2017 JEEP CHEROKEE Complaints

THE SHIFTER SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT LIGHT UP RED. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO SHIFT GEARS. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES ON A REGULAR BASIS. I'M LISTING THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT IT HAPPENS MORE AND MORE.

I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE AFTER BACKING UP AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER ILLUMINATED AND I GOT THE NOTICE TO "SERVICE SHIFTER ". I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE SHIFTER WAS NORMAL AGAIN.

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER GLOWED RED. PRND. DROVE FOR A WHILE SHUT CAR OFF AND IT WENT AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW .DEALER CLAIMS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT. BY THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE I CLAIM THEY ARE LYING.

"SERVICE SHIFTER" MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON SCREEN & SPEEDOMETER WHILE DRIVING, ALL LIGHTS ON TRANSMISSION SHIFT LIT UP. PERSISTS UNTIL VEHICLE STOPPED & RESTARTED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS A FIX, BUT ONLY AVAILABLE UNDER INITIAL WARRANTY UNLESS I WANTED TO PAY OVER $200. THEY HAD NO INFORMATION AS TO WHETHER IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN.

SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING CAME ON AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL RED ON P, R, N, D - THIS WAS WHILE IN MOTION GOING DOWN THE ROAD

FOR THE PAST 12 MONTHS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DRIVING CYCLE (DRIVE, PARK, IDLE) A "SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. AT THIS TIME NO OTHER LIGHT APPEARS (CHECK ENGINE, LOW OIL, ELECTRICAL ISSUE.) THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR HAS JUST BEEN STARTED, DRIVING, OR PARKED. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE TEMPERATURE OF THE CAR. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED BY PHOTOS OF THE SERVICE LIGHT ALSO WITH THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR. THE ISSUE SOMETIMES RESULTS IN THE CAR TURNING ITSELF OFF WHILE IT IS IN DRIVE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR MUST SIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME FROM 1 MINUTE TO 30 MINUTES THEN THE CAR WILL TURN BACK ON WITHOUT ISSUE. THE LIGHT APPEARS WITHOUT ANY KNOWN CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CAR HAS A SERVICE CONTRACT. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP THE LIGHT IS NOT ON. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THIS ISSUE CANNOT BE DIAGNOSED UNLESS THE LIGHT IS ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ON TWO OCCASIONS AS IT WOULD NOT START FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT INVOLVE ANY RECALLED PARTS OR PRODUCTS. THE DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER VEHICLES. THROUGH A SIMPLE ONLINE SEARCH I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER DRIVERS AND VEHICLES WITH THIS EXACT ISSUE. THIS POSES A SAFETY THREAT AS THE CAR TURNS ITSELF OFF WHILE IT IS IN DRIVE. IT IS MY FEAR THAT THIS MAY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED TO THIS POINT ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP PENDING REPAIRS, BUT THEY NOTED AS IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR.

I KEEP GETTING A SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP. ALL THE LIGHTS FOR THE SHIFTER LIGHT UP (D,N,R AND P). I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR OFF TO DISMISS THE WARNINGS.

GETTING A SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE. ALL LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER ARE ILLUMINATED AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. TURN CAR OFF, RESTART, SHORTLY AFTER MESSAGE REAPPEARS SERVICE SHIFTER. THIS IS DONE IN A STATIONARY POSITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING INDICATOR AND SEVERAL OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD; HOWEVER, THE FORWARD MOMENTUM WAS MINIMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO ZONE AS WELL AS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT NEITHER MECHANIC COULD RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

2017 JEEP CHEROKEE STARTED AND PLACED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. ALL SHIFTER LIGHTS COME ON AND DASHBOARD DISPLAYS MESSAGE "SERVICE SHIFTER" AND TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED OUT. HAVE TO SHUT DOWN AND RESTART VEHICLE TO CLEAR ERROR MESSAGE AND GET TRANSMISSION TO WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON IT. I SEE ON WEB BLOG THAT MULTIPLE OWNERS OF 2016, 2017, 2018, AND 2019 JEEP CHEROKEES HAVE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERS CLAIM EITHER NEVER SEEN BEFORE (LIES), OR PERFORM SOFTWARE UPDATE, OR REPLACE SHIFTER AND WIRING HARNESS. THIS DOES NOT ALWAYS FIX THE PROBLEM.