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2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 726.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

65 reports with mileage · 172 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 71 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 50 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

24 crash reports5 fire reports10 injury reports

What owners actually said

237 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 21, 2024
Visibility/wiper

The front glass panel of the panoramic sunroof spontaneously shattered. The car was going approximately 45-50 mph when a loud "bang" was heard. Broken glass could be heard inside the closed sunroof liner. Upon inspection, there was no physical damage to the front end of the car, hood, or roof indicating that something may have s…

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The front glass panel of the panoramic sunroof spontaneously shattered. The car was going approximately 45-50 mph when a loud "bang" was heard. Broken glass could be heard inside the closed sunroof liner. Upon inspection, there was no physical damage to the front end of the car, hood, or roof indicating that something may have struck the car. An inspection of the sunroof showed a sizable hole in the middle of the sunroof glass panel with accompanying cracks in the sunroof safety glass. The car can be inspected upon request. The safety of the driver and passengers could have been compromised if the sunroof shade/liner was retracted. The problem has not been reproduced although the dealer has confirmed that incidences such as this have occurred. The vehicle has not been inspected at this time, but an inspection is scheduled. There were no warning lamps or other notifications alerting the driver to the malfunction

NHTSA ODI #11610016

Mileage unknown · Aug 19, 2024
Seat Belts

My driver and passenger side front seatbelts won't retract properly. Dealer just diagnosed the problem as a weak retractor. This will be the THIRD time the driver side has to be replaced since I bought the vehicle in May of 2020. It will be the SECOND time the passenger side has to be replaced. Jeep replaced both under warranty …

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My driver and passenger side front seatbelts won't retract properly. Dealer just diagnosed the problem as a weak retractor. This will be the THIRD time the driver side has to be replaced since I bought the vehicle in May of 2020. It will be the SECOND time the passenger side has to be replaced. Jeep replaced both under warranty in Sept of 2021. Driver side was replaced in May of 2023 per Jeep goodwill. This time, I will have to pay for the passenger side but Mopar warranty should cover driver side as it is barely a year old seatbelt. No one i've consulted has ever had to replace their seatbelts even one time, much less three times in four years. This is a definite safety concern if the belts won't tighten up properly during normal driving or a collision situation. Jeep has recalled seat belts on Grand Cherokees up to 2015 but there have been no recent recalls i'm aware of.

NHTSA ODI #11609493

Mileage unknown · Aug 13, 2024
Air BagsInjury

My husband was driving our 2020 jeep and was going 70mph on the turn pike and BAM all the air bags went off, curtain air bags everything! He broke some ribs and some other things and went to the hospital. I have contact Chrysler and they sent out a mechanical engineer to read the black box type thing in the car and never got bac…

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My husband was driving our 2020 jeep and was going 70mph on the turn pike and BAM all the air bags went off, curtain air bags everything! He broke some ribs and some other things and went to the hospital. I have contact Chrysler and they sent out a mechanical engineer to read the black box type thing in the car and never got back to me. No one will speak to me there I am stuck with a vehicle I cannot drive with the air bags all exploded as a vehicle malfunction. We were not stuck we did not strike anything they just exploded. There were no indictor lights on the vehicle drove fine there was nothing wrong with it and we had it less then 6months.

NHTSA ODI #11608231

Mileage unknown · Aug 9, 2024
Unknown Or Other

The main screen display in my Grand Cherokee is de-laminating. It is happening so quickly and makes the screen difficult to see, creating a hazard. I called Jeep Cares and they informed me that nothing could be done but I could pay out of pocket. Jeep said that it didn't meet requirements for repair/replacement and I asked wh…

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The main screen display in my Grand Cherokee is de-laminating. It is happening so quickly and makes the screen difficult to see, creating a hazard. I called Jeep Cares and they informed me that nothing could be done but I could pay out of pocket. Jeep said that it didn't meet requirements for repair/replacement and I asked what requirements it didn't meet. The representative told me that was proprietary information. A week later, the screen is getting hard to see so I messaged Jeep on Facebook. They responded and asked for my information and they would review and get back to me. I provided that information and now they are actually ignoring me. I followed up twice, they read the message and will not respond.

NHTSA ODI #11607478

21,000 miles · Aug 2, 2024
Structure

The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle was designed with a leather dashboard cover. The contact stated that the leather dashboard cover was lifting and was detaching from the body of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufact…

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The contact owns a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle was designed with a leather dashboard cover. The contact stated that the leather dashboard cover was lifting and was detaching from the body of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.

NHTSA ODI #11606087

Mileage unknown · Jul 29, 2024
Electrical System

Main entertainment screen containing all settings for car, safety, navigation has bubbled which is a common issue amongst car owners for this car.

NHTSA ODI #11605293

Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 2024
Electrical SystemEngineUnknown Or Other

This is the fourth time this has happened. I am scheduled to have the dealership begin to trouble shoot the issue again tomorrow. Upon the second time I took the vehicle to the dealership. They were unable to replicate the issue having had it in their possession for two weeks. I was driving to work this morning, driving downhi…

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This is the fourth time this has happened. I am scheduled to have the dealership begin to trouble shoot the issue again tomorrow. Upon the second time I took the vehicle to the dealership. They were unable to replicate the issue having had it in their possession for two weeks. I was driving to work this morning, driving downhill, turned on my turn indicator to take a right onto a highway on ramp, when in the middle of the turn complete electrical and engine failure. The radio, headlamps, turn signal, brake lights, power assisted braking and engine all cut out. The hazards worked, but no dash light indicator lit up letting me know. Only the glowing flash on the side of the road let me know. The dash was completely blacked out except for "shift to park to start". The steering didn't lock up thankfully, while pulling over I attempted to shift to neutral and start while in motion, nothing. I succeeded in coming to a stop on the shoulder shifted to drive, and the vehicle started right up. There were,and are no warning lights illumenated.

NHTSA ODI #11604068

Mileage unknown · Jul 23, 2024
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

Delamination of the front screen of the car. The screen is delaminating at a rapid pace and I have no reason for the issue to arise other than a manufacture issue with the screen. It continues to get every day. Causing an obstruction and not being able to see my review back up camera.

NHTSA ODI #11604027

Mileage unknown · Jul 19, 2024
Unknown Or Other

Display screen is suddenly delaminating rapidly. No unusual incident has occurred to cause the delamination. As the area of delamination expands, the responsiveness of the touchscreen becomes erratic.

NHTSA ODI #11603386

Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 2024
Steering

While driving the power steering would quit working. It would turn off and on randomly. I have found this to be a very common issue among these vehicles.

NHTSA ODI #11602262

Official recalls

3

23V411000 · Engine And Engine Cooling

Jun 8, 2023

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Ram 1500 and 2014-2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles equipped with 3.0L Diesel engines. The crankshaft position sensor tone wheel may delaminate, causing the engine to lose its ability to synchronize the fuel injector pulses and cam shaft timing, possibly resulting in an engine stall.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will update the powertrain control module software to maintain vehicle propulsion, free of charge. Interim notification letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed August 3, 2023. Some owner notification letters were mailed October 31, 2023. The remaining owner notification letters will be mailed at a future date, anticipated July 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 66A. This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-475.

22V406000 · Fuel System, Diesel:delivery:fuel Pump

Jun 9, 2022

Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and 2014-2019 Ram 1500 vehicles equipped with 3.0L diesel engines. A high pressure fuel pump (HPFP) failure may introduce internal debris into the fuel system, potentially resulting in fuel starvation.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Fuel starvation may result in an unexpected loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the HPFP, and inspect and replace, if necessary, additional fuel system components, free of charge. Interim notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed July 21, 2022. Owner notification letters for were mailed for Jeep Grand Cherokee owners starting January 11, 2024. Owner notification letters for Ram 1500 owners were mailed March 7, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLS's number for this recall is Z46.

20V191000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

Sep 10, 2020

Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2020 Jeep Gladiator and Jeep Cherokee, 2019-2020 Ram 1500 Pickup, Ram 2500 Pickup, Ram 3500 Pickup, Chrysler Pacifica, Dodge Durango, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, and Jeep Renegade and 2019 Dodge Challenger vehicles equipped with 8.4" or 12" radio displays. A software error can cause the rearview camera image to remain displayed after the vehicle has been shifted out of reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: The lingering rearview image can distract the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Chrysler has notified owners, and dealers will update the radio display software, free of charge. Optionally, owners can choose to remotely update their software via an Over-The-Air (OTA) update available as of May 1, 2020. The recall began April 27, 2020. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is W30-W37.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

EA23001 · High Pressure Fuel Pump Failure

Opened Mar 17, 2023 · No close date supplied

Status: open (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Diesel:delivery:fuel Pump

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE21-021 on October 14, 2021, to investigate incidents alleging a stall/loss of motive power as a result of high-pressure fuel pump failures in certain model year (MY) 2019-2020 Ram 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 heavy duty trucks equipped with 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel engines. During the investigation, ODI sought to determine if the related defect allegation was limited in scope to the recalled population. After review of information request response materials from both FCA and BMW, NHTSA determined that sufficient information to identify a comprehensive recall population could not be produced by FCA and BMW.During the investigation FCA filed recalls 22V406, 22E048, 22V767, and 22E087 which include vehicles not identified in the initial subject population by ODI. ODI also received recall 21V586, involving loss of motive power due to failed CP4 fuel pumps on certain BMW manufactured vehicles. An information request letter response received from BMW indicated that failed pumps on their vehicles were caused by an interaction between pump internal components and US market diesel fuel, leading to increased slip and eventual particle-generating wear surface. Additional work will be done to identify whether a similar root cause is associated with the FCA recalled population and if similar wear dynamics occur on pumps supplied to vehicle manufacturers other than those included in the recalled population.ODI has upgraded this investigation to an EA in order to 1) determine engineering specifications of internal pump components that are correlated with pump failure leading to loss of motive power or other safety related hazards, 2) identify vehicle populations equipped with alleged defective pump variants, 3) assess if vehicles equipped with alleged defective pump variants result in an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety and 4) gather and review any other relevant information related to high pressure fuel pump failure associated with the subject populations of recalls 21V586, 21V880, 21E094, 22V406, 22E048, 22V767, and 22E087.Review of the above information will allow NHTSA to confirm root cause and recall remedy viability, and identify and evaluate vehicle populations equipped with pump components that may pose an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID using the following complaint identification numbers: 11257550, 11351441, 11361603, 11361616, 11365300, 11365426, 11365858, 11366401, 11372337, 11373793, 11374797, 11376793, 11377871, 11378173, 11384377, 11386063, 11387018, 11399710, 11402550, 11415339, 11418868, 11418870, 11427075, 11434276, 11436807, 11437226, 11437249, 11437273, 11437292, 11437294, 11437394, 11437399, 11437403, 11437405, 11437423, 11437528, 11437565, 11437579, 11437580, 11437590, 11437679, 11437744, 11437781, 11437842, 11437993, 11438006, 11438008, 11438121, 11438138, 11438155, 11438392, 11438629, 11439359, 11439879, 11440397, 11443030, 11446542, 11448163, 11453556, 11458918, 11460558, 11469337

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