Jeep recalls Wrangler, Grand Cherokee hybrid SUVs over engine defect

Jeep recalled 112,859 Wrangler and Grand Cherokee hybrids.

The issue, Jeep determined, is that some engines may be contaminated with residual sand from the casting process.

The recall is another in a spate of issues identified with hybrid Jeep vehicles.

Jeep is once again recalling hybrid Jeeps, this time alerting the public that 112,859 Wrangler and Grand Cherokee plug-in hybrids are at risk of engine failure due to sand contamination in the engine.

The recall follows a recall of more than 300,000 vehicles issued for certain hybrid Jeeps on Nov. 4 due to the risk of spontaneous fire, as well as a recall from September of more than 90,000 hybrid Jeeps that were at risk of a random loss of propulsion.

This time around, the plug-in hybrid Jeeps under recall are the 2023-2025 Jeep Gr