2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Service Brakes Problems

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Electric parking brake light keeps coming on also the shifters light comes on a lot as well

2015 Jeep Cherokees is not functioning and I'm getting flashing parking brake light. There is water corrosion, which can cause the brake to activate unexpectedly. I did not have any spills in the cargo area of my vehicle. I believe it is from water coming into the wheel well. I took the car to the dealership and they claimed it would cost me $5000 to replace not only the Parking Brake module, but the whole connection to the body harness. I currently do not have a parking brake. I am aware there is a known Service Report for this issue.

This vehicle is not safe to drive because it doesn't brake, it takes several seconds to reduce speed after hitting the brakes, and at high speeds it takes longer, which can put anyone's life at risk. The engine is damaged, it releases smoke and is leaking oil, and it heats up when you're moving on the freeway, which can be dangerous. The car loses power while moving. They told me that it was in perfect condition, which they lied to me, putting the lives of many people at risk. The second day after I took it out of the dealership, I realized that the engine was damaged. It started to smoke and lose power. On the road, I almost had an accident because the car didn't brake well. They sold it to me like that. They didn't want to give me the carfax and it hasn't been inspected. They told me that it was in perfect condition, which they lied to me, putting the lives of many people at risk. The second day after I took it out of the dealership, I realized that the engine was damaged. It started to smoke and lose power. On the road, I almost had an accident because the car didn't brake well. They sold it to me like that. They didn't want to give me the carfax I took it to a workshop that they had and the car continued to have the same problems. I would like provide you the video I have it’s the test the engine of the car it’s in really bad condition releasing smoke Please observe the black part of the engine cover. The upper part, if you look closely, you can see the smoke coming out. It is a less visible photo. It has the problem

Water intrusion, causing damage to my electric parking brake module. Parking brake and engaged while vehicle was in motion.

The emergency parking brake failed and became stuck in place, making my vehicle unable to get out of park to drive. I am able to shift gears but the EPB is stuck. There is also instances where the EPB has turned on by itself in the middle of driving. I saw there was research ongoing with this issue in 2014-2021 Jeep Cherokees (PE 22-009) which is related to a previous recall (15v-393). I hope this issue is able to progress to a recall as this is severely dangerous and inconvenient. Thankfully this has only happened while I was driving not near other cars but in the event this should happen on the highway for instance it could be catastrophic.

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

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.

I was driving down the highway and my car just shut off and came to a complete stop in the middle of the road. It happened twice. Both times the emergency brake light came on but at no time was the emergency brake engaged by me. I was lucky that I wasn’t on a busy road and the care behind me had time to react or it could have been fatal. After trying to restart the car it took some tinkering with the ebrake and after a slight hesitation of the engine, it started. That happened twice in one day and once on another. This is a huge issue that can cause loss of life.

While driving with my children, a message to service the electronic parking break appeared. The parking break engaged and I am no longer able to move my vehicle in order to have it serviced.

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)

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

There has been two separate occasions this has occurred. The last occurrence resulted in a car wreck . The first occurrence I was driving out of a public parking lot and had feet on breaks and engine rived up and keep going into traffic but car saw me coming and switched lines. This second occurrence I was parking the car in a parking space with my feet on the breaks and the car rived up even with me hitting the breaks jumped the curb and i and the car ended up through the window of a store. No one was hurt but car damaged and in the shop for repairs. Police came to the seen and deemed it an accident. I did not see any warning lights or messages prior to either of these events. report #WC2400651 / unable to upload as i don't have a copy

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.

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.

Vehicle alerts to ‘service parking brake’ and engages parking parking brake without warning. Shifter has gotten stuck in N, unable to shift out for some time. Shifting in secondary incident resulted in a clunking when shifted to Drive as well as vehicle deceleration after driving for one minute. Safety is affected for all as the vehicle coasts to a stop in traffic. Towing to repair shop required twice, where no issue was found by service technicians either time.

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.

The electronic parking brake (EPB) is an issue. Water has seeped into the module which has rendered it inoperable; it needs to be replaced.

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.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the park release button was inoperable. The vehicle failed to move. The caution service brake message was displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

Last July of 2022, my first issue was an electrical notice that caused the airbag and seatbelt sensor in the vehicle to continuously go off, which took several months to get fixed through the manufacturer of my Jeep Cherokee 2015. As of 2023, I have received two recall notices, and neither of which have been resolved since April of 2023. Since those notices, my check engine light has gone off and is getting repaired this week, there's been a leak inside the vehicle of a liquid spilling into the passenger side floor mat, and also the brakes have deteriorated quickly -- they were last repaired at 77,000 miles and are again experiencing issues at 99,000 miles. There is a specific manufacturer in my area (Salt Lake Valley Chrystler Dodge Jeep RAM on State Street in Salt Lake City, UT) that has been borderline negligent and straight up rude on multiple occasions.

My 2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited has a parking brake issue. My parking brake will not disengage, the car will not move forward or back, the warning lights are lit up on the dashboard. My Jeep is inoperable due to this issue. This has happened before in parking lots, etc but I was always able to pull over and disengage. That is NOT the case this time as had the car towed to the Jeep Dealership and diagnosed as the parking Brake Module is faulty, the part is back oprdered for months and will cost over $1700 to repair.

My 2015 Jeep haslocked up on me twice now. The power brake system comes on automatic and I cannot accelerate. The first time it happened it about threw me into the windshield. This second time it jerked me forward. It has been in the dealership once to fix the problem. Now it has done it again. The warning lights come on the dash as power brake system malfunction, check engine soon, do not engage and put vehicle in park and several other warnings.

Anti skid dash light is on. Won’t turn off. Car is not drivable. Locked up and swerving from side to side

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.

Parking brake locked and would not release. Issue occurred while driving - luckily at low speed (apx 5mph) while in parking lot. Could not move vehicle since parking brake would not release. Impeded traffic in aisle. I am concerned that this could have happened while driving on surface streets or highway. If so, this would have created a very dangerous situation since the vehicle immediately came to an uncontrolled stop and was immobilized. Could not locate any sort of manual override for releasing brake. Had to have vehicle towed. There were no previous issues with parking brake. Cycled power/start several time to try and reset. No changes. Disconnected battery for 5 minutes to try and reset. No changes. Warning lights/messages included: service parking brake, 4wd system unavailable, start/stop unavailable, brake warning light, abs light, and possibly others. The vehicle is currently at dealership waiting repair (estimated to begin service week of 5/22/23, Nyle Maxwell CDJR, Taylor, TX)

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle it displayed a message stating “Service Parking Brake”. After stopping the vehicle and placing it in parking, the parking brake engaged itself and would not release, rendering the vehicle undrivable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the electronic parking brake had malfunctioned due to water contamination. All recalls have been performed and are up to date. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000

Mileage: 120,000

Parking Brake Module has completely locked up and the vehicle is undrivable

Water fills up in the spare tire component which corroded the emergency brake box. I took it to the local Sunoco to fix they contacted Chrysler and was told to give the car back to me as is I should have it fixed by the dealership. My car is currently at a dealership and they’re telling me I have to pay $1600 for the repair. But if you Google this is a common problem with this vehicle.

