2016 Jeep Cherokee: start-stop system problems

Filed Jul 31, 2025 · Electrical · MI

The automatic start stop system shows failed.

Filed Sep 11, 2024 · Electrical · ME

Stop Start Failure (replaced-filter and battery) Failed again same battery reason showing battery tested was fine. Still not working to date

Filed Jun 10, 2023 · Driver assistance, Electrical · AZ

Blower module, a/c module and yes it’s available anytime. For starters my a/c doesn’t work completely and I have a newborn that cannot be in this vehicle due to that issue. Also with my first encounter with the issue, my car turned off and all the lights came on then turned off and warned that autostart/stop didn’t work, and my emergency brakes didn’t work along with my traction control. The a/c error has be confirmed by a dealer for me, but they said it was rare for a bunch of electronics to go out with it. The vehicle has not been looked yet by a manufacturer dealer due to money being tight. The car stopped working for about 5 minutes with my brother inside the vehicle. The lights flashed on then threw out all those warnings I had mentioned up top.

Filed Apr 7, 2021 · Electrical, Transmission · 55,266 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep cherokee. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the vehicle jerked with the accelerator pedal depressed. The contact stated that the stop/start system warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to blake fulenwider chrysler dodge jeep of clyde (110 n s access rd, clyde, tx 79510, (325) 893-1416) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the battery sensor, under hood switch, and an unknown electrical part needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,266.

Filed Mar 2, 2020 · Electrical · MI

2016 jeep cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to difficulty with stop/start feature on vehicle. *ld the consumer was advised to replace battery, the vehicle lunged forward while attempting to park. The consumer was advised the software. Needed to be updated *js the consumer was concerned that the cabin filter was not mentioned in the owner's manual. The consumer was unaware that the cabin filter existed and would need to be replaced.

Filed Jul 8, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 60,000 miles · FL

2016 jeep cherokee limited fwd, misfiring and shaking began while stopped at traffic light and while driving afterwards for 1/2 mile. Automatic start/stop was on. Pulled off road and turned engine off and let set for 1-hour. Restarted vehicle and began shaking and misfiring again. This time engine light came on and start/stop system warning came on. Shut vehicle off again and let sit for 30 minutes. Started vehicle again and put in reverse, drove for a few minutes and vehicle began shaking and misfiring again while going through the shifting sequence. Drove it to a dealership and it did this the entire way, approximately 10 miles. No matter what speed I was driving it was still happening. The shaking/misfiring seemed to subside a little when A/C was not in use. In addition to other warning lights coming on, service-shifter light came on while making a right-hand turn.

Filed Mar 29, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 81,707 miles · FL

My jeep cherokee limited 2016's engine will shut off mid drive. This has happened to me three times while on the road for the past 4 months or so. I fear for my safety and that of my family and friends or whomever may be with me in my vehicle when this happens. The issue begins with the dash starting to flicker, the AC and radio will shut off, any actively enabled functions will shut off/disable (lane sense, cruise control, auto start/stop), two times out of the three, the vehicle engine shuts off seconds after, causing the greatest risk to safety since the vehicle is essentially cruising with no power whatsoever at an average of 70mph (mostly drive on freeways/highways), forcing me to pull over on the side of the road/shoulder in order to break to a full stop, place the vehicle on park and then restart the vehicle in order to get back on the road. I believe jeep had issued a recall for this exact issue if I'm not mistaken (safety recall u63). I have taken my jeep to a local dealership to get this issue fixed. I received the assessment from the dealership saying that the recall issue was fixed. A week after I went to the dealership the issue happened again, the check engine light came on but turned off after so by the time I took it to the dealership again, they "couldn't help me" since the check engine light was not on at the time. I also did not have a way to prove that this issue was happening still to my vehicle so I left disappointed and sure it would happen again at some point. As of today 28 march 2019 the issue happened again yesterday on the way to work around 0836am, luckily I was able to record a video of it as it was happening that I would be happy to share, the vehicle did not shut off during the video. I bought this vehicle new, in 2016, from a dealership in wa state.