2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED FORWARD OVER THE CONTACT'S LEFT FOOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A FRACTURED FOOT AND STAYED THERE OVERNIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SHIFTER NOT ENGAGING IN GEAR AND TO BE CAREFUL WHILE PARKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,200.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/06/16*LJ *AS

THE DESIGN OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER CAN LEAD TO INCORRECT GEAR SELECTION. MANY TIMES I HAVE SWITCHED FROM D TO R ONLY TO BE STUCK IN NEUTRAL OR GONE ALL THE WAY TO P. VICE VERSA, ON SWITCHING FROM P TO D THE CAR MAY GO TO N BECAUSE THE JOYSTICK WAS NOT HELD QUITE LONG ENOUGH. THE "NOTCHES" THAT INDICATE THE GEAR SELECTION VIA TACTILE FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER ARE VERY SUBTLE AND CAN BE EASILY MISINTERPRETED OR MISCOUNTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON FAILED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHEN PLACING THE CAR INTO PARK, THOUGHT IT HAD GONE INTO PARK WHEN IN FACT THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. AS I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR, IT STARTED TO ROLL A BIT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK IN THE SEAT AND STOP THE CAR. THE DISPLAY LIGHT ON THE SHIFTER, DEPENDING ON THE LIGHT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AS WELL AS THE SHIFTER ITSELF BEING HARD TO TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SOON TO HAVE A BABY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND WANT TO TURN THIS CAR BACK IN BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO LET FOLKS TURN CARS BACK IN AND WALK AWAY BEFORE MORE INJURIES OCCUR. I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE MY LEASE ON THIS CAR. I MAKE MY PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH ON A CAR I THOUGHT WAS SAFE AND THIS ONE SURELY IS NOT!

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR IS CONFUSING AND SLOW. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MAKING A "K" U TURN WHICH REQUIRES QUICKLY SELECTING AND SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE, I WAS MISTAKENLY IN NEUTRAL AND THE TIME DELAY CAUSED MY CAR TO BE SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR TOO LONG A PERIOD WHILE I FUSSED WITH THE SHIFTER TO GET THE CAR INTO THE PROPER GEAR IN ORDER TO MOVE. CARS WERE FAST APPROACHING BUT NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION.

DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SEAT BELT UNDER WARRANTY AS SOON AS THE NEW PARTS ARRIVE. I WILL AVOID DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING SEAT BELT BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE AND MAY BE ILLEGAL IN MY STATE.

I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MONOSTABLE ELECTRONIC (E-SHIFT) GEARSHIFT. AS I CAME TO A STOP TO GET MY MAIL, I SHIFTED MY GEARSHIFT TO PARK. HOWEVER IT JUMPED BACK TO REVERSE, AND AS I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED OUT, IT WAS ALREADY ROLLING BACKWARDS ONTO THE STREET. THE DOOR SLAMMED ME DOWN AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ROLLED OVER MY KNEES CAUSING A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND SOME KNEE ABRASIONS. MY NIECE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AS IT ROLLED AWAY ONTO THE STREET. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS ON THE STREET, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAD TO JUMP INTO THE DRIVER SEAT TO STOP THE CAR. MY NEIGHBOR CALLED 911 AND THE AMBULANCE, PARAMEDICS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND POLICE CAME. I WAS SENT TO THE ER BECAUSE OF THESE INJURIES. I ALSO HAVE ALL OF THIS CAPTURED THROUGH MY DASHBOARD CAMERA AND HAVE A POLICE REPORT. I WAS WELL AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL, BUT BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THIS GEARSHIFT, IT IS INEVITABLE THAT MORE AND MORE INJURIES ARE OCCURRING. JUST ONE WEEK LATER WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, ANTON YELCHIN DIED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A LAWSUIT AND PROPER COMPENSATION FOR THESE INJURIES.

AFTER PLACING MY VEHICLE IN PARK ON A FLAT SURFACE PARKING LOT AND GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE IT STARTED TO ROLL BACK STRIKING ANOTHER CAR. IT CAUSED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER WHICH COSTED ME $200.00 TO REPLACE. I NOTIFIED THE DEALT WHO STATED ITS WAS USER ERROR AT THE TIME. NOW I'M STARTING TO SEE AND HEAR ABOUT OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, SO I KNOW FOR SURE IT WASN'T USER ERROR. THIS ISSUE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AS I HAVE TO DOUBLE CLUTCH IT TWICE FOR IT TO READ PARKED. I PAY TO MUCH A MONTH FOR A VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE DEATH, INJURY OR ADDITION DAMAGES THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SHIFTER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND A HUM WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE DISPLAY PANEL CHANGED FROM DRIVE AND DISPLAYED A STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND REDUCE SPEED. AFTER STOPPING AND SWITCHING THE SHIFTER BACK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS ERRATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE PCM, TCM, REH, AND IPC WERE ALL REPROGRAMMED. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON DEMAND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 08/10/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED INFORMATION STATED IS TRUE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES AFTER ATTEMPT WAS REPAIRED UPDATED 6/12/18*JB