BREAKS FEEL WORN OUT AND WHEN I BREAK YOU CAN HEAR NOISE.ALSO THE DISC LOOK WORN OUT AND VEHICLE IS BEGINNING TO DRIVE POORLY.
2019 Jeep Cherokee complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2019 record →
TRANSMISSION JERKS FROM 1ST TO 3RD GEAR, GIVES YOU WIPE LASH,
SINCE THE DAY I PICKED UP THIS 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED TWO WEEKS AGO, THE HOOD SHAKES AND FLUTTERS IN CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS. DRIVING INTO HIGH WINDS AND OVER 55 MPH, AIR GETS UNDER THE HOOD IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT SEEMS AS IF THE HOOD COULD BREAK LOOSE CAUSING EITHER INJURIES OR AN ACCIDENT. IT GETS EVEN WORSE WHEN DRIVING IN SIDE WINDS AND MEETING SEMI TRUCKS. IT ACTUALLY APPEARS THAT THE GUST OF WIND COMING OFF THE TRUCK IS GOING TO TAKE THE HOOD OFF OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVING THIS CHEROKEE IN THESE CONDITIONS HAS PERSONALLY CAUSED ME VERY HIGH ANXIETY TO THE POINT WHERE I AM CONSTANTLY FOCUSED ON THE HOOD RATHER THAN THE ROAD. WHEN MEETING SEMI TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAY, I PULL AS FAR TO THE RIGHT AS POSSIBLE SOMETIMES COMPLETELY GOING OFF THE ROAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO MINIMIZE THE WIND GUST. THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS TO ME AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON PUBLIC ROADS. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO TAKE ANTI ANXIETY MEDICATION JUST TO GET THE COURAGE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY, THUS CAUSING OTHER SAFETY ISSUES AND FEELING AS IF I'M BEING AN IRRESPONSIBLE DRIVER. THE JEEP DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE HOOD LATCH AND BUMPERS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS JUST AS IT DID WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND PASSING SEMI-TRUCK TRAILER'S THE 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE HOOD VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY UP AND DOWN (I-70 SPEED LIMIT IS 75 MPH). THE UP AND DOWN HOOD VIBRATION ACTION CAUSES THE A STOP / START MESSAGE TO APPEAR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAY.
PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN NOVEMBER 2018 AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS, INCLUDING TODAY, THE RED BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH HAS SPONTANEOUSLY ACTIVATED. MOST OF THE TIME IT OCCURS WHEN I COME TO A STOP LIGHT AND AUTO SHUT OFF KICKS ON, HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE IS VERY SERIOUS SINCE ITS BASICALLY STALLING MY VEHICLE WHILE IN ROUTE, AND IS VERY SCARY SINCE I DRIVE MY CHILD AROUND. I'VE ALSO TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DISHEARTENING.
RENTED VEHICLE 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE GOING OUT OF TOWN. ON MY WAY TO HOUSTON. ON AN EXIT ON MY WAY TO PUT GAS TOOK THE EXIT AND THE JEEP COULD NOT BRAKE WAS WITH MY TWO KIDS. I TRIED TO BRAKE TRUCK DIDNT STOP ENDED UP FLIPPING OVER IN A DITCH. SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. BROKEN ANKLE IMMEDIATE SUGERY PLATE 10 SCREWS. BROKEN FEMUR BONE. BROKEN RIBS. MY SON WAS AIRLIFTED TO SAN ANTONIO AND DAUGHTER IN ICU. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT I THANK GOD FOR GIVING US ANOTHER CHANCE. THE JEEP CHEROKEE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND IT STALL IT COULDNT STOP AT ALL. IM AFRAID OF DRIVING MY LIFE HAS CHANGE DRAMATICALLY. ALSO MY SEATBELT GOT LOCKED I COULD HAVE DIED THEY HAD TO CUT IT W/ A KNIFE. THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS COULDNT GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SEATBELT BEING LOCKED. PHOTOS ATTACHED. *JB
CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING
RADIO VOLUME CONTROL ISSUES. VOLUME FADES IN AND OUT SPORADICALLY. HAPPENS ANYTIME. THIS MAKES RADIO UN-USABLE.
