2018 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER WERE LIT. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 37;600 MILES.

THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS AT A LIGHT. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. IT WAS IN MOTION ONCE AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP. BUT IT WAS A VERY SLOW MOTION. SECOND TIME I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP

WAS DRIVING AND VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. PULLED OVER AND SERVICE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL CAME ON. FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON NOW.

SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE APPEARED WHILE DRIVING TODAY AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL RED P, R, N, D. THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE WOULD NOT DISAPPEAR BLOCKING THE SPEEDOMETER READING.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON- THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, ONCE WHILD DRIVING AND TWICE WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND IT WAS IN PARK.

'SERVICE SHIFTER' ERROR CODE STARTED APPEARING ON DASHBOARD WITH ALL GEAR LIGHTS LIT UP NEXT TO THE SHIFTER. PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. MILEAGE AT APPROX 37K MILES, IDENTIFIED AS 'TRANSMISSION SHIFT ELECTRICAL FAILURE' BY JEEP DEALERSHIP AND REPLACED FOR AROUND $700

THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF IN IDLE , SOMETIMES IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP, OTHERS YOU HAVE TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES. TOOK IT TO DEALER A FEW TIMES AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT IT IS BECAUSE WHEN THE OIL GETS LOW IT THIS MODEL THAT HAPPENS SO I HAVE TO GET THE OIL CHANGED ONCE A MONTH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM OF AN UNKNOWN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE NO LONGER BE DRIVEN UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED HERTRICH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF ELKTON (1147 E PULASKI HWY, ELKTON, MD 21921) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS IS THE SECOND SINCE AUGUST 2018 THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. FIRST TIME IT GAVE ME A WARNING LIGHT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH AUTO START. THEN JUST NEVER WOULD START AGAIN. THIS TIME THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE CAR WAS IN PARK, SHUT OFF AND WOULDN'T RESTART. BATTERY TESTED AT DEALER AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE BATTERY SAYS IT HAS A 36 MONTH WARRANTY BUT DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR NEW BECAUSE IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO START THAT FRIES THE BATTERY!

MY SISTER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY TURN OFF ON THE STREET. SHE TURNED IT BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, I'M AFRAID OF DRIVING THE CAR AND SOMETHING WORSE MAY HAPPEN.