Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2017)

1,338 consumer complaints on file.

#11317006March 9, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED GOING. IT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. THE CHECK ENGINE, SERVICE TRANSMISSION,SERVICE PARKING BRAKE, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ALL LIT UP ON THE CAR. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL JEEP CHEROKEES MANUFACTURED IN 2015, 2016 (MAY ALSO INCLUDE MY 2017) HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. IT TOOK THEM FOREVER TO FIGURE IT OUT. IN THE MEANTIME, I'M INCURRING RENTAL CAR FEES AND HAVE ZERO IDEA OF WHAT IT WILL COST TO FIX. JEEP SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE NOT THAT OF THE OWNER. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO SAME THING EXCEPT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP MOVING IT JUST TOOK FOREVER TO GET OUT OF FIRST/SECOND GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317092March 9, 2020
AIR BAGS
LAST MONTH I WAS IN A FRONT IMPACT COLLISION CAUSING MY 2017 TO BE TOTALED. HOWEVER THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!! ITS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME! TTHIS DEFAULT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY!
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316831March 8, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I KEEP GETTING A SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT ON DASH AFTER DRIVING 30 SOME MILES. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT GOES AWAY. I WILL ALSO GET A NO STOP START AVAILABLE EVERY OTHER TIME I START MY CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC BUT HE CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE CAR LOG ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER JEEP OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT IT SEEMS THERE WAS NO REAL SOLUTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316719March 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
DASH BOARD SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON AND ON THE FLOOR SHIFTER LIGHTS ARE ALSO LIT. HAS OCCURRED ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING IN MOTION. I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. HAS OCCURRED MORE OFTEN RECENTLY. IT IS A DANGEROUS SPECIFIC MOTION. I AM SUBMITTING THIS INCIDENT INTO THIS NHTSA DATABASE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316751March 7, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:WHEEL CYLINDERS
MY SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT HAS CAME UP 3 SEPARATE TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT CAME ON, MY JEEP TOOK ITSELF FROM DRIVE TO PARK WHILE I WAS IN MOTION, LOCKING UP MY TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT GET MY PARK BACK INTO DRIVE, AND IT CAUSED ME TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. IT HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY BLUETOOTH AND MY RADIO MALFUNCTIONING. IT CHANGES STATIONS AND VOLUME BY ITSELF, SWITCHES BETWEEN AM AND FM AND CHANGES VOLUME RANDOMLY. MY U CONNECT BLUETOOTH STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY.*DT*TP CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND THE TIRES HAD LOCKED UP. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN FRIDAY MARCH 13TH. WHILE DRIVING SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND REPAIRED.*JB*DT*TP*DT*DT *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316758March 7, 2020
ENGINE
THE ISSUE STARTED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY I HAD ZERO ACCELERATION. IT WAS AS THOUGH I WAS IN NEUTRAL . I STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. STILL NO RESPONSE . I ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK IN NEUTRAL THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE . IT ENGAGED INTO DRIVE BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME . I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JEEP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" . ONLY IT'S NOT FIXED . THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN SLOWING DOWN .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316776March 7, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2017 JEEP TRAILHAWK. BOUGHT NEW. CAR BEGAN RANDOMLY DISPLAYS "SERVICE SHIFTER" MESSAGE ON DASH JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36K MILES. LIGHTS UP GEAR SHIFTER LIGHTS AS WELL. COMES AND GOES. ONCE ON WON'T GO AWAY UNLESS CAR IS SHUT OFF. CANT SEE SPEED OR OTHER DISPLAYS. HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION OR AT STOP LIGHTS, ON SUBURBAN STREETS. ANY WEATHER . ANY SPEED. MAY BE WEEKS BEFORE IT COMES ON, OR DAYS OR EVEN HOURS. WHEN YOU SHUT OFF CAR SOMETIMES IT GOES AWAY, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. DODGE JEEP DEALER DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316008March 4, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT WAS ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEROKEE AND IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11316174March 4, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
MY JEEP ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS! SERVICE SHIFTER AND ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON THE SHIFTER. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THAT ALERT APPEARED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315402March 1, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 'SERVICE SHIFTER' WARNING POPS UP AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER TURN RED. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE I AM DRIVING AND SCARES ME. IT WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO SEE ANY OTHER SCREEN WHILE ON. I HAVE HEARD THAT IT CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO NOT GO INTO PARK... I HAVE READ 100'S OF OTHER S HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 2014-2018 MODELS. THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ONCE IN REVERSE BACKING OUT THE DRIVEWAY, AND ONCE WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70+ MPH. I STOPPED THE CAR BOTH TIMES, SHIFT IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE WARNING AND LIGHTS WENT OFF. BUT WHAT IF I CAN NOT PUT IT IN PARK NEXT TIME. WHAT HAPPENS THEN. THE DEALERS ARE REPLACING WIRING HARNESS ONLY TO HAVE THE ISSUE HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE IS NO CLEAR REASON OR FIX FOR THIS ISSUE SO IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11315455March 1, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, SO NO LONGER HAVE A WARRANTY FIRST OF ALL... BUT 3 TIMES SO FAR IN THIS LITTLE AMOUNT OF TIME, THE DASH WILL LIGHT UP & THEN "SERVICE SHIFTER" POPS UP. IT WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL YOU TURN YOUR CAR OFF...WHICH IF YOUR DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, YOU WILL HAVE NO ACCESS TO YOUR SPEED OR ANYTHING. I LOOKED IT UP, & OUR CAR IS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO DO THIS...& DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11312111February 28, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING. STATIONARY, OR IN MOTION. WARNING CAN'T BE FIXED AND BLOCKS READOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311888February 27, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT AND NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311656February 26, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JEEP THROWING 'SERVICE SHIFTER' MESSAGE AND LIGHTING UP THE ENTIRE SHIFTER. LOCKING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF IT ONLY CONTINUOUSLY TRIES TO TURN OVER INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF. THIS STARTED AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON A STRAIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD.*DT CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WIRING HARNESS IN THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED AND COULD NOT GUARANTEE A PERMANENT FIX. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN AND CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311670February 26, 2020
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED 6 TIMES WITHIN TEN DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEBANON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (518 W MAIN ST, LEBANON, OH 45038) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 2000 MILES AND TO THEN HAVE THE VEHICLE TESTED FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DEPENDING ON THE RESULT, THE MANUFACTURER MAY CHOOSE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE. THE OIL WAS TOPPED OF HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,732.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311701February 26, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED WHILE CLIMBING A SLIGHT HILL ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR FAILED TO STOP ACCELERATING AT 60 MPH (SET SPEED LIMIT). THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON NOR PRESSING THE BRAKES WOULD DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH AND FINALLY DISENGAGED. THIS WAS DURING THE NIGHT, WITH MODERATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 16 NEAR PORT ORCHARD, WA. THE DEALER (WEST HILLS CHRYSLER, BREMERTON WA) CANNOT FIND AN ERROR CODE AND REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I DEEM THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311343February 25, 2020
ENGINE
MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 6 TIMES IN A WEEK AND A HALF. ITS ALWAYS WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF START UP. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS, THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START IT BACK UP. ALL 6 TIMES IT HAS BEEN WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MILES AND HOUR AND HAS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE WITH AN ISSUE WITH THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHT COMING ON AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER WERE LIGHTING UP AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN. AT THAT TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS THE SHIFTER BEZEL AND THEY REPLACED IT. NOW WE ARE NOT GETTING A WARNING LIGHT AT ALL BEFORE THE CAR DIES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM ACTUALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY JEEP THAT I HAVE HAD FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS. WHEN TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE SAYING THEY HAVE HAD NO REPORTED ISSUES WITH THIS BEFORE. WE WILL FIND OUT TODAY WHAT THEY SAY AND I WILL REPOST. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON HERE FOR THE SAME THING AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, WHEN WE SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT WITH CRONIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN LEBANON OHIO, WE WERE TOLD THEY NO LONGER GIVE LOANER VEHICLES. WHEN DID THIS CHANGE? ESPECIALLY FOR AN ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11311127February 24, 2020
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GETTING A SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS WHILE MOVING. ALL THE SHIFT POSITIONS LIGHT UP ON THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE MAIN DISPLAY SHOWS "SERVICE SHIFTER". AFTER RESEARCH, I FIND MANY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON MULTIPLE JEEP CHEROKEE MESSAGE BOARDS ONLINE. MANY STATING THAT IT COMES BACK AFTER "REPAIR". HTTPS://CA.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T68742_DS990296 FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2019. NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN IT HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310567February 21, 2020
POWER TRAIN
WHILE IN MOTION, A SERVICE SHIFTER NOTIFICATION POPS UP. AT THE SAME TIME, ALL OF THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS NEXT TO THE GEAR SHIFTER LIGHT UP. OVER THE PAST 3 WEEKS THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, 2 OF WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST 2 DAYS AND 66 MILES APART. I'VE ATTACHED PHOTOS OF THE NOTIFICATIONS FROM THE 2 MOST RECENT OCCURRENCES, ALONG WITH A PHOTO OF THE ILLUMINATED GEAR INDICATORS. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ACROSS VARIOUS JEEP FORUMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310343February 20, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER CODE. APPEARED WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. JEEP DEALER FIXED. HAS OCCURED AGAIN AT 48,800 MILES. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO PAY FOR THIS DIAGNOSTIC ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER ARE LIT UP AND CODE WILL NOT DISAPPEAR FROM DISPLAY ON DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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