Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#11047297November 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING. APPEARS TO BE SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL AND REQUIRES DRIFTING TO BREAKDOWN LANE AND RESTARTING. WHEN POWER IS LOST INSTRUMENT PANEL READS SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE ABS, AND SERVICE PARKING BRAKE. NOT ENOUGH DATA FOR A PATTERN; ERROR HAS OCCURED DURING MOMENTS OF AGGRESSIVE GEAR CHANGING (MOUNTAINS) AND USING CRUISE CONTROL ON THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047210November 18, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SMALL AND DO NOT GIVE ENOUGH LIGHTING. WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, STREET LIGHTS ARE ONLY IN CITY LIMITS. WE HAVE MISSED TURNS AND DRIVEWAYS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE FROM THE SIDE ON THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHTS ARE FAIR ON BRIGHT BUT YOU CAN'T DRIVE ON BRIGHT ALL THE TIME. WE HESITATE TOO GO OUT AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. SIDE AND FRONT VISION IS A PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NEW UNTIL PRESENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046614November 16, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
I JUST GOT MY VEHICLE IN APRIL 13, 17 MY VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF WHILE AT THE STREET LIGHT AND IT DOES THIS WHEN EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT AND WHEN EVER I TURN MY VEHICLE ON SOMETIMES MY INSIDE DASHBOARD OR RADIO LIGHTS WON'T COME ON AND IT'S STILL TRYING TO BE FIXED THIS IS RIDICULOUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046423November 15, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON SUNDAY MY JEEP SUDDENLY WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART, I WAS STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SINCE THERE WAS NO WARNING I HAD NO TIME TO PULL TO SIDE. AAA TOWED TO CLARK CHRYSLER/JEEP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT AND UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ALL PM'S HAVE BEEN DONE THERE AND DONE TIMELY. WHAT THEY FOUND WAS JEEP WAS DOWN 3 QTS OF OIL, I ASKED HOW THAT COULD BE AND WHY WOULD ENGINE SHUT OFF SO ABRUPTLY THEY CLAIM THE 2.4 ENGINES USE 1QT PER 1,000 MILES, THAT NO INDICATOR OR WARNING COMES ON AND ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF TO PROTECT IT. NO WHERE IS IT LISTED IN OWNERS MANUAL, I HAVE BEEN IN AUTOMOTIVE FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND IF AN ENGINE BURNS A QT PER 1,000 YOU REBUILD OR BUY A NEW ENGINE, I AM NOW TOLD I MUST CHECK AND ADD OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES ON A 2015 WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES! SAFETY CONCERN IS IF ANYONE IS ON HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE DEATH WITH A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF VEHICLE, I WAS LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF OF A COUNTRY ROAD AND AAA HAD POLICE COME TO HELP BLOCK ME FROM TRAFFIC PASSING AROUND ME, I NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS SO I CALLED JEEP AND MELISA ON THEIR CONSUMER LINE CONFIRMED WITH SERVICE TECH IAN HOGAN AND TOLD ME THAT SHE IS TOLD IT HAPPENS AND THERE IS NO WARNING , HOW CAN JEEP THINK THIS IS SAFE WITHOUT AT LEAST NOTIFYING OWNERS TO BE AWARE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046153November 14, 2017
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL. CAR STALLS LOSING ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING WHEN OIL CHANGE IS NEEDED. OIL CHANGE LIGHT CAME ON RECENTLY. CAR HAS BEEN STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE ROAD. ALSO HAPPENED LAST TIME OIL CHANGE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD BY JEEP DEALER THAT IT IS COMMON. VERY DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11046080November 14, 2017
POWER TRAIN
SERVICE TRANSMISSION CAME ON AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR 3 DAYS AGO WITH 47K MILES. AS I SLOWED TO A STOP COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY THE CAR VIBRATED VIOLENTLY REPEATEDLY AND THEN CUT OFF. IT TOOK 3 TRIES TO FINALLY TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND IT CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. AT ONE POINT I WAS HAVING TO THROW THE CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP JERKING AS I DECELERATED. THAT CREATED A WHOLE OTHER PROBLEM BECAUSE I THEN WHEN I SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE I HAD NO ACCELERATION CONTROL. I HAD TO ROLL OFF THE ROAD, THROW IT INTO PARK, KILL THE ENGINE, AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET BACK CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR. VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11045377November 11, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE RPMS REV UP TO 4000-5000 WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS ON CITY STREETS GOING 15-20MPH. VEHICLE RANDOMLY ACCELERATES WHEN NOT HITTING GAS AND VEHICLE NOT ON CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. VEHICLE ALSO STUDDERS WHEN PULLING OUT ON CITY STREETS. PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 