Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2017)

1,338 consumer complaints on file.

#11348650August 11, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHIFTER SERVICE ALERT ON 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAIL HAWK WITH LOW MILAGE (19,000)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11344266August 10, 2020
AIR BAGS
DRIVING OFF ROAD THROUGH MUD. WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED... PROCEEDED TO DRIVE UPHILL THROUGH MUD AND SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343997August 8, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I HAD JUST GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE AND WAS GOING DOWN THE EXIT RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN SRVC 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH. I DROVE HOME WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AWAY. I PARKED AT THE HOUSE, TURNED THE JEEP OFF. WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WENT OUT. IT DID NOT. IT WAS ABOUT 8PM AND THE DEALERSHIPS WERE CLOSED SO I PLANNED ON MAKING THE PHONE CALL THE NEXT MORNING TO HAVE IT CHECKED AS I HAD JUST RECEIVED A RRECALL ABOUT MY PTU/SPLINES/DIFF ANYWAYS THAT ALSO NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER I WENT OUTSIDE TO MOVE MY LAWNMOWER AND NOTICED A HUGE PUDDLE OF DARK GREY GREASE ON THE CONCRETE BEHIND MY JEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343830August 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL SELECTIONS LIGHT UP. THIS HAPPENED S WHILE DRIVING . I PARK AND START THE ENGINE 3 HOURS LATER NOW IS OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343972August 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY JEEP IT SHIFTS TERRIBLY. IT DOES NOT DO IT 100% OF THE TIME THOUGH. IT GETS STUCK IN GEARS WHEN SHIFTING THEN REVS TO HIGH RPMS OR JENKS FORWARD. OFTEN TIMES IT FEELS LIKE YOU GET REAR ENDED IT JERKS SO BAD. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP A FEW TIMES, AND MOST MECHANICS SAY IT IS NORMAL. I AM AFRAID IT WILL JERK FORWARD AND I WILL RUN INTO SOMEONE ONE OF THESE DAYS. IT IS WORSE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, HOT DAYS WHEN A/C IS RUNNING, ETC. IT DOES NOT PERFORM ANY DIFFERENTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS WARMED UP. IT SLIPS GEARS AT BOTH HIGH SPEED AND LOW SPEED, MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND ABRUPT MOTION FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343631August 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I KEEP HAVING TO DO OIL CHANGES WITHIN A 1 1/2 MONTHS WITHOUT EVEN GOING 3,000 MILES. ALSO MY CAR SHUTS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AND THE POWER GOES OUT ON THE RADIO AND SPEEDOMETER. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR IN AND THEY RUN A DIAGNOSTIC AND ALWAYS TELL ME THAT EVERYTHING WITH THE CAR IS FINE. THIS SHUT OFF SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. ALL THE POWER SEEMS TO GO OUT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THE LIGHTS ON THE RADIO AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE GONE BLACK WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I'M HAVING TO GET MORE FREQUENT OIL CHANGES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343080August 3, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON JULY 27TH PAYING 28,000 DOLLARS FOR IT. I TEST DRIVE IT AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. TWO DAYS LATER MY 'SERVICE SHIFTER' LIGHT CANE ON AND EVERYTHING BY MY SHIFTER WAS ILLUMINATED. TODAY (08/03/2020) IT HAPPENED AGAIN. NUMEROUS PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR JEEPS DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE UNDER 60,000 MILES ON THIS JEEP AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I CAN END UP BEING STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I TRAVEL A LOT. PLEASE RECALL THIS ISSUE AS MANY PEOPLE ARE PAYING TO GET THIS FIXED WHEN IT'S NOT THE CAR OWNERS FAULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342461July 31, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL RED,P,R,N,D. HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T68742_DS990296
