2017 JEEP CHEROKEE Suspension Problems

15 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspension Issues in the 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE

15 suspension complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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1
Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

All Suspension Complaints

#11674593 |
The contact owns a 2017 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that when the vehicle accelerated, the vehicle was shaking erratically. The vehicle was taken to two independent mechanics where the vehicle was diagnosed with a failed rear differential. The contact was informed that the rear differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact was informed that the failure was due to a failed PTU. The vehicle was then taken to two Chevrolet dealers where the failure was diagnosed as a failed rear differential. The contact was informed that the rear differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V011000 (Power Train); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet...
#11669470 |
I BOUGHT MY CAR IN 2020, IN THAT SAME YEAR I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE "SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHT KEPT COMING UP. IT WOULD COME UP IN MOMENTS WHERE I WOULD BRAKE OR GAS AND THE CAR SKIPPED BEFORE COMPLETING THE TASK. I ENDED SPENDING $600 FOR THE 'REPAIRMENTS" FOR IT TO NOT GET FIXED. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FINE. ITS 2025 NOW AND IM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH IT AND IT ONLY GOT WORSE. ITS MORE OF A ROUGHER SKIP WHILE BRAKING AND GASING, IT ALSO DOES IT UNEXPECTEDLY AND I GET WORRY THAT IT MIGHT CAUSED A CRASHED AT SOME POINT. IT HAS ALSO AFFECTED THE INITAL ACCELERATION OF THE CAR BECAUSE I HAVE TO PUSH THE GAS ALL THE WAY FOR IT TO GAIN MOMENTUM
#11669491 |
I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SERVICE SHIFTER THAT I BEEN HAVING SINCE 2020 RIGHT AFTER I FINANCE THE CAR WITH DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND IT HASNT BEEN RESOLVED EVEN AFTER TAKING IT BACK FOR REPAIRING. RECENTLY ON 6/24/2025 MY CAR STOPPED ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE SERVICE SHIFTER CAME ON AND ALSO ELECTRICAL THROTTLE SERVICE CONTROL. MY CAR STARTED TREMBLING AND IT WOULD TURN ON BUT I COULDNT DRIVE IT. THE EXPRESSWAY ROAD ASSISTANCE WAS ABLE TO PUSH ME OUT THE EXPRESSWAY AND IN THE PROCESS MY CAR STARTED TO RUN BUT SHAKY STILL AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK HOME.
#11582840 |
My Jeep Cherokee(vin [XXX] ) was being flat towed behind a class a motorhome. On 4 separate occasions the front wheels of the jeep started bucking right to left and back to opposite side causing the whole motorhome to violently vibrate. 1) The first time it happened was at about 15 mph while turning left onto a connecting road. It started vibrating so I pulled to side of street and stopped. After getting out and discovering nothing of note I started off and the wobble was gone. 2) Second time was while driving at around 50 mph. There was a bump and grade change in the road and the wobble started. Much more violent than the first. I had to stop while in the traffic lane, with no place to pull over. This time I could see the wobble in the rear camera of the motorhome. Jeep was violently bucking...
#11533162 |
I brought car in for oil change and was told the R front axle was leaking. Brought it to dealer for repair and told Both that both front and rear axles needed to be replaced along with PTU. Was informed that the that was ordered was cancelled b/c 800 people across the country were looking for the same part. There were no safety warnings. I was told very unsafe to drive b/c front axle came out of PTU.
#11495788 |
The vehicle began making a crunching/grinding sound, and lost some traction/control. It then only would go very slowly even though I was pressing the accelerator, and then the RPM meter was revving up and down even after I took my foot completely off the pedal. After turning it off on the side of the road for about 15 minutes, we were able to drive it home with no further issues. The following week when I went to have it inspected (the first time I drove it since), it made it less than 10 miles before it did the same thing and was unable to be moved this time. We towed it in to have it inspected at a jeep dealership and they confirmed it is a PTU/Transmission issue. I have a video of the second incident if needed.
#11454847 |
The front struts and links have had to be replaced at 41,000 miles on a vehicle purported to have upgraded off-road build.
#11402805 |
EVERY TIME YOU HIT A BUMP YOU HEAR A RATTLE OR A LOUD CLUMP NOISE ! IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS FALLING APART OR LOSE : STRUTS HAVE TO BE CHANGED A LOT ON THIS VEHICLE ! NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT STRUTS BEING BAD !
#11400360 |
