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2014 Jeep Cherokee complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2014 record →

Electrical System
Filed May 6, 202080,000 milesCO

GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL ON AT THE SAME TIME; P,R,N,D WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SHIFT I AM IN, THEY ARE ALL ON AT THE SAME TIME UNTIL I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 28, 202067,379 milesMI

OIL WAS LEAKING, JEEP WAS TAKEN TO KLEYN AUTO, KLEYN AUTO TOLD ME THE OIL ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL LEAKING. A NEW OIL FILTER HOUSING WAS INSTALLED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $631.01

Power Train
Filed Apr 28, 2020107,780 milesGA

A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE TCM/PCM FOR OUR VEHICLE WHEREAS IT GIVES LITTLE TO NO WARNING THAT POWER IS FAILING AND STALLS OUT WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION; RUNS ROUGH; RPM INDICATOR SHOWS ACCELERATION WHEN IT'S BASICALLY GOING UNDER 25 MPH; LIST GOES ON. THREE WEEKS AGO, NEW STARTER PUT IN. TWO WEEKS AGO, CAR STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN. DROPPED OFF AT DODGE TO LOCATE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN PAST YEAR VEHICLE HAS HAD SAME ISSUE. IN DEC '19, DODGE CLAIMS IT NEEDED UPDATES FOR THE TRANSMISSION. OKAY...RUN UPDATES...$500 LATER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DODGE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE CAR WAS PURCHASED, AND BOTH TCM (RECALL REPLACEMENT) AND PCM (LAST WEEK) HAVE BEEN REPLACED. WE INQUIRED ABOUT ANY FURTHER UPDATES NEEDING DONE AT THAT TIME..."NO, IT'S GOOD TO GO." UNFORTUNATELY, DURING THIS PCM REPAIR PROCESS, THEY INFORMED US THAT THE "BAD" PCM HAD ALSO DAMAGED THE STARTER (YES, THE BRAND NEW ONE) AND THE CAR BATTERY (NEW AS OF OCT 2019). THE PCM PARTS/REPAIR ALONE SUCKED $1300 OUT OF MY ACCOUNT. IT'S BEEN LESS THAN ONE WEEK SINCE WE FINALLY GOT THE VEHICLE BACK, AND WE ARE RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED AS FAR AS PERFORMANCE, IE RUNNING ROUGH, DASHBOARD MESSAGES, LOSING POWER, STALLING OUT, ETC...AND THE NEW PCM WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE? IT'S COSTING A SMALL FORTUNE JUST TRYING TO ENSURE IT'S EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE. OTHER DRIVERS TEND NOT TO BE VERY ALERT WHEN IT COMES TO APPROACHING A VEHICLE THA

Electrical System
Filed Apr 28, 20201 milesMO

WHILE DRIVING THE "SERVICE PARK BREAK" ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE AN ILLUMINATED YELLOW/AMBER COLORED "BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING PARKING BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE ON THE CENTER PANEL. INTERMITTENTLY A "4WD TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE" WILL COME ON AS WELL. I TOOK TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS WATER LEAKING AND HAS DAMAGED/CORRODED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ISN'T THIS PART OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT?

Power Train
Filed Apr 28, 202090,000 milesDE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITH AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE IN FIRST GEAR AND PARKED THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUTER BANKS CHRYSLER DODGE (3000 N CROATAN HWY, KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC 27948, (252) 441-1146), WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER TRAIN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V447000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 24, 2020NY

SERVICE SHIFTER CAME ON DASH, WON'T CLEAR. WOULDN'T COME OUT OF PARK ONE TIME

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 20, 202050,000 milesTX

DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING FRONT COLLISION WARNING AND THE NOT WORKING SENSORS

Electrical System
Filed Apr 17, 202070,000 milesTX

SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING KEEPS COMING UP ON VEHICLE. CHRYSLER WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER. I SEE ONLINE THERE ARE A TON OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS

Power Train
Filed Apr 16, 202050,000 milesSC

VERY HARD SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS. THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGES FORWARD AT TIMES WHEN DOWN SHIFTING AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO SECOND, SECOND TO FIRST. THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO HAVE VERY JERKY UP SHIFTS FROM TAKE OFF TO SECOND GEAR AND SOMETIMES FEELS A DELAY IN SHIFTING INTO GEAR CAUSING A REVVING SENSATION. WE HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND ONLY SOFTWARE UPDATES HAVE BEEN DONE TO VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN FOR THAT AND IS 'AN ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT CHANGES TO THE DRIVER'. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AT ALL. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES TO BE DONE BY DEALER AND LEFT THE CAR FOR A WEEK WHILE THE DEALER TALKED WITH JEEP ABOUT FINDING A SOLUTION OR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER ONE WEEK WE RECEIVED THE CAR BACK WHEN NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

Engine
Filed Apr 14, 202080,000 milesIL

WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS ACCELERATED THE ENGINE PUSHES BACK. SEEMS LIKE IT'S A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT IS ON. LOUD ENGINE WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 10, 20203 milesTX

WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK IT IRKS AND SHUTS OFF. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Apr 1, 2020105,000 milesVA

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE ALMOST TWO YEARS. WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WHEN I WOULD GO TO PUMP GAS. THE NOZZLE AT THE GAS STATION BEGAN TO SHUT OFF REPEATEDLY. IT ACTS AS IF THE VEHICLE IS FULL REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. I HAVE BEEN TO DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND TRIED DIFFERENT WAYS OF PUMPING MY GAS ALL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO TWO MECHANICS NOW WHO HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM TO BE THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF FELLOW OWNERS OF 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWKS TO ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM OUT OF MY MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND THE EXTENDED COVERAGE I PURCHASED FOR THE VEHICLE COVERS EVERY ASPECT OF THE FUELING SYSTEM EXCEPT THE TANK. I FIND THAT TO BE QUITE ODD. IN FACT, THE COMPANY DOES NOT OFFER ANY TYPE OF COVERAGE THAT WOULD COVER THE FUEL TANK ITSELF. IT TAKES ME AROUND 20 MINUTES OR SO TO FILL MY GAS TANK AND THAT IS A MERE ESTIMATE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY OTHER THAN GUESSING AT THIS POINT TO KNOW WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. IS THIS SOMETHING JEEP OWNERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO ENDURE OR WILL THERE BE A SOLUTION OFFERED? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

Engine
Filed Mar 29, 2020TX

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS, IT DISENGAGES AND PUTS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. IT ALSO JERKS. THE CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC, HAD TO PULL OVER.

Power Train
Filed Mar 28, 202068,000 milesVA

STOPPED AT A LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I TOUCHED THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT. IT WAS STUCK AND WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE VERY SLOWLY TO 10 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED MY ENGINE OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. THREE DAYS LATER, I'M AT A RED LIGHT, STOPPED AND THEN ACCELERATED TO MAKE A RIGHT. AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 10 MPH. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN IT CAME BACK ON, IT ACCELERATED WITH SOME HESITATION BUT DID REACH 40 MPH. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ABOUT A MILE, IT STARTED TO HESITATE AGAIN AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO CHOKE. MADE IT HOME WITH THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STILL ON. I ONLY HAVE 68K MILES AND DO CITY AND LOCAL ROAD TRIPS--NO SERIOUS OFF ROADING. TRANSMISSION SHOULDN'T GO UP THIS QUICKLY. LUCKILY, NOT MANY PEOPLE ON THE ROAD.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 27, 202087,890 milesTX

THE SHIFTER IS NOT INTUITIVE AND PROVIDES POOR TACTILE AND VISUAL FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR UNINTENDED GEAR SELECTION.ALSO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE REQUESTED ME TO PARK, AND WHEN RETURNED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 27, 202087,899 milesTX

THE SHIFTER IS NOT INTUITIVE AND PROVIDES POOR TACTILE AND VISUAL FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR UNINTENDED GEAR SELECTION.ALSO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE REQUESTED ME TO PARK, AND WHEN RETURNED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON.

Engine
Filed Mar 24, 202059,114 milesAL

AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH GAS IT WILL HESITATE AND STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT TELLS YOU TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THEN YOU HAVE TO RE CRANK IT TO SHIFT BACK TO DRIVE. AFTER THE TANK IS ABOUT 3/4 FULL IT STOPS STALLING.

