U0103 on Jeep vehicles
U0103 is named on 11 Jeep model years (2017–2025): 26 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report in NHTSA’s files, across Grand Cherokee, Cherokee, Grand Wagoneer, Wagoneer.
Which Jeep model years name U0103
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 4 | — |
| 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee | Power Train | 3 | — |
| 2025 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Power Train | 2 | — |
| 2025 Jeep Wagoneer | Power Train | 2 | — |
| 2024 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Power Train | 2 | — |
| 2024 Jeep Wagoneer | Power Train | 2 | — |
| 2023 Jeep Grand Wagoneer | Power Train | 2 | — |
| 2023 Jeep Wagoneer | Power Train | 2 | — |
| 2018 Jeep Cherokee | Structure | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 Jeep Cherokee | Power Train | 2 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
What Jeep owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
Car was towed to second dealer, codes popped up U0103, U11DE, U0002, U1465, C10CD
Jeep filings that name U0103
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Jeep filed with NHTSA whose summary names U0103. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- 9100437 Service bulletin2024-11-19 · Power Train
- SHIFTER The service shifter message comes on in the cluster and the lever gets stuck in park "P" and it can be present the follwoing DTC: - U11E3 - TCM Lost communication with ESM on D-PT CAN - U0103 - Lost communication with Electric Gear Shift Module - U0101- Lost communication with DTCM - U0418 - Implausible Data Received From Brake System Control Module - U0402 - Implausible data received fro
- 9100437Rev1 Service bulletin2025-10-24 · Power Train
- The service shifter message comes on in the cluster and the lever gets stuck in park "P" and it can be present the follwoing DTC: - U11E3 - TCM Lost communication with ESM on D-PT CAN - U0103 - Lost communication with Electric Gear Shift Module - U0101- Lost communication with DTCM - U0418 - Implausible Data Received From Brake System Control Module - U0402 - Implausible data received from TCM **N
- 9003783 Service bulletin2017-10-18 · Structure
- Shifter - Automatic Transmission If a 2015 - 18MY KL ONLY is brought in with a ?Service Shifter? message on the cluster and/or the following DTCs are present indicating loss of communication with the shifter: U0103, U0103-87. Prior to beginning any repair, please call John Zbranchik at 248-576-0756 or Pablo Flores at 248-576-3972. If no reply contact Dil Weerasinha at 248-944-5967 or Jay Nag
- 9003783 Service bulletin2017-09-20 · Power Train — Automatic Transmission
- Shifter - Automatic Transmission Before this part is replaced for a Service Shifter message and lost communication DTC U0103, U0103-87 issues, please call Bing Guo on cell (248) 500-7355 with all associated DTCs and failure information. If you do not receive a return call within 15 minutes, proceed with the repair. Please be sure to accurately record any DTCs identified with the scan tool and
What U0103 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIU0103 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Jeep and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs U0103 a known problem on Jeep vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 26 manufacturer filings and 1 owner report naming U0103 on 11 Jeep model years (2017–2025). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Jeep models does U0103 appear on most?
2025 Grand Cherokee (4 documents), 2023 Grand Cherokee (4 documents), 2024 Grand Cherokee (3 documents).
Does U0103 on a Jeep mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.