Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#11385808December 31, 2020
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STUDDERING WHILE IN DRIVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IT'S HEAVILY STALLS BEFORE TAKING OFF AFTER A STOP. I WANT SURE IF I MOVED TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION UNTIL IT CONTINUED TO DO IT FOR A 45 MIN DRIVE FROM 0-65 IN SPEED. IT'S HAD THE HESITATION SINCE I GOT IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SMALLER V6 WHEN I WAS COMING FROM AN INFINITI M37. I CHECKED FLUIDS AND NO ALERT OR LIGHT ON INDICATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385145December 27, 2020
ENGINE
OIL LEAKS AROUND THE FILTER HOUSING. COULD LEAD TO A FIRE ON THE MANIFOLD OR EXHAUST. THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH FILTER HOUSING FAILURES. ENGINE COULD FAIL IN COLD WEATHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384324December 21, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
HAD A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM MY VEHICLE AND TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A LEAK IN THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER. WHEN ASKED IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM HE SAID YES AND HAD CONTACTED THE MAIN JEEP DEALER IN OUR AREA AND THEY SAID THE SAME AS WELL. IT BREAKS CAUSING A LEAK WHICH THEN THE OIL POOLS BY THE ENGINE CAUSING THE OIL TO GET HOT AND BURN. THE BURNING STARTED AFTER DRIVING LONG ENOUGH TO HEAT THE MOTOR. THE FIX IS A $600 TO $700 FIX. THE MECHANIC AND DEALER ALSO MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN POPPING UP IN NEWER AND USED JEEPS AND IS A COMMON PROBLEM NO MATTER HOW NEW OR OLD THE JEEP IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384442December 21, 2020
POWER TRAIN
IF NOT TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY, LEAVING ME SEMI STALLED IN INTERSECTIONS, ETC. IT DOES THIS ON A REGULAR BASIS. OTHER OWNERS OF SAME MODEL TELL ME THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384460December 21, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY "SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHTS CAME ON. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO JEEP VEHICLES ONLY ESPECIALLY CHEROKEE JEEPS. IT STARTED COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING BUT IT DIDN'T COME ON AFTER I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE DEALERS, IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE JEEPS. I DID MY RESEARCH, AND SOME PEOPLE HAD IT REPLACED BUT CONTINUE TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HAD A RECALL FOR IT. I'VE HAD SO MANY RECALLS IN THIS VEHICLES SINCE I GOT THE CAR. SEEMS LIKE EVERY YEAR I GET A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384043December 18, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING INTO THE VEHICLE NEAR THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO KEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM - TOBEY AUTO GROUP (2020 N DETROIT ST, XENIA, OH 45385; (937) 347-5155) WHO SEALED THE LOCATION WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE CONTACT STATED ABOUT 5 MONTHS LATER, AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, NOT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT ABOUT 7 MONTHS LATER AT APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO DISPLAYED THE MESSAGE TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383677December 16, 2020
ENGINE
CAR ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR MONTHS NOW THE CAR LAGS WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR HAS BEEN STOPPING STARTING THE P SHIFT WARNING MESSAGE I WOULD HAVE TO PUT MY CAR IN PARK TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON FOR THE CAR TO START DRIVING AGAIN I'VE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ALL THEY WERE SAYING WAS I NEEDED ANOTHER OIL CHANGE SO WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF AGAIN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE MOTOR WAS CONSUMING TO MUCH OIL AND MY ENGINE WAS GOING OUT STATING THAT THE ENGINE THAT WAS BUILT FOR THIS MODEL CAR WASN'T BUILT CORRECTLY MIND YOU MY CAR JUST MADE FIVE YEARS I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING TO REPLACE MY ENGINE AT THIS TIME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383223December 13, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AROUND MAY 2020 I WAS CONTACTED BY JEEP FOR A RECALL I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT; GOT HER IN QUICK FOR THE PTU INPUT SPLINE. THERE WERE NO ISSUES BEFORE THIS. THE UPDATE WAS ATEMPTED BUT NOT COMPLETED. FROM