The emergency brake engages on its own. In the past i have been able to release it after it "auto engages", sometimes taking more than 1 attempt. I stopped at a gas station last week. When I started my car to leave, the emergency brake auto engaged itself and would not release. Error message on screen read "service park brake". I called the local service department of chrystler/dodge/jeep dealership. Followed their directions to release the brake. However it would not release still. The incident left me and 2 children stranded for 2 hours. I had my vehicled towed to the dealership. Currently still awaiting resolution.

My brakes have totally locked up on my vehicle. The vehicle is undrivable at this point. I just have it sitting in the garage for now.

In June 2022, my electronic parking brake engaged and would not unlock. On the dash, the Parking Brake light, the Brake light and the Stop/Start light were all illuminated. I was unable to drive the vehicle. I had to have AAA tow it to the dealer to find out what was wrong with it. The dealer I took it to had to install a new Parking brake module and rewire 32 pins on the new connector. They informed me that there was corrosion on the unit and did not find any water in the compartment area. My vehicle is a 2015 Jeep Cherokee and at the time of the repair it only had 40,649 miles on it. I had to pay right at $1,200.00 for this repair and I feel I should be reimbursed from the manufacturer since the vehicle was only 7 years old and has low miles. This will happen again if they don't come up with a fix for it.

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

Electric Parking Brake on my 2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited V6 has malfunction. Water has leaked into the car, creating standing water that affected the EPB module and is now inoperable. I cannot release the parking brake and the car cannot be driven. This happened while I drove to my mail box. I was luckily close to home but this is a serious safety risk. The brake cannot be released to even have it towed, even after several attempts of different methods to release. I cannot get the part to fix the problem as it is on back order with no ETA.

Electric Park Brake (EPB) light came on while parked. Parking brake actuator would not contract. Vehicle now can’t be driven as the parking brake is engaged. Found the part from a dealership and when I went to replace it, the parking brake actuator was flooded with what looked like brake fluid. New $130+ OEM part was installed and fixed the issue. Approximately 6 months later, the same issue occurred with the new OEM part. I have seen people say this issue has happened while driving. I’ve heard of dozens of complaints of this part already. When will this become a recall? It seems to me that it should have already been addressed since this vehicle has been around nearly 9 years.

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.

Vehicle Parking brake randomly engages. Warning lights and "Service Parking Brake" Brings vehicle to stop, can not get brake to disengage. Repair garage inspected vehicle. Water intrusion in parking brake module. Confirmed myself of water in module area. Referred to a Jeep Dealership- along with TSB#08-060.16. Towed to dealer. Dealership is avoiding repair. Told battery was no good, causing issue. Battery was less than year old. Battery brought back for warranty. Battery functioning at 98%- no issue. Return to dealership- still told battery could be issue, could not produce tech readout off a battery test. Refuse to look at root cause. Will no acknowledge TSB provided.

Parking brake was randomly engaging. Currently engaged will not release. Mechanic ID issue. WATER INTRUSION in parking break module. Claims it’s a known issue but no recalls have been issued. Parts may be delayed 2 months.

I experienced an Emergency Parking Brake malfunction while car was moving. Car suddenly had the message "Service Parking Brake" while driving on the highway. Check engine, barking brake, and traction control lights all came on. Pulled off the highway to a shopping center and when putting the car in park, car was stuck in the middle of the road in park unable to change gears. Car was able to be disengaged only by overriding the gear in order to be moved to a safe location, but remained otherwise in Park with the same "Service Parking Brake" message. Dealer has mentioned that the brake module was corroded or shorted and the entire system needed to be replaced along with complete disassembly of shifting mechanism.

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.

I have a 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. It has been in the shop many times due to poor manufacturing and recalls. Prior to me purchasing the vehicle in May 2020, it was involved with a recall for a water leak and powerlift gate short due to water damage. It has leaked water into the hatch/ trunk area since I purchased it. I have spoken with 2 dealerships about the issue. The most recent was November 1, 2022 when it was left with Rockwall Chrysler. My issue is that the Electronic Parking Brake Module was damaged to due heavy rain and the continued leak. On October 30, 2022, we were trying to leave in the cherokee and the Service Brake warning light was on as well as service shifter. The vehicle was stuck due to a malfunctioning parking brake. After multiple attempts, the brake disengaged and I continued to work. October 31, when I started the vehicle the following warning/ service lights were on and remains on: Service Brake Light (2 different lights) ACC/FCW not available / service Auto start/ stop unavailable/service Airbag warning light (went off 11/3/22) 4WD Unavailable/service On my drive home from work, the electronic parking brake engaged while I was turning across traffic and I almost was hit by a large delivery truck. Once I managed to get the vehicle to drive, it happened again on the highway service road and I was very close to being rear ended by an 18 wheeler that was driving behind me. The dealership did no repairs due to the $575.00 charge I cannot pay to diagnose and do a leak test. I explained this was involved with a recall and they basically told me it was fixed in with Canada or Ohio and I needed to return to that dealer (I live in TX). Which is not possible because the vehicle is sitting in my drive way and will not move due to the brake being stuck on. I picked the unrepaired vehicle up on 11/3/22 and was advised its best to get rid of as soon as possible. The problem is that I owe roughly $13,000 on the jeep. I cant afford this and a rental

this vehicle shows all recalls have been completed. however, every time it rains, the hatch compartment fills with water. 10/30/2022, my electronic parking brake light came on and the vehicle was stuck in park. Once we got the car home, I opened the hatch and removed the spare tire; there was standing water in the area from rain. This morning I was leaving for work an d the following lights came on; 1) Service 4WD 2) Service electronic Parking Brake 3) Service Airbags 4) Service Front Collision system 5) Service auto start stop 6) Adaptive Cruise Control not available 7) cruise/ fcw unab=vailable- service required This vehicle has been a complete nightmare. I did record the event as we used a shop vac to remove the water. the Service 4 wd light comes on and goes off randomly daily; the PTU was "flashed" but the problem continued. I have contacted the dealership only to be told all recalls are complete and I must pay for the additional repairs. I have contacted Jeep and have had zero resolutions.

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

Was driving home for lunch and stopped at traffic light. Parking brake self-engaged and would not release. I could not move the car in either direction. Repeated attempted to get parking brake to release by pushing/pulling on switch. Finally turned off car (sitting in moving traffic) and when I restarted the brake released. Was able to get car home and parked. Called my regular mechanic and got it in yesterday, but again brake wouldn't release (it had not been set) without turning car off and on. When my repair shop took the components apart, it revealed that water had leaked down into the computer system that controls the parking brakes (had various flashing lights on dash -- odometer/stop/start signal, etc.) and damaged the circuitry. The repair shop called to explain this problem and noted that NHTSA had begun and investigation into this problem in July and had about 80 cases under investigation at that time -- apparently a body-weld issue causing leak into that component. Prior to this locking up, a service parking brake light had come on intermittently for a couple of days. My wife and I were both at risk and just fortunate this didn't lock up while on the interstate which we drive regularly. Have called local Jeep dealer where we bought it and they claim they have heard nothing about this and the earliest we can get in is 10/18. Our mechanic has temporarily disabled the parking brake (both electronically and mechanically) so that the vehicle is drivable, but said he wouldn't advise driving on it very long this way, due to the other warning components that are now compromised.

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

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.

