2014 JEEP CHEROKEE Electrical System Problems

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#11415027 |
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND STOP AND ON MY DASH IT SAYS MUST PLACED FOR ON BREAK TO SHIFT INTO PARK. AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR THROUGH AN INTERSECTION I AM NOT TRYING TO PUT IT IN PARK AND IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GETTING REX A FEW TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND NORMALLY HAPPENS TO TO THREE TIMES A MONTH. I WILL ONLY PUT THE MOST RECENT DATE BELOW
#11407777 |
THE FIRST COMPLAINT IS WHEN THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING AND IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE SECOND WAS WHEN THE CAR WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING, AND THE MAIN INCIDENT WAS WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY (WESTBOUND 80 IN HERCULES, CA) AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 60 MPH SO I NEEDED TO EXIT AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PARK THE CAR, IT DIED ON ME AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, COSTING ME OVER $2500 IN REPAIR REGARDLESS OF THE FIX A COUPLE YEARS AGO. THIS MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN AT A STOP LIGHT (ANTIOCH, CA)THE CAR STARTED SHAKING ABOUT TO THE DIE AND THE SCREEN READ 'MUST PLACE CAR IN PARK.' AFTER PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN, BUT AT EVERY STOP THE CAR WOULD SHAKE. MOST RECENTLY...
#11403279 |
CAR WHILE RUNNING OR DRIVING JUST STALLS FOR NO REASON. ALL ELECTRICAL GOES OUT AS WELL. ALSO MIGHT JUST NOT START - ESSENTIALLY DEAD. OPEN FRONT DOOR AND CLOSE IT AND THE CAR STARTS AGAIN. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. MECHANICS ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE ON THE CAUSE.
#11400036 |
THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED BY ITSELT AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC (JEEP IS AN HOUR AWAY), THE MECHANIC SAID THE MODULE HAS A PLASTIC COVERING THAT IS NOT WATER PROOF AND CONDENSATION CAUSED THE MODULE TO FAIL. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE PLASTIC COVERING WITH A RUBBER COVERING THAT WOULD KEEP WATER OUT OF THE MODULE. THE COSTS OF THIS ARE GOING TO BE UPWARD OF $1000.00. I HOPE JEEP COVERS DEFECTIVE PARTS. APPARENTLY THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE BUT NO RECALL
#11397407 |
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITH ALL LIGHTS FLASHING IF I DON'T CHANGE OIL BEFORE 2000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED TO ME THE FIRST YEAR I HAD THE CAR AND I WAS ALMOST KILLED ON THE PARKWAY. BURKE AUTO SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THEN IT HAPPENED FOUR DAYS LATER I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD THAT I LIVE BUT COULDN'T GO OVER 15 MPH AND IT SHUT OFF TWICE IN TWO MILES. THEN WHEN I GOT THE CAR THERE IT HAPPENED TO ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS AND SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF HIM AND HE SAID HE WOULDN'T DRIVE THIS CAR. BUT NO ONE DID NOTHING.. NOW TODAY I ALMOST WAS IN A ACCIDENT AT THE FOOD STORE BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T STOP AND THEN THE WHOLE CAR STOPPED. IT WAS BROUGHT TO BURKE AUTO GROUP ON STONE HARBOR BLVD. CAPE MAY COURTHOUSE NJ...
#11395120 |
THE LIFT GATE LATCH WILL NOT LOCK. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I'M HAVING TO DRIVE IT WHILE THE REAR GATE IS NOT SECURED. MY BATTERY DIED BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE LIFT GATE WOULD NOT GO OFF. WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT IN PARK. THE LIFT GATE WAS OPENED AND NEVER LOCKED SINCE.
#11395122 |
THERE IS A WARNING SAYING SERVICE SHIFTER THAT STAYS LIT UP ON MY DISPLAY AT ALL TIMES. I HAVE HAD ALL OF MY RECALLS DONE BUT THIS WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON AND IS A NEUSANCE. YOU CAN NOT SEE THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER NOR ANYTHING DIGITAL FOR THAT MATTER. FIRST NOTICED IT A FEW WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE CAR ON THE LIGHT JUST STAYS ON. THE RECALLS SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS BUT IT DID NOT. VERY BEAUTIFUL CAR BUT HAVING SEVERAL ISSUES WITH IT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES WHEN RESEARCHING THE INTERNET. NEED THIS FIXED ASAP. COST TOO MUCH MONEY TO HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES. VERY DISAPPOINTED AND WILL ISSUE A CLASS ACTION SUITE IF NO RESPONSE. ALSO LIFT GATE WON'T LOCK. BUT THAT'S ON ANOTHER CLAIM THAT I ISSUED TO YOU.
#11389283 |
UPON FUELING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATES AS IT IS INTENDED TO FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, UNTIL IDLING ON THE ROADS. THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY DROP IN RPMS, AND IF IT GETS FAR ENOUGH, THE VEHICLE STALLS, DIRECTS ME TO SHIFT TO PARK, AND PRESS THE START BUTTON. IN SOME CASES, THE VEHICLE WILL START RIGHT BACK UP, BUT WITH SOME TROUBLE, OR NOT AT ALL. VEHICLE BECOMES A METALLIC VEGETABLE AND STARTS EMITTING A RICH SMELL OF PETROL. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN CONSTANTLY DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS DRIVEN 50 MILES AFTER FUELING.
#11386809 |
1) THE SHIFTER LIGHTS CAME ON DRIVING IN FROM TOWN TO MY HOUSE, APPX. 10 MILES, TOOK A PICTURE OF ALL THE LIGHTS ON ON THE SHIFTER. 1-5-2021. WIFE TURN OFF AND ON AT HOME AND LIGHTS DIDN'T LIGHT UP AFTER THEY RESET. HAVE NOT TAKEN IN TO DEALER AS OF1-6-2021. 2) THE DOME LIGHTS STOP WORKING, ALL OF THEM, TOOK IT IN TO DEALER, THEY SAID THE DRIVER VISOR HAS A SHORT SO AS LONG AS I LEAVE THE FUSE TO THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR OFF THE REST OF THE LIGHT WOULD WORK, NEW VISOR COST OVER $500 SO I OPTED TO WAIT TILL I COULD AFFORD IT, I HAVE THE BUMPER TO BUMPER EXTENDED WARRANTY, PAID EXTRA $4500 AS LONG AS I OWE THE DARN THING I THOUGHT IT WOULD FIX THING LIKE THIS, NO IT DOES NOT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VISOR WIRING ISSUE BUT...
#11385132 |
CONSTANT TRANSMISSION ISSUES/ JERKS AND HARD THRUSTS. BEEN IN JEEP DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES WITH COMPLAINT. SAME ISSUES NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW AS OF DEC 25 2020, VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD , CAME BACK ON AND NOW THROWS ALL SERVICE LIGHTS ON DASH AND VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE OUT OF GEAR. HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TO PUT INTO PARK/NEUTRAL TO MOVE OUT OF WAY. UNDRIVEABLE . THIS 2014 LATTITUDE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FROM THE BEGINNING. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS UPSIDE DOWN ON FINANCE OR IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE. NOW WITH IT ALMOST BEING PAID OFF I AM IN FINANCIAL RUIN OVER THIS ONCE AGAIN. UNSAFE VEHICLE.
#11377763 |
2014 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 4 CYLINDER, BATTERY WENT COMPLETELY DEAD THEN CAME BACK IN A HOUR, THEN SHIFT (ZF 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION) GOT STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SEEING IT WAS THE WEEKEND. TODAY 12/3/20, TOLD THAT JEEP DEALERSHIP SOFTWARE FIXED THE SOFTWARE ISSUE, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE BROKEN THE SHIFT WHILE TRYING TO GET IT INTO GEAR (NOT TRUE) AND MUST PAY $300.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC BESIDES THE ENTIRE HVAC SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED (WHICH MEANT "NO HEAT" IN THE CAR OR VENTING WHICH WAS ALREADY BROKEN BEFORE INCIDENT BUT WE HAD NOT NEEDED ANY HEAT. WHEN THE CAR GEAR STUCK, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION AND I COULD NOT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF SO THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. SO COST OF DIAGNOSTIC, NEW SHIFT ENTIRELY, AND NEW HVAC SYSTEM...
#11374896 |
DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK IN POSITION, MOVING STRAIGHT OR TURNING. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN SERVICING. SEVERAL CODES CAME UP AND WERE ADDRESSED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CODES WERE U0131, U0418, U0131-87, U0415 AND U0428. NO ISSUE UNTIL CAR WAS SERVICED FOR THE LATEST RECALL. CAR WITH DEALER. SAY IT'S A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REPAIR. NOT ONCE HAVE I HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR IN 4YRS UNTIL DEALER SERVICED IT FOR STEERING WHEEL RECALL.
#11374018 |
I HAVE A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK I STARTED MY CAR TODAY AND I HAVE A "PARK BRAKE SERVICE" MESSAGE MY PARKING BRAKE IS STUCK AND I CAN RELEASE IT. AFTER INSPECTION I FOUND MY TRUNK FULL OF WATER AND FOUND MY BRAKE CONTROL MODULE FULL OF WATER AND CORRODE IT. I CALL THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD ABOUT ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS AND THERE IS NOT RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AFTER CHECKING ONLINE LOOKS LIKE IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR MODELS AND I CANT BELIEVE IS NOT A RECALL FOR WATER GETTING INTO YOUR JEEP CHEROKEE TRUNK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS BECAUSE THIS CAN HAPPEN EVEN WHEN YOU DRIVING YOUR CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HOPE NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND HAVE IT RESOLVE WITH JEEP.
#11373719 |
SERVICE SHIFTER LONG STANDING JEEP ISSUE
#11365089 |
AS I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND STOPS. THE VEHICLE TUGS AND PULLS BACK AS I AM DRIVING AND THEN LOSES POWER AND INDICATES ME TO SHIFT TO PARK. ON SOME OCCASION'S THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
#11365276 |
THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2014. LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER PURCHASE THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS INCIDENT THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT GO INTO EITHER DRIVE OR PARK CREATING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE SITUATION. WAS TOLD IT HAD TO DO WITH A RECALL AND NEEDED A NEW PCU. THAT WAS TWO MONTHS AGO! I AM STILL WITHOUT MY JEEP AND HAVE NOW BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS ANOTHER NEW TRANSMISSION.
#11364756 |
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT POPPED ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 40PMH ON A CITY STREET. DROVE THE 2 MILES HOME AND PARKED VEHICLE, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND BACK ON AND IT DISAPPEARED. LESS THAT 40,000 MILES ON VEHICLE.
#11363809 |
IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS EVERY TIME I GO TURN ON THE CAR, IT SEEMS AS UF THE THE STRUGGLES TO START. SO, WHEN I TURN THE KEY TO THE MIDDLE POSITION THEN TURN IT HARD OVER, THE CAR WILL START. IF MAY TAKE ONE TIME OR SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. NOT BATTERY BECAUSE WINDOWS ROLL DOWN, RADIO COMES ON, AND SO ON. AS OF TODAY IT SEEM THERE IS NO CONNECTION HAPPENING.
