2017 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE FLAT TOWING THE JEEP BEHIND OUR RV THE FRONT END WOBBLED EXCESSIVELY AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN WE SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP. BOTH INSTANCES HAPPENED WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF STARTING TO TRAVEL IN THE MORNING AND HAPPENED IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES WHERE THE PAVEMENT WAS ROUGH. WE HAD HEARD OF THIS ISSUE SO WE HAD THE DEALER INSTALL THE MOPAR STERRING HARNESS WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM BUT ITS CLEAR IT DID NOT DO SO. AFTER THE LAST INCIDENT WE TOOK THE CAR TO A JEEP DEALER WHO SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE CAR BATTERY AND REPLACED IT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WAS THE REAL CAUSE SINCE THE BATTERY WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD. THE DEALER ALSO SHOWED US A NOTICE RECOMMENDING HAVE A CHARGER INSTALLED IF TOWING THE CAR MORE THAN 3 HOURS. (AGAIN, THIS DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR OUR EXPERIENCES SINCE BOTH OF THEM OCCURED WITHIN THE FIRST HALF HOUR).

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND SHIFTING TO REVERSE THE CAR STALLS. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE CAR HAS DISPLAYED THREE TIMES IN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DISPLAYS "SERVICE SHIFTER" AND THE LIGHTS TURN RED ON THE SHIFT STICK (KEEP IN MIND THE CAR IS AUTOMATIC WITH 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION). I JUST GOT THE CAR A WEEK AGO AND I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT. THE CAR IS A 2017 WITH 35K MILES, NOW I UNDERSTAND WHY THEY SOLD IT BACK TO THE DEALER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY GEAR ON THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT, PLACED THE VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. TIM SHORT CHRYSLER OF MIDDLESBORO (1935 US-25E SCENIC, MIDDLESBORO, KENTUCKY 40965, (606) 248-3444) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE DAYS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 35250798. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS NOW, WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 5 OR MORE HOURS AFTER TRAVELLING LESS THAN A MILE OR TWO WHILE IN MOTION MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT. TWICE, COMPLETELY STALLED WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER....ONCE IN THE DARK, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND IT STARTED TO STALL, BUT THEN CONTINUED ON THE ROAD. TWO TIMES IT WAS AFTER A LEFT HAND TURN, ONE TIME IT OCCURRED AFTER A RIGHT HAND TURN.

I WAS TAKING MY CAR OUT OF PARK WHEN I NOTICED A REALLY LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE SHIFTER. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD BE REPLACED. WHEN I PICKED MY TRUCK UP THE NOISE WAS EVEN LOUDER, AND THIS TIME I HAD AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASH BOARD THAT READ "SERVICE SHIFTER". AT THAT TIME THE DEALERSHIP HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE SHIFTER. AFTER THEY RAN MORE TEST AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES, I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, WHERE THE ERROR MESSAGE SAYS "SERVICE SHIFTER" AND THE CLICKING SOUND IS VERY LOUD. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP, HE INFORMED ME THAT THE SHIFTER WAS JUST RECENTLY REPLACED ONCE AGAIN AND THAT THE OTHER ATTEMPTS TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER WERE A RESULT OF THE REPLACEMENT SHIFTERS BEING "BAD' (DEFECTED). CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF EVERY OCCASION THAT MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS ISSUE, AND THEY HAVE EVEN ESCALATED THIS MATTER TO THEIR CORPORATE LEVEL TECHNICIANS KNOWN AS "STAR". I WAS TOLD BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT STAR WAS UNSURE OF THE ISSUE UPON THEM BEING CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO SEE AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT OUT OF THE YEAR AND 8 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK, I HAVE SPENT APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED FOR THE SHIFTER.

ON OCTOBER 23, 2018 I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I SLOWED UP TO MAKE A TURN AND THE TRUCK TURNED OFF WHILE TURNING WITH A VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE FILED ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH THIS SAME ISSUE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I PRAY MY HUSBAND OR I DON'T CAUSE A FATALITY OR BE A FATALITY DUE TO THIS 2017 JEEP BY CHRYSLER MALFUNCTIONING. I'VE NOTICED I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT'S EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE PLEASE HELP AND HOLD CHRYSLER RELIABLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER WHO LEASES A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MERRICK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP (LOCATED AT 3614 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793, (516) 868-4400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO MERRICK DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES TWICE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBERS: [XXX] AND [XXX]. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. *DT *JS PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS CONSUMER STATED SHIFTER WAS REPLACED TWICE & CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED 3RD TIME. UPDATED 12/06/18*JB

I LIVE IN A FLATTER AREA OF THE US. NO PROBLEMS HERE. HOWEVER, WHILE TRAVELING IN SOME MORE HILLY STATES RECENTLY I EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WELL BEYOND THE SETTING. 15-20 MPH ABOVE SETTING. ENGINE RPM WOULD GO AS HIGH AS 5000. THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGE. I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AND THE CANCEL BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE. THIS OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LIA CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 2116 CENTRAL AVENUE, SCHENECTADY, NY 12304) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF BECAUSE IT WAS BURNING TOO MUCH OIL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PROGRAMMED TO SHUT OFF AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS ASKED TO MONITOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE ROAD (35MPH) AND THE CAR JUST "STOPPED" IN TRAFFIC! WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION. IT STARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES OF SITTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC - I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN IT? ACCORDING TO THE COMPUTER I HAD 4% LIFE AND PLENTY OF OIL AND I CHECKED IT WHEN I WAS STALLED ON THE ROAD.ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT'S NORMAL FOR THE 2.4L ENGINE TO BURN THROUGH A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES? IS THAT ACCURATE FOR A BRAND NEW CAR? I DON'T THINK SO-- THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE. I COULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 AND IT COULD JUST STOP AND IT'S HAPPENED TO OTHERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED.