Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#10881635June 29, 2016
STEERING
FCA ISSUED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION S13 - FLAT TOW ADDENDUM CARD IN APRIL 2016. THIS ADDENDUM CARD DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FLAT TOWING. I PURCHASED THE 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE FCA INDICATED THE VEHICLE IS TOWABLE 4-WHEELS DOWN. THE ADDENDUM REFERS TO A "MOPAR FLAT TOW WIRING KIT" WHICH WAS NOT INSTALLED AS PART OF THIS NOTIFICATION. AS A RESULT, WHEN THE CAR IS TOWED (THUS, IN-MOTION BEHIND THE TOWING VEHICLE) 4-WHEELS DOWN THE FRONT OF THE CAR STEERING "WOBBLES" (SOMETIMES SEVERELY) BECAUSE THE WIRING KIT IS REQUIRED NOW. IT WAS NOT PART OF THE CAR THAT I PURCHASED AND I BELIEVE FCA SHOULD INSTALL THE WIRING KIT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER AS THIS IS A HAZARD TO BOTH THE OWNER AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR VEHICLE THAT MAY BE IN THE VICINITY WHEN SAID VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED. NOTE: WEBSITE SAYS MULTIPLE FILES ARE UPLOADABLE. WEBSITE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND ONLY ALLOWS 1 FILE TO BE UPLOADED! I HAVE ADDITIONAL FILES!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881645June 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY JEEP CHEROKEE 15' TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: JUMPY, LURCHING AND ROUGH SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION, GRINDING/CLICKING NOISES DURING AUTOMATIC SHIFTING AND DELAYED SHIFTING. THE ROUGH SHIFTING,LURCHING AND JUMPINESS IS NOTICEABLE ON CITY STREETS AND AT LOW SPEEDS IN MY PARKING GARAGE. THE DELAYED SHIFTING HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS. THE INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION IS NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALONG WITH ERRATIC SHIFTING PATTERNS THAT ARE UNPREDICTABLE. THE SCARIEST THING ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION IS ITS TENDENCY TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN I TRY TO PARK MY CAR, WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR WHEN I START MY CAR AND HEAD OUT OF MY PARKING GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877108June 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
LAST SUMMER, I WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME REGARDING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASH REGARDING, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC' AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS, OF TURNING OFF/ON MY CAR, I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR AND GO. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY PERFORMED AN UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME I EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR WAS LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER DRIVER AND MY CAR JUST REVVED'THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS. AS YOU COULD IMAGINE, I WAS REALLY SHOCKED BY THIS. IN ADDITION TO THESE INCIDENTS, THE CAR WILL 'JUMP' INTO GEAR'.MORE OFTEN WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. STARTING WITH THE LIGHTS AND ALERTS COMING ON...WHILE IN PARK, PREVENTING ME TO START THE VEHICLE, ALL THE WAY UP TO DRIVING 70 MPH AND HAVING THE ALARMS GO OFF REGARDING CHECK TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND SERVICE TRANSMISSIONS. EACH TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, I WOULD PULL OVER AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, EVENTUALLY, WHEN I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, IT WOULD WORK WITHOUT A PROBLEM....UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. QUITE OFTEN, I WOULD ACCELERATE ONLY TO STAND STILL AND HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING. THESE RECURRING TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BE A DEVOTED JEEP CUSTOMER AS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876790June 27, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY AFTER RETURNING FROM WORK.SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERED THAT TAILGATE GLASS SHATTERED AND FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. NO EVIDENCE OF GLASS BEING HIT OR CRACKED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876932June 27, 2016
POWER TRAIN
2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PROVIDE FORWARD MOTION AFTER INITIAL ACCELERATION DURING LEFT HAND TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (11). THE CONDITION PRESENTS ON ANY/ALL ROAD TYPES AND CONDITIONS WHEN TURNING LEFT AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN PROGRESSING STRAIGHT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ONCOMING VEHICLES HAVE HAD TO STOP TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPROGRAMMING ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHOUT PROPER REPAIR. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,147 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876645June 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CAR DOES NOT TAKE OFF WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE CAR STAYS STATIONARY FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECS EVENTHOUGH THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IT IS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876588June 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED MY JEEP AT GARDEN CITY JEEP ON 06/06/16 & THE VEHICLE TEST DROVE FINE (FOR THE 10 MINUTES I GOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE). UPON OWNING IT FOR A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 0-20MPH SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR WHEN GOING BOTH STRAIGHT OR MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I ALSO NOTICED VERY POOR TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PRIMARILY AT LOW SPEEDS, IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, IN PARKING LOT (TRAVELING SLOW), WHEN REVERSING, & EVEN WHEN TRAVELING AT MODERATE SPEEDS (30-60MPH) WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT UP & DOWN BETWEEN 4TH, 5TH, & 6TH. THE TRANS WOULD JERK, TUG, & CLUNK INTO GEAR SOMETIMES MORE NOTICEABLE THEN OTHERS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER & THE WOBBLE WAS FIXED. IN ADDITION THE DEALER FLASHED THE SOFTWARE ON MY TRANS & FOR THE FIRST DAY IT FELT CONSIDERABLY BETTER HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 2 WEEKS THE TRANS FELT VERY SLUGGISH AGAIN. THE CAR NOW JERKS BETWEEN 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD GEAR AGAIN PRIMARILY AT LOW SPEEDS OR DURING GENTLE ACCLERATION...IT ALSO SEEMS TO FEEL VERY SLUGGISH IN 4TH & 5TH GEAR WHEN THE CAR IS COASTING AROUND 30-55MPH...ANY ACCELERATION AFTER LETTING THE CAR COAST CAUSES THE TRANS TO JERK INTO GEAR. ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME NOW WHEN I AM WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, OR AM STOPPED ON THE ROAD FOR ANY REASON, & THEN NEED TO ACCELERATE UNLESS I ACCELERATE VERY AGGRESSIVELY THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS SHIFTING 3 TO 5 TIMES HOWEVER THE CAR IS ONLY IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. IT ALMOST SEEMS AS IF IT IS SHIFTING UP, UP, DOWN, UP ALL OVER THE COURSE OF 1-2 SECONDS. SOMETIMES THIS CAN BE VIOLENT ENOUGH TO JERK MY HEAD FORWARD & BACK. SEPARATELY, UPON DECELERATION THE RPMS WILL SPIKE 500-1000 RPMS WHEN LETTING IT COAST & DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN & THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. SEPARATELY, WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COASTING THE TRANS LAGS AND I RECEIVE NO POWER UNTIL 1-2 SECONDS EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875796June 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE 'PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION' WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION AND ANOTHER ERROR MESSAGE ILLUMINATED STATING 'PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE DESIRED GEAR'. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875797June 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN
SINCE THE DATE OF DELIVERY - ON A DAILY BASIS, WHEN IN LOW GEARS, STOP AND GO CITY DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, JUMPS, JERKS, AND WILL OFTEN BOG DOWN. ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY JERKY WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A LIGHT OR TURNING A CORNER. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD AT LEAST THREE COMPUTER UPDATES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE WITH ONLY EXTREMELY SLIGHT TO NO IMPROVEMENT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY OUT OF THE WAY OF DANGER AS QUICKLY AND RELIABLY AS I SHOULD HAVE BEEN, ONLY NARROWLY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875837June 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE ROUGH SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS IS AN ANNOYANCE THE TRANS DISENGAGING IN AN ACCELERATED LEFT TURN WAS A NEAR MISS CRASH. IT'S HAPPENED TWICE NOW AND I'VE DETERMINED THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IT HAPPENS. IN BOTH CASES THE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN THE SAME. CONDITIONS: I LIVE IN A CITY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. TRAVEL ON A TWO LANE ROAD TO MY HOME AND IT IS AT A CRAWLING PACE. I HAVE TO TURN LEFT INTO SUB. THERE IS OPPOSING TRAFFIC & LIMITED OPENINGS TO TURN. YOU HAVE TO "HIT IT" TO MAKE YOUR LEFT TURN BETWEEN THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC CARS (NO STOP LIGHT). WHEN YOU HIT IT, THE ENGINE REVS IN THAT LOW GEAR AND YOU ARE NOW INTO THE OPPOSING LANE AND YOU HAVE SECONDS WHERE YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'RE JUST FLOATING (NO TRANSMISSION ENGAGED) THROUGH THAT LANE. THE OPPOSING CAR IS STILL COMING AT YOU. THE TRANS FINALLY JERKS AND ENGAGES AND YOU SQUEAL YOUR TIRES TO QUICKLY GET OUT OF THE WAY AND NOT GET HIT. IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH THAT THE OPPOSING CAR BEEPS IT'S HORN AT YOU. IT'S BAD, WHEN YOU DON'T TRUST YOUR VEHICLE (ONLY 1 YEAR OLD) TO ANOTHER PERSON. I WORRY FOR THEIR SAFETY! I'M DISSATISFIED WITH THE VEHICLE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION. IF I HAD MY WAY, I'D BE GIVING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875906June 22, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION ON THE JEEP IS HORRIBLE. MY CAR JERKS, SLIPS AND STALLS WHEN YOU START IN FIRST GEAR. EVERY TIME I STOP AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JERKS. IT IS HORRIBLE AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875953June 22, 2016
