The car has a service shifter light on and all the lights on the shifter are lit red for example the parking, reverse, drive, neutral. The car started driving really rough and now there is a rattling noise. Bought the car around 1 month ago and it is already giving problems. The car only has 19,000 miles and when I googled the problem I see several people had the same problem then the dealer fixed the problem charging some people but the problem came back as well as causing leaks or other problems. The vehicle was sitting at home then when turned on the lights came on and then turned off the lights went off a couple times by restarting the engine but now it always stays on as well as causes a rattling noise as well as very rough driving.
2017 Jeep Cherokee electrical complaints
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Service shifter message appears out of nowhere and jeep says that this is not covered by warranty. I?ve seen many complaints about the same issue and would request an investigation for a recall since this seem to be a life threatening situation and it also seems that jeep is both caring that much about it. They say we need to change the shifter. Car is only 3 years old and has only 25k miles. This is happening very often now. And to have the car turned off and then back on is not a solution to me and many other jeep buyers. Completely disappointed and would never buy a jeep cherokee again.
Service shifter message comes up in the message center on the dash, and prnd lights up red when vehicle is in motion. Pulling over and turning the engine off sometimes makes the message go away, other times it persists. Problem started at around 11,000 miles. Happens randomly, and dealers cannot replicate the issue.
Shifter error then turns off randomly. Especially on turns
The service shifter has come on multiple times lately and it requires me to shut the car down completely. Once restarted the car runs perfectly until about another 300 miles or so and the service light comes back on. Recently my car will show service shifter then it just shuts down completely in the middle of driving extremely dangerous. I've been seeing more and more people having this problem with this year make and model and it should definitely be something they investigate and recall it's extremely dangerous to just be driving and your car decides to shut off.
For over a month now I've received"service shifter" message. Car shakes badly and loses power as if its going to shut off. Three different times it did shut off and struggled to re-crank! Service shifter message goes away after turning the jeep off & back on. Very unsafe when driving on the highway (or anywhere)!!! Purchased brand new and is up to date on oil changes, etc. Jeep also burns more oil than it should.
Shifter service warning light has came on at 48,000 miles and goes off when I restart my vehicle but has came back on repeatedly afterwards. It only happens after I'm driving for about 10 mins and when I put my jeep in park and the warning light comes on and all of the shifter lights turn red.
Service shifter light came on when I started my vehicle. I understand it is a very common problem with the newer jeep cherokees. It was suggested I file a formal complaint so we can get a recall. Pretty much every cherokee has this problem before 50000 miles.
Service shifter light has come on multiple times since 36,000. Vehicle now has 75,000 and still an issue. It will go months w/o coming on,or it will come on multiple times I one day. Happens in cold, hot, wet and dry weather. Very random. Shut vehicle off and restart and it goes away, temporarily.
A message appears stating to 'service shifter soon' and all the lights on the shifter light up. The message is reset after a restart. It comes back at random intervals: when first starting, driving on the interstate, etc. It has come about 30 times over the course of 1 year.
I was driving down the highway going 65 miles an hour and all of a sudden all the lights on my gear shift turned red and the car seemed to have stopped running. I was able to get to the side of the rode and put the car in park. A few minutes later I tried to start the vehicle and all kinds of lights came up on my panel as well as the gear shift. Now I have a constant message to service shifter. I googled it and low and behold thousands of people have had the same problem, from 2015 - 2018. Why has there not been a recall? My family was not safe on the highway.
Vehicle bought dec/2019. 2 months later while driving highway speeds service shifter light came on, pulled vehicle over and waited a few minutes vehicle started back up no light. March 2020, driving in town vehicle decelerated and told to put vehicle in park, all lights came on and service shifter message appeared again. Vehicle started after a little bit and since I was very close to home I parked it in the driveway. Called a certified dealer to discuss issue. Replaced shift bezel and wiring harness. Didn't solve the issue. Couldn't simulate my issue at the dealership diagnostic. Was told if it happens again may need an entire shifter ($1000+). How is something so serious, that can apply your emergency brake while at driving speed, or decelerate you when in a dangerous situation not be recalled? How many complaints have been filed? This is not right.
