2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems

317 complaints about Electrical System

317
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8
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12
Fires
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Dec 20, 2025

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Nov 13, 2025

Why does a service shifter notes appear on the dashboard of my 2015 Jeep Cherokee latitude? Thank you

Oct 31, 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 20V343000 (Power Train) and 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure). The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact was unsure if any warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle, and Jeep Roadside Assistance was contacted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, the parking brake failed to disengage. The contact left the vehicle parked. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, the liftgate opened independently. Due to the failure, water entered the vehicle during a rainstorm. The contact stated that the liftgate failure persisted. The contact stated that there was mold on the seats, ceiling, dashboard, compartment area in the rear of the vehicle, and the spare tire location. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer refused to inspect or repair the vehicle due to safety concerns for their employees. The vehicle remained at the dealer unrepaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

Mileage: 49,000

Oct 29, 2025

Check engine light on 2015 Jeep Cherokee Sport turned on, vehicle "went limp". Pulled over, turned car off, waited, turned car back on. Happened again taking car to dealership. The dealership said "code for trans range sensor p1726. reset trans and test drove. code did not come back". Same thing happened again a week later. Took it to Firestone, code was "TCM P1726-00 Transmission Manage Sensor "C" circuit High. They said it sounded like the Recall Number 16V529000/S55. I took it back to the dealership, they said the recall, despite being for a 2015 Jeep Cherokee didn't apply and noted "Same code P1726 set in TCM. Going to need range sensor and TCM replaced."

Sep 28, 2025

The vehicle suddenly started showing parking brake, traction, ABS, and check engine lights after being started. Earlier in the day, I had also started the vehicle but cancelled the errands and returned to start it later when the dashboard and warning lights came on. Putting it in reverse, the steering was stiff as if in neutral. Never left the driveway as I wasn't taking a chance in steering or braking. The battery is less than a year old. This is the second time this has happened.

Sep 25, 2025

Vehicle was driving and working just as it should, up until two mornings ago, I start the jeep, shifted into gear and it got stuck in neutral. Service parking brake came on, traction control claims to be on even after pushing the button a couple different times to try and disengage it, odometer flashes when car is fully on(not in acc mode), check engine light is on. Battery was recently replaced and is good so it’s not the battery. Jeep still starts, but is still stuck in neutral as of yesterday morning(9-23-2025).

Jul 16, 2025

Electronic gear shifter light appears on dashboard check gear shifter.

Jul 11, 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact stated that the power liftgate became inoperable when the contact attempted to engage the power liftgate. The contact had to enter the vehicle and manually opened the power liftgate. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the power liftgate module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired, and the dealer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Mileage: 102,000

Jun 26, 2025

Electrical system/Transmission malfunctioned causing engine to shift into neutral while driving and cause engine to shut down and refuse to start again. The issue seems to only happen whenever the engine is up to temperature and the fan is active. The vehicle has been inspected by a dealership and they said the throttle body was the issue, after replacement the issue still persists. There is no warning lights or symptoms. It will happen either at rest or in motion. I was driving yesterday and it happened after I had completed a lane change and was almost hit by a semi. This is not the first instance of it occurring.

Jun 25, 2025

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power in the middle of the roadway and was unable to restart. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who determined that water had entered the vehicle, resulting in water damages to the RF Radio Hub. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

May 16, 2025

Ptu went out they replaced it it was still not working and they said oh well now ptu is still out and it rolls in park won’t shift when pulling out and is very scary to have my kids in this death trap

May 5, 2025

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May 4, 2025

My vehicle - at random - will switch to traction control, 4x4, and will slow down while driving, and will not allow me to go above 45 mph, with the engine rpm’s revved as high as if I’m driving 85 mph. No mechanic has been able to accurately diagnose it, and I continue to pay for different repairs, without getting the problem actually solved.

Apr 21, 2025

After driving a vehicle for a few minutes the lights will flash pretty badly, the service transmission light comes on, on the dash and the car enters limp mode, and the fan comes on, you are unable to move the vehicle it will not go forward or backwards. The vehicle runs perfectly smooth until this happens without warning. Additionally, the service air bag light came on, on the dash but if you turn the car off and back on the lights will go away and you can resume activity as usual. The cars lights and horn goes crazy even when you are not in the vehicle or driving it and does not have to be on when it does this. Now the vehicle has a service engine light on and diagnostics have been done and one part has been changed but this did not resolve the issue which was a purge solenoid and the oil filter housing which also did not resolve the issue. This vehicle is very dangerous to drive as it will go into limp mode while driving it.

Feb 2, 2025

My parking brake turned on by itself when I started my 2015 Jeep Cherokee and would not turn off. The parking brake light also came on. It is available for inspection. My safety and others safety was put at risk because my car could have stopped running while I was driving. I will be taking it to my local Jeep dealership to have it looked at. I have had a mechanic look at it but was told he could not fix it.

Dec 7, 2024

Driving through [XXX] in Belfair, WA my 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk with the 2.4L started running rough and was jerking. As I entered the turn lane the Service Park Brake light flashed, my Jeep jerked to a stop and the emergency brake was turned on while I was still in Drive. I could not get the Emergency Brake to release even after putting my vehicle into park and pressing the brake pedal. I turned the Jeep off then back on but the Emergency Brake was still stuck on. I had to shut the Jeep off and get out of my vehicle on a very busy Highway to get my tools from the spare tire cargo. Upon retrieving my tools I noticed several inches of standing water in the spare tire area. I then popped my hood, disconnected the battery then reconnected the battery. This allowed the Emergency Brake to release so I could drive to the nearest parking lot. I was along an extremely busy State Highway for almost 10 minutes and nearly got hit by other vehicles including school busses and big rigs! My Jeep was towed to my home in Shelton, WA where further inspection showed water had been leaking from the lift gate. I removed all panels and found almost 4 inches of water where my spare sits, mold, water and moisture on and around the ECU and the Automatic Braking System and rust. The seals are good but when it rains the water finds its way in! These pictures are from after when I used my shop vac to get the water out. I found there is a recall for the exact same thing but only for Power Lift Gates. I do not have a Power Lift Gate but this is a major safety issue and should be recalled whether the 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk has a power lift gate or manual lift gate! A quick internet search shows so many other Jeep Owners without the Power Lift Gate have the same issue and complaints! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Oct 22, 2024

Hi, There are numbers of recalls and 3 of the recalls came back. I got engine light with the codes U0402 Implausible Data Received From TCM U0164 Lost Communication With HVAC Control Module TCM BCM and PCM needs to be reprogrammed or replaced. Also car is accelerating while cruise control is set. Fca satisfaction notice - R01 Fca recall - S55 Nhtsa recall - 16V - 529 Fca recall - U63 Nhtsa recall - 18V - 332 These 3 recalls need to be redone. Thanks

Oct 14, 2024

Good morning. I am contacting you in regards to my 2015 Jeep Cherokee. In summary, I am having issues with the transmission and upon further investigation I believe the issue is identical/related to recall campaign 16V529000. I do not feel safe driving the vehicle and would very much appreciate the issue be investigated. Thank you

Oct 14, 2024

Experiencing description included in NHTSA Action Number: PE22009 The electronic parking brake is troublesome and often times has trouble engaging/disengaging.

Oct 13, 2024

It was recalled before for water getting into the trunk causing electrical issues(even fires). I brought it to a dealership to have it fixed, water is still getting into my vehicle. Dealership said there is nothing we can do since the recall is gone.

Oct 2, 2024

Transmission issues since purchase. Chokes, shifts in and out of gear. Service shifter light. Dash Lights go on and off.

Jul 24, 2024

My 2015 Jeep Cherokee started having strange electrical issues. Sometimes the automatic lift gate would not open or close. Sometimes the parking brake would engage and not release. At times the parking brake would engage and I would not be able to drive the car. It would engage within seconds of starting to drive the car, leaving the car lurching forward or unable to move (in the middle of the street). I noticed there seemed to be water leaking into the car around the back right near the power lift gate. I managed to disengage the emergency brake to drive the car to the mechanic. The mechanic could not get the brake released and had to tow the car to an electrical specialist. I paid around $2000 for a new harness for the park break as well as other issues related to the water damage corroding the electrical equipment at the power lift gate. 16 months later and I am having the same issue again. I brought the Jeep to the dealer and they told me the brakes are corroded in addition to the recall on the power lift gate. I believe this (corroded brakes) may also be from the lift gate water leak issue. The recall repair will take months I am told. In the meantime I cannot open the lift gate and so cannot have a diagnostic done on the water leak at the lift gate that continues to enter into the electrical system at the back of the car (liftgate area), likely doing more damage again to the other electrical components such as brake release and brakes. I called the recall line at Chrysler to ask for an expedited recall service and they declined, saying the vehicle is safe to drive. Please there must be a recall on the water leaks causing all of these electrical safety issues.

Jul 14, 2024

The service shifter light comes on intermittently on my 2015 jeep Cherokee latitude. Service shifter light comes on dash and all lights on the shifter assembly are solid red. The service shifter light will not go off until the car is turned off and back on. It causes the heads up display to be blocked until the vehicle is turned off to reset the lights. The transmission feels like it is missing a gear or slipping between gears just before the service shifter light comes on. It does not have a solid time that it comes on. You can be driving down the road and it just comes on or you can be putting the car into reverse and it comes on. The jumper and bezel along with the shifter assembly has been replaced 2 times already. The first time it was replaced at my cost on April 8, 2022. The second time was replaced on November 30, 2023. My vehicle will be going into the dealership again because the service shifter light has come on again on July 14, 2024. This is a known issue and no one is doing anything about it after 90 plus complaints have already been filed with you.

Jul 9, 2024

I've done searches with Carfax and there's 4 or more recalls on my Jeep but it's not wanting to do anything now it won't even start I just drove it and the night before and I believe there's an electrical problem a transmission problem and I don't know what else and yes the car Financial Place knows about it and the place where I bought it from

Jul 8, 2024

Parking brake automatically engaged and left me stranded. I had it towed to the dealer and they found water in the spare tire compartment dealer . The repair tech said that water had damaged the parking brake module as well as others . I do not live in any area that has been flooded

Jun 4, 2024

El problema del carro está en los cambios . El carro se apaga emos pasado varias veces por riesgos . Sé a llevado varias veces a reglar. Y vuelve hacer lo mismo . Reporte recall w47

May 29, 2024

Jeep has never been in accident properly and regularly maintained when driving on freeway all of the sudden out of nowhere service airbag system and service park brake pop up I was fearful for my life when getting home not knowing if airbags will work heaven forbid I get in car accident or car may roll over onto street because park brake is not working I went to dealership and asked what's wrong with viechole did manufacturer put in faulty airbags or installed broken brake they refused to tell me what the issue is unless I pay them over $500 just to know what's wrong with car I told them car was never in accident properly maintenanced the problem has to be with manufacturer they said unless I pay $500 they will not tell me what's wrong with the jeep please investigate jeep for failed car parts.

May 1, 2024

Service Shifter Error comes on and off consistently -- dealer said that this error is known and common and has been going on for many many years. There is no "fix" to the problem and replacing the entire console is the only way to try to remediate the problem but this often does not work. It is incredibly expensive to concerning.

Apr 27, 2024

I have had this shifter on my car changed and serviced 4 times and I still have an issue. The car keeps saying service shifter everytime I reverse. Barking brake module needed to be replaced. Car roof was leaking causing major damage to my car. I have all paperwork of services. Jeep tells me that because my car is not under warranty they can not assist me. I spent about 5k on fixing this car alone not including payments. I took this car to who jeep referred I also took it to the dealership I brought it from and same issue until this day. I gave up!!!!

Apr 25, 2024

The Electronic Parking Brake has malfunctioned because water has leaked into the liftgate. Jeep is replacing the power liftgate module because if water leaks into the car, this could cause a fire if the water reaches the module. Water is in my car and has destroyed the e-brake system causing it to go on and off unexpectedly and now I can't drive the car. According to an ODI Resume, "On May 11, 2016, the manufacturer released a Technical Service Bulleting (ODI #10191415, FCA #08-060-16) that instructs dealers on replacing the EPB module and inspecting the electrical connector for corrosion if a customer describes having the EPB not releasing." Jeep is willing to replace the Power Liftgate Module - Recall 49A - but not the EPB for the exact same reason. The dealer agrees with my assessment, but without Chrysler willing to cover the cost, they are not able to replace the EPB system for free and want to charge me $1000. Several lights are going off on the dashboard - Service Park Brake, the Brake light and now the Stop/Start function is disabled.

Apr 11, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the parking brake error message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was a crack on the vehicle near the lift gate and water had entered the spare tire compartment. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the wiring harness and module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure). The failure mileage was approximately 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

Mar 11, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Mar 7, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Mar 4, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the electronic liftgate door failed to open as needed. The failure mileage was 76,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Mileage: 76,000

Feb 29, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Feb 22, 2024

We own and lease mostly Chrysler /Jeep products in our family. We currently have a Wrangler, Pacifica, Jeep Cherokee. Our 2015 Jeep Cherokee has shut down completely while driving 4 times. The first time this happened was a year ago and we thought it was a fluke. Recently it has happened 3 times so there is clearly an issue with this 2015 Jeep Cherokee and it is unsafe to drive until this matter is completely fixed or the car is replaced. We are fortunate that an accident did not occur during any of these times however the last incident came very close. Very frightening !! The vehicle is currently at Rockland Jeep Dealer and I am attaching the estimate we received which is over 5,000.00. We have replaced the battery, changed the oil and have been without this vehicle for almost 2 months. We are hoping that Chrysler will pick up this expense since there were many recalls regarding this matter.

Feb 17, 2024

Randomly an audible alarm sounds and the dash indicates "Service Shifter" while the digital dashboard indicators do not allow to navigate away from that notice, and all of the lights on the transmission indicators illuminate. I called the dealer and they said they were aware of issues with that, but no recall exists. I Googled the "Service Shifter" and my model vehicle and apparently it's a larger problem than the Dealer indicated on the phone. I was advised to turn the vehicle off, open the door, close the door, and restart the vehicle. The error cleared but later intermittently reappears.

Feb 7, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Feb 5, 2024

I own 2015 Jeep Cherokee. the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v338000((electrical system, structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The recall was announced in May of 2023. It is now February 2024. The only solution for this urgent recall is to park outside away from vehicles and buildings. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirm parts not available.

Jan 29, 2024

I've been waiting for months to fix the latest recall as part of the 'park outside' campaign, of which we received notice several months ago. This vehicle should never have been sold due to the 11 recalls it's had. I want out of this vehicle and loan. Please advise.

Jan 29, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and informed the contact that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Jan 29, 2024

Stellaris (Fiat/Chrysler/Jeep) issued an urgent recall for my 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk in May, 2023, related to the electric liftgate (recall 49A), notifying me that I should not park my vehicle indoors, as it can spontaneously catch fire. I can neither park in my garage at home (which violates my HOA terms) nor at work (which is underground) and be in compliance with the recall. I'm also unable to sell the vehicle back to the dealer. As of today, 1/29/2024, nine months later, I talked to both my local dealer and FCA directly on their helpline. There is no repair available and FCA confirmed by phone that there is 'no timeline available' for parts availability. This is unacceptable, as recall repairs should be completed in a timely fashion. I can be contacted at [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Jan 16, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Jan 14, 2024

I have a recall for the electrical system due to a possibility of fire with or without the ignition on. I've called several dealerships to get this taken care of only to be told there is not a solution yet, that their waiting lists are backed up, that they can't help me, etc., and I cannot get in touch with the manufacturer. This recall is serious enough that they recommend not to park it near any structures in case the vehicle catches on fire. Obviously, this vehicle is not safe to drive. I am wanting options in terms of replacing the vehicle which the dealerships and manufacturer are not being forthcoming with.

Jan 8, 2024

Parking brake engaged and had to be manually overridden to disengage. Upon further research on the internet and taking apart the rear I found a water leak from the power liftgate and the electronic power brake module to be corroded.

Jan 5, 2024

There is still no remedy for my vehicle, the rain water got inside my vehicle and made the seats/ carpet moldy and still smells like mold after 3 interior cleanings and months of keeping up with cleaning. Water still gets through. The back tailgate doesn’t work due to the recall and I’m not sure what to do. I would like the manufacturer to take it back and give me the amount I’ve paid for it through finance.

Dec 11, 2023

The service shifter light came on and there is an issue with that with Jeep cars.

Dec 3, 2023

Vehicle recall has not been resolved in a timely manner. Liftgate does not open, preventing access to spare tire in case of emergency. Also poses a fire risk.

Dec 2, 2023

Emergency parking brake would automatically engage. Service parking brake message on dash. Could not flat tow vehicle due to this problem. Dealer replaced EPB module. Told me it showed corrosion. Still getting message after replacement. Further investigation showed water intrusion due to cracked body or leaking seal. Replaced wiring harness. I believe all of this is in same area that is in the lift gate recall and subject the same electrical fire dangers.

Nov 30, 2023

Loss of power while driving

Nov 28, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Nov 28, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Nov 24, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Nov 20, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked inside the garage, and she was unable to follow the Manufacturer's Instructions on how and where to park the vehicle due to inclement weather. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and a case was opened. The manufacturer confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Nov 13, 2023

Safety recall 49A/NHTSA 23V-338. Fire hazard. Do not park in garage or near other vehicles. This was issued 5/11/2023 and has not been repaired. The restrictions make the vehicle nearly unusable. Try going to Wal Mart or church and not park next to another vehicle or park somewhere and find that another vehicle parked next to you. How long is a reasonable repair time? If they can't fix the vehicle maybe they should consider a buyback.

Nov 13, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the rear liftgate would not open remotely. The failure mileage was 34,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 34,000

Nov 2, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Oct 25, 2023

The “service shifter” warning repetitively pops up on the dash obscuring speedometer while traveling including at highway speeds. Dealer says the shifter wiring harness must be replaced at a cost of over $300. This single Jeep dealer says they have had to replace the harness on hundreds of Jeeps & agrees that it should be a matter for mfg recall.

Oct 24, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Oct 14, 2023

Service shifter light Service shifter light came on and gear shift lights are all red; Reverse, Park, Neutral, Drive. Then a warning message flashed to service the air bag system and the 4wd needs servicing. This has happened three times. The first time it happened was at a stoplight. The second time it happened I could not leave a parking lot. The third time it happened I barley got it toy destination to park it. I have researched that this tends to be a problem with jeeps.

Oct 13, 2023

No incident but ridiculous that Jeep/Mopar cannot find a remedy for this URGENT Fire risk after 3 years - it's time to fix this so the vehicles can be parked safely in doors - or not at risk when person is driving car.

Oct 11, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received a recall notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled while merging. The contact’s wife was able to coast the vehicle to safety and then restarted the vehicle. All the warning lights illuminated. The contact then stated that the windshield wipers were inadvertently turned on. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that he would receive a call back to schedule an appointment however, the contact was not notified. The dealer also confirmed that the part was not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed to take the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 101,000

Oct 8, 2023

When it rains water leaks into my cargo area filling up my spare tire well. it also soakes the insulation in the sides of vehicle. It has cause a short in the rear ligts on vehicle which I am not sure but could cause a fire or electrical failure. Has there been any recalls for such . Last occured on or about

Oct 2, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Sep 27, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available

Sep 27, 2023

fire hazard with rear lift gate and car can not be parked in garage or close to house or other cars. no remedy from FCA since May. This is unacceptable and an ongoing fire and safety hazard. May 11,2023 Manufacturer Recall Number49A NHTSA Recall Number23V-338 Recall StatusRecall Incomplete, remedy not yet available

Sep 22, 2023

Jeep/Chrysler/FCA/Stellantis has known about an electrical problem with the tailgate lift for years. I now have received Recall 49A requesting me "...to not park these vehicles inside of buildings or structures..." because of fire potential. I have been to my local Jeep dealer - no help! I called 800-Chrysler - no help! I called 844-253-2872 - no help! Will Jeep/Chrysler/FCA/Stellantis reimburse me for damages from parking my Jeep outside, of course not! But, they don't mind damaging my vehicle since I have to pay for it and not them. Jeep/Chrysler/FCA/Stellantis needs a swift kick in the b__t and get this thing fixed. They have had years to fix is and are simply stonewalling the customers. NHTSA please help.

Sep 8, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Sep 5, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. An undisclosed dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Aug 24, 2023

In June 2023, the consumer received a notice for NHTSA Safety Recall Campaign No. 15V-826. The consumer made an appointment with the local dealer, but was advised that the remedy is not available at this time. Also , the consumer is concerned about the "park the vehicle outside" warning cited in the recall notice. The consumer proposes a prompt repair or the use of replacement vehicle until the recall is available.

Aug 15, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Aug 14, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Aug 12, 2023 Fire

On August 11th, 2023, at approximately 12:50 pm, I drove my 2015 Jeep Cherokee into my houses’ garage and parked. I went inside my house to meet an air conditioning repairman. No sooner than a minute or two had passed that I immediately heard noises coming from my garage.The noises sounded like mechanical in nature. It almost sounded like a washing machine agitating. I opened my side door of the garage and saw a plum of grey smoke billowing from the engine’s hood. Then I saw what looked like sparks and very small flames coming from underneath the front engine. Within a split second, I got into my car and turned on the ignition. I saw no lights on the dashboard indicating that I had a problem. I proceeded to pull the car out of the driveway (the garage door was already up) and exited the car as quickly as I could. Within seconds the flame grew larger. I then called 911 while waiting on the front lawn. I had 2 dogs inside the that I considered were safe. The police came first and then two fire trucks. By that point, the Jeep was completed engulfed in flames including the tires.The fire started in the front of the vehicle and worked its way back. The firemen distinguished the fire which took about 30 minutes from beginning to end. The heat from the fire melted the siding over my two car garage (garage is attached to the house) as well as the siding to right hand side of the home. Glass and debris began to catch fire and pop and spit into the yard. Let me just say that I’m a breast cancer survivor still going through treatment and was at home alone at the time when this happened as my husband was out of town. I’m not in 100% back to my old shelf. I’m absolutely in shock and devastated over the loss of the car. And I’m in more shock to think what would have happened if I hadn’t had the foresight to pull the car out of the driveway. I’m simply devastated.

Aug 12, 2023

I am complaining regarding an unresolved recall issue. Its been since May 2023, initial publication said it would be resolved by the end of the 2nd quarter now they are not saying when it will be resolved.

Aug 7, 2023 Fire

The contact’s girlfriend owned a 2015 Jeep Latitude. The contact stated that while his girlfriend was driving, she notified him that the trunk sensor warning light had illuminated indicating that the trunk was open however, the contact’s girlfriend stated that the trunk was not open. The contact then stated that while his girlfriend was entering the driveway, her daughter noticed that a fire had ignited at the rear vehicle’s trunk. The contact’s girlfriend was then notified by her daughter to exit the vehicle. The contact’s girlfriend exited the vehicle and attempted to extinguish the fire with a water hose however, the fire started to spread. The fire department was notified, and the fire was extinguished. No injuries were sustained. No medical attention was required. The contact was unsure if a police or fire report was filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was damaged beyond repair. The vehicle was towed to the contact’s nephew’s lot. The contact was unaware that the VIN was included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure). The dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 147,565.

Mileage: 147,565

Aug 4, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received a recall notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while putting groceries in the trunk on two different occasions, the liftgate came down unexpectedly and hit her head. There was no warning illuminated. The local dealer and other unknown dealers were contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that the remedy is expected to be available in 2024. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Mileage: 57,000

Jul 31, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the liftgate intermittently failed to open. There was no warning light illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Jul 24, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number:23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Jul 11, 2023

Lift gate fire hazard recall. Cannot park near cars or in the garage

Jul 7, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The contact stated he had the Lift gate module replaced 6 times, and requested the dealer to buy back the vehicle but the dealer declined the offer.

Jul 5, 2023

Got a recall letter about an electrical shortage May 11.Called the dealer and customer care, both told me that there was nothing they can do about recall as there is no solution; however, my recall cause a serious safety issue as it can start a fire with ignition on or off. Its been almost 60 days no solution; therefore I would like to replace my vehicle as there is nothing they can do to fix it and driving it causes a safety hazard that Im not comfortable putting myself in as I suffer from ptsd from a previous car crash, and deal with anxiety daily so this problem to my vehicle is causing me emotional distress.

Jun 30, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Jun 22, 2023

this has been going on for almost two months and there is no solution?! I have a 2 year old that sits in my back seat and you think I can have her in the vehicle when the back of my car could start fire at any time next to the freaking gas tank?!?!?!?! Take this vehicle back!!!!!!!

May 31, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

May 30, 2023

Electronic emergency brake locked up while reversing, just went on by itself, unable to move car and i couldn’t get it off or get in a gear to move the car at all I had myself and my grandbaby in the car at the time Now the odometer is flashing and the “A” button that would shut engine off at a light, but no warning lights before this incident - a message is showing now “Service emergency brake” along with the icons that go with the emergency brake I called Dodge Service center from my car, no help, just suggested it be towed in -they said never heard of it doing that, has to be looked at Been searching this problem seems I’m not the only one this has happened to

May 23, 2023 Fire

2015 Jeep Latitude caught fire in the middle of the night on 03/29/2023 (6 weeks before Jeep's latest recall) with the ignition off, parked in my driveway - no one in it and the ignition had been off for over 3 hours. Fire started under the driver's side tail light INSIDE the framework of the Jeep with the electrical wiring. What is jeep going to do for those of us who have already lost their vehicle because of a Jeep design flaw? (FYI, Stellantis/FCA/Mopar/Jeep are all aware of this situation, and Stellantis reply to me was they would not tell me the cause of why my Jeep caught on fire and offered no solutions to what I was facing - their response to me was barely 3 weeks before they sent out the recall so Stellantis lied from the beginning about the issue and denied all accountability since it happened before they sent the recall even though they had been "investigating" the issue for over a 6 months at least with other Jeeps)

May 23, 2023

My alternator went out and was replaced and while in doing they said my gear shifter broke and when they tried to replace it that the new one broke too. My parking brake and check engine light are now on and they are not sure why.

May 22, 2023

The contact's daughter owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while her daughter was attempting to shift gear, the transmission failed to shift in between gear. The parking brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who informed the contact that there was water intrusion from the liftgate into the electrical system. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

May 11, 2023

Car will shut down on the free way. Car will go 65 MPH and suddenly give out. The car will be on but the engine will be off. Car will turn off anywhere at any time. I bought a new PCM and issue is still occurring. Car is in great condition but won’t start properly and feel scared for my life when I have to drive it.

Apr 13, 2023

Jeep transmission jerks, doesn't shift when its supposed to, and when I give it regular pressure gas, and I drive slow, it will not shift and then suddenly shift causing a jerk. I never can depend on the vehicle and even don't make left hand turns unless there is a traffic light because I'm afraid the Jeep won't pull out in time and I'll get hit by another car.

Mar 30, 2023 Fire

Vehicle was parked at 10pm. Vehicle ignition was off. Vehicle was locked. Nothing left on. No one returned to the car for annything. Approximately 3 and half hours later, electrical fire started inside the drivers side rear quarter panel under the taillight (on the body, not the taillight on the lift gate) . By the time the car alarm was heard, the fire was spreading from the panel into the rest rear of the vehicle. Fire department arrived and extinguished the fire.

Mar 27, 2023

The contact owns 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the Start/Stop warning light would remain illuminated. Additionally, the horn failed to make an audible sound when engaged. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who replaced the horn; however, the failures persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 33,000. The VIN was not available. The contact stated that they have been driving without the horn.

Mileage: 33,000

Feb 21, 2023

Water shields in lift gate failed, allowing water to seep into electrical components of car. All electrical systems failed including parking brake, lights, locks, and ignition.

Feb 21, 2023

Went for service and they stated my EPB is not engaging properly, they could tell water was in the spare tire well at some point....I bought this car in 2019 & was never told of this possible problem This incident obviously happened before the date of this complaint, but I was not aware until service technician told me on 2/21/2023 "Power going to Park Brake Module---No power out" Thank you for your time

Jan 23, 2023

I was making a left turn onto the southbound roadway which which consists of six Lanes. I was getting up to approximately 35 mph when the parking symbol light came on and the screen was showing service parking brake and service transmission. I was still in Drive when the car started coasting and when I stepped on the gas, all it did was revved. I had to Coast into the left turning lane and came to a stop as I tried to put it in park I could hear a whirring noise coming from under the dash as if the parking break button was pressed. I could not get it out of Drive and I tried putting it in neutral then back to drive then into neutral but could not get the car to move. Finally was able to get it into park and I shut the car off. After about 10 minutes I started the car up and the dash showed nothing I put it into drive and it kicked into gear and as I accelerated it was feeling like I couldn't get out of second. Then the brake light came on the p in a circle with an exclamation mark came on, ABS light came on, skid light came on., check engine light came on, and the screen flashing back and forth between service parking brake and service transmission. I was able to make it 2 miles to work at very slow speed and put it in park and turned it off. There was more rollback than normal when put in park so I put a chuck under the wheel so it wouldn't roll. Approximately an hour later I took it up to Tire Plus to see what was wrong. Upon picking it up they told me that I had to take to a dealer. The following codes are; u0418, u04828, u1412, p1720, u0420, uc003, u0415. When I went to pick the car up some hours later it started right up like normal and halfway home which is approximately 3miles, everything lit up again this time the engine sounded rough and again I had to Coast to the right side of the road shut it off wait 10 minutes, start it up and I was able to get it home, where it's been since. I'm very concerned for my safety. From Reading, alot of others are as well.

Jan 20, 2023

After a Jeep Dealership performed a recall, the Service Shifter indicator came on. The indicator blocks important information on the dash screen such as speed and other vehicle info. There was no issue or light that appeared prior to the dealer getting their hands on to the car.

Nov 8, 2022

UNKNOWN I had to jump my vehicle due to battery dying out. Once jumped, I received a warning that my electrical emergency park brake malfunctioned. I had trouble shifting gears if I could get them to shift at all. I could hear and feel grinding beneath the jeep. Looking deeper into this it was discovered that there is a vehicle investigation (pending potential recall) on water leaking inside the vehicle to be causing corrosion leading to the E Break module to fail in my specific model. I eventually got the vehicle towed to the dealership. Their service department claimed I may have spilled drinks into my module. I do not buy drinks or carry any in my vehicle cupholders (which are placed by design right behind the gear shift module). Nothing was spilled, the damage is consistent with the common issue pending investigation #PE22009. I am currently awaiting a complete transmission replacement due to the defect.

Oct 14, 2022

Upon placing vehicle into park, the parking brake independently engaged and would not release. Car was not able to move. Brake calipers were locked into position. Manufacturer TSB: 08-060-16 Based on repair invoices, it appears the electronic parking brake module is damaged by water leaking into the compartment. In case of inadvertent activation, the EPB causes a stalling condition, bringing the subject vehicles to a stop. TSB 10191415 followed in May 2016, instructing dealers on replacing the subject module and inspecting the electrical connector for corrosion. The technical service bulletin states “the electronic parking brake module is located in the back left side of the cargo area interior, near the spare tire.” The first model year of the KL-generation Cherokee has accumulated 2,187 complaints on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website. 11 of those complaints are filed under parking brake issues

Oct 10, 2022

I am not completely certain which of the above selected items is the cause of my vehicle malady, though I have been instructed by a mechanic that it could be the drive train maybe (I could be misremembering). At any rate, the vehicle stalls at random intervals, without advance notification of a problem. No warning light or sound is produced until the moment it stalls at which time a warning sound without accompanying light is produced. The vehicle will stall regardless of whether or not it has been pre-heated, despite the season/weather, and has stalled while I was in the midst of turning left against oncoming traffic with my SON in the car! The vehicle replicated this behavior during a mechanic’s test drive following a break line repair. He indicated it may be the above mentioned issue. All information can be provided upon request. I have researched this issue and have found it to be fairly prevalent among owners of this specific vehicle. If stalling while making a left turn against oncoming traffic (when an opportunity presents itself) does not present a significant safety hazard and/or concern then perhaps I’m more confused than I had previously thought. What happens when someone stalls on a train track or on the interstate? In addition to the afore mentioned concerns, something with electrical component is defective. It wasn’t long after the earlier mentioned complications began that my interior lights began dimming and brightening independently and my redio screen stopped listing song, program, podcast, radio station, information etc. Thank you for your consideration.

Sep 18, 2022 Crash

wheels locked up, unable to stop car. wheels were not turning during accelerator and car would not come to a stop when braking as tires were just sliding and skidding on road. could not change gears

Sep 14, 2022

My trunk flooded with water, resulting in the failure of the parking brake permanently in an engaged position. This happened fortunately after my car was parked, but could have happened while I was driving.

Aug 25, 2022

The parking brake module failed. It caused the vehicle to violently be slammed into a stop by the electronic parking brakes engaging on their own. This primarily happened anytime the vehicle was put into park, or came to a complete stop. The parking brake is then unable to be released. When revving the engine in drive or reverse the parking brake stays engaged. Randomly did it only work properly and disengage, leading to the car being inoperable due to the possibility of being stuck in traffic or on a major roadway should the car get stuck with the parking brake engaged. This could also lead to a stall of the engine as well as that dangerous situation. The safety of myself and others are at risk with this issue. The problem has been confirmed by the dealer to be a failure to the parking brake module. The part is on backorder with a lead time or several weeks, and over 150 plus parts on backorder when I attempted to find and order this part. This is a common issue for the Jeep Cherokee. There were no warning lights prior to the failure, only a message for "parking brake service" with warning lights after the parking brake was unable to be disengaged.

Jul 3, 2022

I open the car with key fob and vehicle dash lights up when I go to start vehicle everything goes black and vehicle will not start. The battery in vehicle has been checked and in good condition I replaced key fob battery still does not work. This has happened a couple times and then vehicle will magically start. I am generally stuck for a while before we can get it going . I have tried putting fob against starter button to start doesn’t work, I have pressed brake hard, still noting leaving me stranded at night

Mar 13, 2022

I want to put another data on what many others have said. There is an issue more with Jeep Cherokee's PTUs than what is currently listed on the recall. My Jeep Cherokee 2015, despite not being on the PTU recall, also had sudden power loss issues. I paid for the repair out of pocket in 2021. New battery too. Less than a year later (02/2022), I am getting service 4WD and 4WD not available intermittently. I'm afraid the new PTU might be faulty too. For reference, this is the other complaint I read that appears similar to what I am experiencing: """ For about a year after having my rear differential replaced my service 4WD intermittently would come on. I recently took my Jeep in to get it serviced thinking it was related to the rear differential work. The dealership found that there was a Power Transfer Unit failure. I know there is a recall on the PTU for some of the 2015 Jeep Cherokees. When I called the number in the article below. I was told there wasn't anything that could be done due to my Jeep's VIN not being on the recall. However, my Jeep's PTU failed and resembles what is in the below article. https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/jeep-cherokee-recall-roll-away-risk-lose-power/ Stellantis needs to be aware that vehicles not within the parameters of their recall are having Power Transfer Units fail and needs to be revaluated. I am concerned that there are more consumers out there with this issue and their safety is at risk.

Jan 30, 2022

I’m following up from my previous complaint #11446148. They replaced body control module, radio frequency hub, ignition switch, key fob to ignition switch to resolve a no crank, no power issue. While at the dealership, we were told the Powertrain Control module needed a reprogram per recall W20. Now the dealership is saying the traction and ABS lights are on and the ABS module won’t recognize the VIN number. This is a 2015 jeep. There is an obvious manufacturers flaw in their design configuration for all of these computers modules to fail. The pcm reprogram recall seems to have created addition electronic errors that now are estimated at over 3000$ in repairs. Please investigate these issues. My car has been in the shop since October 19, 2021 which is almost 4 months. These repairs are extreme for a 6 year old vehicle.

Jan 20, 2022

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that her vehicle showed no failures until she was asked to take the vehicle to the dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V343000 (Power Train). The contact stated that a week after picking up her vehicle from the dealer while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the dealer. The contact stated that the vehicle had been taken back to the same dealer three times within three weeks for the same failure. The contact was informed that the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. Additionally, the contact was informed that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure and a complaint was filed. The contact was awaiting a resolution from the manufacturer. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

Jan 4, 2022

Service shifter light is on all the time. Not sure why or what is happening. There is a notification on the dash that just says "service shifter' and all the lights are red by the gear shifter.

Jan 4, 2022

Loss of power to all things electrical 10/10/2022. My son was left stranded in Memphis as a result, leaving him in a dangerous situation. The car was towed to a jeep/Chrysler dealership in collierville, TN on 10/19/2021. I’ve attached the invoices below and of the parts they’ve replaced. Before beginning work the dealership was unable to release the emergency brake x 2 days. It’s is January 4, 2022 & the car is still at the dealership still with no power. Their next suggested part is an ignition switch that is on back order. I’ve read several other reports concerning power loss abruptly in the jeep 2015 model. There were no warning lamps or symptoms of failure preceding the incident. Please evaluate the volume of complaints associated with this particular problem as I’ve read 100s of similar issue with this model vehicle.

Nov 30, 2021

Looked into the spare tire compartment and found standing water in the compartment and in one of the side trays. No evidence of water anywhere else. Tire dealer took the compartment a part and could not find evidence of leaking anywhere else. Ran water to make sure the sunroof drains were not clogged. They were not. Checked all window sills and hatch sill, no leaks. Tech looked for any recall. There is a recall R67 for my year of Jeep and NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V826. Called 2 dealers and said there was no recall for my Jeep. The information on the recall is exactly how my leak is happening. I called the MOPAR recall line and they said the same thing as the dealers. The recall says "A short circuit in the module increases the risk of a fire." MOPAR said to go to a dealer and have them check and call them back. I have an appointment next Monday morning. Thanks.

Nov 8, 2021

Transmission control module and speed control I couldn't exsellerate while driving in traffic and my car would lock up in neutral and wouldn't allow me to turn off the engine and it was flashing all sorts of problems at once, it would also jerk when I shifted the mechanic first told me I needed a battery and then said I needed a flash update and when none of those problems resulted in fixing my car he then said my Transmission control module was bad so now my car is inoperable so I took it to the dealership and I'm waiting for results. When I'm driving on the freeway I sometimes lose speed or my car would shift into neutral and then jerk when I try to put it back in driving and at times it wouldn't start or become difficult to slow down at an intersection or stop light, my husband is disabled so when it jerks it causes him to hit his head on the passenger side window because he has lost a lot of motor control on his right side due to having a severe stroke it's unsafe for us to drive this car not knowing if it's going to stall, jerk, speed-up or shift into another gear or not completely stop at an intersection because it becomes hard to press the break.

Oct 21, 2021

My liftgate tries to operate while I am driving. I have taken my jeep in to the dealer 3 times for the same issue. They have thrown parts at it but never fixed it. I believe this is an electrical problem because it only happens when the weather is hot and inside vehicle temp is hot. The lift gate will operate without expectation or try to, even when I am driving. When I am driving, A warning will show on the dash "shift vehicle to park to operate liftgate" while I am driving. If the vehicle has been parked for a while and the internal temperature is hot,, I can touch the sensor door handle to unlock the door and the lift gate will operate on its own and open. The lift gate does not do this when the internal vehicle temperature is not hot. The lift gate will also begin operating itself while being parked with the vehicle running - if the internal temperature is hot and the weather is hot: I can be parked with the engine running and the lift gate will operate itself up and down sometimes multiple times. (Like in the bank drive through - has happened multiple times). I am not ever touching anything that could have begun this operation. Dealership keeps telling me that it is not a known issue but there are multiple videos on YouTube about the lift gate operation of this vehicle and they all say it requires pulling the fuse out and then putting it back in to reset. This is an electrical issue, it has to be. There are 2 other recalls that involve the lift gate modules for this vehicle - the VIN for my specific vehicle says it is not involved in those recalls- but I cannot believe this - this issue has been ongoing since the vehicle was 1 yr old. The dealership cannot seem to find the problem and is, at this point, just throwing parts at it, which is not fixing it and only costing money. For some reason they refuse to look at the wiring or relay modules. I believe this is a serious safety issue and worry that it will never get repaired.

Oct 20, 2021

1. My car has fully turned off while driving, on two separate occasions. The first time was a slow crawl and it shut off. The second time I was going roughly 30mph and it shut off. Both times, it shut off (including the instrument cluster, entertainment console, lights, etc.) after a couple of seconds everything came back on, but I had to put it into drive and recycle the key to get the engine to start back up. 2. When the car fully shuts off there is no way to accelerate, imagine if you pull out in front of someone and it shuts off, and you are stuck in the middle of an intersection? 3. The dealer has not been able to reproduce the issue (if you look up online, many people are having this same issue for the Jeep Cherokee). 4. No 5. No warning lamps or messages. Everything just completely shuts off and goes black.

Sep 4, 2021

Car stalls multiple times over the last month. With zero warning it died in front of my wife in ongoing traffic. Multiple error messages are on dash. Restarts when shutting car off then back on.

Jul 22, 2021

2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited. While driving the vehicle, lost power abruptly and without warning in traffic on 5 occasions between May 2021 and July. Car towed and taken to dealership each time with repair notations indicating short in PDC causing fuse for ignition coils to blow. That was replaced. An additional note when the car failed again indicated an internal short in PCM which was replaced. I've spent thousands of dollars, not to mention the safety issue of stalling in traffic. The last time, I was on a very busy freeway and didn't have enough power to fully move to the shoulder. I counted about 3 near misses with cars about to hit me. I don't have every *Invoice* as they didn't return them all to me but will upload what I do have. This is a serious issue and I'm not getting any resolution with the dealership.

Jul 9, 2021

Service Shifter lights up on the instrument panel as well as the check engine also stop/start not ready. 4x4 not available exhilarates and UN exhilarates all by its own. Shifts hard and jumps hard when I take off at a stop light don't wanna come out of park unless I take my finger and flip up a plastic thing down inside the shifting housing. And the key fobe won't come out of the key switch. No it hasn't been in a crash yet but it's one looking for a place to happen if jeep don't have a recall. Yes my jeep has been confirmed by the Dodge dealership in Lexington Kentucky. They say that it needs a new shifter put in it I'm taking it to the dealership this coming Thursday

Jul 2, 2021

while I was driving a was coming to a complete stop and the jeep stalled on me and said a quick message on the dash about shifting i tried to start it again and it took a second to kick over. Its done this twice today and has been doing it at least once a day. This is a serious problem especially if I happen to be on the highway or going threw an intersection.

Jul 1, 2021

While driving home from work. The rear of my vehicle made a sudden shifting forward / jarring effect. Soon after that a notification came up saying "4WD unavailable and a ding lighting saying to service 4WD. Then all went away. My boyfriend called dealership and explained to our service advisor @ New Carlisle CDJR dealer the situation and told us to bring it in today. While driving there the 4WD indicator to service came back on and that 4WD was unavailable again. But at the dealer he could not pull it up on computer. After reminding him of the jarring effect, he decided to test drive it. As soon as a pulled out he knew something was wrong. They put it up on a lift and found the rear differential housing was CRACKED all the way around. I was lucky to be able to get it there without incident! I wonder how many other jeeps are getting ready to explode the rear end like mine and others I have read about! Hopefully FCA will release a recall on this life threatening issue that could cause a fatality!

Jun 5, 2021

When I go to pull out of a street The car just stop. I have my feet on the gas but it will not move, once I am in the street and also while in traffic it will not move even when foot on the gas I tried to explain to them at the car dealer where I took it. But I was charged 600 bucks for something else I guess this car is dangerous very dangerous I done almost had so many near missed accidents with this vehicle.

Apr 20, 2021

SERVICE SHIFTER ERROR- WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. ALL OF THE GEAR LIGHTS ARE LIT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEY WON'T TURN OFF UNTIL I RESTART THE JEEP (2015 CHEROKEE) ONLY TO START A SHORT TIME LATER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND HAS OCCURRED ON STREETS.

Mileage: 151,000

Apr 6, 2021

I WAS DRIVING AND THE JEEP DIED ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED 2 DAYS (APRIL 4 & 5TH, 2021) IN A ROW. NO WARNING LIGHTS. I HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY AND OPEN THE DOOR TO RESET THE SYSTEM AND THEN IT FINALLY RESTARTED. TIRES PLUS REPORTS NO CODES WHEN DIAGNOSING. WAITING TO HEAR FROM JEEP.

Mileage: 46,000

Apr 5, 2021 Crash

MY CAR JUMPS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND REVERSING. RECENTLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY CAR JUMPED AND I HIT MY MAILBOX. THE JUMPING IS A BIG JUMP FORWARD THAT THE CAR FEELS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING EVERYTIME. IT JUMPS TYPICALLY EVERY OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 99,000

Apr 4, 2021

THE VEHICLE STALLS AND LOOSES POWER. THUMPING IN CERTAIN GEARS. STALLS AND THEN JERKS FORWARD . SOMETIMES DOES NOT WANT TO PICK UP SPEED EVEN WHEN HITTING GAS. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY ON CITY STREETS. RIDES SMOOTH WHEN ON HIGHWAY GOING HIGH SPEEDS. AT LOW SPEEDS JERKS AND STALLS. ALSO GAS TANK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON NO ONE IS ABLE TO FIX IT FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG.

Mileage: 63,000

Mar 21, 2021

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO POP UP EVERY FEW MONTHS. THE JEEP HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT IN 2015.

Mileage: 11

Mar 19, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V826000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE) AT ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (105 IL-173, ANTIOCH, IL 60002) HOWEVER, THE WATER SHIELD THAT WAS REPLACED FOR THE LIFTGATE MODULE, MELTED AND DAMAGED THE WIRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE LIFTGATE STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (105 IL-173, ANTIOCH, IL 60002) AND RAY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (23 US-12, FOX LAKE, IL 60020) WHERE THE DEALERS INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A THIRD-PARTY INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER MAILED THE CONTACT A LETTER THAT INFORMED HIM THAT FROM THE INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURE DEFECT FOUND, AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

Mar 15, 2021

THE JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. I HAVE A 2015 AND SAYS NO RECALL BUT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT GETS STUCK ON NEUTRAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG. THE CAR TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!!

Mar 10, 2021

I BOUGHT MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I WAS ALREADY NOTICING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM AS SOON AS I WOULD USE MY TURN SIGNAL. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A MONTH UNTIL I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOTICEABLY DIM ON BOTH SIDES. I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE EVEN ON. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING IN A LOW LIGHT AREA AT NIGHT IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT.

Mileage: 89,000

Mar 10, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE ERROR MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF LANSING (6525 W SAGINAW HWY, LANSING, MI 48917) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,833.

Mileage: 122,833

Mar 5, 2021

FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS THE CAR HAS BEEN SHOWING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT UNTIL RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN NEUTRAL AND FILED TO SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR. IT MAKES A LOUD CLANG SOUND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS DOWN AFTER. THE PARKING BRAKE WOULDN'T DISENGAGE, A MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE PARKING BRAKE" APPEARS ON SCREEN. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND NORMALLY. THERE WAS ANOTHER MESSAGE SHOWING "TRANMISSION SERVICE" WHEN THE CAR WAS ON PARK AND THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND MADE A LOUD ROAR ROUND JERKING FORWARD.

Mileage: 62,904

Mar 1, 2021

IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS I START MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE AS USUAL, SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DASH SAYS CANNOT SWITCH GEARS UNLESS IN PARK. THE CAR THEN STALLS AND I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART ,THE SCARY ISSUE IS THAT I AM SOMETIMES STUCK AND CANT MOVE UNTIL I CAN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ONLY 57,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE .

Mileage: 57,000

Feb 18, 2021

I FREQUENTLY GET A WARNING LIGHT AND SCREEN THAT SAYS 'AUTOMATIC START STOP IS UNAVAILABLE'... THIS IS USUALLY AS I'M DRIVING NOT EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. RANDOM AND USUALLY EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING IT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE

Mileage: 30

Feb 3, 2021

I DROVE 365 HIGHWAY MILES, THE LAST 20 OF WHICH WERE ON WINDING UPHILL MOUNTAIN ROADS, STOPPING AT MY MOUNTAIN CABIN, WITH NO ISSUES. PARKED, WITH ENGINE OFF, TO SHOVEL SNOW ALLOWING ACCESS TO STEEP SNOW-COVERED DRIVEWAY. UPON COMPLETION AND RESTARTING MY VEHICLE, I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER 4WD LOW TO PROCEED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. WOULD NOT ENTER LOW, DISPLAYING "4WD NOT AVAILABLE'. REPEATED ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, WITH ADDITIONAL ERRORS DISPLAYING: "SERVICE ENGINE', "SERVICE SHIFTER', "SERVICE P BRAKE". DECIDED TO ATTEMPT DRIVING IN 4WD (ONLY); VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL. SHIFTER WAS PHYSICALLY LOCKED IN POSITION. KEPT FUSSING, WHILE ALL ERROR MESSAGES BEING DISPLAYED ALTERNATELY. IT EVENTUALLY COUPLE BE SHIFTED (WITH NORMAL EFFORT); UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS NOW REVERSE NOT DRIVE (WHICH I NEEDED). UPON ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT TO DRIVE, IT STUCK IN NEUTRAL ON ITS WAY TO DRIVE. AGAIN LOCKED IN PLACE. EVENTUALLY UNLOCKED AND COULD BE SHIFTED; BUT WAS NOW WARY OF DESCENDING THE DRIVEWAY AND DECIDED TO DRIVE IT A BIT TO TEST. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH IT MIGHT BE UNLOCKING AFTER A TIMEOUT PERIOD, SO START A STOPWATCH ON MY PHONE. EVENTUALLY DETERMINE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS TIMING OUT AFTER 4:30, AND COULD BE SHIFTED, WITH ALL SHIFTS BEING VERY HARD AND LOUD. FINALLY GOT IT IN DRIVE AND DROVE THE ~3 MILE LOOP OF PLOWED, BUT STILL SNOWY AND SLOPPY ROADWAY; ON THIS TEST DRIVE, WITH ALL MESSAGES STILL ON AND ALTERNATING, IT BECAME CLEAR I HAD ONLY REAR WHEEL DRIVE AND WAS IN A SINGLE GEAR SPEED, ALLOWING ONLY SLOW STARTING AND POOR STOPPING, WITH SPEEDS OF 20 MPH PER 1,000 RPM. AFTER A FEW WIFI CALLS FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO NEIGHBORS AND MY JEEP DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER; DECIDED TO RETURN TO TOWN FOR REPAIRS. EACH PASSAGE THRU NEUTRAL LOCKING THE TRANSMISSION FOR 4:30, AND ALL SHIFT INTO EITHER GEAR, EXTREMELY "HARD"

Mileage: 71,500

Jan 23, 2021

AUTO START/STOP SYSTEM ENGAGES WHILE PARKING. DASH BOARD BRIGHTENS OR DIMS AT RANDOM

Mileage: 26,000

Jan 7, 2021

FOUR TIMES WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF. TWICE WHILE TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND TWICE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY STALLS AND ENTIRE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. CAR TAKES 5-20 MIN TO RESTART. THERE'S NO BURNING SMELL OR SPUTTERING/STALLING WHEN CAR SHUTS OFF. IT IS DANGEROUS AND ALMOST WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS WHEN STALLING TURNING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION.

Mileage: 67,000

Nov 12, 2020

WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE SHIFTER HAD RED LIGHT LIGHT UP FOR PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL DRIVE AND MANUAL. UPON MORE RESEARCH MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVING TO HAVE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND WIRING HARNESS REPLACED

Mileage: 85,000

Oct 29, 2020

WHEN STARTING MY CAR IT DID NOT WANT TO START AND THEN IT DID AND ALL THIS HAPPENED,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT 4WD TEMPORALLY UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE PARK BRAKE , AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. AT AUTO ZONE THE CODE STATED WATCHDOG PERFORMANCE

Mileage: 88,000

Oct 27, 2020

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NOT EVEN 2 MILES FROM HOME THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. ONLY WARNING WAS A THE AUTO START/STOP WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE A ATOP SIGN WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN ONCE I SAT FOR A MIN OR TWO. I DIDN'T GET 1 MILE FROM THAT STOP SIGN WHEN THE CAR DIED AGAIN. SAME WARNING LIGHT. THIS IS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY HAD I MADE IT TO THE INTERSTATE AND IT STALLED THERE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS ON THE FIRST START OF THE DAY. THE CAR WILL RUN AND THEN START RUNNING REALLY ROUGH FOR NO REASON AND USUALLY STALLS OUT.

Mileage: 105,891

Oct 22, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON AND IT EFFECTS THE SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE. IF YOU TURN OFF THE VEHICLE THE LIGHT RESETS. UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AT THIS TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP. HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAS A HESITATION/DELAY IN ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 82,000

Oct 13, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL RED,P,R,N,D

Mileage: 80,000

Sep 28, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TRIED TO START JEEP. LIGHT CAME ON ON THE SHIFTER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE LIGHT TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENED AT 98000.00 MILES. I TRIED LOOKING IT UP ONLINE AND I SEE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF JEEPS SO I WANTED TO REPORT IT.

Mileage: 980,000

Sep 27, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING SHOWS WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES WHILE STARTING VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW TO CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT TURNING OFF AND THEN BACK ON MULTIPLE TIMES.

Mileage: 40,000

Sep 26, 2020

THE CAR HAS TROUBLE GOING WHEN IT'S STOPPED AND I PRESS THE GAS. IT IS AS IF IT'S THINKING AND THEN ONCE IT STARTS MOVING, IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD. IT'S ALSO SHIFTS REALLY HARD WHEN WHILE JUST DRIVING, FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. ALSO THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT WOULD GO ON SO I REPLACED THE SHIFTER BEZEL WITH WIRES TWICE AND NOW THE SERVICE SHIFT LIGHT IS BACK ON AGAIN.

Mileage: 1

Sep 23, 2020

I WAS DRIVING CAME TO A STOP A STOP SIGN, I STARTED TO GO AND MY JEEP JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. IT WOULDNT MOVE OR ROLL. I GAVE IT GAS AND IT JUST RUM THE ENGINE UP. IT WOULDN'T MOVE AND CARS WERE COMING AT ME. IT SCARED ME. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A CEMENT TRUCK. LIGHTS ON ALL THE SHIFTING LIT UP. SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. MILEAGE STARTED FLASHING. SOME LIGHT WITH CAR AND WAVY ROADS LIGHT CAME ON. IT JUST STOPPED ROLLING WHILE DRIVING .2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE ONLY 69,000 MILES.

Mileage: 69,000

Sep 12, 2020

AT AROUND 40,000 MILES, TOUCH SCREEN/RADIO WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND ON, AND SERVICE SHIFTER COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, SOMETIMES COMES ON AND OFF. VERY FRUSTRATING AS NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THESE ISSUES ALL OVER THE INTERNET, BUT JEEP HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT. SOME REPORTS EVEN MENTION INJURIES INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE. NO VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE THESE ISSUES THIS COMMONLY AT A VERY ACCEPTABLE LOW MILEAGE.

Mileage: 45,000

Sep 10, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER AND SERVICE 4WD LIGHTS COME UP ON DASH AND THE SHIFTER PRND LIGHTS COME ON AT SHIFTER ON START UP AND WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE TO CUT SWITCH ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO DRIVE IT AT TIMES

Mileage: 191,000

Sep 8, 2020

I HAVE A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. A FEW TIMES WHEN I WAS EITHER STARTING TO DRIVE OR BACK UP MY JEEP WOULD SHIFT TO A HAULT AND DISPLAY AN ERROR ON THE SCREEN. IT'S HAPPENED WHILE I WAS REVERSING AND DRIVING.

Mileage: 69,800

Aug 28, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER COMES ON ALONG WITH THE LIGHTS ALL TURING RED NEXT TO THE SHIFTER

Mileage: 73,750

Aug 25, 2020

MY CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT ALSO GIVES ME A MESSAGE TO SHIFT INTO PARK WHILE IN MOTION

Mileage: 1

Aug 18, 2020

MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL WHILST DRIVING AND THEN TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SERVICE SHIFTER, THEN WILL NOT DRIVE SAYS TO SHIFT TO PARK THEN PUT INTO GEAR. I DO THE FOLLOWING AND STILL WON'T TRY. HAVE TRIED SHUTTING IT OFF TURNING IT BACK ON AND NOTHING WORKS.

Mileage: 43,000

Aug 15, 2020

CONTINUALLY RECEIVING A 'SERVICE SHIFTER' ERROR MESSAGE AND ALL GEAR LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER LIGHT UP (PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL DRIVE). HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND REQUIRES THAT YOU STOP AND RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO AWAY. JEEP DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX THIS AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS. AT FIRST WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. THEN THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER. TODAY THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE. HAVE READ ABOUT MANY OTHER CASES ONLINE FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS.

Mileage: 75,000

Aug 11, 2020

APPROX. 4:45PM WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 117, I WAS PARKED, WITH THE ENGINE OFF, WAITING TO PICK UP MY DOG AT THE VET. I HAD JUST DRIVEN 15 MILES TO THIS LOCATION = 25 MINUTES. WAITED OVER 20 MINUTES FOR DOG TO BE BROUGHT TO CAR. WHEN READY TO LEAVE, CAR WOULD NOT START, ALL SERVICE/DASH LIGHTS COME ON. (HAD AIR, RADIO, LIGHTS} WAITED OVER 40 MINUTES AND FINALLY CAR STARTED. DROVE DIRECTLY HOME, AGAIN THE 15 MILES IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES, BACKED INTO DRIVEWAY, PUT CAR IN PARK (DID NOT TURN ENGINE OFF), TOOK DOG INSIDE. WHEN PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE TO PUT CAR IN GARAGE, CAR STALLED OUT. THIS WAS TWICE IN ONE DAY!! THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS ON VERY HOT DAYS. WHY NO RESEARCH/RECALL ON THIS STALLING OUT ISSUE??

Mileage: 31,000

Jul 28, 2020

UPON SLOWING DOWN AROUND 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE REQUIRING A HARDER PRESS ON THE BRAKE. IF I LET OFF THE GAS AROUND 40 MPH THE VEHICLE MAINTAINS SPEED BEFORE IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE. EVENTUALLY THE VEHICLE WILL JOLT AND THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON PUTTING IT IN A LIMP MODE WITH LITTLE FORWARD MOMENTUM WHEN PRESSING THE GAS. THE DEALER SAID ITS THE ABS CONTROL MODULE BUT THE FACTORY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT BECAUSE THE DEALER COULDN'T PROVE IT WAS BAD. AT THAT POINT THE 2015 KL TRAILHAWK HAD AROUND 33000 34000 MILES ON IT AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 34,000

Jul 16, 2020

AUTO SHUT DOWN WHILE IN LEFT TURN LANE, WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. AUTO SEEMS TO STALL OUT AFTER IDLING (IE: AFTER LEAVING DRIVE THRU, TRAFFIC LIGHT). WILL NOT RESTART, ALL DASH INDICATORS COME ON. AIR, RADIO, WINDOWS STILL FUNCTIONING. HAD HELP PUSHING CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. 55 MINUTES LATER IN 117 DEGREES AUTO STARTED. NEXT MORNING AUTO WOULD NOT START, ALL DASH INDICATORS COME ON AGAIN. HAD USE THE KEY FOB TRICK TO START. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN 2019 AS WELL FIRST TIME, MAY 1, 2019, TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, LEFT THERE FOR 2 DAYS, NOTHING FOUND.

Mileage: 31,000

Jul 11, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER CONTINUES TO COME ON

Mileage: 74,000

Jun 25, 2020

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH DASH LIGHTS START BLINKING ON THEN OFF SEVERAL TIMES. AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED ENGINE. THEN AS I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE AUTO START /STOP WAS DISENGAGED AS I RESTARTED THE AUTO START STOP LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STARTED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AS I DROVE THE DASH LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLASH ON AND OFF, NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT? THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO BOTH MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORISTS, AS TO THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT WILL WITH OUT NOTICE OR WARNING OF ANY TYPE. THANK YOU PLEASE HELP ME I DO NOT WANT TO DIE FROM A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

Jun 24, 2020

WHEN DRIVING, THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFTER (P,R,N,D,1,2) COME ON. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF TO CLEAR THE ISSUE. YOU ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CONCERN THAT THE SHIFTER WON'T WORK WHEN YOU TRY TO SWITCH MODES. *TR

May 11, 2020

CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A STOP START FEATURE TO CONSERVE FUEL USAGE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND HELD AT A STOPLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING AS IT SHOULD. THE PROBLEM IS THE STOP START FEATURE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED. THIS FEATURE HAS FAILED IN THE PAST AND REPAIRED MARCH 2018. FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UNTIL OCTOBER 2019 AND REMAINS IN A NOT WORKING CONDITION AS OF MAY 2020. *TR

Mileage: 35,337

Apr 6, 2020

REFERENCE THE COMPLAINT LISTED BELOW ( NHTSA ID 11270672 ) ON OCTOBER 24, 2019. I HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE/PROBLEM CONCERNING THE GAS/FUEL CAP SENSOR SINCE NOVEMBER 2016. MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF HAVING IT FIXED AT LOCAL CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP WITH ZERO SUCCESS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM THE REFERENCED COMPLAINT BELOW IS THAT I HAVE NOT HAD A VAPOR TEST NOR HAVE I REPLACED MY GAS CAP BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT; VERBATIM : 'THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED.' IN ADDITION; THE FUEL/GAS CAP ISSUE IS ONLY ONE OF SEVERAL ISSUES THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED ALL WITH THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ' 'IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WE CAN'T FIX IT'. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER BRANDED VEHICLE AGAIN. LESSON LEARNED AS THIS CHEROKEE IS 'AN EVEN SWAP' FOR MY ORIGINAL CHEROKEE THAT WAS BOTH NEWLY PURCHASED & DEAD (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) ALL WITHIN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2014. SO FOR THE OWNER IN CARY, NC WHO POSTED (SEE BELOW) ' YOU ARE NOT ALONE! ''-ORIGINAL COMPLAINT'- OCTOBER 24, 2019 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11270672 COMPONENTS: ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11270672 INCIDENT DATE JULY 17, 2017 CONSUMER LOCATION CARY, NC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER [XXX] SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT CRASHNO FIRENO INJURIES0 DEATHS0 MY GAS CAP LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I APPARENTLY AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AS THEY NEED A FLASH TO RESET THE MOTHERBOARD. IN THE MEANTIME TO RULE THINGS OUT I HAD TO HAVE THE VAPOR TEST DONE AND REPLACE THE GAS CAP WHICH OF COURSE SOLVEE NOTHING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 14,000

Apr 6, 2020

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BATTERY DIED WE CHANGED IT TO A NEW ONE AND IT GAVE AN ERROR. THE GEARBOX GETS STUCK ONCE IN N, WHEN ITS IN N IT WONT CHANGE TO D OR R.

Mileage: 52,000

Feb 20, 2020

THERE WAS A RECALL A FEW YEARS BACK FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES, I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN AFTER THAT IT WORKS ON AND OFF. I NOTICED WHEN IT GETS HOTTER THAN 80 DEGREES THE A/C WILL NOT ALWAYS TURN ON. I AM NOT SURE IF MY CAR WAS FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME.

Feb 19, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTIER FAILED TO SHIFT WHILE THE SERVICE SHIFTIER AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM GEORGESVILLE, 1130 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228, AND THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM GEORGESVILLE, 1130 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRDM BASIL IN HARNESS AND THE SHIFTIER HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Mileage: 41,000

Feb 9, 2020

SINCE 2015 WHEN THE JEEP WAS PURCHASED I HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE RPMS WOULD GO UP TO 3 OR 4 AND I WAS NOT ACCELERATING THE GAS WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT ACTED LIKE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS . THE JEEP DEALER COULD NOT FINE ANYTHING WRONG AND WOULD UPDATE THE COMPUTER, IT WOULD LAST FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THEN THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN. ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8TH 2020 I PARKED THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND RETURNED 3 HOURS LATER TO A CAR THAT WOULD NOT START , LIGHTS WOULD WORK AND THE BATTERY APPEARED DEAD. I GOT A HOTSHOT TO TRY TO START THE CAR. IT DID START BUT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING , NO POWER BRAKES, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND THE LIGHTS WERE CLICKING OFF AND ON. THE CODE STATED SERVICE TRANSMISSION RESTART IN PARK WITH VEHICLE AT ZERO SPEED. AND WOULD CHANGE TO SERVICE PARK BRAKE. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR IT WOULD TURN ON AGAIN AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY WILL LOOK AT IT ON MONDAY FEB, 10TH. I WILL KNOW MORE AT THAT TIME.

Mileage: 100,250

Feb 3, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER NOTIFICATION KEEPS COMING ON.

Mileage: 37,600

Jan 29, 2020

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND CAR SHUTS DOWN AND SAYS MUST BE IN PARK TO SHIFT THEN TRACTION LIGHT ENGINE LIGHT BATTERY/ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF TAKE KEY OUT PUT BACK IN LET IN TRY TO TURN OVER A FEW TIMES THEN WILL START I WILL BE GOING ANYWHERE FROM 30-60 MPH AND IT DOES IT I TAKE IT TO DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM DUE TO IT NOT HAPPENING IN THERE POSSESSION

Mileage: 95,220

Jan 21, 2020

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND RENDERING THE BRAKES AND THE GAS INEFFECTIVE... THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND IT SHUT OFF. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE ON THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP, SHIFT TO PARK, AND RESTART THE ENGINE... IT PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES, NO MATTER HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING.

Mileage: 88,125

Jan 20, 2020

SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE KEEPS POP UP RANDOMLY. IT STARTED AT AROUND 70,000 MILES. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE MESSAGE GOES AWAY. THERE SEEM TO BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH JEEP CHEROKEE. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL?

Mileage: 75,000

Jan 5, 2020

DRIVING ALONG, "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT, WHEN I PROCEEDED TO GO, ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE CAR MOVED EXTREMELY SLOW LIKE IT WASN'T IN GEAR. THIS HAPPEN EVERY TIME I STOPPED AND STARTED ON THE RETURN HOME AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT. I DROVE IT AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPEN. HAD IT SERVICED AT DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS THAT GOES TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. SEE CODE S55 PERTAINING TO TRANSMISSION MAY SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY TO NEUTRAL. 2014 & 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE DATED AUG. 6, 2106.

Mileage: 44,470

Jan 2, 2020

I PURCHASED VEHICLE NOVEMBER 2018 AND HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED AS OF DECEMBER 2019 MY VEHICLE WOULD STALL, SHIFT, AND CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WHICH VERY DANGEROUS NOT ONLY TO MYSELF, KIDS, AND OTHERS AROUND ME IN TRAFFIC.

