2016 Jeep Cherokee complaints

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ON MARCH 3/9/2017 I PURCHASED A 2016, JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED 4X4, 2.4L WITH 20,111. AT THE TIME OF THE PURCHASE, I RECEIVED A 109-POINT VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT, AND I PERSONALLY CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS. ON MAY 27, 2017, THE OIL LIGHT FLASHED WHEN TURNING INTO THE HOME DEPOT. I IMMEDIATELY, PARKED AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER INSPECTION, I CHECKED THE OIL, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF OIL ON THE DIP STICK. THE JEEP'S MILEAGE WAS 24,211 MILES, WHICH IS ONLY 4,100 MILES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. HAVING LEARNED THAT NO OIL WAS REGISTERING ON THE DIP STICK, I OPENED UP THE HOOD AND LOOKED FOR SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK? NO OIL LEAK WAS VISIBLE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NO OIL LEAKAGE WAS FOUND UNDER THE JEEP. I THEN DROVE TO THE NEAREST RETAILER AND PURCHASED 5 QT CONTAINER OF 0W-20, FULL SYNTHETIC MOTOR OIL. AFTER RETURNING TO THE JEEP, I STARTED ADDING OIL, ONE QUART AT A TIME, AND CHECKING THE LEVEL OF THE OIL BETWEEN ADDING INTERVALS. AFTER ADDING ONE QUART, I COULD JUST SEE EVIDENCE OF OIL ON THE DIP STICK. IT TOOK 3.5 QUARTS BEFORE THE DIP STICK REGISTERED FULL. AT THAT POINT I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE. ALL OF THE NORMAL DASH BOARD DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS FLASHED ON/OFF AND THE CAR EXHIBITED NO SUSTAINED WARNING LIGHTS. NO SUSTAINED ENGINE LIGHT OR OIL LIGHT WERE VISIBLE AND THE JEEP APPEARED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY. NO BLUE OR BLACK EXHAUST WAS VISIBLE FROM THE JEEP'S TAIL PIPE. AFTER ARRIVING HOME, I PROMPTLY CHANGED THE OIL AND OIL FILTER WITH THE 0W-20, FULL SYNTHETIC CASTR

WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL AND GOING DOWNHILL, VEHICLE WILL OFTEN DOWNSHIFT AND QUICKLY ACCELERATE ABOUT 10 MPH. CRUISE CONTROL WILL REGAIN CONROL AND SLOW TO SET SPEED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THUS FAR I HAVE OBSERVED THIS BEHAVIOR AT SET SPEEDS OF 45 MPH AND AT 68 MPH. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO KNOW HOW CONSISTENT THE BEHAVIOR IS OR IF THE BEHAVIOR IS ONLY AT SPECIFIC MPHS.

TRUNK RANDOMLY OPENS. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS BACKING INTO THE GARAGE WHEN THE TRUNK OPENED ,CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY JEEP AND GARAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, THE AUTOMATIC START FEATURE ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED AND THE ENGINE STARTED. THE AUTOMATIC START FEATURE AND KEY FOB HAD NOT BEEN USED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT THE RFHM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE KEYLESS IGNITION SOFTWARE WAS IMPROVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,648.

MY 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS A 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING IN TOWN AT A SLOW SPEED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERATICALLY AND PAUSES DURING THE SPEED SHIFT TRYING TO EVALUATE WHICH GEAR IT NEEDS TO BE IN. SO EXTREME THAT I WAS ALMOST HIT TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE CUSTOMER ASSIST, THE NSDC AND THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. CHRYSLER JUST KEEPS STATING THAT THE TRANSMISSION "WORKS AS DESIGNED". I HAVE EVEN HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT A LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A MASSIVE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS COMING IN FOR SERVICE DUE TO THIS. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED AN "UPGRADE" TO THE SYSTEM WHICH THEY THINK WILL IMPROVE THE SHIFTING, BUT IT HAS NOT WORKED. I NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUSLY AND INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS AN ISSUE AND UNFORTUNATELY THE PREVIOUS HOMEOWNERS I HAVE SPOKEN WITH JUST TRADED THEM IN AND NEVER COMPLAINED. PLEASE, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. JUST BECAUSE CHRYSLER SAYS IT IS "PERFORMING AS DESIGNED" DOES NOT MEAN IT IS PERFORMING SAFELY.

THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING CAME ON AS I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION, ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION ICON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF TO FILL UP. WHEN I RESTARTED IT SEEMED TO ACCELERATE FINE ON THE SURFACE STREET AND THEN HIGHWAY, BUT THE ICON REMAINED LIT. THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING THEN CAME BACK ON A FEW MILES LATER AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. ONCE I DECELERATED, I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AGAIN. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND RESTARTED THE CAR. AGAIN, IT WORKED. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON IT SEEMS TO WORK FINE UNTIL THE WARNING COMES BACK ON (IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MILES) TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THIS EVENING. MY CAR IS 50 WEEKS, 12,200 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECORD OF THE SOFTWARE BEING UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

JEEP RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. ENGINE IS GETTING REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 18 MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE EXITING THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A FUEL SPILL UNDER THE VEHICLE NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE SAFETY LOCK VALVE ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSTALLED DURING PRODUCTION, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,200.

MY CAR JA A 2016 AND IT HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 3 TIMES, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED THIS LAST TIME, AND IT TOOK A BIT TO START AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE... AND THEY UPDATED IT BUT IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN READING AND THERE'S IS MORE ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND ALL GET THE SAME RESPONSE THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT AND THEY ONLY DO A SOFTWARE UPDATE IF THAT... WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE THEY RECALL OR REPAIR THIS ISSUE, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE I HAVE TO DRIVE TO WORK AND HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE, I FEEL MY LIFE IS IN DANGER EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING IT, HOW MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES WILL JEEP CONTINUE PUTTING IN DANGER UNTIL THEY RESOLVE THE ISSUE OR RECALL THEIR THIS CAR. A SIMPLE WE DON'T KNOW AND TAKE YOUR CAR BACK DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL LIKE THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY, THEY ALREADY SOLD THE CAR SO NOW IT'S OUR PROBLEM? I PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR FOR IT TO NOT BE RELIABLE AND TO FEEL MY LIFE AT RISK. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? HOW CAN I HAVE A RELIABLE CAR AGAIN? I HAVE A 2016 RELATIVELY NEW CAR AND THERE'S NO REASON I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEMS WITH A NEW CAR SO EITHER I GOT A LEMON OR THEIR WHOLE LINE IS FAULTY BUT I DON'T THINK MY LIFE SHOULD BE AT RISK AND THEY NEED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I'M TIRED OF HEARING WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND IT MIGHT JUST BE A SOFTWARE, EVEN IF IT'S JUST THE SOFTWARE THEN THE CAR SHUTTING OFF ON IS SHOUL

DURING AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP (HIGHWAY) DRIVE WITH THE FAMILY ON EASTER SUNDAY, MY 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED INTO 8TH GEAR AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 2000 RPMS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" APPEARED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. IN ORDER TO NOT BE STRANDED, WE DROVE THE CAR IN 8TH GEAR FOR 3.5 HOURS BACK HOME. CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS, NOR ACCELERATE. WE LUCKILY WERE NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP (CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY), ANOTHER JEEP OWNER WAS THERE DROPPING OFF HIS CAR AS HIS WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE PAST 45 MPH. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT JUST CALLED ME BACK NOW (NEXT DAY) AND SAID THAT TRANSMISSION ERROR IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. WHY WOULD THE CAR NEED AN UPGRADE AND MAKE THE TRANSMISSION INOPERABLE WHILE I'M IN MOTION INSIDE THE CAR? INFURIATING!

RETURNING HOME FROM 1ST OIL CHANGE SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE (2016 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT) 3 MONTHS PRIOR, OWNER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD IMMEDIATELY UPON PARKING VEHICLE AT RESIDENCE. AS SOON AS OWNER EXITED VEHICLE, OWNER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM BOTTOM OF ENGINE. OWNER CALLED 911. THREE MINUTES LATER WHEN EMERGENCY VEHICLES ARRIVED, CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY FIRE INVESTIGATOR AND INSURANCE COMPANY.

VEHICLE STARTED LUNGING FORWARD AND SHIFTING ISSUES WHILE IN MOTION. DEFINITELY A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK. TECHNICIAN NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT WAITING ON DODGE TO CALL THEM BACK. HE SAID EITHER REPROGRAM IT OR REPLACE TRANSMISSION.

MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A JEEP CHEROKEE JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR ROLLING AFTER THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK. JUST LAST SATURDAY (25 MARCH) MY WIFE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AT OUR DAUGHTERS SOFTBALL GAME AND THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND ALMOST ROLLING OVER HER. THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. SHE HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AND RECEIVE TREATMENT.

WATER LEAKING INTO FLOOR BOARDS ON PASSENGER SIDE. CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AFTER DRIVING IN RAIN. A STRONG ODOR OF MILDEW WAS NOTICED THE NEXT DAY. DID AN INSPECTION TO SEE WHERE THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORS WERE SOAKED WITH WATER AND IN THE REAR FLOORS ON THE PASSENGER SIDES. USED A SHOP VAC TO VACUUM OUT AS MUCH WATER, VACUUMED OUT AT LEAST A GALLON OF MOLDY WATER.

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TRANSMISSION LOCKS INTO GEAR DURING LIGHT THROTTLE OR NO THROTTLE LOADS REPEATEDLY. HAPPENS ON DOWNHILL DRIVING OR AT A RED LIGHT/STOP SIGN. CAR HAS NO POWER AND HAS TO BE DRIVEN OFF TO THE SIDE TO RESET COMPUTER OR LEFT SITTING IN AN INTERSECTION WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK (ONE TIME). DEALER IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND IS REPLACING PARTS FROM THE COMPUTER TO A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION NOW. WIFE FEELS UNSAFE IN WHAT SHOULD BE A BRAND NEW PROBLEM FREE CAR

THE 2016 TRAILHAWK VERSION OF THE CHEROKEE HAS A DANGEROUS TENDENCY WHEN DESCENDING STEEP BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT ROADS WITH GRADES OF 8-12%. THIS MODEL WAS SUPPOSEDLY DESIGNED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WHEN GOING DOWNHILL ON THESE TYPES OF GRADES. IF YOU SHIFT IT INTO FIRST GEAR IN LOW RANGE, IT CANNOT HOLD THE GRADE AS THE ENGINE HAS INADEQUATE COMPRESSION TO SLOW THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO 2ND EVEN THOUGH THE SHIFTER IS IN FIRST GEAR. THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE DOWNHILL A AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE AND JUST BEFORE IT HITS THE REDLINE, IT WILL SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, THIS CAUSES THE CAR TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE UNTIL YOU APPLY THE BRAKES TO BRING IT UNDER CONTROL. THIS WILL GET SOMEONE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. I SUBMITTED A REVIEW OF THIS AND OTHER ISSUES TO JEEP AND THEY SIMPLY ADVISED ME TO SPEAK TO A JEEP DEALER WHICH I DID. I EXPLAINED THIS ISSUE TO THEM AND THEY HAD NO SOLUTION FOR THIS. BECAUSE OF THIS WE SOLD THE CAR IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. WE BOUGHT IT IN APRIL OF 2016 AND TRADED IT IN THIS MONTH.

DRIVING 40MPH JUST ENTERING THE MASSPIKE RAMP IN ALLSTON/BRIGHTON AREA WITH MY SUNROOF OPENED, WHEN A LOAD EXPLOSION OCCURRED. I LOOKED ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE SAW SOME GLASS, LOOKED UP AND SUNROOF COMPLETELY SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NOTHING WAS PROJECTED AT CAR. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN OCT. '16 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE ROOF. FIRST IT RATTLED THEY CHANGED THE FRAME, NOW GLASS SHATTERED AND THE DEALER IS CHARGING MY INSURANCE TO FIX.POORLY MADE CAR. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH REAR SEATS RATTLING. IT WAS A 50 DEGREE DAY IN BOSTON.

IN COLD TEMPERATURES MY VEHICLE DOESN'T HEAT PROPERLY. NOTICED THAT IN MY CLIMATE CONTROL SETTING THAT STRICTLY GOES TO THE FLOOR IT HAS NO FORCE, AND SOUNDS LIKE IT BLOWS ON THE WINDSHIELD BUT DOESN'T. SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT IS THE PROBLEM BUT NO CORRECTION FOR ISSUE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH IN THE LOWER 3 GEARS. THERE IS A BAD JUMPING/LURCHING/BANGING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN THE DASHBOARD, ALONG WITH THE WIRES AND BUTTONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE START ON AND OFF BUTTON FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE BRAKE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

VEHICLE IN MOTION, 65 MPH SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. ABILITY TO ACCELERATE CEASED, MERGED ON TO FREEWAY ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AT 60 MPH BUT UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. ON THE WAY TO DEALERSHIP, STOPPED RPMS WENT WAY UP, NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. PURCHASED BRAND NEW, CURRENTLY AT 14,091 MILES.

OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WITH VEHICLE IN MOTION AND ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. WHILE BRAKING, THE BRAKE PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY SNAPS DOWN ABOUT A HALF INCH AND MAKES A VERY LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT EMITS FROM SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE PRIMARY BRAKE PEDAL MECHANISM. IT IS STARTLING FOR THE DRIVER AND CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY FROM PURCHASE IN MAY 2016 UNTIL JAN 2017 WHEN A CHRYSLER SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED THAT CHANGED THE PARKING BRAKE FROM MANUAL ON/OFF TO AUTO ON/OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. THEY ARE NOW STATING IT IS NORMAL AND REFUSING TO WORK ON IT ANYMORE. I HAVE RETURNED THE VEHICLE AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR THIS MALFUNCTION AND BELIEVE THE BRAKES ARE UNSAFE. VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE POSSESSION OF THE DEALER (HAS BEEN FOR 2-WEEKS NOW), WITH NO WORK BEING DONE TO FIND AND FIX THE ISSUE.

VEHICLE STALLS OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, COMPLETELY LOSING ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND ACCELERATION RAPIDLY DECLINES TO 0. DASH DISPLAYS SHIFT TO P THEN DESIRED GEAR. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE WORKING CORRECTLY AGAIN, I MUST SHIFT TO P AND THEN TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON (WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE BACK ON, IT HESITATES TO START). CAN'T TURN ON HAZARDS SO NO ONE KNOWS WHY I AM STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES NOW, GOING ON THREE. BEING TOLD SOFTWARE. REGARDLESS OF THAT, IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS. ALL IT WILL TAKE IS SOMEONE NOT PAYING ATTENTION FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY TO BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR GOD-FORBID WORSE.

WHEN IT IS BELOW FREEZING OUT THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT. YOU CAN GET OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD IN LOW GEAR BUT WHEN YOU GO TO GET ON HIGHWAY THE CAR JUST DIES. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL UNTIL TRANSMISSION FLUID WARMS UP.

THE JEEP STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION! SEVERAL TIMES AND ONCE AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY ! THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT ON AND THEN I RECEIVED THE JEEP BACK NINE DAYS LATER AND THE THE ENGINE RATTLES AND THE CONSOLE CRACKING SOUNDS THEMOTOR SOUND LIKE IT'S RUNNING HIGHER THAN BEFORE IT WAS FIX I TOOK IT BACK THE SERVICE MANGER TOLD ME THAT IT RUNS FINE AND I NEED TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE ARTS BUT I DON'T THINK IT WORKING LIKE IT WAS PRIOR TO BREAKING DOWN ! IT HAD 6949 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE SHOCKS SEEM TO HIT HARD TOO ! SO I NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON ! JEEP CORPORATE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE ! I ASKED FOR A BETTER JEEP! AND I WAS TOLD THAT THINGS HAPPEN ! THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WON'T LOOK AT IT AGIAN ! AND THE JEEP SEEMS TO BE PULLING TO THE LEFT ! BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOOKS ALIGNED!

DRIVERS SIDE WIPER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. THE PASSENGERS STILL WORKS UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR WHEN IT RAINS.

HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND THE THERMOSTAT BLEW. GUY AT DEALERSHIP SAID " CHRYSLER GOT A BAD BATCH OF THERMOSTATS" AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. GET HOME AND NEXT DAY CAR HAD LIST ALMOST ALL ANTIFREEZE. LEAKING. HORRIBLY. WAS DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. GOT CODES RAN, "THERMOSTATS RATIONAL". WEIGHT START. TRIED THE TIMES, STARTED AND RAN ROUGH.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70-75 MPH) AND SPEED CONTROL IS ENGAGED, WHILE CRESTING A HILL, SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL TAKE OFF TO OVER 80 MPH AND THE TACH. GOES TO OVER 4,000 RPM. BRAKING DOESN'T SEEM TO DISENGAGE THE CONTROL. YOU HAVE TO SHUT IT OFF COMPLETELY AND IN A FEW SECONDS, IT WILL DISENGAGE. IT'S HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY ON 3 DIFFERENT HIGHWAY TRIPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S EMERGENCY BRAKE INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN WHILE BEING TOWED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A WIRING HARNESS AND THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

ORDERED A WINDSHIELD BACK ON 12/20. IT STILL ISN'T IN!! I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR AND I HAVE 2 CASE NUMBERS WITH JEEP AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A WINDSHIELD. EVERY TIME THEY SAY IT'S DUE TO BE IN, THE DATE CHANGES. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND IT IS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS.

A LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH THAT READ "SERVICE TRANSMISSION". THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING AND MY CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. STOPPING AT A LIGHT, MY CAR NEARLY STALLED WHEN I NEEDED TO CROSS OVER AN INTERSECTION. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO BE SERVICED THE FOLLOWING DAY. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE STATION THAT THE ISSUE WASN'T WITH THE TRANSMISSION- BUT THAT THE CAR NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT WHEN MY CAR NEARLY STALLED DRIVING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. I ADDRESSED MY CONCERN WITH FCA, BUT WAS TOLD THAT SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE ROUTINELY NEEDED AND SHOULD BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME AS MY OIL CHANGE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 5300 MILES AND IS ONLY DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES (MOSTLY ON THE WEEKEND). THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING WITH A CAR SO NEW AND SUCH LITTLE MILEAGE. ALSO, MY CAR HAS BEEN KEPT UPDATED WITH THE NECESSARY OIL CHANGES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I AM NOT NOTIFIED AHEAD OF TIME IF MY CAR NEEDS THESE SOFTWARE UPDATES? AM I JUST EXPECTED TO CROSS MY FINGERS AND HOPE THIS ISSUE DOESN'T OCCUR AGAIN? THIS ISSUE GREATLY AFFECTED MY SAFETY. AND MY CAR WASN'T DRIVABLE. IT'S BOTH A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND AN INCREDIBLE INCONVENIENCE.

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP AT LEAST 4 TIMES TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. THEY KEEP TELLING ME ITS A SOFTWARE UPDATES, BUT THE ROUGH SHIFT OR NON-SHIFTING STARTS AGAIN IN ABOUT 3-4 DAY AFTER I GET MY VEHICLE BACK. IT SHIFTS FINE UNTIL 4 GEAR AND THEN IT DOES NOT SHIFT ANYMORE AND GRINDS THE GEARS.

YESTERDAY I STARTED UP JEEP IN MY GARAGE, UPON WAITING FOR IT TO WARM UP I CAN HERE A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE CENTER COUNSEL AREA, SO I BEND OR AND PUT MY EAR BY THE CARPET, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IN THE TRANSMISSION, ITS STARTING TODAY TO SHIFT WEIRD,I NEED NUMBER TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK, HEMET,CA MILEAGE-5978

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V907000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING 50MPH AND MY JEEP COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN - 0 MPH, 0 RPM, BUT I COULD STILL STEER AND BRAKE. NO LIGHTS, NO WARNING. PULLED INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD, HAD TO PUT IT IN PARK, REMOVE THE KEY AND PUT IT BACK IN TO GET IT TO DO ANYTHING AGAIN. RESTARTED WITH NO HESITATION. *TR

DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT, JEEP TURNED OFF BUT I COULD STILL STEER AND BRAKE. HAD TO STOP COMPLETELY, PUT IT IN PARK, REMOVE AND RE-INSERT KEY FOR IT TO RESTART. STARTED WITH NO HESITATION, NO LIGHTS OR ANYTHING CAME ON. *TR

ACCELLERATING FROM A STOP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN. HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION TO PUT IT IN PARK, REMOVE AND RE-INSERT KEY, AND RESTART. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED IN THE PROCESS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER (SATURDAY), THEY HAVE HAD IT ALL WEEK - SAID THEY HAVE DRIVEN IT EVERY DAY AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TODAY IS THURSDAY AND THEY ARE ASKING ME TO PICK IT UP. WIRING IS SECURE, BATTERY IS FINE, THERE IS NO TRACE IN THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER THAT THERE WAS EVER AN ISSUE.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY MY JEEP CHEROKEE LOCKED ITSELF AND WOULD NOT SHIFT AND SAID SERVICE TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS JERKED INTO GEAR, HAS SHIFTED HARD, TOOK A LONG TIME TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 1/23/17 SAID THAT THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY GOING DOWNHILL UNDER ENGINE POWER WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND SET AT 45 MPH TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AND UPSHIFTS ABRUPTLY AND RPM INCREASES AND SPEED SURGES INCREASES TO 63 MPH. GOING DOWN SAME HILL AR 45 MPH WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON NEXT TRIP CAR COASTS ONLY TO 50 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ADD OIL TO THE VEHICLE EVERY 1,200 MILES. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200.

SETTING CRUISE DOES NOT HOLD WITH EVEN VERY MINOR INCLINE/DECLINE NO MATTER WHAT SPEED SET IS. THE INCREASE OF SPEED DURING SET CRUISE IS ALARMING AT OVER 10+ MILES AT MEDIUM DECLINE, AND AT SOME POINT CAR TRIES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT IT IS NOT A SMOOTH TRANSITION, AS IT FEELS JERKY. I HAVE TAKEN TO LICAL JEEP DEALER, BUT THEY SAID MAYBE AFTR "COMPUTER UPDATES", IT WOULD REMEDY IT. NOT! I CAN BE ON A BOULEVARD, STREET, HIGHWAY, ETC... I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT FOR 1-13-2017 WHILE LATITUDE STILL HAS WARRANTY...NO DEALER IS ABLE TO GET VEHICLES IN QUICKLY, SO THAT ALONE SAYS A LOT ABOUT ISSUES WITH THIS MANUFACTURER.... I WOULD ADD THAT I TESTED CRUISE WITH THAT AUTOMATIC ENGINE SHUTOFF BOTH ON AND OFF TO NARROW IT DOWN, BUT THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE... THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH DEFROSTING WINDSHIELD, TOO, WHERE THE ONLY REMEDY IS ROLLING DOWN WINDOWS, WHICH IS TERRIBLE IN FOG, RAIN, COLD WEATHER... THE OTHER ISSUE I HAVE IS THE AREA WHERE THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS ARE: IT IS SO WIDE, IT BLOCKS AN ONCOMING CAR (ESPECIALLY ON PASSENGER SIDE), WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT. IT MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE ROAD, TOO, AS MANY STREETS HAVE MEDIANS AND MANY DO NOT. SOME HAVE CONCRETE BIKE CURBS, AND ONE MUST PULL CAR FURTHER OUT THAN NORMAL, JUST TO AVOID RUNNING INTO SOMETHING. THIS IS TRUE FOR BOTH RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS. IF AREA IS DARK, IT IS A GUESSING GAME. THIS ALSO MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE DEER IN NEIGHBORHOODS OR FREEWAYS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, MUCH LESS OBJECTS THAT ARE THREE FEET TALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED NORMALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS TOO LOW AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

BOUGHT CAR IN FEB 2016 AND WAS OK TO TOW 4 WHEELS DOWN WITH OUT ANY ADDITIONS. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT I COULD NO LONGER TOW 4 WHEELS DOWN WITH OUT ADDING A MOPAR FLAT TOW WIRING KIT. DUE TO BATTERY DRAINAGE THE FRONT END GOES INTO A SERIOUS WOBBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH. JEEP REFUSES TO PAY FOR THIS ADDITION. I TOWED THIS CAR FROM AZ TO FL AND JUST LAST MONTH I DID HAVE THE WOBBLE AND MUST SAY GLAD I WAS NOT GOING HIGHWAY SPEED AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS!!!! THIS HAPPENED WHILE GOING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 35 TI 40 MPH, IT WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO STOP AND SPEND TIME UNHOOKING AND THEN HOOKING BACK UP AGAIN. LUCKILY THERE WAS PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD.

PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE CAR BUCKING SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER CHANGING GEARS. THEN, WHEN THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE (BUT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE), CAR WOULD START TO BUCK AGAIN, TRANSMISSION SLOWED, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, KEPT BUCKING AND LIGHTS IN CAR DIMMER. HAD TO KEEP RESTARTING THE CAR TO GET IT TO KEEP GOING. BUT, ONCE I USED THE BRAKE AGAIN, THE BUCKING AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION WOULD START ALL OVER AGAIN. DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR IS NOT REGISTERING ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST 3 WEEKS. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, ON ANY KIND OF STREET OR HIGHWAY, WHENEVER THE GEAR BEGINS TO CAUSE BUCKING AFTER CHANGING.