Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#11325613May 22, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
SERVICE SHIFTER SHOWS ON DISPLAY, ALL THE LIGHTS ON SHIFTER LIGHT UP. I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND MANY REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON MANY YEARS. ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE WARNING GOES OUT, BUT COMES BACK ON IN A WEEK OR A MONTH. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP TO GET IT SERVICED. APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11325323May 20, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND MOTOR DIED WOULD NOT RESTART. MOTOR WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT RESTART. SINCE VEHICLE WAS IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND FOLKS HELPED PUSH IT TO A SAFE AREA. CALLED TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID IT ACTED LIKE A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, SO HE CHECKED THE FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP,IT WAS BLOWN, SO HE REPLACED. VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN FOR A MINUTE OR SO THEN MOTOR DIED. HE CHECKED FUSE AND IT HAD BLOWN AGAIN, SAID FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP. AFTER INSPECTION BY SHOP, WAS TOLD THAT THEY "FOUND FUEL PUMP SHORTING OUT INTERNALLY CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW, NECESSARY TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND FUSE." FIXED AND TEST DROVE CORRECTED PROBLEM. PER SERVICE INVOICE A MODULE KIT, FUEL PUMP/LEVEL UNIT PART NUMBER 68231311AB WAS REPLACED. SINCE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45990 MILES ON IT, SERVICE MANAGER SAID TO FILE WITH NHTSA SINCE THE JEEP CORP. HAS HAD MANY FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. HE HAS BEEN SEEING A RASH OF THIS SAME ISSUE LATELY. SAID COULD BE A RECALL FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN A VEHICLE JUST DIES WITH NO WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324619May 15, 2020
POWER TRAIN
AT STARTUP OF VEHICLE IN PARK AND KEYING ON, POWERTRAIN PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, 4WD TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE PARK BRAKE, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, FLASHING TRACTION CONTROL ALL HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT BUT IS VERY ROUGH AND STARTS IN 4TH GEAR. ALSO THE 'D' IS FLASHING AND ODOMETER FLASHES WHILE IN MOTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324095May 11, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A STOP START FEATURE TO CONSERVE FUEL USAGE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND HELD AT A STOPLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING AS IT SHOULD. THE PROBLEM IS THE STOP START FEATURE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED. THIS FEATURE HAS FAILED IN THE PAST AND REPAIRED MARCH 2018. FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UNTIL OCTOBER 2019 AND REMAINS IN A NOT WORKING CONDITION AS OF MAY 2020. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324065May 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES HESITATES TO ACCELERATE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS AFTER COMING TO A ROLLING STOP OR A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE AUTO START/STOP OFF. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY OTHER TIME I DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322805April 30, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. IT ONLY COMES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I SHUT THE JEEP OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT TEMPORARILY DISAPPEARS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 10 MILES OR 70 MILES, IT RANDOMLY COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME UNLESS I DRIVE IT THERE WITH THE LIGHT STILL ON. I KNOW NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? DOES IT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL OR THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WEARS OUT FOR THE GEAR SHIFTER????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322794April 30, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE JUMPS BACK WHEN EXITING OFF INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEED TO LOWER SPEED. ONCE YIELDED OR STOPPED AND HIT GAS PEDAL TO MOVE, VEHICLE JUMPS, POPS, DOESN'T ENGAGE TO MOVE FORWARD ON ACCELERATION. WHEN STOPPING AT A SIGN, HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY STOPPED SO VEHICLE KICKS BACK THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, THERE IS A HESITATION. VEHICLE KINDA LEAPS FORWARD AT FASTER SPEED THEN WHAT PRESSURE IS ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320898April 12, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SHIFT GEAR PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320785April 10, 2020
ENGINE
THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" NOTIFICATION ON THE DASH FIRST CAME ON IN DECEMBER 2018 - I TOOK IT TO LARRY MILLER DODGE, THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. NOW, I'M GETTING THAT SAME MESSAGE AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO LARRY MILLER DODGE, AND WAS TOLD FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE AND FIX, IT HAS TO BE ON BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. I DON'T RECALL THEM TELLING ME THAT THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. IN READING ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON CARGURUS WEBSITE ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" COMES ON THE DASH, AND ALL THE RED LIGHTS LIGHT UP BY THE SHIFTER. SO FAR, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES OCCUR WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE OR START THE CAR. BUT IT'S STARTING TO APPEAR MORE FREQUENTLY. I WOULD SAY IT'S COME ON APPROX. 6-7 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IT HAS COME ON BOTH IN MOTION AND JUST GETTING IN THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE IN THE MORNING. IT HAD HAPPENED BOTH IN THE CITY, AND ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320329April 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REFERENCE THE COMPLAINT LISTED BELOW ( NHTSA ID 11270672 ) ON OCTOBER 24, 2019. I HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE/PROBLEM CONCERNING THE GAS/FUEL CAP SENSOR SINCE NOVEMBER 2016. MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF HAVING IT FIXED AT LOCAL CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP WITH ZERO SUCCESS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM THE REFERENCED COMPLAINT BELOW IS THAT I HAVE NOT HAD A VAPOR TEST NOR HAVE I REPLACED MY GAS CAP BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT; VERBATIM : 'THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED.' IN ADDITION; THE FUEL/GAS CAP ISSUE IS ONLY ONE OF SEVERAL ISSUES THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED ALL WITH THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ' 'IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WE CAN'T FIX IT'. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER BRANDED VEHICLE AGAIN. LESSON LEARNED AS THIS CHEROKEE IS 'AN EVEN SWAP' FOR MY ORIGINAL CHEROKEE THAT WAS BOTH NEWLY PURCHASED & DEAD (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) ALL WITHIN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2014. SO FOR THE OWNER IN CARY, NC WHO POSTED (SEE BELOW) ' YOU ARE NOT ALONE! ''-ORIGINAL COMPLAINT'- OCTOBER 24, 2019 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11270672 COMPONENTS: ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11270672 INCIDENT DATE JULY 17, 2017 CONSUMER LOCATION CARY, NC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER [XXX] SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT CRASHNO FIRENO INJURIES0 DEATHS0 MY GAS CAP LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I APPARENTLY AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AS THEY NEED A FLASH TO RESET THE MOTHERBOARD. IN THE MEANTIME TO RULE THINGS OUT I HAD TO HAVE THE VAPOR TEST DONE AND REPLACE THE GAS CAP WHICH OF COURSE SOLVEE NOTHING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320346April 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BATTERY DIED WE CHANGED IT TO A NEW ONE AND IT GAVE AN ERROR. THE GEARBOX GETS STUCK ONCE IN N, WHEN ITS IN N IT WONT CHANGE TO D OR R.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318978March 22, 2020
POWER TRAIN
HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SAYS SERVICE PARK BRAKE. THE TRACTION AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. JERKS REALLY BAD AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU CAN GET IT TO SHIFT. MY JEEP WAS PARKED OUT FRONT OF MY HOUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318760March 20, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE LIGHT BULB 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS . I KEEP SPENDING 60-80$ FOR THESE REPLACEMENTS JUST FOR IT TO GO OUT IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. MY PASSAGES SIDE HAS NEVER GONE OUT , ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE . THE BULB ISN'T BURNT OUT , YET IT WON'T TURN ON . IT DID THIS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO TURN OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. LUCKILY MY FOG LIGHTS, WHICH HAVE NEVER WENT OUT ON ME, HELP ME SEE THE ROADS AT NIGHT . I JUST CAN'T RISK DRIVING AND GETTING A TICKET FOR THE HEADLIGHT OUT BUT I ALSO CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THE ONE BULB THAT CONSTANTLY GOES OUT . THERE ISN'T ANY CONDENSATION IN THERE EITHER SO I'M NOT SURE WHY IT KEEPS GOING OUT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11318054March 14, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN. THERE IS CHUGGING WITH MY TRANSMISSION, AND A LOT OF VIBRATION. I AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD ANYTHING WITHOUT HAVING A MECHANIC TAKE EVERYTHING APART TO EXPOSE IT, AND I CAN'T AFFORD THAT AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317730March 12, 2020
WHEELS