Dec 31, 2019

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY LOW BEAMS 10+ TIMES THIS YEAR. THEY KEEP SHORTING OUR. ALSO HAVE TO HAVE MY ENGINE THERMOSTAT REPLACED EVEN THOUGH IT'S WORKING FINE. IT'S ELECTRICAL KEEPS CAUSING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. AND THE FIX IS REPLACING SOMETHING THAT IS FULLY WORKING. AND BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON I CAN'T MAKW IT THROUGH DEQ TO GET TAGS FOR MY CAR. THIS IS THE 3RD (SEPARATE) ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I'VE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND I'M DONE. KEEP SHOULD STAND UP FOR THEIR PRODUCT.

Dec 19, 2019

I WAS LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD YESTERDAY MORNING WHEN MY JEEP SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS AND WOULD NOT START. THANKFULLY I WAS STILL CLOSE TO HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GO HOME IN NEUTRAL! WHAT IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY? OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION! THE SCREEN SAID TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS STILL WORK BUT IT DOES NOT START. I AM FINANCING THIS JEEP AND HAVE HAD IT FOR 8 MONTHS FROM A DEALERSHIP. I DONT HAVE AN EXTENDED WARANTY AND I DONT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS... I LOOKED UP ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND FOUND IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS TO MINE OF THEYRE NEW JEEPS JUST SHUTTING OFF MID DRIVE. THIS NEEDS TO BA ADDRESSED. IM TERRIFIED OF THIS CAR.

Mileage: 15,000

Dec 17, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED GATOR CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 840 S HARBOR CITY BLVD, MELBOURNE, FL 32901, 321-724-6611) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

Dec 4, 2019

SHUTS OFF AFTER STARTING, DISPLAY SCREEN BLACKS OUT AND RADIO DOESN'T WORK, ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF. HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING SETTINGS KEEP RESETTING TO HALFWAY BETWEEN HOT AND COLD. SHUTS OFF AND SLAMS INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. GEARS DROP HEAVILY WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. COMPUTER KEEPS RESETTING. THESE THINGS USUALLY OCCUR AFTER STARTING AND PULLING AWAY. YOU NEED TO STOP AND RESTART THE JEEP. THESE THINGS HAVE ALSO OCCURRED AT 65MPH. THIS HAS STEADILY BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER THE LAST 4 MONTHS.

Mileage: 56,000

Nov 29, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL LUKE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2425 W CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85015, (602) 249-1234) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY TERMINAL AND FUSE BOX FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

Nov 19, 2019

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

Mileage: 57,000

Nov 4, 2019

SINCE PURCHASING 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE IT HAS BEEN MORE AT THE DEALERS THAN MY HOME. IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE, PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, SENSORS, AND RADIO ETC. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR SUBSTANTIAL DEFECTS AND IT CONTINUES TO DO SO. THIS FALLS UNDER THE LEMON LAW. IT'S GETTING TO THE POINT I AM SEEKING AN ATTORNEY, IF MY WARRANTY IS NOT EXTENDED AND THIS IS NOT FIX AT NO CHARGE TO ME. LAST NIGHT THE JEEP STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH WARNINGS OF (SHIFT TO P THEN DESIRED GEAR) AND SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS IS MY LIFE YOU ARE PLAYING WITH, FOR YOU'RE ON GOING DEFECTS. I AM A LOYAL JEEP CUSTOMER. I HAVE A JEEP WRANGLER, JEEP COMPASS AND SEBRING CHRYSLER. ALL I AM ASKING IS FOR MY PIECE OF MIND AND NOT WORRY ABOUT PAYING FOR ANYTHING WHEN I HAVE A DEFECTED AND IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE RESPOND AND SOLVED THIS PROBLEM ASAP. THANKS AGAIN AND HAVE A BLESS DAY.

Mileage: 68,000

Nov 4, 2019

CHECK SHIFTER MESSAGE. WHILE DRIVING. ALL THE LIDHTS ON THE CONSOLE LIGHT UP. (P.R,N,D,S ) INTERMITTENET PROBLEM AND SEEMS TO BE WEATHER RELATED (TEMPERATURE CHANGE), THE DEALER HAS FLASHED THE COMPUTER SO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON OR REGISTER A CODE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. CURRENTLY AT 27300 MILES.

Mileage: 19,000

Oct 31, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. STEVENS CREEK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (4100 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95129, (408) 248-1800) WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE AND A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

Oct 20, 2019 Fire

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER ALERTED ME THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM UNDER MY CAR. I PULLED OVER INTO AN EMPTY LOT AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR I SAW FLAMES FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I STEPPED BACK AND WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE FRONT ENGINE WAS CONSUMED WITH FLAMES.

Mileage: 99,600

Oct 10, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PERSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MALL OF GEORGIA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (4345 BUFORD DR, BUFORD, GA 30518, (770) 945-0839) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE HARNESS AND BEZEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,118.

Mileage: 48,118

Oct 3, 2019

APRIL, 2019: EVERY THING ON THE DASH LIT UP. CAR STARTED TO ROLL AND WE HAD TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR TO STOP IT. IT WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK, BUT PARKING BRAKE WORKED FOR A WHILE. CAR WOULDN'T TURN OFF, LOCKS WOULDN'T WORK. NOTHING WORKED. TOWED TO DEALER WITH JEEP ON THE WHOLE WAY. A 18 MONTH OLD CHILD WAS WITH US. DANGEROUS. REPAIR DID A TCM FIX AND SAID THIS WAS A CATASTROPHIC EVENT THAT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. OCTOBER 2, 2019. PUSHED THE START BUTTON ' CAR STARTED BUT COULDN'T PUSH DOWN ON BRAKE. COULDN'T MOVE OUT OF PARK. WOULD TURN IT OFF AND IT WOULD TURN RIGHT BACK ON. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER - HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. IN ADDITION HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES FOR LAST TWO YEARS. CAR LURCHES WHEN GOING AROUND 30 MPH, STALLS A BIT WHEN JUST STARTING OUT DRIVING FROM A STOPPED POSITION

Mileage: 64,000

Sep 23, 2019

SERVICE SHIFTER WARNINGS ON & COMPUTER SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING, BEEN HAPPENING OFF & ON SINCE I BOUGHT IN JANUARY 2015 NOW WONT STOP AND CANT GET SERVICE UNTIL OCTOBER 10TH.

Mileage: 64,000

Aug 27, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. TWO DAYS AFTER THE FAILURE, THE SERVICE SHIFTER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED RED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE KEY FOB NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRIFFIS MOTORS, INC. (1012 HOLLAND AVE, PHILADELPHIA, MS 39350, (601) 656-4244). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THERMOSTAT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 103,000

Aug 19, 2019

CAR HAS BEEN STUTTER STARTING. ONCE IT FINALLY STARTS I GET AN ERROR CODE THAT SAYS SERVICE PARK BREAKS SERVICE TRANSMISSION. THEN WHEN PUTTING JEEP INTO GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD AND YOU CAN FEEL THE CAR JERK AND HEAR A CLUNKING SOUND. ONCE YOU STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES THE ERROR MESSAGES WILL GO AWAY AND JEEP WILL DRIVE NORMALLY. TWO DAYS AGO JEEP HAD BEEN DRIVING NORMAL. I STOPPED TO GET GAS. AFTER FILLING MY TANK I RETURNED TO THE CAR TO START IT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER INSERTING AND TURNING THE KEY I WOULD NOT GET A CLICK OR NOTHING. I ALSO HAD NO LIGHTS, NOT ON THE DASH OR OUT SIDE OF THE CAR. AFTER TRYING TO JUMP START THE CAR UNSUCCESSFULLY I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED HOME. ONCE HOME THE BATTERY WAS REMOVED AND TAKEN TO BE TESTED. I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS BAD SO I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND JEEP STARTED UP FINE HOWEVER AFTER STARTING I RECEIVED THE ERROR MESSAGE SERVICE PARK BREAK AND JEEP AGAIN WOULD SHIFT REALLY HARD. ERROR MESSAGE WENT AWAY JEEP STARTED RO DRIVE FINE. DROVE TO THE DOCTOR AND WHEN I PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE JEEP GOT STUCK IN NEUTRAL. FINALLY GOT THE JEEP TO GO INTO GEAR AND WENT TO DRIVE BACK HOME AND JEEP WOULD NOT SHIFT RIGHT AND AGAIN JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL WHERE IT GOT STUCK. FINALLY GOT HOME AND PARKED JEEP WAITING TO GET IT INTO THE DEALER NOW. JEEP HAS 95000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 95,000

Aug 13, 2019

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND STEPPED ON BRAKES BECAUSE CARS WERE SLOWING DOWN WHEN I BEGAN TO BRAKE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. MESSAGE SAID SHIFT TO PARK AND START ENGINE. CARS WERE HONKING. I DID WHAT IT READ AND IT TOOK SECONDS BUT TURNED BACK ON. IT TOOK SOME EXPLAINING TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER MY PERSONAL RESEARCH IN WAITING ROOM FOR 4 HOURS. THEY FOUND THE CODES?? IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT MORE SERIOUSLY ON A TOAD WITH TRAFFIC MOVING I STEPPED ON BRAKES TO MAKE A LEFT TURN BUT IT TURNED OFF! CARS SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I DID WHAT MESSAGE SAID IT TOOK LONGER THIS TIME. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND IT TURNED OFF AGAIN WHEN I STEPPED ON BRAKES TO PARK. I CAN'T GET A DEALERSHIP TO HELP ME?? TOMORROW I'M GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT FOUND THE CODES IN JANUARY. THIS IS SCARY.

Mileage: 65,000

Aug 8, 2019 Fire

MY AUTOMATIC REAR HATCH STOPPED WORKING AFTER A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER FROM A COOLER LEAKED IN MY "TRUNK". I CHECKED THE FUSE FOR THE HATCH AND IT BLEW, I SWAPPED IT OUT AND SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR FROM THE REAR OF MY JEEP (THE TRUNK) THEN A FIRE ERUPTED, SEVERELY DAMAGING MY CHEROKEE. THE JEEP WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY AND DUE TO THE FIRE BEING NEAR THE GAS TANK I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE STREET OUT OF FEAR IT WOULD HURT MY FAMILY. THERE IS A RECALL RE: THE HATCH MOTOR MODULE GETTING WET AND CAUSING A FIRE WHICH I HAD PERFORMED IN 2016. THIS PART IS FAULTY AND ALMOST HARMED ME/FAMILY AND NOW I AM OUT MY DEDUCTIBLE AND CAR RENTAL COSTS. NO ONE FROM CHRYSLER OR JEEP WILL CALL ME BACK.

Mileage: 61,000

Aug 6, 2019

IT JUMP WHILE DRIVING AND GEARS GET STUCK. AND STEREO TURNS BLANK FOR SOME PERIOD TIME . TRANSMISSION BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS SINCE DAY I BOUGHT IT

Jul 9, 2019

MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE OR DRIVING THE RED LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER WILL ALL TURN ON AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH DISPLAY A SERVICE SHIFTER SCREEN. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED I CAN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND RESET OTHER TIMES WILL IT RESET.

Jun 25, 2019

WHILE IN MOTION, I WOULD GET A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING "SERVICE SHIFTER." I'VE SEEN THIS MESSAGE POP UP ABOUT 10 TIMES NOW WITHIN A THE LAST 6 MONTH SPAN. I'VE GOTTEN IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 2017. MY VEHICLE IS AT 75K MILES.

Mileage: 75,500

Jun 15, 2019

SERVICE SHIFTER SERVICE SHIFTER KEEPS POPPING UP AS I'M DRIVING. STREETS AND HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 47,500

May 28, 2019

THE 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 44..SHUT DOWN IN MOVING TRAFFIC .DASH STATED TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO SHIFT GEAR.VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN GEAR.VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AND I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHERE IT SHUT DOWN AT THE PUMP.VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD TO BE TOWED FOR SHUTTING DOWN IN MOTION. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 2015. HAS 51K MILES ON IT NOW. ALSO IT SHIFTS IRATICLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. SOMETHING MUST BE DID ONE OR PEOPLE WILL GET HURT .

Mileage: 51

May 27, 2019

ON 5/23/19 AND 5/27/19 VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, STEERING LOCKS AND THE DASH LIGHTS UP WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAYS PUT VEHICLE AND "PARK" AND THEN SELECT DESIRED GEAR. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH.I KEEP MY VEHICLE UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE/SERVICE. I READ OVER 100 PEOPLE'S EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS ON LINE. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT I AM PAYING A CAR PAYMENT, HAVE LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, AND HAVING THESE KIND OF SAFETY CONCERNS. TODAY, MY CAR DIED WITH NO WARNING ON A BUSY ROAD, GIVES ME APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS TO PULL TO SAFETY BEFORE THERE IS NO SPEED/ABILITY TO MANUEVER THE VEHICLE. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE RISK IS SO HIGH, AND THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON LINE SHOW A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS AMONG HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES BY JEEP AND NOTHING. THE DEALERSHIPS/SERVICE CONTINUE TO MAKE COMMENTS LIKE "WE WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE". TO BE SPECIFIC: DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, STRAIGHT FOLLOWING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. . . . LOST POWER. LIGHTS WENT ON THE DASH, MESSAGE ABOVE APPEARED. IT TOOK TWO TRIES TO RESTART TO GET ME OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED ON 5/8/19 DUE TO CAR STALLING. NOW MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Mileage: 40,344

May 9, 2019

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 4X4 - RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ON DASHBOARD THAT READS "SERVICE SHIFTER" ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR TURN ON RED. IT CAME OUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, BUT IT WENT AWAY. NOW THIS TIME, IT IS NOT GOING AWAY. I CAN TURN OFF AND TURN ON THE CAR BUT AS SOON AS I GO TO MOVE, ALL THE LIGHTS COME OUT RED AND THE NOTIFICATION WON'T GO AWAY. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES TAKE A BIT TO ACCELERATE AND ONCE IT DOES IT GOES OFF FAST AND PUTTING ME IN DANGER OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

May 2, 2019

JEEP CHEROKEE 2015 39K MILES. TROUBLE STARTING. SOMETIMES IT TURNS ON, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. ALSO HAVE A LIGHT ON 'SVC 4WD'

Apr 10, 2019

I WAS DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN WHEN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY 1 LANE ROAD. I PUT CAR IN PARK AND TRIED RESTARTING. CAR WOULD NOT START, NO POWER WHAT SO EVER, NO HAZARD LIGHTS, STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK, KEY WOULD NOT PULL OUT OF IGNITION, AND MY CAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM PARK. LITERALLY PARKED IN THE ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO POP THE GEAR SHIFTER AND PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSH MY CAR TO A PARKING LOT. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN PARK AND STARTED IT AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD VIOLENTLY. DEALER SAID THE ISSUE WAS BECAUSE I HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED IN MY CAR RECENTLY.

Mileage: 27,500

Apr 5, 2019

FREQUENTLY THE MESSAGE "SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHTS UP ON MY DASHBOARD AND ALL THE GEAR LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER LIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENS USUALLY AFTER I START THE CAR. SOMETIMES I TURN IT BACK OFF AND RESTART THE CAR AND IT GOES AWAY, BUT A FEW TIMES IT HAS STAYED ON MY ENTIRE DRIVE.

Mileage: 50,000

Apr 1, 2019

CAR STALLS AND POWERS OFF. *DT*JB

Mileage: 55,600

Mar 22, 2019

SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, A JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE IS HAS SHOWN THESE ERRORS CONSISTENTLY. EXAMPLES: THE VEHICLE DECELERATES WHEN PUSHED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. IT SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN GEARS WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING A JERKING MOTION WITHIN THE CAR - EVEN WHEN GENTLY ACCELERATING. ON ONE OCCASION IT HAS SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY STOP FUNCTIONING. MORE RECENTLY, I WAS REAR-ENDED AT A GAS STATION AND WAS UNAWARE, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS MY CAR JERKING FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION. WHEN REVERSING, THE VEHICLE JERKS BACKWARDS - AFTER A DELAY. THE VEHICLE ALSO DELAYS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON.

Mileage: 30,000

Feb 9, 2019

SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE REAR WINDOW HAVE NEVER GONE DOWN SEEN THE DEALER AND A JEEP DEALERSHIP (F.X. CAPRARA WATERTOWN, NY 13601 ). I HAVE ALREADY REPLACE THE FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT AND NOW THE FRONT RIGHT BALL JOINT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. I HAVE ROUGHLY 55000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I NOTICE THE NOISE MOSTLY WHEN TURNING THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE SINCE PURCHASE

Feb 9, 2019

WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THE "AUTO START/STOP" IS ENGAGED (WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS POWER TO SAVE ON GAS CONSUMPTION), AND YOU LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DASH CHIMES AND FLASHES QUICKLY ON THE DASH "BLIND SPOT ALERT TEMPORARY UNAVAILABLE."

Mileage: 50,000

Jan 14, 2019

BRAKES ARE CONTANTLY BEING CHANGED. THE CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING AT ALL TIMES. BATTERY ALWAYS NEEDS CHARGED. THE CAR WILL TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY DUE TO BATTERY. IT HAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHTS AND IT HAS STOPPED ON I70 GOING TOWARDS HAGERSTOWN, MD AND SEVERAL CITY STREETS. IT HAS BEEN CHANGED AND STILL NEEDS CHARGING. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT GO TO SPEED DESIRED AND WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN DECREASING THE SPEED. SHIFTING GEARS SWITCHES TO NEUTRAL UNEXPECTEDLY. CAR ALSO LUNGES WHILE IN DRIVE AS IF GEARS HAVE BEEN CHANGED. THIS WILL HAPPEN ON ALL ROADS REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED.

Mileage: 54,000

Jan 8, 2019 Crash

MY RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF AS I DRIVE WHEN PAIRED WITH A PHONE AS AN OPERATING WIRELESS DEVICE. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME MOVING OR STILL.

Mileage: 20,000

Jan 2, 2019

LEAKING IN LIFTGATE CAUSED ALL ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS TO FAIL ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY BRAKE POWER SUN ROOF STOP/START MODULE HEAD LIGHTS FOG LIGHTS SPEEDOMETER

Mileage: 35,000

Dec 10, 2018

AT MULTIPLE, SEEMINGLY RANDOM TIMES, WARNING LIGHTS FLASH REGARDING TRANSMISSION AND OTHER CAR FUNCTIONS, ENGINE STOPS AND TEMPORARILY WON'T RESTART. ON RESTART TRANSMISSION JUMPS HARD. SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED AND DEALER REPORTS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. SO FAR HAS JUST HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY.

Mileage: 67,000

Dec 3, 2018

SEPT. 2015 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 6 MONTHS SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 9 TIMES SOMETIMES IT HAS TO BE TOWED IN IS NOT DRIVEABLE SAME PROBLEM BUT EVERY TIME I GET IT BACK THE PROBLEMS ARE WORSE SINCE ABOUT THE 18TH OF AUG THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD THE CAR ONLY 9 DAYS THIS IS NOW DEC 3RD IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SOMETIMES 3 OR 4 DAYS SOME TIMES AS LONG 3 OR 4 WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS LIKE IT IS FALLING OUT ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT WILL NOT SHIFT IT ALSO SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING IT ONE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THIS IS GETTING REALLY DANGEROUS FOR ME AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WITH ME I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE LADY NAMED LORI SHE SAYS I AM OUT OF THE PERIMETER FOR BUY BACK THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR I AM MAKING CAR PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE ON A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE AND DON'T EVEN AVE MOST OF THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME A WEEK AGO TO COME PICK THE CAR AND WHEN I GOT THERE IT WOULDN'T EVEN RUN TO GET TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO ME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 1/2 YEARS NOW ONLY GETTING WORSE ALL OF THE TIME I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR KNOWING IT CAN SHUT DOWN ANYTIME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT KEEP PUTTING IT BACK IN THE SHOP AND AFTER 3 WEEKS OR I GO TO PICK IT UP AND ONCE AGAIN IT WON'T RUN. *DT*JB

Mileage: 3,666

Nov 30, 2018

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, CODES ARE U1504, U1412, U0001, U1110, U1120, WILL NOT SHIFT, 4WD TEMPORARY UNAVAILABLE MESSAGE COMES ON , STABILITY TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, ALL SHIFTER GEAR LIGHTS ARE ON, THIS HAD HAPPENED 7 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS JEEP, ENGINE HAS CUT A COUPLE OF TIMES DURING ALL OF THESE ISSUES!

Mileage: 148,000

Oct 29, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. SPECIFICALLY, THE CONTACT REFERENCED AN INCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN A TUNNEL, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTED ITSELF AND MOTIVE POWER WAS RESTORED TO THE VEHICLE. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

Oct 22, 2018

THE VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY COME UP WITH A "SERVICE SHIFTER" MESSAGE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN DEC OF 2015 NEW. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY, BUT THE PROBLEM KEPT HAPPENING. THEY KEPT FLASHING THE SOFTWARE AND TELLING ME IT WAS FINE. AT THE END OF JULY 2018, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT RESEARCHED BECAUSE IT HAD BEGUN TO FLICKER ALONG WITH ONE OF THE TWO LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE HEADLIGHT AND THE LISENCE PLATE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME BY COINCIDENCE. I TRIED TO CONTACT JEEP/CHRYSLER DIRECTLY AND EXPLAIN THERE WAS A BIGGER PROBLEM BUT THEY WOULDNT LISTEN. DAYS LATER, I STOPPED FOR GAS, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND FILLED THE TANK. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR WOULDNT START. I KEPT TRYING TO TURN IT ON BUT IT WOULDNT MAKE A SOUND. FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT 25 MINUTES THE CAR TURNED ON. ONCE ON, ERROR MESSAGES LIGHT UP MY DASH: SERVICE SHIFTER, SERVICE PARKING BREAK, SERVICE ENGINE, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, AND OTHERS. I TRIED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR BUT IT SHIFTED HARD AND SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO DROP. THE CAR WOULDNT MOVE. TOWED THE CAR TO DEWEY DODGE. THEY FLASHED IT, TOLD ME IT WAS FINE, AND MADE ME COME GET IT AND WOULDNT LOOK FURTHER. 24 HOURS LATER, I WAS STRANDED AGAIN, CAR WOULDNT START. TOWED IT AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE BATTERY, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY TOLD ME THEY DID A 27PT INSPECTION AND IT WAS FINE A DAY PRIOR... THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. ONCE I GOT IT BACK, I HAD IT FOR ONLY A FEW DAYS AND I WAS STUCK AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE CAR TURNED ON, AND I WAS ABLE TO TRY TO DRIVE HOME. WHILE ON HIGHWAY, SERVICE SHIFTER APPEARED AGAIN. DEWEY REPLACES THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE SHIFTER AGAIN. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE EVEN THOUGH MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS HAVE A COLLECTION OF PEOPLE DETAILING THE SAME PROBLEMS!

