10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
15 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,501 miles

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problem #1047

May 272020

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 59,000 miles
Vehicle loss of motive power while driving on the road. Very scary and dangerous! received message on dash: 'shift to P then desired gear'. the vehicle was already in drive. I believe this is due to an ongoing manufacture defect S55.

- Culver City, CA, USA

problem #1046

Apr 122020

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 35,844 miles
Vehicle would not go forward when stopped at a red light, car was unable to be pushed out of the intersection, and required a tow truck take it to the dealership. Repair was 35844 updates and drive learn reprogram tcm PCM 68103804ar to 68241152ah.

- Bryan, TX, USA

problem #1045

May 242020

Cherokee

  • 68,000 miles
I started my car and a service shifter message came up. I was parked on a flat cement pad in my driveway. I attempted to put my car in reverse, and it was very hard to move the shifter to reverse. I stopped trying and turned off my car. When I started it again the message was gone.

- Saint Louis, MI, USA

problem #1044

May 222020

Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 60,000 miles
After having the recall for the transmission control module fixed my car started stalling out. It shifts into neutral while driving and you have to stop and shift to park then back to drive. It will not idle for long and will die if you don't constantly pump the gas pedal. It almost died on me while making a left turn into a parking lot in on coming traffic. And it didn't want to go up hill into my driveway, which is a tiny incline. I didn't have any issues with my car until after the recall.

- Swannanoa, NC, USA

problem #1043

May 212020

Cherokee 6-cyl

  • miles
I have had multiple issues regarding the transmission in this Jeep Cherokee. It fails to move forward after a stop while pressing the accelerator then at about 3.5 RPM takes off and I have had this issue from the beginning. We have done multiple recalls and still there are hard shifting issues and now the ptu has failed.

- Renton, WA, USA

problem #1042

May 122020

Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 95,600 miles
Service transmission code P0934. Sometimes it'll run just fine no problems. Other times I have to start and turn it off several times before the transmission will work properly. After this started happening the info center started displaying service shifter. No one will diagnose the issue and Chrysler wants to replace the transmission at cost to me because they don't work on them, they replace them.

- Chilhowie, VA, USA

problem #1041

May 162017

Cherokee

  • 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse, the vehicle jerked with an abnormal sound. The vehicle was turned off and back on with the transmission warning light illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the residence in first gear and parked the vehicle overnight. The following day the vehicle was started and operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to outer banks Chrysler Dodge (3000 N croatan hwy, kill devil hills, nc 27948, (252) 441-1146), where it was diagnosed and it was determined that the power train module needed to be reprogrammed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 19V447000 (power train) as a possible solution however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. The VIN was not included.

- Fredrica, DE, USA

problem #1040

Apr 282020

Cherokee

  • 107,780 miles
A continuous problem exists with the tcm/PCM for our vehicle whereas it gives little to no warning that power is failing and stalls out while car is in motion; runs rough; RPM indicator shows acceleration when it's basically going under 25 mph; list goes on. Three weeks ago, new starter put in. Two weeks ago, car started acting up again. Dropped off at Dodge to locate problem. This is the third time in past year vehicle has had same issue. In Dec '19, Dodge claims it needed updates for the transmission. Okay...run updates...$500 later. Vehicle has been into Dodge dealership several times since car was purchased, and both tcm (recall replacement) and PCM (last week) have been replaced. We inquired about any further updates needing done at that time..."no, it's good to go." Unfortunately, during this PCM repair process, they informed us that the "bad" PCM had also damaged the starter (yes, the brand new one) and the car battery (new as of Oct 2019). The PCM parts/repair alone sucked $1300 out of my account. It's been less than one week since we finally got the vehicle back, and we are right back where we started as far as performance, ie running rough, dashboard messages, losing power, stalling out, etc...and the new PCM was supposed to have been the problem. Why isn't there anything that can be done to remedy this issue? it's costing a small fortune just trying to ensure it's even safe to drive. Other drivers tend not to be very alert when it comes to approaching a vehicle that is going much slower than other traffic; very scary when our Jeep begins to fail in traffic. This issue presents safety concerns for my kids driving vehicle. These are common, known issues among other Jeep owners and I don't understand why the consumer is responsible for upkeep/repair on a bad auto engineering design, much less driving an unsafe vehicle.

- Brunswick, GA, USA

problem #1039

Mar 012020

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 50,000 miles
Very hard shifting in lower gears. The vehicle will lunges forward at times when down shifting at lower speeds when shifting from third to second, second to first. The vehicle will also have very jerky up shifts from take off to second gear and sometimes feels a delay in shifting into gear causing a revving sensation. We have taken to dealership at least three times and only software updates have been done to vehicle. We were told the transmission is known for that and is 'an adaptive transmission that changes to the driver'. sometimes the car will not have the problem at all. We have already spent hundreds of dollars just for software updates to be done by dealer and left the car for a week while the dealer talked with Jeep about finding a solution or replacing the transmission. After one week we received the car back when nothing had been done to remedy the situation.