21, 2017 WITH 34,000 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE TO CERTIFIED JEEP MECHANIC ON NOVEMBER 6, 2017 WITH MY COMPLAINT. THEY STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE 'FLASHED'. I PICKED THE VEHICLE BACK UP AT 4:30PM. AFTER LEAVING IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ON A CITY STREET AS I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. THEY GAVE ME A RENTAL VEHICLE AS THEY WERE CLOSING AND DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I PICKED THE VEHICLE BACK UP ON NOVEMBER 7, 2017. THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE AS IT RANDOMLY ACCELERATES AND CUTS OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. JEEP NEEDS TO RECALL THIS MODEL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE I AM WORRIED IT'S GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR ONLY THREE SHORT WEEKS AND I'VE ALREADY HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE. I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043586November 5, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN I AM TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENED TOP ME WHILE DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD THIS ISSUE BEFORE WHEN CAR WAS ALMOST BRAND NEW, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FLASHED THE SYSTEM. SAID IT WAS A RECALL. CAR DROVE FINE FOR A WHILE BUT NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043047November 3, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHIFT QUALITY IS ERRATIC! OCCUPANTS EXPERIENCE LURCHING AND BUCKING SENSATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE MOTIONS. THIS RESULTS IN A POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR PEDESTRIANS IN ADDITION TO AN UNSAFE AND UNCOMFORTABLE RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. AN UNMISTAKEABLE CONSEQUENCE IS THE IMPAIRMENT IN VALUE OF THIS VEHICLE IN REFERENCE TO RESALE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE STATED ISSUE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH NO SUCCESS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS STATED THAT FUTURE SOFTWARE UPGRADES WILL ALLEVIATE THE SHIFT QUALITY ISSUE OF THIS 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUT HAS YET TO DELIVER ANY SUCH REMEDY. PLEASE ADVISE! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040776October 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TWO SOFTWARE UPDATES AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIX IT WHEN I WENT BACK THE THIRD TIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I ALSO HAD A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END THAT WAS FIXED WITH THE NOISE RETURNING SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MISS DOWNSHIFTS AND DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11040791October 28, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AND I SUDDENLY HAVE NO POWER. I COULD PUSH THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE. I HAD TO MAKE IT ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC GOING 75MPH AND PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I TRIED RESTARTING AND IT SHUTTERED AND DIED, TWICE. LET IT SIT FOR A MIN AND THEN IT RESTARTED. IT HAPPENED 2 DAYS LATER. THIS TIME I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND I HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I SLAMMED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT SHUTTERED AND GOT POWER AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11039720October 25, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH 25K MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WILL COME OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN ON SECONDARY ROADS. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL I STOP THE VEHICLE AND MAKE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. USUALLY IT WILL BEGIN WITH THE RADIO ACTING UP, THEN GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL START FLASHING. I HAVE A DETAILED VIDEO IF INTERESTED. COULD NOT ATTACH FILE. *BF UPDATED 9/12/18*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035974October 23, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. ONCE IT FINALLY ENABLED ME TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS RIGHT. THE HIGHEST IT WOULD GO IS 3RD OUT OF 9. IT JERKS FORWARD ON ALL GEAR CHANGES. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING KEEPS FLASHING. PRIOR TO THIS THE AUTO START /STOP FEATURE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THIS 3 TIMES FOR US. WE ARE THE 2ND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUES. THE ORIGINAL OWNER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. WE WERE NEVER TOLD OF THE LEMON "BUY BACK" WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035260October 20, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SKIPS AND LURCHES FORWARD DIFFERENTLY THAN EXPECTED. SHIFTS VERY HARD AT TIMES WITH A AUDIBLE CLUCK UNDER THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035136October 20, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
