2015 Jeep Cherokee complaints

TRANSMISSION JERKY

SERVICE SHIFTER CONTINUES TO COME ON

THIS ZF9 TRANSMISSION IS A HUGE PIECE OF JUNK AND DOESN'T JUST IMPACT THE JEEP CHEROKEE KL. I'VE OWNED MY 2015 CHEROKEE SINCE NEW AND IT HAS NEVER SHIFTED PROPERLY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AT LESS THAN 1,000 MILES AND WON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT A "QUICK LEARN" PROCEDURE WHICH IS BOGUS AND WASTES MY TIME. IT CLUNKS/SLAMS GEARS BETWEEN DOG CLUTCHES, I HAVE TO FLOOR IT TO GET IT TO DOWNSHIFT (AND IT'LL GO FROM SAY, 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR, CAUSING PEEL OUTS), THE SHIFT QUALITY IS AWFUL ESPECIALLY IN LOWER GEARS; IT HESITATES BETWEEN R AND D (SOMETIMES 2-3 SECONDS), AND DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER AFTER SEVERAL DEALERSHIP VISITS. SOMETIMES IT'S AS IF THE CAR IS CONFUSED AND LETS ME REV CLOSE TO 4K RPM BEFORE IT FIGURES ITSELF OUT. I MISSED OUT ON THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT - PLEASE NHTSA DO SOMETHING. THESE CHEROKEES CONTINUE TO HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND I'M TIRED OF FCA BLAMING ZF AND ZF BLAMING DRIVERS AND MANUFACTURERS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ABSOLUTE UNMITIGATED DISASTER AND I'LL NEVER OWN ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH A ZF TRANSMISSION. JEEP DEALERSHIPS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE DOING. HOW HAS ZF REMAINED UNSCATHED? THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY LIABILITY - IF MY VEHICLE CAN'T UTILIZE THE TRANSMISSION IT WAS GIVEN CORRECTLY THEN IT'S AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE BIGGEST SAFETY ISSUES: 1. I CANNOT MERGE NORMALLY ONTO THE HIGHWAY - I HAVE TO FLOOR IT TO DOWNSHIFT AND IN MANY TIMES IT'S TOO MUCH POWER AND CAUSES TORQUE STEER. 2. IT DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT CORRECTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO ALMOST STA

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT LEFT THE ROAD. I SWERVED TO MISS A DOG. I HAD MY SEATBELT ON DURING THIS ACCIDENT HOWEVER MY HEAD (TOP, RIGHT FRONT OF MY HEAD) HIT THE WINDSHIELD GLASS AND THE GLASS BROKE/SHATTERED. MY HAIR WAS CAUGHT IN THE BROKEN CRACKS OF THE GLASS ON THE WINDSHIELD AND MY HAIR WAS PULLED OUT OF MY HEAD, I GUESS WHEN THE SEATBELT PULLED ME BACK INTO POSITION IT MANAGED TO KEEP MY HAIR LODGED. I GOT SMALL PIECES OF GLASS OUT OF MY SCALP FOR A WEEK. I HAD OTHER INJURIES AS WELL. EVERY SINGLE AIRBAG OF THIS CAR WAS DEPLOYED AND MY VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. I WAS ONLY GOING AROUND 45 MPH. I AM THANKFUL TO BE HERE SHARING THIS PASSAGE. I JUST HAVE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW I MANAGED TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE MY SEATBELT WAS ON MY BODY AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*DT*JB

I WAS AT A RED LIGHT TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. SUDDENLY, THE CAR STALLED. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO FROZEN THAT COULD NOT BE TURNED ANYMORE. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED "SHIFT THE GEAR TO P". MY STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO FROZEN THAT COULD NOT BE TURNED ANYMORE. AFTER I DID THAT, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET BUT STILL VERY SCARY DUE TO STALLING. I CHECKED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT STALLING BEFORE, BUT I WAS NOT CONTACTED BY JEEP; AND I DID NOT SEND MY CAR ANYWHERE FOR THIS MATTER.

'SERVICE SHIFTER' NOTIFICATION IS DISPLAYED. CAME ON A FEW TIMES WHILE DRIVING. TURNED CAR OFF AND IT GOES AWAY.

I RECEIVED THE RECALL ON THE 2015 JEEP TRAILHAWK. THIS IS REGARDING THE PTU AND ROLL AWAY PROBLEM. CHRYSLER ADMITS THAT IT HAS NO REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. A COMPUTER PATCH IS IT. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW THAT IT WILL WORK. THIS MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE MADE TO BUY BACK THESE VEHICLES. FIRST IT WAS THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT IS NOW REPLACED IN MY CAR. THE SAME DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS IN THERE BEFORE. DOESN'T YOUR ORGANIZATION HAVE ANY POWER TO FORCE THESE MANUFACTURERS TO BUY BACK THESE CARS AS THESE VEHICLES ARE DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE OTHER DAY I STARTED THE CAR IN PARK AND IT SAID THAT I WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE.CONSUMERS PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR A CAR AND THE MANUFACTURERS PUT OUT JUNK. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STAND UP FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH DASH LIGHTS START BLINKING ON THEN OFF SEVERAL TIMES. AS I LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED ENGINE. THEN AS I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE AUTO START /STOP WAS DISENGAGED AS I RESTARTED THE AUTO START STOP LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STARTED. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AS I DROVE THE DASH LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLASH ON AND OFF, NOW THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT? THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO BOTH MY FAMILY AND OTHER MOTORISTS, AS TO THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT WILL WITH OUT NOTICE OR WARNING OF ANY TYPE. THANK YOU PLEASE HELP ME I DO NOT WANT TO DIE FROM A CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM! *TR

AN ERROR THAT CONTINUES TO COME AND GO IS TO 'SERVICE SHIFTER.' IT IS APPARENT THERE ARE MOMENTS THAT THE SHIFTER SPUTTERS, THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS (AUTOMATIC) AND REFUSE TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON FOR THIS. DEAL SHIPS DO NOT SEEM TO ACT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT IT SEEMS EXTREMELY PREVALENT ONLINE. IT APPEARS TO BE BASED ON A FAULTY SHIFT IN THE VEHICLE OR BAD WIRING. HOWEVER, THE DEAL SHIPS ACT LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG BUT WILL CHANGE IT FOR YOU FOR AROUND $7,000. THE CAR SPUTTERING AND REFUSING TO SHIFT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FROM FAULTY COMPONENTS AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. IT'S CLEAR A RECALL IS NEEDED FOR THIS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING, THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFTER (P,R,N,D,1,2) COME ON. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF TO CLEAR THE ISSUE. YOU ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CONCERN THAT THE SHIFTER WON'T WORK WHEN YOU TRY TO SWITCH MODES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WITH THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. GULFGATE CHRYSLER LOCATED AT 7250 GULF FWY, HOUSTON, TX (281) 477-6767, WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V343000 (POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY AT TIMES, AND DOES NOT SHIFT AT TIMES WHEN IT SHOULD. TRANSMISSION CREATES A JERKING SENSATION IN CAR.

MY CHILD PURCHASED VEHICLE (USED) FROM DEALER (MI.- APPROX.43,820).DISCOVERED POWERTRAIN ISSUES W/ VEHICLE THAT I BELIEVE ARE RELATED TO PREVIOUS RECALL (RE:CHRYSLER RECALL # S55). WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE REVS UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE TRANS. MAY COME ON, BUT WILL GO OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER REGARDING THE PROBLEM. SERVICEMAN RECCOMENDED REPLACING TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $5000.00. PRIOR RECALL SERVICE ON VEHICLE (11/2016) SHOWS THE PROBLEM AS THE TRANSAXLE RANGE SENSOR WIRE HARNESS, BUT THE PCM AND THE TCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED. THIS WAS DONE TWICE ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE RECORDS. WE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND MFG.ABOUT REPLACING THE WIRING HARNESS, SINCE THE RECALL INDICATED THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE PROBLEM DUE TO BAD CRIMPING. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATED THAT THEY CHECKED THE WIRING HARNESS AND FOUND NO PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THE DEALER AND MFG.NOT WILLING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF PROBLEM, LEAVING THE CONSUMER (MY DAUGHTER) WITH A CONTINUING INTERMITTENT ISSUE AND THE COST OF RESOLVING IT...(VERY DISAPPOINTED!) ALSO, THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE TROUBLE CODE THAT THEY CAN'T CLEAR (CODE= P1DB7) NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MI WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS BOUGHT TO THEIR ATTENTION, BUT MFG. WON'T HONOR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY BECAUSE SHE IS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. DEALER WILLING TO REPLACE TRANS. AT COST OF OVE

