The jeep stalls while in motion. The vehicle lurches/jerks forward around 8 miles per hour and 30 miles per hour.
2014 Jeep Cherokee transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle jerked, stalled, and the transmission warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road. The vehicle was able to be restarted after the first attempt, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v529000 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact mentioned that this was the fourth time that the failure occurred. The failure mileage was approximately 13,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v529000 (power train). The part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 01/11/2017*ct updated 7/5/18
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v529000 (power train); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 01/11/2017*ct consumer stated occupant restraint control module software problem. Resolved by dealer on november 2016. 6/27/18
Takata recall car bucking when shifting into gear. Also there was a knocking noise when driving at different speeds and when turning the wheel or going over bumps. It got so bad that it sounded like my tire was going to fall off or the underneath of my car. Also my car was shaking when it would hit a bump. There was also a whining noise that would occur when I turned my wheel either way. This problem has been occurring for almost two years now, everytime I brought it back to the dealer they stated that my "car was fine" was not until I brought it to another mechanic that they told me it was my front passenger wheel ball joint. This would occur while the car was on the highway or side roads, as long as the car was in motion. Also my car would have problems when shifting. The car bucked on my on the highway when I was going 65 the car lights started flashing and I got warning lights stating to put car into desired gear, check oil and transmission. I pulled into the break down lane and put the car in park. Turned the car on and off & the same thing happened.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. While driving low speeds, the contact experienced transmission issues without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 2,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
3 transmission incidents when I have filled up with gas. After leaving the station the car has shifted into neutral and will not drive. The engine has sputtered and shut off. There are transmission warnings "service transmission to shift vehicle must be stopped" on my display. Also my malfunction indicator light, electronic throttle control and avoidance disabled are illuminated. When car is re-started there is a sudden almost violent jerking forward motion or engine ideals slowly and can stall out. This will be my third service call on for my transmission and I am feeling like I have a serious problem that could cause an accident, putting me and my family in harms way.
I had been driving my vehicle all night when all of the sudden out of no where the transmission service came onto my screen on the dash and my jeep lost power and the brakes locked up and said that I need to service the brakes and the transmission. At the time this happened I was just starting to come to a complete stop at the light. This is really dangerous and needs to be reported that the transmission has failed or is not working correctly in this jeep. What is someone gets killed?
Service transmission came on while in motion. The vehicle came to a complete while in motion.11
Chryslter recall 3 s55 recall repair is taking too long to complete! I'm a heart patient and my wife has parkinson's and we have to trave over a mountain pass to see doctors. We feel unsafe in this car. We can not r]trade due to the length of the recall!
While driving straight on a two-lane highway, the transmission shifted itself into neutral and all forward power was gone. The gearshift lever could be moved, but would not put the car back into any gear. We turned on emergency flashers, put the gearshift in park, shut off the car. We re-started the car after a short period, and it then went back into gear. Fortunately, there was no one behind us when this happened. Had there been, it could easily have caused an accident. If it happened on an expressway, this could cause a fatal crash! We relayed this to a jeep dealer in mesa, az. It is assumed to be related to your safety recall 16v‑529. There are others talking about this on line. Please, get the manufacturer moving to fix this problem before someone gets hurt or killed.
Same or similar problem with 2014 jeep cherokee transmission: after car was bought new had a couple of situations where jeep's dashboard display would all of a sudden while driving error(service transmission,must put car in park and restart)vehicle would be in limp mode had to coast to side of road and restart car,would bang while going into and out of gears... Dealer changed the TCM(transmission control module 5/16) but gave me no paperwork stating such,just verbal.. Same error again on 6/11/16, again on 7/29/16 and again on 10/19/16...error on display,car goes in limp mode,have to coast and restart...although,after a few engine shut off and restarts service error disappears...seems to happen mostly at speeds less than 55mph..will have to continue to pursue with dealer.....
Since I bought this jeep new in 2014 its been unable to predictably go from stop to start. This is a major safety concern in stop and go traffic (which is daily where I live). I've had all the transmission flashes and each one seems to work for a week or two before this behavior returns. There's also a grinding/clanking noise when going from reverse to forward - the same noise can sometimes be heard when going over a speed bump.
Transmission electronically shifted from drive to manual, while in traffic, three times so far. Service transmission, service emergency brake, traction control off, and mil illuminated(code p0887 stored). Software updates preformed in july. Transmission shifts erratically at low speeds since updates and problem back in october of 2016, with a rear end collision barely averted.
My 2014 jeep cherokee lost forward gears without warning. I was stopped and tried to pull out on a busy intersection. I lost all forward power limped forward 10 feet and stopped. Route 51 in jefferson borough is a major 4 lane and this could have caused a major accident. I had to reverse to safety. There is a known recall that jeep is refusing to fix. They are putting peoples lives in danger with a sub standard transmission. I want jeep to be held accountable for the entire transmission system and not just the parts they deem in their internal selection. If it supports a transmission they should stand behind their product and build it correctly. Safety should be a concern and obviously it isn't. My jeep is less than 2 years old, I've complained multiple times about hard shifting to the dealer and all they did was adjust the shift points. Now my life is in danger because of their safety issue. Jeep needs to fix this known issue in all jeeps and not just a select few. Pleasant hills jeep should be revoked as a 5 star dealer and jeep should be forced to stop production of this substandard transmission.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v52900 (power train); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
My transmission has been jerking during gear shift since I bought the car. On the expressway traveling 75 MPH in a high traffic area when my transmission completely quit and would not shift out of neutral. I lost speed rapidly and luckily I was unable to get to the side of the expressway without causing an accident.
2014 jeep cherokee transmission jerks. Took it to the dealer and they claim it's working as intended because it's a new technology. This transmission jerks and is very sluggish. I almost had an accident turning left at a busy intersection. The car did not want to accelerate. Luckily incoming traffic slowed down enough for me to pass. I fail to believe that this is normal and also fail to believe that there's nothing the dealer can do. Apparently there are thousands of other cherokee owners with the same problem. Add me to the list. Any suggestions on what else I can do?
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the valve wiring body harness and transaxle wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was brought back to the dealer where updates were done to the transmission and power train control modules, but the failure persisted. The contact stated that the failure recurred on several occasions intermittently. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 26,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact lost control of the vehicle and ended up in a ditch on the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v5229000 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 43,000.
On october 10, 2016, I was driving on an access road next to a highway when my car lost motive power. I was driving at approximately 40mph and I did not have enough time to pull over from the lane I was in. My dashboard kept flashing "service transmission" and also to "put the car in park and re-start." for ten minutes, I attempted to re-start the vehicle and begin driving again. Each time I would try to put the car in drive, there was a very loud racket sound from shifting and I had to put the car back in park. Finally, on the sixth attempt, I was able to shift into drive without the sound and I immediately drove my car home. I am disheartened as this was a purchase of a used vehicle only a few days prior, on october 8, 2016, that had only 30,000 miles. Needless to say, my car is already at my local jeep dealership for repair, and not much reassurance with regards to the associated recall, as parts are not ready yet. This was intended to be a family vehicle, but if it stops while driving, it will render my family completely unsafe. The s55 recall concerns a poorly designed wiring harness, that causes the computer to shift the vehicle into neutral while driving. The federal safety agency recall number: 16v529 recall date: august 22, 2016 manufacturer recall number: s55
Car randomly stops moving while driving, sometimes while turning a corner. Seems like it turns itself off, but lights on dash are still on. I'm not really sure what causes it and am hoping that it will be resolved once they have a solution to the current recall for the transaxle wire harness. Have brought it to dealer a few times and they keep telling us it has to do with the 20% oil life. I don't see how that would make a car turn off. And why would they make a car that needs to have the oil changed before the oil life is up or at all.
Driving at full speed on the highway the transmission suddenly disengaged, which LED to redlining the rpms, because it failed to give me any control of throttle/acceleration. I had to get over and coast to the side of the road. The "service transmission" note came on the screen as well as check engine light. The transmission slammed a few times as if it were unable to find its gear. I have it at a dealership now, apparently being told flashing it may fix the issue...however, that doesn't make me feel better with how the vehicle acted or if any damage occurred due to this "computer" issue. This is our family vehicle, so having some major doubts right now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled in the middle of the intersection and a "malfunction" warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power train failed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v529000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 26,500. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Same transmission problem been to get fixed 4 times now waiting on a recall wiring harness that is out yet. Car has been at dealer shop more then I have drove it . Jeep stalls in traffic hard to get started back. Then some times if just goes into neutral while driving but most of time it won't shift right and won't go over 25 when this happen. It good when on interstate my wife wont drive it now cause she do t feel safe after it stalled in the middle of the road mutable times.
Transaxle wire harness s55. Would not start .took 5 attempts to start.in the middle of indiana with no dealer within 50 miles on a sunday afternoon.
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 (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.
I have had my vehicle in every 5000 miles complaining of "hard" transmission shifts, and the vehicle lunging forward when applying brakes to stop the vehicle. Transmission does not react when you are at a stop and apply the gas, motor on the vehicle will rev up and then eventually the transmission will kick in. I have had the vehicle into (3) different mopar dealers and all of them give me some song and dance about "updates" the updates are done and the vehicle still does not shift correctly. This vehicle is going to kill someone because of the transmission lunging forward when you are coming to a stop.
Within days I noticed issues with the transmission. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd gear can be very jerky.sometimes 1st gear holds 5-8 seconds before shifting. Some jerking is violent. Also declining steep highway mountain roads is an issue at times. When braking at start of decline RPM's jump by 2000 rpms & car seems to thrust forward. It's like it doesn't know what to do. It is very unsettling
I was driving on a highway. I made a complete stop at the traffic light when red. On green traffic signal, the car placed itself into no motion. The car activated the following warning lights: parking brake, service engine, stability control, and the monitor displayed service transmission. This problem has been repetitive along with a cat purr during acceleration since first day of new purchase.
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