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Reliability report · 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee · Updated July 2026 · ~$2,850/yr fuel · what it costs to keep →

The redesigned two-row WL arrives with a launch-year recall list and a new air-suspension-and-electronics profile — nearly all free fixes, so the recall record is the whole game.

The 2022 is the ground-up redesign of the two-row Grand Cherokee (the WL platform), and like most first-year cars it came with a long recall list rather than a big out-of-pocket pattern. The safety items to verify are real: an upper control-arm ball joint that can separate and drop a wheel (24V-132), rear coil springs that can detach (23V-413, replaced by 26V-051), a steering-column shaft that can disconnect (23V-352), and a run of rearview-camera and side-airbag recalls. Every one is free.

This year also introduces the 4xe plug-in hybrid, whose complaints are filed under the mainstream Grand Cherokee this year. The 4xe's high-voltage battery later drew a serious fire recall (25V-741) telling owners to park outside and not charge until fixed, and its hybrid controller drew a power-loss recall (25V-576). Day to day, the WL's noise is electronics — the Uconnect 5 screen — and the Quadra-Lift air suspension throwing 'Service Air Suspension' messages. Buy the one with a clean, complete recall record.

Evidence: 355 NHTSA complaints · 11 recall campaigns · 6 mechanic & forum sources

Canary status

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What that means: 355 federal complaints and eleven recalls. 2022 is the first year of the redesigned two-row fifth-generation (WL) Grand Cherokee, and it launched with a redesign-era stack of recalls — steering, suspension, airbags, and a run of rearview-camera fixes — plus a new 4xe plug-in hybrid whose high-voltage battery later drew a fire recall. Almost everything is a free remedy.

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355

Federal complaints

11

Recalls

Known issues

Ranked by the cost of ignoring them. Every claim carries its source.

Suspension and steering recalls — the launch-year safety cluster

major

The WL launched with several chassis recalls worth confirming. An upper control-arm ball joint can separate from the steering knuckle and let the wheel fall outward, causing a loss of control (24V-132, code 10B). Rear coil springs may have been incorrectly installed and can detach while driving (23V-413, code 64A, later replaced by 26V-051, code 20D). And a steering-column intermediate shaft can disconnect and cause a loss of steering (23V-352, code 58A). All are free inspection/repairs — but on a used WL they're only worth anything if they were done. Verify each by VIN.

Suspension/steering recalls

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Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (WL Grand Cherokee)

4xe plug-in hybrid — high-voltage battery fire recallmajor

  • 2.0L turbo 4xe PHEV

The 2022 introduces the 4xe plug-in hybrid (a PHEV — a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle). Its high-voltage battery can fail internally and cause a fire while parked or driving; the recall (25V-741, code 68C) tells owners to park outside, away from structures, and not to charge until the fix — a software update and, if needed, a battery replacement. Separately, a hybrid-control-processor software error can cause a loss of drive power (25V-576, code 73C). On any 2022 4xe, confirm both are resolved; the battery recall is the one with real teeth.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (WL Grand Cherokee)

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4xe HV-battery and HCP recalls

Rearview-camera and airbag recalls — a repeated chainmoderate

The WL drew several rearview-camera display recalls (a distraction and federal rear-visibility non-compliance): the Central Vision Park Assist software (23V-577), a coaxial-cable connection (24V-289), the radio software (24V-436), and a center-stack display transistor that can overheat (25V-083). Some superseded or joined earlier ones, so a car 'fixed' once may need the newer remedy. There are also front side-airbag connector recalls (24V-897 and 26V-328). Confirm the latest camera and airbag remedies were applied.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (WL Grand Cherokee)

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Camera and airbag recalls

Uconnect 5 screen and Quadra-Lift air suspensionmoderate

The WL's everyday complaints are electronic. The Uconnect 5 radio screen can go blank, lock up, or reboot — Chrysler documents this in a service bulletin, separate from the camera recalls. And the optional Quadra-Lift air suspension can throw a 'Service Air Suspension' message, with ride-height sensor faults especially in cold weather; Chrysler ran a part-order-restriction program on the air-suspension control module, a sign parts were constrained. Test the screen across menus and cycle the air suspension through its height settings on the drive.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe) · Independent mechanic channel transcripts (WL Grand Cherokee)

Windshield defrost/defog software recall — 24V-111minor

A hybrid-control-processor software error can make the windshield defrosting and defogging system inoperative — a visibility (FMVSS 103) non-compliance — on 2022-2024 Grand Cherokee (and 2021-2024 Wrangler). The fix (24V-111, code 04B) is a free software update. Quick to do, easy to overlook; confirm it by VIN.

Sources: NHTSA complaint database, 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee (incl. 4xe)

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Defrost software update (recall 24V-111)

The upper control arm ball joint and steering knuckle may separate and cause the wheel to fall outward.
6 mechanic & owner sources

Open recalls

Free fixes at any Jeep dealer. Run the VIN — “completed” isn’t always completed.