- Graniteville, SC, USA

problem #1038

Mar 052020

Cherokee

  • miles
The transmission slips, it disengages and puts the car in neutral. It also jerks. The car was in traffic, had to pull over.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #1037

Mar 212020

Cherokee

  • 68,000 miles
Stopped at a light. When it turned green, I touched the gas and the car wouldn't shift. It was stuck and would only accelerate very slowly to 10 mph. I pulled over and turned my engine off then turned it back on and it was fine. Three days later, I'm at a red light, stopped and then accelerated to make a right. Again, it wouldn't accelerate past 10 mph. Turned the car off and when it came back on, it accelerated with some hesitation but did reach 40 mph. However, the service transmission light illuminated. In about a mile, it started to hesitate again as if it were about to choke. Made it home with the service transmission light still on. I only have 68K miles and do city and local road trips--no serious off roading. Transmission shouldn't go up this quickly. Luckily, not many people on the road.

- Annandale, VA, USA

problem #1036

Mar 252020

Cherokee

  • 87,899 miles
The shifter is not intuitive and provides poor tactile and visual feedback to the driver, increasing the potential for unintended gear selection.also while at a stop light the vehicle requested me to park, and when returned to drive the vehicle did not drive, I had to turn the car off and back on.

- Lubbock, TX, USA

problem #1035

Mar 242020

Cherokee

  • 87,890 miles
The shifter is not intuitive and provides poor tactile and visual feedback to the driver, increasing the potential for unintended gear selection.also while at a stop light the vehicle requested me to park, and when returned to drive the vehicle did not drive, I had to turn the car off and back on.

- Lubbock, TX, USA

problem #1034

Mar 242020

Cherokee

  • miles
My service shifter keeps popping up on my dash it locks my dash and when my car shifts to different gears it lags

- Lubbock, TX, USA

problem #1033

Mar 212020

Cherokee

  • 111,599 miles
Went to my dealer because the kept texting me to do this recall. I was not having any issues with my vehicle. While there, service manager told me my car was throwing a code service shifter and was like that when I came in today. I said that it wasn't like that when I came in. He told me it was a sensor and it would be 700 plus dollars to fix it. Again I told him there was nothing wrong when I came in and I refused the repair. I googled this issue on cargus and seems the whole Jeep community is having the same issue. When the code service shifter comes on it blocked all the digital read out including speedometer so you can't see your speed. I don't know if this is real or a bad situation and what the car will do, if it truly is a shifter malfunction. This makes it very unsafe and scary to drive.

- O Fallon, MO, USA

problem #1032

Mar 012018

Cherokee

  • 30,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds in 2nd and 3rd gear, the engine revved up and the vehicle shuddered and hesitated. The vehicle was taken to crown Chrysler Dodge located at (2120 chatman rd. Chattanooga tn.) who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and need to be reprogrammed. The transmission control module was reprogrammed however, the failure recurred. Additionally, after refueling the vehicle stalled on several occasions. The cause of the failure was not determined. Upon inspection, it was discovered that gear fluid leaked from the rear driver side differential axle bearings. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 30,000.

- Ringgold, GA, USA

problem #1031

Mar 122020

Cherokee

  • 100,708 miles
I was driving my car on the city street going to the grocery store and it was making a weird noise. Then every time I came out of braking it would seize up, jerk and make a grinding noise. I took it to a tire plus shop because I thought it might be the brakes. The mechanic put the car on a rack and should me that the transfer case was cracked and leaking fluid. He said that if I drove any further I would have been stranded.

- Collegeville, PA, USA

problem #1030

Mar 112020

Cherokee

  • 108,000 miles
Transmission shifts randomly stalling out the car while driving at all speeds highway and side streets, , must stop remove key to try to restart after shifting into park

- Villa Hills, KY, USA

problem #1029

Jan 152020

Cherokee 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 81,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Cherokee limited. While driving 10-15 mph, vehicle started to shake and the vehicle shifted into neutral independently without warning and lost motive power. Additionally, while at a light the vehicle shuddered violently and stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to jake sweeney Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram located at (85 w kemper rd, cincinnati, oh 45246, 513) 782-1000) but was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 81,000.

- Cinncinnati, OH, USA

problem #1028

Jan 292020

Cherokee

  • 79,000 miles
While driving, the vehicle shifts very rough. Whether on the interstate or just driving around town. It also idles very high, and uses a lot of excess gas. Also, when I turn the vehicle on there are times that nothing will appear on the lcd screen, so I am unable to control anything in the car as far as electronics, climate, radio, phone etc. Even turning the vehicle off and then back on does not work. Eventually it just turns back on, while driving. Every once in a while a message will come across the screen stating there is something wrong with the phone in the car and to contact the dealer.

- Sioux Falls, SD, USA

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