2014 JEEP CHEROKEE Electronic Stability Control Esc Problems

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Electronic Stability Control Esc Issues in the 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE

88 electronic stability control esc complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. Of these, 3 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 4 resulted in injury.

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All Electronic Stability Control Esc Complaints

#11579919 |
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Cherokee Latitude. The contact received a notification from Jeep stating the vehicle was under Jeep number U90 Emission Catalyst Efficiency Recall. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle decelerated and did not accelerate above 35 MPH. The traction light, check engine, and, electronic stability control lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the parts to repair were not available. The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 73,800.
#11372854 |
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NUMBERING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS MY 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION HAS EXHIBITED THE HARD SHIFTING SLUGGISH SHIFTING AND JERKING SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE . BEGINNING IN AUGUST OF 2020 I NOTICED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT WHEN I WENT TO PULL OUT FROM A COMPLETE STOP MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AND WOULD DROP INTO NEUTRAL SUDDENLY AND I WOULD HAVE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO PARK AND BACK TO DRIVE TO GET IT TO MOVE AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST BE IN A VEHICULAR ACCIDENT ON TWO MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ON THE SAME DAY AND I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND MAKE BUT MINE JEEP IS NOT INCLUDED BUT IT EXHIBITS THE SAME PROBLEMS AND IT HAS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THAT NUMEROUS RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR.
#11360552 |
I WAS DRIVING AND WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE WAS GOING ABOUT 42 AND MY CAR DROPPED THE GEAR AND MY CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 38MPH AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST SLAMMED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP ON MANY OCCASIONS AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG AND I BRING IT TO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE ISSUES ALL THE TIME WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF THIS VEHICLE. I DRIVE WITH A SMALL CHILD IN THE CAR AND I FEEL COMPLETELY UNSAFE. I AM SO FURIOUS WITH MY JEEP DEALERSHIP LOCATED ON ROUTE 88 IN BRICK NEW JERSEY. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY. MY SECOND ISSUE IS WITH THE LUG SCREWS IN THE TIRES THEY KEEP BECOMING 'SWOLLEN' AFTER REPLACING THEM CONSTANTLY I WAS TOLD YET AGAIN THEY NEED TO BE...
#11354654 |
WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE A WARNING SHOWED UP WHERE THE MILES WOULD BE SAYING SERVICE SHIFTER. THEN ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE GEAR SHIFT THE P N R AND D LIGHT WERE ALL ON I HAD TO PULL OVER PARK CUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN ONCE I TURNED IT BACK ON IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL
#11353722 |
I AM GETTING RANDOM SOFTWARE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. SOMETIMES THE CAR POWER FADES WHEN DRIVING ON MAJOR ROADS TO A STOP SO I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. I NOW AVOID DRIVING ON FREEWAYS BECAUSE OF THIS. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING ON MAIN ROADS I GET A MESSAGE TO SAY THAT I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN "PARK" TO CHANGE GEAR WHEN I WAS JUST DRIVING IN D AND DID NOT WANT TO CHANGE ANYWAY AS IT WAS IN AUTOMATIC NOT MANUAL. WHICH I DO NOT USE. AFTER THE MESSAGE THE CAR LOSES POWER AND I HAVE TO STOP TO PUT THE CAR IN "PARK" TO RESTART THE CAR TO CONTINUE ON MY JOURNEY, SOMETIMES I HAVE NO ISSUES. I HAVE REPORTED ISSUES PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE CAR LOSING POWER WHICH WERE CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED AFTER A RECALL FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES. THIS CAR IS CURRENTLY UNSTABLE, UNPREDICTABLE, UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS....
#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.
#11340845 |
CAR WONT START, APPEARS TO BE IN PARK BUT ITS NOT. IT ROLLS AND WONT ENGAGE THE PARKING BREAK. ALL LIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL COMES ON BUT WONT START. ROLLS WHEN PUSHING ON THE BREAKS. WONT STOP.
#11321585 | Crash
DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING FRONT COLLISION WARNING AND THE NOT WORKING SENSORS
#11319531 |
THE SHIFTER IS NOT INTUITIVE AND PROVIDES POOR TACTILE AND VISUAL FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR UNINTENDED GEAR SELECTION.ALSO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE REQUESTED ME TO PARK, AND WHEN RETURNED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON.
#11319532 |
THE SHIFTER IS NOT INTUITIVE AND PROVIDES POOR TACTILE AND VISUAL FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR UNINTENDED GEAR SELECTION.ALSO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE REQUESTED ME TO PARK, AND WHEN RETURNED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON.
#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...
#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
#11301969 |
SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON AND GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ARE ALL RED,P,R,N,D
#11302144 |
VEHICLE DOES NOT GO WHILE ON INCLINE AT A STOP, REVS TO 3K RPM THEN WILL SPIN OUT TIRES. DELAYED START AT STOP LIGHTS AND SPEED UPS. HAD RECALL DONE SOFTWARE UPGRADE TWICE, DRIVES FINE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN BACK TO IT. HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC HAVE TO LET OFF GAS AND ACCEL AGAIN AND PRAY IT GOES...
#11287170 |
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY CAR WILL SHIFT ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND STALL OUT AND THEN IT WILL SHUT OFF WHEN I AM TRAVELING 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THEN WHEN I HAVE TO TURN IT BACK ON I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY THEN SHIFT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND LET IT COAST A LITTLE SO THAT WAY IT WILL TURN OVER. IT HAS DONE THIS 6 TIMES NOW AND THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT BROKE DOWN AND IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THE LAST THREE TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MPH. WHEN IT HAPPENED ABOUT THE THIRD TIME A DIFFERENT LIGHT CAME ON SAYING MY THROTTLE PEDDLE WAS GOING BAD AND THAT THE IGNITION WAS GOING BAD AS WELL. I TOOK IT TO GO GET THE CODES READ BUT EVERY WHERE I TOOK THEY WERE SAYING THEY COULD NOT HELP...
#11271475 |
MY CAR STARTS TO STALL, SLOW DOWN THEN JERKS AND DOESN'T MOVE AFTERWARDS. THEN A MESSAGE COMES UP SAYING 'SHIFT TO P, THEN DESIRED GEAR' AND I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF ABOUT 4 TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. THIS IS WHILE I WAS DRIVING HEADING TO WORK, WHILE AT A GREEN LIGHT.
#11244903 |
VEH IN MOTION, SERVICE SHIFTER, THIS STARTED AFTER THEY FIXED THE RECALL FROM THE REPROGRAM TRANSMISSION CONTROL.
#11244742 |
I STARTED MY CAR EARLY IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND AFTER A COUPLE OF FEET OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. BATTERY IS SUFFICIENTLY CHARGED. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, DROVE A COUPLE MORE BLOCKS AND IT DID IT AGAIN, THEN AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY.
#11240177 |
STARTING AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AND STATE TO 'SHIFT GEAR INTO PARK' THE GEAR SHIFT LIGHTS ON ALL LETTERS LIGHT UP RED AND THE CAR TAKES ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO START BACK UP. TODAY IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A ROW WHILE IN THE CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER AND IT HAS ME PETRIFIED. WE WENT UP THE HILL BY OUR HOME AND IT HAPPENS AND THE CAR STARTED GOING BACKWARDS.
#11218499 |
ALMOST DIED LAST WEEK!! WE PURCHASED THE JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK NEW IN 2014 WITH THE FULL INTENT OF TOWING IT 4 WHEELS DOWN BEHIND OUR MOTOR HOME. THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR TOWING IS VERY CLEAR AND WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS AS PROVIDED AND AS INSTRUCTED BY THE JEEP DEALERSHIP. LAST THURSDAY NIGHT (MAY 30TH 2019) ON HWY 24 IN KENTUCKY WE HIT A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD AND THE JEEP WENT INTO A DEATH WOBBLE THAT BROUGHT THE ENTIRE RV COACH FROM 65 MPH TO A DEAD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY IN THE DARK OF NIGHT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC!!! BY GOD'S GRACE ONLY ARE WE NOT DEAD!! NO DRIVER EXPECTS AN RV TO BE PARKED ON THE HIGHWAY (EMERGENCY FLASHERS OR NOT). WE HAVE BEEN SCARED BEFORE WITH THIS AT A LOWER SPEED OF 30 TO 40 MPH, BUT NEVER AT FULL HIGHWAY SPEED! WE...
#11193904 |
AROUND 4:30 PM, AFTER JUST A FEW SECONDS OF LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, A MESSAGE CAME ON THAT STATED I NEEDED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE I COULD SHIFT GEARS AND THEN MY BATTERY LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK & THEN SHUT IT OFF. RESTARTED IT, BUT STRUGGLED TO START.. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART A THIRD TIME BUT WAS DEAD. TURNED THE KEY TO RUN TO SEE WHAT LIGHTS STAYED ON THE DASHBOARD THE BATTERY WAS STILL ON WHILE THE ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARED. AFTER WAITING ABOUT A HALF HOUR, MY FATHER IN LAW WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME A JUMP. CAR STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE GET THE BATTERY REPLACED. HOWEVER I READ LAST NIGHT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, WITH THE BATTERY NOT BEING THE ISSUE SO MY HUSBAND WILL BE GETTING THE PREVIOUS BATTERY WE HAD, TESTED THIS WEEKEND.
#11190404 |
THE CAR HAS JERKED SINCE I BOUGHT IT TWO YEARS AGO AND FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS NOW IT HAS BEEN PRESENTING A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE CAR STARTS TO FLASH WITH 'SERVICE TRANSMISSION ' AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON - AFTER THAT THE CAR STARTS TO GET STIFF AND AS SOON AS I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR TURNS OFF THE CAR TURNED OFF THIS HAPPEND TWICE AND I TOOK IT INTO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME ON ME AT STOP LIGHTS BOTH TIMES - I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON AFTER ABOUT 5 MINS AND CONTINUE DRIVING THAT IT WAS NOT A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND FIXED THE RECALLS AND I WAS ON MY WAY - THEN THE CAR STARTED TO DO THIS AGAIN IT STOPPED ON MY THREE TIMES IN ONE WEEK ALONE SAYING SERVICE TRANSMISSION.
#11184759 |
MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. WANT ACCELERATE, HARD GEAR SHIFT, LOW VOLTAGE LIGHT. TURNS CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING.
#11175818 |
CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MOVING WHEN ENGINE IS COLD THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE TURNING AND AGAIN WHEN NOT TURNING, ON CITY STREETS. 4 HEADLIGHTS BLEW WITHIN 7 DAYS WHILE BOTH MOVING AND WHILE STATIONARY. HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD AND 3RD AND 4TH GEARS WHILE MOVING ON HIGHWAY AND CITY STREETS.
#11154151 |
BROUGHT VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS ON SEVERAL OCASSIONS WITH COMPLAINTS OF VEHICLE JUMPING INTO GEAR. RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING AND COULD NOT PUT INTO GEAR. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING OIL. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE OIL COOLER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT IS NOISY AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AND THAT THE AIR TEMPERATURE AMBIENT SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I GAVE THE GO AHEAD TO REPLACE THE OIL COOLER AND AIR TEMPERATURE AMBIENT SENSOR. TOLD THEM TO HOLD OFF ON REPLACING THE DRIVE SHAFT AS THE REPAIR ALONE FOR THE OIL COOLER AND SENSOR WAS GOING TO BE APPROXIMATELY $1,300. I THEN RECEIVED A CALL BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY CHANGED THE OIL COOLER AND UPON TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE IT DIDN'T WANT TO START....
#11150714 |
WHEN I'M DRIVING MY CAR WILL JUST STALL WITHOUT WARNING UNTIL THE CAR BECOMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 4 TIMES BEGINNING 10-27-18 AND THE LAST TIME WAS 11-08-18 AND I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIPS DESIGNATED SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT THAT COULD BE FIXED. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THEY HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR JEEP-CHEROKEE STALLING ON THE FREEWAYS AND IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE STALL ON ME WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREETS AND I WOULD ONLY GET A FEW FEET FROM HOME AND ONE OF THOSE TIMES THE BATTERY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND ANOTHER TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON FOR DRIVING ON ON HILL OR SOMETHING IN THAT EFFECT.
#11129635 |
SHIFT PARK BRAKE THEN SERVICE TRANSMISSION. IT CAME ON WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUES TILL THIS DAY. WHEN I BRING IT IN THEY SAY IT'S A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING. IT'S GETTING WORSE AND WORSE BY THE DAY AND I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE JEEP BECAUSE I HEARD THEY WERE GOOD LONG TERM VEHICLES. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR FOUR YEARS AND I KNOW I WILL NOT LET MY SON DRIVE IT!
#11113349 |
VEHICLE DIED ON MAIN ROAD JUST OVER 30000 MILES SAID IT WAS THE UCONNECT . TURNS OUT AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF OF THEM HAVING IT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. RUFF SHIFTS OVER ACCELERATES. SUSPENSION RIGHT AFTER THAT. DIED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 55!!! SEMI TRUCK ALMOST KILLED MY FAMILY. TOOK DEALERSHIP OVER A WEEK TO EVEN LOOK AT IT SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. DIED AGAIN 4WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. SAID IT WAS A MODULE. NOW THEY SAY ITS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND ITS ON BACK ORDER AND CAN TAKE UP TO 2 WEEKS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE. TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY GOES OUT. AFRAID MY FAMILY WILL GET HURT
#11099225 |
WE EXPERIENCED A WOBBLE VERY SEVERE WHILE TOWING BEHIND OUR RV. IT WAS VERY UNSAFE BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO US OR SOMEONE ELSE NOT TO MENTION THE CAR, RV OR TOWING EQUIPMENT. WE ARE TOLD WE NEED A JUMPER WIRING HARNESS THAT COST $400.00. IS THIS COVERED?
#11089751 |
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON FOR CODE B104E AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED OUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG WITH IT. THIS CODE HAS BEEN THROWN 4 TIMES IN A YEAR AND EVERY TIME THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIND AN ISSUE.
#11076126 |
THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER, NO LONGER WORKS. IT BASICALLY FIRST JUST FELL DOWN OVER THE TAIL LIGHT AND WHEN TURNED ON, IT WOULD ONLY COVER PART OF THE WINDOW. LATER IT WOULD DROP FURTHER DOWN. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU COULD MANUALLY MOVE IT. BUT IT NO LONGER WORKS WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN IT ON NORMALLY. ALSO THE INTERMITTENT WIPER SETTINGS FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD , HAVE NOT WORKED AT ALL.
#11063311 |
TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM AGAIN THE OUTER MODULE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM WORKED WELL NOW IT'S STARTING TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN ! NOTE DEALERSHIP HAS ALL DOCUMENTATION ALSO THERE WAS FORMER COMPLAINTS FILE WITH CHYSLER ON THIS SITUATION BEFORE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
#11042960 |
ON MANY OCCASIONS THE "DEATH WOBBLE", THE FRONT WHEELS OF MY 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE WOULD BEGIN VIOLENTLY OSCILLATING WHILE I TOWED THE JEEP BEHIND MY MOTORHOME. THIS WOBBLE WOULD OCCUR AT ANY SPEED AND USUALLY IN CONSTRUCTION ZONES OR ON A BIG BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY. JEEP FINALLY PROVIDED A "FIX" FOR THE PROBLEM BY REQUIRING A WIRING HARNESS TO BE INSTALLED. I PAID TO HAVE IT INSTALLED IN A VEHICLE THAT WAS SOLD AS FOUR WHEELS DOWN WITH NO MODIFICATIONS AND THAT HAS STOPPED THE WOBBLE PROBLEM. THE ORIGINAL MANUAL ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS FLAT TOWABLE. THERE WAS AN ADDENDUM TO THE MANUAL, BUT THAT WAS 2 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND MANY MILES BEHIND MY MOTORHOME.
#11033941 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS INADVERTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WEINER AUTOMOTIVE (1151 US HWY 220, MOOREFIELD, WV 26836 (304) 530-9000), BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENDING A MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.
#11030848 |
BOUGHT THIS CAR 12/1/16 AND PURCHASED BEST OPTIONED WARRANTY. CAR IS STALLING AND LOCKING UP STEERING. 5X IN LAST 3 DAYS. MIL LIGHT, ETC LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF AND ON, CAR WILL DRIVE FINE OTHER THAN TRANSMISSION IS JERKY. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A DEAD SPOT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I PUT PREMIUM GAS IN THIS CAR. THERE IS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER LANGUAGE BETWEEN FUEL INTAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING GEARS. BRINGING IT TO NAPLES DODGE TMRW FOR SERVICE AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE UNDER WARRANTY.
