2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT FACILITY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER SUCTION/DISCHARGE HOSE FRACTURED, CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V676000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

THIRD TIME SAME ISSUE. 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION SERVICE TRANSMISSION, SERVICE PARK BRAKE, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, D(DRIVE) FLASHING ON DASHBOARD, BARELY MADE IT UP A HILL, HAD TO PRESS ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. VERY DANGEROUS-OTHER VEHICLES DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING. OCCURED 2 TIMES IN 2WEEKS AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATED. NOT MANY REGRETS IN MY LIFE BUT BUYING THIS VEHICLE TOPS THE LIST.

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE ONE OF THE MAIN REASON WAS FOR ITS ABILITY TO BE FLAT TOWED BEHIND A MOTOR HOME WITH EASE. AFTER HAVING IT FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS I NOTICED IT SOMETIMES VIBRATED WHILE TOWING. AFTER READING SOME FORUMS AND CHECKING WITH DEALERS CHRYSLER REALIZED THAT WAS DUE TO THESE NEW MODELS HAVING ELECTRONIC STEERING VERSUS THE OLD HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND IT NOW REQUIRES POWER TO BE CONSTANT TO THE STEERING DURING TOWING. NOW REALIZE WHEN I PURCHASED IT THE MANUAL CLEARLY STATED THE PROCEDURES WHICH I FOLLOWED. NOW I RECEIVE A NOTICE THAT SAYS IN ORDER TO FLAT TOW I NEED A SPECIAL HARNESS INSTALLED WITH A COST OF PARTS AND LABOR OF OVER $400. THEY HAVE NOW PROVIDED AN ADDENDUM TO THEIR OWNERS MANUAL STATING ALL THIS. MY ISSUE IS THEY WANT THE OWNER TO PAY TO MAKE THEIR VEHICLE SAFE WHEN THE OWNER WAS NOT THE ISSUE HERE. THE OWNER SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO PAY WHEN THEY PURCHASED A VEHICLE THAT WAS ADVERTISED WITH CERTAIN FEATURES LIKE SAFE FLAT TOWING WHEN IN FACT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. SO UNLESS I WANT TO PAY $400 I HAVE TO TOW A CAR THAT COULD VIBRATE SEVERELY UNDER CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

INTERMITTENT ROUGH SHIFTING, SLAMMING INTO GEAR DURING UPSHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, FROM MOVING IN A PARKING LOT AT 10MPH TO PASSING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE GEAR SLAM IS SO INTENSE IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN REAR-ENDED.

TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT ERRATIC. STARTING OUT FROM A STOP IT WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING TO MOVE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED, THEN 1 OR 2 SECONDS LATER IT WILL DOWN SIFT TO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. I HAVE ENDED UP IN THE WRONG LANE BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO AT INTERSECTIONS IT CAUSES CONFUSION WHEN TRYING TO GO IN TURN WITH OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY THINK YOUR YIELDING WHEN THE VEHICLE WON'T MOVE BUT THEN IT LURCHES ABRUPTLY INTO A NEW COLLISION.

I AM AT A STOP SIGN WITH CROSS TRAFFIC THAT DOESN'T STOP, WITH A MPH LIMIT OF 50, THERE'S A GAP BIG ENOUGH FOR ME TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, JEEP SLOWLY ADVANCES FORWARD BUT NOT ENGAGING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR, IT'S STARTING OUT IN 3RD GEAR! WHEN IT SHOULD BE SHIFTED INTO 1ST, COASTING THROUGH THESE LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I AM ROCKING BACK & FORTH IN MY SEAT SAYING 'COME ON JEEP, SHIFT! LET'S GO!' AS I LOOK TO MY LEFT & RIGHT & SEE CARS GETTING CLOSER TO ME, MY HEART BEATS A LITTLE QUICKER AT THIS POINT, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IS IN THE CAR WITH ME. FINALLY HALF WAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION JEEP DROPS DOWN HARD INTO1ST GEAR FROM 3RD GEAR & BOOM WE ARE OFF, WHIPLASH, SOUNDS OF A TRANSMISSION FALLEN TO THE GROUND, HEART BEATING SO FAST IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE BUT WE GET ACROSS THE ROAD IN THE NICK OF TIME OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC! SAME SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES, I COULD GO ON WITH STORIES BUT I THINK YOU GET THE PICTURE.THIS HAPPENS SO MUCH THAT I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE GONE TO, OF COURSE, CAN'T DUPLICATE MY ISSUE BUT THEY'RE TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT THEY'VE BEEN RECEIVING FROM OTHER CHEROKEE OWNERS. I'VE ALSO HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATES DONE. I DID GET A RECALL NOTICE FOR POSSIBLE INCORRECT INFO. IN THE USER GUIDE/OWNER'S MANUAL REGARDING FLAT TOWING VEHICLES WHICH MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE SHAKE WHILE FLAT TOWING OVER ROUGH ROADS.THIS IS RECALLED BUT A TRANSMISSION ISSUE ISN'T? JEEP CLAIMS THAT THEY DEPEND ON THE SATISFACTION OF THEIR CUSTOMERS FOR THE SUCCESS OF THEIR BUSINESS & ARE CONSTANTLY MONITORING THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS & LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE THEIR VEHICLES, EVEN AFTER THEY ARE SOLD. I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING EXCEPT FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED. I KNOW JEEP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE JEEP COME UP WITH A SOLUTION.

MOST RECENT INCIDENT: 5/25/16, EN ROUTE HOME FROM WORK, NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY. VEHICLE ACCELERATED, WHILE MOVING WITH TRAFFIC WITH THREE CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN MYSELF AND CAR IN FRONT OF ME FROM 35MPH TO 60MPH. I ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED FROM 40MPH TO AN ALMOST STOP WITHOUT MY HITTING THE BRAKES AND I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. I CAME TO A FULL STOP UPON EXITING THE PARKWAY, WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE FORWARD AND MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON SOUTH OYSTER BAY ROAD, MY VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE MORE THAN ROLLING AHEAD. I 'FLOORED IT' IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC, AS THERE WAS NOW A CAR APPROACHING QUICKLY, AND MY VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD HAVE; IT CONTINUED TO ROLL ALONG. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE WESTBURY JEEP CHRYSLER DODGE SERVICE CENTER 111 BOND ST. WESTBURY, NY 11590 1(516)333-2666 MY MOST RECENT CHRYSLER CASE #: 29373159 CASE MANAGER: CRYSTAL; 1(800)763-8422 EXT. 40505 I HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE SIGNING A LEASE IN DECEMBER 2014. THE SEATS INCESSANTLY SQUEAK, WITH NO REMEDY. THE CAR HAS BEEN PULLING, JERKING, ACCELERATING, AND DECELERATING ON ITS OWN. THIS PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED TO AN UNSAFE STATUS AND I AM UNABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE. CHRYSLER CORPORATION HAS DEEMED THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE, YET IT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE WITHOUT MY INITIATION OF SUCH ACTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS AN UNSAFE DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHEN I DO ATTEMPT TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY, FOR EXAMPLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT A SAFE STANDARD AND THE COMPANY IS CLAIMING NOTHING WRONG AND SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE HAD FAR TOO MANY NEAR-WRECKS BECAUSE OF DELAYED ACCELERATION, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING ON ITS OWN. PLEASE HELP ME.

HEADLIGHTS ARE MUCH DIMMER THAN ANY CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE ON UNLIGHTED ROADS AND LOWER VISIBILITY SITUATIONS. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HEADLAMP PERFORMANCE IS DIMMER THAN HEADLAMPS OF THE OLD SEALED BEAM DESIGN. ????????

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR BETWEEN 22-25 MPH HIGHWAY OR STREET THERE IS ALWAYS A LUNGING/RPM SPIKE/HARD SHIFT THAT ACCELERATES THE CAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS ALSO HAPPENS AT 8, 30,35,40,45,50,55MPH. IT IS NOT NEARLY AS BAD AS THE MAJOR ISSUE BETWEEN 22-25MPH.

THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. IT HAS BEEN THROUGH MULTIPLE REPROGRAM AND RELEARN EVENTS FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO SHIFT DOWN FROM 3RD GEAR AT A ROLLING STOP, AND STAYS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR UPON ACCELERATION. MOVING INTO TRAFFIC, THIS CAUSES A CONCERN, AS THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR, WHICH CAUSES A HIGH RPM, AND CLUNKY SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR. THEN THE CAR PULLS AWAY WITH A LOT OF TORQUE STEER AND A JERKING MOTION. THIS OCCURS ON A INCLINED DRIVEWAY AS WELL, CLUNKING INTO 1ST GEAR FROM 3RD. IT IS AN UNSAFE TRANSMISSION. IT DOES NOT HAVE A PREDICTABLE DRIVELINE RESPONSE.