10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
33,178 miles

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problem #130

Jun 212019

Cherokee

  • 112,000 miles
Shift lights all come on resulting in car stalling out on take off. Jeep has stalled out on me many times in the middle of intersections. Will have to turn off car and restart.

- Haughton, LA, USA

problem #129

Jul 012019

Cherokee

  • 63,714 miles
I have a 2014 Jeep Cherokee sport and my service shifter came on and my car wouldn't start unless I jump started it, called the dealership they said they never of heard of anything like that, I think this needs to be investigated or someone is going to end up kill because of there car messing up.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #128

Jun 252019

Cherokee

  • 55,990 miles
This is the second time it's happened. After I fill up a tank load of gas, the car wants to lunge forward after coming to a stop. It does a few jolts before it picks up speed. Today, when I cranked it, it stalled. I turned it off then cranked it again and it was fine. Then I pulled out the driveway and proceeded to drive down the street (35 mph). When I approached the stop sign, the car said 'shift to park to shift gears.' I shifted from drive to park, waited a minute, then back to drive. The car would not go. I turned it off and then back on, shifted to drive then proceeded to drive. I got up to 45 mph and approached a stop sign. The car said 'shift to park to shift gears.' At the stop sign, I shifted from drive to park, waited then shifted to drive. The car would not go. I turned it off then tried to turn it back on and it stalled. I turned it off then waited a few minutes before turning it back on.

- Aiken, SC, USA

problem #127

Apr 232019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 95,500 miles
My vehicle was engaged in active use of cruise control, I had brand new tires, and something happened to the vehicle to where it caused an unsafe push of acceleration and the car lost traction on the road. The vehicle ended up rolling 125 feet off a small drop into a river. None of the airbags deployed despite having 13 points of impact. I had to extricate myself from the submerging vehicle. I the roads were paved with gravel on either side. I was traveling at 55mph, and following the curve of the road.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #126

Jun 192019

Cherokee

  • 44,800 miles
This vehicle will make its 3rd visit to dealership for shutting down while moving. Previous 2 visits I was told vehicle needed updates. Was updated 2 weeks ago and the issue happened again today... first steering wheel locks up, ,,tachometer goes to zero..engine shuts down..light comes on and says put vehicle in park and restart. Vehicle is unsafe to operate. Dealership is guessing at this point but I cannot pit my son's life in jeopardy. What can we do?

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

problem #125

Jun 012019

Cherokee

  • miles
My oil sensor malfunctioned and light stayed on resulting in oil around it and it having to be changed out.. which shouldn't have happened??

- Johnston, RI, USA

problem #124

May 222019

Cherokee

  • 73,731 miles
While driving my gear shift suddenly has all lights engaged (park, drive, reverse, and neutral) simultaneously. Has occurred multiple times on both city streets and highways and only resolves by turning engine off and back on. Unknown cause.

- St Louis, MO, USA

problem #123

May 292019

Cherokee

  • 126,115 miles
While driving all lights lit up on gear shifter. Pulled over and shut off then restarted and lights went off. I had the shifter replaced last year

- Torrington, CT, USA

problem #122

Apr 292019

Cherokee

  • 102,000 miles
I have noticed in the past few weeks that my Jeep will stall and will not start back up again. I try and it wants to but doesn't. then about five minutes later it will start and all is good. I thought it may be the gas but I have gone through different tanks and different gas stations and it continues to do this. Usually first thing in the am. I have been stuck in the middle of the road as it will start to go but stalls. What is wrong woth this vehicle.?

- Bath, NY, USA

problem #121

Apr 062019

Cherokee

  • 110 miles
Since we bought our car it has had several recalls as well as electrical, computer based, and power train issues. None of which were explainable. We were sinply told to take it to Jeep, put hundreds of dollars in to fix it and get it back. We've only had the car for abut 4 years. Yesterday, within a month of the last occurence, our car has frozen on us and will not start. Jeep hasn't done anything about this. We've known several other people who have had this same make and model who have had the same problems. We are not in a financial position to keep putting money into a car that should last us longer, or to sinply just trade it in since we still owe 10K on the car. This has also put our kids safety at jeopardy, has caused us loss of work days on top of putting us in a more financial burden. There needs to be something done about this. It is unfair that we soent so much money on a car that has malfunctioned several times due to being built so poorly.

