2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT REVS HIGH AND WHEN I TAKE OFF IT JUMPS/HESITATES. AS I AM DRIVING, THE WARNING BELL WILL "DING" A WARNING AND THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OFF. MESSAGE ON DASH TELLS ME I AM UNABLE TO SHIFT AND MUST PUT CAR IN PARK TO SHIFT. I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND AT A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO AS I MAKE A TURN AT A STOP LIGHT, THE WARNING "DING" WILL HAPPEN AND NO MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON DASH. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR IS "IN MOTION"! NOT STOPPED!

MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE OR DRIVING THE RED LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER WILL ALL TURN ON AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH DISPLAY A SERVICE SHIFTER SCREEN. SOMETIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED I CAN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND RESET OTHER TIMES WILL IT RESET.

WHEN SLOWING TO ALMOST A STOP BUT NOT FULLY STOPPING, VEHICLE DOES NOT SELECT A GEAR IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE A GEAR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHIC RESULTS IN BEING UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE DOES ENGAGE A GEAR, THERE IS A SUDDEN JOLT IF THE ACCELERATOR IS STILL PRESSED. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN THE GEAR IS NOT ENGAGED YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE THE CAR AT ALL UNTIL IT FINALLY ENGAGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO RESTART. WHEN THE CONTACT MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN ANY GEAR, IT JERKED AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR BLINKED ON AND OFF. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE RPMS INCREASED VERY HIGH WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING PRESSED. JIM BROWNE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF DADE CITY (12020 US-301, DADE CITY, FL 33525, (352) 353-0704) ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE BE BROUGHT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED WITH THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED, ALSO THE AC COMPRESSOR BROKE RIGHT AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN RECALLS ON 75K OTHER JEEP CHEROKEES, SAME YEAR.

LIFTGATE OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL GET TO THE POINT IF IT OPENS THEN IT WILL NOT CLOSE AND LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARK DIDN'T MATTER IF THE ENGINE WAS ON OR OFF.

FOR THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COME ON THE CAR ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES. THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN, SHIFTING , MAKING A FAN HUMMING SOUND AND THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING AND HITTING TOP RMPS IN THE RED. MY CAR PREVIOUSLY WAS AT A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIM NOTHING IS WRONG, COMPUTER RESET AND ISSUES ARE STILL OCCURRING

WHEN TEMPERATURES REACH BELOW FREEZING OR ABOVE 80 DEGREES, MY CAR WILL SEND AN ERROR MESSAGE WHEN I PLACE THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE ERROR MESSAGE READS, 'SERVICE SHIFTER'. WHEN THE CAR IS THEN PLACED IN PARK AND TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE ERROR MESSAGE WILL LEAVE THE SCREEN. ALSO, THREE MONTHS AGO, MY CAR WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE I FOUND THAT THE OIL HAD BEEN COMPLETELY DRAINED AFTER AN OIL CHANGE WAS ISSUED IN THE PREVIOUS MONTH. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LEAKS. AFTER FILLING THE CAR BACK UP WITH OIL THE ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE FIRST ISSUE.

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON FOR THE TRANSMISSION. CAN ONLY BE RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT WORK, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS IMPROPERLY AND LUNGES AT LOWER SPEEDS AND THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON THE DASH WILL ONLY SHOW 'SERVICE SHIFTER' TENDERING IT USELESS. THE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED AND AT VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MONTHS AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED POWER TRAIN WARRANTY.

ONCE THE VEHICLE IS ON THE ROAD, WHEN CALLING FOR ADDITIONAL POWER, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPOND. TRANSMISSION STAYS IN CURRENT GEAR AND WILL NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT BOTH COME ON EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS. IT SEEMS EVERY TIME THIS CONDITION OCCURS, IT'S APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE WHETHER IT BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR CITY DRIVING.