2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

FIRST OCCURRING IN THE FALL OF 2015, THE POWER LIFT GATE FAILED TO LATCH. IT WOULD NO LONGER RESPOND TO ATTEMPTS TO OPEN IT ELECTRONICALLY, AND INSTEAD REMAINED UNLATCHED. ANY PRESSURE PLACED AGAINST THE LIFT GATE FROM THE INSIDE RAISED THE LIFT GATE. WE HAD IT SERVICED, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE FIXED, BUT AS OF 6 AUGUST 2016 WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM IS UNIQUE AND UNRELATED TO THE RECALL ISSUED IN DECEMBER OF 2015. WITH THREE DOGS THAT RIDE IN OUR VEHICLE WITH US, WE ABSOLUTELY CANNOT DRIVE WITH A LIFT GATE THAT DOESN'T CLOSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE LAGS DANGEROUSLY BEHIND ACCELERATION SOMETIMES, LIKE WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. IT WILL START TO ACCELERATE, THEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DISENGAGE, AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER COMPLETELY FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE POWERTRAIN ENGAGES AGAIN. WE'VE ALREADY ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT - 12K MILES - CAR ACCELERATES AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF OF GAS PEDAL. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP - SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THIS VEHICLE. WHAT? YOU MEAN A PROBLEM !!! DEALERSHIP WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND OPENED A CASE RECORD WITH THEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS.

MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE SHUTTERS/SHIMMYS UPON TAKE OFF, HESITATES UPON TAKE OFF, SOMETIMES REQUIRING EXCESSIVE THROTTLE INPUT TO GET GOING... AT 20,000 MILES THE SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR HAVE STARTED TO BE EXTREMELY ROUGH AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN RELEASING PRESSURE ON THE THROTTLE AT AROUND 30-35 MILES PER HOUR, LUNGING AND JERKING SO HARD THAT PASSENGERS GASP AND ASK QUESTIONS LIKE "WHAT THE $#@% WAS THAT!?"... AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN SIGNIFICANT INCLINES THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WHEN YOU RELEASE THE THROTTLE, SOMETIMES REQUIRING A MANUAL DOWNSHIFT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING AND RELIABILITY. WE HAVE THE TRAILHAWK VERSION OF THE CHEROKEE. WE ARE HAVING ISSUES OF A CLANK/BANG OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 40-42MPH; IT CAN BE FELT IN THE FLOORBOARD. SOMETIMES WE WILL GET THIS IN REVERSE WHEN WE START TO MOVE. THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT IS WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION AND STEP ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENS OR IT SLOWING STARTS TO SPEED UP OR IT TAKES OFF LIKE A JACKRABBIT. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT. WHEN LEAVING AN INTERSECTION WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN WHAT TYPE OF REACTION WE ARE GOING TO GET. WILL IT MOVE OR MAYBE DECIDE TO MOVE EVENTUALLY. ALSO, NORMAL ACCELERATION SEEMS SPONGY OR BOUNCY. IT IS LIKE PRESSING GAS PEDAL DOWN (SLIGHTLY) THEN LETTING OFF; ON OFF, ON OFF, ON OFF. IT HAPPENS QUICKLY UNTIL WE REACH 20 PLUS MPH. IF WE SELECT THE SPORT MODE, I HAVE NOT NOTICED THE SPONGY FEELING ON ACCELERATION. I THINK THAT KNOWING HOW YOUR CAR IS GOING/SUPPOSED TO RESPOND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE OR PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS IMPORTANT THE SAFETY AND CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING ONE'S VEHICLE. MY WIFE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE PARKING BRAKE REAPPLYING WHEN SHE IS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT HER WORK. THE PARKING LOT IS ON A SLOPE. SHE BACKS UP AND WHEN SHE TRIES TO GO FORWARD IT DOESN'T WANT TO MOVE. THEN SHE LOOKS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS BACK ON. SHE HAS TO TURN IT OFF AGAIN TO MOVE. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE REAR HATCH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE THE RECALL FOR THE ELECTRIC LIFT MECHANISM. WE HAVE ISSUES WHEN IT WON'T OPEN ELECTRICALLY AND ISSUES WITH IT NOT LATCHING. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE CARGO AREA TO INTERFERE WITH THE HATCH OPERATION. WE HAVE ADDRESSED THESE ISSUES ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND HAVE LEFT MESSAGES WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE MESSAGES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 20600 MILES ON THE 2015 CHEROKEE.

JEEP SHIFTS ROUGH WITH A BANG WHEN GOING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. DEALER UPDATED SOFTWARE BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY, USUALLY ABOUT ONCE EVERY 30 MILES.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 70 MPH WHEN JEEP DEVELOPED SEVERE HESITATION AND JERKING MOTION. EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT TO PULL OFF TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. LIGHT INDICATOR ON DASH BOARD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN RESTARTED. LIGHT REMAINED ON DASH (NOT FLASHING), HOWEVER, PROCEEDED TO SEE IF CAR IS DRIVEABLE. TWO MORE OCCURRENCES OF SAME SYMPTOM. AGAIN, PULLED OVER AND DID SAME STOP/START AND THEN PROCEEDED. MANAGED TO GET HOME. IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW. CURRENTLY HAS 12K ON VEHICLE. FOLLOWING DAY TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND PROBLEM DETERMINATION. WAS INFORMED THAT (5) SOFTWARE FLASHES WOULD BE UPDATED ON VEHICLE, ONE OF WHICH WAS A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) FLASH. DROVE CAR HOME SAME DAY. I WILL NEED SOME TIME DRIVING JEEP TO SEE IF THESE SOFTWARE FLASHES HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. AFTER A FEW HOURS I DECIDED TO GET ON THE INTERNET TO INVESTIGATE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. TO MY SURPRISE, IT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH OTHERS. QUESTION? WHY WAS I NOT INFORMED OF THIS PROBLEM BY DEALERSHIP OR ANY OTHER NOTIFICATIONS OF RECALL, ETC. REALLY, THIS IS HOW IT WORKS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A FATALITY TO DO SOMETHING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH CHRYSLER. HISTORY: I HAVE OWNED 1998 JEEP WRANGLER, 2001 DODGE DAKOTA, 2005 DODGE MAGNUM, NOW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE AND THE LIST GOES ON FOR OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY. COME ON CHRYSLER YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THIS. THERE IS A PROBLEM RELATED TO THESE (9 GEAR) TRANSMISSIONS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED. DON'T WAIT TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. IF TRANSMISSION IS THE CULPRIT, THEN REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS. DRIVING HABITS REQUIRE FREQUENT TRAVEL THROUGH ATLANTA, GA TRAFFIC. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS YOU ARE TAKING A RISK DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA LET ALONE WITH KNOW VEHICLE PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES SPEWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

DRIVING ALONG ON A RURAL ROAD, NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. COMING DOWN A HILL AND OUT OF A CURVE, HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED, SOUNDING LIKE A SHOT GUN GOING OFF INSIDE THE CAR. GLASS CAME DOWN ALLL OVER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SUNROOF IS VISIBLY PUSHED UP AND OUT OF THE ROOF WITH NO IMPACTS FROM EXTERIOR. DEALER IS TELLING ME THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FORCE WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THEY SAY THAT PRESSURE CAN BUILD UP INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING AND THIS CAN SOMETIMES HAPPEN, WHICH SEEMS INDICATIVE OF A KNOWN ISSUE. I LOOKED ALL THROUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND FIND NO REFERENCE TO THE POSSIBILITY THIS COULD OCCUR WITH NORMAL USE OF THE A/C.

CPSC: CHRYSLER: CONSUMER STATED JEEP CHEROKEES BASED ON YEARS 2014-2016 CAN DEVELOP A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN BEING TOWED BEHIND A MOTOR HOME. THE WOBBLE IS SEVERE ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL. *SS THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING, WAS POORLY DESIGNED. *JB

TRANSMISSION HESITATES SOMETIMES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP, TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WANT TO GO INTO GEAR UNTIL YOU COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, WHEN ACCELERATING TO 35 MPH THERE IS A HARD SHIFT INTO THE GEAR FOR THAT SPEED, THE CAR WHEN ACCELERATING DOES NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM THE SIDE SEVERAL TIMES, I HAVE HAD CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT AT LEAST 4 TIMES. 2 TIMES THEY HAVE UPDATED SOFTWARE FOR TRANSMISSION, BUT ONLY HAVE SEEN MINOR IMPROVEMENTS. STILL HAVING ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE.