2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

TAKATA RECALL - BAD WHEEL BEARING , LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE LIGHT. IN MOTION!!!

I PURCHASED A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. IT WAS RUNNING FINE UNTIL I TOOK IT IN FOR A RECALL AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR YIELD, THE JEEP HESITATES THEN IT WILL LUNGE FORWARD. ON DECEMBER 8, 2015, I TOOK THE JEEP IN FOR A RECALL, THERE WAS ALSO A SOFTWARE UPDATE. AFTER THAT DATE MY VEHICLE WAS NEVER THE SAME. PRIOR TO DECEMBER 8, 2015, I HAD NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DECEMBER 29, 2015, FEBRUARY 12, 2016, MAY 23, 2016 WITH OUR CONCERNS BEING COMPLETELY IGNORED. IN JUNE OF 2016 I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY JEEP BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY JEEP FOR 2 DAYS AND I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. IT WAS NOT! IT CONTINUES TO LUNGE FORWARD. I NO LONGER DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WHEN I AM MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, IT HESITATES AND I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE INVESTED SO MUCH INTO. AFTER BEING TOLD BY THE MECHANICS AND THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THAT I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE....IT IS GOOD TO KNOW, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL SOON BE FIXED

WHILE DRIVING ON STREET CAR JUST DIED AND SLOWLY CAME TO STOP.VERY DANGEROUS.TRIED RESTARTING WOULD NOT START.UNKNOWN WHAT IS WRONG WITH CAR THAT STOPS WHEN DRIVING AND WILL NOT START AGAIN RIGHT AWAY. AFTER CAR SITTING AWHILE AND A FEW ATTEMPTS TO START IT, IT STARTS AGAIN ONLY TO STOP WHILE DRIVING AGAIN.

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRANSMISSION: WARNING LIGHT FOUR WHEEL DRIVING SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED! WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT THROUGH 2ND GEAR AND GET STUCK THERE WITH VERY HIGH RPMS, THEN SLAMMING INTO THIRD. (CITY STREET & HIGHWAY) IT ACCELERATES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. NORMAL DRIVING, NO POWER. WHILE DRIVING LOUD WHINING SOUND FROM UNDER THE SUV. WHEN STOPPED AND IN DRIVE AND TURNING ON AC OR HEAT, THE RPMS WOULD DROP BELOW 1K AND THE SUV WOULD AUTOMATICALLY INCREASE THE RPM CAUSING IT TO LURCH FORWARD. TRANSMISSION SHIFTED RANDOMLY. THE DEALERSHIP WE LEASED THE JEEP FROM REPLACED/RECONFIGURED THE DRIVETRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND FLASH PROGRAMMED THE ECU. THEY REPLACED A DEFECTIVE TRANSFER CONTROL MOTOR. THEY CHECKED WIRING HARNESS AND CALLED A REGIONAL TECHNICIAN. ALL OF THESE "FIXES" FAILED AFTER AN EXTENDED TEST DRIVE. RT 46 CHRYSLER, JEEP, DODGE SAID THEY NOW NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MOTOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THEIR SHOP FOR ALMOST A WEEK. CHRYSLER CORPORATE SAID THEY WILL NOT COVER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SALES MANAGER AT RT 46 CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE WOULD NOT TAKE OUR 2015 CHEROKEE AS TRADE IN FOR A NEW SUV BECAUSE HE CALLED IT A LEMON. THIS VEHICLE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP WE LEASED THE CHEROKEE FROM DOESN'T EVEN WANT IT BACK.

MY VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AFTER STOPPING, INCREASES SPEED WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON A HILL, FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO SHOOT OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE USED UP A QUART OF OIL EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED AND PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE. THE TECHNICIAN NOTED ON THE INVOICE THAT THE OIL FILTER WAS LOOSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,633.

WHILE PULLING OUT, INTO TRAFFIC, MY TIRE CAUGHT SOME ICY SLUSH. IT STARTED TO SPIN. AS I WAS ALREADY ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC, I GAVE IT MORE GAS TO GO. THE ENGINE REVVED. I NOTICED THE RPMS HAD PEGGED AROUND 6000+. I NOTICED NO TRACTION CONTROL, AT LEAST NOT HOW I HAVE FELT IT IN OTHER VEHICLES. I FINALLY GOT OUT IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS WHEN MY CAR WENT HAYWIRE. THE DASHED FLASHED A WARNING THAT MY CAR WAS GOING INTO SAFE MODE AND WOULD BE SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL. THEN THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND IT FELT LIKE I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. I DID NOT, ALTHOUGH I'M SURE THE PERSON I PULLED IN FRONT OF WOULD'VE LIKE TO HAVE HIT ME, AS HE WAS BLOWING HIS HORN AT ME AND FLIPPING ME OFF. MY CAR WAS NOW IN NEUTRAL AND COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I CAME TO A STOP MY CAR ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. I WAS PANICKED AND SCARED. I TURNED OFF MY CAR. I CALLED MY HUSBAND. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR. IT RESTARTED BUT I COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. MY HUSBAND SHOWED UP AND THROUGH TRIAL AND ERROR HE FOUND OUT THAT HE COULD ONLY DISENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. HE DROVE IT AROUND SOME AND IT SEEMED FINE. I DROVE IT TO WORK, WITH ALL THOSE DASH LIGHTS STILL ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT MY CAR IN. WITHIN 2 DAYS THE DASHLIGHTS HAD TURNED OFF AND EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE NORMAL. I TOOK MY CAR IN AND SINCE THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON AT THAT TIME THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE ANYTHING. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SAFETY OVERRIDE AND I JUST NEEDED TO LEARN TO DRIVE IT. (I WAS LIVID, AS I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION) A VEHICLE SHOULD NOT SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS ON A RURAL ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I COULDN'T IMAGINE WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED IF I WAS PULLING OUT ACROSS 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC OR MERGING ON TO A BUSY FREEWAY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED ON I-10 WEST, MY JEEP CHEROKEE CAME TO A FULL STOP FORCING DRIVERS TO STEER AROUND ME SO AS NOT TO REAR END ME. IT'S DONE THIS 5 TIMES SINCE SUATURDAY THE 18TH OF FEBRUARY. IT SAYS THE VEHICLE MUST BE IN PARK BEFORE RELEASING THE BRAKE.

TRANSMISSION JERKS SLAMS IN GEAR DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN HESITATES WHEN STOPPED THEN GOES INTO GEAR DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN ON THE HIGHWAY TAKES TO LONG TO GO INTO PASSING GEARS

MY VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY "CLUNCKS" WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN CERTAIN GEARS. HAPPENS DAILY NOW AND IS VERY UNSETTLING BECAUSE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER/ACCELERATION WHEN IT HAPPENS. STARTED WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH BUT NOW DOES IT FROM 1ST TO 2ND. DEALERSHIP IS WELL AWARE, SAY THERE ARE ABOUT 2-3000 JEEPS OUT THERE DOING THE SAME THING BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH PART IS BROKEN/FAILING.