Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2017)

1,338 consumer complaints on file.

#11252266August 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SEVERAL TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, INCLUDING TODAY; WHEN DRIVING MORE THAN 25-35 MILES THERE WILL BE A "SERVICE SHIFTER" NOTIFICATION AND THE ASSOCIATED 'DING' NOISE NOTIFICATION THAT COMES ON. THIS NOTIFICATION BLOCKS ANY ACTION ON THE SCREEN BETWEEN THE SPEEDOMETER AND RPM MONITOR AND ONLY SUCCESSFULLY GOES AWAY WHEN TURNING THE JEEP COMPLETELY OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IN MOTION, PARTICULARLY ON HIGHWAYS, AND SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IF I HAVE USED OR AM USING CRUISE CONTROL ON THE TRIP. IT ALSO ILLUMINATES ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER (PNRD +/-). IT SEEMS THAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A MORE SERIOUS ISSUE WITH SHIFTING, CAUSE ME TO BECOME STRANDED, OR BECOME DANGEROUS FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252299August 29, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CHEROKEE (2017) HAS ZF 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION. WHEN CHANGING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR DRIVE TO REVERSE TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. ALSO HAPPENS WHEN MAKING TURNS OR GOING UP A HILL AND PUSHING GAS PEDAL TO RECOVER SPEED. ENTERING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR PASSING HAS SLOW RESPONSE TO GAS PEDAL. JEEP SAYS IT'S NORMAL. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE ACCIDENTS AND POSSIBLY DIE FROM THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246629August 27, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN I START MY VEHICLE THE ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER LIGHT UP. THE DASH WILL THEN SAY THE MESSAGE "SERVICE SHIFTER NOW". THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE MESSAGE IS TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. SOMETIMES 3 OR 4 TIMES IN A ROW. LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I HOOKED UP A TESTER TO SEE IF IT GAVE A CODE. IT GAVE CODE U0164 "LOST COMMUNICATION WITH HVAC CONTROL MODULE". I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE DASH SAID "NO BUS" AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER MY FRONT WINDOWS, RADIO, TOUCH SCREEN OR HVAC. MY HEATER WAS ON HIGH AND SO WAS THE FAN. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO CHANGE IT. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF FOR APX. 15 MINUTES OR SO IT CORRECTED ITSELF. SPEEDS VARIED FROM 0 MPH UP TO 60 MPH. SOMETIMES HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE MESSAGE BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T GO AWAY AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246216August 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING A WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT SAYS "SERVICE SHIFTER", THE CAR DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE PROBLEMS, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME AFTER INSPECTION IT WILL BE $600 AS THE HARNESS IS BAD. IF I DO NOT REPLACE THE CAR CAN BECOME CONFUSED ON WHAT GEAR IT IS IN AND RANDOMLY SHIFT, MAJOR CONCERN IF YOU ARE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11245284August 20, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT COMING ON WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED EVERY OTHER DAY. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT MOTOR DOWN AND RESTART AND WILL COME ON AGAIN IN A FEW DAYS..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244856August 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST SPEED AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. A WARNING POPPED UP "SHIFT TO PARK OR NEUTRAL PRESS BRAKE + SELECT GEAR". AT THE SAME TIME ON THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE, THE RED LIGHT THAT HIGHLIGHTED I WAS IN DRIVE BEGAN TO BLINK, I LOST ALL ABILITY TO DRIVE MY CAR, AND HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK. TURNED THE CAR OFF, TRIED TO RESTART AND THE CAR WOULD SPUTTER, BUT EVENTUALLY CATCH. HAPPENED TWICE - TWO DAYS IN A ROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244873August 19, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW FORM THE DEALER (FARRISH CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM AT 9610 FAIRFAX BLVD. VA 22031 AND IT ALWAYS HAVE ISSUES AND STOPS RUNNING, AND I HAVE TO DROP IT OFF TO THEIR SHOP AND IT TAKES FEW DAYS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSE ME SOME PROBLEMS TO STRUGGLE WITH MY WORK SCHEDULE AND MY SON SCHOOL AND OTHER FAMILY SCHEDULES. SO I NEED TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AS I AM A SINGLE MOM AND I NEED TO NOT STRUGGLE MUCH WITH A NEW VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244600August 17, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DIAGNOSED A BEZEL KITSHIFT AND WIRING SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PARTS ARE ON A ONE MONTH BACKORDER INDICATING HUGE DEMAND FOR PARTS. SURPRISED IT WAS NOT RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244552August 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 'SERVICE SHIFTER' WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE AND THE SHIFTER CONTROL MODULE AND WIRING HARNESS WAS REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 10 MONTHS SINCE THAT SERVICE. CHRYSLER HAS A WARNING NOTED BUT IT'S NOT A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244472August 16, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IN THE HIGHWAY AND WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR I HAD THE BRAKE ,ABS, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT UP. I WASN'T ABLE TO DRIVE IT AFTERWARDS. I HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE AND WAIT A BIT THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES.I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE NO RECALLS.MY VEHICLE HAS 50,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE IT HAD 25,000. THD DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED ME MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND UNABLE TO FIX IT UNLESS I PAY OUT OF POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244459August 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEALER REPLACED SHIFTER ASSSY BUT STILL GETTING FREQUENT 'SERVICE SHIFTER ERROR MESSAGES. DEALER ALSO COMPLETED ANY RECALLS AND NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. STILL GETTING THE ERROR MESSAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243928August 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING, A MESSAGE CAME UP ON CENTER DISPLAY ADVISING, "SERVICE SHIFTER". ONCE THIS HAPPENED ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER SELECTOR LIGHT UP (PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE, -, +). WE WERE IN A 45MPH ZONE WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE LIGHT NEVER TURNED OFF DURING THE ENTIRE 40 MINUTE DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242668August 8, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHEN DRIVING SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON AND BATTERY LIGHT. LOSES POWER, SHUTS DOWN AND WHEN TRYING TO RESTART ACTS LIKE SOMETHING IS STICKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242703August 8, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN MOTION 3 TIMES NOW ALL SHIFTING LIGHTS LIGHT AND WE GET ERROR MESSAGE SERVICE SHIFTER SOON. ONCE IT STARTED RUNNING RUFF AND FELT LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT WITHOUT HUMAN INPUT. PULLED OVER TURNED OFF WAITED SHORT TIME STARTED AND ERROR WAS GONE. THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED TURNED OFF CLEARED ON RESTART AND DROVE 1/4 MILE CAME BACK ON. NO DEALER IN AREA CLAMES TO HAVE EVER HEARD OF IT. I CAN FIND OTHERS ON ONLINE FORMS WITH SAME ISSUE DEALERS ALSO SAYING NEVER HEARD OF IT. A FIX NEEDS TO BE FOUND OTHERWISE THIS IS AN EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE LAWN ORNAMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242336August 7, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. ADDITIONAL OIL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TURNERSVILLE CHRYSLER JEEP (3100 ROUTE 42, SICKLERVILLE, NJ 08081) AND LILLISTON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP (1501 N 2ND ST #47, MILLVILLE, NJ 08332, (856) 825-1937) WHERE AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11242313August 7, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
'SERVICE SHIFTER' MESSAGE AS WELL AS 4WD SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE' ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER ILLUMINATE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11241926August 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SERVICE SHIFTER NOTIFICATION CAME ON AGAIN. I HAD IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 33704 MILES. CAME ON AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 50,000. CALLED DEALERSHIP, NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. LOOKED ONLINE, THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH CHEROKEE'S AND FGA WILL NOT DO A RECALL. **THIS NOTIFICATION CAMES UP ON THE HUD AND CANNOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT SERVICE, THUS MAKING MY DISPLAY USELESS.**
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240911July 31, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY "SHIFTER NEEDS SERVICE" LIGHT COMES ON, ALONG WITH ALL OF THE OTHER LIGHTS AND I AM FORCED TO STOP MY CAR, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHT TO GO AWAY. I HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR SERVICE BUT THEY WILL NEED IT A MINIMUM OF 2 DAYS. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. WONDERING WHY NOT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240292July 29, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL. NAPLETON'S RIVER OAKS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (17225 TORRENCE AVE, LANSING, IL 60438, (708) 782-4768) PERFORMED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE. WHEN THE CONTACT WENT ON A SHORT ROAD TRIP, HE NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS CLOSE TO TWO QUARTS LOW. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER AND ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER TO CALL HIM BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY UNDER A THREE YEAR WARRANTY. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER KNEW OF THE FAILURE PRIOR TO SELLING HIM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,485.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11240150July 28, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 CHEROKEE LATITUDE ON THE INTERSTATE, A "SERVICE SHFTER" WARNING APPEARED AND ALL THE RED LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER (P, R, N &D) ALL ILLUMINATED. I WAS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM A CUSTOMER, SO I PULLED IN AND PUT THE JEEP IN PARK. HOWEVER, WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, THE JEEP WENT FORWARD HITTING MY CUSTOMERS FENCE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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