2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. A FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT I LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. I TRIED SHIFTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND THAN SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE WITH NO CHANGE. I WAS STUCK IN THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE #3 SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. A STATE TROOPER WAS DISPATCHED. AS I WAS IN PARK (CAN'T REMEMBER IF I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF OR NOT) HE HAD ME PUT IT INTO DRIVE TO SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE LONG ENOUGH TO GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY. IT DID ENGAGE. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE FREEWAY AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD ME CALL JEEP ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK TO DELIVER THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND WILL NOT TURN BACK OFF.

WAS DRIVING CAR AND CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. AUTO ON/OFF ACTIVATED AT STOP LIGHT. WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE CAR TRIED TO TURN ON, BUT STALLED. PUT CAR IN PARK AND STARTED CAR. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. THEY PERFORMED UPDATES ON CAR. GOT CAR BACK CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. TOOK CAR BACK CRUISE CONTROL STARTED WORKING THEY SAID NO PROBLEM FOUND. WAS DRIVING CAR AND APPLIED BRAKES WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN I RELEASED BRAKES CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD TOWARDS CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER, THEY REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH.GOT CAR BACK AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR. GOT CAR BACK DROVE CAR FOR A MONTH AND A HALF OR SO THEN POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID IT HAD A BAD STEERING RACK. NATIONAL BACK-ORDER FOR 5 MONTHS. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE PART WITHIN A MONTH AND A HALF. CAR SEEMS TO HAVE MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT SAFETY OPERATIONS.

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAD IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE IN JANUARY OF 2015. AFTER 146 MILES, THE OIL WAS ONE QUART LOW. THE CONSUMER ADDS 1-2 QUARTS BETWEEN REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE TO VEHICLE EXCHANGED FOR V-6. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 452.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 4TH GEAR TO 5TH GEAR. 1ST GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN HEAVY ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED. OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON ALL ROADS.) SHIFTS HARD FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. OCCURS WHEN STOPPED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MOSS BROS. DEARLSHIP IN RIVERSIDE OVER 10 TIMES FOR THESE ISSUES. THE LATEST TIME WAS NOVEMBER 2017. THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX. I BELIEVE THEY ARE LYING AND THE SAFETY OF ALL WHO RIDE IN MY CAR ARE AT RISK. THIS WAS FIRST REPORTED TO MOSS BROS. ON AUGUST 5, 2015. THE CAR HAD 23,907 MILES.

BEGINNING IMMEDIATELY AFTER A SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LURCH FORWARD AT TIMES WHILE CHANGING GEARS. THIS OCCURRED MOST FREQUENTLY IN THE LOWER GEARS. IN NOVEMBER 2017, THE VEHICLE BEGAN DISPLAYING SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARKING BRAKE, AND 4WD TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE MESSAGES WHEN STARTED. WHEN SHIFTING THE CAR OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE THE CAR LURCHED, MADE A LOUD CLUNK, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN AND MUST BE TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE WHOLE PROCESS WOULD REPEAT. OTHER TIMES UPON RESTART THE VEHICLE IS NORMAL BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON FOR A DAY OR SO. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT THEY CAN NOT CHECK HISTORICAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LOGS, AS THEY ARE NOT RETAINED. THE ISSUES HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AS TIME PASSES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE IN MOTION.

BOUGHT CAR NEW FROM AN AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALER. WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS STARTED GETTING RECALL NOTICES. THE FIRST TIME, IT TOOK A WEEK TO RE-PROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE BECAUSE THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS OVERWHELMED. NO LOANER CAR PROVIDED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT "THIS IS HOW THEY WORK THE "BUGS" OUT. "ABRUPT" GEAR SHIFTING AND "SLUGGISH" PERFORMANCE NOT RESOLVED. AT SIX (6) MONTHS TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT BY A DIFFERENT DEALER. TOOK ANOTHER WEEK TO COMPLETE, AND AS A "WARRANTY CLAIM" NO LOANER CAR PROVIDED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT MOST OWNERS WERE GETTING ONLY TWO (2) MORE MONTHS USE OUT OF THIS MODEL. AND, THAT "CHRYSLER/JEEP WILL BE HAPPY TO GET THIS ONE BACK FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT". "ABRUPT" GEAR SHIFTING AND "SLUGGISH" PERFORMANCE CONTINUED. AT 2.9 YEARS, JUST BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRATION, "CHECK TRANSMISSION" SENSOR REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. "ABRUPT" GEAR SHIFTING AND "SLUGGISH" PERFORMANCE NOT RESOLVED. "GROWLING" AND "SIGHING"NOISES BEGAN JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION (9/17) AND HAVE BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED. LATEST ISSUE IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO "FALL OUT OF GEAR" CAUSING SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING AT RED LIGHT OR "STOP" SIGN.

SHIFTING AND JERKING PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW, DEALER ALWAYS SAID SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND HAS DONE SEVERAL. FINALLY THE JEEP MADE LOUD BANG GOING ACROSS INTERSECTION OF ROAD AND CAR ALMOST HITTING US. JEEP IS BACK IN GARAGE AND DEALERSHIP SAYS POWER TAKE OFF UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. NEVER OWN OR BUY JEEP PRODUCT.

FIRST THE REAREND WENT OUT AT 75000 MILES THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 79000 MILES ON THE HWY AND I ALMOST GOT REARENDED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ONE ISSUE AFTER THE OTHER. THERE IS ALSO A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END.

DEALER ACCEPTED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BUT DID NOT COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. DEALER CLAIMED THAT JEEP CORPORATE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DEALER TO MAINTAIN AN INVENTORY OF REQUIRED PARTS, IN THIS CASE A LIFTGATE MODULE. THUS I AM REQUIRED TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR FINISHED. I THINK THIS IS UNREASONABLE. SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS JEEP POLICY. HE IS NOT PERMITTED TO ORDER LIFTGATE MODULES IN ADVANCE SO AS TO HAVE AN INVENTORY. HE EXPLAINED THAT HE IS REQUIRED TO ORDER THEM FOR EACH REPAIR, THUS REQUIRING THE CUSTOMER TO RETURN FOR A SECOND TIME TO HAVE THE REPAIR FINISHED.