Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#11002545June 30, 2017
STEERING
WE WERE SOLD THIS VEHICLE TO FLAT TOW BEHIND A MOTOR COACH. ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE DANGEROUSLY OUT OF CONTROL. A DEATH WOBBLE. WE HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL. WE THOUGHT WE HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. IT IS UNSAFE TO TOW AS WAS DICTATED IN MY MANUAL. THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD UNDER FALSE PRETENSE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANOTHER $600 TO TOW THIS VEHICLE SAFELY WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO ME AS A SAFE VEHICLE TO TOW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002018June 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY TO 2,000 RPMS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID THE ACCELERATION AND MAKE THE VEHICLE DECELERATE INSTEAD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER (LEVANON JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE RAM) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,968. ...UPDATED 11/15/17 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER WOULD GET USED TO THE VEHICLE'S DEFECT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001396June 26, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ABOUT 50MPH ON A CITY STREET AND MY BACK WINDSHIELD EXPLODED. MY REAR DEFROST WAS ON.THE HOLES WERE DIRECTLY WHERE THE DEFROST CORDS WERE. THE CORDS WERE STICKING OUT AND THE GLASS WAS GONE ON THOSE TWO SPOTS. THE DEFROST CORD TIPS ARE BLACK AS IF THEY WERE BURNT. I CALLED THE POLICE AND THEY NOTICED MY WINDSHIELD WAS PUSHED OUT AND NOT IN, SO NOTHING COULD HAVE HIT MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001544June 26, 2017
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN AND THE VEHICLE LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURRED ON AN INTERSTATE AT 72 MPH IN THE FAST LANE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000960June 24, 2017
POWER TRAIN
NEAR ACCIDENT. MY CHEROKEE GOT STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR OR HIGHER. WHEN I STOPPED AND TRIED TO GO AGAIN, IT CREEPED VERY SLOWLY UNTIL IT REACHED 40MPH. THIS WAS DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. IF STOPPED ON A HILL, IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. VERY DANGEROUS. THE RPM'S FREQUENTLY WENT HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING. I JUST BOUGHT THIS A MONTH AGO. NOTICED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MANY PEOPLE GETTING NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER LONG BATTLES WITH THE DEALER AND PUT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. JEEP IN SHOP ALREADY. HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000648June 22, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (WHITTEN BROTHERS OF ASHLAND LOCATED AT 11409 WASHINGTON HWY, ASHLAND, VA 23005; (888) 459-1066), BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-247-9753 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. CASE NUMBER: 31826079 WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,700. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11000355June 21, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FAULTY ENGINE SENSORS CAUSES THE CAR STALL AT ANYTIME. WAS DRIVING WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT MY CAR STALLED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP ALONG WITH MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES. IT TOOK 15 TIMES FOR MY CAR TO RESTART. THIS ISSUE IS A COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND PUTTING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS AT GREAT RISK. CURRENTLY MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP BUT HAVE READ SIMILAR STORIES ONLINE SAYING THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. MANY STATED THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE AT CHRYSLER WHICH THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO ACTION THE CONSUMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994410June 12, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT CORRECTLY AND MOVED SLUGGISHLY. THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND THE GEAR SHIFTER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) AT AUTO PLAZA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM DE SOTO (LOCATED AT 128/30 MO-21, DE SOTO, MO 63020, (636) 337-7777). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994342June 11, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR WAS MAINTAINED AT DEALERSHIP. 1.5 YEARS OLD, 31,000 MILES. LAST OIL CHANGE AND SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP WAS ON 5/5/2017 WITH MILEAGE OF 29,056. FIRE OCCURRED ON 6/10/2017. DRIVING 35 MPH, STRAIGHT DOWN A SMALL HILL, FIRST GOT WARNING LIGHT THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, FOLLOWED BY ABS NEEDS SERVICING, FOLLOWED BY MANY WARNING LIGHTS ALL AT ONCE. GAS PEDAL FAILED TO WORK AT THAT POINT, LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR, BLUE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE CAR. COASTED TO A DIRT LOT, GOT OUT, FIRE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA. QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, DESTROYING THE CAR. FROM FIRST WARNING MESSAGE TO PULLED OVER WAS ABOUT 0.5 MILES AND ABOUT ONE MINUTE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WAS A UCONNECT UPDATE (THE FIRST FOR THE CAR) ON 6/2/2017, ONLY EIGHT DAYS BEFORE THE CAR WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. INCLUDING A PICTURE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER THE FIRE. *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993521June 6, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE ON MY OWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993258June 5, 2017
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BRAKED INDEPENDENTLY DUE TO THE WHEELS TURNING INWARDS TOWARDS THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GATOR CHRYSLER JEEP (8040 SOUTH HARBOR CITY BLVD. MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32901), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE INSURANCE AGENCY DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. ..UPDATED 07/20/17 *BF ..UPDATED 08/22/17 *BF *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN AFTER REPAIRS DUE TO THE VEHICLE STEERING BEING UNEASY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992770June 1, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE ALL WEATHER MATS ON THE JEEP TRAILHAWK HAVE A LARGE RIDGE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE MAT. THIS RIDGE CAN CREATE A SQUEEZE POINT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL WHERE THE HEEL OF A SHOE CAN BE TRAPPED CAUSING THE SHOE TO PULL OF THE FOOT AND INTERFERING WITH THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS SITUATION OCCURRED WITH ME IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHILE I WAS WEARING COWBOY BOOTS. THE HEEL STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL AND WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES MY BOOT PARTIALLY PULLED OFF OF MY FOOT AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991624May 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION BANGS INTERMITTENTLY IN VARYING DEGREES IF INTENSITY FROM NOTICEABLE TO EXTREME. WHEN THE BANG IS EXTREME IT FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR IN THE LOWER GEARS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HOT AND COLD. I DRIVE HARDER THAN MY WIFE AND THE BANGING OCCURS REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVER. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ANY COMMON FACTORS OTHER THAN OCCURRING IN THE LOWER GEARS WHILE UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING. I HAVE BROUGHT IS IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES. EACH OF THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUBOLICATE THE ISSUE. THE LAST VISIT ON MAY 24, 2017 THE HEAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN ACKNOWLEDGED THE BANG DURING A TEST DRIVE. HE SAID HE WOULD ORDER A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT FIRST HAD TO NOTIFY CHRYSLER. TODAY WE WERE NOTIFIED THEY HAD TO FIRST REPLACE THE VALVE BODY AND WERE NOT REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991442May 24, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUES FOR OVER A YEAR. IT SHIFTS REALLY HARD (JERKS THE WHOLE CAR) AND MAKES A LOUD THUMPING NOISE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER BUT IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TWICE SINCE THEN AND THEY SAID THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOW THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, AND IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN THEIR TEST DRIVES, SO THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10991557May 24, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR IS 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS ROUGHLY 38,300 MILES. THE FACTORY WARRANTY IS 36,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT 37,401. THE PART THAT IS DEFECTIVE IS THE BLOWER MOTOR WHICH CAUSE THE BLOWER MOTOR SENSOR TO GO BAD. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED JEEP MECHANIC AND THE JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE REP THIS PART IS NORMALLY A PART THAT WOULD LAST THE NORMAL SERVICE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE PART IS EITHER DEFECTIVE. THE CAR WAS MOVING WHEN THE DEFECT WAS NOTICED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990504May 19, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
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,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10990645May 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE FIRST 3 GEARS. I HAVE BROUGHT MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE IN FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES COUNTLESS TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS HOW THIS TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSE TO OPERATE. I AM SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT THAT THE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND CAN BE DELAYED AND THEN A HARD SHIFT THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE HIT MY CAR WHEN IT FINALLY DECIDES TO SHIFT INTO THIRD OR THE SAME IS TRUE FROM 3RD TO SECOND. THE DEALERSHIP FINALLY WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THESE HARD SHIFTS WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE UNTIL I REALIZED WHAT THE SOFTWARE ACTUALLY DID. THE CAR WILL NOW NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND WHEN SLOWING DOWN, AND WHEN IT DOES FINALLY SHIFT DOWN, AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO 3 MPH, IT SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR COMPLETELY BY PASSING 2ND GEAR. THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY IF YOU GET CAUGHT BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD GEAR AND IF YOU PRESS TO HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR IT TENDS TO DOWNSHIFT TOO HARD CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD AND CAUSE A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT WITH ANY CARS IN FRONT OF YOU. THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE JUNE 2015 UNTIL THE SOFTWARE UPDATE REMOVED 2ND GEAR FROM THE DOWNSHIFT. SINCE THE CAR DOES NOT DOWN SHIFTS TO 2ND MY CAR TAKES LONGER TO SLOW DOWN AS THERE IS NO HELP FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THIS CAN ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS YOUR STOPPING TIME IS INCREASED, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR BREAKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10986270May 17, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR AS MY CAR, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT QUALIFY. I HOPE JEEP WILL REMEDY THIS PROBLEM WHICH THEY KNOW EXISTS IN THIS VEHICLE. *TT UPDATED 9/28/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985555May 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL." ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8/1/2015 AS WE WERE HEADING NORTH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, A PERSON RAN A LEFT TURN LIGHT AS WE WERE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. WE HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT REAR OF HIS VEHICLE AT 45 MPH. NO AIRBAGS IN OUR VEHICLE DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10983578May 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN
SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING IS DISPLAYED. ALL LIGHT INDICATORS AT SHIFTER ARE LIT. THIS HAPPENED AT START-UP AND CONTINUED WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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