The service transmission message appeared on the dash information screen. I was on a highway, driving 60 mph. It felt as though the car was slowing down and unresponsive to my attempt to accelerate. Once I exited the highway, the car didn't respond to attempts to accelerate when light turned green. It felt as though it were coasting. I came to a stop and required a tow truck to get the vehicle back to dealership service department. I was later told there would be a likelihood of needing a new transmission. Something with regard to the 8th gear not engaging due to some issue with the solenoid. That issue is what caused the gear to not engage. According to the pre-assessment by the service department. The service advisor indicated this was a failure that Jeep is familiar with. Prior to today, I had experienced a sensation of the vehicle trying to accelerate when the gas peddle wasn't bring depressed. When attempting to decelerate, it would attempt to lunge forward against my attempts to brake.

- Flower Mound, TX, USA

After doing the Jeep Cherokee power train recall for the transmission my car would only drive from a flat surface to a hill at 20 mph and then drift slowly down speed wise. After getting to a flat surface I was able to get the car up to a speed of 40 mph and then let off the gas at which time the car started to grab and slow quickly by 10 mph and the rpms went from 4 to 1 and there was a huge bang underneath my car. Took the car to get serviced based on the check engine light saying for a start stop system failure (2nd check engine light for this problem). The dealer told me that the new recall would have to take time on the computer to readapt to driving tendencies of the driver according to Jeep but would be happy to test drive it for me. In a matter of 30 minutes I was given a call that I had a transmission failure and needed a new transmission. I was given a rental no other information and sent on my way. I think to only have 2600 miles on a 2015 Jeep Cherokee that I bought in November is a shame and Jeep and Chrysler should be ashamed. Talking about a $30,000 car to have to have a new transmission installed at only 2600 miles makes me worried when my bumper to number expires what could I have to replace to keep it on the road.

- West Mifflin, PA, USA

My Cherokee has been having transmission problems since I bought it in November. At first I was told that it was just the transmission learning how to shift but then it kept shifting rougher and rougher. I brought it in when I got the oil changed, expressed my concerns, they did the recall, the problem wasn't fixed. Then they re-calibrated it and that didn't fix the problem. Next they replaced the entire transmission, unfortunately I'm having the same issues. The car now has 8,800 miles and it still doesn't run right. I spent 30 thousand on a vehicle and I have spent week after week back and forth to the dealership. I also have filed a lemon law claim but as usual Chrysler is slow to respond. This transmission should never have been released. It's now at the point where the vehicle jerks severely sometimes when it shifts.

- Lemoore, CA, USA

Took vehicle in for, quoted from notice, " fca us spokeswoman said the transmission software reflash is "intended to keep the vehicle performing as intended, and to prevent durability issues from occurring in the future." I scheduled this for the next week when I got this notice in the mail. Reflash did not take until second try I was told and everything checked out ok. Left dealership, got a mile down the road and rpms shot up, started loosing acceleration and check engine light came on. Im trying to keep from getting in a accident while making first available U turn to limp back to dealer. They hook evaluation programming up and come back and tell me my transmission needs to be replaced. The "trip codes" should have gone off when they were done but did not. It hung on long enough for me to get on the road with it.

- Kingsland, GA, USA

I bought my 2015 Cherokee limited in December 2014. It has a very rough ride with jerking movements as it shifts gears.(or attempts to shift gears).as you are braking the vehicle accelerates which has almost caused me to rear end the vehicle in front of me many times. I had to learn how to drive to anticipate this inefficient and dangerous SUV. As I was accelerating on the highway to pass, the car just paused without any acceleration and then jerked and kicked in. I never know what this vehicle will do and it is painful to drive with this new transmission that turns off after braking and then sluggishly accelerates. I have taken the vehicle in for the software update on April 3, 2015 and told that I need a new transmission. I am in the process of waiting now. This transmission is unsafe and dangerous and Jeep needs to take responsibility now before more incidents and casualties exist.

- Miami, FL, USA

I had recently bought a brand new 2015 Jeep Cherokee and immediately started noticing transmission problems. It shifts very hard and it jerks very hard. It also seems to have problems shifting while going up hills and problems down shifting. Took it to the dealer yesterday they did a software update but it didn't seem to help.

