NHTSA Complaint #10972341 — 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE

"SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING AND CHECK ENGINE": VEHICLE MOVING UPHILL, AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO LOWER GEAR; TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO SLIP AND ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED DROPS; HAPPENED IN MIDDLE LANE OF INTERSTATE; MANAGED TO EXIT INTERSTATE AND PARK; VERY LITTLE POWER TO MOVE VEHICLE; SAFELY PARKED AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. WAITED 2 - 4 MINUTES; RESTARTED ENGINE; SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING OFF; CHECK ENGINE "ON". VEHICLE OPERATED NORMAL; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF LATER; HAD LOOSENED GAS CAP AND RETIGHTENED TO SEE IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO OUT - IT DIDN'T HAVE AN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON THE LIGHT. HAD TO MANEUVER BEHIND 18 WHEELER AND CRAWL SPEED UP THE EXIT RAMP. ENDED UP CROSS WAYS IN A SIDE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES WHILE THE TRANSMISSION 'FEATHERED' VEHICLE TO SAFE SPOT. NO COLLISION THIS TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINT ONE MONTH EARLIER.AND MORE TIMES PREVIOUSLY