2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

TIRES SHOW CRACKS IN TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES. APPEARS TO BE DRY ROT CRACKING, THIS IN 2 YEAR OLD TIRES. PROBLEM WAS FIRST DISCOVERED WHEN DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE CONTINUED TO LOOSE AIR. WAS ADVISED BY TIRE PROFESSIONALS THAT TIRES WERE NOT SAFE TO USE IN HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS. REPLACED THE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE SINCE CONTINENTAL WILL NOT WARRANT SECOND OWNER OF VEHICLE. PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE IF DESIRED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 9/20/2016. MY SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER IN MY GAS PEDAL. WOULD NOT GO. I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK. PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE AND IT WAS FINE FOR A FEW MORE MILES THEN DID IT AGAIN. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE MECHANIC. THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE. HE RESET IT AND UPDATED IT. I GOT IT BACK LAST NIGHT. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK TODAY NAD IT WAS FINE UNTIL I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT DID IT AGAIN, LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I BELIEVE JEEP SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I WILL BE TRADING THIS VEHICLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

2 PROBLEMS. FIRST. THE FOLLOWING MALFUNCTION LATER CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, DETAILED BELOW. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD DISENGAGE, SPEED WOULD DROP AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY SIDE TO SIDE FOR A MOMENT, STARTLING US AND POSSIBLY FORCING US INTO ANOTHER LANE. WE THOUGHT THE JERKING MAY BE DUE TO STRONG WINDS BUT WANTED TO GET THE CRUISE CONTROL CHECKED. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES IN THE 2H 30M DRIVE BEFORE ULTIMATELY ENDING IN AN ACCIDENT. THAT SAME TRIP, NEARING OUR DESTINATION, WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A SINGLE-LANE OFF-RAMP CONNECTING THE CURRENT HIGHWAY TO A PERPENDICULAR HIGHWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS INSTANCES WHERE THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES AROUND, THIS TIME OUR CAR VIOLENTLY RICOCHET AGAINST BOTH SIDES OF GUARD RAILS. VISUALLY, THE BODY WAS BARELY DAMAGED BUT THE TIRES AND THE INNER ASSEMBLY WERE TOO DAMAGED TO DRIVE. SECOND. THESE SYMPTOMS PRECEDE THE ONE WRITTEN OF ABOVE THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. WHEN COMING CLOSE TO STOPPING, THE CAR WOULD JERK FORWARD. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM ZERO, THE CAR WOULD PAUSE AND SUDDENLY JERK FORWARD.A

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND RE-ENGAGED. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH, EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME ON THUS MAKING THE CAR UNABLE TO STEER OR MOVE.

WHEN 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIM. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. MAYBE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM...UNKNOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, LAST BEING SEPTEMBER 17, 2016.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN MY SERVICE TRANSMISSION CAME ON AND MY VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOST POWER AND STARTED JERKING AND GRINDING. DUE TO BEING ON THE FREEWAY I ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK WITH BOTH OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS DUE TO THE DEALER NOT HAVING ANY PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX IT. I DRIVE 40 MINS TO WORK AND BACK AND I NOW DO NOT HAVE A SAFE CAR TO DRIVE. VERY DISAPPOINTED WIH THIS CAR AND I WANT SOMETHING DONE ASAP. I WILL NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH JEEP ANYMORE. IF SOMETHING WOULD OF HAPPENED TODAY I WOULD DEFINITELY FILE A LAWSUIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER TRAIN FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED IMPROPERLY BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEARS. WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED ON FIVE OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. LAGS AT TAKE OFF, SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT CATCHES A GEAR, AND DOWN SHIFT HARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE JERKS TO A STOP. WHEN DEPRESSING HAS PEDAL TO TAKE OFF, IT CAN BE 2-4 SECONDS BEFORE GEAR CATCHES, CAUSING DANGEROUS CLOSE CALLS, FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES. HAPPENS DAILY AFTER RECALL FOR A/C HOSE WAS FIXED. TOLD VEHICE WOULD RELEARN OUR DRIVING STYLE. NOW IT'S DANGEROUS.