Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)
1,794 consumer complaints on file.
- #10893017August 3, 2016SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND RELIABILITY. WE HAVE THE TRAILHAWK VERSION OF THE CHEROKEE. WE ARE HAVING ISSUES OF A CLANK/BANG OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 40-42MPH; IT CAN BE FELT IN THE FLOORBOARD. SOMETIMES WE WILL GET THIS IN REVERSE WHEN WE START TO MOVE. THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION AND STEP ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENS OR IT SLOWING STARTS TO SPEED UP OR IT TAKES OFF LIKE A JACKRABBIT. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT. WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN WHAT TYPE OF REACTION WE ARE GOING TO GET. WILL IT MOVE OR MAYBE DECIDE TO MOVE EVENTUALLY. ALSO, NORMAL ACCELERATION SEEMS SPONGY OR BOUNCY. IT IS LIKE PRESSING GAS PEDAL DOWN (SLIGHTLY) THEN LETTING OFF; ON OFF, ON OFF, ON OFF. IT HAPPENS QUICKLY UNTIL WE REACH 20 PLUS MPH. IF WE SELECT THE SPORT MODE, I HAVE NOT NOTICED THE SPONGY FEELING ON ACCELERATION. I THINK THAT KNOWING HOW YOUR CAR IS GOING/SUPPOSED TO RESPOND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE OR PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS IMPORTANT THE SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING ONE'S VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE PARKING BRAKE REAPPLYING WHEN SHE IS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT HER WORK. THE PARKING LOT IS ON A SLOPE. SHE BACKS UP AND WHEN SHE TRIES TO GO FORWARD IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE. THEN SHE LOOKS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS BACK ON. SHE HAS TO TURN IT OFF AGAIN TO MOVE. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR HATCH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRIC LIFT MECHANISM. WE HAVE ISSUES WHEN IT WON'T OPEN ELECTRICALLY AND ISSUES WITH IT NOT LATCHING. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE CARGO AREA TO INTERFERE WITH THE HATCH OPERATION. WE HAVE ADDRESSED THESE ISSUES ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND HAVE LEFT MESSAGES WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE MESSAGES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20600 MILES ON THE 2015 CHEROKEE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10892340August 2, 2016POWER TRAIN
JEEP SHIFTS ROUGH WITH A BANG WHEN GOING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. DEALER UPDATED SOFTWARE BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, USUALLY ABOUT ONCE EVERY 30 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10891790July 30, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70 MPH WHEN JEEP DEVELOPED SEVERE HESITATION AND JERKING MOTION. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT TO PULL OFF TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. LIGHT INDICATOR ON DASH BOARD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN RESTARTED. LIGHT REMAINED ON DASH (NOT FLASHING), HOWEVER, PROCEEDED TO SEE IF CAR IS DRIVEABLE. TWO MORE OCCURRENCES OF SAME SYMPTOM. AGAIN, PULLED OVER AND DID SAME STOP/START AND THEN PROCEEDED. MANAGED TO GET HOME. IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. CURRENTLY HAS 12K ON VEHICLE. FOLLOWING DAY TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND PROBLEM DETERMINATION. WAS INFORMED THAT (5) SOFTWARE FLASHES WOULD BE UPDATED ON VEHICLE, ONE OF WHICH WAS A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FLASH. DROVE CAR HOME SAME DAY. I WILL NEED SOME TIME DRIVING JEEP TO SEE IF THESE SOFTWARE FLASHES HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW HOURS I DECIDED TO GET ON THE INTERNET TO INVESTIGATE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE, IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS. QUESTION? WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM BY DEALERSHIP OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATIONS OF RECALL, ETC. REALLY, THIS IS HOW IT WORKS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A FATALITY TO DO SOMETHING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER. HISTORY: I HAVE OWNED 1998 JEEP WRANGLER, 2001 DODGE DAKOTA, 2005 DODGE MAGNUM, NOW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE AND THE LIST GOES ON FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY. COME ON CHRYSLER YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. THERE IS A PROBLEM RELATED TO THESE (9 GEAR) TRANSMISSIONS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. DON'T WAIT TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. IF TRANSMISSION IS THE CULPRIT, THEN REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS. DRIVING HABITS REQUIRE FREQUENT TRAVEL THROUGH ATLANTA, GA TRAFFIC. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS YOU ARE TAKING A RISK DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA LET ALONE WITH KNOW VEHICLE PROBLEMS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10889007July 27, 2016ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES SPEWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10888851July 26, 2016STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVING ALONG ON A RURAL ROAD, NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. COMING DOWN A HILL AND OUT OF A CURVE, HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED, SOUNDING LIKE A SHOT GUN GOING OFF INSIDE THE CAR. GLASS CAME DOWN ALLL OVER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SUNROOF IS VISIBLY PUSHED UP AND OUT OF THE ROOF WITH NO IMPACTS FROM EXTERIOR. DEALER IS TELLING ME THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FORCE WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THEY SAY THAT PRESSURE CAN BUILD UP INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING AND THIS CAN SOMETIMES HAPPEN, WHICH SEEMS INDICATIVE OF A KNOWN ISSUE. I LOOKED ALL THROUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND FIND NO REFERENCE TO THE POSSIBILITY THIS COULD OCCUR WITH NORMAL USE OF THE A/C.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10888371July 22, 2016STEERING
