10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,803 miles

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problem #75

Sep 272019

Cherokee

  • 21,602 miles
Car with just over 20K miles and a "service shifter" message appeared. All the lights on the console are lighted up (pnrd and +-). shift pattern was odd the day before.

- Arlington, MA, USA

problem #74

Sep 242019

Cherokee

  • 42,000 miles
While in motion the service shifter light came on and gear shift lights are all red, P, R, N, D - I pulled over shut of car and turned back on and message and lights went away

- Winthrop, MA, USA

problem #73

Sep 202019

Cherokee

  • 53,000 miles
Service shifter and all red lights on the shifter come on. Happens both at stationary start and while moving (previous time). Starting to happen more often and I'm afraid it will lead to me being stranded or unable to shift in or out of park.

- Lake Orion, MI, USA

problem #72

Sep 152019

Cherokee

  • 22,455 miles
My Jeep completely shut down while I was driving. I was approximately 1/2 mile from home, made a left turn and everything shut down. I was driving approximately 32mph. It did restart after about 15 minutes and I quickly drove back home and have not driven it since.

- Rockton, IL, USA

problem #71

Sep 102019

Cherokee

  • 53,000 miles
Bezel and shifter harness malfunction which is dangerous and numerous complaints on internet. Dealer ordered parts. $456. This needs to be a recall.

- Rochester, MI, USA

problem #70

Sep 132019

Cherokee

  • 50,000 miles
'check shifter' light came on and all lights on my shifter lit up as well. Car shifts very hard as well !

- Polk City, FL, USA

problem #69

Jun 152018

Cherokee

  • 30,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Cherokee. On several occasions, the service shifter warning indicator illuminated and the instrument panel became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Several unknown dealers were contacted and made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that he would have to pay to have a diagnostic test performed to determine the cause of the failure. The contact declined the test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

- Depere, WI, USA

problem #68

Sep 032019

Cherokee

  • miles
When car was 1 yr old service shifter warning light came on including all gear shift lights lit at same time. Shifter assembly was replaced under warrant. Less than a year later, same issue, assembly replaced again with what I was told was a new part that came out to deal with problem. 2 months later, same problem again. Was explained to me that this is has to do with wiring harness and shifter assembly. All times, this has happened while car was moving.

- Roebling, NJ, USA

problem #67

Sep 042019

Cherokee

  • 40,500 miles
While vehicle in motion on several occasion now for 2 months, the shifter lights will all come on, then I get a message to service shifter soon. When I come to a stop and put vehicle in park and turn engine off, usually wait approx 2-3 min and restart engine the shifter lights will turn off and message is gone.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #66

Feb 182019

Cherokee

  • 52,000 miles
On numerous occasions when I start my vehicle the all of the lights on the shifter light up. The dash will then say the message "service shifter now". the only way to clear the message is to shut my car off and restart it. Sometimes 3 or 4 times in a row. Last time it happened I hooked up a tester to see if it gave a code. It gave code U0164 "lost communication with HVAC control module". I shut it off and restarted and the dash said "no bus" and I had no control over my front windows, radio, touch screen or HVAC. My heater was on high and so was the fan. I couldn't do anything to change it. After I shut it off for apx. 15 minutes or so it corrected itself. Speeds varied from 0 mph up to 60 mph. Sometimes had to drive with the message because it wouldn't go away after restarting the vehicle several times.

- Gray, IA, USA

problem #65

Aug 142019

Cherokee

  • miles
Service shifter warning light came on. Dealer diagnosed a bezel kitshift and wiring shift needed to be replaced. Parts are on a one month backorder indicating huge demand for parts. Surprised it was not recalled.

- Milford, CT, USA

problem #64

Aug 162019

Cherokee

  • 46,818 miles
The 'service shifter' warning light comes on and the steering locks up. This has happened once before and the shifter control module and wiring harness was replaced. It has been about 10 months since that service. Chrysler has a warning noted but it's not a recall.

- Danbury, TX, USA

problem #63

Jul 082019

Cherokee

  • 65,000 miles
Dealer replaced shifter asssy but still getting frequent 'service shifter error messages. Dealer also completed any recalls and no outstanding recalls on this vehicle. Still getting the error message.

- Lehi, UT, USA

problem #62

Aug 012019

Cherokee

  • 42,400 miles
'service shifter' message as well as 4WD system unavailable' all lights on shifter illuminate as well.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #61

Jul 262019

Cherokee

  • 57,000 miles
The "service shifter" light is randomly coming on - sometimes in park and sometimes when driving. When the warning comes on while driving I can not see my speed or speedometer. Shutting off the vehicle and restarting it make the issue go away - until the next time it comes on. This has happened about 5 times in the last 2-3 weeks. I looked this up and it seems to be a widespread issue with 2016-2017 Jeep Cherokee.

- Round Rock, TX, USA

problem #60

Jul 242019

Cherokee

  • 49,000 miles
Today was the second time this has happened. I get into my car and turn it on and all the lights on my shifter are lit up red and the service shifter display comes on. I turn off my car and restart it and the lights go off. This happened once before when I got I to my vehicle to start it.

- Box Elder, SD, USA

problem #59

Jul 222019

Cherokee

  • 47,000 miles
The dash lighted up with the shifter service light and then all lights left of the shifter turned on ( P, N, D). It has happened three times so far while the car is heading down the road. Each time we pull over and turn the car off, then when we turn the car on it goes away; afraid that this will affect car performance sooner or later. Got on internet and found out that this was a common problem being experienced by many Jeep Cherokee owners. It is an extreme safety issue that needs to be addressed.

- Kermit, TX, USA

problem #58

Jul 202019

Cherokee

  • 51,000 miles
"service shifter" message appeared on screen, all lights on pnrd turned red, could not see what gear vehicle was in. Had to turn car off to get message to leave.has happened numerous times now.. vehicle was in motion, on both city street and highway.

- Macomb, MI, USA

problem #57

Jul 082019

Cherokee

  • 18,000 miles
Windshield cracking after taking no physical damage and parked. Service shifter light on at 18,000 miles when started. Transmission shifts rough 1st-3rd gear. Engine has also randomly shut off when started and will not start back up.

- Brogue, PA, USA

problem #56

Jul 132019

Cherokee

  • 43,366 miles
My vehicle is 2 years old, it has just popped up with a "service shifter" message. It is not able to be rebooted. Also, when the computer is tested nothing pops up to fix. Very frustrating and seems like there is a lot of similar cases.

- Liberty Township, OH, USA

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