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11342415July 30, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS JEEP CHEROKEES OIL IS EVAPORATING CAUSING MY CAR TO CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH WAY. I CHECK MY OIL EVERY OTHER DAY. MY OIL EVAPORATES WHILE DRIVING I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED FOR OIL LEAKS 5 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE ALSO CUTS OFF AND SAY SHIFTER AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF LET SIT FOR 5 MINUTES THEN RESTART. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO GET A TUNE UP AT 50000 MILES DUE TO MANUFACTURAL DEFECT ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC AN ALERT SHOWED THEM WHAT WAS WRONG. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN STRUCK BY OTHER VEHICLES WHILE I AM TRYING TO GET OVER LANES TO PULL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SO MUCH SO I WILL NOT DRIVE WITH MY GROWN CHILDREN AND DEFINITLY NOT MY GRANDCHILDREN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341977July 29, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY KEEP IS NOT EVEN AT 30.000 AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO TURN IT ON FROM THE PARKING LOT AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341896July 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. THE SERVICE SHIFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH UPSTATE AUTO SERVICE & BODY WORKS (469 BROADWAY, SARANAC LAKE, NY 12983 518-891-1211). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PIN TENSION IN THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE RESET AND SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341606July 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON A RECURRING BASIS, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WITH A "SERVICE SHIFTER NOW" MESSAGE AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT ARE ILLUMINATED. AFTER A RESTART, THE LIGHTS GO AWAY AND THE CAR RESUMES NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST 6-8 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341659July 27, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COASTED TO CURB. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MILTON RUBEN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 3508 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (762) 224-5967, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BEZEL NEEDED TO BE REWIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,667.*DT CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341417July 25, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING 40 -50 MPH ON HIGHWAY 89 IN FLAGSTAFF, AZ I NOTICED A DASH MESSAGE STATING THAT THE SPEED WAS TOO HIGH TO SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL LOW, ABOUT A MINUTE LATER I NOTICED A DASH MESSAGE THAT STATED THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCK COULD NOT OCCUR AND I NOTICED THAT THE 4 WHEEL LOW BUTTON WAS FLASHING RED. A MINUTE LATER DASH MESSAGE 4 WHEEL LOW WAS CANCELED AND THE 4 WHEEL LOW LIGHT STOPPED FLASHING. I STOPPED AT ABOUT 3 LIGHTS ABOUT 1 MILE APART. ON THE 3RD LIGHT I HAD TO TURN LEFT AND MERGE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE ENTERING INTERSTATE 40. AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSMISSION BUCKED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN AS I MOVED IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC THE DRIVE SYSTEM DISENGAGED AND THE ENGINE REVVED. THERE WAS NO DASH MESSAGE NOR WERE THERE ANY TRANS AXLE LIGHTS FLASHING. AS I COASTED TO A STOP TRAFFIC WAS PILING UP BEHIND ME. I PLACED THE THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, BUT IT DID NOT ENGAGE. AS I WAS ALMOST STOPPED, I HIT THE BRAKES AND STOPPED, THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. I THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT SHUT OFF, SO I STARTED IT AGAIN AND PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND IT ENGAGED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY NOTICED OR COULD DO. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT THINK I HAD PRESSED THE 4 WHEEL LOW BUTTON, I CONSIDERED THAT I MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY, SO AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I TESTED TO SEE IF I COULD CREATE THE SAME CONDITION AND I COULD NOT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BUTTONS FOR THE TRANS AXLE WERE NOT EASY TO PUSH INADVERTENTLY. ALSO, WHEN PUSHED THE LIGHTS ON THE BUTTONS WOULD FLASH YELLOW AND NOT RED. THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLOW TO ENGAGE AND BUCK AT TIMES SINCE NEW. IT ALSO GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT BEFORE SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR ON DOWN SLOPES. I AM WORRIED THAT IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS AGAIN AT THE WRONG TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11340834July 22, 2020