THERE, I EXPEREINCED SEVERAL ISSUES. PROBLEMS STARTED WITH ALERTS DISPLAYING FOR NO REASON WHILE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY. TOOK HER TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE/LOOKED AT THE POWER TRAIN. WHEN "FINISHED" I PULLED OUT TO MY JEEP MAKNG A POPPING NOISE AND ROUGH DRIVE. WHEN I PARKED, THERE WAS FLUID SPILLING OUT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AND SPLATTERED OVER THE REAR OF THE JEEP. THE DEALER STRIPPED A PLUG; WASNT SEATED CORRECTLY AND POPPED OFF FROM PRESSURE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER ISSUES CONCERNING THE DRIVETRAIN TO INCLDE HARD JUMPING INTO GEAR (ESPECIALLY INTO 1ST FROM A STOP), ROUGH DOWN SHIFT, AND TRANSFER CASE DAMAGE. MOST RECENT ISSUE IS HARD SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND RADIATOR LEAK. I DID TAKE HER IN BEFORE MY POWERTRAIN WARRANY RAN OUT BUT THERE WAS APPARENTLY NO ISSUE - THEY ONLY DROVE IT A FEW MILES. I ATTRIBUTE ALL ISSUES TO INCOMPLETE MAINTENECE AND UNKNOWLEDGABLE STAFF. THE MAIN ISSUE BEING COMPUTERS; WHEN NOT SERVICED PROPERLY, A CHAIN REACTION OCCURS THROUGOUT COMPONENTS. AN ISSUE CAN ARRISE WHERE YOU LEAST EXPECT IT. I CONTACTED NATIONAL LEVEL JEEP FOR HELP; NO AVAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383150December 12, 2020
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS A DELAY WHEN GOING FROM STATIONARY TO ACCELERATING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 2015 JEEPS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE, BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON MINE WHICH IS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE FIRST HAND IS NOT ON OF THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377165November 30, 2020
SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT WITH 104K MILES. BOTH REAR KNUCKLES NEED REPLACED AND THE BUSHINGS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE IS SEVERELY WORN MORE THAN THE OTHER. THERE ARE NO LOCAL DEALERS WHO CAN GET THEM AS THEY ARE BACK ORDERED THROUGH CHRYSLER. ONE DEALER IS SHOWING 30+ ORDERED THROUGH THEIR DEALERSHIP ALONE. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORPORATE DIRECTLY WITH NO LUCK OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. MY LOCAL TECHNICIAN SAID THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH WINTER COMING TO MY AREA AND THAT IS MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL AS INTENDED. THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! THE PART # PROVIDED FROM THE DEALERS IS 5090072AE. WHILE RESEARCHING VARIOUS SITES FOR ANOTHER SOURCE, I AM ONLY ABLE TO FIND 5090072AD, WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE RIGHT PART BUT DOES NOT MATCH PART NUMBERS. HOW DO I GET A PART THAT MY VEHICLE REQUIRES TO FUNCTION SAFELY AND KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE (NEW BORN CHILD) WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WON'T PROVIDE ME THE PART OR GIVE ME AN UPDATE ON WHEN ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375067November 17, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
*LAG RESPONSE AT COMPLETE STOP WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATION PEDAL. NOT SAFE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. *THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TAPPING ENGINE NOISE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374817November 16, 2020
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE CONTINOUSLY FLASHES ERROR CODE 'SERVICE SHIFTER' ON DASH SCREEN. IN ADDITION ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. ABLE TO CLEAR FAULT BE RESTARTING VEHICLE. DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT SHIFTING OF VEHICLE. BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF PAST YEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374867November 16, 2020
POWER TRAIN
UNDER THE CHRYSLER WARRANTY, MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION RESULTED IN COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. RIGHT NOW, (OUT OF WARRANTY) THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT HAS FAILED. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE RECENT RECALL THAT REQUIRED A FLASH OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO PREVENT DETERIORATION OF "SPLINES" WITHIN THE UNIT. I HAD THAT DONE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. NOW THE ENTIRE TRANSFER CASE IS CLATTERING AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL. I AM BEING ASKED TO PAY OVER $3,200 INCLUDING TODAY'S DIAGNOSIS AND WAIT 3 OR MORE WEEKS TO BACKORDER THE PART. I WILL PROCEED WITH THE WORK, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NO CLEAR TIMELINE, SO I PARKED THE CAR AS IT IS APPARENTLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, EVEN IF I COULD STAND THE NOISE. I BELIEVE THIS IS PART OF THE PRIOR RECALL AND WANT HELP TO TRY TO DETERMINE THIS. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS REPORT IS REALLY JUST A BOOKMARK IN CASE YOU ALL DECIDE TO INVESTIGATE IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE SAME THING. THE TRANSFER UNIT CLATTERS WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS TO MAKE THE WHEELS TURN. I HAVE HAD IT ASSESSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FIRST, THEN THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT MUST BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374257November 12, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LAFONTAINE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF LANSING (6131 S PENNSYLVANIA AVE, LANSING, MI 48911) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,284.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374354November 12, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH AND THE SHIFTER HAD RED LIGHT LIGHT UP FOR PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL DRIVE AND MANUAL. UPON MORE RESEARCH MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVING TO HAVE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AND WIRING HARNESS REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373582November 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
JUST AFTER I STARTED JEEP. I HAD A WARNING BEEP. DASH HAS SERVICE SHIFTER ON IT. ALL THE LIGHTS ALONG THE SHIFTER WERE LIT UP AS IF SHIFTER WAS IN ALL THE POSITIONS. DROVE IT A SHORT DISTANCE. STOPPED TURNED OFF IGNITION. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND IT WAS CLEARED UP. HAVE 59036 MILES ON JEEP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373510November 6, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR WAS PARKED AT A GAS STATION WHEN THE CAR WAS TURN ON THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND IT STARTED SHAKING THEN THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON , ALSO THE D WAS FLASHING AND THE LIGHT FOR ICE CONTROL WAS FLASHING AS WELL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373199November 5, 2020
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
ON A SUNDAY THE 25TH OCTOBER MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME GETTING READY TO GO TO THE SHOPS DIDN'T WANT TO GO FORWARD BUT IT WAS AUTOMATICALLY REVERSING. IT CHANGED TO LOW GEAR AND DIDN'T WANNA INCREASE SPEED ABOVE 40KM/HR, IT DEACTIVATED ALL SENSORS. IT LOST POWER AND STARTED JACKING BUT WAS ONLY REVERSING. I CALLED JEEP SA SANDTON ON MONDAY AS IT DID THE SAME THING THEY SAID IT MUST BE TOWN MUST TOWED. ON ARRIVAL I WAS TOLD M VEHICLE HAS PTU PROBLEM, IT IS NOT TRANSMITTING POWER TO THE FRONT WHEELS. AND I NEED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF PTU. I ASKED WHAT CAUSES THIS PTU, THE SERVICE GIRLS SAID SHE DOESN'T KNOW. I GOOGLED AND DISCOVERED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PTU SOFTWARE UPDATE BECAUSE THESE CARS EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. BUT NO ONE INFORMED ME DESPITE THAT MY CAR WENT FOR A SERVICE WITH JEEP IN MAY. THE DEALER AND FCA JOHANNESBURG IS REFUSING TO FIX THE DAMAGE AND TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE, THE CAR HAS BEEN WITH THEM FOR 2 WEEKS, AND I AM TOLD I NEED TO PAY, WHILE THE INFORMATION IS CLEAR THAT THE RECALL WAS WORLDWIDE, AND IRRESPECTIVE IF YOUR CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANT OR NOT THE PTU NEEDS TO BE UPDATED AND REPLACED BY DEALER FREE OF CHARGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372605November 2, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM, EVEN WHEN USING HIGH BEAMS. THIS WAS A TERRIBLE DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BEEN CHANGED IN RECENT JEEP MODELS, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN OFFERED TO CONVERT PREVIOUS OWNER'S CARS. JEEP NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS AS IT'S A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372298October 29, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN STARTING MY CAR IT DID NOT WANT TO START AND THEN IT DID AND ALL THIS HAPPENED,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT 4WD TEMPORALLY UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE PARK BRAKE , AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. AT AUTO ZONE THE CODE STATED WATCHDOG PERFORMANCE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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