One day, out of the blue, a ton of warning lights came on after making a simple right turn onto another road. The "Service Transmission", "Service Park Brake" and "Service Antilock Brake System" message comes on and the ABS warning light, the ((P))! parking warning light, the engine light, the traction control warning light, - There was also a lag of sorts just before the lights came on. The steering wheel felt very tight. I managed to pull over and wait a while and slowwwwly drove home. After taking it to my mechanic who explained their read just wont be accurate - it needs to go to Jeep, said their result had something to do with the coil? Something behind the steering wheel? I had recently (3 months ago) had new brake pads on all four tires and rotors cut or whatever. A shop I've gone to a million times with no issues. There are hundreds of thousands of customers in the comment sections and Jeep forums complaining of the same issue and Jeep dealership mechanics telling them they've never seen the issue before. Jeep needs to be FULLY investigated. For a lot. This OBVIOUSLY could cause a serious accident/death/cost me a [XXX] ton of money for which there's seemingly no fix according to other Jeep owners. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

About an hour into the morning commute, the vehicle was at a stop light when a warning bell chimed. The message on the dash read the emergency/park brake had automatically engaged and the light on the park brake indicated the brake was on. I turned it off. Prior to this incident, the braking system including the emergency/park brake functioned as expected. The vehicle has not been taken to the dealership yet.

Parking brake activated while driving. I stalled. Was able to restart the vehicle and everything seems normal but my check engine light is on.

Electronic parking break activated while driving. When attempting to turn left on a two way street electronic parking break activated by itself and locked the rear wheels. Car currently parked as I am unable to move it. EPS system will not release. Parking break still engaged.

Ever since I have owned the vehicle the brakes have shuddered causing the brake pedal and steering wheel to vibrate. I have replace the pads and rotors 3 times and have the same issue. It has been checked by 2 Jeep dealerships and by Tooles Garage in San Carlos CA. NO ONE CAN FIND THE ISSUE. I have looked online and have found far too many confirmed reports from people on forums and such having to same issue. All of them have simply replaced the brakes and rotors and service their brakes regularly in order to get rid of the scraping and shuddering experience. Which should not happen for approximately 40-50k miles and people are changing them in less than 15K. I am not the only person and I feel like there is something wrong with the braking system that so many people are complaining online for years about the exact same issue I have been dealing with. My wife uses the cat to drive our children to school and it does not feel safe to her while driving it. However we cannot purchase or trade in the car yet so we are at an impass. Please help.

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.

Vehicle shows parking brake on when I enter. It has never done this before. Drove down street to stop and put car in park, parking park comes on automatically? This started today Sept. 7, 2021. On interstate going 70 mph vehicle bucked when I accelerated. On same trip, not in cruise control vehicle RPM's went up and down by itself. Proceeded to slow lane to stop. Once stopped I put car in park (no parking brake showed up) pushed on gas pedal to watch RPM's and transmission took its time coming back down. Left side of road hitting gas got to 45mph and vehicle bucked. Made load noise and bucked. The "bucking started on my 1st trip out of town, all loaded up for a work event. Going 65 mph down to exit ramp, accelerate and it bucked. Kids looked at me and said, "Mom this better not have a transmission problem like the old car." (GMC Envoy 4x4 bought new trans & then engine needed to be replaced, but went car shopping) Took vehicle back to CarMax and they said the didn't notice a thing.They said you know the wheels make a lot of noise because they are big. Also, told me not to accelerate so fast! What? I bought this vehicle on Mother's Day 2019. Went to Maryland to purchase it. Found out later that Maryland doesn't do inspections every year. Too it to my local CarMax and they gave it new brakes. I have an appointment with a Jeep certified dealer mechanics department on Sept. 24, 2021. I will follow up with another note. I hope the transmission gets replaced because the problems I mentioned are on a forum that Jeep experts monitor and comment on as I see their icon/symbol. Thank you

When I go to put the the vehicle in park and reverse it wants to shift really hard, not really a shift but more of a jerk. It doesn’t happen every time but it does 50 percent of the time. There was this one time where i went to go put it in reverse and it wanted to rev more then usual. When it MAINLY shifts hard is when I first turn it on and start moving a couple feet it wants to fall on its face. We haven’t had any incidents in it yet but I wanted to see if I could get anything done before any. Me and my boyfriend travel a lot and when we are in traffic it has fallen on its face. There is a gas cap light that keeps coming on and I have replaced my gas cap 2 times.

Manual brakes light turn on, brake pedal gets hard, car wouldn’t stop.

No previous issues with the vehicle until this incident. That morning on my way to work my check engine light came on. I called my husband and he said he would check it out that evening. Got to work fine. When I went to go home from work my car was acting strange. The ac or blower and the radio wouldn’t come on at all until after about 15 minutes of driving. About 5 minutes later my brakes wouldn’t work at all trying to stop at a light and I ended up crashing into a car that was completely stopped while going about 35mph. My front collision detection didn’t go off until I was about an inch away from the vehicle and the automatic emergency brake didn’t engage either and normally if a car is turning slowly 30 ft ahead it will slam on the brakes. Nothing worked and I am terrified to continue driving this vehicle.

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!!!!

WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY THE VEHICLE IS MAKING SCRAPING NOISE AS IF IT NEEDED BRAKE PADS, AND HAS HARDLY ANY BRAKING ABILITIES AND DOES NOT WAIVER IN INTENSITY OR BRAKING ABLITY EVEN WITH EXTRA PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES PEDDLE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AT A SERVICE REP. WHO ADVISED THE BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, HOWEVER THE ON BOARD COMPUTER GAVE CODES THAT THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS INTERFEARING WITH THE BRAKING SOFTWARE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I NEED TO DO THIS IS MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTERS DAILY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 100,000

WHEN DRIVING THEN BRAKING I/ WE NOTICED THAT THE JEEP HAD VIBRATION AND CHATTERING ,SHAKING FEELING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN STARTED TO NOTICE CHATTER AND SCRAPPING SOUND AT LOWER SPEEDS LIKE 25-35 MPH . SO LOOKING AT THE ROTORS I FOUND THE RIGHT REAR TO HAVE (2) TWO GROOVES ON IT . SO I TOOK IT TO BIG O IN SPARKS ,NV 89431 FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION AND THEY SHOWED ME THAT THE BRAKE PADS STILL HAD 65 TO 70 PERCENT LEFT AND THAT THE ROTORS WERE CRACKEDIN SEVERAL PLACES. THEY HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS . I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED . IF THEY CAME APART WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE COULD LOOSE CONTROL AND POSSIBLLY LOOSE THERE LIFE.

Mileage: 73,000

ABOUT A WEEK AGO FROM TODAY (10/25/2020) MY CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES STARTING UP. EVERYTHING BLINKS ON MY DASH AND ACTS LIKE IT DOESN'T WANT TO START UP. IT SAYS TO SERVICE BRAKES AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH ALMOST 90K MILES ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS 122K MILES, FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HAD A PROBLEM. I SAW THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION I AM JUST UNSURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

ON STARTING BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR CAME ONE DASH. BRAKE INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON. PARKING BRAKE HAD NOT BEEN APPLIED. SHIFTED TO REVERSE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. SHIFTED TO DRIVE. VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD. DROVE TO GET GAS. PARKING BRAKE AGAIN ENGAGED BY ITS SELF. SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE TO DRIVE AND PRESSING GAS AND BRAKE RELEASED WITH A JUMP OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE PARKED UNTIL ABLE TO GET TO SERVICE CENTER.

