The automaker quietly discontinued the V-8 engine option in the two-row Grand Cherokee in the middle of 2023. Jeep views the more powerful plug-in hybrid 4xe as the V-8's replacement. The 5.7-liter V-8 was rated at 357 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque, while the 4xe checks in with 375 hp and 470 lb-ft.

Jeep is recalling over 194,000 of their top-selling hybrids because of a potential fire risk.

Automaker Stellantis on Monday recalled 154,032 Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrids built in recent years after discovering a significant fire risk.

This recall partially explains why Jeep hasn't rolled out the long-awaited Gladiator 4xe plug-in hybrid for the 2025 model year

Stellantis has been having a bit of a rough year in 2024 — and it doesn't look like it's getting better just yet. On Monday, the automaker announced that nearly 200000 plug-in hybrid Jeeps are being recalled due to a risk that the batteries could catch fire.

NORFOLK, Va. — Hybrid electric Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee vehicles are being recalled, Chrysler announced. On Sept. 27, Chrysler issued a recall for over 154,000 hybrid electric Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee for fire risk. The high-voltage battery may fail and cause a fire while it is parked or driving.

The progressive plug-in hybrid SUVs from Stellantis have been recalled after multiple vehicle fires have been reported.

Jeep is recalling 154,000 plug-in hybrid SUVs, including the 2022-24 Grand Cherokee 4xe and 2020-24 Wrangler 4xe, because they can catch fire while parked or driving.

Stellantis is recalling more than 154,000 examples of its plug-in-hybrid Jeep Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe SUVs over a potential fire risk.

In a new round of recalls, over 154,000 Jeep users are being advised not to charge their Wrangler 4xe and Grand Cherokee 4xe vehicles due to a possible battery system fault.