2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical system problems

What owners report

• “The transmission fails constantly when we are accelerating - approxx 50-58 miles per hour the transmission freezes & the RMP's stay @ 4-5 thousand for 20-30 seconds - it fails to downshift. This is extremely dangerous at any time & can cause a major accident if the vehicle is stuck & you need to…”

  filed Aug 2, 2026

• “This vehicle has now experienced three separate incidents of sudden loss of propulsion while traveling at highway speeds, requiring it to be towed to the dealership on all three occasions. Each incident involved the same dangerous defect, and after each repair I was assured, the vehicle had been…”

  filed Jul 29, 2026

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

• High voltage battery may fail internally and lead to a vehicle fire while parked or…
  Campaign 25V741000 · Oct 30, 2025
• A software error within the hybrid control processor may result in a loss of drive power
  Campaign 25V576000 · Sep 4, 2025

Related service bulletins

• R1L Radio Screen Goes Blank after transitioning from logistic to customer mode

  S268A000016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 31, 2026

• Power Folding Seat Wire Harness Pinched Customers may experience one or more of the following: SYMPTOM: ● Battery is depleted. NOTE: Battery depletion may be due to a pinched power folding seat wire harness behind the…

  08-274-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 11, 2026

Electrical System problems in other Grand Cherokee years

Other reported problem areas on the 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee