10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 9
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
14,321 miles

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problem #142

Dec 272019

Cherokee

  • 20,000 miles
While driving the SUV shuts off completely. No engine power, no lights, no steering. This has happened 6 times leaving the SUV in the dark with no lights with children int he car. The SUV shuts down while in motion, at 45mph speeds on county roads and at high speed 70 mph + on turnpike. I am scared for my life. Dealer is not helping me. I put the last date in. It happened 6 times.

- Luther, OK, USA

problem #141

Dec 192019

Cherokee

  • 17,000 miles
I was in an automatic car wash and after it was finished my Jeep would not engage into drive from neutral. I had the automatic engine shut down turned off. I tried multiple time from shifting from neutral into drive. I also restarted my Jeep twice and on the second time it started and I could drive away.

- Freeburg, MO, USA

problem #140

Dec 112019

Cherokee

  • 3,000 miles
Vehicle driving and when coming to a stop it seems like the auto turn off wants to turn off even before stopping. Feels like its going to stall. Also leaving a red light when it auto turns on it jerks and then switching from first to secong gear it jerks. The transmission has so much lag switching gears and picking up speed it also jerks and takes forever to pick up speed. But my most concern is gear switching and jerking and almost stalling when coming to a stop with the auto shut off trying to turn off while driving. And when it turns back on it jerks when you give it slight gas.

- Apopka, FL, USA

problem #139

Dec 152019

Cherokee

  • 12,000 miles
This has happened multiple times to my vehicle. It first happened at roughly 6,000 miles and is now happening again at 12,000 miles. Each time, when I was coming due for an oil change. The vehicle will stall out in the middle of the road as I come to a stop. Sometimes it will restart, but other times I have to jump it. This will happen at a complete stop as I'm trying to get going again or as a I am slowing to a stop. It will happen on any road at any time whether going straight or turning.

- Elsmere, KY, USA

problem #138

Dec 102019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 2,499 miles
The contact owned a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. After the vehicle had been driven for approximately seven minutes, it caught fire after being parked for five minutes. The fire department was contacted and was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was filed. The contact stated that several weeks before the fire, she noticed a burning odor coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was scheduled to be towed from the scene, which was still pending. Haselwood auto group (950 w hills blvd, bremerton, wa 98312, (360) 362-5848) was contacted by phone and several pictures of the vehicle were sent via text message. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The approximate failure mileage was 2,499. Consumer stated she thought a rodent got into the engine.

- Silverdale, WA, USA

problem #137

Dec 062019

Cherokee

  • 31,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving the vehicle, it completely shut off and the brakes, power steering, and lighting failed to work. The failure occurred while driving around a moderate incline. The contact guided the vehicle and stopped at the edge of a driveway. The vehicle eventually restarted after approximately five attempts. The manufacturer was called and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact also stated that all the instrument panel gauges went dark a few weeks ago. The dealer had not been contacted yet and was an hour away from the contact's residence. The contact researched the failures online and found many complaints about the same matter. The vehicle had previously been repaired per an unknown recall to reprogram the power modules, which was when the recent failures began. The failure mileage was 31,000.

- Rowe, VA, USA

problem #136

Nov 242019

Cherokee

  • 29,995 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled, lost braking and steering ability, and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact wait a few seconds and the vehicle restarted normally. The contact stated that the failures occurred five other times. The vehicle was taken to medina Chrysler Jeep (3205 medina rd, medina, oh 44256) where it was determined that it was normal for the vehicle to consume an excessive amount of oil. The dealer further stated that if the owner did not keep track of the oil consumption, "it was normal for the engine to seize". the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was advised to read the owner's manual on how to maintain oil consumption for that type of engine. The approximate failure mileage was 29,995.

- Wadsworth, OH, USA

problem #135

Nov 112019

Cherokee

  • 16,000 miles
I purchased a 2019 Jeep Cherokee trailhawk on 11/11/2019. That same evening the instrument cluster, uconnect, and lights all cut out while I was driving down the road. This caused the engine control to be cut and dtc's for brakes, ESC, transmission, and the shifter. Thankfully the first few times this happened on a street with heavy traffic during rush hour and I was able to restart the vehicle. It happened again on the second day while in motion on a side road and again the third day except while driving on the highway. After the third day, I scheduled it for service at a local Jeep dealer. Upon having my vehicle for five days, the dealer discovered a corroded/faulty ground and made the necessary repairs. The vehicle was picked up on 11/18/2019. It drove great until 11/20/2019 when the power once again was cut from the instrument cluster, uconnect, and lights. This also resulted in a loss of engine control with the same array of dtc codes being displayed and also occurred while driving. I was able to safely pull off the road and restart the vehicle. Thankfully this happened roughly a mile from the dealer and I was able to limp the Jeep there. They checked the codes and advised me to bring the vehicle back in the morning. On 11/21/2019 I returned the Jeep to the dealer where it is currently being worked on again. This vehicle is an extreme danger to not only myself but to other motorists that could potentially collide with me due to the random and unpredictable nature of the issue. I am so concerned about the safety of the vehicle that I will not allow my children to ride in my vehicle with me.

- Walker, MI, USA

problem #134

Nov 192019

Cherokee

  • 8,495 miles
I got the vehicle at 5 miles. The dealer told me the oil change is ever 5K miles. I decided to make a small trip to Canada, so before heading there I check the fluids. ( just in case) and notice the dipstick on the oil is 75% and I check the oil life dashboard and it states is at 85% oil life. I assume it will be fine and make the trip around 1500 miles round trip total. I didnt check the fluids coming back to the city till like 2 months after since I use the car only for commuting and grocery shopping. I was nearing 5K miles and the I check the engine again (been off for actually couple of days) and the oil level on the dipstick is rock bottom. So I add 1 quart of the manufacturer's stated oil and continue driving it till it hits 5K. I take it to the dealer they do a quick oil change and theyr supposed usual inspection and say everything is fine. Oil change is finished and they put a new sticker at 10005K miles exactly 5K miles manufacturer recommends oil change. I continue driving it and slowly rack up 2K miles and check the oil level which has gone considerably from full to half dipstick. Keep in mind it was a cold oil inspection and the vehicle has been off for more than 5 hours. I drive it again 1K miles more and the darn oil level drops to 25% of dipstick. Even made a facebook post in a Jeep page and the mechanic admitted that these 2.4L are oil burners and that no new vehicle should be consuming oil like that. I take it to dealer asap and they tell me every oil change is 3K miles not the 5K miles and write on my visit paper I took the vehicle late for oil change. I'm writing this at almost 8500 miles and just took a picture and video of inspection.the dipstick has gone down at least 10% down.. also had a vehicle shut down before oil change that's why I added the quart of oil before the 5K miles.

- Jamaica, NY, USA

problem #133

Aug 192019

Cherokee

  • 1,500 miles
My 2019 Jeep Cherokee trailhawk has been in the shop for the second time since Dec 14 for electrical problems. Attached is my 10/27/19 letter to Chrysler describing the problem. Basically car cuts off without warning while driving (even on freeway) and have to drift to a stop and attempt to restart car several times before it starts up.

- Henderson, NV, USA

problem #132

Oct 302019

Cherokee

  • 10,018 miles
I bought my Jeep on December 12, 2018 from jt's Jeep in lexington SC. At roughly 400 miles, the start/stop system light illuminated and displayed a message for service.I parked the Jeep and shut it off, and restarted. Worked fine after that. At roughly 1,600 miles, it did the same thing again. Same procedure. Went away. At 7,500 miles I took it in for service and they checked and said nothing was wrong. At 8000 miles I was merging onto the interstate in columbia SC and started to accelerate and it lost all power; power steering, acceleration, braking, and displayed a message of "electrical system fault" I managed to get it off the road and restarted, drove to ga fine. I scheduled an appointment with the local Chrysler dealer here in ga, they kept it an entire week and claimed nothing was wrong. But that they fixed a recall that would remedy the issue. It has not. It has done this again and again, sometimes completely locking down, other times just illuminating the auto start stop service light. I am terrified of my vehicle. I bought it brand new because I needed a safe, reliable vehicle. It has been anything but. It currently has just over 10,000 miles. I have photographic proof of the times it has went haywire.

