The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undetermined speed, the vehicle was bouncing. The contact stated while driving, the vehicle was shifting roughly. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. Additionally, on another occasion while driving, the vehicle independently accelerated. The manufacturer was contacted but no additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
2015 Jeep Cherokee acceleration complaints
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The contact owned a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact that while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was associated with the fuel system. The vehicle was repaired under an unknown recall. However, the failure reoccurred while driving. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The message "Repair Parking Brake" was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the parking brake module, the front driver's side axle, the CV joint, and other unknown repairs needed to be completed. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failures reoccurred and the engine was emitting abnormal rumbling sounds while driving. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that water had leaked through the liftgate, which damaged the parking brake module. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact sold the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.
Pressing on the gas and the car does not move. Randomly stops and I would have to turn it off and back on in order for it to drive.
While in first and second gears, the car doesn't seem to know which gear to shift to. It jerks in and out of both gears and is even worse on inclines. Happens mostly under 15mph.
Transmission control module and speed control I couldn't exsellerate while driving in traffic and my car would lock up in neutral and wouldn't allow me to turn off the engine and it was flashing all sorts of problems at once, it would also jerk when I shifted the mechanic first told me I needed a battery and then said I needed a flash update and when none of those problems resulted in fixing my car he then said my Transmission control module was bad so now my car is inoperable so I took it to the dealership and I'm waiting for results. When I'm driving on the freeway I sometimes lose speed or my car would shift into neutral and then jerk when I try to put it back in driving and at times it wouldn't start or become difficult to slow down at an intersection or stop light, my husband is disabled so when it jerks it causes him to hit his head on the passenger side window because he has lost a lot of motor control on his right side due to having a severe stroke it's unsafe for us to drive this car not knowing if it's going to stall, jerk, speed-up or shift into another gear or not completely stop at an intersection because it becomes hard to press the break.
The transmission light popped on only after having it for 2 months.
Car stalls multiple times over the last month. With zero warning it died in front of my wife in ongoing traffic. Multiple error messages are on dash. Restarts when shutting car off then back on.
When I go to put the the vehicle in park and reverse it wants to shift really hard, not really a shift but more of a jerk. It doesn’t happen every time but it does 50 percent of the time. There was this one time where i went to go put it in reverse and it wanted to rev more then usual. When it MAINLY shifts hard is when I first turn it on and start moving a couple feet it wants to fall on its face. We haven’t had any incidents in it yet but I wanted to see if I could get anything done before any. Me and my boyfriend travel a lot and when we are in traffic it has fallen on its face. There is a gas cap light that keeps coming on and I have replaced my gas cap 2 times.
Service Shifter lights up on the instrument panel as well as the check engine also stop/start not ready. 4x4 not available exhilarates and UN exhilarates all by its own. Shifts hard and jumps hard when I take off at a stop light don't wanna come out of park unless I take my finger and flip up a plastic thing down inside the shifting housing. And the key fobe won't come out of the key switch. No it hasn't been in a crash yet but it's one looking for a place to happen if jeep don't have a recall. Yes my jeep has been confirmed by the Dodge dealership in Lexington Kentucky. They say that it needs a new shifter put in it I'm taking it to the dealership this coming Thursday
While driving my jeep forward or in reverse my jeep launches forward very hard. I have to press on the brake abruptly so that I don't hit anything. Also when accelerating my speedometer shows the numbers increasing but my wheels are barely moving then it kicks forward abruptly. When turning or going over bumps I feel a pop in the steering column and sometimes the dashboard icon with the vehicle & squiggly lines under it appears. I told my dealership but the mechanic just said there is nothing wrong with it even though I know there is.
I was at a very busy intersection getting ready to turn left and when the light turned green the auto start cautious symbol showed up on the dash and the all the lights came on right before my car completely shut off. I had to put on my hazards because I was afraid of getting hit. Put the jeep into park and restarted the vehicle. I pulled over into a shopping center and checked to make sure I wasn't leaking anything and to give it time to make sure it wouldn't shut off again. Then the next day it was shaking really bad in idle and kept throwing the same auto start caution light on the dash. Then had a check engine light. When taken to mechanic spark plugs and coil pack for cylinder 2 were changed but problem persists.
While in motion on city streets and highways, car has trouble shifting gears and when accelerating it does not respond normally.
While driving on a freeway in november 2020 I had engaged the cruise control and set it at the speed limit of 70 MPH. A semi truck changed into my lane without blinker warning. I slammed on the brakes but the cruse control would not disengage. I then began pumping the brakes and still no disengagement. As I approached the back end of the semi prior to hitting it, I drove off the freeway down the descending embankment still pumping the brakes without disengaging the cruise control. As I began sliding down the embankment I brakes disengage the cruise control just before a collision with the divider.
My jeep is having tranny issues and is making very loud engine sound due to the tranny lagging,which is making motor rev really high,and sometimes it is not predictable,which at that point causes the motor to be sometimes real jerky or jumpy randomly causing it not to run right!..or have a rough ride or it's shifting to shift right or even to go to the next gears..seams like sometimes,it wants the motor to blow up !!!
*lag response at complete stop when pressing acceleration pedal. Not safe when pulling into traffic. *this has happened multiple times. *tapping engine noise
If I'm coming up on a red light and it turns green before I have to stop when I press the gas pedal it hesitates to go then it jumps forward very hard. Also if I'm pulling out sometimes from a complete stop it will do the samething by hesitating then jumping forward.
The service shifter alert comes on every time I start the car almost. It started perhaps a month ago or so. It was intermittent at first and restarting the vehicle would clear it often but has gotten worse overtime. It now occurs every time I start the vehicle. I worry that it may go out and the polar is very generic. That's called a couple of mechanics including dealer and they're equally generic about what it may be, and just to get it looked at will cost me $120 an hour. The only thing that was there within my power to troubleshoot was to make sure firmware was up-to-date and I have done that but the alert is still there.
I purchased may jeep cherokee in december 2017. On the first hot day of may 2020, I went into my car, and noticed the dashboard area along with the vents, had began to melt! It was hot outside, but this is not the first time that my car has been sitting in the sun. When I touched the vent, my fingers were covered in this black, gooey substance. Not only is the interior of my car destroyed, but my concern is whether this substance is hazardous. Are there chemicals in the paint or any toxic elements? I have showed the photos of the problem to many people. And everyone has the same answer, which is, "I have never seen anything like this before." I contacted the dealership, where I purchased my jeep. My agent is currently looking into this. The second problem involves the shifter. All of the lights are lit up. I have already had an incident where I thought I was in "park" but it turned out I was in reverse. I found multiple complaints and concerns about this problem in my research.*dt*jb*dt*jb*dt*jb*dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that at start up and while driving, there was an abnormal rattling sound coming from the engine. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to respond and hesitated while driving. The vehicle also experienced independent acceleration and deceleration without warning. The vehicle was taken to hemet chrysler dodge jeep ram dealer, 425 motor way, hemet, ca 92545, (951) 225-4217, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed of cylinder misfire, low oil level, low engine compression on cylinder #2, oil leak in crankcase, and scoring on two cylinders. The engine was removed and replaced with a new engine, the intake manifold was swapped and the engine compartment wires reinstalled. The repairs were performed under warranty. The contact stated that failure recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer. The contact was informed that the cylinder head needed to be torqued to specs and that some noise from the engine was normal operation sounds. The contact was informed by the mechanic that the issue would resolve itself the more the vehicle was driven. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, case number: 71717548. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
While driving, the jeep will turn off automatically due to the engine buring too much oil. It causes a safety concern when the car automatically stops and causes other cars to swirve or to hit the car. I have almost been hit multiple times because of this. There is no warning to it and no oil light to tell me the engine is low of oil. It also has several other warnings that come on for no reason. The service shifter light will come on and stop the car from going into park, again causing the car and passengers to be in danger. This has happened several times while the car was in motion, either going fast or slow. It comes without warning and when I call about it, they say nothing is wrong. This is a safety hazard to all who drive this car and cars like it