ENGINE
ISSUES BEGAN IN DECEMBER, 2015 WITH INTERMITTENT HARD SHIFTING IN THE LOWER GEARS WHEN PULLING OUT. DEALER COULDN'T 'DUPLICATE' SAME. HARD SHIFTING HAS GONE FROM INTERMITTENT TO PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME WHEN PULLING OUT, BACKING UP AND ONLY IN THE LOWER GEARS. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP TO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FIAT/CHRYSLER AND HAVE HAD NO LUCK/RESPONSE OTHER THAN THEY CAN'T GET MY CAR TO DUPLICATE WHAT I SAY IT IS DOING. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION IT HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN FIRST GEAR AND I HAVE HAD TO USE THE SLAP STICK TO GET IT OUT OF THE STUCK GEAR. SHIFTING IS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF GIVING ME WHIPLASH AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875951June 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE IN LESS THAN 100 MILES. WE ARE ON OUR THRID TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876016June 22, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
SUV SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, CITY OR HIGHWAY HAPPENS BOTH; ALL LIGHTS ON DASH ARE FLASHING, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON, ALERTS TO CHECK TRANSMISSION, CHECK PARKING BRAKE, CHECK ENGINE, CAR JUS STOPS AND WONT MOVE BUT ENGINE STILL SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RUNNING,, AND AND ALL OTHER ELECTRONIC GAUGES ARE FLASHING ...HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER TWO/THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH TO FIX BUT BUT THE SAME PROBLEM ALWAYS COMES BACK AGAIN,. NOT IMPRESSED; I HAVE OWNED JEEPS ALL MY LIFE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, THIS SUV IS DANGEROUS, I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND PAID $38 THOUSAND AND HAVE 19K MILES ON IT . I EVEN TRIED TO TRADE IT IN WITH THE SAME DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY WORTH 17K WHICH IS LESS THAN HALF WHAT I PAID FOR IT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO! HOW IS THIS EVEN LEGAL? WHY AM I MAKING CAR PAYMENTS FOR A SUV THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS IS DEFECTIVE AND ONE WHICH THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED ISSUES ? HOW CAN CHRYSLER GET AWAY WITH THIS ? AND THIS IS THE AUTO MANUFACTURER THAT OUR GOVERNMENT FINANCIALLY BAILED OUT A FEW YEAR WITH OUR TAX DOLLARS? HOW WOULD CHRYSLER RESPOND IF WE ALL QUIT MAKING PAYMENTS ON OUR LOANS ? I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THOUSANDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS, SAME JEEP, SAME YEAR, ETC. I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONVINCED THAT CHRYSLER REALLY DOESN'T CARE. THEY GOT THEIR MONEY UPFRONT ! FURTHERMORE THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO BE IN BUSINESS WHILE THEIR PRODUCTS ARE KNOWN SAFETY HAZARDS TO THE CONSUMER.! CHUCK D MOUNT PLEASANT, SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875717June 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE JEEP HESITATES OR HAS NO POWER TO WHEELS FOR 5- 10 SECONDS AT A TIME. WHEN PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE REVS UP BUT NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. AND ONCE IT DOES START TO MOVE IT TAKES OFF AND GIVES YOU WHIPLASH. WE HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED OUR TRANSMISSION GETTING LOCKED INTO AN UNKNOWN GEAR AND NOT SHIFTING UP OR DOWN. BOTH OF THESE INSTANCES HAVE HAPPENED ON HIGHWAYS AND IN CITY DRIVING. OUR DEALER REPLACED A RELAY THE FIRST TIME OUR CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED A TCM AND FLASHED OUR COMPUTER AND INSTALLED 5 SOFTWARE UPGRADES. THE THIRD TIME OUR CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHICH WAS LAST WEEK, THEY ARE NOW REPLACING OUR TRANSMISSION. THERE IS OBVIOUS NO FIX FOR THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT JEEP WOULD ALLOW THIS WELL KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE TO CONTINUE. THIS TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED. NO DOUBT IN MY MIND. WHEN YOU PULL OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND THERE'S A TRACTOR TRAILER HEADED STRAIGHT FOR YOU, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT JEEP RECOMMENDS YOU DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875513June 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE PROBLEM IS IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT FOR INSTANT, YOU HAD BETTER KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT WILL SOMETIMES TRY TO LURCH FORWARD, ALSO JUST SITTING AT A LIGHT YOU WILL HEAR A VERY LOUD CLUNK, LIKE IT JUST DOWN-SHIFTED, THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875576June 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
