2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical problems
205 of the 483 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 673 manufacturer bulletins, 3 recalls, 1 NHTSA investigation. 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 electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database3 of the 205 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2022: 9 · 2023: 12 · 2024: 28 · 2025: 105 · 2026: 51
Half of the 18 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 3,000 and 36,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
483 complaints in all about the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 51 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 “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The instruments, gauges, and displays will switch into a language I do not speak or understand (Italian). Coinciding with the switch to Italian language, cluster and radio display settings revert back to default settings, auto door locks and paddle shifter becomes inoperative (with no menu to enable), pedestrian emergency brake (peb)…
Randomly, and without warning, the instruments, gauges, and displays will switch into a language I do not speak or understand (Italian). Coinciding with the switch to Italian language, cluster and radio display settings revert back to default settings, auto door locks and paddle shifter becomes inoperative (with no menu to enable)…
"Randomly, and without warning, the instruments, gauges, and displays will switch into a language I do not speak or understand (Italian). Coinciding with the switch to Italian language, cluster and radio display settings revert back to default settings, auto door locks and paddle shifter becomes inoperative (with no menu to enable)…
Randomly, and without warning, the instruments, gauges, and displays will switch into a language I do not speak or understand (Italian). Coinciding with the switch to Italian language, cluster and radio display settings revert back to default settings, auto door locks and paddle shifter becomes inoperative (with no menu to enable)…
Randomly, and without warning, the instruments, gauges, and displays will switch into a language I do not speak or understand (Italian). Coinciding with the switch to Italian language, cluster and radio display settings revert back to default settings, auto door locks and paddle shifter becomes inoperative (with no menu to enable)…
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecalls filed under this heading
- Oct 30, 2025 · 320,068 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Jeep Wrangler 4Xe and 2022-2026 Grand Cherokee 4Xe vehicles. The high voltage battery may fail internally and lead to a vehicle fire while parked or driving.
- 25V576000 HighSep 4, 2025 · 91,787 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022-2026 Jeep Grand Cherokee Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV) vehicles. A software error within the hybrid control processor may result in a loss of drive power.
- 24V720000 CriticalSep 27, 2024 · 154,032 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Jeep Wrangler 4XE and 2022-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4XE vehicles. The high voltage battery may fail internally and lead to a vehicle fire while parked or driving.
NHTSA investigation
- DP22005 Pedestrian alert soundsopened Jan 27, 2023 · closed Aug 7, 2023
- NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and ele…
673 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- 08-221-26 REV. B Service bulletinSep 23, 2026
- R1H Radio U41.10 Software Update - Dealer Option Customers may experience one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● **Speakers may emit a humming, screeching, buzzing, clicking, or bass noise (not related to the amplifier).** ● FCW OFF light ON with no DTCs and can't turn off. ● Blank screen and then reboot every 2 minutes and 40 seconds. (Rearview Camera Functions Normally). ● Paddle shifters not
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
U0131 P1DB7 B1E21 P0073 P0441 P0452 P0513 P1CEA
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2022 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 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Source: the same files- engine problems 78 complaints
- transmission and drivetrain problems 64 complaints
- steering problems 56 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 205 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (42% of everything owners filed about it), and 673 manufacturer bulletins, 3 recalls, 1 NHTSA investigation 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 electrical system on the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Yes — 3 campaigns are filed under this heading: 25V741000, 25V576000, 24V720000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 20,000 miles; half of them between 3,000 and 36,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.