Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2017)

1,338 consumer complaints on file.

#11182069February 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY ABOUT 65 MPH IN MOTION AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER NOTICE CAME ON AND ALL THE GEARS TO THE RIGHT WERE LIT UP BRIGHT RED! I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST NIGHT AT 6:30! I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WAS REAR ENDED ON THE HWY AND MY OTHER CAR WAS TOTALLED, I AM A SINGLE MOM OF THREE AND JUST HAD THE ACCIDENT AND IN PAIN AND GO BUY THE JEEP AND NOW THIS SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON THE DAY AFTER I BUY IT!!!! JUST MY LUCK. THIS IS UNSAFE AND HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLES TO LOCK UP AND 2 OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE REPORTED THE CAR GETTING TOTALLED DUE TO IT LOCKING UP WHILE DRIVING. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR I WILL ENDING UP CONTACTING A LAWYER FOR A RECAL NOT BEING PUT OUT DUE TO THE HIGH HEAVY VOLUME OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THE MASS PRODUCTION OF THE ISSUE. *DT *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11179827February 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORTED OUT AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE ALSO STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174526February 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. LOST ALL POWER. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WHEN I WENT TO RESTART THE CAR IT SAID PUT CAR IN PARK POSITION. IT WAS ALREADY IN PARK. CAR RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. *BF... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173669February 2, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
THREE TIMES WHILE ACTIVELY MOVING IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ABLE TO BE STOPPED SAFELY AND PLACED INTO PARK. THE ELECTRICAL WORKS SO HAZARD LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE ENGAGED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO RESTART ON THE FIRST FEW ATTEMPTS. ULTIMATELY IT WILL RESTART. THE SERVICE REP INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES AND HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THIS ON THIS MODEL. HE NOTED THE ENGINE HAS LOOSE TOLERANCES TO ACHIEVE THE MILEAGE RATING. AS A RESULT IT LOOSES OIL RAPIDLY. AND JEEP IMPLEMENTED ENGINE SENSORS TO STOP THE ENGINE WHEN THE OIL IS LOW. THE SENSORS DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR AT WHAT SPEEDS. I CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IMMEDIATELY, TO WHICH WE GOT AN ANSWER TO DROP IT OFF, THEY WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT IT WHEN THEY GET TO IT. THIS VENDOR AND VEHICLE HAVE HAD OVER A DOZEN SIGNIFICANT RECALLS AND NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173618February 1, 2019
ENGINE
MY CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING TO STOP AND STALLED GOING 15 MILES PER HOUR. LOST POWER BRAKES POWER STEERING AND ALMOST WAS UNABLE TO STOP HAD TO VEER OFF ROAD TO AVOID GOING INTO INTERSECTION. CAR STARTED UP AGAIN AFTER 2ND ATTEMPT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED THE OIL AND SAID THE OIL WASN'T READING ON THE DIPSTICK. IT HAD BEEN LESS THAN 4,000 MILES SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE. AFTER DOING AN OIL CHANGE THEN DOING AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AFTER ONLY 1000 MILES MY VECHICLE SHOWED THAT IT USED 1/2 QUART OF OIL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THEY HAVE HAD WITH 2.4 ENGINE WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN BY CHRYSLER, HOWEVER THEIR NEGLIGENCE OF NOT NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OR CORRECTING THE ISSUE IS GOING TO CAUSE INJURY AND HARM NOT ONLY TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES BUT ALSO ANYONE THAT IS IN THE WAY OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DOES NOT STOP. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE TO LOOSE 1/2 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES. BUT WHEN BUYING THE VEHICLE I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL LIFE GAUGE WOULD INSTRUCT ME WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE APPROX EVERY 5000-6000MILES. GOING BY THAT I STILL HAD OVER 50% OIL LIFE WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND I HAD NO OIL READING ON THE DIPSTICK. AS I HAVE BEEN READING UP ON THIS ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES I LEARNED THAT THE CAR STALLS AS A SAFETY MECHANISM TO AVOID HARMING THE ENGINE. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173196January 31, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WE HAVE HAD THIS JEEP FOR ONE YEAR. THE THE FIRST REPAIR WAS TO SERVICE THE BRAKES SYSTEM AFTER 1200 MILES. TODAY SAME THING AGAIN. I GOT IN MY JEEP TO RUN AN ERRAND AND STARTED THE CAR PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO PLACE THE CAR IN REVERSE AND HEAR A HISSING SOUND UNDER THE DASH. THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AGAIN I KNOW THIS BECAUSE ITS HAPPENED AT 1200 MILES ALSO AND THE DEALER REPLACED IT ALREADY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172530January 28, 2019