AS I AM DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS TO STALL AND I AM PROMPTED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AS THE D IS BLINKING AS IS THE BATTERY LIGHT. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT TAKES A MINUTE TO TURN ON THEN IT GOES. MY BATTERY IS AT ITS HALFWAY MARK PER THE VEHICLE INFO ON THE CAR. THEN WHEN I TURN CORNERS MY CAR BEEPS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORD APPEARS ABOVE THE SPEED.
I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND HAD TO YIELD. I NEVER CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, BUT WAS TRAVELING AROUND 5MPH. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO CONTINUE ON THE CIRCLEAND MY CAR STALLED. I WAS ALMOST SIDE SWIPED DUE TO MY VEHICLE ENTERING THE CIRCLE AND NOT ACCELERATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN COMING TO A YIELD AREA. MY COUNTY HAS OVER 150 TRAFFIC CIRCLES WITH YIELD SIGNS. THIS WILL BE DANGEROUS WITH THIS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. I AM MARKING THIS AS OCCURING 4/11/19 BECAUSE IT WAS VERY BAD THAT OCCASION. IT MADE ME THINK OF THE TIMES IT HASN'T BEEN AS NOTICEABLE IN THE PAST THOUGH.
ON MARCH 29, 2019 AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WAS APPROACHING THIS INTERSECTION, THE LIGHT CHANGED TO YELLOW. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES SO THAT I COULD STOP FOR THE LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP FOR THE LIGHT WHICH TURNED RED FOR ME BY NOW AND I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MILE AN HOUR. I TRIED PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS POSITIONED ON THE FLOOR. AS I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO GO THROUGH THE RED LIGHT, I KEPT MY HAND ON THE HORN TO TRY AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE CARS STARTING TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE CLOSEST CAR ALMOST HIT MY PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. BETWEEN THAT CAR STOPPING SHORT, AND ME STEERING AROUND THEM, SERIOUS INJURY AND OR DEATH WAS AVOIDED, AFTER I PAST THE INTERSECTION I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND EASED ON THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP MY BRAND-NEW 2019 JEEP, AND THEN PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. BY THIS POINT I WAS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL NERVOUS WRECK. HOW COULD MY BRAND NEW 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE PLUS THAT I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR THIRTEEN DAYS HAVE BRAKE FAILURE? I HAVE DRIVING FOR 45 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. I WAS A LITTLE OVER TWO MILES AWAY FROM WORK WITH NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. SO I STARTED THE CAR UP (STILL SHAKING LIKE A LEAF) WITH THE INTENTION OF DRIVING VERY SLOWLY AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE TO GET TO WORK. TO MY SURPRISE THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AND I MADE IT TO WORK STILL SHAKY AND SCARED TO BE IN THE CAR LET ALONE DRIVING I
AM RADIO MUFFLES ON OCCASION. I HAVE THE ALPINE RADIO SYSTEM WITH SURROUND SOUND. IT ALSO HAS SIRIUS RADIO WHICH IS NOT BEING SUBSCRIBED TO. IT HAS BEEN NOTICEABLE WHEN CAR GOES UNDER AN OVERPASS BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT OTHER TIMES. SEEMINGLY WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS. HAVE NOT NOTICED THIS ON FM.
WHEN MY VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, DRIVING THROUGH CITY STREETS, AND I TRY TO APPLY THE BREAK IT ACCELERATES INSTEAD. THE RPM'S WILL REACH 4000 OR 5000 AND HOLD THERE. I WAS TOLD BY CHRYSTLER TO APPLY THE GAS QUICKLY THEN BREAK WHEN THIS HAPPENS TO STOP MY VEHICLE. THIS IS UNSAFE AND I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN CAR. I ALSO HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND AT TIMES, AND THE RADIO FADES IN AND OUT, WITH THAT FEATURE TURNED OFF, AS WELL AS SHUTTING COMPLETELY DOWN AND RESETTING ITSELF. PRIOR TO THE RECALL IN NOV OF 2018 THIS SAME VEHICLE FROM ONE WEEK OF PURCHASE WOULD STALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH CITY STREETS. ALL OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN AT A SPEED OF 35 OR LESS. THE CAR WENT FROM STALLING TO AFTER RECALL UPDATE IT IS NOW ACCELERATING WHEN TRYING TO STOP. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE AND CHRYSTLER EITHER SO THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN CAR. I AM WORRIED THERE WILL BE A TIME I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
MARCH 2019 I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN GOING ABOUT 4-6 MPH ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE I WAS TURNING ONTO. ALL THE DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON. I PLACED THE VEHICLE QUICKLY IN PARK , RESTARTED THE VEHICLE , PLACED IT IN GEAR AND HURRIED TO GET OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAVEL. I THEN NOTICED A WARNING LIGHT , IT'S THE AUTO STOP START SYMBOL WITH A CIRCLE AROUND THE A WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT NEAR TO THE MILEAGE AREA. THANKFULLY I TOOK A PICTURE OF THIS ERROR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO NAPLETON AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE A BATTERY ISSUE OR THE OIL IN THE VEHICLE WAS LOW. THE BEST THING ABOUT THE ERROR SIGN IS, THAT IT CLEARS AFTER YOU SHUT YOUR VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. EVEN AFTER SHOWING THE PICTURE OF THE ERROR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. STATED THE VEHICLES SYSTEM IS NOT SHOWING ANY ERROR CODES WHEN THEY PLUG IN THEIR CODE BOX. IT'S BEEN ALREADY 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY VEHICLE STALLS WHILE TURNING OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. I GUESS CHRYSLER WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE THEY ARE HAVING WITH THESE VEHICLE UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE AND THEY GET SUED FOR DAMAGES. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH A STALLING PROBLEMS A NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES.
ISSUE STARTED AT 3,500 MILES. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN A CHIME WOULD GO OFF AND THE BATTERY OR ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THE D FOR DRIVE WOULD FLASH ON THE CONSOLE, AND VEHICLE WAS BASICALLY STALLED. TRYING TO ACCELERATE DID NOTHING. HAD TO TURN CAR OFF AND BACK ON. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS LOW ON OIL AND CAR WENT INTO SELF-PRESERVATION MODE. HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE I HIT 7,500 MILES. DEALER KEPT ADDING OIL EACH TIME. WAS TOLD THIS ENGINE HAD A HARDER THAN NORMAL BREAK IN PERIOD UP TO 7,500 MILES. WAS TOLD TO COME BACK FOR OIL CHANGE IN ANOTHER 5,000 MILES. OIL WAS CHECKED AT 1,000 AND 2,000 MILES AND WAS NOT LOW. AT 4,100 MILES THE ISSUE STARTED AGAIN AND HAPPENED THREE TIMES DRIVING TO WORK AND THEN ONCE GOING TO THE DEALER. THE JEEP IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP.
UCONNECT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE DRIVING IT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH THE CONTROLS BETWEEN RADIO TO CAR PLAY TO A/C HIGH FAN SPEED AND CHANGE HEATING SETTINGS - IT REPEATS IT OVER AND OVER ENABLING RANDOM FUNCTIONS WITHOUT ALLOWING US TO CONTROL IT. FINALLY NEED TO SWITCH OFF ENTIRE SYSTEM ELSE WE CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR SAFELY. *DT*JB
CAR RADIO/COMPUTER TURNS OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, WON'T RECONNECT TO CARPLAY (WHICH HAS NAVIGATION) UNTIL YOU STOP THE VEHICLE AND RESTART THE ENGINE, CAR DOES NOT REGISTER FOB ACTION (UNLOCK, RESTART, OPEN TAILGATE, ALARM) AND THE BATTERIES WERE GOOD AND THE CAR DIDN'T GIVE ALERT THAT NO FOB WAS DETECTED. ONCE I FINALLY GOT IN THE CAR, THE ENGINE WOULDN'T START.
FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT STARTS COASTING AND THE MOTOR RUNS BUT DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, WE WERE ON A CURVING MOUNTAIN ROAD AND ALMOST GOT RUN OVER BY AN 18 WHEELER. THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX. THIS HAS TO STOP, BRAND NEW CAR STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EACH TIME WE WERE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MULTIPLE LIGHTS COME ON THE DASHBOARD, SEE ATTACHED PHOTO.