Power Train
Filed Mar 24, 2020TX

MY SERVICE SHIFTER KEEPS POPPING UP ON MY DASH IT LOCKS MY DASH AND WHEN MY CAR SHIFTS TO DIFFERENT GEARS IT LAGS

Power Train
Filed Mar 21, 2020111,599 milesMO

WENT TO MY DEALER BECAUSE THE KEPT TEXTING ME TO DO THIS RECALL. I WAS NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. WHILE THERE, SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME MY CAR WAS THROWING A CODE SERVICE SHIFTER AND WAS LIKE THAT WHEN I CAME IN TODAY. I SAID THAT IT WASN'T LIKE THAT WHEN I CAME IN. HE TOLD ME IT WAS A SENSOR AND IT WOULD BE 700 PLUS DOLLARS TO FIX IT. AGAIN I TOLD HIM THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WHEN I CAME IN AND I REFUSED THE REPAIR. I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE ON CARGUS AND SEEMS THE WHOLE JEEP COMMUNITY IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN THE CODE SERVICE SHIFTER COMES ON IT BLOCKED ALL THE DIGITAL READ OUT INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER SO YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR SPEED. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS REAL OR A BAD SITUATION AND WHAT THE CAR WILL DO, IF IT TRULY IS A SHIFTER MALFUNCTION. THIS MAKES IT VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY TO DRIVE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 19, 202085,000 milesTX

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH MAYBE 60,000 MILES IN AUGUST 2018 AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE, ON DECEMBER 24 2018, THE CAR JERKED THEN STALLED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET. THE MESSAGE BOARD GAVE A TRANSMISSION ERROR AND SAID TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE WELL (HARD TO STEER, ACCELERATE). HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DID SOME WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION. IN NOVEMBER 2019, JUST AFTER REFUELING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE I WAS AT A BUSY TRAFFIC LIGHT DURING RUSH HOUR. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUE AFTER THAT. IN JANUARY 2020, I REFUELED MY CAR, DROVE MAYBE 10 MILES AND THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER AGAIN AT A BUSY STOP LIGHT IN A LARGE HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. THIS TIME THE CAR JERKED, THEN I GOT THE SAME TRANSMISSION ERROR AS THE FIRST TIME. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN ON, AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO MY JOB (SAME DIFFICULT STEERING AND ACCELERATION). TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY ADDRESSED A RECALL ISSUE (TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE) AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (OIL PRESSURE SENSOR). IN MARCH 2020, JUST AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTED LOSING POWER AT A RED LIGHT. IT DIDN'T FULLY LOSE POWER BEFORE I MADE IT TO MY HOUSE AND HAD IT TOWED. NOW THAT I'VE MADE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN REFUELING AND POWER LOSS, THE DEALERSHIP HAS REALIZED THAT THERE IS A FAULTY VALVE OR SENSOR CAUSING GAS TO LEAK INTO PLACES IT SHOULDN'T. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COMMON ISSUE, AND IT'S HONESTL

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 19, 202076,000 milesWI

I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SERVICE SHIFTER COMES ON AND THE ENGINE REVS UP.

Steering
Filed Mar 19, 202029,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CEASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM FIAT OF SANTA ROSA LOCATED AT (2727 DOWD DR, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.*DT*DT CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, VEHICLE IS STARTED THE STEERING PROBLEM GOES AWAY. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES.*JB*JB

Electrical System
Filed Mar 18, 2020100,111 milesGA

CAR SHUT OFF AND WON'T COME BACK ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE KEY IGNITION AND STILL NOT WORKING

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 18, 2020CT

WHILE DRIVING JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE I HAVE NOTICED THAT WITHIN FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING JEEP START GETTING FLICKERING LIGHTS AND THEN AFTER 5-10 SECONDS COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. ABSOLUTELY OUT, I CANNOT EVEN PUT AN EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON WHEN IT STOPS TO INDICATE THAT I HAVE PROBLEM. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN OLD BATTERY BUT I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY FEW DAYS AGO AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. THE WORST IS THAT WHILE IT HAPPENS, POWER STEERING AND EVERYTHING ELSE COMPLETELY SHUTS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I CANNOT PULL ON THE SITE OR AS I SAID PUT EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON.. ONE DAY I HAVE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY WHILE THE CAR STOPPED, FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. I GUESS THAT CUT POWER FROM THE JEEP'S COMPUTER AS WELL. AFTER TWO MINUTES OR SO WHEN I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY AGAIN, I WANTED TO START THE CAR. AFTER A FEW CRANKS I COULD START THE CAR. THE SITUATION I HAVE JUST DESCRIBED IS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. YET, WHEN I RUN RECALLS USING THE VIN # OF MY CAR I SEE NO RECALLS. I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALER ASKING WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM. THEY JUST TOLD ME THAT NO RECALL IS AVAILABLE. I WOULD LIKE TO DOCUMENT THIS FOR OTHERS TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS WELL AS DOCUMENT IF THERE IS GOING MAJOR INCIDENTS.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 17, 202068,390 milesCA

DURING MY MOST RECENT VISIT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED RECALL UPDATES. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THE STEREO SYSTEM FROZE AS I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF THEN ON AND IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. SOON AFTER I REALIZED THE CAR HAS BEEN SLUGGISH TO START. CURRENTLY IT IS NOT STARTING AND I GET A BATTERY LOW VOLTAGE MESSAGE.

