NHTSA Complaint #10761071 — 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE

THE POWERTRAIN IS FREQUENTLY UNRESPONSIVE AND THERE IS OFTEN A SIGNIFICANT LAG TIME BETWEEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVING ANY RESPONSE FROM THE POWERTRAIN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A FULL STOP. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE RESPONDS IMMEDIATELY BUT OTHER TIMES IT FEELS AS IF IT CAN TAKE A FULL SECOND OR MORE FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. WHILE THIS IS NOT A BIG ISSUE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, THIS HAS BECOME A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE COUNTED ON TO RESPOND AND BEGIN ACCELERATING IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE HAS RESPONDED THAT PROBLEM MAY BE MY DRIVING OR MY INEXPERIENCE WITH THE ACTIVE ASSIST II TRANSMISSION, BUT MY PREVIOUS CAR WAS A HYBRID, I KNOW ABOUT ENGINES STOPPING AT SIGNALS. NEVERTHELESS, THE CAR STALLS LESS IF I DISABLE THE ACTIVE ASSIST EVERY TIME THE ENGINE STARTS, ALTHOUGH NOT COMPLETELY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.