2017 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRIFFIN MOTORS COMPANY 11031 PERRY HWY, MEADVILLE, PA 16335 (814) 336-2161, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED MY JEEP BACK IN APRIL 2019 AND I HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT ALMOST EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO CURRENT. MY CAR WILL LITERALLY SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WILL READ "SERVICE SHIFT GEAR". I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF, WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES FOR IT TO CRANK BACK UP AND THE THE MESSAGE GOES AWAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE RECENTLY THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY! I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL AND I HAVE LOOKED THIS ISSUE UP AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. NOTHING SPECIFICALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF IT WILL JUST DO IT RANDOMLY.

WHILE DRIVING I GOT A 'SERVICE SHIFTER ' MESSAGE AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY SHIFTER WERE LIT UP. I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WENT AWAY. IT HAPPEND AGAIN AFTER MY OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP. IT GOES AWAY AFTER I RESTART THE CAR BUT SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T THINK SO. NO MESSAGE OR LIGHTS AFTER I RESTART BUT IT HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE.

THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING HAS COME ON MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT RANDOM SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS NOW HAPPENING EVERY TIME THE JEEP IS DRIVEN, SOMETIMES BEFORE WE EVEN GET TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY.

2017 JEEP CHEROKEE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT STARTED COMING ON RANDOMLY AT 28,000 MILES. USUALLY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND CRANKING IT BACK UP WOULD MAKE THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT GO AWAY. NOW AFTER ONLY OWNING THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS IT IS STARTING TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT STAYS ON MOST OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SHIFTER LIGHT WILL POP ON OUT OF NOWHERE. IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE OWNED IT I'VE ONLY PUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO FIND OUT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED IN THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I'VE GOTTEN ONE QUOTE FOR $800 TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER BEZEL AND WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS A 2017 WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES. ALL OVER THE INTERNET JEEP OWNERS TELL OF AN IDENTICAL STORY WITH THEIR JEEPS. JEEP NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS BEING A FAULTY PART. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO SPEND THIS MUCH MONEY TO FIX A FAULTY PART. WILL NEVER BUY A JEEP AGAIN

"SERVICE SHIFTER" ERROR SHOWED UP ON DISPLAY WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. DISPLAY WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND COULDN'T CLEAR ERROR. ALL OF THE SHIFTER LIGHTS TURNED ON. HAD TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET.

COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING WITH 30% OIL LIFE REMAINING WITH NO WARNING. YOU LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND CONTROL.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY - I STARTED VEHICLE THIS MORNING AND THE SHIFTER WAS LIT UP IN RED LIGHTS; SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME. I TURNED CAR ON/OFF AND THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ALL RED, THEN THE DASH LIT UP WITH "SERVICE SHIFTER". LOOKING ONLINE AT CARGURUS.COM, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND JEEP HAS NOT FIXED IT ALOT OF DEALERS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS! HELP

SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE HAS COME ON 3 TIMES. OCCURANCES 1. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 2. STARTING CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY 3. STARTING CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY

DRIVING DOWN THE RD SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON , THEN PULL OVER PUT CAR IN PARK THEN THE CAR JUST TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RD. YOU HAVE TO CRANK AND CRANK TO GET IT STARTED BACK WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RD. I ALMOST GOT RUN OVER ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR FOR THE FEAR OF CAUSING A ACCIDENT AND GETTING KILLED. I HAVE A 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THAT O TRANSPORT DAILY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND LOTS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM WHEN I GOOGLED WHAT MY CAR IS DOING.