Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2016)

1,413 consumer complaints on file.

#11048717November 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2016 AND IT WAS SEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN OCTOBER 2016 FOR A LOUD CLICK FROM THE BRAKE (TOLD THIS IS NORMAL) AND THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF DURING IDLE TWICE. AN UPDATE WAS DONE BUT THE ISSUE CONTINUED. NOVEMBER 2016 I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN BECAUSE THE BACK SEAT WOULD MOVE BACK AND FORTH IF SOMEONE WAS NOT SITTING IN IT (THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE BACK SEAT) BUT AS I WAS DRIVING INTO THE SERVICE DOORS THE VEHICLE SKIPPED AND TRIED TO DIE WITH LIGHTS FLASHING ON THE DASH. SERVICE COULD NOT DUPLICATE. DECEMBER 2016 BROUGHT IN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE KEPT SKIPPING WHEN TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP. ON TWO OCCASIONS IT COMPLETELY STALLED BUT SERVICE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH SHIFTING TOO EARLY AT TIMES AND THEN SHIFTING WAS DELAYED OTHER TIMES. ONCE AGAIN ISSUE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. LATER IN DECEMBER I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS POSSIBLY A FIX. JANUARY 2017 THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT BACK AGAIN DUE TO STALLING AND THE MULTI AIR ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED. THE ISSUE CONTINUED AS THE SERVICE MANAGER SEARCHED FOR AN ANSWER UNTIL I HAD ENOUGH IN OCTOBER 2017 WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP FOR NO REASON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE IN REVERSE AT TIMES. SERVICE ALONG WITH FCA ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK IT IT ALWAYS SKIPS IN IDLE, MAKES A LAWN MOWER SOUND IN IDLE AND WHEN SHUTTING OFF MAKES A WHINING NOISE. I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND AM TRYING TO GET FCA TO DO THE RIGHT THING VIA GEORGIA'S LEMON LAW. I HAVE DONE MY DUE DILIGENCE FOLLOWING FCA'S REQUIRED STEPS AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE MY ISSUE BUT WOULD GIVE ME A GOOD FAITH PAYMENT FOR MY TIME. I HAVE ASKED TO TALK TO SUPERVISORS ETC BUT AM TOLD THAT IS NOT THEIR PROTOCOL AND THEY CLOSED MY CASE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048293November 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JEEP 2016 POWER LIFTGATE WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE. THIS LEADS TO THE INABILITY TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE LIFTGATE, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY LUMINATED. THERE ARE RECALLS; HOWEVER MY VIN ISN'T LISTED. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO CHANGED THE STRUT FOR OVER $300 AND IT STILL OCCURS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046917November 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS WERE FROZEN IN PLACE AND THE ELICTRICAL EQUIPMENT ON THE DASH WENT HAYWIRE FOR A MOMENT. THE MESSAGE CENTER THEN SHOWED THE MESSAGE "START STOP SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE/ PLEASE RETURN TO PARK, THEN CHOOSE DESIRED GEAR." I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON MY FLASHERS, BUT DESPITE SHIFTING TO PARK AND TO DRIVE SEVERAL TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO BE RUNNING. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON WITH THE KEY SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT THE NEXT TWO STOP LIGHTS. I DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES PAST THE THIRD STOPLIGHT, AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND CAME TO A FULL STOP COASTING WITH NO BRAKES AND NO ABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON WITH THE KEY AGAIN AND THE CAR SEEMED "FINE." I USED THE DASH BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE AUTO-OFF MECHANISM AND DROVE THE LAST TEN MILES HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I'M NOT SURE WHETHER THE ESS SYSTEM IS RELATED TO THE MALFUNCTION, HOWEVER THE ERROR MESSAGE AND RESULT OF TURNING IT OFF SUGGESTS IT IS. I STILL HAVE A MESSAGE THAT SAYS "SERVICE AUTO ON OFF SYSTEM." CALLING DEALERSHIP TODAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045272November 11, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRST THE CAR KEPT REPORTING THAT MY FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS LOW AND EVEN AFTER I CHECKED THE PRESSURE, IT CONTINUED TO DO SO. IT TOOK SEVERAL HOURS FOR IT TO STOP. NOW I HAVE A 'SERVICE SHIFTER' ERROR AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON MY SHIFTER ARE ON. I HEAR A HIGH-PITCHED ELECTRONIC SOUND WHEN I SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS AND THERE ARE CONSUMERS REPORTING THAT WHEN THAT HAPPENED TO THEM, THEIR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. A FEW OF THE CARS WERE TOTALED! I AM GOING TO CALL THE DEALER IN THE MORNING. APPARENTLY THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED ENOUGH FOR JEEP/CHRYSLER TO CONSIDER A RECALL. ONE LAST NOTE: WHEN THESE ERRORS LIGHT UP ON THE DASH, YOU CANNOT ACCESS ANY OTHER INFORMATION. YOU CANNOT EVEN SEE YOUR SPEEDOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11042799November 2, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK (LIKE REAR-ENDED) ONCE; WHAT IT SEEMS, FROM THE TRANSMISSION GOT HEAT AFTER DRIVING FOR 5-10 MINS. FEELS EVEN MORE ON UPHILLS AND ACCELARATION. NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS. ALL STARTED AROUND 58000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034694October 19, 2017
ENGINE
IT HAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. IT BURNS A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. IT TAKES 5 QUARTS OF OIL AND THE OIL CHANGE IS EVERY 5000 MILES SO BY THE TIME IT NEEDS AN OIL CHANGE THERE IS NO OIL LEFT. IT STALLED DEAD ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE IT HAD NO OIL. I HAD NO ADVANCED WARNING IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. I HAVE DONE 7 OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS AND JEEP IS TELLING ME IT IS "JEEP STANDARD" AND THEY WILL NOT FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032559October 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
JEEP LOST ALMOST ALL POWER WHILE IN MODERATE 2 LANE (55MPH) HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WITHOUT ANY SORT OF WARNING THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON, WITH A "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" MESSAGE. LUCKILY, THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WAS ALERT SO I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I COASTED TO A STOP ON A VERY NARROW SHOULDER, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND ON THEN ON. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE JEEP BACK HOME IN "LIMP MODE". THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT APPEARS TO HAVE SEVERAL PREVIOUS REPORTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11031667October 4, 2017
POWER TRAIN, STEERING, WHEELS
IN NOVEMBER 2016 I WAS DRIVING IN A 35MPH ZONE. THE CAR BEGAN TO SKIP AND JUMP FORWARD. WITHOUT WARNING THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL MY LIGHTS FOR THE SHIFTER CAME ON (P,R,N,D). THE CAR WHICH WAS IN DRIVE IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO PARK AND I LOST ALL CONTROL. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID IT'S A DEFECT IN THE SHIFTER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY VAGUE WHEN EXPLAINING THIS TO ME. TWO WEEKS LATER I I WAS TOLD I COULD PICK UP MY CAR. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY 10/04/2017, MY CAR DID THE SAME THING. I WAS TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THIS TIME AND LOST ALL CONTROL. I HAD TO JUMP A CURB AND DRIVE ACROSS THE LAWN AND INTO THE PARKING LOT. I HAVE READ MANY ISSUES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. I COULD HAVE CAUSED A LARGE ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS DURING RUSH HOUR. SAFETY OF CONSUMER AND OTHERS ON ROAD NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030487September 29, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SOME, NOT ALL OF THE 2016 CHEROKEES NEED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. WITHOUT THE UPDATE MY CAR WILL GO INTO "LIMB MODE". YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, YOU COULD BE MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY, MAKING A TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, JUST WHENEVER. WHEN IN "LIMP MODE YOU LOSE ACCELERATION OR YOUR CAR STAYS IN 4TH GEAR. THIS VERY DANGEROUS. I THINK ALL CHEROKEE OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS POTENIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030388September 28, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. TO PROTECT ITSELF, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, NO OIL OR ENGINE LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE YEAR. THE MOST RECENT SEPT. 27, 2017 WAS WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON A SIDE STREET IN WORCESTER MA.. IT TOOK 5 MEN TO PHYSICALLY PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING. UNACCEPTABLE. AFTER HAVING A TUNE UP IN MID-JULY 2017, THE CAR DIP STICK IN LATE SEPTEMBER WAS DRY. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER I FOUND OUT IT TOOK 4 QUARTS OF OIL. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT. I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO CHECK EVERY 500 TO 1,000 MILES NOT TO MENTION THE HIGHER COST TO PURCHASE SYNTHETIC OIL. THE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024232September 19, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT AT 41111 MILES WHILE DRIVING AND BRAKING WAS COMPROMISED. FOOT WAS ON BRAKE, THEN CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD AFTER POPPING SOUND HEARD. HAD TO SLAM DOWN ON BREAK TO GET CAR TO STOP MOVING AT < 2 MILES PER HOUR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023990September 18, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN THE WEATHER IS OVER 90 DEGREE THE ENGINE DOES NOT START WHILE USING THE PUSH IGNITION BUTTON OR THE REMOTE START. THE AC AND RADIO ARE OPERATIONAL HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DISPLAYS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALONG WITH OTHER SERVICE PARK BRAKE WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START TILL THE WEATHER COOLS DOWN AND GETS BELOW 90 DEGREES. THERE IS POSSIBILITY THIS ISSUE CAN ARISE WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IN WHICH CASE IT COULD BE DEADLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021793September 6, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES AND THE SHIFTER MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SAFFORD OF FREDERICKSBURG (5202 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY, FREDERICKSBURG, VA) COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020471August 29, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY IN ADEQUATE FOR NIGHT DRIVING. TURNING CORNERS ARE BLIND SPOTS AND CONCERN WITH HITTING SOMETHING UNSEEN. GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF OVER DRIVING YOR LIGHTS GIVING CONCERN WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IN TIME IF SOMETHING SHUD APPEAR IN HEADLIGHTS. SEEMS TO BE A "LINE" OF ILLUMINATION THAT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE ABOVE. THIS IS ALL THE TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020191August 28, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL, TRAVELING DOWN A MODERATELY STEEP HILL, THE SPEED WOULD NOT REMAIN CONSTANT AND THE ENGINE WOULD ACTUALLY ENGAGE TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE RATHER THAN GOVERN THE SPEED AT THE MPH SETPOINT, WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ON THE THROTTLE. THE TACHOMETER WOULD SHOW THE ENGINE REV INCREASE AND YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE AS WELL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. OBVIOUSLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CAR AND CRUISE CONTROL WERE OPERATING AS DESIGNED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019769August 25, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
SEAMS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WERE NOT PROPERLY SEALED AT THE FACTORY, WHICH RESULTED IN HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF STANDING WATER ON THE FRONT AND BACK FLOOR BOARDS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR NOW SMELLS LIKE A MUSTY MOLDY BASEMENT. AS OF TODAY'S DATE 8/25/17 THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX OUR CAR TWICE, BUT WE ANTICIPATE NEEDING TO GO BACK FOR A THIRD TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019404August 24, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND WILL NOT RESTART. FIVE + INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED THIS YEAR ALONE, FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JAN 25, 2017 - THE MOST RECENT OCCURRED TODAY AUG 24, 2017. AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER NEW/RELATED FAULTY ISSUES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO INCLUDE THE TRANSMISSION AND SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING. EVEN AFTER THE SO-CALLED REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT DOWN. ALL INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, TURNING, STOPPED ON CITY STREETS, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RE-START ENGINE AFTER RUNNING A SHORT (LESS THAT 5 MINUTE) ERRAND. INCIDENTS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE ENDANGERING LIFE AND SAFETY. PREMIER JEEP DEALERSHIP IN PLACENTIA, CA HAS BEEN LESS THAN COOPERATIVE AND RUDE IN DEALING WITH A FEMALE OWNER. LOSS OF USE OF VEHICLE HAS RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR OTHER VEHICLE RENTAL/INSURANCE AND LOST WAGES FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO OR HAVING TO LEAVE WORK EARLY TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. COPIES OF VEHICLE MAINTENANCE REPAIR WILL BE FORTHCOMING. PLEASE NOTE THEIR HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CITED INCIDENTS OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING ON THE JEEP CHEROKEE BUILT IN LATE 2015 THROUGH EARLY 2016. CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS EVEN DISTRIBUTED NOTICES TO ALL DEALERSHIPS RECENTLY TO ADVISE OF THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018990August 22, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION
AFTER PURCHASE OF MY 2016 JEEP, WHICH HAD 8000 MILES, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING STRONG SHAKING IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN A BUMP IN THE ROAD WAS STRUCK. I TOOK THE CAR TO JEEP, DARCAR IN WALDORF MARYLAND. THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THIS SHAKING CONTINUED SO I TOOK IT BACK. AGAIN THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. NOW MY FRONT END IS NOT ONLY JUMPING BUT SQUEALING. THIS IS MY FIRST JEEP AND AS MUCH AS I LIKE THE VEHICLE, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A PROBLEM IS OCCURRING ALREADY. THIS OCCURRED AND GOT WORST AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREETS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE CITY OF WALDORF MARYLAND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11016423August 20, 2017
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW ON 4/16/16 IN LANSING MICHIGAN. HAVE CONSISTENTLY HAD ISSUES WITH TIRES HOLDING CORRECT PRESSURE. HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED LOSS OF PRESSURE, BUT NO LEAKS FOUND. WILL NOT REPLACE TIRES UNDER WARRANTY. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN SUSTAINED TO ANY OF THE TIRES AT ANY TIME. ALL FOUR TIRES DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015653August 16, 2017
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN FRONT END COLLITION. SHIFTER LEVER SHOWS RED INDICATOR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING IN ALL GEARS NEUTRAL , REVERSE, DRIVE, AND PARK. PULLED OFF ROAD TURNED OFF CAR THEN BACK ON LIGHTS WENT AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES UNDER 30,000 MILES. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND PROBLEM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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