1. DELAY IN FINDING GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING ON A DOWNSLOPE CAUSE A SUDDEN BUCKING OF THE VEHICLE INTO FAR LANE OF TRAFFIC. 2. SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT ON HIGHWAY CAUSED RAPID DECELERATION IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. 3. JERKY SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS CONTINUOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875658June 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACK WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN) AFTER THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10875353June 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION HAS VERY ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, LIKE WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO GET ONTO A BUSY ROAD FROM A SIDE STREET OR TRYING TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE REVS VERY HIGH, LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF GEAR. AFTER A SECOND OR TWO YOU CAN FEEL A TROUBLING CLUNK AS IT FINDS A GEAR AND LUNGES FORWARD. I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN IN A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. IT DOESN'T RESPOND TO ME PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THEN IT VIOLENTLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR AND LUNGES FORWARD. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS EXPERIENCE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AFTER REVERSING OUR OF MY DRIVEWAY. I'VE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES. THEY HAVE SUPPOSEDLY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE, BUT I DO NOT FEEL A DIFFERENCE. THE DEALER LIKES TO CLAIM THAT IT'S A "FEATURE" OF THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION TRYING TO ANTICIPATE WHAT I WANT IT TO DO. I'D RATHER IT JUST RESPOND TO WHAT I'M DOING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875406June 20, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
ON 06/04/16, AT 12,600 MILES, THE JEEP FAILED COMPLETELY ON THE FREEWAY. WE WERE DRIVING 50 MPH IN HEAVY SOUTHERN CA TRAFFIC WHEN THE 'TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED' LIGHT AND THE RED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND WE LOST ALL POWER. THIS HAPPENED INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WE HAD TO THROW ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND DODGE ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO MOVE OVER 3 LANES TO EXIT THE FREEWAY AT LESS THAN 5 MPH. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AND WE ARE LUCKY THE JEEP DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT! THE TUSTIN JEEP DEALERSHIP DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND SAID IT WAS FINE. FCA HAS REMAINED ADAMANT THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT MECHANICAL, BUT SOFTWARE RELATED AND HAVE RELEASED 3 SOFTWARE PATCHES TO DATE BUT WE SEE NO IMPROVEMENT. ONE WEEK LATER ON 06/13/16 THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL FUNCTIONING POORLY (HARD SHIFTS, UP SHIFTING AS YOU APPLY THE BREAK DOWNHILL, ETC.) AND THEN WE HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM. THE ALARM WENT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, EVEN WHEN THE JEEP'S ENGINE WAS TURNED ON. ONLY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES AND PUSHING EVERY BUTTON ON THE KEY MULTIPLE TIMES DID IT FINALLY STOP. WE TOOK IT TO PLACENTIA JEEP AND THEY LOOKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND ALARM. AFTER HAVING OUR JEEP FOR A WEEK, THEY DID YET ANOTHER SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND DISCONNECTED THE GPS. THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE GPS THAT WAS INSTALLED AT THE DEALER AFTER THE FACT WAS INTERFERING WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED ALARM, AND THAT CAUSED THE ALARM TO GO OFF AT RANDOM. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WERE CHARGED $1295 EXTRA FOR THAT FEATURE AND IT IS NOW DISCONNECTED. THE DEALER ALSO FOUND THAT THE BATTERY POWER WAS BELOW HALF, AND THEY FELT THAT THE RADIO WAS PULLING FROM THE BATTERY EVEN WHEN THE JEEP IS TURNED OFF. THEY FOUND NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ASKED US TO RETURN AFTER A WEEK OR TWO TO REASSESS THE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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