#11025488 |
CAR CUTS OFF GOING ABOUT 40MPH. STEERING LOCKED UP. WHILE I WAS ON HIGHWAY. PROBLEM OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. UNSAFE VEHICLE PURCHASED TOP WARRANTY AND I'M STILL BEING CHARGED FOR REPAIR. PURCHASED THE CAR USED HAS 40,000 MILES. AND I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 3 MONTHS YET! CAR STARED BACK UP AND WOULDN'T LET ME GO OVER 20MPH.
#11024917 |
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR THE TRANSMISSION MADE A HORRIBLE SOUND AND JUST WENT BEZERK. ALL I COULD DO IS PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND COAST TO THE SIDE. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR NOT EVEN PARK. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES TRYING JUST TO GET OVER. HE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE WERE TOLD IT WAS FIXED ON OUR WAY HOME IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I AM LITERALLY TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN.
#11011873 |
WHEN FLAT TOWING OUR 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH ACTIVE DRIVE II ON A ROUGH ROAD AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CAR VIBRATED SO BADLY IT SHOOK OUR 30,000 LB MOTORHOME SO BADLY THAT WE HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP THE RIG AND THEN RESUME MOVEMENT. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED WE WERE ON HWY 116 NEAR PETALUMA, CA AND WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE ROADWAY HAD NO VERGE. IT WAS ONLY BY LUCK THAT WE DID NOT WRECK OR CAUSE A WRECK. OWNER FORUMS INDICATE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER JEEP CHEROKEE OWNERS. WHY DOESN'T CHRYSLER MOTORS HAVE TO FIX THIS? WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE SAM GENERAL AREA BUT THERE WAS NO SAFE PLACE FOR US TO PULL OVER AND DISCONNECT THE JEEP. PLEASE HELP US.
#11011295 |
ON JULY 16, 2017 WE DOWNLOADED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. WE FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS ON THE SCREEN SO THE CAR WAS PARKED AND DID NOT MOVE DURING THE PROCESS AFTER IT WAS COMPLETE WE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH THE CAR SUCH AS NO BACK UP CAMERA, FLASHING LIGHTS ON THE DASH SCREEN I.E. THE ODOMETER SOMETIMES IT WILL FLASH THAT 911 CALL ASSISTANCE NEEDS MAINTENANCE AND IS NOT FUNCTIONING SINCE THE UPDATE WAS TWO WEEKS AGO THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN AND THESE ISSUES ARE STILL A PROBLEM
#11004692 |
I HAVE A 2014 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE THAT IS A LEMON. IT JERKS REALLY HARD WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOP, IT LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE STEERING GETS REALLY TIGHT AND YOU CAN BARELY TURN THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING, IF YOU DONT WAIT FOR THE CAR TO JERK TWICE WHEN YOU PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WILL GO BACKWARDS IN REVERSE WHILE IN DRIVE, THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROLL CONSTANTLY RESET DO TO POWER FAILURE, SOMETIMES IT DONT WANT TO START, THE CHECK ENINE LIGHT DID'NT EVEN COME ON UNTIL A WEEK AFTER THE PROBLEMS STARTED, IT THROWS WARNING LIGHTS LIKE LOW TIRE PRESSURE OR TRACTION CONTROLL WHEN NOTHING IS WRONG, AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $800 (THAT I CAN NOT AFFORD) JUST TO SEE WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO TRY AND FIX IT. THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHATS WRONG OR IF...
#11000194 |
TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND TRACTION CONTROL. LURCHES FORWARD, SHAKES WHEN TAKING OFF, HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF (SOMETIMES 10 SECONDS OR MORE) THEN KICKS INTO GEAR REALLY HARD. TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND HAVE REDUCED POWER, RPMS ARE VERY HIGH BUT THE CAR JUST DOESN'T WANT TO GO. SOMETIMES WILL TELL ME TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN SHIFT TO DESIRED GEAR. THE TRANS WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. IT LEFT ME STRANDED ALONE ON A MAJOR ROAD LATE AT NIGHT. WHEN IT ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT HAS SPENT OVER A MONTH AT ONE DEALERSHIP. BEEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE TRANS AND THEY DO AN UPDATE AND SAY ITS ALL GOOD. THIS CAR HAS PUT ME IN QUITE A FEW NEAR MISSES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE POWER YOU NEED. THE TIMES I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE...
