This good-looking off-roader may flip itself into an oversize paperweight, in step with experiences.
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The 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee is most definitely the most efficient factor that Jeep has carried out in years with regards to its non-Wrangler output and punches neatly above its weight magnificence relating to inner high quality and total design. We are lovers. Sadly, now not the entirety is hunky-dory in Jeep land, it sort of feels. The Power reported Thursday that one of the most new Grand Cherokee (and the longer-wheelbase L fashions) were bricking themselves.
In step with a missive despatched from Stellantis to its Jeep sellers, the problem turns out to stem from one thing known as the Radio Frequency Hub Module, which is able to it appears throw the proverbial wrench within the verbal exchange between the car and its key fob, inflicting the entirety else to head haywire. The issue has reportedly led Jeep to position a stop-sale order at the Grand Cherokee.
At the moment, Jeep is operating on getting the correct substitute portions to sellers in order that this factor may also be mounted briefly with no full-on protection recall; the ones are much more sophisticated as soon as the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Protection Management will get concerned.
In keeping with discussion board posts, it might appear that thus far this factor is proscribed to automobiles bought in February, which issues to there being a foul batch of elements that got here and went via manufacturing. Alternatively, for the reason that we are nonetheless in February, we most definitely would possibly not know the overall scope of the problem for some time.
We requested Jeep for remark however did not listen again in time for newsletter.
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