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW WHEEL BEARING WAS NOT TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE OTHER WHEELS WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED FROM ST. LOUIS INTO SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS DID THEY MAKE YOU PAY FOR THE TOW JEEP DID NOT REFUND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316300March 5, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OCT. 2019: BLARING RADIO, U-CONNECT SYSTEM FAILURE (BATTERY REPLACED)-GARAGE AT HOME AND LOCAL SUBURBAN AREA DEC. 2019: RADIO VOLUME CONTROL DIDN'T WORK, MUTE BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, MUTE BUTTON UNMUTED ITSELF (TWICE IN A 5-7 MINUTE PERIOD), VOLUME ADJUSTING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN-HAPPENED 8:10 AM JAN. 2020: AUDIO STUCK ON RELIGIOUS STATION, BUT INFO SCREEN BLANK-BLACK (9:45 AM AND 10:10 AM. HAPPENED AFTER I STOPPED TO GET GAS AT A SUBURBAN LOCATION) MARCH 2020: RADIO UNMUTED ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES ON ITS OWN AND WHEN I PRESSED THE MUTE BUTTON-IT DIDN'T WORK (SUBURBS) MARCH 2020: AM-UNABLE TO ADJUST VOLUME-STUCK FOLLOWED BY BLARING VOLUME AFTER I HAD TURNED THE VOLUME BUTTON DOWN. LATER-SAME DAY-RADIO STATION CHANGED TO A RELIGIOUS STATION (NOT THE STATION I HAD ON PREVIOUSLY) AIR PRESSURE LIGHT GOES ON CONSTANTLY START AND STOP SYSTEM MESSAGE GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY THIS JEEP HAS JUST OVER 36,000 MILES. RADIO INCIDENCES HAVE OCCURRED BOTH WHILE SITTING STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315724March 2, 2020
POWER TRAIN
SHIFTER--THE VEHICLE IS RENDERED INOPERABLE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR TO DRIVE. WHILE WE'VE TRIED TO FIND A PATTERN, THE ISSUE'S RECURRENCE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND HAS YET TO BE DIAGNOSED DESPITE COUNTLESS TRIPS TO AND CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR DEALER AND WITH CHRYSLER. THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT WE'VE FILED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE WITH THE NHTSA (6/19/18). SUMMARY: THE DASH DISPLAYS/FLASHES "SERVICE SHIFTER"/ALL OTHER COMPONENT LIGHTS, WARNING BELLS RING AND EVERY GEAR LIGHT ON THE SHIFTER LEVER ILLUMINATES. SOME INCIDENTS PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SHUTTING OFF/RESTARTING OR FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS. WE'VE LEARNED WE MUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART, SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES, IN ORDER FOR IT TO BECOME OPERABLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR VARYING AMOUNTS OF TIME. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND FOR OUR SAFETY WE MUST STOP, SHUT DOWN AND RESTART; IT ALSO HAS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT AT AN INTERSECTION OR OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, BOTH OF WHICH ARE FRIGHTENING SINCE WE FIND OURSELVES STUCK IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ACCELERATION ISSUES--IN ADDITION, ABRUPT LURCHING FORWARD, HESITATIONS AFTER STOPPING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION POWER (GAS PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR BUT CAR WON'T PICK UP SPEED) HAVE OCCURRED. WE HAVE HAD IT TO TWO DEALERS ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MUST BE ON TO DIAGNOSE; THE ONE TIME IT WAS TESTED, THE EVENT WASN'T ACTIVE AND THE CODES WERE STORED (OVER 40 WERE DISPLAYED) AND OF NO HELP. THEY ONLY WILL SAY THAT THE CAR IS LOSING COMMUNICATIONS AND DESPITE ALL THAT'S BEEN DONE TO THIS POINT, CAN'T GUARANTEE THEY'LL EVER BE ABLE TO DETERMINE A FIX FOR IT. THE PCM HAS BEEN REPROGRAMMED FOUR TIMES; TCM HAS BEEN REPLACED/UPDATED FOUR TIMES; SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY REPLACED; SHIFT LEVER GREASED; TRANS AXLE WIRING HARNESS REPLACED TWO TIMES; SHIFT LEVER BEZEL/WIRING REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315391March 1, 2020
POWER TRAIN
IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER (P R N D) TURN RED. SERVICE SHIFTER APPEARS IN DISPLAY AND REMAINS UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. WILL NOT DISPLAY ODOMETER OR ANY OTHER INFO WHILE SERVICE SHIFTER IS DISPLAYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11312277February 29, 2020
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
ZF 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION, IT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE IN A LOW SPEED CITY DRIVING CONDITION, AT A LOW SPEED WHEN I PRESS GAS CAR WONT MOVE AND THEN SUDDENLY CAR JUMPS . JUST LIKE WHEN YOU RELEASE CLATCH IN A MANUAL CAR AT A HIGH RPM ,
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315332February 29, 2020
ENGINE
WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AND AT ALL RATES OF SPEED, WHILE BRAKING, WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRONICS HAVE SHUT OFF. DIFFICULT TO SAFELY EXIT THE ROAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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