2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

TRANS WANTS TO MAKE THE CARS SPEED UP WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO WHEN STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL THE JEEP HAS A LIFTING FEELING LIKE THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH ENGINE AND OR TRANS. THE DEALER TOLD NO PROBLEMS FOUND. BUT I NOW SEE SOME PEOPLE ARE COMING FORWARD TALK ABOUT SAME ISSUE I AM HAVING?

THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY. IF YOU DON'T STOP COMPLETELY, WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS THEN IS DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST. THEY JEEP THEN LURCHES FORWARD. IT CAN BE HARD TO CONTROL WHEN TURNING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE IT'S FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED.

I HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY JEEP CHEROKEE 15' TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO: JUMPY, LURCHING AND ROUGH SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION, GRINDING/CLICKING NOISES DURING AUTOMATIC SHIFTING AND DELAYED SHIFTING. THE ROUGH SHIFTING,LURCHING AND JUMPINESS IS NOTICEABLE ON CITY STREETS AND AT LOW SPEEDS IN MY PARKING GARAGE. THE DELAYED SHIFTING HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS. THE INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION IS NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALONG WITH ERRATIC SHIFTING PATTERNS THAT ARE UNPREDICTABLE. THE SCARIEST THING ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION IS ITS TENDENCY TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN I TRY TO PARK MY CAR, WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR WHEN I START MY CAR AND HEAD OUT OF MY PARKING GARAGE.

FCA ISSUED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION NOTIFICATION S13 - FLAT TOW ADDENDUM CARD IN APRIL 2016. THIS ADDENDUM CARD DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OF FLAT TOWING. I PURCHASED THE 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE FCA INDICATED THE VEHICLE IS TOWABLE 4-WHEELS DOWN. THE ADDENDUM REFERS TO A "MOPAR FLAT TOW WIRING KIT" WHICH WAS NOT INSTALLED AS PART OF THIS NOTIFICATION. AS A RESULT, WHEN THE CAR IS TOWED (THUS, IN-MOTION BEHIND THE TOWING VEHICLE) 4-WHEELS DOWN THE FRONT OF THE CAR STEERING "WOBBLES" (SOMETIMES SEVERELY) BECAUSE THE WIRING KIT IS REQUIRED NOW. IT WAS NOT PART OF THE CAR THAT I PURCHASED AND I BELIEVE FCA SHOULD INSTALL THE WIRING KIT AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER AS THIS IS A HAZARD TO BOTH THE OWNER AND ANY OTHER PERSON OR VEHICLE THAT MAY BE IN THE VICINITY WHEN SAID VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED. NOTE: WEBSITE SAYS MULTIPLE FILES ARE UPLOADABLE. WEBSITE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND ONLY ALLOWS 1 FILE TO BE UPLOADED! I HAVE ADDITIONAL FILES!

JEEP IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND GETS WORSE AND WORSE. JUMPS AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY, RPM'S SPIKE WHEN COMING TO STOP CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP AND LUNGE FORWARD, HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ALREADY. STARTING TO SLOWLY MOVE FORWARD AFTER A ROLLING STOP FRONT TIRES BARKED AND SQUEALED AS VEHICLE WAS TAKEN OFF. FAMILY FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH 14,000 MILES AND HAS OCCURRED SINCE 1500. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 40 TIMES HOWEVER DATE BELOW ONLY ALLOWS ME TO CHOOSE ONE..

LAST SUMMER, I WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME REGARDING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WAS A COUPLE OF MONTHS PRIOR WHEN THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASH REGARDING, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, ETC' AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS, OF TURNING OFF/ON MY CAR, I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY PUT MY CAR INTO GEAR AND GO. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND THEY PERFORMED AN UPGRADE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME I EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR WAS LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS ANOTHER DRIVER AND MY CAR JUST REVVED'THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS. AS YOU COULD IMAGINE, I WAS REALLY SHOCKED BY THIS. IN ADDITION TO THESE INCIDENTS, THE CAR WILL 'JUMP' INTO GEAR'.MORE OFTEN WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE. STARTING WITH THE LIGHTS AND ALERTS COMING ON...WHILE IN PARK, PREVENTING ME TO START THE VEHICLE, ALL THE WAY UP TO DRIVING 70 MPH AND HAVING THE ALARMS GO OFF REGARDING CHECK TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND SERVICE TRANSMISSIONS. EACH TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, I WOULD PULL OVER AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE, EVENTUALLY, WHEN I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT, IT WOULD WORK WITHOUT A PROBLEM....UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. QUITE OFTEN, I WOULD ACCELERATE ONLY TO STAND STILL AND HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING. THESE RECURRING TRANSMISSION ISSUES ARE MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BE A DEVOTED JEEP CUSTOMER AS I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE!

