Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#10854116April 7, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS INADEQUATE. DIFFICULT IT SEE AT NIGHT AND IN RAIN IMPOSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853463April 5, 2016
ENGINE
ON APRIL 1, MY FAMILY AND I WERE HEADED 2 HOURS AWAY FOR A WEEKEND GETAWAY. MY 16 YEAR OLD NEW DRIVER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT BOGGED DOWN AND THEN JUMPED AHEAD WHILE HE WAS ACCELERATING FROM 45 TO 55. HE WAS SCARED TO DEATH! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT/SIGN. IT IS INEVITABLE THAT I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT, EITHER REAR-ENDING SOMEONE, OR BEING REAR ENDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853603April 5, 2016
POWER TRAIN
SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT COMES ON UNDER NORMAL DRIVING, THEN TRANSMISSION 'DISENGAGES', LEAVING NO POWER. MUST COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE ON A FREEWAY. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE, INCLUDING A NEW 'FLASH' OF THE SOFTWARE. IN FOR A THIRD TIME NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852248March 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851668March 25, 2016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 08/02/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED IN TIME, TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 08/09/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851374March 24, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PINCHED WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED FOR A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE UPDATE. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE RPMS REVVED. THE VEHICLE OPERATED PROPERLY AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FIVE TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850409March 18, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT SMOKE WAS EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850472March 18, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ACCELERATES WITH APPLICATION OF BRAKE WHILE IN MOTION TURNING. VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN ACCORD, WHILE IN MOTION. STALLED WHILE MOVING FORWARD IN TRAFFIC. FORWARD LUNGING. MOTOR RUNS VERY ROUGH. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY. MANUAL SHIFT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR MANUAL SHIFTING. MILEAGE 16/18 CITY 22/24 HIGHWAY WHICH IS BELOW AD LIMITS OF UP TO 30MPG. THIS WAS A MAJOR PURCHASING POINT FOR US. MOTOR WHINES ON PASSENGER SIDE. SMELL BURNING ANTI-FREEZE. A/C BLOWS ONLY HOT AIR. FLOOR FAN ON PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR SEAT FAN BARELY OPERATE OR ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ALONG WITH VISORS THREADS FALLING APART (SEATS TO BE REPLACED IF THEY EVER COME IN, IT HAS BEEN THREE (3) MONTHS WAITING FOR PARTS). SEAL ABOVE REAR HATCH FALLING OFF - REPLACED AND FELL OFF AGAIN. RADIO HAS VERY POOR RECEPTION. NO CD OR DVD PLAYER. INSIDE OF JEEP TRAILHAWK SOUNDS LIKE A CITY BUS - EVERYTHING SOUNDS LOOSE - THIS DEVELOPED AFTER THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN APART FOR NUMEROUS REPAIRS. THIS VEHICLE IS ONE LUNGE AWAY FROM SERIOUSLY INJURING OR WORSE, ONE OR MORE PARTIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10849924March 16, 2016
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY FOR THE PAST 7 MONTHS. FINALLY THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ERROR CODE. IMPLAUSABLE DATA FROM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE ERROR CODE U0402. THE DEALERSHIP IS STATING THE IS SAFE TO DRIVE HOWEVER I QUESTION WHAT KIND OF DAMAGE IT IS DOING TO MY TRANSMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846373March 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE REGULARLY HAS DELAYED SHIFTING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION, ETC. DURING REGULAR TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS DURING TRAFFIC MERGES AND CROSSINGS WITH NEAR COLLISIONS. THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF IN THE NEW CHEROKEE IS AN OVERLY COMPLICATED AND POORLY PERFORMING PRODUCT THAT FCA AND ITS DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL MY CHEROKEE'S TRANSMISSION FAILS AND/OR CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846252March 12, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, STEERING
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING NO WARNING ON ROADWAYS FREEWAYS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD BE A RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10846194March 11, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25-35 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845946March 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100. UPDATED 05/04/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845796March 9, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE TREMBLES ON OCCASIONS WHILE IN OPERATION AS IF IT IT'S GOING TO TURN OFF. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOTOR FEELS VERY FORCED ON OCCASIONS AND IT HAS STOPPED WHILE IN OPERATION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE BACK SEAT DOOR HANDLES FALL OFF AND THE DASHBOARD KEEPS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839598March 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN NOV '14. WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP INTO LOWER GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. HOWEVER, MORE DANGEROUSLY, UPON COMING TO A NEAR STOP AND ACCELERATING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL VERY SLUGGISHLY MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD, THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATE CAUSING THE TIRES TO BREAK TRACTION AND "PEEL OUT". I HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN FOUR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE, TWO BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, AND THE OTHER TWO BECAUSE I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AS THE FRONT TIRES SPUN OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND IS A CLEAR SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE HAD MY JEEP AT A DEALERSHIP FOR WARRANTY SERVICE ON THIS MATTER TWICE NOW, WITH ABSOLUTELY ZERO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THEY "UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE" BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. TODAY, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I ATTEMPTED A LEFT HAND TURN WITH NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION, WITH THE ENGINE AT 2,500 RPMS, VERY SLOWLY MOVED THE VEHICLE, THEN IT SPUN OUT THE FRONT TIRES ALMOST COLLIDING ME WITH A SCHOOL BUS WAITING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THIS TRANSMISSION IS DANGEROUS, JEEP DOES NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE FIX TO THIS PROBLEM, AND MY VEHICLE WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. I COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE EXPIRATION, I WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THIS ISSUE, BUT IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT JEEP HAS AN ADEQUATE FIX TO THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839651March 3, 2016
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE TIE RODS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839094February 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
HAVE HAD SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE APPROX. 1800 MILES. HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION "FLASHED" NUMEROUS TIMES. IT GETS WORSE EACH TIME. STALLS, WON'T ACCELERATE, HANGS IN GEAR, HESITATES, JERKS, JUMPS, IF TRYING TO GET INTO TRAFFIC OR GO ACROSS A BUSY ROAD, YOU NEVER KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO GO OR NOT. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE OWNED OVER 100 VEHICLES (AGE 71) AND THIS IS THE WORSE TRANSMISSION I HAVE EVER HAD. JEEP HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM., SO I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL. THE PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INTRODUCED AND HELD UP THE INITIAL INTRODUCTION. AFTER 3 YEARS STILL DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THE 2106'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837828February 23, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS DID NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH LIGHT. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ILLUMINATED, THEY WERE STILL DIMLY LIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMPS NEEDED TO BE RAISED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, VISIBILITY WAS STILL POOR WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INHERENT TO THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ UPDATED 6/5/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837531February 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLUGGISH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A YIELD (NOT FULL STOP) THE TRANSMISSION WILL REFUSE TO ENGAGE FOR UP TO 3 SECONDS. WHEN IT DOES ENGAGE, IT JERKS AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836650February 17, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS WHICH RENDER THE CAR UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE. ON LEAVING FROM A SIGNAL AFTER A FULL STOP THERE IS NO RESPONSE AFTER STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR - THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND THEN SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY BUT NOT ALWAYS. ALSO, LEAVING FROM A FULL STOP, SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE TAKES RIGHT OFF AND THEN BOGS DOWN COMPLETELY WHICH IS VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR TURNING A CORNER. IN ADDITION STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR WHILE ON THE ROAD TO PASS A CAR THERE IS OFTEN NO RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION TAKES HOLD. AGAIN, FREQUENT BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. ON PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE THE REAR END AND TRANSMISSION HAVE A LOAD BANGING CLUNK AND THEN TAKE HOLD WITH A LURCH. ON A DOWNSLOPE THERE IS NO SLOWING OF THE VEHICLE VIA THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKES HAVE TO CONSTANTLY BE APPLIED. BETWEEN 20 ' 40 MPH THE VEHICLE OFTEN SPEEDS UP WHEN WE TAKE OUR FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE MAKING IT TOTALLY UNSAFE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE DEPENDABLY. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR JEEP INTO THE DEALER 6 TIMES BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO MAKE ANY IMPROVEMENT AND IN FACT ALL ISSUES ARE GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND PRONOUNCED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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