2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEW TRANSMISSION ISN'T ANY BETTER THAN THE OLD ONE. DIDN'T LIKE THE OLD TRANSMISSION FROM WEEK ONE.

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE FRIDAY AUGUST 28TH. ON AUGUST 30TH WITH LESS THAN 300 MILES ON IT MY JEEP CHEROKEE'S TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO FAIL GOING ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY SLIPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLES RPMS TO SPIKE NEAR 4000 RPM. ALONG WITH AN ABRUPT LOSS OF SPEED. TRANSMISSION SERVICE LIGHT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATED. AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND COMING TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE BANGING NOISE WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. I WILL BE GOING TO A DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO HAVE IT FIXED SINCE IT IS A SUNDAY. ONLY 300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE! I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT.

THE POWERTRAIN IS FREQUENTLY UNRESPONSIVE AND THERE IS OFTEN A SIGNIFICANT LAG TIME BETWEEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVING ANY RESPONSE FROM THE POWERTRAIN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A FULL STOP. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE RESPONDS IMMEDIATELY BUT OTHER TIMES IT FEELS AS IF IT CAN TAKE A FULL SECOND OR MORE FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. WHILE THIS IS NOT A BIG ISSUE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THIS HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE COUNTED ON TO RESPOND AND BEGIN ACCELERATING IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND THE TRANSMISSION/POWERTRAIN SOFTWARE MODULE HAS BEEN "RE-FLASHED" UNDER RECALL BUT NEITHER REPAIR HAS FIXED THE RESPONSIVENESS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE UP A HILL AT 60 MPH. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 11/09/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AT 5,000, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS. UPDATED 12/24/15. *JB

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A THURSDAY MORNING, THE SAME ROUTE I ALWAYS TAKE, I AM VERY FIMILAIR WITH THE RAOD AND TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS STRAIGHT. WELL ON MY WAY, I GOT INTO A ACCIDENT, MY NEW JEEP HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP A FEW TIMES FOR A RECALL, I HAVE ONLY HAD THE JEEP FOR 7 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TO BRING IT IN 2 TIMES AND NOW A 3RD FOR AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUE. ANYWAY, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY JEEP DOES THIS THING WHERE IT FEELS LIKE IT SHUTS OFF WHEN I AM STOPPED AND TURNS BACK ON WHEN I BEGIN TO MOVE, I NOTICED IT WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE JEEP WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, I SAID OK FINE I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS SAFE BECAUSE THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I PURCHASED THIS CAR. WELL ON THE WAY TO WORK, MY JEEP DID JUST THAT BUT LATELY IT IS DOING A JERKING MOVE WHEN IT STARTS TO ACCELARTE NOW, MAKING IT FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS JERKING AND ACCERATING ON ITS OWN WHICH RESULTED IN MY HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NOW THE JEEP WAS NOT GOING AT A FAST SPEED AT ALL, I AM VERY FAMILAIR WITH THE LOCATION SO I PAY ATTENTION TO DETAIL HERE. I FELT MY JEEP DO THE JERK MOVEMENT AND WITH MY ACCERATION I AM CERTAIN THIS IS WHAT CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG HERE AND THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I BOUGHT THE CAR MID OCTOBER 2014 AND BEGAN NOTICING IT DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY - WOULD "HANG UP" IN LOWER GEAR WHEN IT SHOULD SHIFT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (MILEAGE APRX 2,500) WHICH SAID IT WAS "THROWING CODES" SO THEY ADJUSTED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG BUT DID MAKE A MINOR ADJUSTMENT BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. AT APRX 5,700 MILES THEY PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE (PROBABLY MAY 2015). IN JUNE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FALTER WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT AND WHILE DRIVING (HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED) AND, WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS IT WOULD SURGE FORWARD WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADJUSTED IT TWICE SINCE THEN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS OFFERED TO SELL THE CAR AT AUCTION FOR ME AND JEEP WANTS TO SEND IN A "STAR REPAIR" TEAM TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE SOME MORE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR ALREADY WORKED ON 5 TIMES AND NO ONE HAS A CLUE OF WHAT TO DO TO REPAIR IT. IT IS DANGEROUS IN THAT WHEN YOU PULL INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR FALTERS/STALLS OUT IT CAN CREATE A POTENTIAL WRECK OR WHEN IT THE ENGINE SURGES ON ITS OWN A RISK OF RUNNING INTO SOMETHING EXISTS. I DON'T THINK SELLING IT AT AUCTION JUST TO PASS THE PROBLEM ON TO SOMEONE ELSE OR "HANGING PARTS" ON IT IN HOPES THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM IS THE ANSWER. THE CAR NOW HAS 10,600 MILES ON IT; HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED AND STILL DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY OR SAFELY. I THINK THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND BOTH JEEP AND THE DEALERSHIP DO NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE

CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PUSHING ON GAS, GETS STUCK IN GEAR AND THEN WHEN IT FINALLY FINS THE RIGHT GEAR THE WHOLE VEHICLE BUCKS. REPORTED THE PROBLEM IN JANUARY, WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL UPDATE, WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL JUNE. HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2 MORE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE IN A NUMBER OR ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ON TO HIGHWAYS OR PASS SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT MY SUNROOF EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND JEEP IS REFUSING TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH NOTHING HIT THE VEHICLE AND THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS ONLINE OF THIS HAPPENING.

LEASED A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE FEBRUARY 28, 2015. HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE PREVIOUSLY FOR RECALLS INCLUDING THE "TRANSMISSION RE-FLASH". HAVE NOTICED JERKY DOWNSHIFTING AND REVVING OF THE ENGINE UPON SLOWING DOWN. LAST WEEK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH WARNING THAT THE "STOP START" FEATURE WAS DISABLED AND UNAVAILABLE. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT IS CURRENTLY AWAITING A REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE. CHRYSLER COULD HAVE HIT A HOME RUN, BUT INSTEAD HAS A LEMON ON ITS HANDS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,190.

I WAS TURNING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION OUTSIDE OF DC WHEN IT APPEARED THAT MY ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND I WAS COASTING. I PRESSED ON THE GAS BUT THE CAR WENT NOWHERE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT KICKED BACK ON AND SPED UP TO 50MPH. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR I COULD HAVE GOTTEN REAR ENDED. THREE DAYS LATER, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY (GOING AT LEAST 65MPH) WHEN THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED AND THE RPM'S WERE WELL OVER 5,000 WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ONLY 30 MPH. THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER. UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE FOUR HOURS FROM HOME AND HAD TO "MANUALLY" SHIFT THE ENTIRE DRIVE HOME BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY PERFORMED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AND INSISTED THAT IT WAS FIXED. MY HUSBAND DEMANDED THEY DRIVE IT FOR A LONGER DISTANCE AND SURE ENOUGH, THE CAR BROKE DOWN AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND I JUST PICKED UP MY CAR YESTERDAY (8/24). I STILL NOTICE IT JERKING BACK WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. I FEEL SO UNSAFE IN THIS CAR AND NONE OF THE JEEP EMPLOYEES (AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE) SEEM TO BE CONCERNED. I LIVE IN THE CITY AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE MY CAR BREAKDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR HAVE THE TRANSMISSION STOP WORKING LIKE BEFORE. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS OF BEING SERVICED AND I STILL DON'T THINK THAT IT'S FIXED PROPERLY.