2017 Jeep Cherokee complaints

Went to start my car and it didn't start. There was no cranking at all. Took it to the mechanic after jumping car. Mechanic called back few hours later. Said electrical is draing the power. Lucky I didn't loose my alternator. There was no one hurt and no sign of this happening before hand. Only the mechanic i took it too has checked it

At traffic stop light, vehicle transmission disengaged and acted as though in a neutral or park position even though shift position was in drive. Warning lights indicated "Service Shifter". Placed shifter into park and turned off engine. Restarted and placed shifter into drive. Appeared to drive normally to destination. Next engine start, warning indicator of Service Shifter returned with no apparent drive issues. Next engine start, warning indicator did NOT appear.

SERVICE SHIFTER APPEARS ON DASH BOARD. CAR KEEPS STALLING AND TELLS ME TO TO PUT IN SHIFT GEAR. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART MY CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY, WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION THE BRAKE ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLEMINGTON DODGE JEEP (204 HIGHWAY 202/31, FLEMINGTON, NJ 08822, (800)796-9902). THE DEALER INSPECTED THE STAR CONNECTORS AND FOUND MULTIPLE PINS WITH CORROSION. THE DEALER CLEANED THE STAR CONNECTER AND ADDED DI-ELECTRIC GREASE TO THE CONNECTORS. THE IPE AND IP3 HAD LOSE PINS IN THE CONNECTORS. THE PINS WAS REPAIRED AND SECURED INTO THE CONNECTOR HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO WELSH JEEP CHRYSLER (36 DUMONT RD, FAR HILLS, NJ, 07931, (908)234-0109) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGING INDEPENDENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FOUR-STAR CONNECTORS AND PLUGS WERE INCORRECTLY CONNECTED AND THERE WAS NO DE-ELECTRIC GREASE ON THE CONNECTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,994.

DRIVING 45MPR SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON, ALL GEARS P.R.N,D L LIGHTS COMES ON CAR JERKS WHEN POSITIONING IN AND OUT OF PARK

'SERVICE SHIFTER' MESSAGE COMES ON AND ALL LIGHTS LIGHT UP ON THE SHIFTER WHILE DRIVING.

THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES. THE VEHICLE MUST BE RESTARTED TO CLEAR THE CODE.

MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE DISPLAYS "SERVICE SHIFTER". I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE ONLINE REVIEWS/COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, YET THIS $900 TO REPAIR ISSUE HAS NOT BECOME A RECALL. WHAT RECOURSE DO WE ALL HAVE AND WHY WON'T JEEP FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM? THE MESSAGE HAS BEEN GOING ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2019, HOWEVER, AT THAT TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT PROBABLY WASN'T CRITICAL TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THAT TIME. NOW, THEY'RE SAYING THE SHIFTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.

JEEP WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, LOSE POWER STEERING, CANNOT ACCELERATE TO TRY TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY, BATTERY, OIL AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND RECEIVE A MESSAGE SAYING TO "SHIFT TO PARK OR NEUTRAL TO START THE VEHICLE". IF YOU WANT A COUPLE MINUTES THE JEEP STRUGGLE TO TURNOVER BUT EVENTUALLY WILL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY!!!! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!!! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AND OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING ON ANY STREET OR HIGHWAY, TURNING OR BRAKING.

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT FREQUENTLY ON.

SERVICE SHIFTER CONTINUES TO POP UP

DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TURNING RIGHT. A LOT OF CLICKING MAKING NOISE WHEN I BACK UP. AND TURN WHEEL.

THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND THEN SHUTTING OFF IMMEDIATELY. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR SIDE STREETS. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED TWO DAYS IN A ROW. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS! LITERALLY HAVE TO SIT STRANDED IN A PLACE UNTIL THE CAR STARTS BACK UP. YESTERDAY APR 2, 2021, IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF 57TH AND COTTAGE GROVE IN CHICAGO AND TODAY APT 3, 2021, IT STALL ON INTERSTATE 80 AT THE CALUMET EXIT HEADING WEST, WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR... REGULAR MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE. NEW OIL CHANGE AND STILL STALLS AND SHUTS OFF. IT'S HAPPENING ONCE A WEEK AND THE DEALERSHIP ACTS LIKE THEY HAVE NO IDEA. TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT ON 4/13!

OUR SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT STARTED COMING ON PERIODICALLY AT AROUND 20K MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAT 10 TIMES NOW. THIS IS PROBLEMATIC SINCE IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AND THE POWERTRAIN WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO PULL OVER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. I TALKED TO THE JEEP DEALER WHO SAID THIS IS OUT OF THE BUMPER TO BUMPER 3 YEAR/36K WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED BY THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL RED,P,R,N,D, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND GOES NUETRAL. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SEE HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T68742_DS990296 . HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A RECALL OR COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY? DOES MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER NEED TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AND THEN GET PLOWED INTO BY A TRUCK TO MAKE YOU OR JEEP TAKE ACTION? PLEASE DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND SAFE FOR ALL OF US JEEP OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.

WHEN DRIVING MY SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE GEARS ARE LITE UP RED THE PARK REVERSE NEUTRAL AND DRIVE I HAVE TO PULL OVER KILL THE ENGINE THEN WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN RESTART IT BUT IT CONTINUE TO COME ON AT LEAST 2 TIMES A DAY THROUGH OUT THE WEEK

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 395 TRAVELING NORTH FROM SPOKANE, WA, WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH, AFTER CRESTING A LOW HILL AND DESCENDING THE HILL MY CAR'S ENGINE BEGAN RACING THE RPM WENT TO 4500 RPM AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP BY BRAKING OR CHANGING THE CRUISE CONTROL. MY CAR GOT TO 80 MPH WHEN I FINALLY GOT THE CRUISE CONTROL TO DISENGAGE BY PRESSING CANCEL AGAIN WHILE BRAKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT'S VERY SCARY. I'M AFRAID TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY CAR.

WHEN ACCELERATING IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS NOT SENDING ENOUGH POWER AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS ON A HIGHER GEAR AND ALSO THUDS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING.

THE JEEP HAS 42K MILES. RECENTLY THE CAR SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING JUST QUIT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 WEEKS THIS HAPPENED. 5K MILES AGO I GOT AN SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE GOOD FOR 10K MILES. AT APPROX. 5K MILES WAS WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO DIE. I CONTACTED DEALER IN ELIZABETHTOWN KY AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE APPARENTLY WAS AWARE THAT FOR EVERY 1K MILES, A QUART OF OIL WAS USED. THIS WAS NEVER TOLD TO ME AND YET KNOWING THIS, THE DEALER TOLD ME I HAD TO HAVE THE 10K MILE OIL KNOWING I WOULD NEVER REACH THAT. HE SAID THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON A SENSOR THAT UNTIL THEY COULD SCHEDULE ME IN, I NEEDED TO POUR OIL INTO THE ENGINE WHICH I DID. MY LIFE WAS PLACED IN DIRE JEOPARDY. AND I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THIS OBSCENE USAGE OF OIL BY THIS MODEL. IF THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD CRACKED DUE TO THIS-THAN WHAT?

SERVICE SHIFTER RANDOMLY COMES ON AND CAUSES SCREEN TO LOCK AND LIGHTS UP THE SHIFTER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE.

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON AT INTERMEDIATE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND ALL THE PRND LIGHTS COME ON. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN BACK ON AND IT'S GOOD FOR A WHILE.

SERVICE SHIFTER INDICATOR CAME ON

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL RED,P,R,N,D

MY BACK GATE/ TRUCK WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE AT ALL I PRESS THE BUTTON ON MY KEYS AND THE BUTTON ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GATE/TRUNK AND NOTHING THE ONLY WAS I CAN OPEN IT, IS IF WE CLAIM ON THE BACK AND MANUELING OPEN IT , WE TRIED EVERYTHING AND IT DOESN'T OPEN.

