10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
19,465 miles

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problem #148

Jul 132024

Cherokee

  • miles
I keep getting an warning that my shifter needs to serviced. After much research, I've discovered that this is a known and common problem with Jeep Cherokees. It should absolutely be a safety recall and fixed at no cost to the customers.

- Frisco, TX, USA

problem #147

Mar 022024

Cherokee

  • miles
The vehicle consume too much oil.it completely run out of oil after driving a 1000 mile only.the engine stop suddenly while driving which put my safety in danger.because it happened when the vehicle engine stop running in the highway in the middle of traffic. I call the manufacturer they said there is a recall (W20 )for this car regarding those issue. And they said once they update the car software those issues should be resolved. But afterwards the same issue still happenings. The car currently only has 32k miles.those problems started back on March 2024 when.the car has only 24k miles

- Union City, GA, USA

problem #146

Jun 262023

Cherokee

  • miles
Jeep Cherokee 2018 limited AC turns off throughout the drive. It makes the SUV vibrate to the point I can-??t see out the review mirror. Had AC serviced and checked. Issue persisted shortly after.

- Imperial, CA, USA

problem #145

Nov 242023

Cherokee

  • miles
I went in to my dealership Nov. 24,2023 for a water leak to the driver side floor and to the back seat behind the driver side. It was starting to smell so I used some carpet cleaner to get rid of the smell. They replaced the panel cowl side trims on both sides of the windshield. I told them that only driver side floor and back seat behind the driver was wet. Never said that there was a water on the passenger side floor? Charged me $543.22. Had to go back a second time because it was still leaking on Dec. 20,2023. This time they put caulking to solve the problem at no charge. Now April 19,2024 I still noticed that it's leaking after I washed my vehicle. So now I have to go in a third time in less than 6 months. Never solved my water leak after paying them $543.22. I do believe that this water leak was happening possibly since day 1 having the vehicle. I bought weathertech floor mats once I purchased my vehicle. I had a liner on the floor and then the floor mat on top. So its like using 2 mats. Never thought to look underneath my mats for a water leak. I do not want this problem to persist and possibly have black mold in my vehicle. Already contacted Jeep customer service if they can help resolve this issue and If they can provide me with a rental car for my inconvenience. They did provide me a case number. Still waiting for their response. Please let me know if you need more information. Thank you.

- Corpus Christi, TX, USA

problem #144

Jan 062023

Cherokee

  • miles
Every now & then the menu will pop up & say service shifter & won't allow you to exit that notification & all the lights on the shifter turn red at the same time. The only way to reset it is to turn the jeep off & back on again. I've gone a couple months now without it happening but for awhile it was doing it almost every day. It doesn't seem to affect the driving at all though which is odd. However there has been a pretty consistent jerking when accelerating into higher gears. Not sure if it's related or not. My dealership said there was nothing wrong with my vehicle so i just keep dealing with it.

- Neosho, MO, USA

problem #143

Mar 012024

Cherokee

  • miles
The car was showing a service 4wd alert which the dealer said the PTU needs to be replaced.

- Fort Mill , SC, USA

problem #142

Jun 272023

Cherokee

  • miles
The PTU (Power Transfer Unit) is bad... I took it to the dealership prior to my extended warranty expired. The whole shifter would light up (D, N, R, L,2) it displayed service shifter but it was intermittent so when I would take it in to Chrystler, Jeep dealership the warning sign on the dash nor all the shifter lights wouldn't display. The car finally broke down along with the transmission. I was carless for 8 months. The PTU I purchased was refurbished and its bad. The same thing was displaying on the dash (Service Shifter) and all the lights on the shifter have turned on as well. Intermittent once again. I know there were recalls for this from 2014 to 2017. Mine is a 2018 and I think it's the same problem. I was on the road making a left infront of a semi when the PTU went out in June 2023. causing damage to the trasmission. It has been a nightmare!

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

problem #141

Sep 062023

Cherokee

  • miles
I am getting random "service shifter" fault message displayed. No apparent fault or change when driving. Contacted Jeep dealership and am told this is very common issue with no long term fix. Fix the problem please.

- Erskine, MN, USA

problem #140

Jul 282023

Cherokee

  • miles
I believe the shifter bezel is faulty. When pulling out of my drive way backwards a service shifter light came on and caused me to get stuck sideways and having multiple cars nearly tbone be because the hazard lights wouldn-??t turn on after. I can-??t even drive because of this incident I don-??t feel safe in this jeep!!! I called jeep in Elk Grove California and they never heard of it, however I-??ve found over 500 issues on Reddit and other forum sites of people having the same issue but more at 16,000 miles! No because I don-??t have the money to fix their faulty product. The light -??service shifter-?? appeared right when I put it into drive then everything went to [XXX].

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #139

Nov 012022

Cherokee

  • miles
"Service Shifter" comes on, all lights next to shifter turn red. Have to turn vehicle completely off and on repeated number of times to correct.

- Bethlehem, PA, USA

problem #138

Apr 252023

Cherokee

  • miles
The "service shifter" message came on while driving. This issue was repaired at the dealership before when I still had the warranty. They said it was faulty and repaired it. Now the light is on again when I have just 68000 miles. Sounds like it is faulty again. Should there be a recall?

- Palatine, IL, USA

problem #137

Jan 192023

Cherokee

  • miles
While driving I receive warnings I need to service my shifter. Warning stays on instrument panel and disables all other settings and screen. Also all lights light up on shifter unable to see which gear the car is in.

- Natchez, LA, USA

problem #136

Feb 252023

Cherokee

  • miles
Since the car hit 20,000 miles, the "Service shifter" light will come on randomly. The dealership has had to "replace" the shifter components twice. And now it will come on when you put the car into reverse. This is a faulty part which needs to be replaced.

- Kaneohe, HI, USA

problem #135

Feb 102023

Cherokee

  • miles
Service Shifter warning comes on intermittently. All lights on shifter column light up so thankfully I know where to put shifter based on habit. Was repaired less than a year ago, and repaired almost 2 years prior to that as well. Scheduled next week to get repaired again for a 3rd time in less than 4 years. This is all being done at the dealership/certified Mopar service. Whatever is being done isn't the correct fix or there is a flaw somewhere. This shouldn't keep happening.

- Nassau, NY, USA

problem #134

Jan 272023

Cherokee

  • miles
Message displayed on dash "service shifter"

- Talladega, AL, USA

problem #133

Jan 122023

Cherokee

  • miles
Was driving and "Service 4wd" came on, no change in the driving, then went off and comes back. Now I'm getting "Service shifter" no change in the driving but all the lights on the shifter (P, R, N, D, +/-) are all red and display won't move from Service shifter.

- Del Rey, CA, USA

problem #132

Oct 252022

Cherokee

  • miles
1) Engine turns off while driving the vehicle and the dash tells me to shift it into park. After the car is stopped and shifted into park it makes a starting noise as if you are trying to start the vehicle as if it is flooded, but it will eventually start after approximately 30 seconds. After approximately 30 seconds the vehicle starts sometimes without even pushing the start button. 2) The vehicle dies often when turning, driving over small amounts of snow, backing up, or exerting the engine at all. It usually does not shut off while driving straight down the road without exerting any energy unless there is snow causing the engine to exert any energy. This has caused safety risks to me and others in the following manner: a) It has caused me to stall while turning onto the highway from side streets which I have narrowly avoided being t-boned and side impacted. This can cause injury or death to myself, my passengers, pedestrians, and traffic. b) It has caused my vehicle to stall while on the roadway when it exerts energy due to snow and causes me to spin the vehicle out of control in traffic which can cause injury or death to myself, my passengers, pedestrians, and traffic. c) It has cause me to stall while backing out, or pulling out of parallel parking with traffic which can cause injury or death to myself, my passengers, pedestrians, and traffic.

- Anchorage, AK, USA

problem #131

Dec 122022

Cherokee

  • miles
As I am driving the service shifter notification comes on and all my shifter lights come one and I can-??t see the dash board. I have to pull over and turn the engine off to cut it back on. This is an ongoing issue Jeep says they didn-??t find anything or I just need my oil changed.

- Southaven, MS, USA

problem #130

Mar 012022

Cherokee

  • miles
The whole car stopped while on the highway going 70 miles per hr and would not start back up. I had recently had an oil change days before incident. Had the car towed to dealership and was told I had little to no oil. I advised them I recently had an oil change days ago how is that possible at the dealership. I was told that maybe a cap or something wasn-??t placed back properly and there was oil leakage. They assured my car was fixed but now it runs rough and I have anxiety that my car will just shut down with no warning and also the low oil light never came on the car just stopped

- St Peters, MO, USA

problem #129

Oct 042022

Cherokee

  • miles
"Service Shifter" came up once around 36k miles and went away after engine restart. Shifter turns completely red. "Service Shifter" has now come up every time I begin driving. Vehicle has around 42k miles now.

- Newton, WI, USA

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