  1. 24V-132Upper control-arm ball joint and steering knuckle may separate — wheel falls outward, loss of control (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L). Free pinch-bolt replacement. Chrysler code 10B.open
  2. 23V-352Steering-column intermediate shaft may disconnect — loss of steering control (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L). Free inspection/replacement. Chrysler code 58A.open
  3. 23V-413Rear coil springs may detach while driving (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L). Free inspection/repair. Replaced by 26V-051. Chrysler code 64A.open
  4. 26V-051Supersedes 23V-413: rear coil springs may detach while driving (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L). Free inspection/repair. Chrysler code 20D.open
  5. 23V-577Central Vision Park Assist rearview image may not display in reverse — FMVSS 111 (2022-2023 GC, 2021-2023 L, Wagoneer). Free software update. Chrysler code 56A.open
  6. 24V-289Improperly connected coaxial cable may prevent the rearview image from displaying — FMVSS 111 (2022-2023 GC). Free connection repair. Chrysler code 40B.open
  7. 24V-436Radio software may prevent the rearview image from displaying — FMVSS 111 (multi-model incl. 2022-2023 GC). Free software/OTA update. Chrysler codes 66B/79B.open
  8. 24V-111Hybrid-control-processor software error may disable windshield defrost/defog — FMVSS 103 (2022-2024 GC, 2021-2024 Wrangler). Free software update. Chrysler code 04B.open
  9. 24V-897Front side-airbag connector may be improperly secured — airbags may not deploy — FMVSS 214 (2022-2024 GC, 2021-2024 L). Free repair. Chrysler code B3B.open
  10. 25V-5764xe PHEV hybrid-control-processor software error may cause a loss of drive power (2022-2026 GC PHEV). Free software update. Chrysler code 73C.open
  11. 25V-7414xe high-voltage battery may fail internally and cause a fire — park outside, do not charge until fixed (2022-2026 GC 4xe; supersedes 23V-787/24V-720). Free software update / battery replacement as needed. Chrysler code 68C.open

What it costs to keep

The purchase price is what you negotiate. These are the numbers you live with afterward — each one sourced, none of them blended into a fake total.

The ownership picture — 2022 Grand Cherokee

Four sourced numbers. No fake total.

Fuel

22 MPG combined (19 city / 26 highway) for the RWD, 3.6L on the EPA federal fuel-economy test.

Source: FuelEconomy.gov (EPA) — EPA’s federal fuel-economy test, recomputed with current gas prices. EPA record 44856 (Grand Cherokee 2WD).
Other builds EPA lists: 4WD, 3.6L 22 MPG · AWD, 5.7L (midgrade fuel) 17 MPG · Plug-in hybrid 4WD, 2.0L turbo 23 MPG.

$2,850/yr

at $4.15/gal · 15,000 mi/yr · 55/45 city/hwy · pulled Jul 12, 2026

Crash losses

Collision losses run about average here. Neither a red flag nor a discount at the insurer.

Source: HLDI — the insurance industry’s loss-data institute — HLDI collision losses, 2021–22 models, published April 2023 (report R-23). 100 = the all-vehicle average. Series read: Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr 4WD.
Other series: Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4dr 4WD 84 · Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr 104 · Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4dr 85 · Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr 4WD (NEW) 72 · Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr (NEW) 60, where 100 = average.

94 vs 100

6% below average

Theft

Stolen about 34% more often than the average vehicle. Worth pricing comprehensive coverage before you buy, not after.

Source: HLDI — HLDI whole vehicle theft losses, 2022–24 models, published May 2025 (report WT-24). 100 = the all-vehicle average. Series read: Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4dr 4WD.
Other series: Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr 4WD (NEW) 126 · Jeep Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrid 4dr 4WD 27 · Jeep Grand Cherokee L 4dr 104 · Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr (NEW) 38, where 100 = average.

134 vs 100

34% above average

Repair risk

What this specific year is known to need. Pulled from the issues above — the repairs owners actually report, at the costs they report them. Averages from other sites blend every year together; these are this year’s own numbers.

Source: this report — 01 Known issues.

Suspension/steering recalls$0
4xe HV-battery and HCP recalls$0
Camera and airbag recalls$0
Defrost software update (recall 24V-111)$0
Why there’s no single “cost to own” number: sites that promise one are guessing at your insurance quote, your annual miles, and your luck. These are the numbers we can actually source — and each one carries its receipt.

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Before you buy

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  1. 01Verify the suspension and steering recalls by VIN — 24V-132 (control-arm ball joint), 23V-413/26V-051 (rear coil spring), 23V-352 (steering shaft) — and confirm they show completed.
  2. 02On a 4xe, confirm the high-voltage-battery fire recall (25V-741) and the HCP power-loss recall (25V-576) are resolved.
  3. 03Confirm the latest rearview-camera remedy (23V-577 / 24V-289 / 24V-436 / 25V-083) and side-airbag recalls (24V-897, 26V-328) were applied — several superseded each other.
  4. 04Test the Uconnect 5 screen across menus for blank/reboot behavior, and cycle the Quadra-Lift air suspension through its heights.
  5. 05Confirm the windshield defrost software recall 24V-111 was done.
  6. 06Because this is a redesign year, treat an incomplete recall history as a walk-away rather than a negotiation.

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