SHIFTER SENSOR LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON AND ALL LIGHTS ON SHIFTER LIGHT UP RED, WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. I HAVE TO STOP TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT TO PROCEED.HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR.

FACTORY INSTALLED TOW PACKAGE SIGNALS WHERE NOT ACTIVATED. HAD TO BRING TO DEALER AFTER TRYING TO SAFELY USE A TRAILER. DEALER HAD TO CONTACT JEEP STAR/BCM. TO ACTIVATE THE SYSTEM. DEFECT HAS PRESENT FROM DAY ONE, DID NOT HAD A REASON TO USE THE SYSTEM UNTIL NOW. DEALER ALSO DID NOT DETECT IN THE PRE-CUSTOMER RELEASE OF THE VEHICLE.

KEEP GETTING MESSAGE TO SERVICE SHIFTER AND DISPLAYS ON DASH CONTINUOUSLY ALL LIGHT ON SHIFTER LIGHT. SEEMS TO SHIFT VERY HARD WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET WITH MANY DIFFERENT YEARS OF VEHICLES. STARTED LAST YEAR 2019. STILL DOING AS OF TODAY 3/15/2021

I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION STOPPED YESTERDAY AND MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED LOST ALL POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. DASHBOARD FLASHED 'CAR MUST BE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK TO SHIFT GEARS' AND WOULDN'T GO FORWARD, STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. TURNED OFF THE CAR TO TRY TO RESET IT AND TOOK A LONG TIME TO TURN OVER. WENT OUT WITH IT AGAIN THIS MORNING AND SAME THING BUT GOING ABOUT 20MPH. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AS I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR!!!!

BURNS THOUGH OIL LIKE A CHEAP ALCOHOLIC. USUALLY 1 QUART IS BURNED OFF EVERY 1000 MILES. THIS WAS SOMETHING I WAS NOT AWARE OF WHEN I PURCHASED THE JEEP. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, INITIALLY I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER. SO THAT WAS A $500 REPAIR. LATER I FOUND OUT THAT 2017 JEEP CHEROKEES HAVE A UNIQUE ABILITY TO DRINK OIL. IF FCA IS AWARE, AND NOT FIXING THE ISSUE, THATS BULL CRAP. I HAVE AN OLDER CAR WITH A SIMILAR ENGINE AND CAN PUT 10,000 MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES W/O AN ISSUE.

EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP YOU HEAR A RATTLE OR A LOUD CLUMP NOISE ! IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS FALLING APART OR LOSE : STRUTS HAVE TO BE CHANGED A LOT ON THIS VEHICLE ! NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT STRUTS BEING BAD !

I JUST PURCHASED MY CAR JANUARY 4, 2021. I HAVE HAD IT CUT OFF ON ME 4 TIMES. LIKE SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND IT TAKES LIKE 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO ACTUALLY START BACK UP. THE SHIFT GEARS MESSAGE POPS UP, IT CUT THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY OFF SO THAT LIGHT POPS UP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT POPS UP. I DONT KNOW WHATS HAPPENING BUT IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCDIDENT TWICE ON 695 HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT SHUT OFF. THANK GOD THE KIDS WERE NOT WITH ME AT THE TIME. I AM READING THAT HIS HAPPENS TO ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH JEEPS. WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT BEFORE PURCHASING. I JUST WANT A SAFE AND RELIABLE SUV FOR ME AND MY CHILDREN.

SO I GOT MY CAR IN APRIL 7, 2020. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. TO MY ENGINE STALLING OUT TO MY CAR NOT. SHIFT THAT RIGHT WAY. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN JANUARY 2021. MY ELECTRIC STUFF IN THE CAR GOES IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME. SO IT M MESS UP THE COMPUTERS THIS CAR HAS NOW HAD 4 NEW COMPUTERS PUT IN THE CAR AND I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. AND IT DOES THIS ANYWHERE ON HIGHWAY CITY STREET.

WHEN DRIVING AND MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, AN ERROR MESSAGE POPS UP ON THE SCREEN STATING CAN NOT SWITCH GEARS WHILE IN DRIVE, THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 6+ TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH, IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION 3 TIMES AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. ONCE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND YOU GIVE IT A MINUTE, WHEN YOU RESTART IT TAKES TIME TO TURN OVER. THIS IS SO UNSAFE AND I AM AFRAID EVERY TIME I DRIVE AS I DRIVE MY DAUGHTER IN THIS VEHICLE AND THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SURE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THEY TEST DROVE AND HAD THE SAME ISSUE TWICE, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND NOTHING CAME UP, WHEN THEY RESEARCHED IT THEY FOUND THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND SAID I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY READ THAT IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE OIL BEING USED TO QUICKLY AND WHEN THE TURN OCCURS IT SUCKS IN AIR. PLEASE HELP!!!

SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON. CAR JERKS. DRIVING.

THE SERVICE SHIFTER WORDS POP UP ON MY SCREEN. THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT (PRND) LIGHT UP RED. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON WHY THEY POP ON, THEY JUST RANDOMLY POP ON.

THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON WHENEVER I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS.

OIL FILTER HOUSING/COOLER LEAKS AND POOLS OIL ON TOP OF ENGINE. PART NUMBER 68105583AF. OIL DRAINS DOWN EITHER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. IT IS A PLASTIC PART THAT CAN EASILY FAIL DUE TO DEALER OVER LIGHTNING THE OIL FILTER WHEN PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE. LEAK STARTS IMMEDIATELY THIS CAR HAS 22,300 MILES ON IT AND IS A 2017.

SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE CONSTANTLY POPS UP.

WATER WAS FOUND PUDDLING THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD AND DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS FOUND THAT THE FACTORY DID NOT SEAL A SEEM BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE FIREWALL CAUSING THE LEAK. EVIDENTLY THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLRM ACCORDING TO JEEP FORUMS. THE STANDING WATER IS VERY HARD TO GET OUT AND IS CAUSING FOWL SMELL. ALL OF THIS OCCURS AFTER I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE THROUGH ITS FIRST AUTOMATIC CAR WASH.

SERVICE SHIFTER POPS UP WHEN I'M DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. EXTREMELY UNSAFE!

PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, A "SERVICE SHIFTER" NOTIFICATION WILL TURN ON AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER INDICATING GEARS WILL LIGHT UP. IF THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THIS NOTIFICATION WILL DISAPPEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 6+ TIMES RANDOMLY OVER THE PAST YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME FALSE NOTIFICATION. THE UNRELIABILITY OF THIS NOTIFICATION IS UNSAFE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY DRIVELINE IN THE TRANSMISSION. BOB JOHNSON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (18476 US-11, WATERTOWN, NY 13601) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT YET NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR SPEEDS UP AND JOLTS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. IT ALSO LOOSES STRENGTH AND DOES NOT GO HIGHER THAN 5MPH ON THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY DID FIX THE TRANSMISSION SOME TIME AGO AND EVEN AFTER THAT IT CONTINUES TO JOLT WHEN IN PARK. WHEN DRIVING IT ALSO JOLTS FROM LOW SPEED TO HIGH SPEED

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FROM NEW. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR 'SERVICE SHIFTER' WAS DISPLAYED ON THE MAIN DRIVER DISPLAY, AND ALL LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER BEZEL LIT UP. AFTER MONTHS WAITING FOR PARTS, THE DEALERSHIP EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE SHIFTER WHICH CURED IT. IT HAPPENED AGAIN AROUND 2 YEARS LATER, AND AGAIN THE BEZEL WAS REPLACED. IT'S NOW HAPPENED A THIRD TIME, IN SEPT OF 2020. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ORDERED THE PARTS AGAIN. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS, 5 MONTHS LATER. IT SEEMS THOUSANDS OF JEEP OWNERS HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS SAME PROBLEM, YOU CAN SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR 'SERVICE SHIFTER' AND SEE MANY STORIES AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, WHICH LARGELY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SEEMS TO AFFECT JEEP CHEROKEES. MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S A PROBLEM WITH FUSES BECOMING LOOSE, OTHERS HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S A WIRING ISSUE. WHILE JEEP AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE TOLD ME VERBALLY THE CAR IS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE, IT DOES DISABLE CERTAIN THINGS, AND I DISPUTE THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. FOR EXAMPLE, MANUAL GEAR SHIFTING IS DISABLED WHEN 'SERVICE SHIFTER' IS DISPLAYED. THAT MEANS YOU CANNOT SELECT THE GEAR YOU WANT MANUALLY, THAT IS BENEFICIAL IN SITUATIONS LIKE GOING DOWN A HILL OR WHILE OFF-ROADING. SECONDLY, 'SERVICE SHIFTER' IS DISPLAYED PERMANENTLY ON THE DRIVER'S DISPLAY. IT CANNOT BE CLEARED FROM THE DISPLAY. THAT MEANS THAT CERTAIN FEATURES CANNOT BE ACCESSED AT ALL. THIS INCLUDES: TIRE PRESSURE COOLAN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER ELK GROVE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (8575 LAGUNA GROVE DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757, (916) 525-8393) AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE SHIFTER BEZEL AND THE HARNESS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

I HAVE A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHTS KEEPS COMING ON. WHEN IT COMES ON ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER GLOW RED. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON EVEN IF I'M SITTING THERE IN PARK. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. I LITERALLY HAD TO BRING IT IN WHILE IT WAS ON BUT THEY STILL COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. I HAD THE SHIFTER AND BEZEL WIRING REPLACED. HOPEFULLY THIS SOLVES THE ISSUE.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD, THE 'SERVICE SHIFTER' MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER BEZEL ALL GLOWED RED. I STOPPED THE CAR, SHIFT IT OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN. WHILE THE SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE WAS SHOWING, ALL OTHER INFORMATION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS HIDDEN WHICH FELT UNSAFE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS IS ISSUE IS AFFECTING MANY AS THEY ARE REPORTING THE SAME OCCURRENCE I EXPERIENCED AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF JEEP TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *CC *TR

MY JEEP WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME UP WITH A 'SERVICE SHIFTER' ERROR MESSAGE. MY CAR DOES NOT ACT ABNORMAL OTHERWISE BUT WITH READING A LOT OF THE COMPLAINTS I SAW THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE FILING COMPLAINTS WITH YOU TO HAVE A RECALL ON THE ISSUE. THIS ERROR MESSAGES OCCURS WHILE I'M DRIVING.

JEEP SAYS 'SERVICE SHIFTER' AND SHOWS UP ON THE DASH AND ALL THE LIGHTS TURN RED ON THE SHIFTER ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN MY JEEP. THE FREQUENCY HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I HAD TO RESTART MY JEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROAD TO GET THE LIGHTS TO GO AWAY, AND WITHIN MINUTES NOW IT IS BACK ON. IT HAS GONE AWAY IN THE PAST BUT FOR AN UNKNOWN TIME (SOMETIMES A DAY SOMETIMES WEEKS.) IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE SHIFTING, DRIVING, AND WHILE PARKED. THE LIGHT IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE DASH BUT ALSO CONCERNING SINCE IT IS A KNOWN SHIFTER ISSUE.

THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYS. THIS CAUSES THE USE OF THE SPORT MODE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. IT ALSO PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM VIEWING ALL DISPLAY FEATURES, LOW GAS, OIL/TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE, ETC., AND PREVENTS SHIFTING THE JEEP TO SNOW MODE. WHEN IT COMES ON, ALL OF THE RED LIGHTS NEXT TO MY SHIFTER COME ON (P, R, D, ETC). THE LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST EVERY TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ALL SPEED, CITY, HIGHWAY, DRIVING STRAIGHT AND TURNING. PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IN SNOW MODE, AND USE OF THE MANUAL SPORT MODE. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM JEEP OWNERS ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND THE AUTOMAKER REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. THERE ARE OTHER MORE EXTREME AND DANGEROUS CAUSES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER JEEP OWNERS, SUCH AS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENABLING WHILE DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN A SPECIFIC GEAR.