I was stopped at a red light and my service transmission light came on, when the light turned green I step on the gas and there was a delay during acceleration, I was in the middle of the road in traffic and could not move more than a few miles per hour, so I pulled over to the side of the road to avoid being hit. I waited a while on the side of the road and then I tried driving home, it started very slow until I got going and then it jerked and shifted randomly. I took it to my mechanic and he told me to take it to the dealer to have it reset/ updated. I still owe more than it's worth so I can't trade it in, I will be losing money. I feel very unsafe in my jeep now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep cherokee. While driving approximately 45 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the contact had to depress the brake pedal several times in order to slow down and disengage the cruise control. The contact stated that the failure occurred at least ten times within a six month period. The vehicle was taken to bob baker jeep (5555 car country dr, carlsbad, ca 92008), but the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Car seems to down shift, shift into nuetral, shift or jump out of gear. Service shifter light keeps coming on.has happened while vehicle was in motion on a city street.
For the last few months, my jeep jumps ahead at red light or when you put it in drive. Its like someone else is stepping on the gas pedal. Sometimes it delays to launch, when you step on the gas it takes 10 or 15 seconds. And most importantly, the computer disengages the transmission and the engine will only idle in drive, cars following g are forced to drive around the vehicle. I was told by jeep today, my VIN number is not in the VIN associated mass recall for the transmission issue and I have found, hundreds of the same issues on 2014 and 2015 9 speed transmissions. The vehicle is not safe and is a hazard to other motorist, due to jeeps design issue and lack of ownership and responsibility. My jeep has 62,048 miles on it.
Hello, im second owner who got this SUV 2 months ago, 50000 miles and yesterday while I driving start feel the transmission dont doing right, also when I stop on the corners the car made one more move like someone hit me from behind. Finally something on the lcd dash told me something like "check and restart the transmission and some light went off, and in the gear start blinking on d. I was on 101 goleta, caliornia.
I was parked and tried to start my car, it would not crank up. Turned it off and it hesitated to start again. Then I tried to shift it into reverse, it was blinking and it jerked like when someone hits you from behind really hard. As I tried to reverse the steering locked and it hardly wanted to brake. The service brake light and engine light came on. It has happened twice now and each time it gets worse. It's not a safe vehicle to drive.
The vehicle lunges forward when coming to a stop on a downhill situation. It becomes difficult not to hit stopped vehicles at the bottom of a hill at red lights. The cruise control does not always disengage when I hit the brakes, I have had to take evasive action several times. Contacted dealer, mad appointment for a scan.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated while the cruise control was engaged. While driving up hill at 55 MPH, the vehicle did not slow down. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to alexander dodge chrysler jeep ram (6764 us-431, albertville, al 35950, (256) 891-2277), but they were unable to duplicate the failure, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called the manufacturer and was referred to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 52,000. The VIN was invalid.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 jeep cherokee. While the vehicle was at a stop sign with the brake pedal depressed, it accelerated without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to austin chrysler jeep dodge ram (2905 w oakland ave, austin, mn 55912, (507) 433-8877) for a second diagnosis, but no failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 58760311. The failure mileage was 62,457.
Vehicle cuts off in the middle of driving on city streets and highway, flashes multiple indicators on dashboard. Truck has cut off while waiting to turn while in middle of a four-lane highway. Check engine light goes off and on. Hesitation and acceleration issues. When pressing on accelerator truck doesn't go as if stuck in gear then finally lurches forward unexpectedly. Very jerky during gear changes similar to driving a stick shift. Taken to dealership where purchased and was told to buy new battery but the same problems continue to happen. Diagnostics at dealership gave no indication as to how these safety issues can be resolved.
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