2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY BLINK AT NORMAL OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHILE IN MOTION, SOMETIMES DURING PARK MODE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE INDEPEDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE AND KEPT ROLLING UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A FENCE ON THE TOP OF A BOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS SEATED IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE KNEE, ARM, AND HEAD. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFTER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IT TAKES ME TWO OR THREE TRIES TO GET THE JEEP INTO THE CORRECT GEAR EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. FIAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AND FIX THEM IMMEDIATELY.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL DOES NOT MOVE INTO PARK WHEN SELECTED WITHOUT MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. OTHERWISE THE TRANSMISSION IS LEFT IN REVERSE. THE SHIFTER NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED!

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARK AFTER EXITING VEHICLE WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH DRIVERS DOOR OPEN VEHICLE STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE. I HAD TO CHASE VEHICLE AND JUMP IN TO STOP VEHICLE. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOTHING BEHIND VEHICLE

I PUT CAR IN PARK AND GOT OUT OF VEHICLE. A FEW MOMENTS LATER I NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ROLLING IN REVERSE DOWN MY STREET. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IT. IT CONTINUED TO ROLL UNTIL CRASHING INTO A TREE. THERE IS BUMPER DAMAGE AND SCRATCHES AND DENTS TO THE BODY OF THE CAR.

AFTER PLACING MY VEHICLE IN PARK, I EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH IT STILL RUNNING AND ENTERED MY HOUSE FOR 3-4 MINUTES. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE, THE CAR HAD BACKED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND DONE A U-TURN AND BACKED INTO A SNOW BANK. THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, THEN.

CAR GOING FORWARD SLOWLY ....ATTEMPTING TO PARK CAR.... PLACED SHIFT LEVER TOWARDS PARK ,ALL THE WAY FORWARD...PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON.(TO SHUT OFF IGNITION). OPENED DRIVERS DOOR TO GET OUT & FOUND CAR MOVING BACKWARDS ,ENGINE STILL RUNNING .....APPLIED BRAKE, STOPPED CAR, NO DAMAGE....FOUND SHIFT LEVER INDICATOR TO BE IN REVERSE & ENGINE STILL RUNNING .... THINKING BACK I HAVE HAD OTHER TIMES WHEN I HAD THOUGHT CAR IGN. WAS OFF BUT WAS NOT........I HAVE DUPLICATED THIS CONDITION,ON PURPOSE, SEVERAL TIMES ,SENSE THEN ,IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT ........ENGINE WILL NOT SHUT OFF UNLESS CAR IS IN PARK......TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO PARK,,, BUT REVERSE,,,,IF CAR IS MOVING VERY SLIGHTLY FORWARD MAKING IGNITION BUTTON USELESS. NO SOLID FEELING FROM SHIFT LEVER THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK...........THIS IS MY 4TH JEEP GRAND CHER. ALL WITH CONSULE SHIFT, & OVER 150,000 ON EACH WITH NO SUCH PROBLEMS.

I FEEL THE 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER IS DANGEROUS AT BEST AND COULD RESULT IN A DEADLY ACCIDENT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE THOUGHT I WAS IN PARK , PRESSED THE OFF BUTTON AND WENT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ONLY TO FIND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND I WAS IN REVERSE. SINCE THE SHIFTER ALWAYS RETURNS TO THE CENTER POSITION, THERE IS NO POSITIVE "FEEL" THAT THE LEVER IS INDEED IN PARK. I KNOW YOU CAN SAY I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED DOWN TO BE SURE THE ENGINE WAS ACTUALLY OFF, AND YOU ARE CORRECT, BUT AFTER SOME 50 YEARS OF DRIVING I KNOW WHEN I THINK I HAVE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND WITH THIS CAR YOU JUST CAN'T TELL. ON ONE OCCASION I EVEN EXITED THE CAR, AND WHEN I WENT TO OPEN THE TRUNK NOTICED THE FOB WOULD NOT OPEN THE TRUNK. SUSPECTING THE FOB SWITCH WAS FAILING, I OPENED THE CAR DOOR AND FOUND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THANKFULLY, I HAD PARKED IN A SMALL POTHOLE IN AN OTHERWISE FLAT PARKING LOT AND IDLE SPEED WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE CAT TO DRIVE ITSELF OUT OF THE HOLE. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU ACCIDENTLY BUMP THE SHIFTER OUT OF DRIVE WHILE IN MOTION AND INTO NEUTRAL, WHEN YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND BUMP BACK INTO DRIVE, THERE IS A SEVERAL SECOND LAG BEFORE DRIVE PICKS BACK UP. NOT HORRIBLE ON LOW TRAFFIC ROADS, BUT COULD BE A REAL HAZARD ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. GENERAL SAFETY OF THIS ENTIRE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED.