2017 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON, AND DROVE TO WHITE PLAINS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (914-946-2600, LOCATED AT 70 WESTCHESTER AVE, WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601). THE DEALER PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, VEHICLE STALLED OUT COMPLETELY, JUST SHUT OFF, UPON TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY BEGAN AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND FOUND IT TO BE USING OIL, HAVING TO ADD 1 QUART EVERY 1,000 MILES, AFTER READING FORUMS, CHRYSLER HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS FOR A FEW YEARS ON THEIR 2.4 ENGINES, AND IT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF WAS A FEATURE WHEN THE OIL GETS LOW, SO IT DOESN'T CAUSE FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A BUSY ROAD WITH TRAFFIC, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. THE LINK SHOWS YOU ONE OF THE MANY FORUMS I HAVE FOUND REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I AM VERY FAITHFUL ON OIL CHANGES, SO THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ANY TYPE OF NEGLIGENCE ON MY PART REGARDING THE OIL. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/JEEP/CHEROKEE/2016/POWER-TRAIN-PROBLEMS.PHP

"SERVICE SHIFTER" NOTIFICATION ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE PRNDL LIGHTS ARE SOLID RED NEAR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER. I HAVE TAKE THE JEEP TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD AND THEY ADVISED IT NEEDED AND UPDATE AND TO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. NOW 6-8 MONTHS LATER THE SAME NOTIFICATION APPEARS ON THE DASH AND THE LIGHTS NEAR THE SHIFTER ARE SOLID RED. WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THEY GO AWAY TO ONLY COME BACK ON AGAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS OR EVEN A COUPLE MINUTES. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS OCCURRED AT LOW AND HIGHER SPEEDS.

"SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL GEARS LITE UP WITH RED INDICATOR LIGHTS BESIDE EACH GEAR BEING P,R,N AND D. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS SITTING STILL AND IN "PARK" IN MY DRIVEWAY THE FIRST TIME, SITTING IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH WHILE I WAS DROPPING MOM OFF AND I DON'T REMEMBER IF IT WAS IN PARK OR DRIVE AT THE CHURCH.

JUST BOUGHT A USED 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK 36867 MILES AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT HAS COME UP ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ALL LIGHTS NEXT TO PRND TURNED RED. PULLED OVER AND STOPPED TURNED OFF ENGINE, PUT IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING. TURNED ENGINE ON/OFF TWICE THEN GOT IT INTO PARK THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. MADE IT HOME AND VEHICLE STILL HAS ALL LIGHTS NEXT TO PRND ON AND SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE REMAINS.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE IT WILL RANDOMLY HAVE A WARNING FOR @SERVICE SHIFTER' ON THE DASH AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE LEFT OF THE GEAR SHIFT WILL BE RED FOR PRND +\- (SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK SO I HAVE TO PULL OVER SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WAIT AND TURN IT BACK ON). WHEN SEARCHING THE WEB THERE WERE SEVERAL FORUMS WITH THE SAME THING IN OTHER JEEP MODELS AND A LOT OF THE CHEROKEES AND WERE ALL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALERS WANTING TO FIX IT CORRECTLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT MEANS THE CAR CAN NOT TELL WHAT GEAR IT IS IN. LORD FORBID IT THROW ITS SELF IN PARK WHILE GOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.

WHILE IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, "SERVICE SHIFTER" MESSAGE APPEARS ON DASH AS WELL AS ALL SHIFTER LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. CAR SEEMS TO "MISFIRE" AND JERK FORWARD. DEALER HAS 'REPAIRED' 4 TIMES AND ISSUE RETURNS. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE 1 YEAR I HAVE OWN THIS CAR (PURCHASED NEW). THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRIL OF 2018 AND MOST RECENTLY 3/20/19

JEEP STALLS COMPLETELY WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF START UP DURING A TURN. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART IT. RESTART IS LABORED, AND ON AT LEAST 2 OCCASIONS, I HAD TO TRY MORE THAN ONCE TO RESTART THE CAR. MILEAGE IS UNDER 37,000. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM WHEN I CALLED THEM, AND HAS PERFORMED AN EARLY OIL CHANGE. THAT SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM,AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO RETURN THE CAR TO THEM IN 2000 MILES FOR THEM TO CHECK THE OIL.

ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO DEFECTIVE THERMOSTAT. IT'S NOT RIGHT MAKING SOMEONE PAY FOR A DEFECTIVE PART ON A 2YR OLD VEHICLE DUE TO POOR QUALITY! IF AMERICAN CARS ARE SO GOOD THEN WE SHOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES LIKE THIS.

1ST, MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO A FAULTY THERMOSTAT IN THE ENGINE. I'M DISPLEASED A 2 YEAR OLD CAR HAS SUCH AN ISSUE. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM OR DEFECT. 2ND MY CRUISE CONTROL GOES ROGUE AT TIMES AND SPEEDS UP EXCESSIVELY IF NO INTERVENTION HAPPENS TO STOP IT.