Optional height-adjustable air suspension, which Jeep refers to as "Quadra-Lift", can raise the vehicle's ground clearance up to 11.1 in (282 mm).

The Hemi V8 retained the Multiple Displacement System (MDS) that shuts down four cylinders in low-power driving situations, and the V8 remains coupled with the multi-speed automatic transmission which includes Electronic Range Selection (ERS) to manually limit the high gear operating range.

A 3.0L turbocharged diesel V6 developed and built by Fiat Powertrain Technologies and VM Motor (with Multijet II injection[12]) rated at 177 kW (241 PS; 237 hp) and 550 N⋅m (406 lbf⋅ft) of torque is offered in export markets by mid-2011.

[needs update][13] On January 14, 2013, at the Detroit Auto Show, Jeep announced that this new EcoDiesel engine will become available in the 2014 Grand Cherokee,[14] together with the new 8HP70 8-speed automatic transmission.

[15] The new 3.0L CRD turbodiesel engine is offered in European markets in a 140 kW (190 PS; 188 hp) low-power version.

This recall can be remedied by sending your vehicle to an authorized dealer, where they will install a new fuel pump relay and wiring harness, free of charge.

The issue was linked to 41 injuries, 212 crashes, and 308 reports of property damage[24] and shortly after the recall was announced, actor Anton Yelchin was killed by his Grand Cherokee rolling backward into him after he exited it while it was still in gear.

[24] After Yelchin's death, the Chrysler accelerated the recall campaign and took steps to get the affected Jeeps repaired faster than originally planned.

[27] Auto reviews measured this at 4.5 seconds, making the 2014 SRT the fastest Jeep ever produced at the time.

The new Grand Cherokee SRT8, which started production on July 16, 2011,[29] is equipped with a 470 hp (350 kW; 477 PS) 6.4 L Hemi V8 engine.

For the Overland Summit trim, Front Park Assist, power-folding side mirrors, and headlight washers became standard equipment and Nappa leather seats became available in black or saddle-colored.

A new front end with a revised body-colored grille, new, smaller headlamps, and new tail lamps round out the exterior changes.

Inside, the Summit model receives the SRT's nineteen-speaker Harman/Kardon surround sound system, all Grand Cherokees receive a new steering wheel with paddle shifters standard in every model, an eight-speed TorqueFlite 8 automatic transmission, and an 8.4-inch touch screen display with Garmin navigation software, an optional CD player, and the U Connect Access System first introduced in 2013 Ram 1500.

It will offer the same seven-slot front grille that was first offered on the 2016 Grand Cherokee Laredo and Limited 75th Anniversary Edition models, red-painted front-mounted tow hooks, standard eighteen-inch and optional twenty-inch alloy wheels, special off-road tires with Kevlar belts, Neutral Gray-painted exterior accents and badges, optional Mopar side rock rails, a standard U Connect 8.4-inch touch-screen infotainment system, red accent stitching throughout the interior, a 'Trailhawk' emblem on the steering wheel, brushed Piano black interior trim panels, and gunmetal finished interior components.

Its features include cross-stitched leather-trimmed interior, Active Noise Cancellation, an acoustic windshield and front side glass, leather-trimmed dashboard and door panel inserts, a nineteen-speaker, 825-watt Harman Kardon surround-sound system, automatically folding power side-view mirrors, a suede-trimmed headliner, a blind-spot monitoring system, lane departure warning, parallel and perpendicular park assist systems, Berber carpeting, and other interior appointments.

On Limited, Trailhawk, and Sterling Edition models, the Luxury Group is required to have the rear-seat entertainment system option.

The mid-level Limited trim receives a standard U Connect 4C 8.4 infotainment system with Garmin GPS navigation, which was previously available as an extra-cost option, leaving only the base Laredo, Laredo E, and Upland trims with the base U Connect 4 7.0 infotainment system as standard equipment.

In addition, the U Connect 4C 8.4 infotainment system with Garmin GPS navigation receives a new 8.4-inch, high-definition "Dissociated" touchscreen display, which was first introduced on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan.

Blind Spot Detection System (BLIS) and Forward Collision Warning System (FCWS), previously extra-cost options available as part of a package on top-level trims of the Grand Cherokee, are now standard equipment on all Grand Cherokee trim levels.

[37] In 2009, the company announced a US$1.8 billion, 285,000-square-foot (26,477 m2) expansion of its Jefferson North Assembly plant in Detroit to allow flexible manufacture of the next-generation model, as well as the 2011+ Dodge Durango off the same platform that was developed jointly with Mercedes (ML Chassis).

[38] *vehicle structure rated "Marginal" The 2022 Grand Cherokee WK was safety tested by the IIHS: