Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2016)

1,413 consumer complaints on file.

#11169992January 14, 2019
ENGINE
VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING.TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. WAS 3 QUARTS LOW. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED, THAT THIS ENGINE USES ABOUT A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES BUT THE ENGINE IS DESIGNED TO SHUT OFF BEFORE IT WOULD BLOW ENGINE. MY HUSBAND TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT IF THEY PUT AN ENGINE IN A VEHICLE THAT USES OILS THIS WAY THEY SHOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW. WE HAVE TALKED TO CHRYSLER WITH NOTHING OTHER THAN HAVE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST DONE WHICH WE DID. WE NOW KEEP OIL AND CHECK ON A REGULAR BASIS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166164January 9, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
THE RPM'S ON THIS TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE GO UP VERY HIGH BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND SLOWS ON THE OPEN ROAD. THE ENGINE DOES RUN ON ALL CYLINDERS. THE ENGINE HAS NO POWER. THIS CREATES A SAFETY RISK ON A HIGHWAY. ALSO THE DIFFERENTIAL LOCKS UP WHEN YOU HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THREE REAR OF THE CAR LOCKS UP AND SKIDS LEFT OF CENTER. PARTY'S OF THE SUSPENSION HAVE BROKEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY A JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH CHRYSLER ON THREE OCCASIONS INFORMING THEM OF THE NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS ADVISED TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE AND THEY WOULD WORK WITH ME TO BUY THIS CAR BACK. I DID AS REQUESTED AND NOW BEING INFORMED I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO GO TO ARBITRATION. THREE TIMES NOW WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD ON A HIGHWAY THE EAST LOCKED UP AND THE LEFT REAR OF MY CAR SKIDDED AND I HAD NO CONTROL. I NEARLY HIT A RETAINING WALL. I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165095January 8, 2019
ENGINE
BOUGHT THE CAR 10/3/2018 WITH A FRESH OIL CHANGE, 12/18/2018 CAR SHUT OFF ON HUSBAND WHILE DRIVING WITH KIDS IN THE CAR (THE ENGINE DIED, STEERING LOCKED UP, THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHED AND AN ERROR POPPED UP THAT SAID TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND SELECT THE DESIRED GEAR) NO OIL LIGHT EVER CAME ON TO WARN LOW OIL 12/20/2018 CAR SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WENT TO DEALER AND OIL CHANGE WAS COMPLETED, LESS THAN 4K MILES DRIVEN AND THERE WAS ONLY QUART OF OIL LEFT IN ENGINE (5 QT BURNED) 12/21/2018 CALLED DEALER BECAUSE CAR SKIPPED, WAS TOLD NORMAL DUE TO AIR GETTING INTO ENGINE CAUSING A MISFIRE SHOULD BE FINE NOW 1/7/2019 CAR SPUTTERED TWICE WHILE DRIVING, FELT LIKE IT SHUT OFF BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER AND THE CAR WAS LOW BY 1 QUARTS OF OIL STARTED OIL CONSUMPTION TESTING. WHEN CAR STALLS OUT IT IS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED TO ME. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED TO "SAVE THEIR ENGINE"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165145January 8, 2019
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT AND REAR FLOORS WERE CONSTANTLY WET. THE CONTACT ASSUMED THE WATER WAS DUE TO LEAVING THE WINDOWS OPEN AFTER A RAINY WEEKEND; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVEN WHEN THE WINDOWS WERE CLOSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERIDIAN CHRYSLER (1210 39 N, MERIDIAN, MS 39301, 833-253-1910) AND WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165854January 8, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I HAVE A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A THERMOSTAT ISSUE. MY TOTAL REPAIR COST FOR THIS ONE PROBLEM WAS $866.06 AT THE PARAMUS NJ DEALER. I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT I HAD SUCH AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHEN MY CAR IS 2016 AND I HAVE LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. I'M ALSO DISAPPOINTED THAT I WAS TOLD ONLY DEALERS CAN UPDATE THE COMPUTER ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HEARD OF SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS COMPLAINING OF SENSOR ISSUES NOTING REPAIR WORK WASN'T NECESSARY. ALSO, WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON MY AUTO START DID NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165906January 8, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
