2015 Jeep Cherokee complaints

When I purchased the vehicle in 2015 with 5000 miles the check engine light was on and the transmission was replaced and I have always had issues when accelerating and it shifting loudly and more recently check engine light turns off and on.

I have had my vehicle checked out several times over the malfunction of the stop and start system. Several times it has been worked on and looked at. Once they claimed they replaced a part under the hood in Richmond, kentucky. This issue has been going on for over two years. It had been cutting off and not starting back. Now its advanced into a jerking from a hesitation to switch between gears. The malfunction light keeps coming back on. And sometimes it has to be restarted several times just to reset it. It was on 7/30/2021 when someone besides me noticed this issue. But its been doing me this way for last three months.

Car transmission jumps when its starts moving at the beginning makes it feel like someone rear ended the car. This happens Every time. it does not feel safe.

2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited. While driving the vehicle, lost power abruptly and without warning in traffic on 5 occasions between May 2021 and July. Car towed and taken to dealership each time with repair notations indicating short in PDC causing fuse for ignition coils to blow. That was replaced. An additional note when the car failed again indicated an internal short in PCM which was replaced. I've spent thousands of dollars, not to mention the safety issue of stalling in traffic. The last time, I was on a very busy freeway and didn't have enough power to fully move to the shoulder. I counted about 3 near misses with cars about to hit me. I don't have every *Invoice* as they didn't return them all to me but will upload what I do have. This is a serious issue and I'm not getting any resolution with the dealership.

Manual brakes light turn on, brake pedal gets hard, car wouldn’t stop.

Service Shifter lights up on the instrument panel as well as the check engine also stop/start not ready. 4x4 not available exhilarates and UN exhilarates all by its own. Shifts hard and jumps hard when I take off at a stop light don't wanna come out of park unless I take my finger and flip up a plastic thing down inside the shifting housing. And the key fobe won't come out of the key switch. No it hasn't been in a crash yet but it's one looking for a place to happen if jeep don't have a recall. Yes my jeep has been confirmed by the Dodge dealership in Lexington Kentucky. They say that it needs a new shifter put in it I'm taking it to the dealership this coming Thursday

My Jeep Year, Model, and Make have a recall out for the PTU system (within the last year). When I checked my VIN number on here it said My Jeep was not part of the recall. I believe the recall should be extended outside its current limits. Just last week I had to take my Jeep in because my PTU went bad and could have potentially been dangerous if I had not taken it in (loss of power to transmission etc.). On top of that, since according to NHTSA (really FCA), my jeep isn't affected by the recall but clearly it is. So I have to pay to get it replaced out of pocket for a defective unit!

While I was driving a was coming to a complete stop and the jeep stalled on me and said a quick message on the dash about shifting i tried to start it again and it took a second to kick over. Its done this twice today and has been doing it at least once a day. This is a serious problem especially if I happen to be on the highway or going threw an intersection.

While driving home from work. The rear of my vehicle made a sudden shifting forward / jarring effect. Soon after that a notification came up saying "4WD unavailable and a ding lighting saying to service 4WD. Then all went away. My boyfriend called dealership and explained to our service advisor @ New Carlisle CDJR dealer the situation and told us to bring it in today. While driving there the 4WD indicator to service came back on and that 4WD was unavailable again. But at the dealer he could not pull it up on computer. After reminding him of the jarring effect, he decided to test drive it. As soon as a pulled out he knew something was wrong. They put it up on a lift and found the rear differential housing was CRACKED all the way around. I was lucky to be able to get it there without incident! I wonder how many other jeeps are getting ready to explode the rear end like mine and others I have read about! Hopefully FCA will release a recall on this life threatening issue that could cause a fatality!

Hello! My service 4WD light came on in my vehicle. The dealership stated that I need to replace my PTU which will cost me approximately $2200. I researched Jeep and see that there were some recalls regarding this same issue with Jeep Cherokee Limited 2015. I searched my VIN# and there appears to be no pending recalls. I’m asking to speak with someone further regarding my PTU concerns since there was an apparent issues with select models. My vehicle may also be one of those affected. I would appreciate a response. I can reached via email at [XXX] or via phone [XXX]. Thank you in advance for your assistance. [XXX] [XXX] Philadelphia Pa [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*JS

Headlights do not point far enough down the road, making it difficult to see while driving at night especially on country roads or when raining.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power causing the vehicle to jerk back and forth and eventually stall. After a few minutes, the contact restarted the vehicle and was able to continue to their destination, however, the failure persisted several times thereafter. The contact noticed after doing an oil change the vehicle would consume a lot of oil and shortly after the oil change check engine warning light would illuminate. The contact checked the oil level and found the level low. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer to have it inspected, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The failure continued and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the failure was diagnosed as a multi-air actuator with the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage 143,000.

My Jeep dashboard goes black, the vehicle stops in the middle of traffic. When I start the vehicle back up and shift it into drive it make a sound like I got rear ended. The transmission light comes on and the vehicle will only go about 20 mph. The check engine lights stays on. This has happened numerous times. The dealership kept the vehicle for 2 weeks, gave it back to me and stated they could not find anything wrong with it.

While driving my jeep forward or in reverse my jeep launches forward very hard. I have to press on the brake abruptly so that I don't hit anything. Also when accelerating my speedometer shows the numbers increasing but my wheels are barely moving then it kicks forward abruptly. When turning or going over bumps I feel a pop in the steering column and sometimes the dashboard icon with the vehicle & squiggly lines under it appears. I told my dealership but the mechanic just said there is nothing wrong with it even though I know there is.

I have to have the PTU replaced because it went. It’s not even 6 years old and there’s been a recall on the PTU for my make and model and year, yet they’re saying not my vehicle. It’s costing thousands of dollars.

No previous issues with the vehicle until this incident. That morning on my way to work my check engine light came on. I called my husband and he said he would check it out that evening. Got to work fine. When I went to go home from work my car was acting strange. The ac or blower and the radio wouldn’t come on at all until after about 15 minutes of driving. About 5 minutes later my brakes wouldn’t work at all trying to stop at a light and I ended up crashing into a car that was completely stopped while going about 35mph. My front collision detection didn’t go off until I was about an inch away from the vehicle and the automatic emergency brake didn’t engage either and normally if a car is turning slowly 30 ft ahead it will slam on the brakes. Nothing worked and I am terrified to continue driving this vehicle.

When I go to pull out of a street The car just stop. I have my feet on the gas but it will not move, once I am in the street and also while in traffic it will not move even when foot on the gas I tried to explain to them at the car dealer where I took it. But I was charged 600 bucks for something else I guess this car is dangerous very dangerous I done almost had so many near missed accidents with this vehicle.

Didn't cause an incident yet but I don't know if it could. The start/stop thing keeps becoming unavailable.

Vehicle shut off while driving, happen twice in the middle of the road. No warning signs. Took to auto shop to tell me its electrical issues, only dealership can fix it but I got charged $220 dollar. Seeing multiple complaint of same issue but there is no recall.

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power, without warning. The failure recurred several times. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 83,700.

Driving 70 miles an hour down highway my cars transmission light came on. Lost power to car. Pulled over and restarted car. Drove to side road where again lost all power. Had to sit in a tight blind curve to restart car. With my child in the car. This car is not old and should not have this issue. There are numerous other complaints about the same issue on 2014 and 2015 model. It is actually stated that 2015 has more complaints. And yet, jeep has done nothing to fix it.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITING FOR A WHILE BEFORE PROCEEDING. AFTER APPROXIMATELY A MILE OF DRIVING, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, WAITED FOR A WHILE BEFORE PROCEEDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V529000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING ENGINE OIL WITH A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STOPPED TO INSPECT SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT YET DETERMINED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

SERVICE TRANMISSION WARNING COMES ON WHILE DRIVING BUT NO CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE. THEN I HAD THE RECALL NOTICE SOFTWARE UPDATE...LESS THAN A MONTH LATER, THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING CAME ON WHILE PARKED AND COULD NOT GET CAR TO START OR SHIFT WHEN IT FINALLY DID START. THEN..ALL OF OF SUDDEN IT WAS FINE.

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AFTER SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE SERVICE 4WD POPPED UP ON THE DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NO NOISE OR INDICATION OF AN ISSUE UNTIL THE SERVICE NOTIFICATION POPPED UP. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I DESCRIBED THE SITUATION AND WHEN ASKED IF THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE I WAS TOLD YES. I WENT INTO A STORE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON THE NOTIFICATION DID NOT APPEAR. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES ON INTERSTATE AND ANOTHER CITY ROAD TO HOME. WHEN I BACKED INTO MY GARAGE THE NOTIFICATION POPPED BACK UP AND I ALSO SAW A FRESH OIL SPOT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR I SAW THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CASE WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED, GARAGE KEPT AND DRIVEN INTERSTATE AND PAVED CITY STREETS. THE MECHANIC WHO DID THE REPAIR FELT THE PART SHOULD HAVE NOT FAILED AND THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL DEFECT. I DO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED

SERVICE SHIFTER ERROR- WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. ALL OF THE GEAR LIGHTS ARE LIT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEY WON'T TURN OFF UNTIL I RESTART THE JEEP (2015 CHEROKEE) ONLY TO START A SHORT TIME LATER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND HAS OCCURRED ON STREETS.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE JEEP DIED ON THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED 2 DAYS (APRIL 4 & 5TH, 2021) IN A ROW. NO WARNING LIGHTS. I HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY AND OPEN THE DOOR TO RESET THE SYSTEM AND THEN IT FINALLY RESTARTED. TIRES PLUS REPORTS NO CODES WHEN DIAGNOSING. WAITING TO HEAR FROM JEEP.

MY CAR JUMPS FORWARD WHILE DRIVING AND REVERSING. RECENTLY BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY CAR JUMPED AND I HIT MY MAILBOX. THE JUMPING IS A BIG JUMP FORWARD THAT THE CAR FEELS LIKE I HIT SOMETHING EVERYTIME. IT JUMPS TYPICALLY EVERY OTHER DAY WHILE DRIVING.

THE VEHICLE STALLS AND LOOSES POWER. THUMPING IN CERTAIN GEARS. STALLS AND THEN JERKS FORWARD . SOMETIMES DOES NOT WANT TO PICK UP SPEED EVEN WHEN HITTING GAS. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY ON CITY STREETS. RIDES SMOOTH WHEN ON HIGHWAY GOING HIGH SPEEDS. AT LOW SPEEDS JERKS AND STALLS. ALSO GAS TANK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON NO ONE IS ABLE TO FIX IT FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG.

THE OIL COOLING PART BROKE ON MY JEEP CHEROKEE, I NOTICED AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF OIL ON THE DRIVEWAY, BUT NONE OF MY 'ENGINE ISSUE WARNINGS' CAME UP SO IT MUST'VE BEEN IN THE LAST COUPLE MILES BEFORE I NOTICED THE PUDDLE ON MY DRIVEWAY. M Y MECHANIC SAID THAT HE'S SEEN THE PROBLEM ON A FEW CARS AND TRUCKS BEFORE REPAIRING MY JEEP. THE STRANG THING IS THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED. IT TOOK 2 AND 1/2 WEEKS TO GET THE PART, AND HIS PARTS DEALER HAD ORDERED 60. MY JEEP IS 2015, BUT HAS ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT. THE SERVICE CONTRACT HOLDER IS TRYING NOT TO ALLOW THE CLAIM. BUT I WILL USE THE INFORMATION HERE AND ELSEWHERE TO TRY TO CONVINCE THEM OTHERWISE. .

I WAS AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION GETTING READY TO TURN LEFT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE AUTO START CAUTIOUS SYMBOL SHOWED UP ON THE DASH AND THE ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON RIGHT BEFORE MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD TO PUT ON MY HAZARDS BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF GETTING HIT. PUT THE JEEP INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER INTO A SHOPPING CENTER AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I WASN'T LEAKING ANYTHING AND TO GIVE IT TIME TO MAKE SURE IT WOULDN'T SHUT OFF AGAIN. THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WAS SHAKING REALLY BAD IN IDLE AND KEPT THROWING THE SAME AUTO START CAUTION LIGHT ON THE DASH. THEN HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN TAKEN TO MECHANIC SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACK FOR CYLINDER 2 WERE CHANGED BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS.

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO POP UP EVERY FEW MONTHS. THE JEEP HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT IN 2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V826000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE) AT ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (105 IL-173, ANTIOCH, IL 60002) HOWEVER, THE WATER SHIELD THAT WAS REPLACED FOR THE LIFTGATE MODULE, MELTED AND DAMAGED THE WIRING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS SON NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE LIFTGATE STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANTIOCH CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (105 IL-173, ANTIOCH, IL 60002) AND RAY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (23 US-12, FOX LAKE, IL 60020) WHERE THE DEALERS INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SENT OUT A THIRD-PARTY INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER MAILED THE CONTACT A LETTER THAT INFORMED HIM THAT FROM THE INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURE DEFECT FOUND, AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THIS JEEP HAS 90K MILES ON IT. WE NOTICED A VERY SEVERE OIL LEAK AND DISCOVERED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE OIL COOLER FILTER HOUSING ADAPTER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PART TO MALFUNCTION. OIL IS LEAKING ON TO THE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE BLOCK. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF IGNORED. THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN BACK-ORDERED AND WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE.

MY 4WD UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND A LOUD KNOCKING/GRINDING SOUND AND SENSATION OCCURRED. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT NO RECALL YET. ONCE AT THE MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME THAT MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL EXPLODED AND SHATTERED THE CASE AND THERE WAS FLUID EVERYWHERE. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND HE HAS PERSONALLY SERVICED VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

THE JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. I HAVE A 2015 AND SAYS NO RECALL BUT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT GETS STUCK ON NEUTRAL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN I AM PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG. THE CAR TURNS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I AM DRIVING WITH THE KIDS IN THE CAR! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!!!

ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO ROADWAY ACROSS TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT APPROX 45 MPH. THERE WAS A BREAK IN TRAFFIC. I ACCELERATED. THE CAR MOVED FORWARD, BUT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. WOULD ONLY DO ABOUT 3 MPH NO MATTER WHAT I DID WITH THE GAS PEDAL. I NEARLY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT IS NORMAL FOR THAT CAR IF YOU DON'T ALLOW IT TO WARM UP. THERE ARE MANY REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE THE CONTROL MODULE. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE REPRODUCED, BUT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. THE HESITATION IS LESS IN WARMER WEATHER. ONCE THE ENGINE WARMS UP, THERE IS STILL A HESITATION, BUT IT IS NOT AS SEVERE.

I BOUGHT MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I WAS ALREADY NOTICING THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM AS SOON AS I WOULD USE MY TURN SIGNAL. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A MONTH UNTIL I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOTICEABLY DIM ON BOTH SIDES. I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF MY CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE EVEN ON. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING IN A LOW LIGHT AREA AT NIGHT IT IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE ERROR MESSAGE DISAPPEARED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHAMPION CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM OF LANSING (6525 W SAGINAW HWY, LANSING, MI 48917) TO BE DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,833.

TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S SON PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT-OFF THE VEHICLE. HER SON WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT REMAINED IN THEIR POSSESSION. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED HER SON'S FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V343000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT CALLED ROUTE 1 CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF LAWRENCEVILLE (2700 BRUNSWICK PIKE, LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08648) WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT HER SON'S VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THE INFORMATION THE DEALER PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS THE CAR HAS BEEN SHOWING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BUT UNTIL RECENTLY THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN NEUTRAL AND FILED TO SHIFT TO ANOTHER GEAR. IT MAKES A LOUD CLANG SOUND WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS DOWN AFTER. THE PARKING BRAKE WOULDN'T DISENGAGE, A MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE PARKING BRAKE" APPEARS ON SCREEN. WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND NORMALLY. THERE WAS ANOTHER MESSAGE SHOWING "TRANMISSION SERVICE" WHEN THE CAR WAS ON PARK AND THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND MADE A LOUD ROAR ROUND JERKING FORWARD.

AFTER THE RECALL 20V-343 IN AUG OF 2020 THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE FOLLOWING IN NOVEMBER WHILE DRIVE OVER 55MPH. THE MIL LIGHT CAME ON, COULD FEEL THE POWER TRAIN SWITCHED TO REAR WHEEL DRIVE AND ONCE PULLED OVER THE COMPUTER LOCKED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, THE BRAKE LITE LIT AND THE DISPLAY REPORTED ERROR OF "SERVICE TRANSMISSION". WE COULD NO LONGER SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION. LATER THE DEALER REPORTED METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSFER CASE CALLED PTU ALONG WITH A SUBSTANCE LIKE CLUTCH MATERIAL. ON REPLACEMENT WE WERE CHARGED $3,200+ WITH A DELAY OF SEVERAL MONTHS AND TWO PTUS WERE ORDER AS THE REPLACEMENT DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE SHOP. ON REQUEST TO FCA THEY DENIED THE REIMBURSEMENT AS LISTED IN THE RECALL AS A "FIELD SERVICE" WE SUBMIT THE PAPER WORK IDENTIFYING THE VIN TIED TO THE RECALL, THE SERVICE WORK DESCRIBING THE DAMAGES AND AN IMAGE OF THE DASH CONFIGURATION AT THE TIME REFLECTING THE INTENDED PURPOSE OF THE SOFTWARE PATCH AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL.

PTU IS FAILING AFTER ONLY 30K MILES. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND FITS DESCRIPTION OF OTHER JEEP CHEROKEE 2014 - 2017 MODELS RECALLED WITH ACTIVE DRIVE II.

IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS I START MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE AS USUAL, SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DASH SAYS CANNOT SWITCH GEARS UNLESS IN PARK. THE CAR THEN STALLS AND I HAVE TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND RESTART ,THE SCARY ISSUE IS THAT I AM SOMETIMES STUCK AND CANT MOVE UNTIL I CAN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE IS ONLY 57,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE .

TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING IN HIGHER GEARS

THERE WAS A MESSAGE THAT APPEARED THAT SAID 4WD SYSTEM IS UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED, AND IT STOPPED MORE THAN ONE TIME ONE OF THE TIMES WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT CAUSED TRAFFIC.

WHILE IN MOTION BOTH ON HIGHWAY (~70MPH) OR NEIGHBORHOOD DRIVING (~25MPH), DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLASH, SPEEDOMETERS WIND AND THE ERROR MESSAGE '4WD SYSTEM TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE' COMES ON SCREEN WITH TRACTION WARNING LIGHT AND RED INDICATOR DOT LIGHT. RESIN VOLUME ALSO DIMINISHED. THIS WILL NOT RESET UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF FOR ~5 MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WITH SHORT DRIVES OF 15 MINUTES AND DURING LONGER DRIVES OF 1HOUR.

THE DESCRIBED VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL W47 WHEREIN THE PTU SPLINES COULD DEGRADE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO MOTIVE POWER AND COULD ROLL AWAY. THE RECALL UPDATED THE SOFTWARE TO ESSENTIALLY INSTRUCT THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE AND ALLOW MOTIVE POWER WITH REAR WHEEL DRIVE. THE RECALL DID NOT CALL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY PART, JUST A MEANS OF KEEPING THE VEHICLE SAFE ONCE THE PART FAILED. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN JULY 2020 AND WE TOOK OURS TO FREMONT MOTORS JEEP (WYOMING) AND HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATED (RECALL ADDRESSED). ON FEBRUARY 20, 2021, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM WYOMING TO IOWA ON INTERSTATE 90. AS SHE CROSSED FROM SOUTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA, THE PTU FAILED WHICH ALSO LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE DRIVELINE CONTROL MODULE. SHE WAS USING THE INSIDE LANE AND PASSING OTHER TRAFFIC WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND THE VEHICLE TRIED STOPPING ITSELF. SHE WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE OTHER TRAFFIC, AVOID A COLLISION, AND PULL OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS -8F. I WAS ALREADY IN IOWA AND DROVE AN HOUR TO RETRIEVE HER AND HER BAGGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SIOUX FALLS, SD, AND WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY BILLION JEEP. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE RECALL SHOULD HAVE INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE KNOWN FAULTY PART AND NOT JUST AN UPDATE TO THE SOFTWARE TO ADDRESS THE VEHICLE "AFTER" THE PART FAILED. IT CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY WIFE AND THE OTHER PEOPLE SHARING THE

THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS MADE OF PLASTIC, CAUSING IT TO EASILY BREAK MOST LIKELY DUE TO OVERTIGHTENING WHEN GETTING AN OIL CHANGE, THEN THIS CAUSES OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE BEING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, SINCE MOST PEOPLE GO GET THEIR OIL CHANGED AT A BUSINESS NOT THEMSELVES YOU WOULDN'T KNOW UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE AND NOBODY WILL ACCEPT FAULT, JEEP NEEDS TO RECALL AND MAKE THIS HOUSING OUT OF METAL TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE.

WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY THE VEHICLE IS MAKING SCRAPING NOISE AS IF IT NEEDED BRAKE PADS, AND HAS HARDLY ANY BRAKING ABILITIES AND DOES NOT WAIVER IN INTENSITY OR BRAKING ABLITY EVEN WITH EXTRA PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES PEDDLE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AT A SERVICE REP. WHO ADVISED THE BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, HOWEVER THE ON BOARD COMPUTER GAVE CODES THAT THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS INTERFEARING WITH THE BRAKING SOFTWARE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT I NEED TO DO THIS IS MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTERS DAILY VEHICLE.