NHTSA Complaint #11182087 — 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11182087 |
| Vehicle | 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 111,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | PA |
Consumer Description
I BOUGHT MY 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE OCT.2016 I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP OR PULL OUT IT WOULD STAY STUCK IN THE GEAR AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LIKE KICKED INTO THE GEAR WITH A JERK. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING WRONG. WELL, IT HAS NEVER STOPPED AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WHAT UPSETS ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS JEEP JULY 12, 2016 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V529000 TRANSMISSION MAY SHIFT UNEXPECTEDLY TO NEUTRAL IF THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTS TO NEUTRAL, THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH. WHAT MAKES IT WORSE THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE OF THIS WHEN THEY SOLD IT OR WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK?? FRIDAY I LEFT WORK AT 6 AM I DRIVE AN HOUR I DRIVE ON BUSY HIGHWAYS MY JEEP SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON A DBL LANE ROAD WITH CARS BEHIND ME AND TO THE LEFT, I AM THANKFUL I WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT I COULD DRIFT OVER TO THE SIDE, BUT THE SNOW THAT WAS PACKED ALONG THE GUARD RAILS STILL LEFT ME 1/2 IN THE LANE FLASHING SOMETHING ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON PENNSYLVANIA, INTERSTATE 70 WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CATASTROPHE WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS BOUGHT TOLD HIM WHAT HAD HAPPENED ...I GOT AN APPOINTMENT IN ABOUT 2 WEEKS THIS JEEP IS UNSAFE!!!! PLUS THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES WITH IT.
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