10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
33,295 miles

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problem #7

Apr 012023

Cherokee

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact placed the gear shifter in the park and the restart message was displayed. While driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. While making a turn, the vehicle was difficult to steer. Additionally, the key fob was inoperable. There was an abnormal rattling sound detected. While driving, the vehicle was swaying. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were flashing. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that a wiring harness was loosened. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

- Pittsburg, KS, USA

problem #6

Apr 022023

Cherokee

  • miles
This vehicle is designed to be a flat tow vehicle for a class a motorhome. No one made me aware of the death wobble and this caused an accident which could have been deadly. We did 13,000 dollars in damages to my motorhome and jeep. After hours of research i found this to be a common problem from Jeep. i contacted the local jeep service department and they were not aware of this. Come to find out there is a jeep part to correct the problem, at a cost of $286.39 and a labor charge of $460 to install. If jeep is aware of this problem, why are they not advising the public to not flat tow this jeep until the necessary parts are installed. There is nothing in the manuals regarding this problem!

- Panama City Beach, FL, USA

problem #5

Mar 012022

Cherokee

  • 45,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the front end of the vehicle and the steering wheel would violently shake and vibrate while depressing the brake pedal. The contact indicated that the check engine warning light was illuminated when the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the passenger-€™s side and driver side front wheel ball joints were damaged. The passenger-€™s side ball joint was more severely damaged. The vehicle was then taken to the local dealer who confirmed the diagnoses. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #4

Apr 042021

Cherokee

  • 66,000 miles
Was driving down the road and the parking break came on and would not release.

- Rockford, IL, USA

problem #3

Aug 112020

Cherokee

  • miles
I have 2018 Jeep Cherokee with 85353 miles it had service shifter twice when I was driving so I had to pull over on highway and turn off engine and turn on engine shift to park then to drive

- Shiprock, NM, USA

problem #2

Jun 282018

Cherokee

  • 85 miles
While driving highway speeds there is a vibration between 60 and 80 miles per hour. I have had the tires replaced, rims replaced and no change in vibration. It has started since I owned the vehicle with 7 miles on the odometer till today with 9000 miles on it. The dealer claims that this is normal throughout the line of Cherokee and is just "road vibration" but talking with other owners this is not the case and they do not experience the same thing. It does tend to fade away during long left turns on the freeway but appears as soon as the vehicle straightens. Numerous attempts to get the dealership to fix this has resulted in no headway as the dealer claims that this is normal.

- Sierra Vista, AZ, USA

problem #1

Feb 082018

Cherokee

  • 1,980 miles
I was stopped at a red light, the. Light turned green and all sudden my car my passenger side rim just shattered and pop 4 holes in my tire. The tire was not missing any rubber. Took it to the dealership and they said it is not under warranty when I just the car in Nov. I have contacted Jeep and the dealership and I get the same thing. Yes my tires and rims are covered under my warranty plan but not lower control arm and ball isn't under warranty unless it was a defect. How can a rim completely exploded from the inside? see photos attached

- Warminster, PA, USA