Mileage: 44,000

Sep 28, 2018

DRIVING UP GRADE COMING TO A STOP, THEN STARTING AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION SPINS THEN BANGS INTO GEAR, A VIOLENT MOVEMENT. AND NOW MY CAR IS JUST STALLING. USUALLY WHEN STARTING OUT DOWN A GRADE AFTER TAKING MY FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, CAR STALLES

Mileage: 62,000

Sep 18, 2018

IN RESPONSE TO ISSUES BELOW, DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT A BCM, PART NO "68236667AI", WAS NOT RESPONDING TO TESTS AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WE DRIVE WITH WINDOWS DOWN AND A/C ON AT TIMES. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS I HAVE FELT WATER FROM CONDENSATION HIT MY FEET IN THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR AND I THINK IT IS LIKELY THAT THIS PART WAS DAMAGED FROM THAT CONDENSATION. THIS BCM SHOULD HAVE A SEALANT AROUND IT OR BE IN A BETTER LOCATION IF THE A/C IS GOING TO DRIP IN THE CAR. RESULTING PROBLEMS FROM ELECTRICAL BCM FAILURE THAT ARE ONGOING FOR LAST MONTH BECAUSE PART IS BACK ORDERED: 2018/09/16 KEYLESS ENTRY WORKS, BUT ONLY WHEN USING THE PASSENGER DOOR. THEN STOPPED AND LEFT VEHICLE, AFTERWARD ELECTRIC LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK FROM INSIDE, KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT WORK, AND DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK WHEN VEHICLE SURPASSED 15 MPH. 2018/08/30 AT NIGHT, AFTER EXITING VEHICLE KEYLESS ENTRY UNRESPONSIVE, HAZARD LIGHTS TURNED THEMSELVES ON, HATCH WOULD NOT LOCK. THROUGHOUT ALL THESE DAYS FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS, THE KEYLESS ENTRY, ELECTRIC LOCKS, MEMORY SEATS, AND RADIO PRESETS MAY OR MAY NOT LOCK. THERE WAS ANOTHER TIME WHERE THE REAR HATCH POWER DID NOT WORK AND IT ALSO DID NOT LATCH ITSELF. WE WERE MOVING WHEN WE DISCOVERED THE HATCH DID NOT LATCH ITSELF AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT DID RESPOND AND PULL ITSELF LATCHED. THE HAZARDS AND LIGHTS NOT RESPONDING AND STAYING ON, DOORS NOT LOCKING OVER 15 MPH, AND HATCH NOT LATCHING ARE ALL SAFETY CONCERNS. THE PART TO REPAIR THIS CAME IN YESTERDAY, THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED AROUND A MONTH AGO.

Mileage: 55,000

Sep 4, 2018

AN ALERT MESSAGE READS "SERVICE SHIFTER" ACROSS DASH MESSAGE CENTER WHILE DRIVING. . THE GEAR SHIFT WILL LIGHT UP EVERY GEAR AND NEITHER CLEAR OFF UNLESS I PULL OVER AND KILL THE ENGINE. THE MESSAGE DOES NOT STORE IN THE "ERROR MESSAGE" REPORTING SYSTEM AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED FROM AS WELL AS ANOTHER THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE SINCE THE MESSAGE ISN'T STORED. I'M READING REPORTS OF THESE MAKE/MODELS LOCKING UP THE STEERING AND CAUSING CRASHES.

Mileage: 90,000

Sep 3, 2018

SINCE I BOUGHT MY JEEP IN AUGUST 2016 AND SINCE I'VE GOTTEN IT THE MESSAGE 'SERVICE SHIFTER' POPS UP ON MY SCREEN. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT NOW THE MESSAGE POPS UP EVERY OTHER DAY. I HAVE A SON AND I DO NOT WANT SOMETHING MALFUNCTIONING WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD PUTTING MY FAMILY'S LIFE IN DANGER! THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.

Sep 3, 2018

SERVICE SHIFTER PROMPT, ALL LIGHTS ON GEAR SHIFTER LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETIMES WILL NOT LET ME SHIFT, SOMETIMES DOES NOT EFFECT DRIVING BUT WILL NOT GO AWAY UNTIL CAR IS PARKED AND TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME

Mileage: 15

Aug 23, 2018

START/STOP FAILING TO WORK OR WORKS WHEN IT SHOULDN'T. I TOOK MY JEEP TO THE LOCAL DEALER 4 OR 5 TIMES. ONE VISIT THEY KEPT IT FOR 3 DAYS. THEY EVEN TALKED TO CHRYSLER REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SO THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR THIS. DIDN'T HELP. NOW THE WARNING STILL COMES ON AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T SHUT DOWN AT ALL WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND SOMETIMES IT DOES. I ALSO NOTICED THE JEEP NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES. NOT SURE IF ONE THING IS CONNECTED TO ANOTHER BUT I AM VERY CONCERNED. I HAVE MY 3 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE JEEP OFTEN AND DON'T LIKE THIS FAULTY ISSUE. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

Mileage: 18,600

Aug 21, 2018

WHILE DRIVING CAR HOME FROM WORK IN SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CARS DASH BEEPED AND LIT UP WITH THE BATTERY WARNING. MY CAR STOPPED EXELERATING BUT ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR STILL WORKED. AFTER TRYING TO GET IT TO TURN OVER AGAIN IT JUST RATTLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET A JUMP AND HEAD HOME WHERE WE LOOKED DEEPER INTO THE PROBLEM. WE FINALLY TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE STARTER, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR WERE ALL WORKING AND IN GOOD CONDITION AND HAD NO CLUE WHY IT WOULD HAVE DIED ON ME FOR NO REASON. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILD AROUND ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANY BUSY/CONSTRUCTION AREAS IF MY CAR COULD STOP ON A DIME WITHOUT WARNING. NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE GETTING HURT OR EVEN KILLED.

Mileage: 1

Jul 27, 2018

TODAY BEING 7/26/2018. TODAY MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN IN THE MORNING, AND AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN MAKING A U-TURN. AND FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS BEFORE, A FEW TIMES I FELT THE ENGINE ATTEMPT TO SHUT OFF WHEN COMING TO STOP SIGNS AND LIGHTS, WHICH THE VEHICLE SHAKING WOULD TAKE PLACE AND THE MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE. IN THE CASE OF TRANSMISSION, FOR THE PAST MONTH IN RANDOM MOMENTS WHILE STOPPED AT AN INCLINE OR TURNING ONTO AN INCLINE STREET, THE GEARS WOULD DELAY SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR, AND IT WOULD SOUND LIKE RPM WAS REACHING HIGHER THAN NORMAL ROTATIONS BEFORE ACTUALLY SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR, THE CAR JERKING FROM THE CATCH. ALL EVENTS OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON STREETS, BOTH WHEN TURNING OR STOPPING, OR INCLINE CLIMB INVOLVED.

Mileage: 16,650

Jun 19, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE UPON STARTING AND WOULD INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COCHRAN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (110 RTE 908, NATRONA HEIGHTS, PA 15065, 724-901-1014), BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURES RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND "SERVICE THE SHIFTER" ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE SHIFTER MODULE WAS GREASED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

Jun 9, 2018

STOP/START NOT AVAILABLE SERVICE SOFT/START SYSTEM THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN RANDOMLY APPEARING WHEN DIVING.

Jun 1, 2018

AFTER I TURN KEY OFF THE ENGINE REFUSES TO START BACK UP WHEN I TURN THE KEY ON. IT HAS DIED TWICE LIKE THIS AT THE DRIVE UP WINDOW OF A RESTAURANT.

Mileage: 35,000

May 28, 2018 Crash

WENT TO START CAR WOULDN'T START OR TURN OVER. RECEIVED JUMP FROM ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAITED 20 MIN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE TO THE NEAREST AUTO ZONE (2 MILES). ONCE I STARTED DRIVING THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND AS SOON AS I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AT A VERY BUSY 3 LANE INTERSECTION I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR SHUT OFF & WOULDN'T TURN BACK ON. AT THIS POINT, MY ONLY OPTION WAS TO SIT WITHOUT ANY POWER, THEREFORE NO HAZARD LIGHTS, AND WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO HIT ME AS I WAS UNABLE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE DUE TO HIGH RISK OF BEING HIT BY A CAR. DURING THE TERRIFYING TIME OF WAITING EVENTUALLY I DID GET HIT. WHICH CAUSED A THREE CAR ACCIDENT & PILE-UP ON THIS VERY BUSY ROAD. I WAS THE FRONT VEHICLE AND MY JEEP IS PROBABLY TOTALED AND I WILL BE GOING TO DOCTOR TOMORROW, THE MIDDLE VEHICLE RECEIVED THE MOST DAMAGE & THE PASSENGERS WERE HURT & WENT TO HOSPITAL, THE 3RD VEHICLE (TRUCK) WAS VERY DAMAGED BUT THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. I THEN CALLED 911 & WE FILLED OUT A POLICE REPORT & MY CAR WAS TOWED & THE POLICE DROVE ME HOME LIKE A CRIMINAL. THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY MY JEEP'S ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. I DO NOT CURRENTLY SEE A RECALL FOR ANYTHING BY VIN OR BY MAKE/MODEL. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS IMMEDIATELY AS I DO NOT WANT OTHERS TO BE EFFECTED AS I WAS AT THE FAULT OF JEEP. *DT*JB

Mileage: 52,000

May 26, 2018

SINCE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED IN DEC 2014, THE AUTOSTART FEATURE OCCASIONALLY COMPLETELY STALLS VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED AT SIGN, AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOPPED IN HEAVY TRANSIT AND WILL NOT TURN BACK ON TO CONTINUE TRIP. I HAVE TO TURN OFF KEY REMOVE KEY AND EXIT VEHICLE TO RESET. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN RUN OVER, IMPACTED BY OTHER ONCOMING VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY OR BY VEHICLES TRYING TO GET AROUND ME AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I HAVE REPORTED IT SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER WHITTEN BROS IN RICHMOND VA AND ASHLAND VA BUT HAVE BEEN IGNORED AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DOCUMENT OCCURRENCES. AND DISMISSED MY ALLEGATIONS. I HAVE HAD OVER 12 INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS IN 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 AND 2018, IN THE CITY, SUBURBS AND HIGHWAYS. MY MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE DATE IS POSTED BELOW *JS UPDATED 9/21/18*JB

Mileage: 45,000

May 10, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SWITCHING GEARS VERY HARD AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NORTHWEST CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 19616 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77065) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE RECURRED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE DEALER GAVE THE SAME REPLY. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE IDENTICAL, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

Apr 16, 2018

CAR IS GOING INTO NUETRAL ON ITS OWN SAME AS IN THE S55 RECALL BUT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL PER CHRYSLER. CAR WILL HAVE NOTICE POP UP ON DASH SAYING PUT CAR INTO PARK THEN SWITCH INTO GEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT A STOP LIGHT I COULD NOT GET CAR IN GEAR. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND I COULD NOT GET IT TO START AGAIN. IT ALSO HAPPENED AFTER FIRST STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE. I HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET IT TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. BOTH TIMES CAR WAS AT A STOP.

Mileage: 70,000

Apr 2, 2018

MY CAR HAS EXACTLY 50,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IMPECCABLY TO START. ON MARCH 30TH AFTER IT HAD RAINED THE PREVIOUS DAY, WHILE DRIVING ON THE BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 60MPH MY LIFT GATE SEEMED TO UNLATCH AND END RESULT MY BACKPACK CONTAINING MY LAPTOP HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF TEXTBOOKS AND MY APPLE IPAD FLEW OUT. WHEN I PULLED OVER THE LIFT GATE REFUSED TO HATCH AS WELL AS THE BUTTON IN THE CAR AND ON THE FOB TO CLOSE THE TRUNK WOULD NOT WORK. NOT ONLY HAVE I LOST AT LEAST $850 WORTH OF MY ELECTRONICS AND TEXTBOOKS I AM LEFT WITH THE RISK THAT ANYONE CAN GET IN MY CAR VIA THE LIFT GATE THAT WILL NOT CLOSE AND POTENTIALLY STEAL MY CAR. ON APRIL 2ND 2018 AFTER LEAVING WORK FROM THE HOSPITAL I WAS DRIVING ON REGULAR TRAFFIC ROADS BETWEEN 35-55 MILES PER HOUR AND MY JEEP WAS SHIFTING INTO NEAUTRAL SLOWING DOWN AND THE RPM GAUGE WAS ACCELERATING TO 4-5 FOR ONLY 35 MILES PER HOUR. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THERE IS A RECALL IN WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY ANYONE AND MY VIN WAS INELIGIBLE BUT IF IT WAS I WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE MY CAR AND PAY FOR THE EXPENSE OF A RENTAL CAR. I AM A WIDOWED MOTHER AND A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO JEEP AS THIS IS MY THIRD JEEP AND I AM STUCK WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT IS RIDDLED WITH CONSTANT RECALLS THAT IS UNSAFE FOR MY 4 YEAR OLD AND 15 MONTH CHILD AND I AM ON A SINGLE INCOME AND UNABLE TO PAY FOR REPAIR EXPENSES OR A RENTAL CAR AND I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO MISS WORK OR SCHOOL. CAN YOU INFORM ME WHY MY VIN IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL AND I AM HAVING ALL THE ISSUES THAT ARE CURRENTLY RECALLED AND WHY WOULD I NOT BE REIMBURSED OR PROVIDED WITH THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO COVER THE REPAIR AND OR A RENTAL VEHICLE?

Mileage: 60

Mar 30, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, IT STARTED TO ROLL AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE FAILURE. AN ONLOOKER JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT FROM MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARCARS ORANGE PARK CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (7233 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32244) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 51,000

Mar 26, 2018

THIS 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS THE 2-SPEED TRANSFER UNIT, AND WAS SOLD AS FLAT TOWABLE, AND MANUAL SO STATES THAT FACT. THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM ELECTRIC RATHER THAN MECHANICAL. IN 2017 AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CHEROKEE NOT TRACKING WHILE BEING TOWED BEHIND THE MOTORHOME AND CAUSING A SEVERE LEFT TO RIGHT WOBBLE BEHIND THE MOTORHOME, JEEP ISSUED A REVISION TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL (S-13). IT STATES THAT A FLAT-TOW WIRING KIT SHOULD BE INSTALLED, BUT JEEP WANTS THE PART AND LABOR TO INSTALL THIS KIT TO BE PAID BY THE JEEP OWNER, NOT BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED UNDER A RECALL. ON A STRAIGHT ROAD THIS WOBBLE HAPPENED TWICE TO ME AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY MOTORHOME, NOT TO MENTION DAMAGE TO MY JEEP.

Mileage: 20,000

Mar 16, 2018

WHEN I DRIVE MY CAR CLUSTER SHOWED ME "SERVICE SHIFTER" AND ALL LIGHTS ARE TURN ON IN TRANSMITION PRND. I WENT SERVICE CENTER THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THAT SIGNAL COMES ON. I'M VERY CONCERN ABIUT THAT BECAUSE THAT CAUSE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OR STOP ENGINE DURING DRIVING. IT HAPPENED FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE.

Mileage: 20

Mar 15, 2018 Crash

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY I 94 AT 70MPH 5PM JAN 10TH, 2018, CAME INTO CONTACT WITH VEHICLE WHILE MERGING INTO CENTER LANE. HIS CAR FORCES MINE INTO A SPIN, I CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER/WALL SEPARATING THE EAST AND WEST BOUND LANES. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. NEITHER THE DRIVER, PASSENGER OR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I SURVIVED BUT HAD TWO BREAKS IN THE STERNAL CHEST PLATE, A FRACTURED RIGHT RIB AND BROKEN LEFT WRIST REQUIRING SURGERY RESULTING IN SCREWS AND PLATES INSTALLED. MEDICAL BILLS OVER $80K I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT THE ENTIRE TIME. THAT DAY THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND APPROX 40-45 DEGREES. THROUGH THE DEALER, I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURERS CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH DIRECTED ME TO THEIR FORENSIC TEAM SO THEY COULD OBTAIN THE BLACK BOX IN THE VEHICLE AND ACCESS TO THE CAR. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING NOT ONLY MY SAFETY BUT OTHERS THAT OWN THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. I AM 73 YEARS OLD AND EVERYONE FROM THE AMBULANCE DRIVER TO THE STATE TROOPER THAT WAS ON THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT SAID THAT I HAVE A LAWSUIT HERE. I DO NOT WANT TO FILE SUIT. I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR THE INCLINATION TO GO THAT DIRECTION BUT I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER OWES ME AND THE OTHER CUSTOMERS SOMETHING SHOULD THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN MY POSITION. THE MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL AND I FEEL THAT I AM GETTING THE BRUSH OFF AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALLS. I AM HESITANT TO BE A COMPLAINER. I HOPE THAT JEEP/CHRYSLER ADDRESS THIS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AS WELL AS OTHERS THAT MAY HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS. *TT *JS

Mileage: 27,000

Feb 21, 2018

BRAKE PEDAL THAT SLINGS FORWARD AFTER RELEASING AND MAKING A SLAMMING NOISE, PLASTIC PARTS JUST FALLING OFF INSIDE FROM UNDER THE DASH, THE TRIM FALLING OFF ON THE OUTSIDE, THE OBVIOUS TRANSMISSION, THE POWER LIFTGATE RELEASING AND REFUSING TO CLOSE ON ITS OWN, THE DISPLAY SCREEN BLINKING AND OCCASIONALLY REFUSING TO RESPOND, THE TIRE PRESSURE GAGE INDICATING A WARNING OF PRESSURE TO 51PSI THEN SECONDS LATER CHANGING TO 31PSI (THIS ONE OCCURED AFTER THE LATEST SOFTWARE UPDATE), GPS IS UNBELIEVABLY UNRELIABLE, UCONNECT TAKES CONTROL WHEN NOT GIVEN PERMISSION, START/STOP BUTTON DOES NOT WORK EVERYTIME. SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF HAS BEEN DIFFICULT. ALT FEATURE DOES NOT WORK ABOUT HALF THE TIME, BATTERY HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWO TIMES. THE INSIDE LINER AROUND THE ROOF NOT ATTACHED, THE LEFT BACK WHEEL THE TRIM IS POPPED OFF. THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO GO WHEN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION 4 DAYS AGO AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED DOWN FOR 5 SECONDS BEFORE IT STARTED TO MOVE.

Mileage: 35,000

Feb 21, 2018

WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND I MOVE MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK TO GAS THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF - THE SCREENS GO BLACK AND THE ENGINE STALLS. 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN PULLING IN TO A PARKING GARAGE MOVING MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK TO THE GAS. THE LIGHTS FLASHED AND THEN THE A MESSAGE COMES ON THE DASH SAYING TO SHIFT THE CAR IN TO PARK. I HAVE TO SHIFT IT IN TO PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF COMPLETELY AND THEN BACK TURN IT BACK ON.

Mileage: 454,000

Feb 5, 2018

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, VERY HARD, MISSED SHIFTS--ALL THE TIME REAR DIFFERENTIAL MAKES A VERY HIGH PITCH NOISE, ALL THE TIME. SENSOR GIVES FALSE READING ON TEMP

Mileage: 64

Jan 31, 2018

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT I LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TRIED SHIFTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THAN SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE WITH NO CHANGE. I WAS STUCK IN THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE #3 SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. A STATE TROOPER WAS DISPATCHED. AS I WAS IN PARK (CAN'T REMEMBER IF I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF OR NOT) HE HAD ME PUT IT INTO DRIVE TO SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE LONG ENOUGH TO GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY. IT DID ENGAGE. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD ME CALL JEEP ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK TO DELIVER THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN BACK OFF.

Mileage: 16,900

Jan 26, 2018

WAS DRIVING CAR AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. AUTO ON/OFF ACTIVATED AT STOP LIGHT. WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE CAR TRIED TO TURN ON, BUT STALLED. PUT CAR IN PARK AND STARTED CAR. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. THEY PERFORMED UPDATES ON CAR. GOT CAR BACK CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. TOOK CAR BACK CRUISE CONTROL STARTED WORKING THEY SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND. WAS DRIVING CAR AND APPLIED BRAKES WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I RELEASED BRAKES CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD TOWARDS CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH.GOT CAR BACK AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. GOT CAR BACK DROVE CAR FOR A MONTH AND A HALF OR SO THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT HAD A BAD STEERING RACK. NATIONAL BACK-ORDER FOR 5 MONTHS. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE PART WITHIN A MONTH AND A HALF. CAR SEEMS TO HAVE MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT SAFETY OPERATIONS.

Mileage: 34,000

Dec 12, 2017

THE STOP/START SYSTEM STOP WORKING AND THE ENGINEERS HAVEN'T BEING ABLE TO FIX IT, THE LIGHT IN THE DASH THAT SHOWS THAT IS NOT WORKING COMES ON WHEN RUNNING DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, DURING IDLE(STATIONARY)

Mileage: 24,966

Dec 7, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSING FAILURE OF WHICH THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE REVERSE GEAR COMPLETELY FAILED TO FUNCTION AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BRANDYWINE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (3807 KIRKWOOD HWY, WILMINGTON, DE 19808, (302) 998-2271). THE DEALER PROVIDED FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPLACED THE TRANSMSSION ASSEMBLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL INDEPENDENTLY TURNED LEFT WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT. THE WHEELS WERE OUT OF DIRECTION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (KEFFER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 8214 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227, (877) 406-5245) FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER AUTHORIZED A LOANER VEHICLE FOR THE DEALER TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELEMENT WAS OUT ON THE BATTERY AND THE MANUFACTURER COVERED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY. THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNSTABLE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE MANAGER, BUT THERE WAS NO PERMANENT SOLUTION YET. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

Mileage: 100

Nov 27, 2017

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSAXLE RANGE SENSOR WIRE HARNESS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE COMPLICATIONS WITH HAVING THE RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED BY THE DEALERSHIPS. UPDATED 11/27/2017*JS

Oct 25, 2017

I HAVE A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH 25K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WILL COME OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN ON SECONDARY ROADS. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE AND MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. USUALLY IT WILL BEGIN WITH THE RADIO ACTING UP, THEN GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL START FLASHING. I HAVE A DETAILED VIDEO IF INTERESTED. COULD NOT ATTACH FILE. *BF UPDATED 9/12/18*JB

Mileage: 24,000

Oct 8, 2017

FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS BEEN AT AN AUTO BODY SHOP TO REPAIR DAMAGE MADE FROM A BREAK IN. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE SEPTEMBER 22ND. THIS MORNING, AFTER FINALIZING THE PAPERWORK WITH THE REPAIR FACILITY AND PAYING A DEDUCTIBLE, I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY DRIVE MY JEEP AGAIN. PULLED OUT OF THE BODY SHOP'S PARKING LOT, ONTO A CITY STREET, DROVE NOT EVEN A QUARTER OF A MILE AND MAYBE A MINUTE OR SO INTO THE DRIVE AND THE DASHBOARD ICON OF THE BATTERY ILLUMINATED, THE NOTIFICATION SOUND PLAYED, AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP AGAIN. ALSO, THE NOTIFICATION CENTER DISPLAYED "SHIFT TO PARK". LUCKILY THIS TIME I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I SHIFTED INTO PARK, PLACED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND WAVED THE CARS THAT WERE BEHIND ME TO DRIVE AROUND. MADE THE ATTEMPT TO RESTART TWICE WITH NO SUCH LUCK. THE THIRD ATTEMPT SAW THE CAR TURN BACK ON SUCCESSFULLY. THE REPAIR FACILITY THAT I LEFT IS THANKFULLY A FEW MILES AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I LEASE THE CHEROKEE. I DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE DEALER, PLACED THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND WALKED IN TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER TALKING WITH ONE MEMBER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, HE STATED THAT HE WOULD TRY TO SQUEEZE THE CHEROKEE IN FOR SOME TESTING BUT COULDN'T GUARANTEE IT BECAUSE THERE WERE MANY CARS SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE AND ONLY ONE PERSON AVAILABLE TO POSSIBLY LOOK AT MY CAR. FINALLY, AFTER A FEW HOURS IN THE CUSTOMER WAITING AREA, I WAS TOLD THAT THE JEEP WAS LOW ON OIL. AND THAT THE CHEROKEE ALONG WITH THE CHRYSLER 200, AND ANOTHER CAR THAT I CANNOT REMEMBER AT THE MOMENT ARE DESIGNED TO STALL WHEN THE AMOUNT OF OIL BECOMES LOW. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE SAID THAT THIS WAS A "EUROPEAN DESIGN SAFETY FEATURE" FOR THE CAR. I KEPT THE CHEROKEE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM ON THIS UPCOMING MONDAY THE 10TH OF OCTOBER.

Mileage: 20,316

Oct 3, 2017

RANDOMLY THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF SOMEONE IS HITTING THE CAR FROM THE FRONT END WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE DUE TO A VERY HARD SHIFT INTO REVERSE. RANDOMLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL SHUT OFF WHEN PARKED AND TURNING THE CAR ON. THE AUTO ON/OFF WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. I HESITATED REPORTING THIS THINKING THAT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST BAD LUCK BUT BECAUSE OF A CONVERSATION WITH A CO-WORKER WHO IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS I THOUGHT THAT IT MAY BE A SYMPTOM OF A LARGER PROBLEM AND SOMETHING I SHOULD REPORT. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IT COULD BE A DISASTER.

Mileage: 45,000

Sep 1, 2017

MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK HAS BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER FOR PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND STEP ON THE GAS WITH NO ACCELERATION. THERE ARE TIMES I'M TRYING TO STOP AND IT BUCKS ALMOST LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO STOP. IT'S BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH COMPUTER UPDATES, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS BEING UPDATED ETC. THIS ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHEN GOING UP HILLS, DOWN HILLS, ON STRAIGHT AWAYS ETC. IT CAN HAPPEN WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR JUST WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN MOTION. I DO HAVE RECEIPTS AS TO WHAT THEY HAVE REPLACED IF NEEDED. THIS ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING.

Mileage: 30,000

Aug 25, 2017

THE REAR POWER LIFT GATE WILL NO LATCH TO THE LOCKED POSITION AND IT WILL NOT LIFT. 2016 I HAD THE FCA RECALL R67 REPAIRED. JUNE 1, 2017 I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST ISSUE WITH THE POWER LIFT GATE AND THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED G907 GROUND STRAP. AUGUST 23, 2017 I'M AGAIN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE REAR LIFT GATE COULD BE OPENED AT ANYTIME DURING VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND DURING A TRAFFIC COLLISION.

Mileage: 45,803

Aug 25, 2017

FOR THE FOURTH TIME, MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LOCKED UP THE PARK BRAKE, AND THE ELECTICAL COMPONENTS ALL BEGIN TO OPERATE SPORATICALLY WITHOUT BEING TURNED ON. THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES ALL START FLASHING, THE WIPERS START SWIPING, THE DISPLAY SCREEN BEGINS FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE PRNDL STARTS FLASHING AND BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGINS DISPLAYING MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES, AS IF THEY CAR HAS BECOME POSSESSED. THE SCARIEST PART IS WHEN THE PARK BRAKES LOCKS UP, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELLING AT. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TWICE WHEN THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AND LOCKED UP, AND JUST YESTERDAY WAS SITTING IN A MCDONALD'S DRIVE THROUGH WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. MY WIFE IS NOW TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE AFTER FOUR TIMES OF THE SAME ISSUE. OUR FEAR IS THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON A CROWDED FREEWAY, AND A SEMI BEHIND US WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID HITTING US BECAUSE OUR PARK BRAKE HAS LOCKED UP. THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER JEEP OWNERS ON THE INTERNET. I CANNOT AFFORD TO JUST TRADE THIS IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE...I NEED SOME HELP GETTING THIS RESOLVED SO MY FAMILY ISN'T IN JEOPARDY JUST KEEP DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THE DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO PERMANENTLY FIX.

Mileage: 29,008

Aug 4, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (METRO JEEP LOCATED AT 650C MEMORIAL DR CHICOPEE, MA 01020 877-220-8331) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 32118538. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,240.

Mileage: 25,240

Jul 16, 2017

WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL , HAD TO PUMP GAS PEDAL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WITH A SPUTTERING EFFECT. THOUGHT IT MIGHT STALL OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, ALSO WHEN I TURN VEHICLE OFF IT WILL NOT START AND THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL OPERATION AT ALL. I'VE FOUND I MUST REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION BEFORE IT WILL RESTART. THIS INSTANCES HAPPEN AT RANDOM

Mileage: 38,000

Jul 3, 2017

TAKATA RECALL - THE ENGIN INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, ON MY WAY HOME BUT DISAPPEARED THE MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE JEEP. A FEW DAYS LATER I DROVE IT TO A LOCATION WHERE I STAYED FOR 2 HOURS, LEFT AND GOT HOME WHERE I STAYED FOR A FEW MINUTES. CAME BACK OUT TO USE THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE DIDN'T 'TURN OVER' . CALLED THE SERVICE BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. THEY RE-BOOT THE CAR & I LET THE ENGINE RUN FOR 1/2 HR. PER HIS INSTRUCTION. THE WENT TO A DRIVE THRU AND DECIDED TO HEAD HOME BUT SHORTLY AFTER THE JEEP SHUTS OFF AT A STOP LIGHT. I WAITED 5 MIN THEN RESTART AND HEADED HOME WITH MY HAZARD LIGHT FLASHING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND GOT 'AN AVAILABLE' APPOINTMENT FOUR DAY THEREAFTER.

Mileage: 10,260

Jul 3, 2017

DRIVING MY VEHICLE OVER THE WEEKEND WHILE IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET MY VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON, THE VEHICLE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF NO POWER COULD NOT DO ANYTHING THE VEHICLE TURNED ON AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. WHERE MY FAMILY AND I WERE EXTREMELY NERVOUS THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME WHILE DRIVING HOME. THANK GOD I WAS NOT DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHERE MY FAMILY AND MYSELF COULD HAVE GOTTEN SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE IN MY VEHICLE OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE TURNED ON AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE START AND STOP SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON ADVISING TO HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED, THE REST OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN HOME IT CONSTANTLY SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO LOOSE POWER AND TURN OFF.

Mileage: 19,000

Jun 26, 2017

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ABOUT 50MPH ON A CITY STREET AND MY BACK WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. MY REAR DEFROST WAS ON.THE HOLES WERE DIRECTLY WHERE THE DEFROST CORDS WERE. THE CORDS WERE STICKING OUT AND THE GLASS WAS GONE ON THOSE TWO SPOTS. THE DEFROST CORD TIPS ARE BLACK AS IF THEY WERE BURNT. I CALLED THE POLICE AND THEY NOTICED MY WINDSHIELD WAS PUSHED OUT AND NOT IN, SO NOTHING COULD HAVE HIT MY CAR.

Mileage: 40,000

Apr 22, 2017

CAR HAS ALL SORTS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM SHIFTING CLUNKING SLAMMING INTO GEARS CAR WON'T RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN PARK AND WON'T TURN OFF LIFTGATE OPENS AND CLOSES BY ITSELF RECENTLY OPENED AND SMASHED MY GARAGE DOOR IN THE LIFTGATE RADIO WON'T WORK GPS SAYS I'M IN WYOMING

Mileage: 17,000

Jan 27, 2017

WE HAD JUST PARKED THE JEEP ABOUT 15 MINUTES BEFORE WE HAD TO LEAVE AGAIN. WE UNLOCKED THE VEHICLE, PUT OUR CHILD INSIDE AND CLOSED THE DOOR. WHEN WE TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS, THE JEEP LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT LET US IN TO GET OUR CHILD. WE WERE IN AUGUST, AND IT WAS HOT OUT. WE FINALLY PULLED THE BATTERY AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT OPEN. THE END RESULT WAS THE COMPUTER MODULE NEEDED REPLACES ON A 6 MONTH OLD VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THE MODULE WAS REPLACED, THE JEEP HAS STARTED TO DO THE SAME THINGS AGAIN. WE CAN NOT HAVE OUR CHILDREN LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME IF THE JEEP DECIDES TO LOCK THEM IN. THE WARRANTY IS NOW UP ON THE VEHICLE AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO FINANCIALLY REPLACE THE COMPUTER MODULE.

Mileage: 12,000

Dec 28, 2016

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY JEEP CHEROKEE 2015. IT HAS TAKEN ME A WHILE TO ACTUALLY FIND SOME TIME TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL. I CALLED PRIOR TO GOING TO THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND THE GUY AT SERVICE SAID I COULD JUST WALK IN. I WENT IN TODAY AND THE SAME GENTLEMAN SAID I NEEDED AN APPOINTMENT AND THAT THEY COULDN'T TAKE IT IN TODAY BECAUSE THEY HAD A LOT OF WORK. THAT IF I WANTED, I COULD LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL FRIDAY. THEY DON'T LEND YOU A CAR IN THE TIME BEING. I CAN'T LEAVE MY CAR THERE AND MISS WORK. SO I GUESS NOW I NEED TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK OR SO TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN THE LETTER SAYS IT IS A SAFETY RECALL AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO FIX IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT WAS A BAD DECISION TO HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE.

Dec 15, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,090.

Mileage: 23,090

Dec 2, 2016

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES LAST TIME THE CAR SHUT DOWN WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY GRANSON IN CAR I WAS TERIFFIED

Mileage: 17,500

Nov 7, 2016

WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO RECALLS FOR THE TRANSAXLE WIRE HARNESS BUT WHEN WE CALL THE PARS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET. THE RECALL SAYS THE CAR MAY LOSS POWDER MY DRIVES HIGHWAY EVERY DAY AND THIS IS A CONSTANT CONCERT WHEN WILL WE BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS FIXED ? ALSO VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SECOND RECALL.

Nov 2, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED AT ANY SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

Oct 3, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY AND SHIFTED ROUGHLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PUSH TO START FAILED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SAVING FEATURE WAS ENABLED AND THE PUSH TO START FEATURE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400.

Mileage: 400

Sep 15, 2016

JEEP CHEROKEE RECALL S13 SEE LETTER ATTACHED. VEHICLE WAS REPRESENTED TO BE CAPABLE FOR FLAT TOW AT PURCHASE. RECALL A YEAR+ LATER REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS IN ORDER SAFELY TO DO SO. FCA IS REQUIRING OWNERS TO PAY FOR MODIFICATIONS.

Mileage: 16,300

Aug 29, 2016

I HAVE HAD ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH MY 2015 CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK 4X4 AND THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER THEY DID 4 UPGRADES ON MY COMPUTER AT DEALERSHIP, WHEN PICKED UP SUV THE CHECK ENGINE WAS ON, TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FLASHED IT WHAT EVER THAT MEANS. THE CHECK ENGINE DISAPPEARED AFTERWARDS, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH IT LUNGING WHEN LETTING FOOT OFF BRAKE DUE TO THE AUTO ON & OFF FEATURE AND JUST RECENTLY WAS DRIVING AND THE AIR BAD LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT, 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I PULLED OVER DUE TO THIS AND WHEN PUTTING IN PARK FELT LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME IN WHICH THEY DIDNT, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON WITH MESSAGE THAT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HAS BEEN DISABLED CONTACT DEALER, THAT STARTED IT ALL THAT MORNING. THEN ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND BEEPING, I TOOK TO DEALER IN RICHMOND KY AND THEY BROUGHT OUT THE SCANNER AND SCANNED IT AND PRINTED OFF SEVERAL THINGS THAT WAS COMING UP THEN ADVISED ME THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CHECK VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS I THEN CALLED LEXINGTON DEALER AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN, I HAD IT TOWED TO LEXINGTON DEALER, NOW THEY SAY THEY CANT GET IT TO DUPLICATE ANYTHING. WELL NOW THIS IS THE ISSUE I HAVE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT DEEMS THIS VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS CAN SHUT DOWN AS OTHERS HAS SAID OR CATCH FIRE OR ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN ETC. THERE IS DEFINITELY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT NO ONE CAN EXPLAIN. I HAVE ASK DEALERSHIP TO CONTACT JEEP MFG/CHRYSLER TO SEE ABOUT WHAT THEY SAY ITS VERY SCARY HAVING A VEHICLE THAT YOU CANT TRUST TO BE SAFE IN. ITS ALREADY HAD ME REAR END A CAR BY THE LUNGING AFTER YOU LET OFF BRAKE NOW THIS... I JUST FEEL UNSAFE IN MY NEW VEHICLE.... I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE TO TO BE A SAFE ONE. AND ITS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE DUE TO BEING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES. DEALERS DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS OF THESE CARS.

Mileage: 22,000

Aug 8, 2016

FIRST OCCURRING IN THE FALL OF 2015, THE POWER LIFT GATE FAILED TO LATCH. IT WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND TO ATTEMPTS TO OPEN IT ELECTRONICALLY, AND INSTEAD REMAINED UNLATCHED. ANY PRESSURE PLACED AGAINST THE LIFT GATE FROM THE INSIDE RAISED THE LIFT GATE. WE HAD IT SERVICED, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED, BUT AS OF 6 AUGUST 2016 WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS UNIQUE AND UNRELATED TO THE RECALL ISSUED IN DECEMBER OF 2015. WITH THREE DOGS THAT RIDE IN OUR VEHICLE WITH US, WE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT DRIVE WITH A LIFT GATE THAT DOESN'T CLOSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE LAGS DANGEROUSLY BEHIND ACCELERATION SOMETIMES, LIKE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. IT WILL START TO ACCELERATE, THEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DISENGAGE, AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER COMPLETELY FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE POWERTRAIN ENGAGES AGAIN. WE'VE ALREADY ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 13,082

Aug 8, 2016

I HAVE A 2015 CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK 3.6L V6 LOVE IT EXCEPT FOR THE ISSUES. THIS IS MY VERY FIRST AND VERY LAST FCA JEEP PRODUCT I WILL OWN UNLESS THIS VEHICLE SOMEHOW BECOMES RELIABLE. AT 3,860 MILES WHILE DRIVING MY POWER WINDOWS FAILED IT WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN AND MY BLIND SPOT MONITOR WHICH I PAID EXTRA FOR AND DEPEND ON FOR ADDED SAFETY FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS HEADING TO WORK AND MY WINDOWS WILL NOT OPERATE AND IS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION IN A PARKING LOT FOR 8 HOURS HOPING NO ONE WOULD TRY TO BREAK IN MY CAR. NOW MY VEHICLE IS AT 13,600 MILE AND I'M STARTING TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE OTHER OWNERS TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUES, BUT MINE HAVEN'T HAPPEN ENOUGH FOR THE DEALER TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK IN A LOW GEAR AND WILL NOT CHANGE EVEN AFTER HEAVY ACCELERATION AND THEN AFTER ABOUT 6 SECONDS IT WILL SUDDENLY CHANGE AND LUNGE FORWARD. OTHER TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WILL GET STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR AND WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE IT WILL NOT DROP A GEAR TO ACCELERATE AND MY WIFE AVOID HIGHWAYS BECAUSE SHE IS AFRAID THE VEHICLE WILL STALL ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP WHILE MERGING. ANOTHER ISSUE IS WHEN REVERSING FROM A COLD START AND THEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO GET STUCK IN EITHER NEUTRAL OR REVERSE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT GO FORWARD UNTIL I REALLY PUNCH THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN IT WILL LUNG FORWARD. MY LAST COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE IS MINOR BUT STILL AND ISSUE. THE POWER LIFT GATE WILL SOMETIMES GET STUCK AND NOT OPEN UNTIL I TRY IT A FEW TIMES.

Mileage: 13,600

Aug 3, 2016

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND RELIABILITY. WE HAVE THE TRAILHAWK VERSION OF THE CHEROKEE. WE ARE HAVING ISSUES OF A CLANK/BANG OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 40-42MPH; IT CAN BE FELT IN THE FLOORBOARD. SOMETIMES WE WILL GET THIS IN REVERSE WHEN WE START TO MOVE. THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION AND STEP ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENS OR IT SLOWING STARTS TO SPEED UP OR IT TAKES OFF LIKE A JACKRABBIT. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT. WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN WHAT TYPE OF REACTION WE ARE GOING TO GET. WILL IT MOVE OR MAYBE DECIDE TO MOVE EVENTUALLY. ALSO, NORMAL ACCELERATION SEEMS SPONGY OR BOUNCY. IT IS LIKE PRESSING GAS PEDAL DOWN (SLIGHTLY) THEN LETTING OFF; ON OFF, ON OFF, ON OFF. IT HAPPENS QUICKLY UNTIL WE REACH 20 PLUS MPH. IF WE SELECT THE SPORT MODE, I HAVE NOT NOTICED THE SPONGY FEELING ON ACCELERATION. I THINK THAT KNOWING HOW YOUR CAR IS GOING/SUPPOSED TO RESPOND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE OR PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS IMPORTANT THE SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING ONE'S VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE PARKING BRAKE REAPPLYING WHEN SHE IS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT HER WORK. THE PARKING LOT IS ON A SLOPE. SHE BACKS UP AND WHEN SHE TRIES TO GO FORWARD IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE. THEN SHE LOOKS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS BACK ON. SHE HAS TO TURN IT OFF AGAIN TO MOVE. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR HATCH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRIC LIFT MECHANISM. WE HAVE ISSUES WHEN IT WON'T OPEN ELECTRICALLY AND ISSUES WITH IT NOT LATCHING. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE CARGO AREA TO INTERFERE WITH THE HATCH OPERATION. WE HAVE ADDRESSED THESE ISSUES ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND HAVE LEFT MESSAGES WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE MESSAGES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20600 MILES ON THE 2015 CHEROKEE.

Jul 11, 2016

ALTERNATOR JUST WENT OUT, KILLED BATTERY,AND THE RED LIGHT WENT ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME,, NO WARNING, AGAIN ,ALL HAPPEN AT SAME TIME,AND WHILE DRIVING HOME,IN MOTION.

Mileage: 46,338

Jul 6, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE VEERING LEFT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A COMPUTER UPDATE. THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Mileage: 22,000

Jun 22, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE 'PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION' WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION AND ANOTHER ERROR MESSAGE ILLUMINATED STATING 'PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE DESIRED GEAR'. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

Mileage: 17,000

Jun 22, 2016

SUV SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, CITY OR HIGHWAY HAPPENS BOTH; ALL LIGHTS ON DASH ARE FLASHING, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, ALERTS TO CHECK TRANSMISSION, CHECK PARKING BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, CAR JUS STOPS AND WONT MOVE BUT ENGINE STILL SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RUNNING,, AND AND ALL OTHER ELECTRONIC GAUGES ARE FLASHING ...HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER TWO/THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH TO FIX BUT BUT THE SAME PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK AGAIN,. NOT IMPRESSED; I HAVE OWNED JEEPS ALL MY LIFE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, THIS SUV IS DANGEROUS, I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND PAID $38 THOUSAND AND HAVE 19K MILES ON IT . I EVEN TRIED TO TRADE IT IN WITH THE SAME DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY WORTH 17K WHICH IS LESS THAN HALF WHAT I PAID FOR IT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO! HOW IS THIS EVEN LEGAL? WHY AM I MAKING CAR PAYMENTS FOR A SUV THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS IS DEFECTIVE AND ONE WHICH THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED ISSUES ? HOW CAN CHRYSLER GET AWAY WITH THIS ? AND THIS IS THE AUTO MANUFACTURER THAT OUR GOVERNMENT FINANCIALLY BAILED OUT A FEW YEAR WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS? HOW WOULD CHRYSLER RESPOND IF WE ALL QUIT MAKING PAYMENTS ON OUR LOANS ? I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, SAME JEEP, SAME YEAR, ETC. I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONVINCED THAT CHRYSLER REALLY DOESN'T CARE. THEY GOT THEIR MONEY UPFRONT ! FURTHERMORE THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO BE IN BUSINESS WHILE THEIR PRODUCTS ARE KNOWN SAFETY HAZARDS TO THE CONSUMER.! CHUCK D MOUNT PLEASANT, SC

Mileage: 19,000

Jun 20, 2016

ON 06/04/16, AT 12,600 MILES, THE JEEP FAILED COMPLETELY ON THE FREEWAY. WE WERE DRIVING 50 MPH IN HEAVY SOUTHERN CA TRAFFIC WHEN THE 'TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED' LIGHT AND THE RED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND WE LOST ALL POWER. THIS HAPPENED INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WE HAD TO THROW ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND DODGE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO MOVE OVER 3 LANES TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND WE ARE LUCKY THE JEEP DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT! THE TUSTIN JEEP DEALERSHIP DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND SAID IT WAS FINE. FCA HAS REMAINED ADAMANT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT MECHANICAL, BUT SOFTWARE RELATED AND HAVE RELEASED 3 SOFTWARE PATCHES TO DATE BUT WE SEE NO IMPROVEMENT. ONE WEEK LATER ON 06/13/16 THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL FUNCTIONING POORLY (HARD SHIFTS, UP SHIFTING AS YOU APPLY THE BREAK DOWNHILL, ETC.) AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM. THE ALARM WENT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, EVEN WHEN THE JEEP'S ENGINE WAS TURNED ON. ONLY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND PUSHING EVERY BUTTON ON THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES DID IT FINALLY STOP. WE TOOK IT TO PLACENTIA JEEP AND THEY LOOKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND ALARM. AFTER HAVING OUR JEEP FOR A WEEK, THEY DID YET ANOTHER SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND DISCONNECTED THE GPS. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE GPS THAT WAS INSTALLED AT THE DEALER AFTER THE FACT WAS INTERFERING WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM, AND THAT CAUSED THE ALARM TO GO OFF AT RANDOM. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WERE CHARGED $1295 EXTRA FOR THAT FEATURE AND IT IS NOW DISCONNECTED. THE DEALER ALSO FOUND THAT THE BATTERY POWER WAS BELOW HALF, AND THEY FELT THAT THE RADIO WAS PULLING FROM THE BATTERY EVEN WHEN THE JEEP IS TURNED OFF. THEY FOUND NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ASKED US TO RETURN AFTER A WEEK OR TWO TO REASSESS THE PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 12,600

Jun 16, 2016 Crash

TAKATA RECALL, HAVING ISSUES WITH THE COMPUTER STATING THAT THE VEHICLE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS DISABLED AND OFF, THEN WAS SITTING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT ON 6/16/16 AND ITS LIKE THE VEHICLE CUT OFF ( TO SAVE ENERGY) AND THEN WHEN IT CUT BACK ON IT HAD ACCELERATED CAR TO MAKING ME HIT SOMEONE IN THE REAR END. UNSURE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON BUT DEALER SHIP LAST DID OIL CHANGE AT 17,000 MILES AND IT CAME OUT WITH CHECK ENGINE ON AND THEY SAID NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT AND CLEARED THE CODE OUT. THEN THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE MESSAGE KEEPS COMING UP ( EVEN WHEN NOT IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE HAVEN'T EVEN HIT THE BUTTON TO SWITCH IT OVER) ILLUMINATES ON MESSAGE CENTER. SEEMS LIKE CAR HAS ISSUES WITH SOMETHING COMPUTER OR ELECTRICAL BUT MOST OF ALL HOW SAFE IS THIS VEHICLE IF CAN REV UP AND ACCELERATE WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. HAVE MODERATE DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF CAR, TOW HOOK WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE FRONT OF IT AND CANT OPEN HOOD HAVING ADJUSTER LOOK AT TODAY AND TAKE TO GARAGE UNSURE AS TO WHAT HAPPENED OR WHY BUT DOESN'T SEEM VERY SAFE AND IT HIT PRETTY HARD BUT AIRBAG ON DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY MAKES IT SCARY TO THINK WHAT IF IT DECIDES TO DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING NOW...

Mileage: 18,000

Jun 9, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FLAT TOWED, IT SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE CONTACT HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,909.

Mileage: 26,909

Jun 3, 2016

THIRD TIME SAME ISSUE. 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARK BRAKE, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, D(DRIVE) FLASHING ON DASHBOARD, BARELY MADE IT UP A HILL, HAD TO PRESS ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. VERY DANGEROUS-OTHER VEHICLES DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. OCCURED 2 TIMES IN 2WEEKS AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATED. NOT MANY REGRETS IN MY LIFE BUT BUYING THIS VEHICLE TOPS THE LIST.

Mileage: 9,600

Apr 28, 2016 Fire

I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP AND STOPPED FOR GAS, I WAS PULLING MY SMALL TRAVEL TRAILER AT THE TIME. WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR THE CAR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND WHEN THE BACK HATCH WAS OPENED THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE SIDE PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IN THE BACK. THERE WAS A HIGHWAY PATROL RIGHT BY ME WHO RIPPED OFF THE PANELS AND GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. IT TOOK TEN DAYS FOR IT TO GET TOWED BACK TO MY HOME TOWN TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED ME TODAY AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A LIGHTENING STORM WHERE I WAS AND IF IT WAS POSSIBLE I GOT HIT BY LIGHTENING, WHICH THERE WAS NOT. THEY HAVE SENT THE INFORMATION TO CHRYSLERJEEP AND ARE WAITING TO SEE HOW TO PROCEED. HE SAID THERE IS NOW NO POWER TO ANY PART OF THE CAR AND MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING TO POSSIBLY REPLACE THE ENTIRE BODY HARNESS AS THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE JEEP. I BOUGHT THIS JEEP BRAND NEW ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO. MY DOG WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME AND HAD I LEFT TO GO INSIDE THE GAS STATION I AM SURE SHE WOULD HAVE DIED. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL FIRE IN MY PRACTICALLY NEW JEEP AND WORRY THAT EVEN A FIX IS GOING TO SOLVE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

Mileage: 32,000

Apr 18, 2016

VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AFTER A STOP AT NUMEROUS & UNPREDICTABLE TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED & CONTINUES TO DO THIS. THERE IS NOT ANY PREDICTABILITY AS TO WHEN THIS WILL OCCUR. HAVE HAD VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES & THEY WERE 'UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN'. I WOULD NOT BE BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN IF I DIDN'T HAVE A CONCERN! I HAVE NEVER HAD AS MANY ISSUES WITH A NEW VEHICLE AS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS ONE! VEHICLE LURCHES/JERKS/ROCKS WHEN SHIFTING FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE & REVERSE TO FORWARD--DOESN'T ALWAYS ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE HAS REVVED WITH ACCELERATION, WOULD NOT GO FORWARD & THEN SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. PULLS TO THE RIGHT ON LEVEL SURFACE. VEHICLE ROLLS FORWARD AFTER BRAKING AS BRAKES DON'T ALWAYS GRAB. AFTER A STOP, CAR ROLLS FORWARD. MANY ISSUES WITH RADIO JUMPING AROUND ON OWN & SKIPPING PRESET STATIONS, VOLUME CONTROL, & SPEAKERS HAVE GONE IN & OUT AT RANDOM. HANDS FREE CELL PHONE DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK. NAVIGATION SCREEN HAS GONE BLANK/BLACK WHILE CAR STILL RUNNING. I HAVE HAD A VERY LOUD ALARM GO ON FROM NAVIGATION SCREEN FOR UNKNOWN REASON. I RECEIVED AN ASSEMBLY 'IGNITION ON' WARNING AFTER I TURNED CAR OFF. CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER 3 TRIES, THEN STARTED. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE ONE CONSISTENT THING IS THE SURGING FORWARD, BUT ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW & DIFFERENT, ALSO.

Mileage: 941

Mar 29, 2016 Fire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 8,000

Mar 25, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED IN TIME, TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 08/09/16.*JB

Mileage: 9,000

Mar 24, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PINCHED WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED FOR A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE UPDATE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE RPMS REVVED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED PROPERLY AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500.

Mileage: 20,500

Mar 11, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25-35 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 11,000

Mar 10, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100. UPDATED 05/04/16*LJ *TR

Mileage: 1,100

Mar 9, 2016

VEHICLE TREMBLES ON OCCASIONS WHILE IN OPERATION AS IF IT IT'S GOING TO TURN OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOTOR FEELS VERY FORCED ON OCCASIONS AND IT HAS STOPPED WHILE IN OPERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE BACK SEAT DOOR HANDLES FALL OFF AND THE DASHBOARD KEEPS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON.

Mileage: 1

Feb 16, 2016

THE VEHICLE JUST FROZE UP YESTERDAY 15 FEB 2016 . IT WOULD NOT START , THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON IT. TRIED AND TRIED TO GET IT TO START AND IT WOULD NOT. TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING ON A FLAT BED HAULER AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT I 77 JEEP IN RIPLEY WV. THEY FIRST STATED IT WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE , THEN SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY , BUT I GUESS IT WAS ME IT HER OF THOSE . SO IT'S STILL THERE AND NO WORD WHAT CAUSE IT. IF IT HAD LOCKED UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT IT WOULD BE A VERY BAD RESULTS . THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONEDARE AND WAS IN THE GARAGE.

Mileage: 2,002

Feb 14, 2016

MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING NOT EVEN A FULL WEEK OF OWNING IT. THE VEHICLE GAUGES GO TO ZERO AND I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND WHEN I APPLY THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENS. ALL I AM ABLE TO DO IS PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE ANYONE BEHIND ME SO THAT I CAN TRY AND PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHOWING THEM BOTH VIDEO AND PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT PROVIDED ME WITH AN ALTERNATIVE AS TO GETTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR MY MONEY BACK. THE VEHICLE FIRST SHUT OFF ON ME 18SEP2015 AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS WITH THE MOST RECENT TIME BEING 14FEB2016. I HAVE ALL OF MY DOCUMENTATION OF EVERY TIME ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION BEING PROVIDED.

Mileage: 200

Jan 4, 2016 Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING, SHE BLACKED OUT AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER STERNUM, HEAD AND LEGS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AT THE SCENE OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

Dec 4, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR AND THE START STOP WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A FAULTY SPOOL VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

Mileage: 2,000

Dec 1, 2015

PURCHASED JEEP AND HAVE HAD SAFETY ISSUES WITH INCONSISTENT SHIFTING SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE RETURNED TO THE DEALER 19 TIMES FOR SHIFTING ISSUES AND OTHER COMPLAINTS. AT THE PRESENT TIME I CONTINUE TO HAVE A "SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHT COME ON IN THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. YOU CAN TRY TO RESET THE SHIFTER TO LET THE COMPUTER TRY TO RECOGNIZE THE ERROR, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK. TECHNICIANS HAVE TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE WITH THE LIGHT ON AS THE CAR MAY SHIFT IN A DIFFERENT GEAR OR EVEN REVERSE. CHRYLSER STAR TECHNICIANS KEEP RESETTING THE SOFTWARE, HOWEVER THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS AND FEARS WITH THE SHIFTING, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM NOR HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE SO THEY CONTINUE TO RESET THE COMPUTER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT WILL COME ON NOR WHAT IT WILL DO. FOUND ERROR CODES U146500 AND P1C861D. PERFORMED FLASH UPDATES. DATES OF ISSUES: 6/29/15, 07/17/15, 09/06/15, 12/01/15. I ALSO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH INCONSISTENT SHIFTING AND TAKE OF. YOU CAN TRY TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO BUT THE RPM'S WILL RISE. THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY TAKE OFF AFTER A 4-5 SECOND DELAY. THIS HAS CAUSED ME GREAT FEAR AS SOMETIMES YOU WILL GO TO TURN AND THE CAR PAUSES BEFORE TAKING OFF. BY THE TIME IT DOES TAKE OFF YOU HAVE TURNED IN FRONT OF AN ONCOMING CAR. AGAIN CHRYSLER STAR TECHNICIANS HAVE TOLD ME I AM "OVER SENSITIVE" AND THE CAR FUNCTIONS AS ANY 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS DESIGNED TO DO.

Mileage: 13,631

Nov 22, 2015

PROBLEM STARTED WHILE MOVING. NOW IT'S AS SOON AS IT STARTSMY PROBLEM STARTED JUNE 2015, WHOLE DASH LIGHTS UP TIRE PRESSURE,SERVICE AIR BAG,4WD UNAVAILABLE,BRAKE FAILURE,AND WHEN COMES TO STOP DISENGAGES TRANSMISSION.SAME THING STARTED AGAIN AUGUST 3RD 2015 SAME LIST AGAIN. RECEIVED BACK AGAIN SEPT 2ND 2015 DROVE FOR 2 DAYS. BACK TO DEALER AGAIN. STILL THERE CURRENTLY HAVE NOT RECEIVED BACK CANNOT FIGURE PROBLEM OUT CHRYSLER IS INVOLVED BUT THEY ARE REDICULAS CASE NUMBER AVAILABLE IF NEEDED

Mileage: 7,718

Nov 18, 2015

THE VEHICLE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMES ON. VEHICLE SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF GEAR ON ITS OWN. PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATES ON ITS OWN. THE START/STOP MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS BEEN TOWED IN TO DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 3,750

Nov 12, 2015

MY CAR HAS HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES FROM VERY EARLY ON. I CAN STEP ON THE GAS, THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT DOES NOT REGISTER ON THE TACHOMETER, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT CATCHES AND GOES. I HAVE BEEN IN 4 OR 5 SITUATIONS WHERE I STARTED PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SIMPLY HESITATED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE GOING. I ACTUALLY HAD A VERY CLOSE CALL WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER BECAUSE OF THIS HESITATION. ALSO, YOU CAN STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE AND ONCE AT THE DESIRED SPEED THEN LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE STAYS AT THE ACCELERATED RPM'S FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THEN SHIFTS BACK OUT TO NORMAL RPM'S. ALSO, THE CAR HAS HAD 4 SEPARATE ELECTRICAL ISSUES IN 4 MONTHS AS WELL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, THEN THE ENGINE COOLING FAN RUNS FAST FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES THEN SHUTS BACK DOWN. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT HE DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEMS 5 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND WHAT THE ISSUE IS OR WHAT TO DO TO CORRECT IT.

Mileage: 2,500

Oct 27, 2015 Fire

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, SMOKE APPEARED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LARGE FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE TECHNICIAN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Mileage: 12,000

Oct 23, 2015

JULY 31, 2015: VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING (8-10 MILES) IN MORNING AND AGAIN IN AFTERNOON. IN PM TURNED OF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION REQUIRES SERVICE WARNINGS APPEARED AND TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN ONE GEAR. JULY 31-AUGUSTS1 JEEP WAS AT DEALER FOR COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT (APPROXIMATELY 5500 MILES). OCTOBER 5-OCTOBER 7 VEHICLE LEFT WITH DEALER DUE TO CONTINUED TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE PERIODICALLY CLUNKS AND JERKS FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOW GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. BECOMES CONFUSED WHEN SLOWING TO A ROLLING STOP, AND HESITATES TO TAKE OFF WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. CURRENTLY WHEN DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT THE AUTO HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH A SHADOW AND MAKE VIEWING DISPLAYS IN DAYLIGHT PROBLEMATIC. JEEP CUSTOMER CARE SAYS THAT THEY COULD FIND NO ERROR CODES AND WITHOUT "REPLICATING THE PROBLEM" OR HAVING ERROR CODES THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING.

Mileage: 5,500

Oct 21, 2015

I BOUGHT A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK V6 ON 10/14/15. ON 10/16/15 WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET AT 45MPH, THE VEHICLE DIED. I MANAGED TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS IT STARTED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ON AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION. I MANAGED TO DRIVE 5 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP IN "LIMP MODE" AND DROP IT OFF FOR REPAIRS. THE LAST I HEARD ON 10/17/15 WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE TCM AND PCM AND SEE IF THAT HELPS, IT IS NOW 10/21/15 AND I DO NOT HAVE AN UPDATE.

Mileage: 120

Oct 19, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Oct 12, 2015 Fire

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND ALARM WENT OFF AROUND 14:00 ON 10/11/2015. I TURNED OFF THE ALARM AND SAW SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE. I MOVED THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM ANY STRUCTURES AND CALL 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 5,000

Oct 7, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH KEY FOBS WOULD FAIL TO START THE VEHICLE AND REAR BRAKE LIGHT FAILED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT AND NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

Mileage: 13,000

Sep 23, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION, FAILED TO ACCELERATE, AND TWO UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED FOUR COMPUTER MODULES AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

Mileage: 4,000

Sep 18, 2015

I LEASED FOR 39 MONTHS A BRAND NEW JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 2015 AT 10/25/2015 ON CHAMPION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE DEALER. IT WILL COMPLETE 9 MONTHS THAT I HAVE THIS CAR. ON 3/16/215 THERE WAS THE 1ST RECALL ABOUT AN ISSUE ON AIRBAGS THAT COULD OPEN ACCIDENTALLY. ON 6/5/2015 THERE WAS THE 2ND RECALL (I AM NOT SURE WHAT WAS THE ISSUE). ON 6/15/2015 I HAD AN ISSUE ABOUT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR IN INDY DOWNTOWN. I COULDN'T TURN THE CAR ON. MY CAR WAS ON DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR 5 DAYS. THEY CHANGED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. ON 7/5/2015 I WAS IN NY AND I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I HEARD AN ALARM AND IT WAS POPPING UP AN ICON ON THE JEEP PANEL, AND THEN I REALIZED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REALLY HARD WHEN I TRIED TO TURN 90 DEGREES ON A CROSSROAD. I ALMOST HIT THE CURB AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. I NEEDED TO TURN OFF AND TURN ON THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO MOVE THE CAR. I INTENDED TO LEAVE NY ON SUNDAY TO WORK ON MONDAY BUT I DID NOT FEEL SAFE TO TRAVEL ALMOST 12 HOURS. I WAITED UNTIL MONDAY TO GO TO A DEALER IN NY AND CHECK WHAT WAS WRONG ABOUT THE CAR. ON MONDAY I WENT TO A JEEP DEALER ON WARWICK - NY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE SPARE PART TO CHANGE ON MY CAR AND THAT I NEED TO WAIT AT LEAST ONE MORE DAY SO THEY COULD ORDER AND FIX. BUT HE ALSO SAID THAT I COULD DRIVE, BUT THE WHEEL WOULD BE HARD SOMETIMES. I JUST NEED TO PAY ATTENTION ON 90 DEGREES TURNS AND U TURNS. I CAME BACK HOME LISTENING THE ALARM ALL THE TRIP. I LEFT THE CAR ON CHAMPION DEALER AT 7/7/2015 AND AFTER ONE DAY THEY FIXED THE ISSUE. AT NY DEALER THEY SAID THAT NEED TO CHANGE SOME PART AND ON CHAMPION THEY JUST FIXED AND DIDN'T CHANGE NOTHING. MY CAR IS JUST 9 MONTHS OLD AND I HAD SEVERAL AND IMPORTANT ISSUES. I BOUGHT A NEW CAR. I JUST WANT TO PUT GAS AND DRIVE. I ALREADY LOST SEVERAL HOURS OF WORK AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ABOUT THIS CAR.

Mileage: 10,000

Sep 14, 2015 Crash

WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AND THERE WAS A CAR AHEAD OF ME. THIS PERSON HAD OUT OF STATE PLATES AND WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION, SPEEDING UP AND THEN SLOWING DOWN SEVERAL TIME. THE PERSON BEHIND ME AND PASSED BOTH OF US. IN FACT HE WAS THE ONE THE I RAN INTO. THEN WHEN I APPROACHED THE NEXT TOWN TO GET ON THE 4 LANE, THERE IS A TURN OFF THAT EVERYONE USES TO GET TO THE SCHOOL. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GREEN OUT OF STATE CAR, I THINK HE DID A QUICK LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ME, AND THEN I HIT THE GUY THAT PASSED BOTH OF US. HE WAS STOPPED WAITING FOR THE CAR AHEAD OF HIM TO TURN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS CHARGED WITH FAILING TO STOP IN AN ASSURED CLEAR DISTANCE. THE SUN WAS BRIGHT AND I SEEN NO BRAKE OR TURN SIGNALS. THE FRONT END OF MY 10 DAY OLD VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER 8600 DOLLARS IN DAMAGE SO FAR. MY CONCERN IS WHY DID THE AIR BAGS NOT GO OFF AT 50 MPH WHEN I HIT THE BACK OF HIS 2012 BUICK? I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO BE CHECKED OUT AS THE SEAT BELT HURT MY CHEST AND POSSIBLE BROKEN FINGER. LATER THAT NIGHT I RETURNED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A HEAD CT AND CHEST XRAY FOR DIZZINESS AND HEADACHES. I STILL HAVE HEAD ACHES WHEN I BEND OVER AND WILL MOST LIKELY CONSULT MY DOCTOR FOR POSSIBLE WHIP LASH. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT HURT, BUT WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE TOTAL LOSS. WE JUST BOUGHT THIS AND NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY! BOTH THE ADJUSTOR AND I WERE CONCERNED WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE IS DESTROYED. FROM BUMPER BACK TO RADIATOR, WHICH WAS DESTROYED.

Mileage: 600

Sep 11, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,400.

Mileage: 9,400

Sep 8, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. IN A MOST RECENT OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MODULE AND THE WIRING HARNESS WERE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

Mileage: 4,500

Sep 2, 2015

THE REAR HATCH WON'T STAY CLOSED, CAN'T BE LOCKED. NO WAY TO KEEP HATCH CLOSED! MAYBE I COULD TAPE OUTSIDE OF HATCH? NOT TO SECURE!

Mileage: 5,780

Aug 28, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL AT 60 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AT 5,000, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS. UPDATED 12/24/15. *JB

Mileage: 5,000

Aug 26, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,190.

Mileage: 7,190

Aug 1, 2015

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK. 2 WEEKS AFTER OWNING OUR BRAND NEW CAR THAT WE PURCHASED BECAUSE WE WERE EXPECTING A BABY AND WANTED TO HAVE A SAFE RELIABLE VEHICLE WE STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. WE BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES (4 TIMES) AND ALTHOUGH WE WERE TOLD THAT IT MIGHT BE TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES BUT THEN AS SOON AS CHRYSLER GOT INVOLVED WE WERE TOLD OUR VEHICLE IS PERFECTLY FINE. NOTHING WAS EVER FIXED UNTIL MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THE NEW DEALERSHIP FIXED THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BUT SAID EVERYTHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS NORMAL. THE CAR MAKES SHUDDER MOTIONS, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE AS I'M TRYING TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY AND IT SHIFTS VERY JERKY. WE HAVE OWNED A JEEP BEFORE WHICH DID NOT DO THAT. WE ARE SO DISAPPOINTMENT HOW CHRYSLER IS RESPONDING TO KNOWN TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NOT DOING ANY RECALLS ON TRANSMISSION RELATED ISSUES. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE WE WANTED A SAFE VEHICLE FOR THE FAMILY. HOWEVER, AFTER THE LATEST TCM UPDATE THE SHIFTING HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IT DOESN'T FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE YET CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING AS WE ARE BEING TOLD THIS IS NORMAL.

Mileage: 1,100

Jul 28, 2015

I HAVE OWNED THIS 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE SINCE DECEMBER 2014. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 1890 MILES, CAR STOPPED DEAD TRYING TO PASS A TRUCK ON STEEP GRADE, OVERHEATED TRANSMISSION. THE POWER BRAKE MASTER BOOSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, @ 2490 MILES AND 4920 MILES, NO BRAKES JUST CRASH INTO NEAREST CURB OR CAR, PART AND SYSTEM FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED @ 2560 MILES, CAR HOWLING LIKE A BANCHEE, PARTS FAILURE. THE SOFTWARE HAD TO BE CHANGED 3 TIMES, "TRYING TO SOLVE FACTORY PROBLEM". WARNING LIGHTS FOR CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY CAME ON AND CAR SHUTTERED AND CAME TO ABRUPT STOP, IN THE MIDDLE OF A DANGEROUS CURVE, WITH ALL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY @ 4970 MILES, CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING CAUSE. THE CAR HAS BEEN WITH THE DEALER, IN TOTAL, MORE THAN 45 DAYS, CURRENTLY AT DEALER AGAIN. THIS CAR HAS LEFT ME IN LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS 4 TIMES. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN ANY PREPROGRAMED LIMITS ARE REACHED, ALL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN, BRAKES, STEERING, EVERYTHING. YOU ARE LEFT TOTALLY DEFENSELESS AND NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE JEEP HAS NO EMERGENCY BRAKE! THIS IS THE MOST UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. I HAVE BEEN TOTALLY STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME TWICE, AND HAVE YET TO RECOVER OVER $1000.00 IN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE, TRANSPORTATION, HOTEL, FOOD, AND CABS. THE DEALER CLOSED AT 2PM ON A SATURDAY, 280 MILES FROM HOME, SAID GOOD BY AND TOLD ME TO CONTACT CHRYSLER FOR ASSISTANCE, " IT WASN'T HIS RESPONSIBILITY". ALL 2014 AND 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE SHOULD BE RECALLED AND TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. THIS POORLY CONCEIVED AND ENGINEERED VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND WILL KILL MANY PEOPLE, IF IT ALREADY HAS NOT. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND ITS DEALERS ARE KNOWINGLY SELLING A FAULTY AND DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO THE PUBLIC.

Mileage: 1,890

Jul 27, 2015

I LEASED THE VEHICLE ON 6/17/15. WITHIN A WEEK THE SERVICE PARK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FLUKE. A FEW DAYS LATER. BACK SENSOR BEEP WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FLUKE. A DAY LATER POWER LIFT GATE WOULDN'T WORK FOR A DAY. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FLUKE. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME CAR WAS SOLD TO ME WITH A REPROGRAMMING AIRBAG RECALL SO I TOOK IN TO GET FIX & HAVE OTHER ITEMS LOOKED AT. THEY NEVER LOOKED AT OTHER ISSUES. A WEEK LATER SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I TOOK IN IMMEDIATELY. AFTER 3 DAYS SITTING IN THE SHOP THEY SAID 25 CODES CAME UP & NOT SURE HOW TO FIX. AFTER A WEEK OF THEM HAVING THE CAR THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. AFTER 10 HRS OF HAVING BACK THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK BACK TO SERVICE & THE MGR SAID CAR IS UNSAFE AND WOULD REQUEST A NEW VEHICLE FOR ME THAT WOULD TAKE 6 WKS TO GET. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE DEALERSHIP THEY GOT MY VEHICLE FROM HAD ISSUES W/CAR AND NEVER SAID ANYTHING. IN THE WEEK I HAVEN'T HAD THE VEHICLE I'VE BEEN GIVEN 6 LOANER CARS. 1 OF WHICH BROKE DOWN WITH SERVICE PARK BRAKE & TRANSMISSION LIGHTS ON AND COULD NOT SHIFT. I HAVE DEMANDED CHRYSLER TO CANCEL MY LEASE AND RETURN MY FUNDS OWED...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE NCDS ARBITRATOR AND CHRYSLER AGREED TO RELEASE THE CONSUMER FROM THE LEASE. THE CONSUMER WOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED. UPDATED 12/9/2015*JS UPDATED 12/21/15*JS

Mileage: 400

Jul 27, 2015

THE JEEP IS BAD AND EXACTLY ENGINE, ELECTRICAL, FUEL PROPULSION SYSTEM, AND ATHER THINGS,

Mileage: 500

Jul 20, 2015

6/19/2015: TRANSMISSION/ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE IT WOULD SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL INSTEAD. HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK AND THEN BACK TO REVERSE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WENT INTO GEAR. THIS WAS THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE PURCHASE DATE. AIRBAG WARNING MESSAGE AND INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND TO DRIVE. ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR CAME ON REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. 6/22/2015: TRANSMISSION/ELECTRICAL ISSUE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES WAS ABLE TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, AND EVENTUALLY POWERED VEHICLE OFF AND ON AND WAS THEN ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE. AIRBAG WARNING MESSAGE AND INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR CAME ON. 6/23/2015: TRANSMISSION/ELECTRICAL FAILURE ODOMETER AT 800 MILES. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT OUT OF GEAR. CLIMBING A PARKING GARAGE RAMP THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE PARKING BRAKE TURNED ON, THE AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE AND INDICATOR TURNED ON, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON, THE MEDIA CONSOLE AND BLUETOOTH CONNECTION FAILED. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS (COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, DRIVE, OR REVERSE, AND PARKING BRAKE KEPT ENGAGING), WAS FINALLY ABLE TO POWER THE VEHICLE OFF. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED BACK ON, WAS ABLE TO SHIFT TO DRIVE, AND DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATOR CAME ON REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING. DELIVERED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR, AND AM AWAITING RESOLUTION AS OF 7/20/2015.

Mileage: 725

Jul 12, 2015

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 1,000 MILES. DEALER REPLACED WITH A REDESIGNED VERSION. I STARTED TO GET A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING. I BROUGHT IT BACK AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY WERE REDESIGNING THE FRONT AXLES BUT THE FIX WASN'T OUT YET. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE METAL FRAME IN MY SUNROOF BROKE AND THE WEATHER STRIPPING FELL OUT AND I COULDN'T CLOSE THE SHADE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENTIRE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE. THE WOBBLE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AND THE CAR WAS SHIFTING ROUGHER THAN EVER. I KEPT TELLING THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG, AND THEY SAID "THAT'S HOW THE NEW 9 SPEED TRANS BEHAVE". WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE SUNROOF REPLACEMENT I ASKED THEM TO LOOK AT THE WOBBLE AND TRANS AGAIN, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT AXLE WAS INDEED BAD. THEY PUT IN THE REDESIGNED AXLES, AND REPLACED THE ENTIRE SUNROOF. I CONTINUE TO HAVE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND THEY PUT IN A NEW VALVE BODY AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE. IT'S WORSE THAN EVER. I KEPT COMPLAINING TO JEEP AND ALL THEY SAID WAS "THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T REPLICATE YOUR PROBLEM." I ACTUALLY HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER IN THE CAR WITH ME AND HE VERIFIED THAT THE CAR DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY- AND WHEN JEEP CALLED ME, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. IT HESITATES WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS, THEN IT JERKS VERY HARD INTO SECOND GEAR, IT WILL ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN BECAUSE IT CAN'T FIND A GEAR TO DOWNSHIFT, AND THE ENGINE WILL SPONTANEOUSLY REV ON IT'S OWN IF I AM DESCENDING A HILL AND ITS TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT. THE CAR WILL LEAP FORWARD AND ACCELERATE UNTIL I PRESS THE BRAKE HARD ENOUGH TO SLOW IT DOWN AND IT WILL FINALLY SHIFT. THE RPMS WILL GO UP FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER I'VE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ALSO ROLLS SEVERAL INCHES AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK NOW.

Mileage: 1,000

Jun 25, 2015

THE VEHICLE STOP/START FEATURE ACTIVATES ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IN TRAFFIC CONGESTION WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AT A STOP SIGN, OR AT A RED LIGHT; PERIODICALLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ALSO ACTIVATED AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO TURN IT OFF AND PROCEED UNLESS I REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY, INSERT IT, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. ONLY THEN, WILL IT ALLOW ME TO TURN OFF THE ELECTRIC EMERGENCY BRAKE AND MOVE INTO TRAFFIC. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE BEEN IN DANGER FROM OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY, AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS, BECAUSE OF MY CAR STALLING, IN THIS MANNER. THE STOP/START FEATURE PLACES ME AND MY OCCUPANTS IN DANGER OF COLLISION FROM OTHER MOTORIST. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO WHITTEN BROTHERS, LOCAL JEEP DEALER, SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER, THEY DISCREDIT THE COMPLAINT AND I BELIEVE THEY DO NOT DOCUMENT IT.

Mileage: 506

May 29, 2015 Fire

I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AT AROUND 8:40AM ON MAY 28. WHEN I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO START IT, I HEARD A POP FOLLOWED BY SMOKE. I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMETHING WAS UNDER THE CAR SO I BACKED UP THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET AND THEN TURNED IT OFF. I WENT INSIDE TO GET MY HUSBAND, HE CAME OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD AND I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. IT STARTED RIGHT UP BUT THERE IMMEDIATELY WAS SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TURNED THE CAR RIGHT OFF AFTER MAYBE 5 OR 6 SECONDS. I HAD A MEETING TO GET TO SO I LEFT IN MY HUSBAND'S CAR. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, A RETIRED FIRE FIGHTER SUGGESTED THAT I CALL THE NORWICH TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT. BRIAN BEACH CAME TO INSPECT THE CAR. BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE PLASTIC COVERINGS, IT WAS VERY HARD TO SEE ANYTHING THAT WAS WRONG OTHER THAN MELTED PLASTIC FITTINGS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED (AT MY EXPENSE) TO BYERS ON HAMILTON ROAD. TODAY, I SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, RON BROWN, WHO SAID THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE FEELS THAT THE TENSIONER BELT BROKE AND THAT IS WHY I SMELLED BURNED RUBBER AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE. EITHER WAY, THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR AND SHOULDN'T BE HAVING ANY ISSUES.

Mileage: 3,744

May 26, 2015

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE TACHOMETER WOULD INCREASE AS THE JEEP DOWN SHIFTED AND THE JEEP WOULD LEAP FORWARD. INCREASE IN SPEED. DELAYS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN STARTING. WHEN APPLYING THE GAS, THE JEEP WOULD HAVE A 5 - 10 SECOND DELAY IN RESPONSE AND SLOW DOWN INSTEAD OF INCREASING THE SPEED. AS DAYS PAST, THE INCIDENTS WITH THE JEEP LEAPING FORWARD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE GOT WORSE AND IT GOT TO BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. ALMOST REAR ENDED A FEW PEOPLE. HAD TO HAVE JEEP TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE COMPUTER UPGRADE THAT CAME OUT IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR WAS NOT APPLIED TO THIS JEEP BEFORE IT WAS SOLD TO ME.

Mileage: 1,100

May 8, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,401.

Mileage: 6,401

May 7, 2015

I PURCHASED A JEEP CHEROKEE 2015 ON MAY 1ST AND STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE START/STOP SYSTEM ON THE 3RD. A PASSENGER AND I WERE COMING TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND STOPPED RUNNING. THE CONTROL SYSTEM, WITHIN THE DRIVER'S PANEL, FLASHED START/STOP SYSTEM IS UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE START/STOP SYSTEM. I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT DID THIS THREE TIMES BEFORE WE GOT HOME. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AT THIS POINT. I DID NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING AND HOPED TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND THEN TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THAT AFTERNOON. WELL I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT... ON THE WAY TO WORK, ON THE INTERSTATE, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THE SYSTEM DID THE SAME THING. AS I SPED UP THE GEARS STARTING STICKING, THE CAR WAS STALLING AND I FINALLY HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. ON THE INTERSTATE!!! THE CAR DID THIS ANOTHER FOUR OR FIVE TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT TO WORK AND ANOTHER THREE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED, THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE AND NO REPROGRAMMING FIXED THE PROBLEM. THEY DID STATE THAT THE CAR HAS A FLASH UPDATE (AKA RECALL), WHICH WAS NOT COMMUNICATED TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SO FINALLY TODAY, THURSDAY, MAY 7TH, (3 DAYS LATER) CHRYSLER DECIDED THE CAR NEEDED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. WASN'T THE TRANSMISSION BRAND NEW ANYWAY????? THIS PURCHASE HAS BEEN VERY DISAPPOINTING AND I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES. I REALLY HOPE THIS NEW TRANSMISSION FIXES THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HOPE A SERIOUS RECALL IS COMMUNICATED TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE ANYONE GETS HURT! *TR

Mileage: 500

Mar 22, 2015

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE PURCHASED 2-24-15 WITH 8 MILES ON IT. TWO DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD TO CHECK TRANSMISSION. CAR NEEDED BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER 2 DAYS. TWO WEEKS AGO, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. BACK DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE KEEPS LOSING PRESSURE. ON 3-20-15 COMPUTER WENT OUT. I HAD NO CAMERA, NO RADIO, NO HEAT CONTROLS, NO IPOD PLAYER. *TR

Mileage: 2,100

Feb 27, 2015

FOR THE PAST WEEK MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP; CONTINUOUS SCREEN/RADIO MALFUNCTIONING/ UNINTENDED CAR ACCELERATION/ COMPUTER SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, ETC. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY OR ACCEPTING THEIR SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO 'UPDATE' MY VEHICLES SYSTEM TO CORRECT THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS. THE MANAGER WENT ON TO TELL ME HOW MY CAR IS "REJECTING" THE NEW PART THEY TRIED TO INSTALL. I DID NOT KNOW VEHICLES HAD THE ABILITY TO 'REJECT' MECHANICAL PARTS. HE SAID THEY HAD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER TO FIND OUT HOW TO FIX MY VEHICLE; I TRULY THOUGHT THE "CHRYSLER" DEALERSHIP WAS CHRYSLER AND MECHANICS THERE WERE TRAINED TO FIX ALL OF CHRYSLERS VEHICLES, SHAME ON ME. AT THIS POINT I AM TRULY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP NOT KNOWING HOW TO REPAIR THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH A 2015 MODEL. I ALSO NOTICED THE JEEPS STARTING WITH 1C4PJ SEEMS TO HAVE ALL THE PROBLEMS. WITH CHRYSLER NOTICING IT AS WELL, WHY NOT JUST REPLACE THE JEEPS SOLD IN THAT BATCH? *TR

Feb 20, 2015

AFTER SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE MOST PART OF MY DAY, I LEFT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS I CAME TO GET FIXED. HOWEVER, IN ADDITION TO MY RADIO NOT FUNCTIONING; WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED AFTER THIS MY SECOND UPGRADE IN 2 WEEKS, THERE WAS THE ADDITIONAL MATTER OF MY ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP FROM HAVING MY RADIO 'FIXED'. SO I FIND MYSELF BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR MY RADIO THAT WAS NOT FIXED THE YESTERDAY AND MY ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON AFTER LEAVING THEM THE DAY BEFORE. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAID THE RADIO IS GETTING ANOTHER UPDATE; APPARENTLY THE UPDATE YESTERDAY AND LAST WEEK WASN'T ENOUGH. ALSO, NOW I NEED THIS DETRIMENTAL ENGINE PART THAT MYSTERIOUSLY WENT BAD OVER NIGHT. HE SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART AND I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON UNTIL THE PART COMES IN. I INFORMED HIM HOW UNCOMFORTABLE I AM WITH THAT SUGGESTION SINCE MY FIRST VISIT WAS FOR THE RADIO AND THE CAR ACCELERATING BY ITSELF OUT OF NOWHERE. CURRENTLY, I AM IN PRAYER HOPING THE HUMANITY SETS IN AND THEY DON'T SEND ME ON MY WAY IN A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. PRAY FOR ME. *TR

Mileage: 2,200

Feb 9, 2015

IT APPEARS I'VE GOTTEN THE TRANSMISSION BUG THAT SEEMS TO BE GOING AROUND. ONE MONTH OLD 2015 TRAILHAWK V6 AUTOMATIC WITH 738 MILES ON IT. STARTED THE CAR(2-7-2015) AND NOTIFICATION CAME ON DASHBOARD THAT READ, "SERVICE TRANSMISSION," "4WD DEACTIVATED," "REMOTE START DEACTIVATED,' "AND PUT CAR INTO PARK THEN SHIFT TO DESIRED GEAR." I MANAGED TO GET THE JEEP ROLLING AND DROVE DIRECTLY TO DEALERSHIP. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP THIS MORNING(2-9-2015), AND BEFORE HE COULD SAY ANYTHING, I TOLD HIM IT WAS THE TCM. HE ACTUALLY LAUGHED BECAUSE I KNEW EVERY PROBLEM. I GUESS BEST CASE SCENARIO IS THAT THE RESET WORKS. IF NOT I'M SURE THERE WILL BE A TCM REPLACEMENT. WORST CASE SCENARIO IS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND AT THAT POINT, THEY CAN KEEP IT. *TR

Mileage: 738

Feb 5, 2015

MY VEHICLE INSTANTANEOUSLY PICKED UP SPEED WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP; MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. A QUICK JERKING MOTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAPPENED QUICKLY WITH THE ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSED ME TO PRESS MUCH HARDER ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE FROM HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND VERY SCARY PROBLEM AND I AM GRATEFUL TO NOT HAVE CAUSED HARM TO ANYONE. MY GAS CONSUMPTION VARIES BECAUSE OF THE REQUIRED PEDAL PRESSURE SOMETIMES NEEDED TO ACCELERATE SINCE THE GEARS SEEM NOT TO SWITCH OVER AS THEY SHOULD. ALSO, MY RADIO HAS BEEN BLACKING OUT, TURNING OFF AND ON, AND FAILING TO WORK AT ALL. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR WHAT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME AS A NEEDED "SOFTWARE UPDATE." THIS IS A NEW TRUCK. MY JEEP HAS NOT YET MADE IT TO THE REQUIRED MILES FOR ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE. (SIGH). *TR

Mileage: 2,019

Jan 22, 2015 Fire

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THEY LOOKED OUT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND SAW A GLOW COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AS THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND ALL DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER SAFELY AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FLAMES WERE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND SHORTLY AFTER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT DIAGNOSED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,300.

Mileage: 1,300

Jan 2, 2015

LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION THEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR WILL THEN RESTART ALL SYSTEMS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. HAS HAPPENED AND BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON 10/20/2014, 12/1/2014, 12/3/2014,12/12/2014,12/22/2014. DEALERSHIP NOR CHRYSLER KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TRY TO REPAIR. I HAVE CONCERNS THAT IF THIS ISSUE HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON INTERSTATE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 900

Dec 19, 2014

HAVE HAD TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION WARNING CAME ON TO "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" WITH NO RESPONSE FROM DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. AT THESE TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS AT A FULL STOP AND THE DASH WAS FULL OF WARNING LIGHTS FOR DIFFERENT THINGS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK, THERE WAS A LOUD AND VIOLENT JERKING BY THE TRANSMISSION. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS HAD IT'S SOFTWARE UPDATED MANY TIMES, WHICH HAS NOT HELPED. DEALER TECH WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE THIS CONDITION AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. AFTER REPLACING THE VALVE BODY AND AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES ON A INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING CAME ON. TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOPLIGHT, THE CAR WOULD LUNGE AND JERK VIOLENTLY TRYING TO GO. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND LET THE CAR RESET ITSELF. WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND WILL ASK CHRYSLER TO SUPPLY A RENTAL VEHICLE AT THEIR EXPENSE UNTIL THEY HAVE REPLACED MY VEHICLE. THIS MAKES THREE TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS FAR I AM CONCERNED IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 1,375

Nov 11, 2014

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2015 CHEROKEE LATITUDE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS REPEATEDLY SHIFTING ITSELF OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE SUV WAS IN MOTION. I HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 12 DAYS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I WAS COMPELLED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT FOR TWO REASONS. FIRST, IN DOING MINOR INTERNET RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED THIS WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE NEW 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT CHRYSLER WAS AWARE OF WAY BACK IN OCTOBER 2013 AND WAS ?SUPPOSED? TO FIX WITH THE 2014 MODEL & SUBSEQUENT MODELS AFTER THAT. I HAVE A BRAND NEW 2015 MODEL AND THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY ADDRESSED & FIXED AT ALL. IT?S OBVIOUS THAT THE PROPER AMOUNT OF QA WAS NOT DONE IF THIS IS STILL HAPPENING. SECONDLY, THE MAIN REASON I WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT IT BECAUSE THIS ISSUE OF SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING IS A CRITICAL ONE. I AM EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND ME WHEN MY SUV SUDDENLY & REPEATEDLY STOPPED MOVING. MY CONCERN IS THAT OTHER DRIVERS WITH THESE NEW 9 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. THIS ISSUE COULD EASILY RESULT IN INJURIES OR DEATH IF NOT PROPERLY ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 225

Oct 14, 2014

I RECENTLY LEASED A NEW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH SAFETY PACKAGE AND FCW SYSTEM. WHEN I TOOK VEHICLE HOME I REALIZED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WAS NOT ENGAGING IE: NO AUDIBLE AND NO VISUAL ALERTS SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR RE-CALIBRATION BUT THEY CANT GET THE SYSTEM TO WORK AS DESIGNED OR ADVERTISED. I AM WAITING FOR THE SERVICE TECH TO GET BACK TO ME WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS HE WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE AND OVERHEAD SUPPORT ROM JEEP. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECH ALOT OF THESE VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND REAL SAFETY CONCERN. IF FOLKS ARE RELYING ON THIS SYSTEM THEY MAY BE AT RISK. *TR

Mileage: 35