CPSC: CHRYSLER: CONSUMER STATED JEEP CHEROKEES BASED ON YEARS 2014-2016 CAN DEVELOP A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN BEING TOWED BEHIND A MOTOR HOME. THE WOBBLE IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL. *SS THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING, WAS POORLY DESIGNED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10886274July 20, 2016POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HESITATES SOMETIMES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO GEAR UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN ACCELERATING TO 35 MPH THERE IS A HARD SHIFT INTO THE GEAR FOR THAT SPEED, THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM THE SIDE SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE HAD CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT AT LEAST 4 TIMES. 2 TIMES THEY HAVE UPDATED SOFTWARE FOR TRANSMISSION, BUT ONLY HAVE SEEN MINOR IMPROVEMENTS. STILL HAVING ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10885823July 19, 2016STEERING
WHILE JEEP IS BEING FLAT TOWED BEHIND MOTORHOME ON DOWN SLOPE & CURVE OF INTERSTATE FRONT WHEELS START SEVERE WOBBLE FORCING RIG TO BE STOPPED BEFORE ANY FORWARD MOTION CAN BE RESUMED. DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AS OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND OR BESIDE MY APPROXIMATELY 60FT LONG COMBO HAVE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY TO AVOID CONTACT. SIMILAR INSTANCES REPORTED NHTSA #10881635, 10872379, 10760794. WOULD MOLAR FLAT TOWING WIRING KIT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? WHAT IS THE PART # FOR THE WIRING KIT?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10885091July 15, 2016POWER TRAIN
I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY CITY ROAD WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED DEAD WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. AN ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILER HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY TO AVOID KILLING ME. THE AAA TOW TRUCK DRIVER COMMENTED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AND IT HAD SET OFF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. HE NOTED THAT HE HAD RESPONDED TO THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO WITH A JEEP CHEROKEE THE WEEK BEFORE. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR 21 DAYS WITHOUT ANY GOOD RESULTS IN SIGHT. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY INSTALLED ADMITTING THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY. I AM AWARE OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THEIR 2014 MODELS AND THERE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE ONE, IF THERE ISN'T ALREADY, FOR THE 2015 AND 2016 MODELS. THEY ARE NOT ADMITTING THE PROBLEM AND WILL NOT ADMIT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THERE ARE SEVERAL FATALITIES. SINCE I DO NOT PLAN TO BE AMONG THEM, I WANT A REFUND, NOT ANOTHER PIECE OF JUNK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10884811July 14, 2016POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WHEN I HAD 4,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I PURCHASED THE JEEP NEW ITS THE TRAIL HAWK ADDITION. NOW I HAVE 30,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION IS JUST TERRIBLE (EVEN AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IT NEVER RAN RIGHT). IT BUCKS WHEN IT SHIFTS, IT DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT FAST ENOUGH. IF I AM STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT AND I HAVE NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I GO FROM THE BRAKE TO THE GAS IT HESITATES AND JERKS LIKE THE CAR WAS 30 YEARS OLD AND HAD 200,000+ MILES ON THE TRANSMISSION. I AM HALF SCARED TO DRIVE AT NIGHT ALONE. I'M CURRENTLY GOING THRU A DIVORCE AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO IF THE CAR LEFT ME SIT IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA. I PURCHASE NEW CARS SO I DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BREAKING DOWN AND I UNDERSTAND ANY CAR NEW OR OLD CAN BREAK DOWN BUT ITS LESS LIKELY A NEW CAR WILL THEN AN OLDER CAR. JEEP NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10884172July 11, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALTERNATOR JUST WENT OUT, KILLED BATTERY,AND THE RED LIGHT WENT ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME,, NO WARNING, AGAIN ,ALL HAPPEN AT SAME TIME,AND WHILE DRIVING HOME,IN MOTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10883184July 7, 2016POWER TRAIN
WHEN STARTING OUT AND PRESSING LIGHTLY ON GAS PEDAL ENGINE CAUSES THE CAR TO ROCK SIDE TO SIDE. ANOTHER AND EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN AT A STOP AND PREPARING TO ENTER FLOW OF TRAFFIC. WHILE LIGHTLY PRESSING GAS PEDAL THE CAR SLIGHTLY REVS BUT DOES NOT MOVE, THEN ACCELERATES EXCESSIVELY CAUSING THE TIRES TO SCREECH. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO NARROWLY MISS GETTING HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC. THEN BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME TO CORRECT YOUR STEERING. WE WERE NOT TOLD OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF ENGINE WHEN WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM IN 2013. THAT IS DECEPTION. SO FAR WE HAVE HAD THE SOFTWARE FLASHED 2 TIMES AND WILL PURSUE LEGAL HELP WITH OHIO LEMON LAW IF PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM OR DEATH IF NEGLECTED. AFRAID TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10883091July 6, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE VEERING LEFT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A COMPUTER UPDATE. THE COMPUTER WAS UPDATED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DIMMED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10882876July 6, 2016ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAS BEEN ON FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE HAD IT. THEY HAVE SAID IT WAS INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS LOOSE AND SEVERAL PROGRAM UPDATES. THIS LAST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I HAVE USED 5 DIFFERENT FUELS AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SURGING WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND AT A STOP LIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10881204July 5, 2016STRUCTURE