MY JEEP KEEPS BREAKING DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE OF IT. I HAVE NOW DONE MY OWN RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE GOING ON WITH CARS THAT HAVE MY SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCE THE SAME EXACT ISSUES AS I AM ALL OVER THE US. I HAVE BEEN SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WHO WERE WRITING THESE COMMENTS ON THE JEEP WEBSITE AND THEY HAVE ALL SAID THEY ARE NOT DEPENDABLE AND HIGHLY UNSAFE AS THEY HAVE ALSO ALMOST GOT INTO WRECKS BECAUSE OF IT. AT THIS POINT ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS GETS HURT DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN MOTION OR WORSE, DEATH. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO STOP THE SALE OF THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. I AM STUNNED NOTHING HAS YET TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. MY CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 3 TIMES AND THE ISSUE IS NOT GETTING FIXED. NOW, I'M TOLD THAT THEY ARE HAVING TO OPEN SOME "STAR" THING - WHICH HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ASKING THE MANUFACTURE IF THESE ISSUES ARE COMMON AND WHAT TO DO TO FIX THEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT I HAVE BEEN PUT THROUGH HELL AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE CAR CAN BE FIXED. AS OF RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS COMPLETELY BROKEN DOWN AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIPS NOT BEING ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG SO THEY JUST GIVE THE BROKEN CAR BACK TO THE OWNER AND IT GOES BACK ON THE ROAD. I AM TELLING YALL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. *DT CONSUMER STATED CAR IS FIXED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165654January 3, 2019
AIR BAGS
FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP CONTINUES TO TURN ME AWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164275December 31, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 12/14/2015. ON 1/25/17, AT 17,000 MILES THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AND CAUSING A TRAFFIC ISSUE. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAD TO BE CALLED TO RE-DIRECT TRAFFIC. SINCE THE FIRST STALL, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE LOCAL DODGE/JEEP DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUES (4/20/17, 8/18/17, 3/25/18 AND 12/4/18). THEY HAVE REPLACED COILS, FILTERS AND EXPLAINED THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN IF IT SENSES LOW OIL. THEY CONTINUE TO STATE THE OIL CONSUMPTION AS THE REASON FOR THE STALLS. THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION BUT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN EVERY 1000K MILES TO CHECK THE OIL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN ON 12/25/18. LUCKILY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME WAS GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP. IF NOT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT WITH MY TODDLER IN THE VEHICLE. USUALLY IT TAKES SEVERAL HOURS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START AGAIN BUT ON THIS INCIDENT THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE IS NOW SHOWING A "SERVICE SHIFTER" AND THE DEALER STATED IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" WAS BACK ON WITHIN 15 DAYS OF REPLACING THE BATTERY. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163625December 27, 2018
ENGINE
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO MY 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE. IN THE LAST 4 DAYS MY CAR HOW JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF 3 TIMES ON 12/23/18, 12/26/18 AND 12/27/18, WHILE I WAS DRIVING, PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN 4 TIMES BUT I DIDN'T DRIVE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THE FIRST 2 TIMES IT HAPPENED I WAS LEAVING MY WORK PARKING LOT DRIVING NO MORE THAN 10-15 MPH. TODAY 12/27 MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT . THIS HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING AT ALL! LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME WHEN I STALLED. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM! THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT COULD BE AN OIL ISSUE, SO THEY ARE JUST DOING AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY SAID THEY RECOMMEND BRING THE CAR BACK EVERY 1000 MILES TO CHECK LEVELS!! WHAT KIND OF SOLUTION IS THAT ? I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE TO SCHOOL! I CAN'T HAVE THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING THEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163118December 22, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE AND WARNING LIGHT APPEARS TO SHIFT CAR IN GEAR. THEN CAR TURNS OFF. CAN NOT USE BREAKS, ALL ELECTRONICS FLASH AND COLTAGE LIGHT ALARM COMES ON. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, NO ERRORS FOUND. MY CHILDREN DROVE IT TODAY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME IN ALONG WITH A MESSAGE TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DEAD. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND AGAIN NO ERROR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND MANY OF THE SAME VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT JEEP DOES NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163021December 21, 2018
