10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,695 miles

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problem #118

Jan 252024

Cherokee

  • miles
My vehicle - at random - will switch to traction control, 4x4, and will slow down while driving, and will not allow me to go above 45 mph, with the engine rpm-??s revved as high as if I-??m driving 85 mph. No mechanic has been able to accurately diagnose it, and I continue to pay for different repairs, without getting the problem actually solved.

- North Liberty, IA, USA

problem #117

Apr 232025

Cherokee

  • miles
Hello my jeep got a message of service 4 wheel drive so i brought it to the dealership. the looked at it and it turns out to be a failing PTU. Jeep did a recall and extended warranty on it but they are saying they will not cover the cost of the repair because its the wrong code. I have code C14A797 and they are saying they need code P14A797. This doesnt even make sense its the same exact faulty part but different codes"?? Codes they the car company creates"

- Taunton, MA, USA

problem #116

Apr 212025

Cherokee

  • miles
After driving a vehicle for a few minutes the lights will flash pretty badly, the service transmission light comes on, on the dash and the car enters limp mode, and the fan comes on, you are unable to move the vehicle it will not go forward or backwards. The vehicle runs perfectly smooth until this happens without warning. Additionally, the service air bag light came on, on the dash but if you turn the car off and back on the lights will go away and you can resume activity as usual. The cars lights and horn goes crazy even when you are not in the vehicle or driving it and does not have to be on when it does this. Now the vehicle has a service engine light on and diagnostics have been done and one part has been changed but this did not resolve the issue which was a purge solenoid and the oil filter housing which also did not resolve the issue. This vehicle is very dangerous to drive as it will go into limp mode while driving it.

- Princeton, WV, USA

problem #115

Apr 012025

Cherokee

  • miles
Unknown

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #114

Jun 012024

Cherokee

  • miles
Electric Throttle Control. It will stop working randomly and when accelerating on the highway on the on ramp it will die down and go no more than 35 mph and will also do this when merging into traffic.. very dangerous

- Brunswick , OH, USA

problem #113

Jun 012024

Cherokee

  • miles
PTU completely bad...just purchased the vehicle and it went bad less than a month after

- Brunswick , OH, USA

problem #112

Jul 312024

Cherokee

  • miles
Once I stop my vehicle doesn-??t accelerate normally and jerks right after. Also the service shifter light came on and won-??t go off.

- Sanford, FL, USA

problem #111

May 242024

Cherokee

  • miles
El problema del carro está en los cambios. El carro se apaga emos pasado varias veces por riesgos. Sé a llevado varias veces a reglar. Y vuelve hacer lo mismo. Reporte recall w47

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #110

Jan 292023

Cherokee

  • miles
Transmission has malfunctioned, will not properly shift into higher gears, when stopped is not able to be put into park. Issue started with not warnings, was driving perfectly fine before. Cruise control has failed, parking brake has malfunctioned, and power steering has malfunctioned.

- Montgomery , AL, USA

problem #109

Nov 012018

Cherokee

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undetermined speed, the vehicle was bouncing. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle was shifting roughly. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. Additionally, on another occasion while driving, the vehicle independently accelerated. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

- Camden, NJ, USA

problem #108

Nov 192021

Cherokee

  • miles
Pressing on the gas and the car does not move. Randomly stops and I would have to turn it off and back on in order for it to drive.

- Elizabeth, NJ, USA

problem #107

Jun 282021

Cherokee

  • miles
While in first and second gears, the car doesn't seem to know which gear to shift to. It jerks in and out of both gears and is even worse on inclines. Happens mostly under 15mph.

- West Palm Beach, FL, USA

problem #106

Oct 282021

Cherokee

  • miles
Transmission control module and speed control I couldn't exsellerate while driving in traffic and my car would lock up in neutral and wouldn't allow me to turn off the engine and it was flashing all sorts of problems at once, it would also jerk when I shifted the mechanic first told me I needed a battery and then said I needed a flash update and when none of those problems resulted in fixing my car he then said my Transmission control module was bad so now my car is inoperable so I took it to the dealership and I'm waiting for results. When I'm driving on the freeway I sometimes lose speed or my car would shift into neutral and then jerk when I try to put it back in driving and at times it wouldn't start or become difficult to slow down at an intersection or stop light, my husband is disabled so when it jerks it causes him to hit his head on the passenger side window because he has lost a lot of motor control on his right side due to having a severe stroke it's unsafe for us to drive this car not knowing if it's going to stall, jerk, speed-up or shift into another gear or not completely stop at an intersection because it becomes hard to press the break.

- Nampa, ID, USA

problem #105

Oct 082021

Cherokee

  • miles
The transmission light popped on only after having it for 2 months.

- Great Falls, MT, USA

problem #104

Sep 032021

Cherokee

  • miles
Car stalls multiple times over the last month. With zero warning it died in front of my wife in ongoing traffic. Multiple error messages are on dash. Restarts when shutting car off then back on.

- Parkersburg , WV, USA

problem #103

Aug 092020

Cherokee

  • miles
When I go to put the the vehicle in park and reverse it wants to shift really hard, not really a shift but more of a jerk. It doesn-??t happen every time but it does 50 percent of the time. There was this one time where i went to go put it in reverse and it wanted to rev more then usual. When it MAINLY shifts hard is when I first turn it on and start moving a couple feet it wants to fall on its face. We haven-??t had any incidents in it yet but I wanted to see if I could get anything done before any. Me and my boyfriend travel a lot and when we are in traffic it has fallen on its face. There is a gas cap light that keeps coming on and I have replaced my gas cap 2 times.

- Irvinton, KY, USA

problem #102

Jun 212021

Cherokee

  • miles
Service Shifter lights up on the instrument panel as well as the check engine also stop/start not ready. 4x4 not available exhilarates and UN exhilarates all by its own. Shifts hard and jumps hard when I take off at a stop light don't wanna come out of park unless I take my finger and flip up a plastic thing down inside the shifting housing. And the key fobe won't come out of the key switch. No it hasn't been in a crash yet but it's one looking for a place to happen if jeep don't have a recall. Yes my jeep has been confirmed by the Dodge dealership in Lexington Kentucky. They say that it needs a new shifter put in it I'm taking it to the dealership this coming Thursday

- Stanton, KY, USA

problem #101

Jun 182021

Cherokee

  • miles
While driving my jeep forward or in reverse my jeep launches forward very hard. I have to press on the brake abruptly so that I don't hit anything. Also when accelerating my speedometer shows the numbers increasing but my wheels are barely moving then it kicks forward abruptly. When turning or going over bumps I feel a pop in the steering column and sometimes the dashboard icon with the vehicle & squiggly lines under it appears. I told my dealership but the mechanic just said there is nothing wrong with it even though I know there is.

- Houston , TX, USA

problem #100

Feb 272021

Cherokee

  • 82,000 miles
I was at a very busy intersection getting ready to turn left and when the light turned green the auto start cautious symbol showed up on the dash and the all the lights came on right before my car completely shut off. I had to put on my hazards because I was afraid of getting hit. Put the Jeep into park and restarted the vehicle. I pulled over into a shopping center and checked to make sure I wasn't leaking anything and to give it time to make sure it wouldn't shut off again. Then the next day it was shaking really bad in idle and kept throwing the same auto start caution light on the dash. Then had a check engine light. When taken to mechanic spark plugs and coil pack for cylinder 2 were changed but problem persists.

- Volant, PA, USA

problem #99

Jan 272021

Cherokee

  • 78,738 miles
While in motion on city streets and highways, car has trouble shifting gears and when accelerating it does not respond normally.

- Brighton, CO, USA

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