#11363591 |
THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" WARNING COMING UP DURING DRIVE OR WHEN PARKED, THE ENGINE REFUSE TO START OR THE GEAR REFUSE TO SHIFT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT'S VERY NONDETERMINISTIC AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
#11361743 |
THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON MULTIPLE TIMES (FIRST DAY 10/4/2019 DRIVING LOCALLY), REGARDING SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION, BRAKE AND AIRBAG AFTER STARTING AND IN A NON-MOVING MODE. ON THE SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP 10/5/2019, I TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST JEEP DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK ON THE WARNING LIGHT. THE TECH ADVISOR GAVE ME A PRINT OUT OF ALL THE ERROR CODES SHOWING (QUITE A FEW). ON THE SIXTH DAY 10-10-2019, I ONLY HAD DRIVEN IT LOCALLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF THE DRIVE GEAR WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. THE DRIVE TRANSMISSION WASN'T ENGAGING WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I PUT IT IN 'PARK' AND THEN BACK INTO 'DRIVE', AND IT THEN WENT FORWARD. I DROVE HOME, AND I PARKED THE JEEP IN MY YARD. I DIDN'T DRIVE IT AGAIN WITH A REAL CONCERN THAT THE JEEP WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT WANTING TO...
#11354196 |
WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING DISPLAYED AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE LIT (PARK, NEUTRAL, REVERSE, DRIVE). THIS CAUSED PANIC AND THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. A DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS IS SHORT IN WIRING. THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT HAS CAUSED WRECKS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY JEEP.
#11350182 |
MY JEEP EXPERTLY THREE TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING 30 TO 40 MPH AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH THAT TELL ME BASICALLY TO STOP AND RESTART VEHICLE. I'M ALSO EXPERIENCING ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY SHIFTER ARE ON/RED AT THE SAME TIME. THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE SHIFTER LIGHTS APPEAR NORMAL IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART.
#11350343 |
2 ISSUES. (1)) TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY. COMING FROM A HIGHER SPEED AND BREAK IE SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING THERE IS A DELAY. THE JEEP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED, HONKED AT, SWERVED AROUND BECAUSE THE JEEP WON'T SPEED UP PROPERLY. (2) GEAR SHIFTER LIGHTS DON'T FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ALREADY REPLACED ONCE UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND THE SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AGAIN
#11348798 |
ON 2 OCCASSIONS MY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING/IN MOTION AND TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS MVA. ALL LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER TURNED ON AND THE A "SERVICE SHIFTER" MESSAGE APPEARED ON SCREEN. I TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO ROUTE 18 JEEP OF EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND FOUND THE TIPM COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THE PREVIOUS YEAR JEEP/ CRYSLER MODES HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE TIPM. CONCERNING AS THIS ISSUE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS MVA AND JEOPARDIZE SAFETY.
#11343516 |
WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP REVS INTO HIGH GEAR, THEN ALL OF THE SYMBOLS ON MY DASH LIGHT UP AND THEN MY JEEP JOLTS AND THEN SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO PUT IT INTO PARK AND WAIT ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND THEN TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON, SOMETIMES IT TAKES 2-3 TIMES TO TURN BACK ON.
#11342766 |
ITS DOING JUST WHAT THE RECALL STATED ..THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THEN IT CUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING AND TELLING ME TO SHIFT TO PARK TO RESTART AND CONTINUES TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I GET TO A SAFE DESTINATION
#11342568 |
EMERGENCY BREAK GOT LOCKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. CAR WOULDN'T START AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO JEEP DEALERSHIP. JEEP SAID IT WAS THE EMERGENCY BREAK MODULE AND WIRING. IT APPEARED TO BE SO SORT OF LEAKAGE IN THE COMPARTMENT BUT NO WATER WAS FOUND NEAR MODULE.