AIR BAGS
MY CAR, IN 4X4 MODE, LOST CONTROL ON AN OFF-RAMP AND STRUCK A CONCRETE BASE TO AN INTERSTATE STREET LIGHT. ZERO AIRBAGS WENT OFF DESPITE ME TOTALING THE CAR AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END. THE SHEER FORCE OF THE IMPACT BRUISED MY ARM, BLACKENED MY EYE AND RIPPED MY EYELID IN HALF, INJURING MY RIGHT EYE AND SENDING ME TO THE TRAUMA UNIT FOR EMERGENCY SURGERY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11162480December 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING I NOTICE WHEN I STOP ON THE BRAKE AND GAS BOTH WOULD NOT WORK. THE DASHBOARD ICON OF THE BATTERY ILLUMINATED, THE NOTIFICATION SOUND PLAYED, AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP. ALSO, THE NOTIFICATION CENTER DISPLAYED "SHIFT TO PARK". I SHIFTED INTO PARK, PLACED MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON, AND WAVED THE CARS THAT WERE BEHIND ME TO DRIVE AROUND. MADE THE ATTEMPT TO RESTART TWICE WITH NO SUCH LUCK. THE THIRD ATTEMPT SAW THE CAR TURN BACK ON SUCCESSFULLY. ..*BF.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162212December 18, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GLADSTONE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP & RAM (5610 N OAK TRAFFICWAY, GLADSTONE, MO 64118, (816) 455-350) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161911December 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
SOON AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE IN THE A.M. ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, "SERVICE SHIFTER" MESSAGE APPEARED AND ALL RED LIGHTS CAME ON THE PRNDL SHIFT SELECTOR; CAUSE UNKNOWN; REPORTS OF A RECALL ONLINE THAT HAVE CAUSED A CELEBRITY FATALITY, BUT NO RECALL ON NHTSA USING VIN;
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161945December 17, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I'VE HAD A SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE APPEAR NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEN DISAPPEAR. WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THAT CODE BEING DISPLAYED IN THE CAR LOG/MEMORY AND THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DELEARSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THIS MESSAGE I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IF LEFT UNCHECKED CAN CAUSE THE VECHICLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK WHILE IN MOTION CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENTS. I HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE WHILE BOTH STATIONARY JUST WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON, AND ALSO WHILE IN MOTION ON A ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161966December 17, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO OPEN WITH THE ELECTRONIC BUTTON FUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY OPEN THE LIFTGATE WITH THE POTENTIAL RISK OF BEING IMPACTED BY THE LIFTGATE COMING DOWN. LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM BOISE (222 S AUTO DR, BOISE, ID 83709) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161714December 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161125December 13, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR DRIVE, THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR THE SHIFTING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; HOWEVER, A WARRANTY WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED PER THE WARRANTY. THE SHIFTER CONTINUED TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM ANY POWER TRAIN RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160782December 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TAKATA RECALL MY 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. THE CAR DIED WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A SAFE PLACE, BUT CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AGAIN AFTER FOR A FEW HOURS. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR DIED AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND HE ALMOST HIT THE CAR BEHIND HIM. THIS IS NOT SAFE. WE HAVE A ONE MONTH OLD CHILD, AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE PUTTING HER IN THE CAR. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157274December 10, 2018
ENGINE
THIS JEEP STALLS OUT AT LOW SPEEDS AND ONCE STALLED OUT AT 55 MPH. DEALER SAYS THIS ENGINE THE 2.4L 4 CYLINDER HAS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND IT IS QUITE NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE TO USE 1 QT OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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