NHTSA Complaint #11080025 — 2018 JEEP CHEROKEE

PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM SOUTHERN JEEP GREENBRIER VA. MARCH 17, 2018, AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, 854 MILES ON VEHICLE. DROVE THE VEHICLE 22 MILES HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. LEFT HOME 0800 MARCH 18, 2018 AND DROVE LESS THAN 2 MILES AND AT 55 MPH THE ENGINE QUIT WITHOUT WARNING (NO WARNING LIGHTS UNTIL THE ENGINE CUT OFF) ON THE KINGS HIGHWAY STATE RT. 125. THIS ROAD HAS LIMITED SHOULDERS AS IT TRAVELS THROUGH A SWAMP SO THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE ROAD PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD. CALLED GOOD SAMS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SOUTHERN JEEP GREENBRIER. TWO MAJOR COMPONENT FAILURES TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WITHIN A WEEK WITH HALF THAT TIME UNDERGOING REPAIRS. FAULT CODES DISPLAYED IN THE DASHBOARD WITH THE ENGINE NOT RUNNING: ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING, ENGINE CHECK/MALFUNCTION, ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL, ELECTRONIC PARK BRAKE, AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIME TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE. *TT *JS