***SERVICE SHIFTER****THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR UPDATES 3X IN THE PAST MONTH. DURING THE TIME THE LIGHT IS ON, I FEEL THE CAR ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN WHEN DRIVING AND REEVING WHEN STOPPED. THE CONTINUING UPDATES ARE COSTLY NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034406October 18, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED HARD FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. CHARLIE'S DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM IN MAUMEE, OHIO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING SERIES OF REPAIRS: THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED, BOTH FRONT AXLES WERE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED, THE VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED, AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CV JOINT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 32656386. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033896October 16, 2017
ENGINE
MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING ON THE FIRST DRIVE OF THE MORNING FOR 4 DAYS. STARTS UP AND IT'S FINE AFTER THAT. YESTERDAY WHILE VIDEOING IT TO SHOW A DEALER, I HEARD A DING. SAW NOTHING ON THE PANEL. REVIEWED THE VIDEO, AND I CAN ONLY SPECULATE IT SAID OIL PRESSURE LOW. IT LASTED LESS THAN HALF A SECOND AND DISAPPEARED. I CHECKED MY OIL AND FOUND IT TO BE BARELY REGISTERING ON THE STICK. IT TOOK 2 1/2 QUARTS TO FILL IT. MY OIL CHANGE STICKER STATES I'M 1200 MILES AWAY FROM THE 4000 MARK THE DEALER PUTS ON IT. I WAS TOLD TODAY BY A JEEP DEALER, THAT THE 2.4 ENGINE IN THE CHEROKEE WILL USE A QUART OF OIL EVERY 750-1000 MILES IF OVER 50,000 MILES. I HAVE 56,580 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN OIL IS LOW, THE CAR WILL STALL TO PREVENT DAMAGE AS A SAFETY FEATURE. UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO COAST ACROSS A BUSY TWO LANE ROAD WHILE MAKING A TURN, SO I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT. IT THEN TAKES 2-3 TIME TO CRANK IT OVER TO RESTART IT. THIS WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 40,009 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERS SAY THIS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR THIS ENGINE TO BURN OIL. I DON'T BELIEVE ANY MANURACTURER SHOULD SELL VEHICLES THAT "BURN" OIL AT A QUART PER 1000 MILES. I BOUGHT A NEWER CAR FOR LESS MAINTENANCE. NOW I HAVE TO ADD OIL ONCE A MONTH TO MY CAR. NOT TO MENTION THAT IF A DUMMY LIGHT OR MESSAGE COMES ON REGARDING SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL TO SHUT YOUR CAR OFF, WHY DOES THE MESSAGE ONLY FLASH SO YOU CAN'T EVEN READ IT? I HAD TO WATCH THE VIDEO TO SEE POSSIBLY WHAT IT SAID. I AM UNABLE TO SEND THE VIDEO FROM MY PHONE BECAUSE IT IS TOO LARGE. I'M TRYING TO GET IT TO SYNC SO I CAN SEND IT. THIS IS THE FLASH OF THE WARNING MESSAGE, NOT AN ACTUAL STALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033429October 15, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER LIT UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11033226October 13, 2017
POWER TRAIN
EXTREMELY ROUGH SHIFTING FOR THE FIRST 3 OR 4 GEARS. SHUTTERING BETWEEN GEARS IF I SLOW DOWN AND SPEED BACK UP IN TRAFFIC. IF I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE FIRST GEAR IS A VERY HARD JERK. ITS GETTING SEEMINGLY WORSE THE LONGER I DRIVE IT AND ITS BECOMING VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN TRAFFIC. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2017 AND HAD IT LOOKED AT IN MARCH OF 2017. OVERLAND PARK JEEP DEALERSHIP DID A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THIS WAS NO HELP. I'VE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE'S NO ISSUES OR UPDATES AVAILABLE. TOOK IT IN AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2017 AND ANOTHER "SOFTWARE UPDATE" WAS DONE. STILL NO CHANGE. ITS THERE NOW AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY'VE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR 3 DAYS AND ITS "NOT ACTING UP" . SO I ASKED WHAT I SHOULD DO WHEN I PICK IT UP AND ITS STILL HAPPENING. THEY SAID "I GUESS BRING IT BACK". ITS SO UNSAFE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY THINK I HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN BRING THE CAR IN AND RENT A CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11032229October 8, 2017
POWER TRAIN
MY JEEP CHEROKEE HAS THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION. I WENT TO START THE CAR IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO START WHEN IT DID THE CAR DROPPED HARD INTO GEAR AND ALL OF THE SERVICE TRANS LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET HOME AS THE CAR WAS HAVING A VERY HARD TIME GETTING INTO GEAR AND STAYED IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE MODE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY DRIVE TRAN WARRANTY COVERED THE COST AND I JUST NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING WITH MY HUSBAND AND 8 MONTH OLD BABY AND WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THE CAR DIED AND AGAIN TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART, ALL TRANS LIGHTS CAME ON AND COULD NOT GET INTO GEAR, WE HAD TO DRIVE SLOWLY HOME WITH OUR HAZARDS ON AND NEARLY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT KEPT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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