2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

2015 JEEP CHEROKEE V6 EXHIBITS A VIBRATION OR "SHIMMY" DURING ACCELERATION. VIBRATION OCCURS AT BETWEEN 13-17 MPH JUST PRIOR TO SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (IN "AUTO" TRANSMISSION MODE). VIBRATION ALWAYS OCCURS, BUT IS MORE PRONOUNCED AS THE DRIVE TRAIN HEATS UP. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THAT CHRYSLER HAS YET TO IDENTIFY A DEFINITIVE FIX FOR THE DEFECT.

VEHICLE HAS NOTICEABLE FRONT END SHIMMY IN LOW GEAR THAT ONLY GOES AWAY AFTER SHIFTING TO SECOND GEAR. DEALER HAS NO FIX AT THIS TIME.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED. I PUT VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON - SERVICE TRANSMISSION/SERVICE PARK BREAK/ENGINE LIGHT. TURNED OFF VEHICLE, TURN BACK ON AND VEHICLE JOLTED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. TURNED OFF AGAIN AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW HOURS. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ALL LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED (PARK BRAKE AND CHECK ENGINE) BUT VEHICLE RUNS. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY DID AN UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER. HAPPENED AGAIN AROUND 8200 MILES - SAME RESULT FROM DEALER (UPDATE TO COMPUTER). TOOK TO DEALER A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES - THE THIRD TIME WARRANTED A FULL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT DRIVE PROPERLY - HARD SHIFTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DECCELERATING.

THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY DANGEROUS HESITATION. IT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE.. THIS MAKES ANY LANE CHANGE, HIGHWAY APPROACH, TURN, OR EMRGENCY MANUEVER EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS VEHICLE CAN'T BE SAFELY DRIVEN IN TRAFFIC, OR TAKEN OFF ROAD AS DESIGNED. FCA HAS NOT REMEDIED THE IISSUE AND HAS MADE THE VEHICLE WORSE WITH THEIR LATEST UPDATES. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN.IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR REPAIRS. THE EXCUSE IS IT IS OPREATING AS DESIGNED. IN ESSENCE A POOR DESIGN IS SOMTHING WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH AND BE OKAY WITH DRIVING IN DANGER? THIS IS A SAFETY HAZZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE VEHICLE DANGER BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO PURCHASE ONE

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH CHECK ENGINE LITE ALONG WITH STOP/START LITE CAME ON AND VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECELERATED FROM 55MPH TO 30MPH CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO OVER HEAT WHICH ULTIMATELY LEAD TO TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON A NEW 2015 JEEP,

MY CAR HAS A WOBBLE BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AFTER A STOP. IT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY AND IT WENT AWAY AT EXACTLY 1200 MILES AND IS BACK SINCE I HIT 1800 MILES. I CAN REPLICATE IT AFTER EVERY STOP .. IF YOU DRIVE SLOWLY AFTER A STOP. IF YOU HIT THE GAS PADDLE IT GOES TOO QUICK THRU THE GEARS AND YOU WON'T NOTICE IT BUT I CAN'T DO A RACE AFTER EVERY STOP AND WASTE GAS. IF YOU NORMAL START DRIVING AFTER A STOP YOU FEEL THE WOBBLE FROM LEFT TO THE RIGHT.

TWO INCIDENTS JEEP CHEROKEE WAS ON AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL COME TO ALMOST STOP WHEN FRONT CAR TOOK A RIGHT TURN AND THIS CAUSED ALMOST REAR COLLISION. I WAS LIKE 30 FEET AWAY FROM THE FRONT CAR. ANOTHER INCIDENT: THERE WAS NOBODY AROUND ME AND CAR APPLIED BRAKES BY ITSELF AND CAUSES ALMOST PANIC AMONG THE FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE CAR AND REDUCED THE SPEED TO 45MPH.

VEHICLE HAS EXTREME HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM ANYTHING THAN A COMPLETE STOP TO THE POINT IN MAY STAND YOU IN BETWEEN LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IT WILL DO SO VIOLENTLY CAUSING TIRE SPIN AND LOSS OF TRACTION/CONTROL. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING. JEEP HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO EVEN ADMITTING THIS IS AN ISSUE.

VEHICLE SHAKES / WOBBLES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE ACTUALLY FEELS LOOSE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. ALSO, WHEN TURNING RIGHT AND / OR GOING UP AN INCLINE, THE FRONT END SHAKES AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES. JEEP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND THEY ARE REDESIGNING THE FRONT AXLES WITH A STURDIER DESIGN. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE REPAIR IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AT LEAST, BECAUSE IT'S STILL IN DEVELOPMENT. THERE IS A REAL CONCERN THAT THE AXLE COULD FAIL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A 3RD TIME TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION, JERKING INTO GEAR, AND THE WOBBLE EXPERIENCE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE A TECHNICIAN FROM CHRYSLER COMING TO LOOK AT IT. THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TOUCH IT. MY CASE MANAGER WITH CHRYSLER EVEN ADMITTED TO THE WOBBLE PROBLEM AND THAT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT. THE 2ND TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I GOT STRANDED IN ON COMING TRAFFIC. TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND A COOLANT LEAK, FUEL INJECTOR MALFUNCTION, ETC. AND TOLD ME THE WOBBLE IS A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE MODEL AND THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. AS IF THAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO FORCE YOUR CUSTOMER TO DRIVE A WOBBLING, HESITATING BRAND NEW CAR. I AM DUMBFOUNDED WITH HOW THE DEALERSHIPS & CHRYSLER KEEP SWEEPING THIS ISSUE UNDER THE RUG HOPING IT WILL GO AWAY. THEY HAVEN'T FIGURED IT OUT IN TWO YEARS. ITS TIME TO ISSUE RECALLS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THEM TO DO SOMETHING? WILL THEY WAIT TIL SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED? ALL THEY SEEM TO CARE ABOUT IS MONEY AND NOT ADMITTING THEIR PRODUCT IS A LEMON. TRY NUMBER 3 BETTER FIX THIS.