Jeep Cherokee Complaints (2015)

1,794 consumer complaints on file.

#10836396February 16, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE JUST FROZE UP YESTERDAY 15 FEB 2016 . IT WOULD NOT START , THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON IT. TRIED AND TRIED TO GET IT TO START AND IT WOULD NOT. TOOK IT IN THIS MORNING ON A FLAT BED HAULER AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT I 77 JEEP IN RIPLEY WV. THEY FIRST STATED IT WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE , THEN SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY , BUT I GUESS IT WAS ME IT HER OF THOSE . SO IT'S STILL THERE AND NO WORD WHAT CAUSE IT. IF IT HAD LOCKED UP WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT IT WOULD BE A VERY BAD RESULTS . THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONEDARE AND WAS IN THE GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826121February 15, 2016
POWER TRAIN
PARKED VEHICLE AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS, GOT OUT, WALKED INSIDE. WHILE INSIDE I HEARD A THUMP, WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GO BACK OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WAS TWO FEET FROMM THE DOOR AND THE BUMPER UP AGAINST A PROPANE TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I GOT OUT AND WAS FOR A FEW MINUTES, I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAVE CCTV CAMERA VIDEO. THE VEHICLE BUMPER HAS DAMAGE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826064February 14, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING NOT EVEN A FULL WEEK OF OWNING IT. THE VEHICLE GAUGES GO TO ZERO AND I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND WHEN I APPLY THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENS. ALL I AM ABLE TO DO IS PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HOPEFULLY NOT HAVE ANYONE BEHIND ME SO THAT I CAN TRY AND PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SHOWING THEM BOTH VIDEO AND PHOTO DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT IS HAPPENING AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE AND HAVE NOT PROVIDED ME WITH AN ALTERNATIVE AS TO GETTING ANOTHER VEHICLE OR MY MONEY BACK. THE VEHICLE FIRST SHUT OFF ON ME 18SEP2015 AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS WITH THE MOST RECENT TIME BEING 14FEB2016. I HAVE ALL OF MY DOCUMENTATION OF EVERY TIME ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION BEING PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825981February 13, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 2 OCCASIONS NOW I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING AND IN GEAR AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL WHEN I THOUGHT I HAD TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. IT SEEMS IF YOU DO NOT MAKE SURE THE CAR IS IN PARK, THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OFF. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE IS VERY QUITE, IT IS VERY DISTURBING TO ME THAT I MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE ENGINE TURN OFF IF THE KEY EXITS THE DRIVING COMPARTMENT AS THIS WOULD KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824452February 5, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824583February 5, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE FOLLOWING THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR FLAT TOWING BEHIND A MOTOR HOME I CROSSED MULTIPLE RAILROAD TRACKS AT A GRADE CROSSING AND THE CHEROKEE TOW VEHICLE BEGAN A VIOLENT OSCILLATION THAT SHOOK THE ENTIRE MOTOR HOME AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE VEHICLES CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824159February 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN
2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE. EXPERIENCING LUNGING "JOLT" WHEN GAS PEDAL IS "CAREFULLY" USED ESPECIALLY AFTER A STOP. SLIGHT BUT NOTICEABLE ACCELERATION WHILE COASTING OR BRAKING. PERIODIC UNUSUAL REVVING IN LOWER GEARS WHILE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR "FLASH" AND MULTIPLE RE-ASSESSMENT BUT DEALER STATES VEHICLE PERFORMS AS "DESIGNED". DEALERSHIP STATES MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME REASON BY OTHER CUSTOMERS. CASE WORKERS FROM FCA OFFERED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR LIFE BUT RETRACTED OFFER AFTER IT WAS FOUND WE HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY. CASE WORKER THEN OFFERED 2 YEARS WORTH OF OIL CHANGES. THE OFFER WAS REFUSED SO COMPLAINT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR THE SECOND TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823956February 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IS THE ENGINE START/STOP SYSTEM DANGEROUS? I THINK SO. WHEN I PULL INTO PARKING SPACES AND BEGIN TO SHUT DOWN THE CAR (SHIFT INTO PARK, GO TO PUSH THE ENGINE STOP BUTTON), THE ESS SYSTEM ACTIVATES. BY "ACTIVATES," I MEAN THAT THE CAR TURNS OVER. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT IT HAPPENS OFTEN ENOUGH. IN ONE EXAMPLE, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY PASSENGER WAS MOVING FASTER THAN ME, AND AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, THE ENGINE TURNED OVER AS IF TO START (BUT IT WAS ALREADY STARTED). SOME KIND OF SIGNAL IS BEING SENT FROM THE ESS SYSTEM, WHICH HAS NO CONSISTENT BEHAVIOR, SO YOU HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS WORKING OR NOT. I BELIEVE NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO HOW THE ESS SYSTEM FUNCTIONS IN NORMAL DAILY CAR USE. THIS BEHAVIOR HAS OCCURRED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. IN ANOTHER INSTANCE, THE BEHAVIOR WAS THE SAME, EXCEPT I DID NOT HAVE A PASSENGER TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823332January 31, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ROUGH WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND. SOMETIMES THE WHOLE VEHICLE WHICH SHAKE WHEN IT SHIFTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822959January 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
UNDER ACCELERATION FROM A STOP (EITHER STRAIGHT LINE OR MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN) THE RPMS INCREASE BEFORE THE VEHICLE RESPONDS. WHEN IT DOES, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD UNPREDICTABLY. DURING MANUAL SHIFTING AND BRAKING (WHILE IN MOTION) THE RPMS SHOOT UP TO BEFORE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES 4TH GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FROM 5TH CAUSING A MOMENTARY FREEWHEELING SCENARIO. DURING ACCELERATION FROM ABOUT 10-15 MPH THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN INCREASES RPMS AND THEN LUNGES FORWARD. THE VEHICLE PERFORMS HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS WHILE IN MOTION. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT DOWNSHIFT/ RESPOND OR ACCELERATE FOR 3-4 SECONDS. WHEN REVERSING THE THE SAME LUNGING SCENARIO OCCURS HOWEVER IT IS LESS PREDICABLE AS REVERSE GEAR IS TALLER. OVERALL PERFORMANCE IS SPORADIC AND UNPREDICTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822250January 26, 2016
POWER TRAIN
RMP'S SPIKE WHEN TRYING TO STOP LUNGING VEHICLE FORWARD, COASTING WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON INTERSTATE AT 70 VEHICLE RPM'S JUMPED UP CAUSING IT TO INCREASE SPEED LUNGING FORWARD TO 80 MPH AS IF ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED, LETTING OFF GAS TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AS IF YOU WERE APPLYING GAS AND RPM'S JUMP UP, IF FOOT ISN'T ON BREAK YOU WOULD HIT SOMEONE, VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS ALREADY ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT SOMEONE 4 TIMES. DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME IT AND IS INTERMITTENT. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 TIMES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER OVER 30 DAYS AND ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT. THEY SAY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND NO ONE WANTS TO FIX PROBLEM. STARTED HAPPING AT 2,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822357January 26, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAD JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WARRANTY ISSUE AND WAS 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE HOOD FLEW OPEN BLINDING ME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASKED THAT I CALL CHRYSLER AS THE SAFETY LATCH SHOULD HAVE HELD CHRYSLER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT WHO IN FRONT OF MYSELF THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER AND ANOTHER PERSON TOLD US THAT THE SAFETY LATCH WAS IMPROPERLY ALIGNED AND DID NOT HOLD I ASKESKED THE INVESTIGATION DEPRTMENT FOR A COPY OF THE INVESTIGATION REPORT AND THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS THERE PROPERTY AND WOULD NOT SUPPLY ME WITH A COPY.I WAS ON HWY 195 IN WA. STATE SOUTHBOUND OUT OF PULLMAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822370January 26, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER LIFTGATE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE WOULD NOT CLOSE. WHEN MANUALLY CLOSED, THE LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822006January 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BACK WINDOW BROKE. NO IDEA WHERE IT CAME FROM OR HOW IT STARTED AS I WAS SITTING IN MY HOME AND THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE. THE CAR IS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD. TWO HOLES ON THE SIDES OF THE BACK WINDOW AT FIRST. THE WINDOW WAS CRACKED ACROSS THE WINDOW, COULD STILL HEAR IT CRACKING WHEN I SAW. THEN THE NEXT MORNING THE TOP HALF OF THE WINDOW WAS CRACKED. IS THIS A DEFECT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821551January 21, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS WHEN PROMPTED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER AND A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821103January 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW, JULY 2015. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 MPH TO 45 MPH, VEHICLES AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DRAMATICALLY IN TRAFFIC. FIRST INSTANCE WAS DRIVING ON COUNTRY ROAD, SECOND INSTANCE ON MAJOR INTERSTATE, THIRD INSTANCE DRIVING ON CITY ROAD. IN ADDITION, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED FOR NO REASON WHEN VEHICLE IS IN BACKING MODE. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE BACKING INTO PARKING SPACES AND INTO MY GARAGE. IN ALL INSTANCES, THE BRAKING WARNING SYSTEM ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY. HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP TWICE FOR THESE TWO PROBLEMS, MOST RECENT VISIT, DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT HAVE WHILE IN BACKING MODE. NO RESOLUTION FROM DEALERSHIP AT THIS POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820830January 18, 2016
ENGINE
NEW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE WITH 4K MILES ON IT SUDDENLY TURNED ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. NO WARNING OTHER THAN A MESSAGE ON THE DASH TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO CHANGE GEARS. VERY DANGEROUS, LOST CONTROL OF POWER STEERING, GAS AND BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN PARK ON SIDE OF ROAD, RESTART IT AND GET HOME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE DEPT. RAN ALL UPDATES AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THEM WHILE TESTING IT TOO. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS AND THEY SAY IT WAS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND AR REPLACING THE ENGINE. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO THE CAUSE; NEVER GOT A WARNING LIGHT AT ALL AND CAR DOES RESTART AND RUN AFTER IT SHUTS ITSELF OFF. SCARED TO DRIVE IT ONCE I GET IT BACK AGAIN, IT IS REALLY LIKE A DEATH TRAP WHEN IT SHUTS OFF. YOU ARE THE MERCY OF ALL THE DRIVERS AROUND YOU TO GET OUT OF YOUR WAY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR GET KILLED IF THEY DON'T FIGURE THIS OUT SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820162January 14, 2016
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CV AXLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PART UNAVAILABILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820341January 14, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS BACKING UP MY DAUGHTERS DRIVEWAY. HER DRIVEWAY IS A LITTLE STEEP AND WHEN I WENT TO GIVE THE JEEP MORE GAS THE RPMS DROPPED FROM 1500 TO IDLE AND THEN BACK TO 1500 RPMS REALLY QUICK, IT DID THIS A COUPLE TIMES. THE DOG ENDED UP ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, FRIENDS STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAR THOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. I FINALLY HAD TO TURN THE JEEP AROUND AND GO UP HER DRIVEWAY IN THE FORWARD DIRECTION. WE WENT OUT TO EAT LATER AND WHEN I CAME BACK I TRIED BACKING UP HER DRIVEWAY AGAIN AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I TOOK THE JEEP INTO THE DEALER ON 6/29/15 WITH 990 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER UPDATED THE PCM AND TCM AND RETESTED IT BUT COULD NOT GET IT TO FAIL. IT FAILED AGAIN ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND, 2015. AGAIN BACKING UP MY DAUGHTERS DRIVEWAY. I CONTACTED THE JEEP SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID THEY PROBABLY CAN'T FIX IT IF IT DOESN'T SET A CODE. (GREAT) THE JEEP HASN'T FAILED BACKING UP AGAIN BUT IT DID FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN AND NOT RESTARTING. (SEE COMPLAINT #10819212) LIKE OTHER JEEP OWNERS I'VE NOTICED THE JEEP STAYS IN THIRD GEAR TO LONG AT LOW SPEED, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. I'VE RESORTED TO DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION MYSELF SO I CAN HAVE SOME POWER TO MAKE THE TURN WITHOUT GETTING HIT. ( NOTE TO CHRYSLER, I'M A FIRST TIME JEEP BUYER, KEEP DOING NOTHING ABOUT THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND YOU CAN FIND YOUR JEEP AT A FORD OR CHEVY DEALERSHIP.......REAL SOON).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819994January 13, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO, (12-28-15) APPX, THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS RECENTLY BECAME WORSE THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY. WHEN I'M STOPPED AND THEN BEGIN TO START GOING AGAIN THE CAR HESITATES FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS THEN IT JERKS AND GOES. IT ALSO SEEMS TO DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN OR NOT AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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