10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
30,763 miles

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problem #234

Apr 012020

Cherokee

  • 54,000 miles
Service shifter comes on dash and all lights on prndl come on / dealership tells me it's not covered under warranty and I can pay to have it fixed.

- Dardanelle, AR, USA

problem #233

Apr 152020

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 89,980 miles
My 2016 Jeep Cherokee-latitude has 89000+ miles on it. A few months ago I thought the transmission was slipping and bought fluid for it. Couldn't find an access point, so I took it to a dealership. Guy told me it was a "closed transmission". took it in the back and claimed to do an update. After that, an error msg began popping up saying "service shifter" and all the lights on the shift panel were red. After this began happening more I called the Jeep customer service where they hinted it may be a recall. Now dealership wants to charge me $375 to fix it. I'm reading from other Jeep owners who have the same issue that Jeep has no fix, but keeps charging people. One guy said his actually stopped on him almost causing an accident. I have been driving on the street and the highway, eventually stopping, shutting the car off and turning it back on. I'm going to cancel my appointment because they can't fix it. This issue should be addressed by an overseer of automobile safety. I hope that is you. I don't want to be a crash test dummy. Please pressure Chrysler on this issue before it's too late if it isn't already. No particular date, but last time was 4/15/2020 @ 4:30 ish.

- Matteson, IL, USA

problem #232

Apr 092020

Cherokee

  • 59,429 miles
Service shifter came on and all lights on gear shift prnd were all lit

- Coal City, WV, USA

problem #231

Apr 042020

Cherokee

  • 45,651 miles
When the vehicle was started an error code came on the screen that stated 'service shifter' and at the same time all the lights on the shifter were lit up all red. The car was immediately shut off and then turned on a few minutes later with the same code on the screen and lights lit up on the shifter.

- Spring, TX, USA

problem #230

Feb 032020

Cherokee

  • 35,000 miles
Transmission misses when it is both up and down shifting. Transmission does not always engage when put in reverse. Car balks when going uphill and transmission struggles. When you are going down hill and lift your foot off the accelerator the transmission balks and struggles shifting down.

- Chardon, OH, USA

problem #229

Feb 222020

Cherokee

  • 56,000 miles
My 2016 Jeep Cherokee all red lights next to the shifter come on and a message appears on the dash says service shifter, the car drops out of drive gear into neutral. I sometimes can reset it by shutting the car off and restarting but that does not always work and the car then has to be removed from the road. This has caused me to be put in some very dangerous situations as you can imagine. What is more dangerous than being on the highway and losing all forward motion.

- Chicopee, MA, USA

problem #228

Mar 122020

Cherokee

  • 32,000 miles
While car was in motion in suddenly slows down and seems to turn off and the battery light comes on and it states to put car in park. I'm unable to move care and steering wheel becomes locked

- North Bergen, NJ, USA

problem #227

Mar 022020

Cherokee

  • 54,362 miles
While driving the vehicle in a forward direction with the transmission set to D the vehicle suddenly loses all forward drive and behaves as if transmission is in neutral. Applying throttle increases engine RPM but as no effect on forward propulsion. The 'd' normally illuminated on shifter changes from solid to flashing and a message may appear in the dash console. One recent message read something like ' reduce speed to 0 and shift into park'. these spontaneous events occur under a wide variety of diving conditions; form rolling slowly through a parking lot or city street driving, to full highway speeds. The vehicle can go days or weeks between events or present several in the same day. On more than one occasion I've had to suddenly maneuver the vehicle in traffic from highway driving lanes to a shoulder where I could stop and cycle the transmission shifter from D to N and back to D then rejoin traffic.

- Crestview, FL, USA

problem #226

Mar 052020

Cherokee

  • 49,000 miles
At about 20K miles, a warning on the display popped up that says, "service shifter" and all of the gear shift lights all lit up. This happened two times, once while the vehicle was in motion and once while it was parked. After those two times, it stopped and didn't happen again until now. The issue has returned at 45K miles and is happening a lot. When it happens while I'm moving, the engine revs up really high. When I'm parked and it happens, I have to turn the vehicle off and back on before I can shift into gear. The dealership has not provided a solution.

- Grapeview, WA, USA

problem #225

Mar 022020

Cherokee

  • 67,255 miles
"service shifter" message with solid red lights on shifter panel (P-R-D, etc.). when vehicle is shut off and restarted message disappears. This situation occurs randomly and has happened roughly 10 times in last six months. This occurs while the vehicle is in motion at non highway speeds. Dealer could not find a problem. It continues to happen randomly. Seems to be a common issue with Jeep and should be a recall.

- Medford, MA, USA

problem #224

Feb 222020

Cherokee

  • 36,000 miles
Service shifter warning appears in main console display which replaces your digital speed indicator. Will not disappear until you stop and restart car. Happens while moving. After googling the issue appears quite a few others have this same problem. Is just distracting if youre on the highway with your current speed suddenly replaced with a warning. As per others on google with the same issue.. had to have the shifter bezel and wiring harness replaced.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #223

Feb 222020

Cherokee

  • 56,400 miles
I have owned this vehicle since April 6, 2019. It repeatedly and without warning shifts out of gear and comes to a stop.the srvice shifter warning light comes on. I have brought the car to herb chambers Jeep in millbury MA. 4 times and they are unable to fix it. The last time this happened on April 22,2020 the charlton MA. Police responded and had to direct traffic around my car till it was towed. I do have a police report with 3 pictures if needed. This was on rte 20 in charlton while moving.

- Chicopee, MA, USA

problem #222

Feb 262020

Cherokee

  • 68,000 miles
My service shifter light keeps coming on. Has been coming on and off since I purchased in March 2019

- Petal, MS, USA

problem #221

Feb 212020

Cherokee

  • 45,000 miles
At any given time, when vehicle is in motion and usually when switching gears, the shifter malfunctions causing an interruption in movement of the vehicle. To correct the problem, I have to turn the engine off and restart. This happens frequently!

- Durham, NC, USA

problem #220

Feb 062017

Cherokee

  • 23,000 miles
We have taken our Jeep in countless times since obtaining it brand new in 2016 for a service shift issue. They replaced our thermostat the first time then wiring harness to the transmission/BCM the second time since then the dealership has stated with out a check engine light not to worry about this issue. Every time it happens our Jeep heats up past 220 degrees and starts to run rough.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #219

Apr 182019

Cherokee

  • 17,330 miles
Transmission service shifter light came on after starting the vehicle. Turned it off and back on again and it went away. Happened several times. Had the shifter and wiring harness replaced once before. This would be the second time the shifter and harness would have to be replaced. First time happened at 17,330 miles. Second time at 21,000 miles.

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

problem #218

Jan 282020

Cherokee

  • 73,000 miles
April 2019 service shifter message kept going on and off took it to dealer and was charged to replace shifter bezel kit and jumper wiring. Then in January 2020 the service shifter message came on and off again and was now charged to replace the complete electronic shifter.. message always came on while driving and went off when turned engine off. I SE as arched online and found this is a common problem with this car.

- Spokane Valley, WA, USA

problem #217

Jan 292020

Cherokee

  • 81,000 miles
"service shifter" warning comes on while driving on highway, then again on street. The "prnd" lights all light up as well. Vehicle returns to normal after turning off and restarting. Contacted dealer and was told they never heard of it, and if light/warning is not on they will be unable to determine cause.

- Riverside, CA, USA

problem #216

Aug 152019

Cherokee

  • miles
Back on July 2019 my 2016 Jeep Cherokee was brought to allen mello service department due noise coming from the engine area and it was shaking. After they diagnose the issue (they replaced oil filter housing, drained & refilled oil and adjusted coolant lever, "rocker arm/lifter noise present at idle. Replace right bank and left bank intake & exhause camshafts, liftgers, and rocker arms) I spent $3,301.05 to have it repaired and I feel as though this should have been under my warranty or chryster should have paid 1/2 of the billed. Should something should have been a recalled or was this vehicle missed to be on recall safety list. This was a serious problem and was unsafe to drive likely it was fixed. But I feel I should be compensaed for all or half of the billed. See invoice attached.

- Nashua, NH, USA

problem #215

Jan 202020

Cherokee

  • 20 miles
Service shifter dashboard message and the P. R. N. D. light up red off and on, three times so far within a six month period what do we do? Jeep dealer and headquarters maintains no complains have being filed the problem happens during car moving

- Grand Prairie, TX, USA

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