THE VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING WITHOUT WARNING RECAL#UA9/NHTSA 18V-739 THE DEALER HAD THE CAR TO FIX THE RECALL. THE CAR STILL DOES THE SAME THING AS IT DID BEFORE RECAL. IT HAS BEEN IN 6-8 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER INSTALLED A DATA RECORDER AND IT DID NOT RECORD AN EVENT TWICE. IT HAPPENS ON THE HIWAY, THE STREET AND IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE WHEN GOING INTO DRIVEWAY;
2ND REPORT FOR TRANS ISSUES NOW. REPROGRAMMING FROM DEALERSHIP DID NOT WORK FROM 1ST TRY AT REPAIR. AND HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR MOUNT DUE TO TRANS ISSUE. CAR TRIES TO LUNGE WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. DOWNSHIFTS AND STAYS WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY, HAVE TO SLOW DOWN THEN SPEED BACK UP TO CORRECT. WHEN REVERSING, COME TO A STOP THEN SWITCH TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE "SLAMS" INTO GEAR. NOW THE MOTOR MOUNT IS CLUNKING AGAIN. AGAIN THIS IS 2ND TIME FOR SAME ISSUES IN 6 MONTHS OR 1966 MILES OF OWNERSHIP.
RIGHT AFTER LEASES THE NEW CAR , DRIVE DOWN TO HIGHWAY ENGINE LIGHT ON STARING WHEEL NOT MOVING , STOP THE CAR SIDE OF HIGHWAY, TOW THE CAR TO OTHER JEEP DEALER ,DAY AFTER THEY CALLED ITS WORKING BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IS PROBLEM. TALK TO ORIGINAL DEALERS TO ASK CHANGE OTHER NEW ONE BUT THEY DINED.
THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE UCONNECT SCREEN FADES IN AND OUT TO TOTAL BLACKNESS. YOU CANNOT READ ANYTHING. THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE ANY OF THE SETTINGS. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF, START IT AGAIN TO GET THE SCREEN TO COME ON. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AND HAVE TO GUESS WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE SCREEN. THE RADIO DOES NOT WORK RIGHT. I START THE CAR AND IT EITHER COMES ON FULL BLAST VOLUME, AND THEN FADES OUT TO NO SOUND, OR IT JUST HAS NO SOUND AT ALL. I FOLLOWED THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO RESET THE UCONNECT SYSTEM USING THE UCONNECT MENU RESET BUTTON. THAT DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! I CANNOT TRUST THE CAR OR THE SCREEN IN THE UCONNECT SYSTEM. THE SECOND ISSUE AND IT IS A BIG ONE! THE CAR STALLS WHEN YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR! I TRIED TO PASS A CAR, AND STEPPED DOWN TO ACCELERATE AND THE JEEP STALLED! I ALMOST WRECKED! WHEN YOU STEP DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. I AM NOT A MECHANIC, SO I DO NOT KNOW IF ALL OF THIS IS ELECTRICAL, OR ENGINE RELATED. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM.
2019 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 2.4 LITER 4CYL ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS STALLED ONCE AND SHUT OFF TWICE. AUGUST 31, 2018 THE ENGINE SHUT OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER. NOVEMBER 2018 - JEEP ISSUES A RECALL - JEEP CHEROKEE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.4L ENGINES. IMPROPER TRANSMISSION CALIBRATION MAY RESULT IN A STALL. CHRYSLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL RE-FLASH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER WITH A NEW CALIBRATION, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 2, 2018. THE DEALER FIXED THIS LAST NOVEMBER 2018. YESTERDAY THE JEEP STALLED AND TODAY MARCH 21, 2019 THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER TODAY. I WAS RATTLED. EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE DRIVING SLOW AND IN RESIDENTIAL OR REMOTE AREAS. OTHERS HAVE NOT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.
WHEN IN MOTION OR PARKED, TURNING ON MY HEATER, MY SCREEN SHOWS ENGINE OVER HEATING. I'VE CHECKED COOLANT AND OIL LEVELS AND ARE WELL OVER HALF FULL. . MY CAR IS LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD, SO THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I'VE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND IT SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH JEEP CHEROKEES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS FLASHED AS THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, BUT THEN SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FAIRFIELD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (1409 MONTOUR BLVD, DANVILLE, PA 17821, (570) 275-3300). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER TWO WEEKS, THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED TWO MILES LATER. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND BARELY MADE IT HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AGAIN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE WIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WANTS TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING.
THE CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD WITH NO WARNING. IT HAPPENS MOST OFTEN WHEN GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. DEALER SAYS IT IS LOW ON OIL PRESSURE(THE CAR IS 5 MONTHS OLD AND THEY SAY IT WAS 2.5 QUARTS LOW ON OIL!!) AND A SAFETY SWITCH SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD/TRAFFIC!! I CALL THIS "SAFETY FEATURE" TO PROTECT THE ENGINE A"DANGER SWITCH" THAT ENDANGERS TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL TRAFFIC BECAUSE THESE JEEPS ARE STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE A 45 SECOND VIDEO THAT SHOWS THE STALL. PLEASE HELP GET THIS PROBLEM SOLVED!! *DT*JB
MY JEEP KEEPS CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING I'M THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. IT'S UNSAFE. AND RADIO CUTS ON AND OFF, CHANGE THE STATION AND HEAT AND A/C ON ITS OWN.
WHILE I AM IN MOVEMENT DRIVING MY VEHICLE. WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS POPPING UP IN MY DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND A SEMI TRUCK WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME. I HIT MY BRAKES FAST ENOUGH SO THAT THE SEMI TRUCK COULD REACT IN TIME, BUT OTHERWISE I COULD IT HAVE GOTTEN IMPACTED FROM THE BACK WHICH I AM SURE. IT WOULD IT HAVE CAUSE MORE THAN JUST AND ACCIDENT. THE DATE THIS HAPPENED I NOTICED THE CAR KIND OF SLOWED DOWN ITS VELOCITY FAST AND DRAMATICALLY WHEN IT STOP. IT WAS STILL RUNNING, NO SMOKE OR ANYTHING COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I DID NOTICED THAT THE HEATER FELT EXTREMELY HOT MORE THAN NORMAL WHICH IT ALSO MADE ME PANIC A BIT. SHE SHIFT GEAR I WASN'T ABLE YO MOVE IT AT ALL. THEY HAD ADVISED ME AT THE DEALERSHIP ONE OF THE MECHANICS THAT SOMETIMES, IF THIS HAPPENED; TO TURN THE CAR OFF FOR 10 MINS AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. I DID THAT, THAT NIGHT AND WHEN THE CAR TURN BACK OF THE STABILITY LIGH WARNING CAME ON, THE BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGH CAME ON, THE EMERGENCY PARKING LIGHT CAME ON, BUT THIS THIS I WAS WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT STICK BUT I COULD ONLY DRIVE FORWARD. I TRIED TO REVERSE AND GO BACK BUT IT WASN'T LETTING ME. MY SENSORS WERE BEEPING AS IF I WAS NEAR OR CLOSE TO HITTING SOMETHING. WHEN MY CAR WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE HIGHWAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTICED WHILE SEATING IN MY CAR. THIS NORMALLY HAPPENS TO MY SUV WHEN IT'S VERY COLD OUTSIDE. WE ARE TALKING -4 DEGREES, BUT I AM SURPRISED
ALLSTATE CLAIM ,THE OWNER [XXX] REPORTS THAT ,SUNDAY OR MONDAY LAST DROVE 2-24-19 2-26-19 TUESDAY MORNING THE HOME LOST POWER,THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE INSURED HOME. TUESDAY NIGHT 8:30PM SAW A GLOW, UNDER THE VEHICLE, WENT OUT AND CAR WAS ON FIRE, FIRE DEPT 15-20 MINUTES TO GET THERE DUE TO SNOW , FIRE DEPT THERE 2-3 HRS, SOMETIME AFTER 12PM A TREE FELL ONTO THE VEHICLE, THE EXTENT OF THE FIRE IS SEVERE, ENGINE COMPARTMENT , PASSENGER AND CARGO , ALMOST ALL COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL IS BURNED UP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH METRO CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (650 MEMORIAL DR C, CHICOPEE, MA 01020, (413) 783-9911) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CHECK THE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING TURNS OR IDLING AT STOP SIGNS, IT LOST POWER AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO 1-5 CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM (1560 NW STATE AVE, CHEHALIS, WA 98532, (360) 748-1717) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED VIA CERTIFIED MAIL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,131.
RADIO AUGUST 2018 DROVE FOR ABOUT 6 HOURS. STOPPED FOR DINNER. STARTED THE CHEROKEE NO RADIO. WITH OUT THE RADIO NOTHING WORKS ( NO AC/HEAT, NAVIGATION, PHONE ETC. ). BOUGHT THE 2019 CHEROKEE IN MAY 2018. JULY OF 2018 THE RADIO WAS REPLACED ( REFURBISHED RADIO / NOT A NEW RADIO } VOLUME PROBLEM. SO THIS IS THE SECOND RADIO IN THIS VEHICLE ( NOT HAPPY WITH A REFURBISHED RADIO IN A NEW VEHICLE THAT IS JUST MONTHS OLD ) , DEALER/CHRYSLER KEEPS DOING SYSTEMS UPDATES THAT DON'T WORK. AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN ON AND WHEN THE RADIO DOESN'T TURN ON I CANNOT OPERATE ANY OF THE INTERNAL SYSTEMS BECAUSE THE SCREEN IS BLANK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE REAR BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO THE OTHER LANE AND THE REAR WAS CRASHED INTO BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRASH WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V523000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
PURCHASED USED WITH 5K MILES, 40% OIL LEVEL BASED ON INFO CENTER. AFTER TWO MONTHS AND THE OIL LEVEL AT 10% THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHEN TURNING, MILES AT AROUND 7K. OCCURRED 2-3 TIMES, TOOK TO JIFFY LUBE AND AFTER OIL CHANGE DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL HIT 10,500 MILES AND OIL LEVEL AT 50% BASED ON INFO CENTER, ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN TURNING IN MOTION, OCCURRED AGAIN MULTIPLE TIMES. TOOK TO JEEP DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY ADVISED ME THE ENGINE COULD BE REPLACED BUT FIRST I NEED TO CHANGE THE OIL WITH JEEP AND RETURN 1K MILES LATER AFTER OIL CHANGE. SO FAR AT 10,800 MILES NO PROBLEM BUT THE JEEP SERVICE ADVISER SAID THAT IF IT HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES THE ENGINE MORE THAN LIKELY WILL BE SWAPPED OUT. THIS SHOULD BE A NATIONWIDE RECALL FOR THIS ENGINE, CAN YOU IMAGINE THE ENGINE STALLING ON THE FREEWAY AND SHUTTING OFF IN A TURN!! WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALER THERE WAS A 2019 JEEP COMPASS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE ENGINE WAS BEING REPLACED. NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ASAP.
RADIO GOES OUT ONLY IS OWN SAY INSERT KEY WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES JUST SHUTS OFF IF YOU SEARCH 2019 REVIEWS THERE'S MORE COMPLAINTS THEN ANY OTHER CHRYSLER THIS IS JUST A SHAME 27000 CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T EVEN FIX IT AND PEOPLE LIKE ME GET STUCK WITH CRAPPY CARS THINKING THEY ARE BUYING NEW CAR WITH NO WORRIES WRONG CHRYSLER.*DT *BF.. INVALID VIN DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER IT WAS A FLASH RECALL AND HAPPENED AGAIN.*JB
THE TAIL LIGHTS BECOME CLOUDED DUE TO CONDENSATION THAT APPEARS AFTER THE RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE WARMED UP THE INSIDE OF THE TAIL LIGHT HOUSING. THIS OCCURS IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONDENSATION DOES DISSIPATE OR FADE AWAY WHEN LIGHTS AND THE CAR HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF AND STATIONARY FOR SOME TIME.
FREQUENT DRIVER DISTRACTION - INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM WEATHER ALERTS FROM SIRUSXM TRAVEL LINK APPLICATION. SIRUSXM APPLICATION 'TRAVEL LINK' IS ENABLED AND THERE IS NO USER OR SYSTEM ABILITY TO CONFIGURE OR DISABLE FROM FCA UCONNECT RADIO/UNITS IN ALL 2019 FCA VEHICLES (WITH NAVIGATION) INCLUDING OUR RECENTLY LEASED JEEP CHEROKEE. FREQUENT AND SOMETIMES NUMEROUS WEATHER AND TRAVEL ALERTS DISPLAY ON RADIO SCREEN, COVERING THE ENTIRE SCREEN, AND DO NOT DISAPPEAR. THE ALERT BLOCKS THE SCREEN, INCLUDING NAVIGATION, AND MUST BE MANUALLY DISMISSED TAKING FOCUS OFF THE ROAD. THE ALERTS ARE NOT JUST LOCAL ALERTS BUT RATHER COVER A 100 MILE RADIUS WHICH IS ALSO NOT CONFIGURABLE. THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE NUMEROUS AMOUNT OF ALERTS AND FREQUENCY BY SIMPLY DRIVING A FEW MILES. FCA SUPPORT INCLUDING THE LOCAL DEALER HAVE CONFIRMED THERE IS NO ABILITY TO CONFIGURE THE ALERTS OR DISABLE THE ALERTS. THEY SUGGESTED CONTACTING SIRUSXM WHICH PROVIDES THE SIRUSXM TRAVEL LINK SERVICE. SIRUSXM IS UNWILLING TO HELP (REMOVE OR CONFIGURE TRAVEL LINK) AND IS ONLY WILLING TO REMOVE ALL TRIAL SIRUSXM SERVICES INCLUDING THE RADIO. THEY SUGGESTED WE CONTACT THE DEALER. OTHER OEM'S THAT OFFER TRAVELLINK SERVICE ALLOW FOR USERS TO CONFIGURE THE SERVICE OR DISABLE IF NEEDED. FCA CUSTOMER SERVICE DID MENTION THIS ISSUE HAS RESULTED IN MANY COMPLAINTS BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOFTWARE UPDATE AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE FCA AND SIRUSXM BELIEVE THIS IS AN INCONVENIENCE ONLY. THIS IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE. DRIVERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING TURNS, A CHIME SOUNDED AND THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH COUNTY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (LOCATED AT 7127 S LINDBERGH BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO 63125, (314) 487-1010) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE OIL LEVEL WAS THREE QUARTS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER EVERY EIGHT HUNDRED MILES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT AT LEAST 10 TO 12 SECONDS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COUNTRY CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2158 BALTIMORE PIKE, OXFORD, PA 19363) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE OIL LEVEL BECAME LOW. THE CONTACT TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,400. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STARTED STALLING AND WON'T GO SPEED OVER 20 MILES JEEP WAS BRAND NEW WITH ABOUT 45 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.DEALERSHIP TRIED FIXING SOMETHING TO DO WITH STORED DTC-PO6ODD ENGINE OIL PRESSURE STUCK.ON RETURN DID THE SAME THING.NOW GOING BACK TO THE DEALER.BOTH TIMES JEEP WAS ON 59 SOUTH FWY.POTENTIALLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION.
I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE 2 MONTHS.....CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN TO TAKE OFF THE VEHICLE DIED. WOULD NOT RESTART, COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE, FINALLY GET IT OUT OF DRIVE, VEHICLE STILL WON'T RESTART. FINALLY RESTARTS, THEN DIES AGAIN, RESTART, DIES AGAIN, FINALLY GET IT TO START START/STOP LIGHT IS ON FOR SERVICE. TURN START/STOP OFF, DRIVE TO SAFE PLACE, TURN VEHICLE OFF, LIGHT GOES OFF, VEHICLE DOESN'T ACT UP AGAIN AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I HAVE TURNED THE START/STOP OFF. AT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK NOW, THEY "CLAIM" THEY CAN NOT GET IT TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. I'M READING ONLINE LOTS OF ISSUES LIKE THIS, WHY AREN'T THESE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED OR PULLED OFF THE ROAD. SOMEONE IS GONNA GET KILLED!