- Swift Current, CA, USA

Transmission shifts unexpectedly. Front end wobble in low gears, shift into drive and goes into reverse, all around junk.

- Rhinelander, WI, USA

I had just descended in center city heavily congested traffic from the entrance pass. About a 2000 foot decent. I was entering a traffic circle and slowed for traffic, pushing down on the brake pedal, it kicked back at me with substantial force. The pedal the went to the floor board. I had no brakes, and drove into the curb to stop the car. The Jeep has no emergency brake system only an electronic park brake. I found the same problem 2 months before ( at 1200 miles) when the transmission overheated and shut down all power, and left me with no steering or brakes on a narrow mountain road, and almost go me killed.( diagnosed by repairing dealer as a "defectively manufactured transmission" and replaced it). I had Jeep towed to nearest dealer. He could do nothing for that day. Called, next day, he said the problem was a "defective power brake booster", maybe have the part and repair done in a week. Second time hotel and cab home ( now at $800) on me. Big too bad, nothing we can do from Chrysler. The repairing dealer returned the Jeep on 27th. Selling dealer called to say all was perfect.picked up and drove 50 miles the transmission began to howl like a banchee. Dealer diagnosed problem as a " defective transmission mount". same dealer just replace the transmission 2 months ago. Still waiting for car to be repaired and returned. The 2015 Jeep Cherokee is a dangerous and life threatening engineered vehicle. Chrysler can not have any form of quality control, if 3 major components fail within 2600 miles as "defectively manufactured". the zf 9 speed transmission is a disaster and causing problems everywhere. The Chrysler corporation and dealer network is corrupt, non trustworthy, untruthfully, and noncareing from the top down. I would never recommend or buy anything from Chrysler again and would give most anything to get my money back.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

200 miles from home, I was ascending an approximately 8 mile, 2 lane,15 degree hill. At about 5 miles up the hill I tried to pass a double semi proceeding up hill at less then 10 mph. I pushed down on the gas, and got half the way around the truck, and the engine shut down, leaving me on the wrong side of the road without power steering or brakes. I had no place to go, and I could now see oncoming traffic coming directly at me. With the gear lever in drive, there is no emergency or parking brake, as it is electronic, and with the car moving, you cannot access the park position. I was standing on the brakes, but getting almost no reaction. Finally, I got behind the truck, I stood on the brakes and got as far right as possible, and got the car to stop. When I looked down at the dash, a warning message informed me that the transmission had overheated. This apparently is what triggered the engine to shut down. Incredibly dangerous and stupid engineering. Kill the occupants, save the transmission. I was blocking the right lane but had to sit there for 30 minutes until the transmission came back to operating temp. Started the car and proceeded up hill. No possible place to turn around. Within 5 minutes, the transmission temp. Was getting critically hot, found a pull off and called roadside assistance. At dealer 5 hours later. They said they could fix car by recalibrating the computer control to transmission. They did the work the next day. The transmission overheated again within 5 miles of a test ride. The dealer ship closed at 2 pm and left me standing there. Cost over $600 for hotel and taxi ride home. The selling dealer trucked the Jeep back to the dealership for repair. Diagnosed the problem, as a defectively manufactured transmission and agreed to replace the transmission. A month later, I got the car back. This is a very dangerous car.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

While decelerating in drive with the foot off the gas, or under light gradual braking, when the automatic transmission downshifts as the car slows between 25 and 20 mph, engine speed increases in the lower gear and the car accelerates slightly.this acceleration, with the foot off the gas and when one expects the car to be slowing down, though relatively mild, is nonetheless disconcerting and perhaps potentially dangerous. An appointment was made with the dealer for March 30 2015. Coincidentally, between the time the appointment was made and before the appointment, the customer received a mailed recall notice from Jeep regarding an upgrade to software for the nine-speed automatic transmission. On March 30 the dealer attempted the software upgrade and reported that when they test drove it, the transmission then would not function properly, and the car would only operate in "limp" mode. The customer was given a rental car. The next day, on March 31, 2015 the dealer notified the customer that consultation with Jeep and further diagnostics indicated two locking rings had broken or malfunctioned inside the transmission, and they were installing a new transmission. The customer also received a recorded message telephone call from Jeep on March 31, asking the customer to bring the car in for a transmission software upgrade. The new transmission is being installed.

- Rensselaer, NY, USA

I have experienced violent crashing noises/feelings under certain conditions while driving my V6 Cherokee trailhawk. I first experienced it at around 1000 miles, then again this morning when I was able to repeat it. I got a violent crash and lurch, when I accelerated, let off, accelerated again, let off, and apply normal throttle to maintain speed. This can be a common occurrence, turning into traffic or maneuvering around other vehicles. I was able to repeat it over and over again, by simply doing a hard acceleration from stop, letting off the gas, and then hard acceleration again, and then applying normal throttle input. Rpms go wild, sometimes get up to 6000, and it smashes into 4th gear. It's startling and I have minimal control over vehicle speed while it's doing this. I also get rough shifts and overall I'm very uneasy about the reliability of this car.

- Plano, TX, USA

Purchased new 2015 Cherokee trailhawk, late November 2014. In February, per Chrysler, dealer reprogrammed module in transmission, had my vehicle a full day (8 hours ) in order to perform this service. After that, transmission started acting up, hard shifting at low speeds, slipping, would catch and spin the tires, doesn't seem to downshift at appropriate speeds, even rolled backwards on a slight incline when in drive. Took back for service, supposedly reprogrammed again 2 times, but said they couldn't do anything else as no "codes" had come up. That was 5 more hours in shop. Nothing changed, took truck back in on 3/19/2015. This time they kept my truck for 3 days, filed a claim with Chrysler, who supposedly told them to grease the electrical fittings on the transmission, saying that would fix the problem. Obviously more than that, or truck wouldn't have been there that long. Drove truck away only to have the same problems all over again. Now what to do? did research only to find out Chrysler has had and continues to have nothing but problems with this transmission since its inception in 2013. Something needs to be done about this, as of now I don't know what to do, or course of action to take. It obviously doesn't do any good to take in for service, as nothing changes, not to mention the time and trouble it takes ( they have had my vehicle for at least 37 working hours now ) it appears that Chrysler intends to do nothing to fix the problem, and that is not right! it's a shame to have a new vehicle with 7000 miles on it that drives as if it was 10 years old. The government needs to look into this matter and hold Chrysler accountable for this defect.

- Orlando, FL, USA

Started the car and several warning lights were on check transmission, service parking brake called the dealer & were told it was safe to drive as long as the lights were not blinking.lights were not blinking drove toward the closest dealer (we were on vacation) we were told by the dealer the car may reset itself and after a few minutes of driving lights went out #2incident - Jan 7, 2015 stopped at a light and check transmission, service parking brake came on again, RPM 's were high but the car would accelerate slowly called the dealer and drove it in. Two days later will driving the car warning lights come on the car cuts out on me it has power but the car will not accelerate. Coasted to the side of the road. Turned the car off and on the lights were still on the car was able to accelerate. Pulled into a parking lot. After an hour I started the car, the check engine light was on so I proceeded home. At a light the car lunged forward ( I had my foot on the brake) the car would not accelerate. After turning the car off and then on the car still had it warning lights on the RPM's were high and the car would not accelerate properly. I was told there were program errors and the car was fixed. March 17 the car starts making a humming sound. March 18 on the way to the dealer I stopped at in intersection started to accelerate and all the lights came on and the car just cut out on me. I was stranded in an intersection. Called the dealer who told me to turn it off then on, which I did the car moved slightly RPM's were high, car was not accelerating properly. The car violently jerked when I engaged into park or drive..I was able to drive to the side of the road. Car is at the dealer and has been there for 8 days. I feel the car is unsafe to drive and I am frightened for my safety and my family.under Ohio law it has met the standards of the lemon law.