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 17, 202057,000 milesWI

VECHICAL LOST SPEED, STALLED, NO POWER. WILL NOT EXCELL. ENGINE LIGHT AND ETC LIGHT ON. ON A CITY STREET IN MOTION. IT LOOSES STEERING AND WILL STALL ALSO. I REPLACED THE BATTERY.

Engine
Filed Mar 17, 202067,412 milesFL

ENGINE OIL COOLER DRIPPING OIL ONTO EXHAUST CREATING (POSSIBLE) FIRE HAZARD. THE LOCAL DEALER HAD THIS PART IN STOCK. I KNOW OTHER OWNERS OF 2014 CHEROKEES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 16, 202030,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS IN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED AND HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN CHRYSLER DODGE LOCATED AT (2120 CHATMAN RD. CHATTANOOGA TN.) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ADDITIONALLY, AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT GEAR FLUID LEAKED FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DIFFERENTIAL AXLE BEARINGS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Power Train
Filed Mar 14, 2020100,708 milesPA

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE CITY STREET GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE AND IT WAS MAKING A WEIRD NOISE. THEN EVERY TIME I CAME OUT OF BRAKING IT WOULD SEIZE UP, JERK AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A TIRE PLUS SHOP BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKES. THE MECHANIC PUT THE CAR ON A RACK AND SHOULD ME THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING FLUID. HE SAID THAT IF I DROVE ANY FURTHER I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 13, 202063,000 milesIA

THERE IS A NOISE WHEN THE WHEELS ARE TURNING, NOT WHEN AT A STOP. DEALER SAID IT IS THE BEARINGS IN THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE WHOLE DRIVE SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED, NOT JUST THE BEARINGS.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 12, 2020107,000 milesCA

VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHILE TRAVELING 70+ MILES AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY TACHOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN AND VEHICLE DISPLAYS "SHIFT TO P THEN DESIRED GEAR" VEHICLE HAS NO ABILITY TO DRIVE, YOU MUST PULL OFF HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY ABILITY TO USE GAS AND PUT CAR INTO PARK. ALSO DOES THIS AT INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE A VIDEO OF IT DOING IT AT THE INTERSECTION (CAN NOT VIDEO GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AS IT IS NOT SAFE). OPENED TWO CASES WITH CHRYSLER #[XXX] AND #[XXX]. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO TWO DIFFERENT JEEP SERVICE DEALERS FOR OVER 15 DAYS AND NOT REPAIRED. VEHICLE IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE WHEN IS DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE THE GAS WHEN IT DISPLAYS THIS ON THE SCREEN. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO HAVE SERVICE DEALER START REPLACING PARTS TO FIX THIS ISSUE. BOTH JEEP SERVICE DEALERS STATED THAT NO CODE CAME UP ON THEIR COMPUTER, THEREFORE THEY CAN NOT FIX. DEALERS IN QUESTION: AUTONATION IN ROSEVILLE, CA 916 781 8100 AND FOLSOM JEEP 916 520 1135. AUTONATION IN ROSEVILLE ALONG WITH CHRYSLER WERE PROVIDED THE VIDEO. AUTONATION IN ROSEVILLE WAS SPECIALLY TOLD TO CONTACT CHRYSLER TO WORK WITH A CHRYSLER TECHNICIAN TO FURTHER TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE, THEY SIMPLY SENT THE VIDEO AND TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. FILING THIS ISSUE AS A VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT TO FIND RESOLVE BEFORE IT KILLS THE DRIVER AND/OR OTHERS ON THE HIGHWAY. ISSUE HAPPENS AS I HAVE STATED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND AT STOPS AS WELL. I HAVE VIDEO OF IT WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION, BUT YOU WILL NOT ALLOW VID

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 12, 202090 milesAL

MY CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S ON WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE TOOK IT INTO DODGE 2 TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 12, 2020CT

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT SHORTKY AFTER STARTING! COULD BE ON HIGHWAY GOIM 55 AND JUST SHUTS DOWN CALLED DEALER BUT BECAUSE ITS NOT THROWING ANY PROBLEM CODES THEY CANT HELP

Power Train
Filed Mar 11, 2020108,000 milesKY

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS RANDOMLY STALLING OUT THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS HIGHWAY AND SIDE STREETS, , MUST STOP REMOVE KEY TO TRY TO RESTART AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 10, 202047,000 milesTX

THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE HAD THE SHIFTER BEZEL AND JUMPER HARNESS REPLACED AND 5 MONTHS LATER IT IS ON AGAIN. ALSO, THE CAR RANDOMLY DIES WHILE DRIVING, SEEMS TO BE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THESE ARE OF GREAT CONCERN AND UNSAFE. THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR EITHER ISSUE BUT I HAVE READ MANY MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUES.

Engine
Filed Mar 8, 202012,000 milesFL

EVERY TIME GAS IS ADDED TO THE TANK THE JEEP STALLS OUT AT STOP LIGHTS. A MESSAGE APPEARS ABOUT PUTTING IT IN PARK AND THEN PICKING A GEAR. IT IS DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED AGAIN. THE HAPPENED ON A BUSY ROAD AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION AND AT EVERY STOP SIGN AND EVEN WHILE SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN.*DT *LN CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE SUDDEN STALL ISSUE AT LEAST 2 YEARS BUT DID NOT NOTIFY THE OWNER AND RECALLED NUMEROUS TIMES.*JB *LN*JB

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Mar 6, 202073,685 milesNC

ON STARTUP OF MY VEHICLE, THE WIPERS START ON FULL SPEED WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS DO NOT FUNCTION AND MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGH SHIFTING. LASTLY, THE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN THIS ERROR IS OCCURRING. THE ERROR THAT APPEARS IS "SHIFT TO P AND THEN DESIRED GEAR". SO I LITERALLY HAVE TO STOP MY VEHICLE (EVEN IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY) SHIFT TO P AND THEN BACK TO D. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS BY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO RESET THE SOFTWARE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE FLASHED THE SOFTWARE MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING. NOW I AM EXPERIENCING A "SERVICE SHIFTER" ERROR. THIS ERROR FLASHES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHEN DRIVING AND ALL OF THE SHIFTER LIGHTS ILLUMINATE RED. THIS ERROR HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS NOT BEING ABLE TO USE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS IS ALSO EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE ROAD.

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 5, 2020100,000 milesPA

HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN AUTOMATICALLY WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON(S) NOR WILL IT OPEN MANUALLY WEN STATIONARY AND IN PARK.

Engine
Filed Mar 3, 202081,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST MOTIVE POWER. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JAKE SWEENEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM LOCATED AT (85 W KEMPER RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45246, 513) 782-1000) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *BF*JB

Electrical System
Filed Mar 1, 202079,000 milesSD

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY ROUGH. WHETHER ON THE INTERSTATE OR JUST DRIVING AROUND TOWN. IT ALSO IDLES VERY HIGH, AND USES A LOT OF EXCESS GAS. ALSO, WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE ON THERE ARE TIMES THAT NOTHING WILL APPEAR ON THE LCD SCREEN, SO I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL ANYTHING IN THE CAR AS FAR AS ELECTRONICS, CLIMATE, RADIO, PHONE ETC. EVEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON DOES NOT WORK. EVENTUALLY IT JUST TURNS BACK ON, WHILE DRIVING. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A MESSAGE WILL COME ACROSS THE SCREEN STATING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PHONE IN THE CAR AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 29, 202070,000 milesID

AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLS OR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. NO WARNING LIGHT OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I ALMOST CRASHED DUE TO LIMITED BRAKING AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AFTER RESEARCHING IT. THERE NEED TO BE A RECALL.

Steering
Filed Feb 27, 202036,000 milesNJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2020, WHILE DRIVING I-95 N, DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH OUR VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, IT BEEPED, AND SIGNALED "SERVICE POWER STEERING". IMMEDIATELY OUR VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JOLTED. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO THE SIDE TO THE ROAD. WE SHUT THE CAR OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND REGAINED POWER STEERING. TALK ABOUT A SCARY EXPERIENCE, WE WOULD LOSE AND REGAIN POWER STEERING IN THE MIDDLE OF CURVES, ABRUPTLY JOLTING AND SHAKING THE STEERING WHEEL ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS. WE MADE IT TO THE DEALER AND LEFT IT FOR DIAGNOSTIC. FEBRUARY 22,2020, WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP HAVING OUR ISSUE "REPAIRED. $3700 DOLLARS LATER, WE FOUND OUT THAT OUR GEARBOX RACK AND PINION HAD GONE BAD CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOTE, THE CHEROKEE BARELY HAS 37K MILES ON IT! IN FEAR OF LOOSING POWER STEERING AGAIN WE SERVICED THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS 100% OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE AS CHRYSLER FIAT AS WELL AS THE JEEP DEALERSHIP DECLINED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. FEBRUARY 26,2020, JUST 4 DAYS AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE "FIXED" WE LOST POWER STEERING. IT WAS OUR WORST NIGHTMARE ALL OF AGAIN. WE CALLED JEEP, AND WITH LACK OF CONCERN, THEY ADVISED US TO TAKE IT BACK TO SERVICE AS IT COULD NOW BE A DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. FEBRUARY 28, 2020, IS OUR SECOND SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH JEEP, HOWEVER WE ARE AFRAID THIS IS A DEEPER ISSUE THAN MEETS THE EYE. WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE AND FEAR FOR CATASTROPHIC INJURY FOR US AND OTHERS. WE FEAR FOR

Engine
Filed Feb 26, 202090,000 milesOH

NOTICED OIL DRIPPING SO TOOK JEEP (2014 JEEP CHEROKEE) IN TO LOOK TO SEE IF OIL FILTER WAS PUT ON CORRECTLY. MECHANIC SAID OIL EVERYWHERE, SHOWED ME POOL OF OIL SITTING UNDER FILTER ALL OVER ENGINE PARTS. HE DE-GREASED ENGINE AND FOUND THE OIL FILTER HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD I NOT NOTICED, ENGINE COULD HAVE HEATED UP AND CAUSED ENGINE FIRE! ONE JEEP BLOGS, MANY EPLE INDICATE SAME ISSUE WITH POOR PART. SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOUSING CRACKING EVEN ON 5 YEAR OLD CAR THAT WAS $35K.

Engine
Filed Feb 24, 202055,839 milesNJ

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. LEAVING ME STUCK IN MIDDLE OF ROAD AND WILL NOT TURN ON FOR PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.

Power Train
Filed Feb 21, 202074,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACTED STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AN ERRORS MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED WHICH STATED TO SHIFT INTO PARK THEN SHIFT TO DESIRED GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURES. GALEANA CHRYSLER JEEP KIA 180 GREYSTONE BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210, (260)434-4800, WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V447000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Power Train
Filed Feb 21, 202083,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND STALLED WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STIVERS CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2209 COBBS FORD RD, PRATTVILLE, AL 36066) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Feb 20, 202076,565 milesCO

WHEN I ACCELERATE ON THE STREET THE CAR JERKS AND VIBRATES ALSO WHEN I BRAKE IT JERKS AND VIBRATES.

Fuel System, Diesel
Filed Feb 20, 202055,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS WIFE WHO OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PERFORMED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM AN UNKNOWN AREA. TOMBALL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM 23777 TX-249, TOMBALL, TX 77375 (281) 547-6945) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Power Train
Filed Feb 18, 202074,000 milesMO

ALL SHIFTER LIGHTS ARE RED AND DASH SCREEN IS LOCKED AND SAYS SERVICE SHIFTER. VEHICLE STILL SEEMS TO DRIVE NORMAL SO FAR BUT DASH SCREEN IS LOCKED.

Power Train
Filed Feb 17, 202046,000 milesKS

SHIFTER SERVICE MESSAGE ON THE MAIN SCREEN APPEARED IMMEDIATELY AFTER GETTING A RECALL FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP, "MARSHALL MOTORS" IN SALINA. THE MAIN SCREEN WILL NOT CHANGE, ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER CHANGE RANDOMLY TO DIFFERENT DRIVE MODES INDIVIDUALLY OR IN GROUPS. I'VE HAD SOME MINOR ISSUES WITH SHIFTING BUT I HEAR AND READ ABOUT MUCH BIGGER ONES WITH THE SAME MESSAGE. THERE ARE AT LEAST DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS, ON DOZENS OF SITES, ON THIS SAME ISSUE OVER SEVERAL YEARS OF THE PRODUCT.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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