OIL FILTER ADAPTER HOUSING IS LEAKING. IT WAS FOUND BY TECHNICIANS DURING AN OIL CHANGE. *TR

MY CAR HAS CUT OFF TWICE. TOOK CAR TO FIRESTONE THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. HAD AN OIL CHANGE SINCE I WAS THERE. CALLED A CHRYSLER DEALER WHILE WAITING JUST TO FIND OUT OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. CAR CUTTING OFF. THEN ABLE TO RESTART. ALERT DING GOING OFF BUT NOTHING WOULD LIGHT UP. *TR

I HAVE WARNING LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING OUT OF CONTROL 3 LIGHTS KEEP STAYING ON THAT IS TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM AND CHECK ENGINE AND START STOP SYSTEM , PUT A CODE READER ON VEHICLE AND IT SAYS TRANSMISSION MODULE MY CAR WILL REV UP WHILE I N GEAR HESITATE AND THEN JERK REAL FAST AND START GOING SUPER FAST WITHOUT MY FOOT ON GAS. WHEN I SHIFT THE GEARS INTO REVERSE FROM PARK OR PUT IN PARK IT MAKES A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND SHIFTS HARD. ALSO THE TAILGATE WHEN OPENING WILL OPEN UP AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT ON ME AND HAS HIT MY HEAD A FEW TIMES AND TRIED SHUTTING WITH ME IN THE WAY. I'VE REPORTED PROBLEMS TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES THEY SEND ME TO A DEALERSHIP FOR JEEP AND THEY TELL ME BATTERY NEEDS RESET AND SENT ME ON MY WAY AND I ASKED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT AND THEY HAVE NO TRANSMISSION TECH. WHILE IN MOTION ILL TAKE MY FOOT OFF GAS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN COMING TO A CORNER OR STOP AND IT WILL SPEED UP ON ITS OWN CAUSING ME TO SLAM BREAKS QUICKLY. I FEEL UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. IM NOT THE FIRST OWNER I WAS FINANCED THROUGH BUD CLARY AND THEY CAN NEVER HELP ME ALWAYS SEND ME TO NCCHORDS DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP IF THERE IS ANY AVAILABILITY APPOINTMENTS. THE ISSUES I HAVE WITH VEHICLE ARE CONTINUOUS . REALLY STARED BAD WITH LIGHTS A FEW WEEKS AGO. HAD CAR SERVICED FOR REG SERVICE DATE ON 11TH AND THEY COULDN'T HELP WITH MY ISSUES RECOMMENDS ME MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH OTHER DEALERSHIP. ILL PUT THE ISSUES WITH CAR WHEN ITS BEEN A EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE TO THUS LAST MAY ON 1ST. I BOUG

TWICE IN 2 YEARS MY LUG NUTS HAVE COME LOOSE. TODAY 4 OUT OF 5 WERE MISSING. THIS COULD KILL PEOPLE. I'M LOOKING FOR A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

OUR 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE CAR TO JOLT AND JERK EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT WHEN SWITCHING GEARS OR WHEN AT A STOP AND THEN DRIVING. ALSO, DOES THE SAME WITH THE STAR/STOP FEATURE. THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF NOT FIXED! JEEP DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY GET MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE WEEKLY SINCE THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS MANY ISSUES WITH IT AND WAS USED ON 2014-2016 JEEP CHEROKEES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 10 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE PAST COUPLE YEARS TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED BUT THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THIS ISSUE IS TO REPLACE IT WITH AN 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS ISSUES. HARD SHIFTS, SLOW SHIFTS, JERKS, AND HESITATES. FEELS LIKE IT IS LOW ON FLUID, ALSO FEELS LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED US AT TIMES. HAVE ACTUALLY SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES THINKING WE WERE IN A WRECK. HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO FIX. *TR

I PURCHASED MAY JEEP CHEROKEE IN DECEMBER 2017. ON THE FIRST HOT DAY OF MAY 2020, I WENT INTO MY CAR, AND NOTICED THE DASHBOARD AREA ALONG WITH THE VENTS, HAD BEGAN TO MELT! IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE, BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE SUN. WHEN I TOUCHED THE VENT, MY FINGERS WERE COVERED IN THIS BLACK, GOOEY SUBSTANCE. NOT ONLY IS THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR DESTROYED, BUT MY CONCERN IS WHETHER THIS SUBSTANCE IS HAZARDOUS. ARE THERE CHEMICALS IN THE PAINT OR ANY TOXIC ELEMENTS? I HAVE SHOWED THE PHOTOS OF THE PROBLEM TO MANY PEOPLE. AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME ANSWER, WHICH IS, "I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE." I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED MY JEEP. MY AGENT IS CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO THIS. THE SECOND PROBLEM INVOLVES THE SHIFTER. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ARE LIT UP. I HAVE ALREADY HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE I THOUGHT I WAS IN "PARK" BUT IT TURNED OUT I WAS IN REVERSE. I FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN MY RESEARCH.*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB*DT*JB

SERVICE SHIFTER SHOWS ON DISPLAY, ALL THE LIGHTS ON SHIFTER LIGHT UP. I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND MANY REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE ON MANY YEARS. ONCE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON THE WARNING GOES OUT, BUT COMES BACK ON IN A WEEK OR A MONTH. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP TO GET IT SERVICED. APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND MOTOR DIED WOULD NOT RESTART. MOTOR WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT RESTART. SINCE VEHICLE WAS IN A HIGH TRAFFIC AREA, PUT IN NEUTRAL AND FOLKS HELPED PUSH IT TO A SAFE AREA. CALLED TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID IT ACTED LIKE A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM, SO HE CHECKED THE FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP,IT WAS BLOWN, SO HE REPLACED. VEHICLE STARTED AND RAN FOR A MINUTE OR SO THEN MOTOR DIED. HE CHECKED FUSE AND IT HAD BLOWN AGAIN, SAID FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. TOWED TO LOCAL SHOP. AFTER INSPECTION BY SHOP, WAS TOLD THAT THEY "FOUND FUEL PUMP SHORTING OUT INTERNALLY CAUSING FUSE TO BLOW, NECESSARY TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND FUSE." FIXED AND TEST DROVE CORRECTED PROBLEM. PER SERVICE INVOICE A MODULE KIT, FUEL PUMP/LEVEL UNIT PART NUMBER 68231311AB WAS REPLACED. SINCE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 45990 MILES ON IT, SERVICE MANAGER SAID TO FILE WITH NHTSA SINCE THE JEEP CORP. HAS HAD MANY FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. HE HAS BEEN SEEING A RASH OF THIS SAME ISSUE LATELY. SAID COULD BE A RECALL FOR A SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN A VEHICLE JUST DIES WITH NO WARNING. *TR

AT STARTUP OF VEHICLE IN PARK AND KEYING ON, POWERTRAIN PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, 4WD TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE, SERVICE PARK BRAKE, SERVICE TRANSMISSION, FLASHING TRACTION CONTROL ALL HAPPENING AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE IN MOTION, TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT BUT IS VERY ROUGH AND STARTS IN 4TH GEAR. ALSO THE 'D' IS FLASHING AND ODOMETER FLASHES WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A STOP START FEATURE TO CONSERVE FUEL USAGE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND HELD AT A STOPLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPS RUNNING AS IT SHOULD. THE PROBLEM IS THE STOP START FEATURE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS DESIGNED. THIS FEATURE HAS FAILED IN THE PAST AND REPAIRED MARCH 2018. FUNCTIONED NORMALLY UNTIL OCTOBER 2019 AND REMAINS IN A NOT WORKING CONDITION AS OF MAY 2020. *TR

THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES HESITATES TO ACCELERATE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS AFTER COMING TO A ROLLING STOP OR A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE AUTO START/STOP OFF. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY OTHER TIME I DRIVE. *TR

THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. IT ONLY COMES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. IF I SHUT THE JEEP OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON IT TEMPORARILY DISAPPEARS. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M GOING 10 MILES OR 70 MILES, IT RANDOMLY COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME UNLESS I DRIVE IT THERE WITH THE LIGHT STILL ON. I KNOW NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? DOES IT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL RECALL OR THE WIRING HARNESS THAT WEARS OUT FOR THE GEAR SHIFTER????

VEHICLE JUMPS BACK WHEN EXITING OFF INTERSTATE AT HIGH SPEED TO LOWER SPEED. ONCE YIELDED OR STOPPED AND HIT GAS PEDAL TO MOVE, VEHICLE JUMPS, POPS, DOESN'T ENGAGE TO MOVE FORWARD ON ACCELERATION. WHEN STOPPING AT A SIGN, HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY STOPPED SO VEHICLE KICKS BACK THEN WHEN ACCELERATING, THERE IS A HESITATION. VEHICLE KINDA LEAPS FORWARD AT FASTER SPEED THEN WHAT PRESSURE IS ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

SHIFT GEAR PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING

THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" NOTIFICATION ON THE DASH FIRST CAME ON IN DECEMBER 2018 - I TOOK IT TO LARRY MILLER DODGE, THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT. NOW, I'M GETTING THAT SAME MESSAGE AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO LARRY MILLER DODGE, AND WAS TOLD FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE AND FIX, IT HAS TO BE ON BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING. I DON'T RECALL THEM TELLING ME THAT THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. IN READING ONLINE, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON CARGURUS WEBSITE ABOUT THIS VERY ISSUE. THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" COMES ON THE DASH, AND ALL THE RED LIGHTS LIGHT UP BY THE SHIFTER. SO FAR, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES OCCUR WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE OR START THE CAR. BUT IT'S STARTING TO APPEAR MORE FREQUENTLY. I WOULD SAY IT'S COME ON APPROX. 6-7 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS. IT HAS COME ON BOTH IN MOTION AND JUST GETTING IN THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE IN THE MORNING. IT HAD HAPPENED BOTH IN THE CITY, AND ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

REFERENCE THE COMPLAINT LISTED BELOW ( NHTSA ID 11270672 ) ON OCTOBER 24, 2019. I HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE/PROBLEM CONCERNING THE GAS/FUEL CAP SENSOR SINCE NOVEMBER 2016. MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF HAVING IT FIXED AT LOCAL CHRYSLER JEEP DEALERSHIP WITH ZERO SUCCESS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE FROM THE REFERENCED COMPLAINT BELOW IS THAT I HAVE NOT HAD A VAPOR TEST NOR HAVE I REPLACED MY GAS CAP BECAUSE I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT; VERBATIM : 'THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT CAN NOT BE FIXED.' IN ADDITION; THE FUEL/GAS CAP ISSUE IS ONLY ONE OF SEVERAL ISSUES THAT I'VE ENCOUNTERED ALL WITH THE SAME RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP ' 'IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT WE CAN'T FIX IT'. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CHRYSLER BRANDED VEHICLE AGAIN. LESSON LEARNED AS THIS CHEROKEE IS 'AN EVEN SWAP' FOR MY ORIGINAL CHEROKEE THAT WAS BOTH NEWLY PURCHASED & DEAD (TRANSMISSION FAILURE) ALL WITHIN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2014. SO FOR THE OWNER IN CARY, NC WHO POSTED (SEE BELOW) ' YOU ARE NOT ALONE! ''-ORIGINAL COMPLAINT'- OCTOBER 24, 2019 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11270672 COMPONENTS: ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11270672 INCIDENT DATE JULY 17, 2017 CONSUMER LOCATION CARY, NC VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER [XXX] SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT CRASHNO FIRENO INJURIES0 DEATHS0 MY GAS CAP LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 2 YEARS. I APPARENTLY AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE AS THEY NEED A FLASH TO RESET THE MOTHERBOARD. IN THE MEANTIME TO RULE THINGS OUT I HAD TO HAVE THE VAP

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BATTERY DIED WE CHANGED IT TO A NEW ONE AND IT GAVE AN ERROR. THE GEARBOX GETS STUCK ONCE IN N, WHEN ITS IN N IT WONT CHANGE TO D OR R.

HAS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND SAYS SERVICE PARK BRAKE. THE TRACTION AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. JERKS REALLY BAD AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU CAN GET IT TO SHIFT. MY JEEP WAS PARKED OUT FRONT OF MY HOUSE.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE LIGHT BULB 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS . I KEEP SPENDING 60-80$ FOR THESE REPLACEMENTS JUST FOR IT TO GO OUT IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. MY PASSAGES SIDE HAS NEVER GONE OUT , ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE . THE BULB ISN'T BURNT OUT , YET IT WON'T TURN ON . IT DID THIS WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY AT A STOP SIGN WAITING TO TURN OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. LUCKILY MY FOG LIGHTS, WHICH HAVE NEVER WENT OUT ON ME, HELP ME SEE THE ROADS AT NIGHT . I JUST CAN'T RISK DRIVING AND GETTING A TICKET FOR THE HEADLIGHT OUT BUT I ALSO CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING THE ONE BULB THAT CONSTANTLY GOES OUT . THERE ISN'T ANY CONDENSATION IN THERE EITHER SO I'M NOT SURE WHY IT KEEPS GOING OUT .

HAD BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT I NEED NEW FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS AGAIN. THERE IS CHUGGING WITH MY TRANSMISSION, AND A LOT OF VIBRATION. I AM UNABLE TO UPLOAD ANYTHING WITHOUT HAVING A MECHANIC TAKE EVERYTHING APART TO EXPOSE IT, AND I CAN'T AFFORD THAT AT THIS TIME.

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL LOCKED UP AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW WHEEL BEARING WAS NOT TRAVELING AT THE SAME SPEED AS THE OTHER WHEELS WAS STRANDED AND HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED FROM ST. LOUIS INTO SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS DID THEY MAKE YOU PAY FOR THE TOW JEEP DID NOT REFUND

OCT. 2019: BLARING RADIO, U-CONNECT SYSTEM FAILURE (BATTERY REPLACED)-GARAGE AT HOME AND LOCAL SUBURBAN AREA DEC. 2019: RADIO VOLUME CONTROL DIDN'T WORK, MUTE BUTTON DIDN'T WORK, MUTE BUTTON UNMUTED ITSELF (TWICE IN A 5-7 MINUTE PERIOD), VOLUME ADJUSTING UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN-HAPPENED 8:10 AM JAN. 2020: AUDIO STUCK ON RELIGIOUS STATION, BUT INFO SCREEN BLANK-BLACK (9:45 AM AND 10:10 AM. HAPPENED AFTER I STOPPED TO GET GAS AT A SUBURBAN LOCATION) MARCH 2020: RADIO UNMUTED ITSELF MULTIPLE TIMES ON ITS OWN AND WHEN I PRESSED THE MUTE BUTTON-IT DIDN'T WORK (SUBURBS) MARCH 2020: AM-UNABLE TO ADJUST VOLUME-STUCK FOLLOWED BY BLARING VOLUME AFTER I HAD TURNED THE VOLUME BUTTON DOWN. LATER-SAME DAY-RADIO STATION CHANGED TO A RELIGIOUS STATION (NOT THE STATION I HAD ON PREVIOUSLY) AIR PRESSURE LIGHT GOES ON CONSTANTLY START AND STOP SYSTEM MESSAGE GOES ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY THIS JEEP HAS JUST OVER 36,000 MILES. RADIO INCIDENCES HAVE OCCURRED BOTH WHILE SITTING STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING.

SHIFTER--THE VEHICLE IS RENDERED INOPERABLE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR TO DRIVE. WHILE WE'VE TRIED TO FIND A PATTERN, THE ISSUE'S RECURRENCE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND HAS YET TO BE DIAGNOSED DESPITE COUNTLESS TRIPS TO AND CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR DEALER AND WITH CHRYSLER. THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT WE'VE FILED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE WITH THE NHTSA (6/19/18). SUMMARY: THE DASH DISPLAYS/FLASHES "SERVICE SHIFTER"/ALL OTHER COMPONENT LIGHTS, WARNING BELLS RING AND EVERY GEAR LIGHT ON THE SHIFTER LEVER ILLUMINATES. SOME INCIDENTS PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM SHUTTING OFF/RESTARTING OR FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DEPRESS. WE'VE LEARNED WE MUST SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART, SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES, IN ORDER FOR IT TO BECOME OPERABLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR VARYING AMOUNTS OF TIME. THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND FOR OUR SAFETY WE MUST STOP, SHUT DOWN AND RESTART; IT ALSO HAS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT AT AN INTERSECTION OR OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, BOTH OF WHICH ARE FRIGHTENING SINCE WE FIND OURSELVES STUCK IN THE PATH OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ACCELERATION ISSUES--IN ADDITION, ABRUPT LURCHING FORWARD, HESITATIONS AFTER STOPPING AND LACK OF ACCELERATION POWER (GAS PEDAL IS TO THE FLOOR BUT CAR WON'T PICK UP SPEED) HAVE OCCURRED. WE HAVE HAD IT TO TWO DEALERS ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MUST BE ON TO DIAGNOSE; THE ONE TIME IT WAS TESTED, THE EVENT WASN'T ACTIVE AND THE CODES WERE STORED (OVER 40 WERE DISPLAYED) AND OF NO HELP. THEY ONLY WILL SAY THAT THE CAR

IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER (P R N D) TURN RED. SERVICE SHIFTER APPEARS IN DISPLAY AND REMAINS UNTIL VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. WILL NOT DISPLAY ODOMETER OR ANY OTHER INFO WHILE SERVICE SHIFTER IS DISPLAYED.

ZF 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION, IT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE IN A LOW SPEED CITY DRIVING CONDITION, AT A LOW SPEED WHEN I PRESS GAS CAR WONT MOVE AND THEN SUDDENLY CAR JUMPS . JUST LIKE WHEN YOU RELEASE CLATCH IN A MANUAL CAR AT A HIGH RPM ,

WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AND AT ALL RATES OF SPEED, WHILE BRAKING, WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRONICS HAVE SHUT OFF. DIFFICULT TO SAFELY EXIT THE ROAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NOW.

DRIVING ON HWY. AND IT SAYS "PUT IN PARK" AND STOPS RUNNING. AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK THEN TRIED TO CRANK, WOULD NOT CRANK.

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST CONSTANTLY AND WILL NOT GO OFF. YOU CANNOT CLEAR IT UNLESS YOU PARK THE CAR TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND HOPE FOR THE BEST.

THIS HAS HAPPED TO OVER 20 TIMES. WHEN PUTTING MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, THE SCREEN DISPLAYS ' SERVICE SHIFTER' I HAVE TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE BECAUSE CODE RESETS ITSELF. I AM WORRIED AS I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN AND NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS THE DEALER CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO FIND THE PROBLEM

OIL COOLING HOUSING CRACKED IT COST ME $624 TO REPLACE. THE HOUSING IS MADE OF PLASTIC, THERE'S NO WAY THAT'S GOING LAST WITH THE HEAT OF THE ENGINE

MY 2015 JEEP ONLY HAS JUST OVER 45K MILES ON IT AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED. IT CAUSED A BURNING SMELL TO ENTER MY CAR WHEN I HAD THE AIR ON

CAR LOSES POWER IN THE FIRST 3-7 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I AM STARTING MY CAR, PULLING OFF, AND THE CAR LOSES POWER, SAYS SOMETHING PUTTING THE CAR IN PARKING GEAR. IT HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THIS IS DANGEROUS. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST START THE CAR IN THE MORNING. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN TEH REST OF THE DAY.

THERE WAS A RECALL A FEW YEARS BACK FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES, I TOOK IT IN TO GET FIXED AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN AFTER THAT IT WORKS ON AND OFF. I NOTICED WHEN IT GETS HOTTER THAN 80 DEGREES THE A/C WILL NOT ALWAYS TURN ON. I AM NOT SURE IF MY CAR WAS FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTIER FAILED TO SHIFT WHILE THE SERVICE SHIFTIER AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN MULTIPLE TIMES TO PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM GEORGESVILLE, 1130 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228, AND THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PERFORMANCE CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM GEORGESVILLE, 1130 AUTO MALL DR, COLUMBUS, OH 43228, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRDM BASIL IN HARNESS AND THE SHIFTIER HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUDDER WITH AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WAS UNSURE IF THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WAS THE EPS WARNING LIGHT. THE IGNITION WAS CYCLED OFF AND BACK ON BUT FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROUTE 46 CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE LOCATED AT 1655 US-46, LITTLE FALLS, NJ 07424 (973) 339-7752, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 3. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V676000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,262.

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON