Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#10788707November 5, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE SINCE I GOT IT. IT WILL SOMETIME NOT SHIFT GOING UP HILLS AND OVER REVS BUT WHAT IS VERY SCARY IS IT WILL SOMETIMES JUST HESITATE WHEN I PRESS THE GAS AND THEN SUDDENLY TAKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IF I AM PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND I PRESS THE GAS TO GO QUICKLY THE CAR SIMPLY WILL NOT GO OR IT WILL JUST GO A LITTLE AND THEN PAUSE AND I WILL BE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THEN IT WILL JERK AND TAKE OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IT IS A LEASE SO I CANNOT EVEN DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IF I BOUGHT IT I CAN ASSURE YOU, I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF IT BY NOW. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787978November 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE'S INTERIOR LIGHTING TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787719November 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787736November 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INITIALLY CAR SHUTTERED WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND WAS DOWNSHIFTING. THE ENGINE START/STOP MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE MIL CAME ON AS WELL. FROM THEN ON THE CAR BEHAVED AS THOUGH IT WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR CAUSING A TOTAL LACK OF TORQUE/POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOPS, AND THE ENGINE RPMS WERE GOING EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT. EVEN TRIED USING THE "MANUAL SHIFT" FEATURE BUT THE CAR INDICATED IT WAS SHIFTING GEARS, BUT THE RPMS DID NOT CHANGE, NOR COULD YOU FEEL THE CAR SHIFT. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION THERE WAS NO POWER AND THE CAR CRAWLED/STRUGGLED TO GET MOVING FORWARD. WAS ALMOST T-BONED TRYING TO TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO GET TO A PARKING LOT SO I COULD STOP. ONCE I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. I PUT IT IN REVERSE, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO RESET EXCEPT MIL AND CAR STARTED BEVAING NORMALLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY "REFLASHED" THE PCM, TCM, AND BCM. 1 DAY LATER THE CAR SHUTTERS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AND ERROR LIGHTS COME ON. LOSES POWER, AND 50% OF THE TIME SEEMS LIKE IT IS NOT SHIFTING GEARS. 25% OF THE TIME WON'T GO INTO REVERSE. CAR BEHAVES NORMALLY AFTER RESTARTING THOUGH THE MIL INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON. USUALLY AROUND 10 MILES LATER THE WHOLE SERIES OF MALFUNCTION STARTS AGAIN, ALWAYS WHEN THE CAR IS DOWNSHIFTING BEFORE A STOP. JUST DROPPED THE CAR OFF TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE HAVING THEIR TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST LOOK AT IT. WHEN I DROPPED IT OFF IT WAS GIVING THE SAME ERROR CODE, "IMPROBABLE ERROR" FROM THE TCM/PCM. THE LACK OF POWER TO ACCELERATE AND INABILITY TO GO INTO REVERSE MAKES THIS CAR SIMPLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN THE ERRORS OCCUR. ATTACHING FIRST REPAIR INVOICE FROM THE TCM/PCM/BCM REFLASH. WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787839November 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE 3.6L LIMITED EDITION IN MAY SINCE THEN HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ROUGH SHIFTING AND THE FRONT AXLES CAUSING WOBBLING AT LOWER SPEED . AFTER 5 OR 6 VISITS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND FRONT AXLES. TWO DAYS LATER HORRIBLE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE AXLES THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO SERVICE AGAIN. WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME IT SEEMED TO BE DRIVING FINE EXCEPT IT DID NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND FELT LIKE THE CAR HAS NO POWER HOWEVER IT HAS 273 HP. LESS THEN A 1000 MILES LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A! . AFTER DIAGNOSIS THE ERROR CODE WAS POINTING TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CLEAR THE CODE AND THE TECH WOULD DRIVE THE CAR AND IF IT DOES NOT COME BACK THE WOULD CONSIDER IT FIXED, AND NOT QUESTIONING WHY IT HAPPENED AT THE FIRST PLACE. WE FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE IN THIS CAR, I WISH I NEVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAS 10500 MILES ON IT AND I HAD TO TAKE IT 7 TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP. DO NOT BUY THIS TYPE OF CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787468October 31, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOUGHT 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE BRAND NEW OFF THE LOT WAS SO EXCITED TO OWN MY FIRST JEEP AFTER 600 MILES TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED I WAS WITHOUT IT FOR 23 DAYS. AFTER I GOT IT BACK AND NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION EITHER LUNGES FORWARD WHEN MAKING A TURN OR LOOSES POWER AND REVES UP THEN ENGAGES TOOK IT BACK AND DEALER SAYS WE ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NOT A UPDATE OR FIX FOR THAT.... I HAVE NEVER FELT MORE UNSAFE OR UNSURE ABOUT DRIVING OR TRUSTING A VEHICLE THAN I DO NOW. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE MANY UPDATES/RECALLS DONE AND TCM HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT JUST UPDATED... I WISH I NEVER PURCHASED A JEEP . O YEAH I ALMOST FORGOT THE WASHER FLUID LIQUID HOUSING CONTAINER IS LEAKING TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT HAS A CRACK IN IT DEFECTIVE SO THEY NEED TO ORDER A NEW ONE...... UGGHH WHAT NEXT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787126October 29, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHEN SLOWING,AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL,BUT BEFORE APPLING BRAKES.VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD..ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN PARKING LOT. AND AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE ENGINE REVES UP BUT DOSENT MOVE FORWARD FOR A FEW SECS..NOT GOOD WHEN TURNING LEFT IN TRAFFIC...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786641October 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE IN MOTION; WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM ACCELLERATOR TO COAST OR BRAKE, BUT BEFORE APPLYING BRAKE, VEHICLE BOLTS FORWARD AND ACCELERATES. THIS COULD BE A HAZZARD IN ICE OR SNOW OR CLOSE TRAFFIC. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. NOTED TO DEALER AND THEY STATED ITS A KNOWN ISSUE NOTHING THEY CAN DO! HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BUT ESP ON DOWNHILL; GOOGLE AND LOTS OF COMPLAINTS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786759October 28, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO INCREASE IN SPEED SURGING FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.......UPDATED 12/17/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED CHRYSLER AGREED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK HIM. UPDATED 12/21/15. *JB.........UPDATED 01/06/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION. IF SHIFTER ERRATICALLY IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS, SOMETIMES DOWN SHIFTING TO A LOW GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SURGED FORWARD ON ITS OWN WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THREE UPGRADES WERE PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE UPGRADES DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, CHRSYLER OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONSUMER, IN WHICH HE ACCEPTED. UPDATED 01/11/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786293October 27, 2015
POWER TRAIN
2015 CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK WITH 4K MILES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO WANT TO GO ANYWHERE. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. NOT A GOOD THING WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC AND YOUR VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAVE ALSO HAD VERY HARD TRANSMISSION SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP THAT WILL LITERALLY THROW YOU AND THE VEHICLE FORWARD. A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT IS WORSE AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SO I HAVE YET TO NOTIFY THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS ISSUE. FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THEY REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIGURE THIS OUT FASTER THEN WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OR GET SERIOUSLY HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786287October 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, SMOKE APPEARED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LARGE FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. A FIRE TECHNICIAN EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785962October 26, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
JEEP 2015 CHEROKEE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION IN HIGH SPEED LANE OF HIGHWAYIN HEAVY TRAFFIC. UPON RESTARTING, CAR WAS STUCK SOMEWHERE AROUND 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. ENGINE WAS SKIPPING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785812October 24, 2015
ENGINE
