10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,058 miles

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problem #157

Jun 282024

Cherokee

  • miles
1. Component/system failed: PTU 2. My vehicle completely shut off and became disabled while driving - this put my safety and the safety of others at risk. 3. The problem was confirmed at the dealership. 4. The vehicle has been inspected by certified mechanics at the dealership. 5. There were no prior warning lights or signs/symptoms of the problem before failure.

- Denver, CO, USA

problem #156

Jul 012024

Cherokee

  • miles
The uConnect Panel system malfunctioned and was attempting to contact emergency services while I was driving, in addition to opening other apps on the system and rotating to the back camera while driving at high speeds on a highway. This is a common issue that I am reading about and is not safe and Jeep needs to fix this issue. Had there been more cars on the road, I could have easily been in an accident because it was alarming and I wasn't sure what was happening to my car. I drove straight to a service station and had them come see what was happening before turning it off so I could try and figure out a solution. I am also happy my children were not in the car. I have contacted the dealer but they have not returned my call and I do not think this cost should be put on the consumer when this is not a regular maintenance issue and is so common of a concern among consumers. It also appears that there have been other complaints in previous years, yet no one is considering the panic it causes drivers and the potential of major accidents.

- Round Hill, VA, USA

problem #155

Jan 012024

Cherokee

  • miles
Delamination of the main screen that houses the control panel for the vehicle. After much research, this is a common failure on the Chrysler vehicles. This delamination is caused the radio to rapidly switch through all the buttons which is extremely distracting. With it turned off, all features are visibly unavailable. This should be a recall. As a car manufacturer, having settings that affect the way the vehicle physically brakes and steers that are configured via the Uconnect system, and that system has a defect that can cause those settings to change without the knowledge of the user, that-??s a safety issue.

- Mount Pleasant, WI, USA

problem #154

Jun 092024

Cherokee

  • miles
Driving at night with headlights on: got warning -??license plate light out.-?? Needed to reverse shortly after and the car immediately applied the brakes because it said the backup camera was unusable without the license plate light. Shut the car off for a while and when I tried to start it again, it three the following codes in sequence. Park Sense Unavailable Service Electronic Stability Control Service Electronic Throttle Control License Plate Light Out Service Park Brake Then the start screen appears. Brake + Push Button to Start Doing that brings up -??Service Transmission Restart in Park With Vehicle at Zero Speed. So again I pressed the brake and start Button. It then started, repeated all previous error codes leaving warning icons active for all related systems and rendered them all inop. The last screen says -??Service Transmission.-?? From there all ability to check the status of any other system on the vehicle is inhibited. The transmission slams into gear. And then works in the first two gears normally. Also notable is that 4x4 is inhibited and the AC will not work. Prior to the License Plate Light Out warning, everything worked normally. Now every system on the car has gone haywire. And I am pretty sure the Jeep folks will gladly overbill me for their defective design. I think some logic module or whatever name Jeep uses for it is somehow the culprit, and the car is doing exactly what it was programmed to do under the current conditions.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #153

Apr 222024

Cherokee

  • miles
Car keep having warning messege unable to start was told by different they are aware of this problem and car keep stalling out

- Cleveland, OH, USA

problem #152

Apr 182024

Cherokee

  • miles
Car stalling while driving or turning happens when I come off the freeway has only happened twice but my engine stalls both times and it takes about 30 seconds to a minute for me to regain power to continue driving

- Norco, CA, USA

problem #151

Oct 102021

Cherokee

  • miles
Currently the seats sound like they arnt bolted down correctly. Also recently the key fob is failing to unlock the vehicle and its taking multiple trys of pulling the fob out of the ignition and putting it back into the ignition trying it on different sides buying multiple batteries. Also the the vehicle has always gotten stuck in gear, hard shifting.

- Spring Valley, CA, USA

problem #150

Mar 182024

Cherokee

  • miles
SUV parking/emergency brake automatically activates without driver doing this. This is what happened: stopped at red light foot on brake. The SUV has the feature to shut the engine off when stopped. Light turns green foot then goes to the gas. When the foot is lifted off the brake, the engine tries to restart and hesitates and at the same time the parking/emergency brake activates without this being activated by driver Unable to move forward more than a few feet and car stalls. Car has to be put in park. Engine completely needs to be turned off by driver. And the emergency/ parking brake shut off. This creates a significant safety risk for the potential of the car(s) behind the SUV accelerating into the back of SUV assuming that the SUV will be moving forward. I have encountered others with a Jeep Cherokee/ Compass with the same issue and cannot understand why there has not been a recall for this. The dealership attributes this to needing a new battery- they replaced this already. No one should have to drive like this. This has been ongoing for a while prior to the miles noted in this report. The symbol with an A and a circle with an arrow at the end of the circle and an ! Appear on the dashboard in orange.

- Boynton Beach, FL, USA

problem #149

Dec 202023

Cherokee

  • miles
Verified internal PTU failure Confirmed by Dick Hannah Dealership 3517 NE Auto Mall Dr. Vancouver WA. First appeared two months ago, car jerks

- Portland , OR, USA

problem #148

Feb 162024

Cherokee

  • miles
It will cut off when I turn and then my then battery image popup had battery check its good alternator good stater good cuts off and hestatate to start back up but it do it drive for a good while then weeks later it would start doing it again

- Forrest City, AR, USA

problem #147

Feb 172024

Cherokee

  • miles
Had just stopped for gas while taking a friend home. All of a sudden the vehicle power shut off while driving down the road and could not get it to turn back on. No warning, nothing seemed out of the ordinary and it's never happened before. I checked my VIN to see if it could be part of the UA9 recall because that sounds like what happened, but my vehicle is not part of that recall"?"

- York, PA, USA

problem #146

Jan 052024

Cherokee

  • miles
While driving approximately 20mph in an extremely busy intersection my car jolted and stopped almost causing us to get hit from oncoming traffic coming from multiple directions. The start / stop system failed and the error message was -??service start / stop system-??. I had my daughter in the car when this very scary experience happened. After researching it seems like thousands of people have had the same issues all resulting in the -??auxiliary battery -?? needing to be changed. This has been reported as a faulty part on newer models. This battery controls the main functions of the car, including the start / stop system.

- Poway , CA, USA

problem #145

Dec 122023

Cherokee

  • miles
The radio has started switching channels will not stay on one set station. Along with radio switching the touch screen also changes from maps to calling 911 and making sos calls, the back up camera will turn on while driving down roadway. The screen is constantly blinking and changing causes major distraction especially at night when it catches your eye. It is a major distraction while driving.

- Willard, OH, USA

problem #144

Dec 192023

Cherokee

  • miles
I have a 2019 jeep cherokee 4wd with 46077 miles. This has never happened before until now. It was dark out heading to work. I came to a stop when I went to go the jeep just literally shut down. Everything turned off- I had no lights, no engine, no warning at all. Would not start at all. I called my husband and when I opened the driver door the jeeps dash finally came on and I tried to start it, wouldn't at first than tried again it started. I turned around and drove back home. Contacted the garage. This is unsafe for anyone to put their life on the line. I was lucky I didn't get hit. I have 5 grandkids and this is not a safe vehicle to drive when there is no warning at all. Luckily It didn't do this on the railroad tracks. The garage told me to take back to the dealership. The dealership said there are no recalls on my vehicle. However, I see other jeep cherokee with the same issues and have recalls. Why risk my life or anyone else. All jeep cherokees of any year or engine size should be taken seriously.

- Bensalem, PA, USA

problem #143

Oct 062023

Cherokee

  • miles
My "Service 4 Wheel Drive" light went off in my 2019 Jeep Cherokee (Limited) and my local Jeep Dealership informed me that the Power Transfer Unit (PTU) had failed. Moreover, a complete failure of the PTU while driving would be very dangerous so I was lucky for this not to happen. I drive in Philadelphia and rarely have need of the 4WD feature so the part failure is mostly likely due to poor design or manufacturing. The repair cost me over $2600 (the invoice they emailed me before payment is attached). I learned that several previous models of Jeep Cherokees have been recalled due to PTU failures. It is irresponsible on the part of the manufacturer to continue to produce parts that fail on new models especially when failure is so dangerous.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #142

Nov 272023

Cherokee

  • miles
Car leaks water especially when parking and braking. Coolant always go low. No help from the dealership. This started with very low mileage. I have on it now 68k and it is low again.

- Camarillo, CA, USA

problem #141

Nov 112023

Cherokee

  • miles
While driving on the freeway, the check engine light and came on and the car shut off. Luckily, traffic was light and I attempted to restart the car. It made a loud, whirring noise and stuttered but turned on. The check engine light remained on. I continued on my way home, staying in the right lane. After about 15 minutes the car shut off again. I was able to get it mostly to the shoulder. I attempted to restart it again but it did not restart this time. A police car pushed me off the fwy and I had the car towed home. The dealer was able to check my car a week later. After 2 days, they were not sure of the issue and advised I pick it up and drive it some more. The following day, it shut off while driving again.

- Pasadena, CA, USA

problem #140

Oct 292023

Cherokee

  • miles
2019 Jeep Cherokee PTU failed.

- Baxter, MN, USA

problem #139

Oct 042023

Cherokee

  • miles
Driving on the highway fortunately about 20 MPH and the jeep Cherokee limited died while moving. Could not restart it and had to get towed off the highway. Jeep dealer said it was because of a dead battery that could not hold a charge. Never in 4 years had a problem. Not sure why a dead battery would cause the jeep to shut down completely while moving. Battery replaced and now the radio is dead according to the dealer. Have not picked the jeep up yet

- Hampton , NH, USA

problem #138

Oct 042023

Cherokee

  • miles
Questions answered in order: Major component glitch, messages for most components appeared on screen, Air bag, Transmission, zero speed, annunciator alarming, will try to duplicate and take pictures. Car stalled in road as driving. In process No indication prior to failure, all at once.

- Musella, GA, USA

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