2017 Jeep Cherokee electrical complaints

Filed Jun 21, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 1,980 miles · NC

I was stopped at the red light, my foot on the brake and vehicle gear in d, I felt my vehicle is reversing (moving backwards), I thought my vehicle gear was in r and foot on gas padel but that was not the case, I double checked to make sure the vehicle gear was in d and foot on the brake pedal, I put my vehicle in park (p) to make sure it stops and then when light turned green, I put it in drive (d) and started driving. In all that bizzareness, I felt I missed a green light as well. I thought may be the vehicle besides me started driving and it was my vision which made me think that my vehicle moved backwards but I am a long time driver and something like that never happened with me before. I was completely shaken up, thinking that luckily no vehicle was behind me during all that time. I also noticed that my vehicle was at least one vehicle space behind the stoppage line when I started driving again. This strengthened my belief that my vehicle moved backwards.

Filed May 3, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 2,000 miles · PA

New 2017 jeep cherokee has completely and randomly shut off/shut down while driving three times. Extremely dangerous failure mode! Vehicle has less than 2000 miles and is less than 3 months old. First instance: april 27, 2017. Daughter driving. Going up a hill on city road at approximately 45mph. Vehicle just died. Almost rear-ended. Pulled over. Put it in park. Vehicle restarted. Second instance: april 28, 2017. Owner driving. On interstate 376 going 65mph. Vehicle just died. Pulled over. Put it in park. Vehicle restarted. Third instance: april 29, 2017. Owner driving. State road going 40mph. Vehicle just died. Noticed a "ding" sound just before it died. Almost rear-ended. Pulled over. Put it in park. Vehicle restarted. Took car to dealer - preston motors in new castle, pa. Explained situation. Told them "we could have died!" they claim they know of no similar issues or reports of this problem. I presented them with printouts of the numerous similar complaints for 2016 models on the federal safety agency website. Dealer is currently investigating and guesses (does not know) it may be a problem with the starter button (not the stop/start button). They are replacing it and will test drive it before giving it back to us.