Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2018)

688 consumer complaints on file.

#11182203February 24, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY WHEN THE SUNROOF IS OPEN. ONCE YOU ALSO OPEN THE WINDOWS, THE VIBRATION SUBSIDES BUT NEVER GOES COMPLETELY AWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11182204February 24, 2019
POWER TRAIN
A WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE SHIFTER" COMES ON WITHOUT WARNING. ALL THE LIGHTS AT THE SHIFTER ILLUMINATE AND WON'T SHUT OFF UNLESS THE CAR IS RE-STARTED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11181091February 19, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH OR MORE, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE "VEHICLE NOT IN PARK" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP CITY (4395 US-130, BURLINGTON, NJ 08016, (855) 242-0015) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000. *DT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180822February 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION A 'SERVICE SHIFTER' LIGHT ELIMINATED AND ALL OF THE GEAR LIGHTS WERE ON WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. ONCE I STOPPED THE CAR, PARKED, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE LIGHTS WERE GONE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN ONE WEEK THIS HAS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174666February 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE KEEPS COMING UP WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE STUCK IN GEAR AND WON'T SHIFT. ALL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHTS LIGHT UP AND OR FLASH I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW FOR THIS ISSUE AND STILL NOT FIXED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174790February 6, 2019
STEERING
FRONT END WOBBLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LOW SPEEDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174791February 6, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. DEALERS SAY THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174609February 5, 2019
WHEELS
REAR BRAKES WERE VIBRATING UPON FIRM BRAKING PRESSURE AT SPEED OF 55-60. DEALER REPLACED REAR ROTORS UPON VERIFYING VIBRATION. "NEW REAR ROTORS" HAD SAME VIBRATIONS AND ARE NOW RUSTING AT AREAS OTHER THEN BRAKE SURFACES. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172805January 29, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I BACKED OUT OF MY GARAGE INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND STOPPED THE CAR TO BRING IN THE RECYCLING BIN. I SHIFTED INTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PARK, RELEASED THE BREAK, AND EXITED THE CAR. AFTER I HAD EXITED, THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD TOWARD THE OPEN GARAGE. I ATTEMPTED TO JUMP BACK INTO THE CAR IN ORDER TO STOP IT AND SUSTAINED A SERIOUS HAND INJURY AS THE JEEP'S DOOR SLAMMED INTO THE SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND CLOSED BACK UPON ME. SIMILAR RUNAWAY CAR EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED TO ME IN THIS CAR (WITH LESS DRAMATIC CONSEQUENCES) TWICE PRIOR, BUT NEVER IN 25 YEARS BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS 2018 GRAND CHEROKEE. SOME 2018 JEEPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR FAULTY PARK LOCK RODS, SO MY CONCERN IS THAT THE EVENTS I EXPERIENCED HAVE BEEN DUE TO THE INABILITY TO ACHIEVE PARK. EVEN IF I ERRONEOUSLY PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT SHOULD TYPICALLY HAVE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD AS SOON AS I RELEASED THE BREAK, ALERTING ME THAT THE CAR WAS IN GEAR. INSTEAD, NOTHING HAPPENED FOR 3 SECONDS - THIS PROVIDED A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND WORSE, GAVE ME ENOUGH OPPORTUNITY TO EXIT. THIS DELAY CAN BE REPRODUCED WHEN TRANSITIONING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. LASTLY, WHEN THE DOOR IN THE GRAND CHEROKEE IS OPENED WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR, IT SIMPLY BEEPS ONCE - A VERY MINIMAL AND INADEQUATE ALERT SYSTEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11171615January 23, 2019
ENGINE
IN NOVEMBER CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, HAVING NO STEERING AND HARD BREAKING. TOOK CAR IN FOR THIS ALONG WITH AN OIL CHANGE DEALERSHIP STATED THIS WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THEY PERFORMED THE UPDATE BUT FAILED TO TELL ME ANYTHING ELSE. LAST WEEK CAR DID THE SAME EXACT THING, CALLED DEALERSHIP SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER HAD DESIGNED THE CAR TO SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. THE ISSUE HE SAID WAS THE MOTOR USING OIL AT APPROXIMATELY 21,589 MILES. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS WITH HIM AND ALSO CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY AGAIN TOLD ME THE EXACT THING THAT IT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO GIVE YOU A WARNING IT WAS MADE WHEN THE OIL GETS LOW THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF. MY CONCERNS IS ME OR SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO BE SEVERELY HURT OR EVEN KILLED. WHEN I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL IN MY CAR IT BARELY REACHED THE END OF THE DIP STICK. LUCKILY I WAS ON THE STREET I LIVED ON WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. I RESEARCHED THE COMPLAINT ON LINE AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 2017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11170081January 15, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL SERVICE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING WHEN CAR IS STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162801December 20, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE COMPANY EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ALSO IN TOWN IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE JEEP DEALER SAID IT NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE, BUT THE OIL LIFE MONITOR SAYS THERE IS STILL 56% OIL LIFE REMAINING. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO GO AWAY FOR A WHILE. AFTER RESEARCHING, IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE VEHICLES HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN VARIABLE VALVE TIMING. JEEP SAYS THE VEHICLE IS LOW ON OIL, THAT'S WHY THE OIL CHANGE FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT NO OIL LIGHT OR ANY OTHER WARNING EVER COMES ON. THE VEHICLE JUST DIES AND THEN RESTARTS AFTER COASTING OFF THE ROAD OR STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157252December 10, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAS START UP PROBLEMS, THE CAR STALL AND JERKS WHEN BREAKING. THE BATTERY ON CHARGES TO 45% ( THIS IS A NEW CAR). THE ENGINE WAS SMOKING PURFUSLY LIKA AN 1980S CAR. ALL LIGHT FLICKER IN THE CAR AMD NOW THE CAR IS UNDRIVABME WITH NO HELP FROM DEALSHIP OR FINANCE. ITS LIKE I'M ON ME OWN STUCK WITH A LEMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156071December 5, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
REGARDING RECALL 18V-524 FOR THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, FCA REPORTS THAT THE REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND THERE IS NO ETA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156434December 5, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UNABLE TO FILL GAS TANK - NOZZLE KEEPS TURNING OFF AND SPITTING GAS OUT OF SPOUT. TRIED SLOWING DOWN FLOW BUT AFTER TANK IS ABOUT 3/4 FULL IT JUST KEEPS CLICKING AND GOING OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT THREE DIFFERENT FUEL STATIONS OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS. MY JEEP HAS ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS HAS BEEN THE STORY FOR THE LAST 3,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156450December 5, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS SINCE LABOR DAY OF 2018, MY 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE HAS NOT STARTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. EVENTUALLY IT DOES START BUT IT WILL ALWAYS SAY, "CANNOT READ KEY FOB". I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT IT'S WORSE WHEN I USE THE REMOTE START TO WARM IT UP. WHAT'S REALLY WEIRD IS THAT I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WHEN I GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND GO TO THE BACK HATCH AND USE THE REMOTE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS, IT STARTS AFTER THAT. GO FIGURE. JUST THIS WEEK, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULDN'T SHUT TWICE WITHIN THREE DAYS. THE LATCH WAS STUCK. EVENTUALLY, AFTER TRYING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF LIKE TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AND LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, I TRIED USING THE REMOTE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DOORS, AND THEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SHUT PROPERLY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SUCH A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE BRAND NEW IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR WITH LESS THAN 14, 000 MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP IS PICKING IT UP AGAIN TOMORROW FOR THE THIRD TIME TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT. LAST CHANCE. IF NOT FIXED THIS TIME, I WILL BE GETTING LEGAL REPRESENTATION. NOT SURE IF THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES BUT I KNOW THAT DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE DOOR NOT CLOSED PROPERLY COULD BE A HAZARD. I AM JUST WONDERING IF SOMETHING ELSE MIGHT GO WRONG WITH IT NEXT. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE TO SAY THE LEAST!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153757November 26, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON.. 2 DAYS LATER CAR TURNED OFF WHILE IN DRIVING SAYING CHANGE GEAR BUT I WAS CURRENTLY IN THE CORRECT GEAR . VERY DANGEROUS I WAS DROPPING MY SON OFF TOO SCHOOL AND CAR STOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143583October 28, 2018
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
WHILE IN MOTION WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH THE TRANSMISSION JERKED TWICE AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, STAYED THAT WAY AS IF THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. I HIT MY BRAKES BECAUSE WE WAS LOSING SPEED AND WHEN STOPPED I TRIED TO PUT IN PARK BUT IT SOUNDED AS IF GEARS WAS GRI. DING I HAD TO SHUT OFF THE JEEP TO MAKE IT STOP REVVING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 4 LANE AND COULD ONLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND ROW BACKWARDS INTO THE MEDIAN. I WAS UNABLE TO PUT BACK IN DRIVE WITH PUT GEARS GRINDING. I HAD BEEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MINS AT A SPEED OF 60-70 WHEN THIS HAPPENED. NO WARNING LIGHTS AND NOTHING ON THE DASH AT TIME OF ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11143377October 27, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1.)THE DOOR KNOB/HANDLE IS BURNING HOT THAT YOU COULD HARDLY HANDLE IT OR GRAB IT. 2.) WHEN TURNING, THERE IS A SQUIZZING SOUND AT THE REAR WHEELS AND COULD HARDLY PULL FORWARD, SOMETHING LIKE HOLDING BACK. 3.) WHILE IN TOTAL STOP, ENGINE ON, THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE AND IT CAN ALSO FEEL THE CLICKING SOUND WHEN PLACING YOUR HAND AT THE SHIFT LEVER. WHAT IF MAKING A TURN, THEN IT WONT MOVE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY RAOD? WHAT IF, WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE DRIVER SIDE BURNS,DRIVER CANNOT GET OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11141778October 22, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY FOR THE LAST 2DAYS, I GET ABOUT 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND AN INDICATOR COMES ON TELLING ME THAT SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING CAN'T BE DONE. THE CAR SHUTS COMPLETELY DOWN AND I HAVE TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP TO TURN THE KEY OFF. THE STEERINGWHEEL LOCKS UP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. WHEN I TRY TO RESTART, IT ACTS LIKE STARTER IS FIGHTING TO TURN ON. I HAVE TO GIVE IT FUEL TO GET IT TO START. THEN I DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE DAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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