- Royersford, PA, USA

problem #120

Apr 022019

Cherokee

  • 66,000 miles
Around 4:30 pm, after just a few seconds of leaving my driveway, a message came on that stated I needed to put the vehicle in park before I could shift gears and then my battery light and engine light came on. I pulled over, put vehicle into park & then shut it off. Restarted it, but struggled to start.. attempted to restart a third time but was dead. Turned the key to run to see what lights stayed on the dashboard the battery was still on while the engine light disappeared. After waiting about a half hour, my father in law was able to give me a jump. Car started and was able to drive get the battery replaced. However I read last night similar complaints, with the battery not being the issue so my husband will be getting the previous battery we had, tested this weekend.

- Mcdonald, PA, USA

problem #119

Mar 022019

Cherokee

  • 60,000 miles
The car has jerked since I bought it two years ago and for about 6 months now it has been presenting a transmission issue. The car starts to flash with 'service transmission ' and the check engine light comes on - after that the car starts to get stiff and as soon as I come to a complete stop the car turns off the car turned off this happend twice and I took it into the local Jeep dealership where they told me on me at stop lights both times - I was able to turn the car back on after about 5 mins and continue driving that it was not a transmission issue and fixed the recalls and I was on my way - then the car started to do this again it stopped on my three times in one week alone saying service transmission.

- Reno, NV, USA

problem #118

Mar 172019

Cherokee

  • 60,013 miles
Jeep started shutting off while driving down the road, and the transmission shifts when it shouldnt and shifts really hard sometimes. I had to have ot towed to the dealership today, it would not restart after shutting down when I was drivivg

- Franklin, PA, USA

problem #117

Jan 202019

Cherokee

  • 47,000 miles
While driving anywhere the Jeep stalls out it turns off and no warning almost got hit 3 times..there's no warrning I have kids which me..there is only 47000 miles on this we just got it.this happends while driving.

- Palm Bay, FL, USA

problem #116

Mar 142017

Cherokee

  • 2 miles
The transmission slips and when your oil is low the car dies on you the car has died on me and on highways back roads pulling out of my driveway transmission is slipping all the time

- Strongsville, OH, USA

problem #115

Dec 142018

Cherokee

  • 47,000 miles
Car was bucking, jerking, stalling while driving in traffic. Warning light said service transmission. However, service said code said emissions issue and no open recall.

- Bayville, NY, USA

problem #114

Oct 172018

Cherokee

  • miles
Replace the front wheel bearings in the Jeep in April of this year. In late October took the Jeep back in for regular maintenance and it turns out that the front right bearing was already bad, the mechanic could move the wheel around with his hands. Less than a few thousand miles were put on it.

- Cameron, NC, USA

problem #113

Dec 012018

Cherokee

  • 109,000 miles
Consistently since the vehicle was purchased, it will, without warning, stop while driving and remain incapacitated. Will not turn on. Dealer keeps saying it's low on oil even though when this happens I am usually several thousand miles away from next schedule oil change. Get oil checked and topped off frequently. They still say it's low on oil not leaking. Shows message shift to park then desired gear. After flashing message car is incapacitated. Safety hazard. Frequently known and reported from 2014 Jeep Cherokee sport owners. Stalls while driving. Will this be ignored until someone dies?

- Rocklin, CA, USA

problem #112

Nov 102018

Cherokee

  • 99,000 miles
I was driving down the garden state parkway in NJ around 6 or 7 pm when there was what sounded like an explosion. It turned out the rear windshield shattered while driving down the road. I did not see or hear anything hit the car and looking at the damage it looks like it is related to rear defroster because that is where the most damage is on each side.

- Springfield, NJ, USA

problem #111

Nov 082018

Cherokee

  • 84,030 miles
When I'm driving my car will just stall without warning until the car becomes to a complete stop. This has happened to me at least 4 times beginning 10-27-18 and the last time was 11-08-18 and I had it towed to the dealerships designated shop and was told that they couldn't find anything wrong with it that could be fixed. They also told me they had other customers complaining about their Jeep-Cherokee stalling on the freeways and in the middle of traffic. My vehicle stall on me when I was driving on the streets and I would only get a few feet from home and one of those times the battery light would come on and another time the light came on for driving on on hill or something in that effect.

- Houston, TX, USA

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