee74 complaints name it3% of that year's complaints
- 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee61 complaints name it8% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a alternator. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
3.6 Pentastar V6 · 5.7 HEMI V8 · 6.4 HEMI (392) · Ram / Jeep 3.0 EcoDiesel V6
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0562. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Jeep Grand Cherokee reliability by year
- Alternator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Jeep Grand Cherokee owners reported
Blend door actuator replacement (69) · Brake repair (41) · TIPM replacement (34) · Fuel pump replacement (23) · Window regulator replacement (23) · Engine replacement (17) · Radiator replacement (13) · Steering rack replacement (12) · Car battery replacement (11) · Radio and infotainment screen repair (11) · Wiring harness repair (11) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (8) · Transmission replacement (8) · Starter replacement (7) · AC compressor replacement (5) · AC evaporator replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11243026, 11222795, 11164799, 11073098, 11042693, 11034085, 11024847, 11012805, 11000595, 10992316, 10980819, 10971184 and more.
Quick answers
How much does alternator replacement cost on a Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Jeep Grand Cherokee owners reported a median of $900, and the middle half paid $800 to $1,000, from 23 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Jeep Grand Cherokee alternator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Jeep Grand Cherokee middle bill of $900 is higher than the $800 owners of all 77 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Jeep Grand Cherokee repair costs come from?
From 23 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Jeep Grand Cherokee years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2012 (227), 2011 (98), 2014 (74) Jeep Grand Cherokee named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.