2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR/ REPLACE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE RECALL 15V-393. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE TAILGATE STOPPED WORKING TWO MONTHS INTO OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE, DESPITE THE FACT THE TAILGATE WOULD NOT LATCH, WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED. A FEW WEEKS LATER, THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT SOON RESOLVED ITSELF WHEN THE HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10882736July 5, 2016POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE PURCHASED OUR 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE NEW AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF DRIVING THE JEEP WE STARTED TO NOTICE WHAT I WOULD CALL HORRIBLE LAG ISSUES. THE CAR WOULD DRIVE JERKY AND WHEN THE CAR WAS AT A STOP AND YOU APPLIED THE GAS TO GO, IT WOULD SEEM LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING THE GAS AND WILL HAVE A HARD TIME ACCELERATING. WE TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY DETECTED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY DID A COMPUTER UPDATE. SHORTLY AFTER, THE JEEP STARTED A VERY SCARY SELF ACCELERATION WHERE THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND TAKE OFF WITHOUT APPLYING GAS OR HAVING FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. THE JEEP WOULD LUNGE SO VIOLENTLY AND IT WAS HARD TO MAKE IT STOP AND TRIED TO LUNGE THRU THE BRAKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK IT SEVERAL TIMES AS BOTH OF THESE ISSUES HAPPEN AND MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. MY DAUGHTER WAS ALMOST IN A HORRIBLE COLLISION WITH A LARGE TRUCK AND REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LAGGING SO BAD MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN FROM A RED LIGHT. THANKFULLY THE TRUCK WAS ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND US AND WE DIDN'T GET HIT. WE INITIATED THE LEMON LAW ON THIS JEEP AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE JEEP HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICING MANY TIMES AND THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER JEEP OWNERS WITH EXACT FRIGHTENING CONCERNS. VERY UPSETTING AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL THE TIMES THE CAR HAS BEEN TO SERVICE FOR THIS AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM AND SAID THEY HAVE OTHER JEEPS WITH SAME CONCERNS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10882494July 4, 2016POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS JERKY, HARSH SHIFTS IN LOWER GEARS WENT ACCELERATING OR TURNING. IT HAS MADE THE TIRES CHURP A FEW TIMES SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING OR TURNING. SOMETIMES HANGS OUT IN 2ND OR 3RD GEARS AND WILL NOT SHIFT FOR 4 TO 5 SECONDS. WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, IT SOMETIMES TAKES 3 TO 4 SECONDS FOR DRIVE TO ENGAGE. WHEN AT CRUISING SPEED, IT RUNS AT 1000 TO 1200 RPM CAUSING IT TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE BECAUSE IT WON'T DOWNSHIFT WHEN I GIVE IT GAS. SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE I'LL SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND IT WON'T ENGAGE AND TELL ME TO "SHIFT TO P THEN DESIRED GEAR". BEEN TO DEALER 2 SEPARATE TIMES FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES, 3RD TIME WAS TOLD THAT'S JUST HOW THE VEHICLE RUNS, 4TH TIME REPLACED THE VALVE BODY ON THE TRANSMISSION TWICE BECAUSE THE FIRST ONE DIDN'T WORK, 5TH TIME THEY REPLACED THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION, AND 6TH TIME WAS TOLD THAT IS JUST HOW THE VEHICLE RUNS AGAIN. NONE OF THIS "FIXES" HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO MAKE IT ANY BETTER. WITH ALL THESE ISSUES, THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS VEHICLE IS THE CAUSE OF A ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10882366July 3, 2016ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRANS WANTS TO MAKE THE CARS SPEED UP WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO WHEN STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL THE JEEP HAS A LIFTING FEELING LIKE THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH ENGINE AND OR TRANS. THE DEALER TOLD NO PROBLEMS FOUND. BUT I NOW SEE SOME PEOPLE ARE COMING FORWARD TALK ABOUT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10882189July 1, 2016POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY. IF YOU DON'T STOP COMPLETELY, WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THEN IS DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST. THEY JEEP THEN LURCHES FORWARD. IT CAN BE HARD TO CONTROL WHEN TURNING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE IT'S FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10881382June 29, 2016POWER TRAIN
JEEP IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GETS WORSE AND WORSE. JUMPS AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY, RPM'S SPIKE WHEN COMING TO STOP CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP AND LUNGE FORWARD, HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ALREADY. STARTING TO SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD AFTER A ROLLING STOP FRONT TIRES BARKED AND SQUEALED AS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OFF. FAMILY FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH 14,000 MILES AND HAS OCCURRED SINCE 1500. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 40 TIMES HOWEVER DATE BELOW ONLY ALLOWS ME TO CHOOSE ONE..
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0