OUR CHEROKEE LATITUDE WAS AT 4,800 MILES WHEN IT SUDDENLY FLASHED SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND SERVICE ENGINE. WE WERE STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH ALLOWED US OFF OF THE INTERSTATE TO SAFETY BUT WE WERE NEARLY HIT TRYING TO GET TO A PULL OFF AREA AS IT WOULDN'T PICK UP SPEED ONCE IT SLOWED DOWN. THEN IT JUMPED AND BANGED TO SHIFT OFF DUE TO THE START\STOP WHICH WE QUICKLY TURNED OFF AND WERE GLAD WE DIDN'T RAM ANYONE. ONCE THE CAR WAS OFF FOR AWHILE IT RESET ITSELF AND WE TRIED GETTING TO THE NEXT TOWN SINCE WE WERE IN A TRIP. IT DID IT AGAIN, SO WE CALLED THE NEAREST DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF A RECALL AND WOULD CALL US BACK TO HELP BUT NEVER DID. WE MANAGED TO GET IT BACK HOME AFTER IT SAT OFF FOR AWHILE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A LOANER FROM OUR DEALERSHIP. IT SEEMS LIKE MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE AS THERE ARE LOTS OF TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785494October 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
JULY 31, 2015: VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING (8-10 MILES) IN MORNING AND AGAIN IN AFTERNOON. IN PM TURNED OF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED, VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING TRANSMISSION REQUIRES SERVICE WARNINGS APPEARED AND TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN ONE GEAR. JULY 31-AUGUSTS1 JEEP WAS AT DEALER FOR COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT (APPROXIMATELY 5500 MILES). OCTOBER 5-OCTOBER 7 VEHICLE LEFT WITH DEALER DUE TO CONTINUED TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE PERIODICALLY CLUNKS AND JERKS FORWARD WHEN SHIFTING INTO LOW GEAR WHEN COMING TO A STOP. BECOMES CONFUSED WHEN SLOWING TO A ROLLING STOP, AND HESITATES TO TAKE OFF WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. CURRENTLY WHEN DRIVING IN DAYLIGHT THE AUTO HEADLIGHTS PERIODICALLY FLICKER ON AND OFF WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH A SHADOW AND MAKE VIEWING DISPLAYS IN DAYLIGHT PROBLEMATIC. JEEP CUSTOMER CARE SAYS THAT THEY COULD FIND NO ERROR CODES AND WITHOUT "REPLICATING THE PROBLEM" OR HAVING ERROR CODES THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785571October 23, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785242October 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
COMPLETED A NEW LEASE FOR A 2015 CHEROKEE 4X4 LIMITED ON 10.08. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A FIVE LANE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A LOT. DEALERSHIP TOWED IT AND WITHIN A WEEK REPLACED VALVE BODY. WHEN I PICKED UP CAR, THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN ON THE PORTER WHO BROUGHT THE CAR TO ME- SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND BREAK LIGHTS ON AGAIN (BOTH HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THE FIRST TIME). THEY KEPT THE CAR AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR IS MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE WHILE IN PARK- POSSIBLE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF CARE WHERE THE NOISE IS MOST PREVALENT. WILL RETURN TO DEALER TODAY BUT VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS NEW VEHICLE OF ME AND MY TWO YOUNG SONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785310October 22, 2015
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS TRYING TO CONTINUE THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT REVVED UP, BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE. I LOOKED DOWN AT MY GEAR SHIFT AND IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE, HOWEVER MY DASHBOARD SAID THAT THE JEEP WAS IN NEUTRAL. BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTINUE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, I WAS REAR ENDED BY THE PERSON BEHIND ME.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10784957October 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK V6 ON 10/14/15. ON 10/16/15 WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET AT 45MPH, THE VEHICLE DIED. I MANAGED TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS IT STARTED AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ON AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION. I MANAGED TO DRIVE 5 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP IN "LIMP MODE" AND DROP IT OFF FOR REPAIRS. THE LAST I HEARD ON 10/17/15 WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE TCM AND PCM AND SEE IF THAT HELPS, IT IS NOW 10/21/15 AND I DO NOT HAVE AN UPDATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10785021October 21, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783214October 19, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS RECEIVED IN AUGUST OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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