SO I GOT MY CAR IN APRIL 7, 2020. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP FOR THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS. TO MY ENGINE STALLING OUT TO MY CAR NOT. SHIFT THAT RIGHT WAY. A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN JANUARY 2021. MY ELECTRIC STUFF IN THE CAR GOES IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME. SO IT M MESS UP THE COMPUTERS THIS CAR HAS NOW HAD 4 NEW COMPUTERS PUT IN THE CAR AND I'M STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. AND IT DOES THIS ANYWHERE ON HIGHWAY CITY STREET.
#11387813 |
AFTER SERVICE SHIFTER RECALL WAS FIXED IT STILL CONTINUES TO COME ON, MY SHOCKS ARE LEAKING, POOFS OF SMOKE COME OUT OF MY VENTS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON, MY HEATER AND AIR ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES, AND I HAVE REPLACED MY BATTERY 4 TIMES. I ONLYII
#11351460 |
REFERING TO COMPLAINT # 11351451. THE ENTIRE COMPLAINT DID NOT TRANSMIT. THE SERVICE TECH GAVE ME A COPY OF THE STAR ONLINE PUBLICATION CASE # S1823000010 THE RELEASE DATE 03-09-2018. THE PUBLICATIONS STATES THAT I NEED A KL FLAT TOW KIT P/N68321424AA THIS KIT ALLOWS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING TO ACTIVE AND SEPARATE FROM THE OTHER SYSTEMS DURING FLAT TOW. I BOUGHT MY JEEP IN FEBRUARY 2017. THE STAR ONLINE PUBLICATIONS IS DATED ONE YEAR AND ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT MY JEEP. THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON MY JEEP AND I AM WONDERING WHY ? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WERE FILED WITH JEEP ABOUT THIS INCIDENT? THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IF I HAD BEEN ON A BRIDGE WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC BEHIND ME HOW WOULD I BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND DIS-CONNECT THE JEEP AND DRIVE OFF THE BRIDGE SAFELY? IF I HAD BEEN TOWING...
#11351451 |
WHILE FLAT TOWING MY JEEP BEHIND MY MOTOR HOME FROM ANTIOCH,TO CRESCENT CITY CA ON JULY 1, 2020, I WAS THIRTY FIVE MILES FROM ANTIOCH, WHEN MY JEEP STARTED SWAYING SEVERELY LEFT AND RIGHT AND BOUNCING.I THOUGHT THAT I HAD TWO BLOWOUTS ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE MOTOR HOME. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO TWO MILES PER HOUR UNTIL I COULD PULL OFF THE HIWAY. I HAD TO DIS-CONNECT MY JEEP FROM THE MOTOR HOME AND PUT IT IN DRIVE MODE. WHEN I DID THIS MY LIGHT ON THE DASH SAID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED THE JEEP DEALERSHIP IN PETALUMA AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN T THEY SAID THE BRAIN IN THE COMPUTER WENT DEAD AND THEY HAD TO RE PROGRAM IT. I THEN HAD MY WIFE DRIVE THE JEEP AND FOLLOW ME BEHIND THE MOTOR HOME 315 MILES TO CRESCENT CITY CA. IT...
#11329262 |
DEFECTIVE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT STRUT BEGAN KNOCKING ON UNPAVED ROADS AT 14,000 MILES ON 1 YEAR OLD JEEP CHEROKEE. DEALER VERIFIED DEFECTIVE STRUT AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 31,000 MILES PASSENGER SIDE FRONT STRUT HAS SEVERE KNOCKING EVEN ON SMALL BUMPS IN ROAD AND VEHICLE FRONT END SHUDDERS UPON BRAKING. APPARENTLY, THIS OTHER SIDE STRUT IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. WORKING WITH JEEP TO VERIFY DEFECTIVE STRUT AND HAVE REPLACED. UPON RESEARCH, HAVE SEEN OWNER COMMENTS ABOUT MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN FRONT STRUTS OF SEVERAL JEEP VEHICLES. *TR
#11309091 |
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE MY PURCHASE DATE ISSUES WITH THE SUNROOF WHICH HAS CONTINUED TO PERSIST, AS WELL AS A STRUT, HUB, STRUT ASSEMBLY, ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE AND ALSO NOW THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT IN THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS ARISING AND NOW I HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SERVICE ALL BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHTS ON AND LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON AND ALSO A 4WD SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE LIGHT ON AFTER TAKING IT IN TO GET FIXED AND THE DEALERSHIP FIXES ONE PROBLEM AND MORE KEEP ARISING! THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THEN WHEN I TURNED IT BACK IN THAT'S WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE AND THEN THE SUNROOF AND POPPING SOUNDS WERE HAPPENING WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE IS WHEN I AM DRIVING IT IS SHIFTING WAY TO OFTEN AND SHIFTING VERY WONKY. THEN ALSO WHEN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR IT DOESN'T...
#11208220 | Crash
2017 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH ONLY 37000 MILES THE INTIRE FRONT END FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. WHEEL, INTIRE HUB ASSEMBLY, AXLE, AND STRUT. WHILE THANKFULLY TRAVELING LOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY

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