2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems
108 of the 364 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 88 manufacturer bulletins, 2 recalls. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 108 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 1 injury. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 3 · 2018: 8 · 2019: 15 · 2020: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2022: 13 · 2023: 12 · 2024: 13 · 2025: 15 · 2026: 12
Half of the 47 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 18,000 and 79,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
364 complaints in all about the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 12 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Jeep Grand Cherokee engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The start/stop system on these vehicles is an accident waiting to happen. If I forget to shut it off and pull out into traffic after a stop, the engine delays accelerating causing me to not get up to speed quick enough to merge properly into the lane.
Jeep is a 2017 with 64,000 barely out of warranty. Jeep kept stalling out at stops while driving and extremely rough idle. Took it to dealership, contacted chrysler customer service about the known issue and nothing they can do. Extremely dangerous and do not feel safe driving this product
Visited official Jeep dealership for an oil-change on jan 19, 2019. Dealership did not recognize a recall on this very vehicle was incomplete and did not inform me nor fix the issue
I AM the original owner for 10 months. Several times over the last ten months, when stopped and then depressing the gas pedal fully without cruise control or launch control engaged, the throttle continues to accelerate even though my foot is removed fully from the gas pedal.
2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee laredo shuts off while driving. First noticed about a month after driving it. Approx. mileage about 5,000 on initial complaint; current mileage about 23,000. Vehicle will beep at you and dash will state "vehicle not in park". First time it occurred at night and I lost all exterior lights.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecalls filed under this heading
- 23V411000 HighJun 8, 2023 · 80,629 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Ram 1500 and 2014-2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0L Diesel engines. The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel may delaminate, causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and cam shaft timing, possibly resulting in an engine stall.
- 20V699000 CriticalNov 12, 2020 · 28,884 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with the 3.0L EcoDiesel engines. The Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) cooler may crack and allow pre-heated vaporized coolant to enter the EGR system. This mixture may combust inside the intake manifold.
88 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P208B P20E8 B23C3 P040B P241D P0302 P0456 P0556
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Source: the same files- electrical problems 89 complaints
- transmission and drivetrain problems 88 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 108 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (30% of everything owners filed about it), and 88 manufacturer bulletins, 2 recalls are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Yes — 2 campaigns are filed under this heading: 23V411000, 20V699000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do engine problems show up on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 38,000 miles; half of them between 18,000 and 79,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.