ENGINE
2017 JEEP CHEROKEE STALLS ON RIGHT HAND TURNS USUALLY WITH AN INCLINE, BUT TWO DAYS AGO ON THE LEVEL SECONDARY ROAD IT STALLED . THERE IS AN OIL CONSUMPTION, OIL SENSOR, OR OIL PUMP PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS FAIL SAFE. WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS ARE AT RISK OF REAR END COLLISION. PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES TO US.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171693January 23, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DON JACKSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 3950 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (770) 969-7229) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND AN OIL CHANGE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170473January 16, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ACCELERATED UPHILL. THE CAR DIED AND LOST ALL SYSTEMS INCLUDING STEERING AND LIMITED BRAKING. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND FOUND OUT THIS WAS DUE TO LOW OIL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 4 MONTHS. NO OIL INDICATOR EVER APPEARED IN EITHER INSTANCE. SAID IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE TO SAVE ENGINE BUT APPARENTLY NOT HUMAN LIVES. IT AS SCARY..I DO NOT TRUST THIS VEHICLE AND WHY IS IT CONSUMING SO MUCH OIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166805January 14, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND YOU'RE PRESSING THE BREAK, WHEN YOU ARE PRESSING THE BUTTON TO MOVE THE SHIFT THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE IGNITION WHERE THE KEY IS. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS 3 TIMES BECAUSE I'VE HAD A RENTAL CAR 3 TIMES. THEY ORDERED SOME PART, REPLACED SOMETHING AND THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. THAT'S WHEN THE TECHNICIAN SAYS THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THAT IT'S PROBABLY NORMAL BUT WHEN WE GOT INTO A DIFFERENT JEEP, SAME MAKE AND MODEL THE NOISE WASN'T THERE SO THAT'S NOT TRUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165978January 9, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
MY JEEP HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT AND I KEEP UP TO DATE ON OIL CHANGES (EVERY 500 MILES); HOWEVER, WHEN THE 5,000 MILE MARKER STARTS APPROACHING I WILL BE IN DRIVING IN A FORWARD MOTION AND THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP SAYING "SHIFT TO NEUTRAL OR PARK", THE GAS PEDAL TIGHTENS UP TO THE POINT I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO STEP ON IT ANYMORE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENS UP AND I CAN NO LONGER MOVE THAT. AT THIS POINT MY VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE MOST RECENT TIME (4,100 MILES AFTER MY LAST OIL CHANGE) I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE OTHER DAY AND THIS SAME THING HAPPENED. IT TAKES ABOUT 4 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO START WORKING AGAIN, BUT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST, AND THE DEALERSHIP SHRUGGED IT OFF. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS, A VEHICLE (EVEN WITHOUT A RECENT OIL CHANGE, LET ALONE A VEHICLE THAT IS UP TO DATE ON OIL CHANGES AND HASN'T HIT THE 5,000 MILE MARKER) SHOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. OBVIOUSLY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. AT ANY POINT, I FEEL AS THOUGH MY VEHICLE MIGHT STOP WORKING ON ME AT A RANDOM TIME (AGAIN WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER) AND CAUSE ME TO BE IN A SEVER ACCIDENT. THIS IS NOT A MATTER TO TAKE LIGHTLY, I HAVE BEEN CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP AND HAVE YET TO HAVE ANY HELP/ ISSUES RESOLVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11165137January 8, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE LOSING POWER UPON TURNING OR TAKE OFF, GEAR SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING. SHIFTING IS VIOLENT AND LOSS OF POWER MAJOR. NO LONG FEEL SAFE DRIVING AND ONLY HAS 44K MILES ON IT. DEALER HAS DONE ELECTRONIC UPDATE AND DID NOT FIX ISSUE, BUT MADE IT WORSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164451January 2, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AT 9000 MILES THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK TO DEALER AS A MECHANIC TOLD ME DO NOT PUT IN PARK. AT 40,000 MILES IT CAME ON AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE TCM HAD A RECALL ,,AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN BRING BACK ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER IT CAME ON AGAIN AND IS STILL IN SHOP. NOW I AM WORRIED AFTER A MECHANIC TOLD ME IT CAN LOCK UP THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRASH,,, I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ANY LONKER,, AND AM WORRIED FOR MY SELF AND FAMILY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164426January 2, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SERVICE SHIFTER ALERT SHOWS IN GAUGE AREA WHILE DRIVING. THEN ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFTER ALLUMINATE. PROBLEM IS RANDOM AND OCCURS ONE TO TWO TIMES A WEEK. THE VEHICLE IS ALWAYS IN MOTION WHEN THE ERROR HAPPENS. THE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS BEFORE I GET TO THE HIGHWAY. ALWAYS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN A FORWARD MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11164178December 31, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT 9000 MILES THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE CAME ON WHILE DRIVING FROM CARTHAGE TO GALVESTON TEXAS CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD DONT PLACE IN PARK TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP DROVE IT BACK TO MARSHALL TEXAS TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTER SO REPLACED THE ENTIRE SHIFTER.. AT 40,000 MILES SHIFTER LIGHT AGAIN TOOK TO DEALERSHIP IN CARTHAGE AND SAID THEY FIXED THE TCM TO TRANSMISSION. NOW AT 49000 IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN,REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS FROM SHIFTER TO TRANSMISSION. BEEN IN SHOP FOR A WEEK STILL NO WORD .THE SERVICE SHIFTER COMES ON EVEY TIME IT IS CRANKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163419December 26, 2018
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS AND GAUGES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE DEALER (KAHLO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 9900 PLEASANT ST, NOBLESVILLE, IN 46060, (317) 773-6363) RETAINED THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162936December 21, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WAS GETTING A "SERVICE SHIFTER" MESSAGE ON DASH AND BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP WHOM REPLACED THE SHIFTER MECHANISM UNDER WARRANTY ON JULY 11, 2018 AT 37,891 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT IT WAS OUR FAULT FOR LEAVING A CUP IN THE CUP HOLDER WHICH CAN SHORT OUT THE SHIFTER MECHANISM (SEEMS LIKE A BAD DESIGN IF YOU CANNOT USE A CUP HOLDER) NOW THE PROBLEM HAS COME UP AGAIN ON DECEMBER 21, 2018 WITH 54,230 MILES, MAKING THIS COMPONENT OUT OF WARRANTY. A CUP WAS NEVER LEFT IN THE CUP HOLDER AND WAS ONLY USED WHEN SOMEONE WAS IN THE CAR. I REALLY DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR A SHIFTER EVERY 6 MONTHS AS LONG AS I OWN THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM AND DUE TO THE NATURE OF IT BEING TIED TO THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR, IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY HIGH SAFETY CONCERN. THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED HAPPENING, IT OCCURRED FROM SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN ON TO OPERATE. THIS ISSUE BECAME WORSE AS TIME WENT ON. THIS LATEST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE BEFORE DRIVING. TURNED OFF CAR AND TURNED BACK ON AND IT DID NOT DISPLAY THE ERROR MESSAGE. I AM SURE THIS WILL OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE DAYS PASS SINCE I AM WRITING THIS AT THE TIME OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162425December 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF A CORNER, I LOST TOTAL POWER IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL, ITS AS IF THE NEUTRAL WAS SWITCHED ON BY ITSELF. ALL MY LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFTER LIT UP. MY DASH DISPLAYED A MESSAGE SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF THAT I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR PARK, PRESS THE BRAKE AND CHANGE THE GEAR BACK TO DRIVE. AS THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY THE DRIVER DRIVING BEHIND ME. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, PRESSED THE BRAKE, AND PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED IT AGAIN BUT THIS TIME I PUT IT IN PARK AND STILL NOTHING. SO I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. I WAITING ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND TRIED STARTING MY CAR WHICH IT WOULD NOT START. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER WERE STILL LIT UP AND THE DISPLAY MESSAGE STILL SAID THE SAME THING. THE CAR FINALLY STARTED AFTER ABOUT 5 TRIES. ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO CORRESPOND WITH THE MESSAGE THAT I GET SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK "SERVICE SHIFTER". I WENT TO THE DEALER TO GET THE SERVICE SHIFTER CHECKED OUT BUT SINCE I WAS PASSED THE 36K MILES, I HAD NO MORE WARRANTY. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND A LOT OF JEEP CHEROKEES ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. SOME WERE EVEN IN ACCIDENTS WITH THEIR CHEROKEES WHEN THEY LOST POWER IN THE DRIVE TRAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162447December 19, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN ON THE COOLER SIDE AFTER STARTING/, TAKE A TURN AND STALLS. 18000 MILES ON THE ENGINE. STARTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO AND GETTING WORSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162052December 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC SHIFTING AND A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TYSON DODGE (1 S.W FURNTAGE RD, SHOREWOOD, IL 60404) WHO REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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