2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS SAFELY PARKED AS I OPENED THE ELECTRIC HOUSE GATE AND EXITED THE CAR. I WANTED TO ENTER THE GATE FIRST, SO THAT I COULD SECURE THE DOGS. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR STARTS ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I TRY TO JUMP INTO THE CAR TO TRY TO STOP THE CAR, ONLY TO BE PINNED AGAINST THE DOOR AND THE CLOSING ELECTRIC GATE, I FALL. I GET BACK UP AGAIN TO TRY TO STOP THE CAR, AND I FALL AGAIN. THE CAR ENDS UP ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND ALMOST FULLY TIPPING OVER THE DRIVEWAY WALL. THE DRIVEWAY IS AN ELEVATED DRIVEWAY, THE CAR JUMPED OVER THE 4FT WALL. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, TWO WRECKERS WERE NEEDED TO SHIMMY THE CAR OFF THE DRIVEWAY WALL. ACCIDENT FREE RECORD FOR +20 YEARS. THE SHIFTER IS NOT TO BE TRUSTED, IN THIS CASE, IT LEFT A WORLD OF DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING PARKED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BIG BOULDER AND SHRUB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD OFF THE TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TWO WEEKS AGO, THE JEEP DEALER COMPLETED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL WHICH INSURES THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK WHEN A DRIVER DOOR IS OPENED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM OF KNOWING WHAT GEAR THE JEEP IS IN REMAINS.. SINCE THE RECALL WAS INSTALLED, THERE HAVE BEEN TWO INSTANCES WHERE I THOUGHT THE JEEP WAS PLACED IN ONE GEAR BUT ACTUALLY WAS IN A DIFFERENT GEAR. ONCE, I THOUGHT I HAD SHIFTED THE JEEP INTO PARK BUT IT WAS IN REVERSE. A 2ND TIME I THOUGHT I WAS IN DRIVE BUT ACTUALLY WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE SAFETY ISSUE REMAINS THAT IF A DRIVER IS MILDLY DISTRACTED AFTER THINKING HE/SHE HAS SWITCHED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK; BUT ACTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION IS IN REVERSE, THE JEEP COULD BACK OVER A PERSON OR HIT SOMETHING BEHIND IT.

HAD S27 TRANSMISSION SHIFTER SOFTWARE FIX APPLIED. ASKED DEALER WHAT HAPPENS WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPENED AT CRUISING SPEED (OR DOOR CLOSED SWITCH FAILS WHILE DRIVING). WILL TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT TO PARK - DESTROYING THE TRANSMISSION AND POSSIBLY INJURING SOMEONE? WHAT SPECIFIC CONDITIONS MUST BE MET FOR TRANSMISSION TO AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT TO PARK? DEALER DOES NOT KNOW. CALLED CHRYSLER - THEY DON'T KNOW. DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE NEW USER MANUAL PAGES AS INDICATED BY THE RECALL LETTER - PERHAPS THIS INFORMATION IS IN THESE PAGES.

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CURB, FLIPPED THREE TIMES, AND LANDED ON THE HOOD. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE AND A BROKEN TOE ON THE RIGHT FOOT, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,890.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND IT FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,200.

JEEP SENT OUT A SAFETY RECALL MONTHS AGO ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION STICKING IN FIRST GEAR. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS SAY NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR. I WOULD SELL IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T HONESTLY SELL IT WITH PROBLEM. TWICE THEY CLAIM TO HAVE FIXED IT WITH "SOFTWARE". BOTH TIMES CARE WAS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY I HAVE OWNED OVER 40 VEHICLES, AND THIS IS THE WORST SERVICE I HAVE EVER SEEN BAR NONE. I DON'T THINK JEEP HAS EVEN DESIGNED A FIX YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE STOPPED OR IN PARK, THE VEHICLE'S GEAR JUMPED INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED INTO THE WATER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CAR ACCIDENT. OTHER VEHICLE AT LEFT LANE IMPACTED TO FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION ELECTRONIC SHIFT LEVER ON THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2015. CHRYSLER JEEP KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS A RECALL. THIS IS THE SAME VEHICLE THAT RECENTLY MADE WORLD PRESS WHEN THE 2015 JEEP ROLLED BACK AND KILLED THE FAMOUS MOVIE ACTOR IN CALIFORNIA. ON TWO SEPARATE TIMES, WHEN WE PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, THE SHIFTER SLIPS OUT OF PARK AND GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLLS. DURING ONE OF THE OCCASIONS THE JEEP CAME OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED AND HIT OUR GARAGE. THERE WAS NO MAJOR DAMAGE AND FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED, BUT IT DID CRACK THE BUMPER AND PUSHED IT UP. AND ALTHOUGH JEEP STATED IN THEIR RECALL NOTICE THAT THEY INTEND TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE, THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT AND YET THEY HAVE CONTACTED ME A NUMBER OF TIMES TO MAKE SURE I TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THE RECALL REPAIRED. FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES HAS BEEN INCOMPETENT AND UNETHICAL IN HANDLING THIS PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION, FCA IS MORE CONCERNED WITH COVERING UP THE PROBLEM AND THE ACCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED THEN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY PARTS AND CONSTRUCTION.