2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Transmission & Powertrain Problems
NHTSA lists 88 transmission & powertrain complaints for the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 24% of all 364 complaints filed for the year, with a median failure mileage of 45,000. Three crashes and one injury are linked to this area, but no related recalls are listed in this data.
- Transmission & Powertrain complaints
- 88
- 24% of 364
- Crashes reported
- 3
- Fires reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Median mileage
- 45,000 mi
- Related recalls
- 0
Typical transmission symptoms owners report
- Vehicle rolls away or lurches forward after being placed in park, sometimes with the driver outside the vehicle and no warning lamp present.
- Gear shifter drops from drive into neutral on its own while the vehicle is moving, requiring the driver to re-shift to regain power.
- Transmission downshifts abruptly at varying speeds, with owners reporting repeated shop visits and a valve body replacement that did not resolve it.
- Vehicle slips out of reverse or fails to shift properly, accompanied by an illuminated engine caution light.
- Vehicle rolls backward or forward on an incline after being left in park with the engine running and no parking brake applied.
When 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission complaints were filed
First complaint Feb 7, 2017, latest Aug 19, 2026.
Transmission & Powertrain recalls for the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee
No safety recalls on record for this model year.
Transmission & Powertrain complaints by Grand Cherokee model year
Raw complaint counts per model year; newer years have had less time to accumulate complaints.
Frequently asked questions
- How common are transmission problems on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
- NHTSA lists 88 transmission & powertrain complaints for the 2017 model year, which is 24% of the 364 total complaints filed for that year.
- Is there a recall for 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission issues?
- This data shows no related recalls listed for the transmission & powertrain area on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee.
- At what mileage do these transmission problems usually appear?
- The median mileage at failure reported to NHTSA for this problem area is 45,000 miles.
- Have there been crashes linked to these transmission complaints?
- NHTSA data links 3 crashes and 1 injury to transmission & powertrain complaints on the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, with no fires reported.
- How does 2017 compare to other Grand Cherokee model years for this issue?
- The 2017 model's transmission complaints make up 24% of its total complaints, close to the 25% share seen in 2016 and higher than the 9% share in 2018.