The Trouble With Jeep Interiors

Common Interior Problems

Interior Water Leaks

Jeeps are supposed to represent durability, off-road capability and great all-weather handling. Unfortunately for thousands of Jeep Compass and Patriot owners, they're afraid to drive their cars in the rain due to numerous reports of leaks …

Leather Dashboard Wrinkles

The leather dashboard of the Grand Cherokee's most expensive trim level makes the SUV look cheap over time. That's because of widespread issues with bubbling, warping, and wrinkling…

AHR Deploys

The active head restraints in some Jeep vehicles are handing out free concussions. A mechanical breakdown inside the restraint means they could deploy randomly at any time.

Where Interior Complaints Happen

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

2011 Grand Cherokee leather dashboard is bubbling/wrinkling up 80 (100%)
2006 Commander door handle broken 35 (44%)
2014 Grand Cherokee leather bubbling on dashboard 35 (44%)
2012 Grand Cherokee leather dash has delaminated 31 (39%)
2014 Grand Cherokee uncomfortable seats 15 (19%)
2005 Grand Cherokee door handles have broken from interior door panels 14 (18%)
2014 Grand Cherokee Radio system malfunctions 14 (18%)

Worst Models

Grand Cherokee 469 (100%)
Cherokee 95 (20%)
Wrangler 90 (19%)
Liberty 86 (18%)
Renegade 84 (18%)
Commander 58 (12%)

Related News and Notes

Small Number of 2019 Cherokees Have Defective Instrument Clusters

Posted on: March 8, 2019
Source: carcomplaints.com

A tiny group of 2019 Jeep Cherokees shipped with defective instrument clusters. That means no working gauges, warning chimes, or gauges. You know, little stuff like that. The recall is already underway.

Lawsuit Says Jeep’s Active Head Restraints Are Too Active

Posted on: January 25, 2019
Source: carcomplaints.com

A Florida lawsuit says Fiat-Chrysler's (FCA) active head restraint is a little too active for their liking.
The safety system tries to reduce whiplash by springing the head restraint forward in the event of a crash. However, the plastic bra … continue reading

2012 Liberty’s Active Head Restraint Recalled

Posted on: October 23, 2017
Source: carcomplaints.com

Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) is recalling 470,000 cars with active head restraints after an internal investigation revealed there were problems with the occupant restraint control modules that can degrade.
The investigation came after the National H … continue reading

Active Head Restraints Recalled

Posted on: July 5, 2013
Source: carcomplaints.com

The 2011-2013 Liberty has been recalled because a faulty microcontroller in the active head restraints could cause the system to fail.
The silver lining? If an active head restraint fails, it just becomes an inactive head restraint until yo … continue reading