Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#11221095June 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MECHANIC INFORMED ME THE PROBLEM ORIGINATED FROM A FAULTY EVAPORATOR SYSTEM. CURRENTLY, THE REPAIR ESTIMATES IS OVER $2000 DUE TO REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR, COMPRESSOR AND FREON. BASED ON JEEP BLOGS, IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT JEEP HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS FAULTY EVAPORATOR PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. PER JEEP BLOG, ANOTHER GRAND CHEROKEE OWNER WROTE: DEALER'S SERVICE WRITER IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THAT 85% OF THE TIME WHEN THE A/C GOES OUT IN THIS VEHICLE IT'S THE EVAPORATOR INSIDE THE CAR BEHIND THE DASH. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION BY THE REPAIR TECHNICIAN THAT'S WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THEY REPLACE THE EVAPORATOR WITH THE SAME PART AND HE SAID NO, THEY NOW USE A DIFFERENT SKU REPLACEMENT EVAPORATOR. OBVIOUSLY, JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS MADE CHANGES TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220881June 18, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND REQUIRED A TOW TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER WARRANTY, JEEP DENIED THE WARRANTY CLAIM, AND COULDN'T TELL ME WHY IT HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220923June 18, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUSTIN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (2905 W OAKLAND AVE, AUSTIN, MN 55912, (507) 433-8877) FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 58760311. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,457.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220308June 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN
"SERVICE SHIFTER"WARNING INTERMITTENTLY STAYING ON. RESETS SOMETIMES BY RESTARTING CAR.. WAS SERVICED FOR THIS TWICE BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. NOT SURE WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF IT COMPLETELY FAILS WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS MOVING OR STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220372June 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER SERVICE SHIFTER KEEPS POPPING UP AS I'M DRIVING. STREETS AND HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218589June 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN
MY JEEP SHIFTER SERVICE LIGHT HAS COME ON AT APPROX 46650 MILES. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC (ACTIVE MILITARY OVERSEAS) AND HE SAID I'M ONE OF SEVERAL JEEPS HE HAS SEEN THIS WEEK WHO HAVE COME IN WITH THE SAME CONCERN. RIGHT NOW MY CAR STILL OPERATES NORMAL WITH THE EXCEPTION. OF THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE NOT GOING AWAY BUT IT'S ODD THAT SO MANY VEHICLES IN THIS AREA WOULD HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM AT THE SAME TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218022June 5, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
WAS PARKED AT THE STORE GOT IN AND STARTED IT. IT HICCUPED ON STARTING. SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND A HUGE CLUNK HAPPENED. I REVERED AND SHIFTED TO DRIVE AGAIN A HUGE CLUNK. ONCE DRIVING IT HAD NO POWER AND SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND PARKING BRAKE CAME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217208May 31, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES, HESITATES ON ACCELERATION, SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL, AND MAKES CLUCKING SOUNDS WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. MY DEALER (SHERIDAN MOTORS) TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN JANUARY, 2019 (SEE ATTACHED INVOICE), BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING ON I-25 NORTH OF DENVER, CO, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS ON ACCELERATION AND DROPPED SPEED FROM 75 MPH TO 61 MPH. THIS ALMOST CAUSED US TO BE REAR-ENDED BY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC. I NO LONGER CONSIDER IT SAFE TO DRIVE MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES OF JEEP OWNERS HAVING THE SAME CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH THESE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, AND I THINK ALL VEHICLES WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS NEED TO BE IMMEDIATELY RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210246May 28, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
