NHTSA Complaint #10746687 — 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE

THANK YOU!! THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 304 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN AND THEY ADVISED AT FIRST THAT THE UPPER HEAD OF THE ENGINE BLEW, AFTER SPEAKING WITH MY CUSTOMER RESOLUTION REP (CASE NUMBER: [XXX]) THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AGAIN AND ADVISED IT WAS JUST A BAD SPARK PLUG AND THEY FIXED IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THIS SERVICE I TOOK A 200 MILE TRIP TO PA TO VISIT FAMILY AND ON THE WAY BACK FROM THIS TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVELS AND THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE MEASURING STICK. HAD TO CAR TOWED AGAIN AND THIS TIME BAYSIDE CHRYSLER ADVISED THE O-RING WENT ON THE CAR AND THAT IT WAS REPLACED/FIXED. AFTER THE O-RING SERVICE THE CAR IS STILL LOOSING OIL BUT I CAN'T SMELL IS BURNING AND THERE IS NOTHING UNDER THE CAR AFTER LEAVING A PARKING SPOT. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CAR FIRST STARTS BLUE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE KNOCKS/TICS A BIT UPON STARTING BUT THAT STOPS AFTER THE OIL HITS THE ENGINE I GUESS. ON 8/5/2015 I STARTED THE CAR AFTER WORK AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHING AGAIN AND THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN THIS MORNING FOR SERVICE. THE ABOVE COVERS THE ENGINE ISSUES. TWO WEEKS AGO AT A STOP SIGN I STEPPED ON THE GAS BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED FOR A FEW SECONDS FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING. SINCE THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN SHIFTING NORMALLY. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FAILED YET BUT IT APPEARS IT'S ON ITS WAY. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS 2,400 MILES ON IT. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MANY OTHER ON FORUMS AND THESE PEOPLE HAVE FAMILY'S/SMALL CHILDREN AS DO I. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE CARS. THEIR NOT SAFE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR