2015 JEEP CHEROKEE Steering Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TOWED BY A MOTOR HOME, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOBBLED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.....UPDATED 10-13-15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE ALIGNMENT CHANGE THAT MAY HAVE CORRECTED THE FAILURE. UPDATED 12/15/2015 *JS

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A THURSDAY MORNING, THE SAME ROUTE I ALWAYS TAKE, I AM VERY FIMILAIR WITH THE RAOD AND TRAFFIC IN THIS AREA BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS STRAIGHT. WELL ON MY WAY, I GOT INTO A ACCIDENT, MY NEW JEEP HAS BEEN INTO THE SHOP A FEW TIMES FOR A RECALL, I HAVE ONLY HAD THE JEEP FOR 7 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TO BRING IT IN 2 TIMES AND NOW A 3RD FOR AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT ISSUE. ANYWAY, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND MY JEEP DOES THIS THING WHERE IT FEELS LIKE IT SHUTS OFF WHEN I AM STOPPED AND TURNS BACK ON WHEN I BEGIN TO MOVE, I NOTICED IT WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE JEEP WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE...

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR NOTIFIED ME THAT MY 4WD WAS TEMPORARY SUSPENDED AND AFTER SOMETIME IT SHOWED SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WAS STUCK, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR BUT I MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR IN A REMOTE PLACE. AFTER I TRIED TO RESTART THE JEEP I COULD NOT RESTART IT AND THERE WAS NOT CRANKING NOISE AND I GOT 3 MESSAGES ON MY DASH. "SERVICE TRANSMISSION" "SERVICE PARK BRAKE" AND SVC 4WD. I HAVE HAD THE JEEP FOR LESS THAN A MONTH. IT JUST HAD 939 MILES ON IT.

MY CAR HAS A WOBBLE BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AFTER A STOP. IT STARTED SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY AND IT WENT AWAY AT EXACTLY 1200 MILES AND IS BACK SINCE I HIT 1800 MILES. I CAN REPLICATE IT AFTER EVERY STOP .. IF YOU DRIVE SLOWLY AFTER A STOP. IF YOU HIT THE GAS PADDLE IT GOES TOO QUICK THRU THE GEARS AND YOU WON'T NOTICE IT BUT I CAN'T DO A RACE AFTER EVERY STOP AND WASTE GAS. IF YOU NORMAL START DRIVING AFTER A STOP YOU FEEL THE WOBBLE FROM LEFT TO THE RIGHT.

1 DAY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (JEEP CHEROKEE TRAILHAWK) WHILE TURNING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL ENGINE AND STEERING AND WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE WARNING, AND LOSS OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE WARNINGS ALL CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE AND HIGHLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. CHRYSLER/JEEP HAS ADVISED THEY DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND HAVE OFFERED SEVERAL FIXES, BUT THEY CAN NOT GUARANTEE ANY OF THEM WILL FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

MY VEHICLE INSTANTANEOUSLY PICKED UP SPEED WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP; MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. A QUICK JERKING MOTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL HAPPENED QUICKLY WITH THE ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSED ME TO PRESS MUCH HARDER ON MY BRAKES TO STOP MY VEHICLE FROM HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND VERY SCARY PROBLEM AND I AM GRATEFUL TO NOT HAVE CAUSED HARM TO ANYONE. MY GAS CONSUMPTION VARIES BECAUSE OF THE REQUIRED PEDAL PRESSURE SOMETIMES NEEDED TO ACCELERATE SINCE THE GEARS SEEM NOT TO SWITCH OVER AS THEY SHOULD. ALSO, MY RADIO HAS BEEN BLACKING OUT, TURNING OFF AND ON, AND FAILING TO WORK AT ALL. HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TOMORROW FOR WHAT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME AS A NEEDED "SOFTWARE UPDATE." THIS IS A NEW TRUCK. MY JEEP HAS NOT YET MADE IT TO THE REQUIRED...

POWER STEERING WENT OUT DURING A TURN AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS WHAT I'M BEING TOLD FROM MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I'M WAITING FOR VEHICLE TO BE FIXED BUT AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW. I ONLY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I FEAR I MAY HAVE A CRASH AND IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE NO TRUST IN DRIVING THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 175 MILES ON IT. *TR