Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2017)

1,338 consumer complaints on file.

#11078450March 10, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BROUGHT THIS JEEP ON 2 22 2018. ON MARCH 1 IT WAS PULL IN, IT WOULD NOT START, I PICK IT UP ON MARCH 3, AND DROVE IT ABOUT 1 MILE AND IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN IT WAS PULL IN AGAIN ON THE 3RD. I CALL ON THE 7TH THEY WAS STILL WORKING ON IT AND TODAY IS THE 10TH. I NEED A CAR THAT WILL NOT LIVE IN THE SHOP. I HAVE TALK TO THE PEOPLE AT ALBEMARLE JEEP UNTIL I WAS TRIED. CAN YOU HELP THEIR NUMBER IS [XXX]. MINE NUMBER IS [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX]. ALSO I GOT A BILL FOR THE VEHICLE PROPERTY TAX THAT THE NC SAID THAT I OWN ON THE REGISTRATION. IT WAS TO BE PAID IN FULL. WHAT IS GOING ON. PLEASE HELP ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074619February 24, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS 20,000 MILES AND HAS STOPPED RUNNING THREE TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THIS ISSUE REALLY NEEDS INVESTIGATING. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074210February 21, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VERY SCARY FOR ME TONIGHT. WAS DRIVING MY BRAND NEW JEEP WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. LESS THEN 3000 MILES. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT IN TIME AND HAVE NO ONE WITH ME. WOULD PROBABLY NEVER BUY A JEEP AGAIN. */BF VIN UNAVAILABLE 11/20/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11064739January 24, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE STARTED MAKING NOISE 2 WEEKS AFTER BOUGHT IT! IT MAKES A WHINY GRINDING NOISE. I WOULD BACK OUT AND WHEN I STRAIGHTEN WHEEL TO GO FORWARD, THERE IT IS! AT FIRST, THIS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE A DAY THEN IT WAS DOING IT CONSTANTLY. IT EVEN OCCASIONALLY WHINES WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. MY OTHER ISSUE IS CHIRPING IN MOTOR. AT MY FIRST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, I INFORMED DEALERSHIP OF PROBLEMS WITH VARIOUS NOISES. I WAS TOLD THAT CHIRPING "WAS A PULLEY AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AN ANNOYING ISSUE AND NO SAFETY ISSUE AND SINCE IT WAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND I LIVED SO FAR AWAY I COULD TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP CLOSER TO MY HOME". I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD NOISES WERE FROM EXCESSIVE ROAD SALT. I LAUGHED AND TOLD ADVISOR THAT I KNOW HE GOES BY WHAT HIS TECH TELLS HIM BUT WE LIVE IN NC AND THERE WAS NO SALT IN JULY. I DIDN'T CARE WHAT CAUSED IT, I JUST WANTED IT FIXED. ALL SEEMED WELL UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT ALL STARTED AGAIN! BACK TO SHOP ONCE AGAIN...... AFTER COUPLE OF DAYS, DEALERSHIP CALLED WITH SOME NEWS. THEY DECIDED MY JEEP WITH 9000 MILES NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. FAST FORWARD A WEEK AND HALF, NO NEWS. NO WORD FROM DEALERSHIP, HAD TO CALL TO GET UPDATE AND LOOKS LIKE ALMOST ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE I MIGHT GET HER BACK. NOT A HAPPY JEEP OWNER *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056778December 27, 2017
ENGINE
ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE ENGINE STARTED RACING WHILE I WAS BRAKING. ON THE MOST RECENT OCCASION, I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR FOR A WOMAN IN A CROSSWALK WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED RACING EVEN THOUGH I WAS BRAKING. THIS LASTED SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLING. I WAS IN A MALL PARKING LOT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055896December 21, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE STOPPED ON A STEEP INCLINE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THIS CAUSED ME TO ROLE BACKWARDS THEN WHEN THE ENGINE ENGAGED, IT LOUNGED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SITUATION FOR A LACK OF HILLS THEREFORE NOTHING WAS DONE. THIS COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE NOT EXPECTING THE SITUATION TO HAPPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11052995December 7, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE THAT CONTROLLED THE AUTOMATIC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVEN MINUTES FOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO READ CORRECTLY TO ACTIVATE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOLDSTIEN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (968 NEW LOUDON RD, LATHAM, NY 12110 518-785-4156), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047752November 21, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. MESSAGE CAME UP SAYING "SERVICE SHIFTER" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING AT THE TIME, LIGHT STAYED ON ALL THE WAY HOME. TOOK IT TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS NEEDING PART 6MD111X9AA OR NEW PART NUMBER 6MD111X9AB. WHICH IS THE SHIFT CONTROL MODULE. TO START WITH THEY TOLD ME THEY ORDERED THE PART AND IT WOULD BE READY IN A FEW DAYS. THEN THEY TOLD ME I WAS NUMBER 70 ON THE LIST WAITING FOR THE PART, IT WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH 2018. TO COME PICK IT UP IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. JEEP'S 800 NUMBER HAS NOT VERIFIED SAFETY YET. THE INFORMATION I CAN FIND QUESTIONS IT'S SAFETY, IT SENDS ALL CONTROL SIGNALS TO ENGINE TO SHIFT AND PARK.. IT'S BEEN A WEEK ALREADY WITH REFUSAL TO PROVIDE LOANER VEHICLE. JEEP CONSULTANT IS SUPPOSEDLY ESCALATING CASE. I ALSO HAD SOME KIND OF TRANSMISSION RECALL SERVICED THE PRIOR WEEK, BUT WAS TOLD THAT RECALL WAS NOT RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT PICKED IT UP FROM DEALERSHIP, I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO PUT SAFETY GUARANTEE IN WRITING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046024November 14, 2017
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON.. WHEN THE JEEP IS RUNNING IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO TURN OFF ... WELL IT HAS TWICE NOW ... THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPEN TWICE NOW FIRST TIME BACK ON 10/27/17.. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS FIXED NOW AGAIN 11/13/17.. ITE HAS 51000 MILES ... THE SERVICE GUYS JAMES GARDINER IS TELLING ME IT NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY MORE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046109November 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF FOR NO REASON FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS AND WHEN IT COME BACK ON THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY DIED. ALSO THE KEY THROB WON'T COME OUT THE IGNITION I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS I AM THE FIRST OWNER SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039512October 25, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH, THE WORDS 'SERVICE SHIFTER' COME UP ON MY DASH. AFTER MORE RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE GOING INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING AND CREATING ACCIDENTS. MINE IS A 2017 WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP IS ALREADY HAVING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SHIFTER AND COMPONENTS. EVEN THEY STATED IT'S AN ISSUE AND TOLD US THEY WOULDN'T RECOMMEND DRIVING IT UNTIL IT'S FIXED. HOW CAN A BRAND NEW VEHICLE HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE THIS EARLY ON AND NO RECALL TO FIX IT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033380October 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE PURCHASED THE JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT 2017 ABOUT 2 AND HALF MONTHS AGO IN EARLY AUGUST 2017. AS OF TODAY I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 1986 MILES. WITHIN THESE MILES I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SERIOUS PROBLEM THREE TIMES WHICH WERE LIFE THREATENING WHILE BEING ON THE ROAD. EACH OCCURRENCE HAS HAPPENED WHEN I CAME ON A FULL STOP ON EXPRESSWAY (SAN TOMAS EXPRESSWAY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY IN CA) AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE WHILE THE TRANSMISSION GEAR IS ON "D" (DRIVE). WHEN TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME STARTED MOVING THEN I RELEASED BRAKE AND STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE CAR NEVER MOVED, THE MORE I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR WAS NOT GOING ANYWHERE, THEN I REALIZED THE TRANSMISSION WAS FUNCTIONING AS BEING ON NEUTRAL, HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE WAS ON "D" IN "DRIVE" POSITION. WHEN I LOOKED AT MY REAR VIEW MIRROR THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS APPROACHING VERY FAST ASSUMING I WILL MOVE, I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GOT MY ARM OUT AND WAVE TO THE CAR BEHIND ME TO PASS ME IN ORDER TO AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED. THEN I REALIZED THE TRANSMISSION WHILE IN "D" POSITION DROPPED TO "N" FUNCTIONALITY BUT THE GEAR SHIFT AND DASHBOARD WAS STILL SHOWING AS THE CAR WAS IN "D" DRIVE POSITION. THEN I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE ENGINE IN "P" POSITION, RESTARTED THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING AWAY. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM ANOTHER PROBLEM JUST STARTED, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE IS IN "P" POSITION WHEN YOU PUSH BUTTON ON THE SHIFT HANDLE TO MOVE FROM "P" TO ANY POSITION I STARTED HEARING A "CLICK" SOUND BY THE IGNITION KEY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033265October 13, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND BOTH KNEES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700. ..UPDATED 10/19/17 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11032806October 10, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CREATE A DOBLE VISSION ITS INTENDED TO DIM IF SOMEONE BEHIND CAMS WHIT HIG BEAMS ON TO REDUCE THE BRIGHTNES WHIT THE DOBLE MIRROR OR SHADOW THAT CREATES BUT ON THUS CASE ON DAY LIGHT THAT MIRROR CREATES A DOBLE SHADOW OR DOBLE VISSION CONFIUSING THE VISSION I NEES TO BE INVESTIGATE AND EXAMIN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IF ITS BEEN MADE IT WHIT CARELES BECAUSE IT CAMS WHIT 911 AND ASSIST BUTTONS OR IF NEED TO VE REPLACED BECAUSE CN CAUSE ANY TIPE OF ACCIDENT AT THE TIME TO PASS OR BACK UP BECAUSW THE DOBLE VISSION THAT MAKE IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032314October 9, 2017
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES ILLUMINATE A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, OTHER TIMES I HEAR DINGING, LIKE IF A SEAT BELT WAS NOT FASTENED, BUT SEAT BELTS ARE ON. THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING, AND SAYS "SHIFT TO PARK OR NEUTRAL. PRESS BRAKE + SELECT GEAR". THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND CAN OCCUR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN, WHEN ACCELERATING, OR WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE HAD IT HAPPEN IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, ON SURFACE STREETS, AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032240October 8, 2017
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. NO NOISES, NO WARNINGS JUST SHUT OFF. MY DASH STATED TO "SHIFT TO PARK OR NEUTRAL, PRESS BRAKE + SELECT GEAR" ALSO MY DRIVE LIGHT WAS FLASHING RED BY THE SHIFTER. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO START. HEARD NOISE AS IF EVERYTHING WAS TURNING ON EXCEPT THE ENGINE. WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP AGAIN. I DROVE THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT HOME AND HAVE NOT TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT IS A SUNDAY AND THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT OPEN SO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO CALL AND REQUEST SERVICE. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF MY JEEP SHOWED LOTS OF COMPLAINTS WITH TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS A VIDEO OF A TRAILHAWKS DASH DOING EXACTLY WHAT MINE DID.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025490September 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
5 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 8-9-17 THE VEHICLE HAS COME TO A STOP FOLLOWING A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. IT JERKS, STOPS AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOTHING. I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO N, REEVE UP THE ENGINE, SHIFT BACK INTO D, BACK INTO N, AND RETURN TO D BEFORE I CAN MOVE AHEAD. IF THIS WOULD HAPPEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH A VEHICLE CLOSE BEHIND THERE WOULD BE AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024024September 18, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE SHIFTER WENT OUT WITH LESS THAN 150 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE NEW SHIFTER DOESN'T STAY IN GEAR AND OFTEN SHIFTS VERY HARD. WHEN THE SHIFTER WENT OUT ORIGINALLY WE WERE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR DIED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TURN OFF THE CAR AND START IT TO GET IT HOME. THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE AFTER WE GOT IT HOME AND TRIED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY PUT IN A NEW SENSOR BUT STILL HAVING ISSUES. WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY DID A PROGRAM UPGRADE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND GAVE IT BACK. IT HASN'T FIXED THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023503September 14, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
START BUTTON WILL NOT WORK IF PRESSED AT BOTTOM. WILL NOT START OR STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023333September 13, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHIMMY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ABOUT 18 MPH. INTENSITY CHANGED UPON TORQUE AND TURNING ANGLES...MOST NOTICEABLE ON RIGHT HAND TURNS. FEELS AT TIMES LIKE RF WHEEL IS WOBBLY (ONLY FOR A SECOND AND THEN GOES AWAY).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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