- Twinsburg, OH, USA

The transmission which is 9 speed/automatic (6 cylinder) feels like it grinds to change and it jerks quickly when it does. The RPM's also go very high as to suggest the gears are sticking, not shifting. I drive only 9 miles each way to work and I am totally frustrated by the time I get there. The car has only 1400 miles. Please, help.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

My 2015, brand new Jeep has been acting sluggish, with a delay in shifting, poor highway pickup for a few weeks. My 17 year old daughter drove it a long distance and complained of similar issues. While driving to meet a friend the car began to loose power on the highway, there was no response when I stepped on the gas. I managed to coast to an exit ramp where I was unable to drive the car. The engine was running but would not move. I had the car towed to the nearest dealer and it has been 3 days and they still cannot diagnosis the problem other than saying it is transmission related. They ran the software update but still experience the same problem. This is an extremely dangerous and I was fortunate to be in a safe area, during the day when this occurred.

- West Hartford, CT, USA

After 8 prior service visits in the about 3 mos I had owned my Jeep, I had to have my transmission replaced due to unintended acceleration, surges/lunging when braking, RPM spikes and check engine light coming on. During the replacement of my transmission, Chrysler came out with an transmission flash update to the Jeep and it was applied to my new transmission. As I got to drive the Jeep with the new transmission, I started to find issues where I would press the gas and the Jeep would drift forward before it would engage in gear. It caused a couple close calls of panic when I realized there was cars getting close to me. I was also experiencing lack of pick up after I accelerated to at least 3rd gear and then slowed down. It was very difficult to make it up small hills. I then realized the Jeep was not downshifting from 3rd gear unless you came to a complete stop, so you in essence are starting out in 3rd gear on rolling stops, and slow speeds. This has caused a safety issue with almost being rear ended. I have taken the Jeep in 3 times with this complaint. On my 3rd visit, I took my complaint to the dealer and rode with a shop manager. When we experienced this issue, he stated the Jeep was driving as intended. I said I don't think anyone is designing a transmission that does not downshift so you are struggling to accelerate in low speeds because you are bogged down in 3rd gear. I made a complaint with my Jeep case mgr. My Jeep case mgr got the regional mgr involved and after working with the dealer, he said there is no change they can make to the transmission, it is shifting as designed I had others with Jeep Cherokee's complain about the same issue. Just because they may have "designed" the trans to not shift into 2nd gear does not mean that it isnt a safety issue. Jeep will not address this obvious safety issue.

- Bethel Park, PA, USA

2015 Jeep Cherokee purchased 2-24-15 with 8 miles on it. Two days later the check engine light came on and I was told to check transmission. Car needed brand new transmission after 2 days. Two weeks ago, the tire pressure light came on. Back driver's side tire keeps losing pressure. On 3-20-15 computer went out. I had no camera, no radio, no heat controls, no ipod player.

- Dyer, IN, USA

3rd time where loss of power & service transmission light & check engine light came on. Dealer service dept advised there is a recall on the tcm & PCM software, they did update on Friday & also advised my Jeep was giving error P0711-0 code which is transmission temp sensor. They did nothing to address that, just updated software & cleared codes. Next day while driving, same issues & loss of power which nearly caused an accident in heavy traffic. Only 3500 miles, bought brand new in Oct, 2014.

- Bellevue, NE, USA

A few weeks after I purchased this Jeep 2015 Cherokee, I noticed that upon deceleration and braking, as the transmission went from one gear to a lower gear, the car would accelerate in the lower gear, lunging the car forward. Though this hasn't caused an accident, I believe it could in certain situations. I have taken the vehicle to the Chrysler dealership twice now. The first time they reloaded the computer software; they told me that it had the latest software, but they reloaded it just to make sure there were no issues. The problems actually got worse with the reloaded software. The transmission will also "clunk" from time to time when changing gears, even when I am stopped and change from drive to reverse, reverse to park, or drive to park.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

After a simple first required service of an oil change, the engine light came on. We learned that this engine light coming on was the result of the dealership service department performing a recall campaign service to reprogram the transmission and powertrain control modules. The campaign to reprogram the transmission control modules was completed, without our knowledge, during the time the vehicle was in for the oil change. The vehicle was brought back to the dealership twice more in two days to "figure out" why the engine light was coming on. The dealer is now replacing the entire transmission.

- Tequesta, FL, USA