STARTED VEHICLE AND WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE OUT OF DRIVE WAY, AND THE 8.4INCH SCREEN WAS WHITE WITH MULTI COLOR LINES GOING DOWN THE FRONT, AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT WENT BLACK. RADIO STILL WORKS, JUST NOW VISUAL. HAPPENED TODAY 12 FEB 2019
LESS THAN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASING THE CAR IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, CAR ROLLED TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT CRANK BACK UP FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 55 - 60 MPH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD ME BRING THE CAR BACK IN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE OIL IS TOO LOW!!! THEY DID NOT TOP OFF THE OIL WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT A SAFE THING FOR A VEHICLE TO DO. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC ON THESE INTERSTATES. THIS IS BEYOND DANGEROUS AND THIS " FEATURE " WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE!
NEW VEHICLE WITH 35 MILES ON IT HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON
DAY DROVE OFF LOT RADIO FADES IN AND OUT ALL RADIO STATIONS. STOPS FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND STARTS BACK UP. TURNING CAR OFF AND ON HAS NO EFFECT. DOESN'T MATTER THE AREA BEING DROVE INNER CITY HIGHWAY BACKROADS IT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME ANY WHERE. CAR CAN BE SITTTING IN DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOT, STOP LIGHT AND CONTINUES.
WHEN BACK WINDOW IN DOWN IT MAKES A EXTREMELY LOUD POUNDING NOISE THAT IS SO BAD IT FEELS LIKE MY EAR DRUMS ARE GOING TO EXPLODE. LIKE A LOUD PLANE ABOVE THE CAR. THE WHOLE CAR VIBRATES.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN COLORADO. THE ROADS WERE NOT ICY OR COVERED IN SNOW. TRAFFIC CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN FRONT OF ME. I PUT ON THE BRAKES, PUSHING DOWN ALL THE WAY AS FAST AS I COULD. THERE WAS CLOSE TO 2 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN ME AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS TAKING FOREVER TO STOP. IT ULTIMATELY DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. BOTH THE VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED AND I BROKE MY HAND. THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS BRAKING IT FELT LIKE THE CAR SHOULD HAVE STOPPED A LOT QUICKER BUT IT JUST WAS NOT STOPPING. I SAW THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES ON THE 2019 JEEP CHEROKEES.
VEH. STALLS WHILE DRIVING , WENT BACK TO DEALER 2TIMES THEY SAY IT'S FINE. THIS IS ON SAFE AS IT HAPPENS ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING, THEY TELL ME THAT THE DASH LIGHT IS NOT ON NOW SO WE CAN'T FIX IT
MY 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE PLUS HAS HAD A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM STARTING 2 WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. THE RADIO SCREEN CHANGES ON ITS OWN TO ALL THE DIFFERENT FEATURES ON THE SCREEN INCLUDING TURNING THE BACKUP CAMERA ON WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, TURNING THE SEAT HEATER AND WHEEL HEATER ON AND NOT SHUTTING OFF, TURNING THE HEATER AND MAX A/C ON AND OFF, CALLING PEOPLE WHILE ON BLUETOOTH. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, STATIONARY, ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN 4 TIMES SO FAR FOR THIS ISSUE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS TESTED THE BATTERY VOLTAGE ON 12/17/18 COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. PROBLEM AGAIN ON 01/14/19. PROBLEM AGAIN 01/23/19, SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED IT, GAVE IT BACK TO ME AND SAID THEY WERE ORDERING A NEW RADIO. 01/28/19 RADIO REPLACED. AFTER THE RADIO WAS REPLACED THE MILEAGE WAS BLINKING AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN SHUTS OFF AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. 01/29/19 VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SAME ISSUES (01/30/19 SERVICE DEPARTMENT STILL HAS VEHICLE). I HAVE VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN ONLY UPLOAD PHOTOS SO I TOOK SCREENSHOTS OF THE VIDEO.
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