#11339687 |
TRANSMISSION ISSUES!! NOT SHIFTING GEARS CORRECTLY. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF WEEKLY
#11338424 |
VEHICLE SHOWS ERROR MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD SCREEN STATING "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" RECALL CAME OUT IN 1ST QUARTER 2020 STATING THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER ERROR AND WOULD BE FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL, AND THEN THE MESSAGE STARTED COMING BACK AFTER A MONTH. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE AGAIN, NOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THE ORIGINAL RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
#11327080 |
WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW RATE, THE EBRAKE ENGAGED BY ITSELF, BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP AND RENDERING IT UNDRIVEABLE. THE EBRAKE WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON DOWN OR WHEN SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT. VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED AWAY. *TR
#11326445 |
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL HOUSING FILTER AND LIGHT SWITCH AND NOW THE SHIFTER LIGHT IS COMING ON. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND NEEDS A RECALL. THIS IS ALL HIGHWAY. *TR
#11325745 |
WATER HAS LEAKED IN TO MY VEHICLE AND CAUSED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE TO SHORT OUT AND NEED TO BE SERVICED. THE EPB NOW AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGES ITSELF WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, CAUSING US TO BE STRANDED. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS WITH MY VEHICLE THAT HAVE A SUNROOF EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE, POSSIBLY DUE TO DRAINAGE TUBES INSTALLED BY JEEP THAT THEY DID NOT MAKE OWNERS AWARE OF. *TR
#11325750 |
I STARTED MY CAR AND A SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE CAME UP. I WAS PARKED ON A FLAT CEMENT PAD IN MY DRIVEWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO REVERSE. I STOPPED TRYING AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN THE MESSAGE WAS GONE. *TR
#11324800 |
THE CAR STATES 'SERVICE SHIFTER' AND DOES NOT ALLOW YOU TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE CAR. IT LIGHTS EVERYTHING UP RED ON THE SHIFTER AND YOU CAN'T CLEAR 'SERVICE SHIFTER' OFF THE DASH. THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND YOU HAVE TO HOPE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN PARK AGAIN IT'LL GET YOU HOME SAFE. *TR
#11323501 |
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AFTER IT WAS WORKED ON PREVIOUSLY. *TR
#11323569 |
GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL ON AT THE SAME TIME; P,R,N,D WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SHIFT I AM IN, THEY ARE ALL ON AT THE SAME TIME UNTIL I TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. *TR
#11322551 |
WHILE DRIVING THE "SERVICE PARK BREAK" ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE AN ILLUMINATED YELLOW/AMBER COLORED "BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING PARKING BRAKE" WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE ON THE CENTER PANEL. INTERMITTENTLY A "4WD TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE" WILL COME ON AS WELL. I TOOK TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS WATER LEAKING AND HAS DAMAGED/CORRODED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. ISN'T THIS PART OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT?
#11321396 |
SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING KEEPS COMING UP ON VEHICLE. CHRYSLER WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE THE SHIFTER. I SEE ONLINE THERE ARE A TON OF THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINTS
#11318607 |
CAR SHUT OFF AND WON'T COME BACK ON. DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE KEY IGNITION AND STILL NOT WORKING
#11318385 |
DURING MY MOST RECENT VISIT THE VEHICLE RECEIVED RECALL UPDATES. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THE STEREO SYSTEM FROZE AS I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF THEN ON AND IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. SOON AFTER I REALIZED THE CAR HAS BEEN SLUGGISH TO START. CURRENTLY IT IS NOT STARTING AND I GET A BATTERY LOW VOLTAGE MESSAGE.
#11318391 |
VECHICAL LOST SPEED, STALLED, NO POWER. WILL NOT EXCELL. ENGINE LIGHT AND ETC LIGHT ON. ON A CITY STREET IN MOTION. IT LOOSES STEERING AND WILL STALL ALSO. I REPLACED THE BATTERY.
#11316520 |
ON STARTUP OF MY VEHICLE, THE WIPERS START ON FULL SPEED WITHOUT ANY CONTROL. THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS DO NOT FUNCTION AND MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGH SHIFTING. LASTLY, THE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE DO NOT FUNCTION WHEN THIS ERROR IS OCCURRING. THE ERROR THAT APPEARS IS "SHIFT TO P AND THEN DESIRED GEAR". SO I LITERALLY HAVE TO STOP MY VEHICLE (EVEN IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY) SHIFT TO P AND THEN BACK TO D. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS BY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TO RESET THE SOFTWARE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE FLASHED THE SOFTWARE MULTIPLE TIMES, HOWEVER THE SAME ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING. NOW I AM EXPERIENCING A "SERVICE SHIFTER" ERROR. THIS ERROR FLASHES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WHEN DRIVING AND ALL OF...
#11315437 |
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY ROUGH. WHETHER ON THE INTERSTATE OR JUST DRIVING AROUND TOWN. IT ALSO IDLES VERY HIGH, AND USES A LOT OF EXCESS GAS. ALSO, WHEN I TURN THE VEHICLE ON THERE ARE TIMES THAT NOTHING WILL APPEAR ON THE LCD SCREEN, SO I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL ANYTHING IN THE CAR AS FAR AS ELECTRONICS, CLIMATE, RADIO, PHONE ETC. EVEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON DOES NOT WORK. EVENTUALLY IT JUST TURNS BACK ON, WHILE DRIVING. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE A MESSAGE WILL COME ACROSS THE SCREEN STATING THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PHONE IN THE CAR AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER.
#11306953 |
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING , ENGINE STALLS , CAR DOWNSHIFTS WHEN EXCELLERATING ON HIGHWAY . DEALER HAS REPLACED ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, CAR STILL SHIFTS ROUGH AND HAS STARTED STALLING AGAIN
#11306458 |
THE DASHBOARD COMPLETELY GOES BLANK FOR 3 SECONDS AND THEN COMES ON WALL DRIVING. OR ENGIN COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF FOR 4 SECONDS AND THEN TURNS BACK ON WALL DRIVING
#11303025 |
I WAS GETTING GAS AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENABLED, WITH THE LIGHT BLINKING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN IT OFF, FINALLY IT DISLODGED. WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, I HAPPENED TO BE AT THE GAS STATION WHERE MY MECHANIC IS, WHO I USE FOR OIL CHANGES AND MINOR MAINTENANCE. HE OPENED MY TRUNK AND NOTICED CRACKS IN THE FRAME, AND THE ENTIRE SPARE TIRE WHEEL WELL WAS FILLED WITH WATER. HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO JEEP AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO FIX THIS, IT WAS HIS OPINION THIS WAS A SAFETY MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I TOOK THE CAR TO JEEP, WHO INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD BE CHARGING ME FOR THIS. I CONTACTED CORPORATE JEEP, WHO UNFORTUNATELY RELIES ON THEIR DEALERSHIPS TO ADVISE THEM. CORPORATE FINALLY TOLD ME...
#11297084 | Fire
I MADE IT TO WORK ON NOVEMBER 18,2019 MY CAR WAS STATIONARY IN THE PARKING LOT OF GOLDEN CORRAL, AND CUSTOMER COME INSIDE TO TELL THE MANAGER THAT A CAR WAS ON FIRE. WHICH WAS MY CAR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. ALSO FIRE DEPARTMENT DID AN INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM AN ELECTRICAL WIRE UNDER THE DASH BOARD THAT LEAD TO ROOF OF THE CAR.
#11289827 | Fire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE DOOR AND WAS BURNING THROUGH THE DOOR PANEL. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND THE OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND CONTAINED THE FIRE TO JUST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE AND INHALED A LOT OF SMOKE. A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 18, 2019. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. JOHN GREENE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (910 JAMESTOWN RD, MORGANTON, NC 28655, (828) 584-5337) STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND INFORMED THE CONTACT NOT TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEIR FACILITY. THE...
#11289940 |
WITHIN TWO MINUTES OF STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING IT ON THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE WAS STALL MID-TRAFFIC AND BECOME INOPERABLE. THE BATTERY LIGHT THEN COMES ON WITH AN ERROR ON SCREEN WITH SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF, "CAR MUST BE IN PARK IN ORDER TO SHIFT." TURNING THE KEY DOES NOTHING UNTIL 3 MINUTES OF CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD WHEN THE ENGINE FINALLY TURNS OVER. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAS ROUGH SHIFTS AT SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY JERK FORWARD AS IF THE GAS WAS AGGRESSIVELY PUSHED DOWN. THIS JERKINESS TO THE TRANSMISSION AND SPEED HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT PARKED VEHICLES WHEN TRYING TO PARK THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT AREA.
#11289229 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUDDENLY TURNED DARK, SHUT OFF, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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Power Train 1,432 complaints Engine 511 complaints Unknown Or Other 279 complaints Fuelpropulsion System 185 complaints Service Brakes 182 complaints Vehicle Speed Control 178 complaints Steering 117 complaints Electronic Stability Control Esc 88 complaints Visibilitywiper 63 complaints Suspension 61 complaints Structurebody 54 complaints Structure 49 complaints Air Bags 47 complaints Exterior Lighting 42 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking 23 complaints Wheels 21 complaints Parking Brake 20 complaints Equipment Adaptivemobility 10 complaints Fuel System Gasoline 10 complaints Visibility 8 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmission 6 complaints Seat Belts 6 complaints Electrical Systemwiring 5 complaints Engine And Engine Cooling 5 complaints Exterior Lightingheadlights 4 complaints Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncontrol Module Tcmpcmtecm 4 complaints Seats 4 complaints Structurebodyhatchbackliftgate 4 complaints Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel 3 complaints Electrical Systemsoftware 3 complaints Equipment 3 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control 3 complaints Power Traintransfer Case 4 Wheel Drive 3 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance 2 complaints Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings 2 complaints Fuel System Diesel 2 complaints Latcheslockslinkages 2 complaints Parking Brakeelectricalcontrol Module 2 complaints Steeringhydraulic Power Assist System 2 complaints Steeringsteering Control Module 2 complaints Structurebodydoor 2 complaints Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal 2 complaints Vehicle Speed Controlcruise Control 2 complaints Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly 2 complaints Visibilitywindshield 2 complaints Back Over Prevention Sensing System Camera 1 complaint Back Over Prevention Warnings 1 complaint Child Seat 1 complaint Electrical System Integrated Trailer Brake Control 1 complaint Electrical Systemignitionswitch 1 complaint Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust System 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlcatalytic Convertor 1 complaint Engine And Engine Coolingexhaust Systememission Controlgas Recirculation Valve Egr Valve 1 complaint Equipmentapplianceair Conditioner 1 complaint Equipmentelectricalradiotape Deckcd Etc 1 complaint Exterior Lightingtail Lights 1 complaint Fuel System Gasolinedeliveryfuel Pump 1 complaint Fuel System Gasolinestorageevaporative Emissionscanister 1 complaint Interior Lighting 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkageshoodlatch 1 complaint Latcheslockslinkagestailgatelatch 1 complaint Otherunknown 1 complaint Parking Brakeelectrical 1 complaint Parking Brakeelectricalswitch 1 complaint Power Trainaxle Assemblyaxle Shaft 1 complaint Power Traindriveline 1 complaint Power Traindrivelinedifferential Unit 1 complaint Power Traindrivelinedriveshaft 1 complaint Seatsfront Assemblyseat Heatercooler 1 complaint Service Brakes Air 1 complaint Service Brakes Airantilock 1 complaint Service Brakes Airantilockabs Warning Light 1 complaint Service Brakes Hydraulic 1 complaint Steeringrack And Pinion 1 complaint Structurebodyhatchbackliftgatesupport Devicestrut 1 complaint Suspensionfrontcontrol Arm 1 complaint Suspensionrear 1 complaint Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System 1 complaint Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher 1 complaint Visibilitywindshield Wiperwashermotor 1 complaint Wheelsrim 1 complaint
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