2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission and drivetrain problems
64 of the 483 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2022 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: 182 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall. 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 database1 of the 64 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2022: 2 · 2023: 8 · 2024: 8 · 2025: 32 · 2026: 14
Too few of these complaints carry an odometer reading to say when the problem shows up.
483 complaints in all about the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 14 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.
Issue regarding Service 4wd light coming on. This is a known issue and is there is a Technical Service Bulletin but no recall. This is a safety hazard and needs to be addressed as a recall. This is a manufacturer issue. It causes the 4wd system to not work properly and driving in rain snow is a safety hazard
When driveing the jeep it just stop pulling,just driveing in traffic I'm so scared we gonna get Hurt or killed,drove jeep to my daughter house,spent the night next morning getting ready to leave truck wouldn't move,suspension just popped so loud,we kept twisting the button to neutral to drive,before the jeep will move again got on the…
To whom it concern,I bought this jeep grand cherokee overland in December of 2025,for mandal Buick-gmc 11290 mandal pkwy D'lberville,ms 39540,so I drove the jeep to my son house on the way there it just stop pulling going down the highway, we made it back to our daughter house Sunday night,monday morning we got ready to come home to…
Egr is making the check engine light go on. There wasn’t a recall for my vin listed. I don’t know if they fixed it and it happened again or if the never fixed it and said they did or if my car wasn’t identified in the recall
The car will cut off and loose power due to the battery issue It has been in the shop 5 or 6 times for this issue and some of the stays were over 30 days at a time They said they have no fix for the repair needed not to drive it but no one can make payments on a car and not drive it for months waiting on a repair.
What is on file about the transmission and drivetrain
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 26V413000 HighJun 30, 2026 · 7 vehicles
- Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022-2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2023 Jeep Wagoneer, 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, and Jeep Wagoneer L vehicles. A software error may cause the transmission gear selection indicator not to display. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 102, "Transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect."
182 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
P1DB7 P0716 P0733 P07E4 P1B13 P1B14 P1D90 P1DB2
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- electrical problems 205 complaints
- engine problems 78 complaints
- steering problems 56 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre transmission and drivetrain problems common on the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 64 owner complaints naming the transmission and drivetrain on this model year (13% of everything owners filed about it), and 182 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall 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 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 26V413000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do transmission and drivetrain problems show up on the 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
Too few of the complaints carry an odometer reading to say. The model year's page shows the mileage curve across every system where it can.
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.