2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee · symptom sheet
Driveshaft, axle or transfer case problems
- 26owner reports
- 73,000median miles
- 3involved a crash
Newest report Apr 15, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
395 of the 1,999 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 26 of those describe drivetrain problems.
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Drivetrain problems on other Grand Cherokee years
No other Grand Cherokee model year has enough reports of drivetrain problems for a sheet of its own. See every Grand Cherokee year.
What this problem usually is
Drivetrain reports describe the parts between the transmission and the wheels. Owners hear a clunk or bang from underneath, feel a vibration that rises and falls with speed, find fluid leaking under the differential, or get a 4WD or AWD warning. Some say it only happens turning or at low speed. A smaller group describes a driveshaft or axle that let go.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transfer case (19 reports), the CV joint or axle (4 reports), the driveshaft (3 reports) and the differential (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The affected vehicles, equipped with an eight-speed automatic transmission and a monostable gear selector, may not adequately warn the driver when driver's door is opened and the vehicle is not in PARK, allowing them to exit the vehicle while the vehicle is still in gear.
All 19 recalls on the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Grand Cherokee
Vehicle rollaway, engine on. Closed jun 24, 2016, led to recall 16V-240.
Powered vehicle rollaway. Closed feb 5, 2016.
Sudden acceleration. Closed sep 10, 2002.
Roll-away in reverse when parked. Closed dec 18, 2002, led to recall 02V-053.
Inadvertent rollaway in reverse park. Closed nov 1, 2001.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 65,000 and 107,000 miles, from the 16 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) on. Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P2463 ? Diesel Particulate Filter Soot Accumulation, and P2453 ? Diesel Particulate Filter Differential Pressure Sensor Circuit Performance Set.
CHRYSLER: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNERS LETTER. DODGE DURANGO, JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE: FRONT HALF BOOT CLAMPS ON ABOVE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN INCOORECTLY INSTALLED, WHICH COULD ALLOW GREASE FROM THE CV JOINT TO LEAK WHILE DRIVING. *LJ
What owners wrote
“I have had 2 transfer cases and now I need a transmission all in 2 years Iâm so over the jeep products all done by the jeep dealership”
Filed Jul 8, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 3 of 26 reports involved a crash and 1 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Seat belt or seat problems 501 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 203 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 178 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 114 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 95 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 89 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 78 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 67 reports
- Rolls away in Park or will not shift out of Park 54 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 48 reports
- Diesel fuel system or injector problems 44 reports
- Transmission drops into neutral or downshifts on its own 43 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 42 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 42 reports
- Fuel pump failure 41 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 40 reports
- Engine leaks oil 40 reports
- Vehicle fire 34 reports
- "Shift to Park" or "Service Shifter" warning comes on 32 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 29 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 29 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 29 reports
- Brakes on its own (automatic emergency braking) 28 reports
- Headlights too dim or fail 25 reports