NHTSA Complaint #11579938 — 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 30-35 MPH uphill, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to pull into a driveway. The contact stated that while shifting into reverse(R), the rearview camera engaged; however, the vehicle failed to respond, and the electric parking brake engaged independently. The contact stated that he disengaged the electric parking brake and shifted into drive(D); however, the failure recurred, and the parking brake engaged independently. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the Power Transfer Unit Input Splines were fractured and needed to be replaced. The mechanic related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V529000 (Power Train). The vehicle was not repaired. An unknown dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.