Mileage: 89,000

JEEP DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE IN RESOLVING/FIXING RECALL W47 LEADING TO THE LACK OF FUNCTIONALITY OF MY JEEP CHEROKEE 2015, REQUIRING TOW FROM CHESTER, MD TO ALEXANDRIA, VA GIVEN THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN. DEALER NOW SUDDENLY HAS "RECALL FIX" (NOT AVAILABLE AFTER 9 PREVIOUS CALLS/MESSAGES BETWEEN 7/21/2020 - 8/22/2020 WHEN DEALER REPS NEVER RETURNED A MESSAGE/CALL). THEY CLAIM AS OF TODAY (AFTER JEEP WAS DROPPED AT DEALER BY TOW TRUCK), THE RECALL FIX HAS BEEN DONE - BUT SAY THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS STILL ON AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED/PAID FOR BY THE CUSTOMER. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE FURTHER RESULT OF NOT FIXING A DANGEROUS RECALL SITUATION WHICH COULD HAVE DAMAGED THE CAR BEYOND THE RECALL RELATED TO FRONT WHEELS, TRANSMISSION, LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF PARK FUNCTION. MY VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING, ALL TRANSMISSION SERVICE/ABS AND PARKING BRAKE SERVICE LIGHTS WENT ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE JEEP ROLLED BACKWARD UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF. THANKFULLY I HAD GOTTEN OFF OF BUSY HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED THIS AT AN EXIT AND THEN PARKING LOT WHERE I WAIVED OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME, PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THEN IT WAS PLACED ON A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK. DEALERS ARE NOT TAKING THIS RECALL SERIOUSLY. MORE DETAILS ATTACHED. THE ISSUE HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED BY OURISMAN ALEXANDRIA WHERE MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS STILL LOCATED.

Mileage: 43,645

THE SERVICE SHIFTER ALERT COMES ON EVERY TIME I START THE CAR ALMOST. IT STARTED PERHAPS A MONTH AGO OR SO. IT WAS INTERMITTENT AT FIRST AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WOULD CLEAR IT OFTEN BUT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVERTIME. IT NOW OCCURS EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. I WORRY THAT IT MAY GO OUT AND THE POLAR IS VERY GENERIC. THAT'S CALLED A COUPLE OF MECHANICS INCLUDING DEALER AND THEY'RE EQUALLY GENERIC ABOUT WHAT IT MAY BE, AND JUST TO GET IT LOOKED AT WILL COST ME $120 AN HOUR. THE ONLY THING THAT WAS THERE WITHIN MY POWER TO TROUBLESHOOT WAS TO MAKE SURE FIRMWARE WAS UP-TO-DATE AND I HAVE DONE THAT BUT THE ALERT IS STILL THERE.

Mileage: 83,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON BRAKE BOOSTERS FOR THE YEARS BEFORE MY JEEP. MY BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED IN VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 70,000

HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN. THERE IS CHUGGING WITH MY TRANSMISSION, AND A LOT OF VIBRATION. I AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD ANYTHING WITHOUT HAVING A MECHANIC TAKE EVERYTHING APART TO EXPOSE IT, AND I CAN'T AFFORD THAT AT THIS TIME.

Mileage: 125,000

THE BRAKES LIGHT WILL RANDOMLY COME ON AND THE BRAKES LOCK AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. YOU'RE STUCK. IT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY AND I WAS UNABLE TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT STARTED INITIALLY APRIL 2018 AND THE DEALERSHIP KEPT IT FOR WEEKS- BUT WAS EVASIVE ON WHAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM WAS. WHATEVER WAS DONE -DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. IVE FOUND MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS WITH PEOPLE DISCUSSING THE SAME ISSUES. EXAMPLE: HTTPS://WWW.JEEPCHEROKEECLUB.COM/THREADS/2015-CHEROKEE-BRAKE-SYSTEM-LOCK-UP.105530 THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING SENSOR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A COINCIDENCE

I WAS APPROACHING A 4 WAY STOP WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE, GOING APPROX. 10MPH. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP, MAKING ME GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITH VEHICLES TURNING INTO MY LANE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ROCK SOLID AND LOCKED UP, AND WAS UNABLE TO BE PRESSED. DURING THAT TIME THE SERVICE ELCTRONIC BRAKING LIGHT POPULATED ON MY DASHBOARD.

Mileage: 64,217

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK. WAS PARKED WHEN SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULDN'T ALLOW VEHICLE TO DRIVE. COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE FOR ALMOST 2 HOURS. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN 2 DAYS. SET UP SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE PARKING BRAKE MODULAR AND CORRODING IT IN THE WIRING HARNESS THE PARKING BRAKE MODULAR AND CORRODING IT AND THE WIRING HARNESS.

Mileage: 88,500

CAR WILL TURN OFF. TURN THE KEY AND PULL IT OUT, CAR STAYS RUNNING. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, CAR IS IN A POSSESSED STATE WHERE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AT ALL TIMES, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, WIPERS DO NOT WORK, HORN DOES NOT WORK. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO CODES, SO NOTHING THEY CAN DO. PULL THE BATTERY CABLE OFF TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN. THIS WILL HAPPEN MID DRIVE SO ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'LL LOSE YOUR TURN SIGNALS, WIPERS, HORN, BRAKE LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, AND MAIN LIGHT CONTROL. WHEN YOU PULL OVER, ONLY WAY TO TURN THE CAR OFF IS TO PULL THE BATTERY CABLE.

Mileage: 59,000

I WAS LEAVING MY CONDOMINIUM, SOON AFTER STEPPING THE PEDAL, BRAKE THAT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER, THEN VEHICLE STOPPED WALKING. I WAS TRYING TO CALL AGAIN, TO PARK THE SAME INSIDE MY PARKING SPACE INSIDE THE CONDOMINIUM, STARTED TO MAKE A VERY LUCKY NOISE AND NOT CALLING, HAD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STARTING AND STILL CALL A WINCH, TO TAKE TO MY RELIABLE MECHANIC, THAT UNTIL TODAY WE CAN NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THIS VEHICLE, WHENEVER WE PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE MESSAGE APPEARS AND DOES NOT START THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE. SOMETIMES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN IS GONE AFTER FEW HOURS OR DAY. SOME TIMES MESSAGE BLINKING "SERVICE PARK BRAKE SERVICE TRANSMISSION" THEN LIKE SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH SYSTEM DOES NOT SAVE CLOCK TIME OR A/C PUT ME ON HEATH AND AUTO LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON. SOMETIMES WHEN I START THE CAR AND RELEASE THE PARK BARK BRAKE CAR JUMPS HARD TWO OR THREE TIMES AND AFTER I TURN ENGINE OFF WITHOUT USING PARKING BRAKE AND BACK ON EVERYTHING IS FINE.THE CAR ONLY HAS 55000 MILES. I'M SO AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR BECAUSE DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPENED

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

Mileage: 57,000

MY VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE CONTINUES TO REMAIN IN THE ON POSITION, PREVENTING ME FROM DRIVING MY CAR FROM TIME TO TIME, KILLING MY BATTERY POWER MULTIPLE TIMES-I HAVE REPLACED MY BATTERY TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAD THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN WHITE BEAR MN CHARGE ME $185 FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND THE TELL ME I HAVE TO FULLY REPLACE THE BRAKES CONTROL BOX WITH A COST OF MORE THAN $800 AND MENTIONED THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS DUE TO THE TIME FRAME, BUT MY CONCERN HAS BEEN EXPRESSED SINCE I'VE OWN THE CAR IN 2015 AND ONLY HAVE 65,000 CURRENTLY ON THE CAR THAT I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE AND YET AFFORD TO FIX SINCE I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. PLEASE HELP.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL, THE "SERVICE PARKING BRAKE" LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON, SO I DIDNT THINK IT WAS AN ISSUE. TWO DAYS LATER I GOT INTO MY CAR AND TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. I HAD TO SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE AUTOMATICALLY COMES OFF IF YOU PUT YOUR SEAT BELT ON AND PUT THE VEHICLE INTO D OR R. SINCE THIS HAPPENED THE LEVER TO REMOVE THE PARKING BREAK WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. EVERY TIME I PRESSED THE BUTTON, IT SAID SERVICE PARKING BRAKE. I ALSO READ ONLINE THAT A TSB WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE PARKING BRAKE MODULE IN THE REAR, AS WELL AS THE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT WAS CORRODED. HOW WOULD SOMETHING THAT IS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, HIDDEN BEHIND THE SIDE PANELS GET CORRODED AND HAVE THE OWNER BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE PLACED IN A LOCATION WHERE IT CANNOT GET WET OR CORRODED.

Mileage: 29,000

WE BOUGHT A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE IN 2016 AND WITHOUT BEING TOLD OF THE ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES. WE HAVE HAD OUR JEEP IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES WITH TRANSMISSIONS ISSUES OF SHIFTING HARD AND NOW GOING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN IN DRIVE AND THE BRAKES GOING HARD AND THE JEEP COMING TO A STOP. THE ANIT SLIDE HAS NOW CAME ON AND THE JEEP SHAKES . THE UPDATES CAME ONE DAY WHEN I WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH AND THE JEEP WENT TO 30 MPH WITH MY GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR AND TWO DISELS ONE BEHIND ME BLOWING THE HORN BECAUSE HE ALMOST HIT ME AND ONE TO THE SIDE OF ME. MY HUSBAND WAS COMING HOME FROM A DR VISIT AGAIN THE JEEP WENT INTO A NEUTRAL STATE WHILE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE JEEP STOPPED AND HE WAS ALMOST HIT THEN THE JEEP JERKED AND WENT INTO GEAR SO HE WENT INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND HAD TO STOP AND KILL THE JEEP AND RESTART THE JEEP TO MAKE THE JEEP RESTART JUST TO GET IT HOME. IT WENT BACK TO THE SHOP THAT NIGHT! WE HAVE HAD THE JEEP IN THE SHOP FOR HARD SHIFTING WHEN TAKING OFF AND NOW IT IS HARD SHIFTING WHEN TAKING OFF AND DOWN SHIFTING, ANTI SLIDE RANDOMLY COMES ON, BRAKES ARE NOT PROPERLY STOPPING THE CAR. GO TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY ONLY OFFERED $7500 FOR IT WHEN WE OWE $15, 000 AND THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS. CALLED JEEP AND AWAITING A CALL, THEY STATED THEY HAVE TO CALL THE DEALER. IN THE MEAN TIME I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OURS IS TO UNSAFE TO DRIVE! THE JEEP IS STICKING IN GEAR AND THE TAC METER IS STAYING ON 3 OR 4. THEN WHEN YOU TURN THE JEEP OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK. WE HAVE BACKED IT OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND PUT INTO DRIVE AND IT SHIFTS SO HARD INTO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. NOW SINCE THE LAST TIME WE PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP THE JEEP HAS NOW STARTED LOOSING POWER WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO DRIVE. WE HAVE PARKED THE JEEP AND DECIDED IT ISN'T SAFE!

Mileage: 60,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT OFF. THE DASHBOARD READ "SHIFT TO P THEN DESIRED GEAR". THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE CAUSES THE STARTER TO RUN FOR ABOUT 45 SECONDS AND THEN THE ENGINE WILL SLOWLY SPUTTER TO LIFE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THERE ARE A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SPANNING BACK OVER 4 YEARS.

Mileage: 52,000

HELLO, IM SECOND OWNER WHO GOT THIS SUV 2 MONTHS AGO, 50000 MILES AND YESTERDAY WHILE I DRIVING START FEEL THE TRANSMISSION DONT DOING RIGHT, ALSO WHEN I STOP ON THE CORNERS THE CAR MADE ONE MORE MOVE LIKE SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. FINALLY SOMETHING ON THE LCD DASH TOLD ME SOMETHING LIKE "CHECK AND RESTART THE TRANSMISSION AND SOME LIGHT WENT OFF, AND IN THE GEAR START BLINKING ON D. I WAS ON 101 GOLETA, CALIORNIA.

Mileage: 54,000

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

WAS PARKED AT THE STORE GOT IN AND STARTED IT. IT HICCUPED ON STARTING. SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND A HUGE CLUNK HAPPENED. I REVERED AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE AGAIN A HUGE CLUNK. ONCE DRIVING IT HAD NO POWER AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND PARKING BRAKE CAME ON.

Mileage: 79,000

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

I HAVE A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4, WHEN I TRY TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SPEED UP. IT IS LIKE YOU ARE GIVING IT GAS INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE BREAK. IT WAS PURCHASED WITH AROUND 13500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON 9-22-2018, IT NOW HAS 21360 MILES AS OF 11-27-2018. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE AND ACTED AS IF IT WAS NOT IN ANY GEAR. IT HAS SEAMED TO HAVE ISSUES FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT AND I WAS TOLD BY A JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS JUST THE NORMAL WAY THAT THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION WORKED. IF THIS IS NORMAL FOR A TRANSMISSION TO FAIL AT 21000 MILES I FEEL THAT IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND A HUGE ISSUE.

Mileage: 21,355

SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM KEEPS COMING ON AFTER MULTIPLE TIMES TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AND THEN FIXING IT . IT WON'T LET ME DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAS SLAMMED THE BRAKES ON ME WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING . I'VE LOOKED UP AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE JEEP .

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE THE DASH ELECTRONICS FLASH TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE REQUIRED, BRAKE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED. THE STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD TO TURN. WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO TURN OVER THE ENGINE THE CAR STUTTERS AS IF THERE IS NO BATTERY POWER. IT TURNS OVER ONCE, STARTS, THEN SHUTS OFF. THE CAR WILL START ONCE THEN YOU WILL NEED TO STEP ON THE GAS WHILE STILL IN PARK FOR THE CAR TO STAY ON. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF AND WOULD NOT DEPRESS WHEN THE PUSH START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LAMBERT CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP/RAM, 5 RIVER ROAD, CLAREMONT, NH 03743) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,627.

Mileage: 50,627

TRUCK VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ROTORS AND PADS STILL GOOD ONLY 22000 MILES

BRAKES MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AND NOBODY CAN DUPLICATE IT.

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ONCE IT FINALLY ENABLED ME TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS RIGHT. THE HIGHEST IT WOULD GO IS 3RD OUT OF 9. IT JERKS FORWARD ON ALL GEAR CHANGES. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING KEEPS FLASHING. PRIOR TO THIS THE AUTO START /STOP FEATURE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THIS 3 TIMES FOR US. WE ARE THE 2ND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUES. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. WE WERE NEVER TOLD OF THE LEMON "BUY BACK" WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR.

Mileage: 31,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT START. SAYS TO SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND PARK BRAKE.

Mileage: 43,500

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH JUST AFTER LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY AND A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE CAR. WHEN I MOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDDLE TO THE BRAKE PEDDLE IN A HURRY DURING ENGINE WARM UP THE POWER BRAKES DO NOT WORK. I CAN NOT STOP THE CAR. I CAN NOT ENGAGE THE ABS OR SLIDE THE TIRES. I PUSH THE BRAKE PEDDLE AS HARD AS I CAN AND THERE IS NO POWER BRAKES. I HAD THE DEALER SERVICE LOOK AT IT 3 OR 4 TIMES AND THEY EVEN TRIED SOME OTHER NEW CARS THAT ARE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND SAID THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AND THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE ALL THE JEEP CHEROKEES ARE THE SAME WAY, ONLY SOME HAVE THE PROBLEM WORSE. THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY APPARENT DURING ENGINE WARM UP. IT SEEMS TO BE A LACK OF VACUUM TO THE POWER BRAKE MODULE WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS TO THE BRAKE, IN A SPLIT SECOND, DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP. MY CAR IS STILL NOT CORRECT AND DEALER SAYS THAT ALL JEEP CHEROKEES ARE NOT CORRECT. PLEASE HELP US JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS BEFORE WE KILL SOMEONE. THANK YOU,

Mileage: 600

WHILE BRAKING THE CAR ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOTICED THE LONGER I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM SLOWING DOWN AT HIGHER SPEEDS AT WELL. ALSO, A SLOW RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION AT TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE FLASHED AND UPDATED MY TRANSMISSION BUT THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT IT WAS NOT. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE BECAUSE IT WILL SPEED UP BY ITSELF AND MERGING INTO HWY OR FAST MOVING TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 23,220

LOST OF POWER WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY WE WHERE NOT ON A MAJOR HYWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS WANT TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE CAN OR BEEN HACKED. THERE ARE A LOT OF JEEP CHEROKEES ON THE ROAD A LOT OF OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM SEEMS LIKE NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS

Mileage: 6,000

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

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME ON THUS MAKING THE CAR UNABLE TO STEER OR MOVE.

Mileage: 17,100

I PREVIOUSLY FILED A COMPLAINT IN DECEMBER, 2015 REGARDING THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM APPLYING THE BRAKES FOR NO REASON. IN JANUARY, 2016, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BRAKING SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS BRAKED AUTOMATICALLY ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE THEY WERE REPLACED. THIRD TIME APRIL 1ST, 2016 WHILE BACKING INTO MY DRIVEWAY, NO VEHICLES OR OBJECTS AROUND. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP, DEALERSHIP STATED NO PROBLEM FOUND AND THAT WAS NORMAL BRAKING (THIS IS NOT NORMAL BRAKING). FOURTH TIME ON AUGUST 29TH, 2016, AGAIN, WHILE BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY WITH NO VEHICLE OR OBJECTS AROUND. TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8/30/16, THIS IS THE 4TH VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 13,000

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.

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

ENGINE SHUTS DOWN STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING NO WARNING ON ROADWAYS FREEWAYS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD BE A RESULT.

Mileage: 1,070

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW, JULY 2015. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 MPH TO 45 MPH, VEHICLES AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY IN TRAFFIC. FIRST INSTANCE WAS DRIVING ON COUNTRY ROAD, SECOND INSTANCE ON MAJOR INTERSTATE, THIRD INSTANCE DRIVING ON CITY ROAD. IN ADDITION, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON WHEN VEHICLE IS IN BACKING MODE. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING INTO PARKING SPACES AND INTO MY GARAGE. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE BRAKING WARNING SYSTEM ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THESE TWO PROBLEMS, MOST RECENT VISIT, DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE WHILE IN BACKING MODE. NO RESOLUTION FROM DEALERSHIP AT THIS POINT.

Mileage: 6,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND EVERY 3 WEEKS I HAVE TO RETURN IT FOR SERVICE DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION, 4X4 AND TRACTION CONTROL NOT WORKING. STARTS OFF IN 3RD - 4TH GEAR AT ANY GIVEN TIME (ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES), WILL ACCELERATE AND SURGE FORWARD DURING DOWN SHIFTING WHILE STOPPING (ALMOST HIT SEVERAL DIFFERENT VEHICLES) AND NOW SURGES TO 7000RPM WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND PARKING BREAK HAS LOCKED UP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE IN GEAR. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REGISTER ANY CODES, THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM ON ALL 9 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS THEY MAKE, NOT JUST THE ONE'S IN JEEPS. BUT SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX AND THEREFORE ITS NOT AN ISSUE AND I HAVE TO TAKE MY UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE VEHICLE HOME AND NOT THE LOANER BECAUSE JEEP WILL NOT PAY FOR IT. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP WHO ASSIGNED ME A "RESOLUTION CASE MANAGER" WHO WILL NO LONGER RETURN MY PHONE CALLS FOR BUY BACK OR TRADING FOR A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. IS THAT THEIR RESOLUTION, BLOW EVERYONE OFF AND HOPE WE ALL GO AWAY?? WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE FOR EVERYONE'S SAFETY? WHY ARE THEY STILL KNOWINGLY SELLING THESE VEHICLES WITH NO KNOW FIX? HOW LONG BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED? THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH INFORMATION THAT I HAVE READ ON THIS PAGE YET THERE IS NO ACTION? ISN'T THAT WHAT THIS SITE IS FOR? ACTION?

Mileage: 5,004

PURCHASED THE 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE IN MARCH. HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW AND NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, IT WOULD ALSO LURCH AND STALL AND SHIFT VERY CLUNKY. 9/21 - HAD THE RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD SOLVE THE ISSUES. 9/22 - DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHES AND THEN STOPS. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION, CHECK ENGINE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE WERE ALL FLASHING. I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED AND WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF ON THE FREEWAY TO "REBOOT" IT AS IT WAS STUCK IN A PARKED POSITION BUT NOT POWERED OFF. 9/24 - EN ROUTE TO GET THE CAR SERVICED, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC, IT LURCHES AND STOPPED AGAIN, THIS TIME CAUSING ME TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.

Mileage: 3,800

THE TRANSMISSION SIFTS ERRATICALLY, FROM FIRST TO SECOND & SECOND TO THIRD GEARS. ITS SLUGGISH GRINDING HAS CAUSED NEAR REAR END COLLISIONS FROM DRIVERS FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE, AS IT SPEEDS UP & SLOWS UNPREDICTABLY. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES DURING THE FIRST 11 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE 1ST TIME WAS JULY 2015. 3 TIMES TECHNICIANS HAVE INSTALLED UPDATES (OR "FIXES") TO THE TRANSMISSION; 2 TIMES THE TECHNICIANS HAVE CLAIMED AN INABILITY TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO PARK THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD, CAUSING IT TO LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN DRIVING IN "STOP AND GO" TRAFFIC CONDITIONS, UPON APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE INABILITY FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL BRAKE ACTIVITY. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN IN 8/15; HE WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THESE PROBLEMS.. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THESE PROBLEMS AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THEM. THE VEHICLE HAS 5,100 MILES ON IT. IT CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THESE PROBLEMS AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS THEM. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES TO ADDRESS REPEATED PROBLEMS, CAUSING A LOSS OF TIME TO EMPLOYMENT. REPEATED FLAWED ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS HAVE DIMINISHED ITS TRADE IN VALUE. ATTEMPTS TO NEGOTIATE TRADE IN OR REPLACEMENT ACTIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL, AS REMEDIES SUCH AS TRADE IN REFLECTS ITS DIMINISHED VALUE. THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY CAUSES SAFETY CONCERNS TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS POTENTIAL OCCUPANTS. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN, AND DISABLED; THESE TWO ATTRIBUTES MAKE AUTOMOBILE SAFETY A PARTICULAR CONCERN TO ME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THESE REPORTS.

Mileage: 4,693

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND AS I APPROACHED THE EXIT I TRIED TO TAP THE BREAK, NOTHING HAPPENED AND THEY WERE LOCKED... THE PEDDLE HAD NO GIVE AT ALL AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO BREAKING ABILITY. SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX INTO MANUAL AND DOWN SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR TO COME TO SLOW SPEED/STOP.....RAN A FEW RED LIGHT DUE TO THIS AND LUCKILY THE ROADS WERE EMPTY.

Mileage: 5,000

TRANSMISSION STALLS ALOT AND IS VERY SLUGGISH , REALLY AFRAID TO LET MY SON RIDE IN THE JEEP BECAUSE IM SCARED WE WILL GET HIT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. MY JEEP ALWAYS WOULD NOT START TODAY AND WHEN I TRIED CRANKING IT THE BRAKES FELT LIKE A ROCK AND COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED ,,, THAT COULD REALLY CAUSE A PROBLEM AND GET MYSELF AND OTHERS HURT IF THE BRAKES DID THAT WHILE DRIVING , THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE ROAD THIS ACCURED IN MY DRIVEWAY. SCARED TO REALLY DRIVE THIS JEEP BUT I PAY $940 A MONTH AND YOU WOULD THINK THIS THING WOULD RUN AND DRIVE AND BE SAFE BUT IM NOW WONDERING ABOUT THIS AND I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS JEEP SINCE JULY 20 15 AND IT ONLY HAS 1977 MILES ON IT.HOPE THIS INFO MAY HELP OTHERS.

Mileage: 1,843

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER AS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500.

Mileage: 2,500

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

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

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR NOTIFIED ME THAT MY 4WD WAS TEMPORARY SUSPENDED AND AFTER SOMETIME IT SHOWED SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WAS STUCK, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR BUT I MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR IN A REMOTE PLACE. AFTER I TRIED TO RESTART THE JEEP I COULD NOT RESTART IT AND THERE WAS NOT CRANKING NOISE AND I GOT 3 MESSAGES ON MY DASH. "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" "SERVICE PARK BRAKE" AND SVC 4WD. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR LESS THAN A MONTH. IT JUST HAD 939 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 939

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE EXCESSIVELY OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 480.

Mileage: 480

LESS THAN 90 DAYS AFTER BUYING A NEW JEEP CHEROKEE I WATCHED IT TOWED AWAY B/C IT WAS UN-DRIVEABLE. IT BEGAN IN THE MORNING WHEN THE GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING APPROPRIATELY. THEN A FEW HOURS LATER, THE ENGINE WOULD REV, AND CAR WOULD SPEED UP, EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T PUSHING GAS PEDAL. THEN REVERSE FAILED. THEN THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. FINALLY, IT STOPPED SHIFTING UP -- I HAD TO FLOOR IT TO GO 5 MILES AN HOUR. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO COAST HOME. ....UPDATED 11/02/15*BF UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN

Mileage: 3,466

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

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT WAS PURCHASED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. AROUND END MAY 2015 EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING. WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN BRAKE WOULD BE PRESSED DOWN BUT VEHICLES RPM'S WOULD REV UP AND VEHICLE WOULD START ACCELERATING FORWARD. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO SHOP AFTER FINALLY BEING ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT ON 06/16/15. MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AND RESET MODULE ON VEHICLE. BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP GAVE VEHICLE BACK TO US AND WE DROVE IT FOR TWO MORE DAYS AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. ON 06/18/2015 A DEER HAD ENTERED HIGHWAY AND WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE AGAIN ACCELERATED AND HIT THE DEER CAUSING FRONT END DAMAGE. PROBLEM COULD OF BEEN 100 TIMES WORSE BECAUSE THERE WERE ALSO BICYCLISTS ON ROAD AS WELL AS TRACTOR TRAILER TRAVELING BEHIND. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP VIA TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER EVEN STATED THERE IS SOMETHING SEVERELY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE OFF FLAT BED HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD INSTEAD OF REVERSE PLUS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME ON BY ITSELF. CHRYSLER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ARE DOING AN INVESTIGATION ON VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY. MY WIFE AND I JUST WANT THEM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT ONE BIT.

Mileage: 13,900

4/3/15 TRANSMISSION RECALL WORK COMPLETED. 4/25/15 CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. EMAIL OF NOTIFICATION FROM JEEP AT TIME LIGHT CAME ON READ: MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATES YOUR VEHICLE NEEDS SERVICE, PROLONGED DRIVING COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM. CAR TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER 4/25/15-5/8/15 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. 5/13/15-5/15/15 NO POWER STEERING, ABS AND NO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AVAILABLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON. NO EMAIL FROM JEEP STATING LIGHTS ON. EMAIL FROM JEEP HAD BEEN AUTOMATICALLY SENT AT TIME ENGINE LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED. WHEN SERVICE PERSON WAS INFORMED HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE BATTERY HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED FOR TRANSMISSION WORK AND I'D HAVE TO RELOAD APP. SERVICE CENTER STATES NO HISTORY OF DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON BUT DID HAVE HISTORY OF A LOSS OF COMMUNICATION. THIS IS WHY THE CAR HAD STOPPED EMAIL NOTIFICATION TO ME. THE CAR NO LONGER IS COMMUNICATING WITH IT'S PROGRAMMED COMPUTERIZED PARTS IE; IT'S DOING WHATEVER IT WANTS. 5/14/2015 CONTACTED JEEP GIVEN CASE MNGR[XXX]CONTACT NUMBER 1-800-763-8422 EXT [XXX], EMAIL [email protected] CASE#[XXX]. [XXX] INFORMED ME HE WOULD SEND CASE IN FOR REVIEW. 5/19/15 ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON. PICTURES TAKEN OF DASHBOARD WITH LIGHTS ON BECAUSE OF HISTORY OF LOSS OF COMMUNICATION INDICATED. CAR NO LONGER RECORDING DASHBOARD LIGHTS ON AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEEPS TELLING ME NO LIGHT INDICATOR ON. 5/20/2015 SENSOR REPLACED. 5/20/2015 CALL TO CASE MNGR NO ANSWER OR CALL BACK FROM CASEMNGR. 5/22/2015 ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL DASHBOARD LIGHT ON. JEEP EMAILED ME AT TIME OF DASHBOARD LIGHT ON. I DID NOT RELOAD APP AS INSTRUCTED. CAR STARTED COMMUNICATING AGAIN ON IT'S OWN. 5/22/2015 JEEP INFORMED ME NO REFUND, NO REPLACEMENT. THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO FIX IT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 5,601

VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING HARD, AND ACCELERATING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. LUNGES FORWARD GAINING SPEED WHILE BRAKES ENGAGED. NO SERVICES ENGINE LIGHTS AT THAT TIMES. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. TOLD BY SERVICE MAN THAT IT HAD 2 RECALLS FOR UPDATES TO TRANSMISSION COMPUTER. NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT RECALLS OR CAN'T FIND RECALLS REGARDING TRANSMISSION ON THEIR WEBSITE. UPDATES APPLIED TODAY AND WAS PICKED UP. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES TOWARD HOME WHEN IT LUNGED HARD, ALARMS SOUNDED AND SERVICE LIGHTS TURNED ON. TAKEN DIRECTLY BACK TO DEALER AND AWAITING THEIR RESPONSE. OTHER NON SAFETY RELATED ISSUES INCLUDE DRIVER SIDE RUNNING LIGHT MALFUNCTION, SMART SCREEN AUDIO/CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS.

Mileage: 2,056

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

WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE ENGINE REVS UP, AND JERKS, THE RPMS SHOT UP, THEN PLUMMET, AND THE POWER SURGES, AND YOU FEEL THE CAR STRUGGLE TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, CANNOT BE RESET BY DEALER WHEN AT A STOP AND GOING UP INCLINE, NO POWER AT ALL MAY 1. 2015 BROUGHT TO DEALER. HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER, AN HOUR LATER DEALER RETURNS TELLING THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS PARTS. THEY ARE BACK ORDERED. WE ARE SENT HOME WITH A UNSAFE VEHICLE TOLD TO COME BACK IN FOUR WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ALL DAY LONG THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF AFTER PICKING UP MY CHILDREN SHE WAS GOING BY THE DEALERSHIP AND DECIDED TO TURN IN BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE ACTING FUNNY AND HAS SHE GOT INTO THE DEALERSHIP SHE HAD A TOTAL BREAKDOWN YOU'RE THE GUY LOOKING AT THE CAR WAS IN AMAZEMENT THAT SHE MADE IT THERE SAFELY HE HAD NO IDEA HOW SHE MADE IT THERE SAFELY. *TR

Mileage: 400

BACKED OUT OF BUSINESS DRIVEWAY ONTO BUSY STREET AND PLACED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, AS I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE APPLIED ITSELF AND VEHICLE STAYED IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL BRAKE RELEASED ITSELF. NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED BY APPROACHING TRAFFIC FROM REAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND COULD BE A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 2,017

I HAD JUST DESCENDED IN CENTER CITY HEAVILY CONGESTED TRAFFIC FROM THE ENTRANCE PASS. ABOUT A 2000 FOOT DECENT. I WAS ENTERING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND SLOWED FOR TRAFFIC, PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT KICKED BACK AT ME WITH SUBSTANTIAL FORCE. THE PEDAL THE WENT TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I HAD NO BRAKES, AND DROVE INTO THE CURB TO STOP THE CAR. THE JEEP HAS NO EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM ONLY AN ELECTRONIC PARK BRAKE. I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM 2 MONTHS BEFORE ( AT 1200 MILES) WHEN THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED AND SHUT DOWN ALL POWER, AND LEFT ME WITH NO STEERING OR BRAKES ON A NARROW MOUNTAIN ROAD, AND ALMOST GO ME KILLED.( DIAGNOSED BY REPAIRING DEALER AS A "DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION" AND REPLACED IT). I HAD JEEP TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER. HE COULD DO NOTHING FOR THAT DAY. CALLED,NEXT DAY, HE SAID THE PROBLEM WAS A "DEFECTIVE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER", MAYBE HAVE THE PART AND REPAIR DONE IN A WEEK. SECOND TIME HOTEL AND CAB HOME ( NOW AT $800) ON ME. BIG TOO BAD, NOTHING WE CAN DO FROM CHRYSLER. THE REPAIRING DEALER RETURNED THE JEEP ON 27TH. SELLING DEALER CALLED TO SAY ALL WAS PERFECT.PICKED UP AND DROVE 50 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HOWL LIKE A BANCHEE. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A " DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION MOUNT". SAME DEALER JUST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 2 MONTHS AGO. STILL WAITING FOR CAR TO BE REPAIRED AND RETURNED. THE 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE IS A DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING ENGINEERED VEHICLE. CHRYSLER CAN NOT HAVE ANY FORM OF QUALITY CONTROL, IF 3 MAJOR COMPONENTS FAIL WITHIN 2600 MILES AS "DEFECTIVELY MANUFACTURED". THE ZF 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS A DISASTER AND CAUSING PROBLEMS EVERYWHERE. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND DEALER NETWORK IS CORRUPT, NON TRUSTWORTHY, UNTRUTHFULLY, AND NONCAREING FROM THE TOP DOWN. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND OR BUY ANYTHING FROM CHRYSLER AGAIN AND WOULD GIVE MOST ANYTHING TO GET MY MONEY BACK. *TR

Mileage: 2,450

STARTED THE CAR AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON CHECK TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARKING BRAKE CALLED THE DEALER & WERE TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AS LONG AS THE LIGHTS WERE NOT BLINKING.LIGHTS WERE NOT BLINKING DROVE TOWARD THE CLOSEST DEALER (WE WERE ON VACATION) WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALER THE CAR MAY RESET ITSELF AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING LIGHTS WENT OUT #2INCIDENT - JAN 7, 2015 STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND CHECK TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARKING BRAKE CAME ON AGAIN, RPM 'S WERE HIGH BUT THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE SLOWLY CALLED THE DEALER AND DROVE IT IN. TWO DAYS LATER WILL DRIVING THE CAR WARNING LIGHTS COME ON THE CAR CUTS OUT ON ME IT HAS POWER BUT THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER AN HOUR I STARTED THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SO I PROCEEDED HOME. AT A LIGHT THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD ( I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON THE CAR STILL HAD IT WARNING LIGHTS ON THE RPM'S WERE HIGH AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE PROGRAM ERRORS AND THE CAR WAS FIXED. MARCH 17 THE CAR STARTS MAKING A HUMMING SOUND. MARCH 18 ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER I STOPPED AT IN INTERSECTION STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR JUST CUT OUT ON ME. I WAS STRANDED IN AN INTERSECTION. CALLED THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME TO TURN IT OFF THEN ON, WHICH I DID THE CAR MOVED SLIGHTLY RPM'S WERE HIGH, CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED WHEN I ENGAGED INTO PARK OR DRIVE. .I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR IS AT THE DEALER AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR 8 DAYS. I FEEL THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I AM FRIGHTENED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILY.UNDER OHIO LAW IT HAS MET THE STANDARDS OF THE LEMON LAW. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND STARTED. ALL OF THE VEHICLE WARNING DISPLAYS TURNED ON INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I ALSO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH A 2011 MODEL. VEHICLE SENSORS ARE ALSO GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS. *TR

Mileage: 10,443

WHEN COASTING OR COMING TO A STOP, JEEP WILL ACCELERATE/JUMP FORWARD WHILE IN 4TH GEAR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON ICY ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

WHILE BRAKING AT 24 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE NOTICED THE LONGER I DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE I AM SLOWING DOWN AT HIGHER SPEEDS AT WELL. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE FLASHED AND UPDATED MY TRANSMISSION BUT THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED BUT IT WAS NOT. IT IS ACTING UP MORE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE AROUND A CURVE BECAUSE IT WILL SPEED UP BY ITSELF. *TR

Mileage: 2,022