THE 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 44..SHUT DOWN IN MOVING TRAFFIC .DASH STATED TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO SHIFT GEAR.VEHICLE WAS ALREADY IN GEAR.VEHICLE STARTED BACK UP AND I MADE IT TO A GAS STATION WHERE IT SHUT DOWN AT THE PUMP.VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT HAD TO BE TOWED FOR SHUTTING DOWN IN MOTION. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN MAY OF 2015. HAS 51K MILES ON IT NOW. ALSO IT SHIFTS IRATICLY. THE CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. SOMETHING MUST BE DID ONE OR PEOPLE WILL GET HURT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210141May 27, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 5/23/19 AND 5/27/19 VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, STEERING LOCKS AND THE DASH LIGHTS UP WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAYS PUT VEHICLE AND "PARK" AND THEN SELECT DESIRED GEAR. I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH.I KEEP MY VEHICLE UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE/SERVICE. I READ OVER 100 PEOPLE'S EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS ON LINE. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT I AM PAYING A CAR PAYMENT, HAVE LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE, AND HAVING THESE KIND OF SAFETY CONCERNS. TODAY, MY CAR DIED WITH NO WARNING ON A BUSY ROAD, GIVES ME APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS TO PULL TO SAFETY BEFORE THERE IS NO SPEED/ABILITY TO MANUEVER THE VEHICLE. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE RISK IS SO HIGH, AND THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED ON LINE SHOW A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THIS AMONG HUNDREDS OF VEHICLES BY JEEP AND NOTHING. THE DEALERSHIPS/SERVICE CONTINUE TO MAKE COMMENTS LIKE "WE WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE". TO BE SPECIFIC: DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, STRAIGHT FOLLOWING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. . . . LOST POWER. LIGHTS WENT ON THE DASH, MESSAGE ABOVE APPEARED. IT TOOK TWO TRIES TO RESTART TO GET ME OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD MY CRANK SHAFT SENSOR REPLACED ON 5/8/19 DUE TO CAR STALLING. NOW MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210157May 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN OFF OF CLOVE RD. ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A THUNK AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE BEYOND 2MPH, CHECK TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PUT IT IN PARK AND IT KEPT ROLLING. A HELPER HAD THE COMPUTER AND IT READ POWER CONTROL MODULE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209421May 23, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED MY CAR UP WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPS IN TRAFFIC THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOR BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209234May 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ENTIRE DRIVE TERRAIN LOCKED UP AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARK BRAKE, SERVICE SHIFTER CAME ON. EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN LOCKING UP WITH SAME EXACT PROBLEM.... SERVICE BRAKE, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE SHIFTER!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208906May 21, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING OCCASIONALLY FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION BANGS AND IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE. WHEN STOPPED AND PUT IN REVERSE TO BACK UP THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT HESITATION BEFORE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND ABILITY TO REVERSE. A COUPLE OF TIMES, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, CAR WARMED UP, PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BACK IN DRIVE, IT FINALLY FELT LIKE IT BROKE LOOSE- LITERALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THESE THINGS HAPPEN PERIODICALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208027May 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW. IT HESITATES AND EVENTUALLY JERKS FORWARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB A HILL, AND THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T GEAR DOWN PROPERLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. I'VE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES IN THE PAST BUT HAVEN'T SEEN A DIFFERENCE. NOW I HAVE AN ALERT FOR "SERVICE SHIFTER" APPEARING, WITH THE SHIFTER LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED. I'VE CALLED THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, BUT THE APPOINTMENT IS A MONTH AWAY BECAUSE THEY'RE SO BACKED UP. I ASKED THE SERVICE REP WHETHER THIS COULD BE A HAZARD AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE MAY NOT GO INTO GEAR SO THE VEHICLE COULD LEAVE ME STRANDED. A MONTH FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT, REALLY?? THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND NOW I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DO TO ABOUT AN UPCOMING VACATION PLANNED, WHICH HAPPENS BEFORE THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT. I'M ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT ITSELF, AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE CAR AFTERWARDS, SINCE I'VE READ ONLINE COMMENTS ABOUT WORSENING CONDITIONS AFTER CARS HAVE BEEN SERVICED. THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" MESSAGE HAD BEEN APPEARING PERIODICALLY BUT NOW (STARTING 5/12/19) IT'S COMING ON DURING ALMOST EVERY DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207299May 13, 2019
ENGINE
AIR CONDITIONING SUCTION/DISCHARGE HOSE SPLIT AND BLEW OFF THE ENGINE CAUSING LOSS OF AIR CONDITIONING COOLING WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. RECALL #R57 CLEARLY SHOWS A RECALL FOR THIS HOSE BEING PLACED TOO CLOSE TO THE MANIFOLD AND POSING A FIRE RISK OR AIR CONDITIONING LOSS OR WARNING LIGHT. CHRYSLER STATES THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH IT STATES 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED AND THIS MODEL IS IN FACT A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. ALTHOUGH WE FEEL OUR PREVIOUS REPAIR IN MAY OF 2018 WAS ALSO RELATED TO THIS SAME RECALL WE WOULD LIKE TO BE CONSIDERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206433May 9, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 4X4 - RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION ON DASHBOARD THAT READS "SERVICE SHIFTER" ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR TURN ON RED. IT CAME OUT A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, BUT IT WENT AWAY. NOW THIS TIME, IT IS NOT GOING AWAY. I CAN TURN OFF AND TURN ON THE CAR BUT AS SOON AS I GO TO MOVE, ALL THE LIGHTS COME OUT RED AND THE NOTIFICATION WON'T GO AWAY. THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES TAKE A BIT TO ACCELERATE AND ONCE IT DOES IT GOES OFF FAST AND PUTTING ME IN DANGER OF HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11206374May 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE JEEP TURNED OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES. THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, SHE WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE JEEP OFF AND SHIFT TO PARK. SHE WOULD THEN HAVE TO START THE JEEP AND PUT IT INTO GEAR TO DRIVE. ALL THESE STEPS HAD TO BE DONE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ONE TIME SHE WAS TURNING LEFT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX, THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE SAID THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED (CHARGED US OVER $100). THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND GAVE US THE JEEP BACK. TWO MONTHS LATER THE JEEP DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME IN OUR DRIVEWAY (NOT AS SCARY). I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY HAD THE JEEP 1 WEEK AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AGAIN. THEY TOLD ME TO COME GET THE JEEP. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THIS ANSWER (MY WIFE AND TWO BOYS DRIVE THIS JEEP). I EMAILED THE CEO OF CHRYSLER FCA US LLC MY CONCERNS. I WAS CALLED BACK BY REGINA KNOX. SHE HAD THE DEALER KEEP THE AUTO FOR ANOTHER WEEK. THEY STILL DID NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. I WAS TOLD TO GET THE CAR AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I TOLD HER I FELT THE JEEP WAS UNSAFE. I TOLD HER I DIDN'T WANT TO DRIVE IT. SHE SAID "I CANNOT BUY IT FROM YOU", SHE DID OFFER ME EMPLOYEE PRICING IF I WANTED ANOTHER NEW AUTO FROM CHRYSLER. THE ERROR MESSAGE READS "SHIFT TO P THEN DESIRED GEAR"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205958May 7, 2019
ENGINE
THE ENGINE LOSES LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL CAUSING THE CAR AIR FLOW SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDS OIL AND ECS WARNING BLINKS. HOWEVER, THE CAR OIL INDICATOR DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE CAR NEEDS OIL. THIS SAME IDENTICAL SITUATION HAS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIME, STARTING ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE SUV IN SEPTEMBER 2015. EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE RECORD. HOWEVER, THIS TIME, THE AUTOMOBILE TECH INFORM ME OF THE PROBLEM WITH CAR AND NOTED THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2.4L 4 CYLINDER ENGINES. THOSE PARTICULAR ENGINES ARE ALSO IN THE CHRYSLER 200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11205676May 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN SLOWING DOWN BETWEEN 25-35MPH, THE TRANSMISSION 'CLUNKS' VIOLENTLY AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES AND IT IS VERY LOUD. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER TWICE; FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH THEY SUPPOSEDLY DID, BUT NOTHING CHANGED. I HAD IT IN AGAIN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THAT IT IS 'NORMAL', AND TO JUST DRIVE IT SO THE COMPUTER CAN 'LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS'. WHAT??? THIS IS MY FOURTH JEEP AND I'VE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT A MONTH AND FEEL I'M STUCK WITH A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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