2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

I TOOK MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE IN FOR A RECALL SOFTWARE UPDATE TO PROTECT DURABILITY OF THE 9 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE WAS AT 5500 RPMS AT 50 MPH. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION CODE AND AS THEY HAD NO TRANSMISSION TECH I'D HAVE TO GET IT TO A JEEP DEALER 30 MILES AWAY. THE SERVICING DEALERSHIP PUT THIS ON ME TO DO. THEY DID NOT MENTION ANY SAFETY RISK OF DRIVING ITS THERE UNTIL I EXPRESSED CONCERN. THEY THEN HAD ME TAKE IT HOME AND CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. A MONTH LATER IT IS 35 MILES AWAY SITTING AT A JEEP DEALER WAITING FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS 3600 MILES ON IT. COMMUNICATION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN POOR. I'VE REQUESTED TWICE DIRECT E MAIL COMMUNICATION WITH MY CASE MANAGER TO TRACK EXCHANGES BUT HAVE BEEN IGNORED BEYOND PHONE COMMUNICATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AFTER DISENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACING THE VEHICLE IN "PARK", TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND DEPARTING THE CAR, THE CAR COMES OUT OF PARK AND INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTS ROLLING. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLANK WHILE DRIVING. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR FLAKE ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE UNSAFE 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ( PLEASE RESPOND VIA FAX: 520-797-3232 OR EMAIL: [email protected]). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FORWARD COLLISION ALERT WARNING NEVER ACTIVATE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN SET TO THE FAR SETTING WHICH THE MANUAL SAID TO ONLY USE. IN 3800, IT ALERTED ONCE AND THAT WAS A FALSE ALERT WHEN A ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A RIGHT TURN IN FRONT OF HIM, BUT NOT IN THE CONSUMERS PATH. THE DEALER CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUMMIT IN NOV OF 2014 AND RANDOMLY ITS RADIO WILL STATE THAT IS HAS AN "IP ADDRESS CONFLICT" WHEN THIS OCCURS WHATEVER SETTING THE RADIO WAS ON CANNOT BE CHANGED. THIS ISSUE CAUSES THE HEATER TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE, IF THE HEATED SEATS ARE TURNED ON THEY CANNOT BE TURNED OFF, AND GENERAL UNRESPONSIVENESS OF ALL SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY THE RADIO. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM REMAINS FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES UNTIL THE RADIO DECIDES TO RESET ITSELF. THIS ISSUE COULD BE LIFE THREATENING IN COLDER CLIMATES WHEN THE HEATER IS A NECESSITY BUT CANNOT BE OPERATED, ALSO THE DISCOMFORT FROM THE HEATED SEATS WHEN THEY CANT BE TURNED OFF MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE DRIVING. I HAVE NOTIFIED CHRYSLER OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS COMPLAINT BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT UNTIL JEEP DECIDES TO PUT OUT A FIX FOR THE ISSUE. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW AND NO FIX FROM JEEP IS IN SIGHT. I HAVE VIDEOD THE ISSUE WITH MY CELL PHONE AND TRIED TO SEND THE VIDEO TO CHRYSLER. TO WHICH THEIR RESPONSE IS THAT THEY HAVE NO WAY TO RECEIVE THE VIDEO FROM ME THEREFORE I AM LEFT WITH THE SAME ISSUE OF, IF THEY CANT VERIFY THE PROBLEM THEN IT DOESN'T EXIST EVEN THOUGH I OFFERED VIDEO PROOF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CRANK SHAFT SENSOR AND THE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WERE BOTH REPLACED. IN ADDITION, AN UNKNOWN WIRING REPAIR RELATED TO THE FAILURE WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 798.

WHEN MOVING THE GEAR SHIFT ALL THE UP FROM DRIVE TO PARK THE CAR IS NOT ALWAYS IN PARK BUT REVERSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE CAR WILL BEGIN MOVING BACKWARD WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE COMPUTER IS NOT QUICK ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE THE MOVEMENT OF THE SHIFTER. VERY DANGEROUS BUT NOW I AM AWARE OF IT. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS BELOW 3/4 FULL AND THEN SHUTS OFF WHEN THE FULL GAUGE READS 1/4 FULL. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON IT DISABLES THE REMOTE START FUNCTION WHICH IS SORELY MISSED IN NEW ENGLAND WINTERS. THIS HAVE HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES THIS WINTER IF NOT MORE AND THE DEALER COULD NOT HELP. *TR

THIRD TIME OF INCIDENT. WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, AND SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE, WHILE FOOT IS STILL ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE REVS AND LURCHES FORWARD. 1ST 2 TIMES INVOLVED PARKING ON SNOW/ICE. TODAY, WITH A DRY STREET AND SNEAKERS, VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO AVOID LURCHING FORWARD BUT FAILED TO DO SO IN TIME. WHEN VEHICLE REVS, I HOLD ONTO STEERING WHEEL AND PRESS BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH BUT UNABLE TO PREVENT THE FORWARD MOVEMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WITH MY FOOT STEADY ON THE GAS, AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD (8 SPEED AUTOMATIC) AND LUNGED MY CAR FORWARD WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. THEN IT CONTINUED TO SHIFT HARD AND LUNGE UNTIL I REACHED AND MAINTAINED 40 MPH ( IN WHICH MY JEEP PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO 8TH GEAR AT A STEADY 1000 RPM). THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE, AND SOMETIMES WHEN I REMOTE START THE JEEP, IT WILL GIVE OFF A VERY LOUD HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND FOR ABOUT A MINUTE, THEN STOPS. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THERE WAS ROUGHLY 1/4 TANK OF FUEL WHEN THIS OCCURRED. NO LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT , ENGINE ROUGHNESS OR OTHER SYMPTOMS WERE NOTED PRIOR TO ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. VEHICLE COASTED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL JEEP DEALER AND NO ISSUES WAS FOUND. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ~1 WEEK LATER WITH COMMENTS FROM DEALER TECH THAT NO ISSUES WERE FOUND AND IT WILL LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

A WEEK PRIOR TO THE MAJOR ISSUE THE VEHICLE WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS INCLUDED THE WIPERS TURNING ON WHEN THEY WERE IN THE OFF POSITION, SIMULTANEOUSLY THE RADIO CUT OUT (THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES THAT DAY). THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 6:30AM THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND DOORS BLINKED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT AWAY. FOUR DAYS AFTER THIS ALL STARTED I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 40 MPH AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 10-15 MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, I WENT TO GIVE THE CAR GAS TO COMPLETE MY TURN AND REALIZED THAT THE CAR HAD LOST POWER. I COASTED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND LOOKED DOWN AT THE EVIC SCREEN TO REALIZE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL WITHOUT MY DOING AND WOULD NOT RESTART ITSELF. MANY MECHANICAL LIGHTS WERE POPPING UP ON THE EVIC SCREEN, WHICH I TOOK PICTURES OF FOR RECORDS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DAY.HOWEVER I AM SCARED THAT IF THEY "FIX" IT , IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. ON MONDAY 3/16/15: THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE WIPER/RADIO ISSUE WAS FIXED WITH AN "UPDATE" BUT THE MASTER TECH THAT WORKS FOR THE DEALERSHIP REQUESTED TO DRIVE MY CAR HOME WITH HIM TO MAKE SURE THE PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A TECH TAKING HOME A CAR BEFORE BUT I AGREED TO LET HIM SINCE I FEEL I AM AT THE HANDS OF JEEPS MERCY IN FIXING THIS ISSUE. I AM VERY DISPLEASED THAT A JGC DEPENDING ON THE MODEL WORTH $40-70K HAS MANY

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MILES AN HOUR THE CAR SEEMED TO CHANGE GEAR AND CAUSE A JERKING AND JOLTING MOTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED IN A JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT NO LONGER DRIVES THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE HEAT WAS TURNED ON, A TOXIC ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BECOME DIZZY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

I RETURNED THIS JEEP TWICE TO DEALER LETTING KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD A HARD BANG BETWEEN SHIFTING, THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THAT THIS NORMAL.THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS IT BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, I TOLD THEM THAT I HAVE DRIVING FOR OVER FORTY YEARS AND HAVE HEARD OF SUCH THING AND THIS SOUNDS MORE LIKE A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE NOT A COMPUTER, NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY CONTINUE TO SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SCHEDULING ANOTHER APPOINTMENT BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 443. ...UPDATED 02-03-15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING HOSE DETACHED FROM THE PUMP AND ALL THE FLUID LEAKED OUT, MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE WAS ATTACHED WITH A COMPRESSION COUPLING AND WAS SIMPLY RE-ATTACHED WITH THE SAME. UPDATED 02/18/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE TO DIM WHICH FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF DISTANCE WHEN DRIVING DURING NIGHT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ UPDATED 9/19/2017*CN

THE 2015 I HAD JUST PURCHASED WITH THE V-6 AND 8 SPEED TRANSMISSION DUE TO MY 2014 DODGE DURANGO WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BEING BOUGHT BACK BY CHRYSLER, IS EXHIBITING THE SAME UNSAFE SHIFTING AND STALLING CONDITIONS. *TR