2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission and drivetrain problems
88 of the 364 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee name the transmission and drivetrain (NHTSA’s “Power Train” heading — the transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading). Filed under the same heading: 41 manufacturer bulletins. 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 transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA complaint database3 of the 88 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injury. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 7 · 2018: 10 · 2019: 8 · 2020: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2022: 11 · 2023: 8 · 2024: 7 · 2025: 19 · 2026: 6
Half of the 42 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the transmission and drivetrain problem between 14,000 and 90,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
364 complaints in all about the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 6 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 “Power Train” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission and drivetrain problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the transmission and drivetrain. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
I bought a new 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee in february 2017. Vehicle completely broke down at a main street intersection on april 2017 and would not move. Towed to dealership. Dealership replaced the transmission. 2 weeks later vehicle just turn off on major freeway. Again returned to dealership.
The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the gear shifter could not be moved out of the park position. The contact engaged the gear shifter with force into park and the vehicle jolted aggressively. As a result, the vehicle drove over a large rock that caused damage to the undercarriage.
My car has 3500 mile on it. My car was stationary however it was in gear, I was at a stop light, and had taken my foot off the brake and put my foot on the gas pedal when the light changed to green.
While traveling in drive at various speeds, the transmission spontaneously goes into neutral, but the gear shifter remains in drive. The gear shifter has to be moved to neutral and then back into drive to re-engage the transmission.
Engine caution light came on while driving on the interstate 5, called dealership for guidance I was informed that as long as the engine warning light does not blink it will be okay to drive. I scheduled an appointment for a week later. Within the week the car would not stay in reverse and later it kept on popping out of reverse.
What is on file about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications41 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- S2621000003 REV. A Service bulletinMar 9, 2026
- The vehicle will exhibit a service transmission/check engine warning indicator for the following transmission models: 845RE, 8HP45, 850RE, 8HP50, 8HP70, 8HP75, 8HP75-PHEV, 8HP75-LCV, 8HP90, 8HP95. Transmissions may exhibit the following diagnostic codes: P07E4, P1DB2, P0716, P1B14, P0733, P1D90, P1DB7, P1B13.
The 1 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
P2681 P0335 P076F P105D P0404 P0716 P0733 P0740
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- engine problems 108 complaints
- electrical problems 89 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre transmission and drivetrain problems common on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 88 owner complaints naming the transmission and drivetrain on this model year (24% of everything owners filed about it), and 41 manufacturer bulletins 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 transmission and drivetrain on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
No recall campaign is filed under this heading for this model year (there are 5 filed under other headings). A bulletin is not a recall: it carries no federal duty to repair for free.
When do transmission and drivetrain problems show up on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 45,000 miles; half of them between 14,000 and 90,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Power Train" heading cover?
The transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.