ENGINE, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON A CITY STREET MY VEHICLE DINGED, TURNED OFF AND A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH 'SHIFT TO PARK OR NEUTRAL, PRESS BRAKE, SELECT GEAR'. I COULD NOT USE MY STEERING WHEEL OR BREAKS DURING THIS TIME. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND FULL TOOK MY KEY OUT. THEN ATTEMPTED TO START IT. I ONLY HEARD A SLIGHT SOUND BUT NO TURN OVER. I REPEATED THIS STEP AND THIS TIME, AFTER MOMENTARILY SPUTTERING, I WAS ABLE TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND IT STAYED ON. I COULD SMELL OIL AT THIS POINT. IT SEEMS THIS IS RELATED TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, WHICH TRIGGERS THE CAR TO SHUT OFF TO PROTECT THE ENGINE. EXCEPT THE OIL LEVEL IN THE VEHICLE IS FINE AND THERE ARE NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE THIS HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339538July 15, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING THAT PERIODICALLY APPEARS. THIS CAR HAS 145000 HIGHWAY MILES DRIVEN FOR SALES JOB. IT BEGAN LAST YEAR IN 2019 WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD AROUND 90000 MILES AND APPEARS BOTH WHEN I START THE VEHICLE AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339437July 14, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO A LIGHT ON THE SCREEN APPEARED AND SAID "SERVICE SHIFTER" AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER TURNED ON, THE D, R AND SO ON. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT INORDER TO GET THE WARNING LABEL OFF THE SCREEN AND GET THE LIGHTS OFF. NOW TODAY, MY CAR WILL NOT TURN ON. IT ACTS LIKE IT'S GOING TO START BUT NOTHING HAPPENS. THE RADIO AND OTHER ELECTRICAL THINGS TURN ON SO LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT'S NOT THE BATTERY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338636July 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW SHIFTER CABLE AND MODULE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338361July 9, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS ABOUT THE SHIFTER. WE BEGAN GETTING WARNING MESSAGE ABOUT "SHIFTER ERROR". SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY WIFE TOLD ME SHE HAD PROBLEMS "MAKING THE CAR TURN OFF" IN OUR DRIVEWAY. I GOT IN AND COULD NOT PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I FIDDLED WITH IT UNTIL I FINALLY GOT IT INTO PARK AND TRIED TO TURN THE JEEP OFF BUT EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL THINGS (RADIO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS, BEEPING, INTERIOR LIGHTS ETC..) WERE STILL GOING. I COULD NOT RESTART THE JEEP WITHOUT A JUMPER CABLE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT BACK TO "NORMAL". I TRIED TO TURN THE JEEP OFF AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WENT THROUGH THE SAME PROCESS AGAIN, GOT THE JEEP STARTED AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. FIRST THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS JUST A BAD BATTERY. WHEN I COMPLAINED ABOUT ALL OF THE NEWS ABOUT SHIFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY AND THE "SHIFT BEZEL AND HARNESS" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM 4 WEEKS OUT OF MY 3 YEAR WARRANTY SO I PAID $857.02 FOR THIS WORK. THE SERVICE MAN PUT A NOTE ON BILL THAT SAYS "IF LIGHT COMES BACK ON WE NEED TO "REPLACE SHIFTER ALSO - $890.00" I BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY DEFECT NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT THE 2017 JEEP SHOULD BE RECALLED. MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE HER JEEP. ALSO, THE "SHIFTER ERROR" MESSAGE JUST CAME BACK ON ONE DAY AFTER GETTING THE JEEP BACK. THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THAT SOMETIMES THE JEEP DOES NOT RECOGNIZE IT WHEN THE JEEP IS IN PARK. PLEASE HELP. SOME IS GOING TO GET HURT. TRY GOOGLING "JEEP SHIFTER" AND YOU'LL SEE HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM ARE OUT THERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338116July 8, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HEATED STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T STAY ON EVEN BELOW 40 DEGREES. ON HAS TO TURN IT ON AND OFF IN ORDER TO WORK. WITHIN THREE MINUTES THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL TURNS COLD. TOOK JEEP CHEROKEE TO 2 DEALERSHIP ONE REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERTY IS STILL TURNS OFF WITHIN 3 MINUTES AND IT GETS COLD. SOFTWARE UPDATE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. IT MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL/WIRING PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON HEATED STEERING WHEEL AT JEEP FORUMS AND CARGURU WEBSITE. I WAS LOOKING FOR ANSWERS HOW TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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