- Jesup, GA, USA

problem #131

Dec 092018

Cherokee

  • 400 miles
2019 Jeep cheerokee engine keeps losing oil I only have 6723 miles on Jeep it totally turned off on me while driving there was no indication at all that the Jeep needed oil it was 5 months old and had to add 3 quarts of oil to it since then I have had to add at least a quart of oil every other month this should not happen on a new vehicle right now I do not feel safe driving the cheerokee because you don't know if it will turn off spoke to the dealer they said it seems to be an issue with that engine but there is no recall on it or nothing they can do so I should keep oil in the Jeep to have if it happens again. This is not a acceptable answer especially since it can turn off at anytime with out warning this needs to be fixed.

- Dumont, NJ, USA

problem #130

Oct 282019

Cherokee

  • 25,000 miles
Vehicle will randomly shut off when driving. The cruise control will not kick in when you are going straight or up a hill... but don't worry it will kick in when you are going down a hill! the radio will do whatever it wants from blasting music to turning your favorite song off to listen to am radio, or just locking you out all together. The dealership says "it is just an update" sorry but this vehicle is a death trap!

- Mesa, AZ, USA

problem #129

Oct 152019

Cherokee

  • 17,600 miles
I just purchased this vehicle 3 days ago with 17,600 miles., I have been experiencing the vehicle cut off when at a stopped position even if the gears are in drive. Today I attempted to turn on the vehicle but showed no sign of power, I waitied and tried again. Once I got the vehicle to run the check engine light came on. I do know there was a recall for this exact same issue and my vehicle seems to not have been repaired.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #128

Oct 072019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 3,400 miles
Engine stalled as I was accelerating when making a turn. Warning on the dash said that the vehicle cannot be shifted while moving, but I hadn't touched the shifter- it was locked in drive. This is the second occurrence of this type of engine stall in 4 months. The first time I only had 1200 miles on the car, this time 3400 miles. When engine quit I lost power steering. Engine restarted ok. The consumer stated the message on the dashboard display that the car can't shift to park while it's moving and engine has stall, hadn't touched the shift lever.

- Greenwood, SC, USA

problem #127

Sep 262019

Cherokee

  • miles
Stalling in the engine and knocking into the engine. There is also a stall upon acceleration.

- Stone Mountain, GA, USA

problem #126

Sep 112019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 17,500 miles
When driving my car, the car hesitates as I turn corners, the car shakes when you start it up and most importantly the car cut off while I was driving along a busy street. I was in rush hour traffic and was almost rear ended because of it. This same issue happened in either October or November. I made an appointment, I spoke to the person at the dealership and they told me I probably needed an oil change. I googled the vehicle and found there was a recall that would cause the same problems I was having. I presented to the dealer they said they didn't know about it but it was supposedly resolved. Almost one year later I'm having the same issue. It's dangerous. I spoke with the dealership and they said the engine was designed to cut off to protect the engine if the oil is low. The engine in these cars are a 2.4 tiger shark engine. The dealer replaced it with a 2.4 multi-air engine, power the dealer this should solve the problem of the engine burning an an excessive amount of oil. Both 2.4 engines are designed to shut off if there is a low amount of oil. That is a safety issue that a car would shut off in the middle of driving to protect itself but that doesn't protect the driver/passengers it actually puts them in harms way.

- South Holland, IL, USA

problem #125

Sep 232019

Cherokee

  • 34,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving, the vehicle shut off and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 34,000.

- Jefferson, GA, USA

problem #124

Sep 202019

Cherokee

  • 23,000 miles
Twice this week my car has suddenly died while driving it and would not start back up, battery light comes on. I have had to wait before trying to start again and got it started by pushing the gas down while turning the key. Luckily I have been on my dirt driveway both times. I'd be terrified if this happened on a busy highway, I'm getting more and more disappointed with this vehicle.

- Bucyrus, MO, USA

problem #123

Sep 192019

Cherokee

  • miles
My Jeep isn't even a year old, and my Jeep has failed five oil assumption tests. I go back to the dealer every 1,000 miles and it burns two and a half quartz of oil within 1,000 miles! it doesn't leak, it burns.

- Summit, IL, USA

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