2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

WHEN REACHING THE TOP OF A HILL, AND YOU LET OFF THE GAS, THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR EXTREMELY HARD BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION CAN'T ADJUST.

THE GEARS ARE LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE OR THE SHIFTER WILL NOT MOVE. WE STARTED THE CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE AND BACKED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE, STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO PUT THE OTHER CAR IN THE GARAGE, WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE JEEP THE GEARS, SHIFTER, WOULD NOT MOVE, NOR WOULD THE CAR. WE FINALLY GOT THE JEEP IN NEUTRAL, THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT MOVE, IT FELT LIKE WE WERE PUSHING A HOUSE, BUT WE FINALLY GOT IT BACK IN THE GARAGE. ALSO, THE NEXT TIME WE TRIED TO SHIFT THE GEARS WHILE IN THE GARAGE TO SHOW MY BROTHER WHO ALSO OWNED A JEEP CHEROKEE THAT HAD A RECALL ON IT. WE PUT THE KEY IN AND CHANGE GEARS TO REVERSE, BUT THE JEEP WOULD NOT MOVE, AND THE GEARS WOULD NOT MOVE BACK TO PARK, SO THE KEYS WAS STUCK IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO FORCE IT BACK TO PART TO GET THE KEYS.

JUST PURCHASED 2015 CHEROKEE, WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING IT HESITATES AND SEEMS TO NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND THEN EVENTUALLY "KICKS IN" AND JERKS HARD. CAUSES MAJOR ISSUES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ALSO SOUNDS LIKE ITS GOING TO SHUT OFF WHEN SITTING STATIONARY AND IDLING.

9 SPEED TRANSMISSION ISSUE. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND THEN HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. SEEMS TO SHIFT GEARS VERY ROUGH AND IS CONCERNING WHEN IN TRAFFIC. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR AND MORE NOTICEABLE IN CITY TRAFFIC WITH STOP AND GO TRAFFIC .JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. SOFTWARE UPDATE SEEMS TO HAVE MADE THE ISSUE WORSE.

VEHICLE HAS HAD TRANSMISSION LIGHT COME ON 3 TIMES WITHIN 50K. THE MOST CURRENT INCIDENT OCCURED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND RUFUSED TO ACCELERATE. THIS LED TO 3 NEAR MISS COLLISIONS AND FEAR OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME WE HAVE THE ISSUE THE DEALER SIMPLY FLASHES THE TRANS MISSION WHICH OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.

AT MULTIPLE, SEEMINGLY RANDOM TIMES, WARNING LIGHTS FLASH REGARDING TRANSMISSION AND OTHER CAR FUNCTIONS, ENGINE STOPS AND TEMPORARILY WON'T RESTART. ON RESTART TRANSMISSION JUMPS HARD. SOFTWARE HAS BEEN UPDATED AND DEALER REPORTS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. SO FAR HAS JUST HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY.

WHEN I SWITCH GEAR THE CAR JERKS VERY HARD WHEN PUTTING IT IN REVERSE. IT BURNS GAS VERY FAST ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS OFTEN I HAVE GOT IT CHECK NUMEROUS OF TIMES THEY TELL ME MY THERMOSTAT MAY NEED REPLACED. BUT THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO OFF. THE TRUCK DOESN'T OVER HEAT, IT JUST READS THE THERMOSTAT MAY NEED REPLACED THIS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE SECOND MONTH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

SOMETIMES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UP TO 10 MPH FASTER THEN SET SPEED. THIS OCCURS EVEN WHEN DRIVING ON A FLAT LEVEL ROAD NO HILLS.HAS ALSO REVVED RPMS UP TO 5 AND SLOWLY DECELERATES ON OWN.

SEPT. 2015 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 6 MONTHS SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 9 TIMES SOMETIMES IT HAS TO BE TOWED IN IS NOT DRIVEABLE SAME PROBLEM BUT EVERY TIME I GET IT BACK THE PROBLEMS ARE WORSE SINCE ABOUT THE 18TH OF AUG THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD THE CAR ONLY 9 DAYS THIS IS NOW DEC 3RD IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SOMETIMES 3 OR 4 DAYS SOME TIMES AS LONG 3 OR 4 WEEKS THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS LIKE IT IS FALLING OUT ALL THE LIGHTS GO OUT WILL NOT SHIFT IT ALSO SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING IT ONE TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION THIS IS GETTING REALLY DANGEROUS FOR ME AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD WITH ME I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE LADY NAMED LORI SHE SAYS I AM OUT OF THE PERIMETER FOR BUY BACK THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR I AM MAKING CAR PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE ON A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE AND DON'T EVEN AVE MOST OF THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME A WEEK AGO TO COME PICK THE CAR AND WHEN I GOT THERE IT WOULDN'T EVEN RUN TO GET TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO ME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 2 1/2 YEARS NOW ONLY GETTING WORSE ALL OF THE TIME I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR KNOWING IT CAN SHUT DOWN ANYTIME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND CHRYSLER WON'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT KEEP PUTTING IT BACK IN THE SHOP AND AFTER 3 WEEKS OR I GO TO PICK IT UP AND ONCE AGAIN IT WON'T RUN. *DT*JB

WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE ABOVE VEHICLE. WE HAVE NOTICED EXTREMELY HARD AND UNTIMELY SHIFTING OF GEARS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NOVEMBER 29, 2018 AND WAS ADVISED THERE IS A RECALL (S55). THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT FIX THE MATTER. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A CLASS ACTION CLAIM THAT WE ARE NOW A PARTICIPANT IN REGARDING THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE.