2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON INTERSTATE, LOST POWER AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE. TO REPAIR A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS RUN ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE VERIFIED THAT NO RECALL EXISTED FOR MY VEHICLE DESPITE THE FACT THAT TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN BY CHRYSLER. SOME VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT CONTAINS THE SAME 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT HAS FAILED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON INTERSTATE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF CRASH.

MY SON AND I WERE IN FRONT AND SIDE IMPACT CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE ON 4/24/17 WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BUT NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN OUR VEHICLE. ATTACHED ARE A FEW PHOTOS OF BOTH VEHICLES FOR REFERENCE. WE WERE DRIVING A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE AND WERE HIT BY A DRIVER WHO HYDROPLANED IN A 2011 HYUNDAI ELANTRA. THE REPORTING OFFICER ESTIMATED MY SPEED AT IMPACT WAS 40 MPH. AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE OTHER VEHICLE BUT NOT IN OURS. CONSIDERING THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, FORCE OF IMPACT AND ESTIMATED TRAVEL SPEED AT IMPACT, I FEEL THE JEEP AIRBAGS FAILED FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT INVESTIGATING THIS FURTHER WITH JEEP. AN ACCIDENT REPORT IS AVAILABLE BUT DID NOT UPLOAD DUE TO THE SENSITIVE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN (VIN #'S, NAMES, INSURANCE POLICY NUMBERS, ETC); HOWEVER, THE REPORT CAN BE PROVIDED UNDER SEPARATE COVER IF NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS HESITATION BETWEEN THE TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. ALSO, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A HESITATION AND THEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. WILL NOT DOWN SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR(STAYS IN THIRD GEAR) WHEN STARTING UP STEEP HILLS OR WHEN SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT HAS CHANGED TO GREEN BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. STAYS IN GEAR TOO LONG WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY ON RAMPS, MOSTLY WHEN THEY ARE ON AN UP HILL INCLINE. LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN NOT MOVING. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT DATE THAT THIS STARTED, BUT IT WAS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP.

BAD TRANSMISSION; THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP; IT ALSO HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP; I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE! HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I LEASED THE CAR FROM 3/15/15 TO THE PRESENT! HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM!

TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY WHEN SHIFTING, OFTEN FAILS TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS WITHOUT LONG PAUSES. VEHICLE SEEMS TO VIBRATE IN LOWER GEARS

NHTSA ISSUE 1096880. 18 APR 2017: DROVE OUT OF SIDE STREET ONTO TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MAKING OFF SOUNDS AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. FOOLED WITH GEAR SHIFTER. BEGAN TO MOVE ONLY SLOWLY IN 1ST GEAR. HEADED BACK TO MY STREET AND HALF WAY STOPPED MOVING AGAIN. PUSHED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. IT WAS A VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE POSITION TO BE IN CROSS WAYS OF A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND CAN'T MOVE. DECIDED TO TRY AND SEE IF I COULD GET THE REST OF THE WAY TO MY HOUSE. COULDN'T GO OVER 5-10 MPH. ONE TIME RPMS RAISED HIGH AND WENT BACK DOWN. COULD NOT CLIMB DRIVEWAY TO GARAGE. HAD TO LEAVE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

ONE MORNING I STARTED THE CAR, I HEARD WATER MOVING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. WHILE, DRIVING THE CAR I HEARD A NOISE'S LIKE A PRESSURE COOKER SOUNDS. ONCE I ARRIVED AT WORK I WALKED AROUND TO THE PASSAGE SIDE TO RETRIEVE MY STAFF. I COULD SMELLED ANTIFREEZE. I CONTACTED JEEP RIGHT AWAY AND THEY CONTACT A TOW COMPANY. IT WAS DROP OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WORKED ON IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEY DID PRESSURE TEST FOR EXTERNAL LEAK, DIDN'T LOCATE A LEAK. THEY DIDN'T DO A INTERNAL EXAMINE. IT'S 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLES ALREADY LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. I HAVE MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE BUT STILL SMELL ANTIFREEZE. TWO PRESSURE TEST LATER NOTHING. I JUST PICKUP MY VEHICLE FOR THE SECOND TIME. WHY IS JEEP VEHICLES HAVING SO MANY PROBLEM. MY PSI, TRANSMISSION AND RADIO MAKING SOUNDS WHEN ITS OFF. JEEP IS A BAD VEHICLE AND IT JUST A MATTER OF TIME, HUMANS MIGHT BE IN DAMAGE DUE TO THE UNCARING MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT MAKES LOT'S OF MONEY OF THE BACK OF WORKING AMERICANS.

CAR HAS ALL SORTS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM SHIFTING CLUNKING SLAMMING INTO GEARS CAR WON'T RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S IN PARK AND WON'T TURN OFF LIFTGATE OPENS AND CLOSES BY ITSELF RECENTLY OPENED AND SMASHED MY GARAGE DOOR IN THE LIFTGATE RADIO WON'T WORK GPS SAYS I'M IN WYOMING

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED SHY OF 5,000 MILES. AFTER REPLACEMENT, I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ISSUES. 1. CAR NEVER DOWNSHIFTS FROM 3RD TO 2ND. IT WILL DOWNSHIFT TO 3RD AND THEN WILL GO INTO 1ST WHEN THE CAR STOPS. 2. ON DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH TO 4TH AT 26MPH, RPM'S SPIKE AND CAR SURGES FORWARD FOR A SECOND OR TWO UNTIL GEAR IS ENGAGED. HAS ALMOST CAUSED WRECKS IN THE RAIN AND SNOW. 3. WHEN COMING TO A ROLLING STOP, THE CAUSE PAUSES AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GETTING BACK INTO THE GAS BECAUSE THE CAR IS IN 3RD GEAR AND NOT IN 2ND AS IT SHOULD BE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THESE AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND INSTEAD STICKS TO THEIR STORY OF THAT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. I ASKED IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING AS INTENDED, WHY HAVE THEY RELEASED SO MANY SOFTWARE UPDATES TO FIX THE MANY BUGS ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. THEY DECLINED TO ANSWER. I SINCERELY WISH SOMEONE WOULD HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. *TR