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PROVIDE FORWARD MOTION AFTER INITIAL ACCELERATION DURING LEFT HAND TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (11). THE CONDITION PRESENTS ON ANY/ALL ROAD TYPES AND CONDITIONS WHEN TURNING LEFT AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN PROGRESSING STRAIGHT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ONCOMING VEHICLES HAVE HAD TO STOP TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF DEFECT AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPROGRAMMING ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHOUT PROPER REPAIR. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,147 MILES

VEHICLE PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY AFTER RETURNING FROM WORK.SHORTLY AFTER DISCOVERED THAT TAILGATE GLASS SHATTERED AND FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. NO EVIDENCE OF GLASS BEING HIT OR CRACKED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

CAR DOES NOT TAKE OFF WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE CAR STAYS STATIONARY FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECS EVENTHOUGH THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IT IS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE.

I PURCHASED MY JEEP AT GARDEN CITY JEEP ON 06/06/16 & THE VEHICLE TEST DROVE FINE (FOR THE 10 MINUTES I GOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE). UPON OWNING IT FOR A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 0-20MPH SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR WHEN GOING BOTH STRAIGHT OR MAKING A RIGHT TURN. I ALSO NOTICED VERY POOR TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PRIMARILY AT LOW SPEEDS, IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC, IN PARKING LOT (TRAVELING SLOW), WHEN REVERSING, & EVEN WHEN TRAVELING AT MODERATE SPEEDS (30-60MPH) WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT UP & DOWN BETWEEN 4TH, 5TH, & 6TH. THE TRANS WOULD JERK, TUG, & CLUNK INTO GEAR SOMETIMES MORE NOTICEABLE THEN OTHERS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER & THE WOBBLE WAS FIXED. IN ADDITION THE DEALER FLASHED THE SOFTWARE ON MY TRANS & FOR THE FIRST DAY IT FELT CONSIDERABLY BETTER HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 2 WEEKS THE TRANS FELT VERY SLUGGISH AGAIN. THE CAR NOW JERKS BETWEEN 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD GEAR AGAIN PRIMARILY AT LOW SPEEDS OR DURING GENTLE ACCLERATION...IT ALSO SEEMS TO FEEL VERY SLUGGISH IN 4TH & 5TH GEAR WHEN THE CAR IS COASTING AROUND 30-55MPH...ANY ACCELERATION AFTER LETTING THE CAR COAST CAUSES THE TRANS TO JERK INTO GEAR. ALMOST 100% OF THE TIME NOW WHEN I AM WAITING AT A RED LIGHT, OR AM STOPPED ON THE ROAD FOR ANY REASON, & THEN NEED TO ACCELERATE UNLESS I ACCELERATE VERY AGGRESSIVELY THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS SHIFTING 3 TO 5 TIMES HOWEVER THE CAR IS ONLY IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. IT ALMOST SEEMS AS IF IT IS SHIFTING UP, UP, DOWN, UP ALL OVER THE COURSE OF 1-2 SECONDS. SOMETIMES THIS CAN BE VIOLENT ENOUGH TO JERK MY HEAD FORWARD & BACK. SEPARATELY, UPON DECELERATION THE RPMS WILL SPIKE 500-1000 RPMS WHEN LETTING IT COAST & DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN & THE CAR WILL ACTUALLY SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. SEPARATELY, WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COASTING THE TRANS LAGS AND I RECEIVE NO POWER UNTIL 1-2 SECONDS EITHER.