Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2019)

1,674 consumer complaints on file.

#11686656September 11, 2025
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
My 2019 Jeep completely lost ALL power while driving. There is a clanking sound that no one can locate. There is a change in the way the care is driving as far as power and engine sounds louder than usual. On 9.8.25 my sev 4WD indicator light appeared. I have seen the recalls for ALL these issues I am having but, My VIN # is showing that my care is NOT on the recall list. WHY??? I have had every single problem on the list related to this recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686213September 10, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the "service" four wheel drive warning message remained displayed and a cluncking and gear grinding noise was present coming from the under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the PTU was faulty and needed to be replaced. The contact was also informed that metal shavings were present inside the transmission fluid. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V011000(POWER TRAIN). The contact indicated that the PTU was previously replaced for the same failure. The failure mileage was 30,000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686257September 10, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that the "Service 4WD" message was displayed. While attempting to accelerate after idling, the vehicle hesitated and then surged forward before accelerating. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the Power Transfer Unit (PTU) had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired because parts were on back order for approximately 2-3 months. The contact found information on NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V011000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686447September 10, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed, the vehicle experienced a complete loss of automotive power. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the PTU was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V011000 (POWER TRAIN) as a possible cause for the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685956September 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V011000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Recently, the START/STOP warning light was displayed on the instrument panel after approximately an hour of driving. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle intermittently hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11686089September 9, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that a message indicating that the 4-Wheel Drive system was inoperable was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with PTU failure. The dealer informed the contact that the part to repair the vehicle was not yet available, but a recall related to the failure would be issued. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V011000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that upon shifting from drive(D) to park(P), the vehicle failed to respond as intended. The contact engaged the parking brake and was able to park the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted for vehicle rental assistance and advised the contact to pay for the vehicle rental, and he would be reimbursed later. The contact had not been reimbursed. The failure mileage was approximately 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685712September 8, 2025
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
My PTU is failing. My 4 wheel drive no longer works. I have been waiting for a remedy for this recall for months.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685732September 8, 2025
POWER TRAIN
My "4WD needs service" warning badge has come on and I took it to the Jeep dealership and they ran said it was related to the active recall on the PTU. They ran a diagnosis on the PTU and verified it is bad. Stellantis will not fix the issue as they don't have a solution. It has been 8 months since the recall was announced. They want me to pay for the PTU ($3-4K) and when/if the solution is found I can submit for a potential reimbursement. This is my only vehicle and is unsafe to drive. I don't want to pay $4,000.00 out of my pocket for something they should be fixing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685779September 8, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
the start stop warning light is on now vehicle was idling when vehicle shut down emergency brake automatically engaged then the panel went blank and the windows the emergency warning lights all stopped working Unable to warn motorists in back of me I couldn’t drive vehicle. Then panel lights up again saying to step on brake to start but fails to do so until after several attempts
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685586September 7, 2025
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Vehicle cannot stay in 4x4 mode
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685513September 6, 2025
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
My car is doing exactly what the newest recall is for the PTU... I lost power while driving, I couldn't put the car in park. I bought a new car the following day and it's been sitting in my driveway ever since.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11685284September 5, 2025
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This Jeep suddenly started smoking while driving. Driver immediately pulled over and noticed oil all over on ground. Towed to mechanic and the transfer case has a large crack and the rear differential is bad. Repairs exceeding $4000. Also, on a regular basis the car loses power while driving. Driver has to pull over and restart car. This has not been fixed yet. Not sure what it is. Both issues are known issues for Jeep Cherokees and also this year Jeep. Yet there is no recall for this VIN number. The costs for fixing this and the dangers are unacceptable. Scared about the power loss and not sure what my mechanic will find. This car should be included in the recalls for both issues. I am super disappointed in Jeep. I filed a report with Jeep cares and will also be contacting the attorney general and a consumer attorney. These issues need to be included in the existing recalls for this VIN number. Also, mechanic had to get a refurbished transfer case because there is a backlog of new transfer cases. Clearly this is a big issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684966September 4, 2025
POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced reduced power temporarily, with the messages "4WD Unavailable - Service" and "Service 4WD" being displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the PTU had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V011000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684725September 3, 2025
POWER TRAIN
“Service 4WD” message on the dashboard, vibration, grinding metal sound came from SUV.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684737September 3, 2025
POWER TRAIN
Rear differential was replaced on 8/2/23 under warranty due to banging and vibration . Since then I feel that problem on 8/2/23 was caused by the transfer case issues, slowing down the jeep would bang when coming to a stop, as if someone hit us from behind. Whet to the dealer today 9/3/25 and the told us we needed a new transfer case and other related issues.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684463September 2, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I was at a red light, the first in line, and when the light turned green, I pressed the gas, and heard a horrible thud(thinking someone hit me because my car rattled) and then the car would not move forward. Each time I pressed the gas, nothing moved. I put it into park and back to drive, nothing. I put it in reverse and nothing. I put it in manual, and nothing. I even switched to sand, snow, etc, and nothing. Every time I revved the motor it did not move. It remained on, and revved the engine, but would not move. I have never had any signals (sounds, emergency lights, etc) come on in the four years I've had this vehicle. It did have a recall on it and supposedly was repaired the day I purchased the vehicle. I had it repaired by the same place it was purchased (and where the recall was fixed) and the head service guy told me I needed to contact Mopar to let them know of this and they denied anything..My 2019 Jeep with (at the time of this) had only 96964 miles on it should not have had this occur! If I'd have been on the express way (instead of a very busy intersection at rush hour) this would've been catastrophic for me and others!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684490September 2, 2025
SERVICE BRAKES
While driving, the emergency brake system becomes enabled, which immediately causes the vehicle to stop and sometimes stall. This is so dangerous! My daughter has been in the middle of an intersection when the vehicle has done this, she's lucky she hasn't been struck and killed. We have not taken it to a dealership, however online reports confirm this problem, and that the NHTSA is investigating it. There is a warning light that comes on when this happens, it says BRAKE, and then it gives prompts on what you need to do to disable the emergency brake. This has happened about four times in just this past year (we purchased this vehicle used and have owned it for one year), with the most recent time happening over the weekend. I was reversing the vehicle to move it to another spot in our driveway. I reversed the vehicle, then put it in Drive, and it immediately stopped and flashed BRAKE and enabled the emergency parking brake, although I didn't even touch it! I had to then put my foot on the brake, push the emergency brake button, (I think twice), and then I was able to drive forward.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684591September 2, 2025
POWER TRAIN
My vehicle was showing signs of problems and has been diagnosed as needing a new PTU and rear differential. These are both well known issues of Recall ID 01C, but my VIN was not included in the recall. I was not aware of the issue and am concerned because this is a definite safety issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684639September 2, 2025
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The PTU power train unit is bad in this jeep and has been for awhile. I seen in Jan 2025 a recall for this for some jeeps and my jeep should be on there it’s been on back order to get fixed and still nothing. Also the rear end differential has been fixed 3 times for it being broken in 4 years
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11684330September 1, 2025
POWER TRAIN
I need my VIN added to the recall list as my vehicle is within the group of affected vehicles, I've been informed by my dealership that this vehicle is at risk of freezing up at any moment due to this condition which is a safety concern. The PTU is an extremely expensive repair.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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