#10994071 |
JEEP RECALL AS I WAS EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY, I SUDDENLY NOTICED A DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PETAL TO ACCELERATE A BIT IN ORDER TO GET TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE. WHEN I RELEASED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT HAD SHUT DOWN AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE HE VEHICLE HAD ALL SHUT DOWN AS WELL. THE CAR WAS STILL ROLLING BUT IT WAS NO LONGER TURNED ON. I QUICKLY TRIED TO TURN THE KEY TO TRY TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GIVE IT GO AHEAD, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS SOMEWHAT OUT OF THE TRAFFICS WAY. SINCE THE , THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN, DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES I AM NOT TOO SURE ABOUT. UNKNOWN. JUST TWO DAYS AGO, I HAD THE...
#10985105 |
TRANSMISSION FAILS CONSTANTLY, WHILE DRIVING! VERY DANGEROUS AND JEEP DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. MY JEEP HAS ONLY 31,600 MILES!
#10957232 |
TOW THE JEEP BEHIND MOTORHOME AND WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH THE JEEP STARTED TO SHAKE OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING THE ENTIRE MOTORHOME TO SWAY SIDE TO SIDE. HAD TO COMPLETELY COME TO FULL STOP TO CORRECT, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES. CONTACTED JEEP AND FILED COMPLAINT FOR FIX WHICH THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH COST. HAVE A CASE NUMBER ON FILE.
#10925251 |
REFERENCE TO RECALL NOTICE S55/NHTSA 16V-529: TRANSAXLE WIRE HARNESS; IT HAS BEEN THREE -TO- FOUR MONTHS SINCE I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL CONCERNS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
#10924067 |
THE CAR EXPERIENCES JERKY SHIFTS, IS VERY INCONSISTENT WHEN IT DOES SHIFT, AND HAS A LAG IN ACCELERATION. IT DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE I CAN'T PREPARE FOR WHEN IT WILL SHIFT. IF I AM STOPPING AT A LIGHT, IT OFTEN TIMES WILL LUNGE FORWARD - WHICH IS DANGEROUS IF THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING OR SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME. IF I AM AT A STOP LIGHT, AND ACCELERATING, THE SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD IS EXTREMELY SLOW, AND THEN HAS A HARD LUNGE FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLVE FOR IT, AND JEEP WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THERE'S A PROBLEM. THE VALUE OF THE CAR HAS ALSO DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY SO I CAN'T GET RID OF IT, WITHOUT BEING UPSIDE DOWN ON WHAT I OWE.
#10919227 |
THE JEEP STALLS WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE LURCHES/JERKS FORWARD AROUND 8 MILES PER HOUR AND 30 MILES PER HOUR.
#10915115 |
TRANSMISSION SKIPS GEARS AND SOMETIMES IS EXTREMELY SLOW TO START GETTING THE CAR GOING (ACCELERATION) (EVERY ROAD INCLUDING WHEN YOU ARE STATIONARY. THE BODY OF THE CAR CONTINUOUSLY SHAKES IF YOU ARE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH ROAD (LIKE YOU CAN HEAR THE BODY OF THE CAR <SHELL OF THE CAR> (HIGHWAY, CITY, STRAIGHT AND TURNING) WHEN BACKING UP, THE CAR WILL BREAK IMMEDIATLEY IF THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WAY CAUSING A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. (BACKING UP, OR DRIVING IN THE CITY IT WILL BREAK AND I CAN'T OVERRIDE THE SYSTEM MAKING IT VERY EASY FOR SOMEONE TO REAR END YOU) THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND RECALLED.
#10914947 |
VEHICAL HAS LOST POWER 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST CAUSEING A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICAL BEHIND ME. VEHICAL WAS DIAGNOSED BY PRIVATE MECHANIC DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE ANY AVAILABLE APPOINTMENTS AND PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME TO CORRECT THE RECALL. THIS VEHICAL IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED TO JEEP BUT THEY CANNOT HELP TILL IT IS DIAGNOSED WITH A CERTIFIED JEEP MECHANIC

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