NHTSA Complaint #11354493 — 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11354493 |
| Vehicle | 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 30,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | WV |
Consumer Description
ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 HOURS, MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2019 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE PLUS 4X4 WITH 30,000 MILES LOCKED UP AT A SPEED APPROXIMATELY 30 PLUS MPH, WHILE ENTERING AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP. A TRACTOR TRAILER TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AN HOUR NARROWLY AVOIDED ME IN A NEAR HEAD ON / T-BONE ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLES ENGINE REVVED PRIOR TO MY TRANSMISSION MAKING TREMENDOUS NOISE AND SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE FELT AS IF I HAD JUST HIT A SOLID CONCRETE WALL. MY VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING AND I HAD ZERO CONTROL OVER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. MY DASH LIT UP WITH EVERY LIGHT AND MY PARKING BRAKE WAS ALSO ENGAGED. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED A SECOND LATER, I WOULDN'T BE ALIVE! IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT DAMAGE THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CAUSE PHYSICALLY TO ME OR ANY PASSENGER. LET ALONE WHO THIS VEHICLE WOULD HAVE HURT. ALL THESE ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE RECALLED, THEY WILL KILL SOMEONE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL DAMAGE THE ENGINE AND VICE VERSA, SO RECALLING ONE AFTER IT DAMAGED THE OTHER, IS LIKE PUTTING A BAND AID ON A TURD! NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 77 ON RAMP AT THE POCATALICO ENTRANCE (I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AND THIS IS MY FIRST VEHICLE PURCHASE). AGAIN, I WOULD ASK THE NHTSA TO RECALL ALL THE ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS VEHICLE, THESE ARE LEMON'S WHICH WILL KILL, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. I HAVE SEEN THE JEEP LAWSUIT FOR THE 2014, 2015'S. PLEASE STOP THEM FROM SELLING THESE POWERTRAINS FOR THE 2019'S! OR AT LEAST MAKE JEEP RECALL THEM. THIS IS FRAUD. IF IT'S NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. SO I'M STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT CAN KILL ME, YOU GUYS ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN STOP THIS. THANKS 🙏
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