2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee · symptom sheet
Headlights too dim or fail
- 25owner reports
- 56,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Aug 10, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
40 of the 1,999 complaints on this car are about the exterior lighting. 25 of those describe headlights.
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Headlights on other Grand Cherokee years
No other Grand Cherokee model year has enough reports of headlights for a sheet of its own. See every Grand Cherokee year.
What this problem usually is
Headlight complaints fall into two camps. In one, a headlight goes out, often more than once, or fills with moisture behind the lens. In the other, the lights work exactly as built and the owner still can't see the road at night because the beam is too dim or too short. Owners in that second camp often report a dealer telling them it's normal.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the headlight assembly (19 reports) and the bulb (8 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the exterior lighting covers the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the affected vehicles, when switching between daytime running lights and parking lights, electrical spikes may cause the parking lamps to turn off.
All 19 recalls on the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 28,000 and 71,000 miles, from the 19 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“engine transmission motor mount backup camera fuel pump headlights dash cluster radio mirrors inside mirrors tailgate latch seat belt climate control engine light transmission shifter”
Filed Aug 10, 2026
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 25 reports involved a crash. 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
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- 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
- Driveshaft, axle or transfer case problems 26 reports