My 2017 jeep latitude has 43k. While driving to work, 60 MPH, all the lights came on next to the shifter and "service shifter" message came on. What is the cause of this? I have been reading that many people have had this happen. When I shut car off and turned on again, it did not come back on. But, from what I read, dealers are saying it just needs to be "reset." is this a safety issue? Help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 jeep cherokee. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at 25 MPH and making a left turn, the vehicle ceased with the service shifter warning message illuminated. The driver pulled to the side of the roadway. After approximately an hour, the vehicle restarted and the driver drove to the residence. The vehicle was taken to homer skelton chrysler dodge jeep ram located at 7661 us-51, millington, tn 38053, (901) 872-0195, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that an unknown computer needed to be reset. The computer was reset however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 37,000.
The service shifter light was coming on. All the lights on the gear shift were lit up. And the emergency brake kept applying on its own. This happened several times over the course of time. I took it to the dealership and it cost me almost $400 to replace the bezel and wiring harness. The service tech at the dealership said we were lucky that the emergency brake didn't apply while going at higher speeds.
Engine keeps shutting down while driving on street or highway. 5 times since 9/19. Dealer replaced engine and problem continues
Was driving and in motion when I heard a ding and the "service shifter" alert came on, and all of the gears had the red light on. I have owned the vehicle for 9 months and have never had an electrical issue before. It is not due for an oil change or any other maintenance service. It is at 47,000 miles and when I called the dealership, they said this happens very frequently but is not covered under warranty, and that I would need to replace the shifter and shifter harness. I am very upset and disappointed with jeep that this is a life-threatening issue, and it happens "frequently." please investigate this issue as this is not fair to owners who are now at risk when traveling.
Service shifter appeared while driving within city and illuminated gear shift column in red. Pulled over to park and turned off vehicle. Restarted and service shifter did not remain.
When I start my car, service shifter comes on and all my lights on the panel. I have to turn my car off, open my door to reset. It takes a few tries for the car to reset. Also, my car bumps forward while driving. Happens frequently. I have taken this in several times to the dealership by this never fixes the issue. This has been an issue since I bought the car in december of 2016. Another issue is that my car just dies while I am driving. Battery is fine. After several attempts and pushing the gas pedal down, the car will start again after resting for 10minutes. Dealership always says its the oil, but I have 2 months still to go for oil change and over 2,000 miles til my next change. Oil life is over 50%. Everytime I take it in for this it works for a few months and then the issue happens again.
When driving to work this morning "service shifter" appeared on my dashboard and all the lights to the left of the shifter were red.
Service shiftier message appears on display about every 50 miles. Disappears when engine is shut off and restarted. Had repaired at jeep dealer. Problem has reappeared again.
Shifter service warning on dash. Upon start up the dash message center occasionally shows "shifter service" and all of the selector lights on the console are lit. You cannot shift into drive. You must stop the engine and restart in order to proceed. This occurs on start up and occasionally only.
'shifter bezel and wiring requires replacement according to eide chrysler service techs 'shift module not functioning ' replaced by eide chrysler twice 'vehicle randomly swaps between r/n/d while driving 'vehicle has difficult time starting 'check engine light ' code p0128 ' coolant temperature below thermostat regulating temperature ocaused vehicle to enter 'limp mode' on the interstate, requiring a tow truck 'vehicle cannot achieve more than 8mpg in any mode 'service airbags / airbag malfunction randomly pops up on dash information center 'vehicle was placed in 'reverse' and the transmission drove the vehicle forward, causing an accident ' vehicle towed to eide chrysler 3/15/2020 these issues keep coming up and "its not under warranty". When will chrysler recognize this is a major problem and recall?
Device transmission light comes on and car dies and will not restart. When stopping at a stop sign or red light.
This happens every day while driving. I will be driving (no certain speed) but I will hear a "ding" & I look at my screen & it says "service shifter" and all my lights light up on my gear shifter. My jeep tends to have hard shifting once this occurs. I then have to stop, turn my car off and turn it back on. (the pictures I'm attaching are from last week. However, this has been happening for awhile)
I keep getting a service shifter light on dash after driving 30 some miles. I turn the car off and then back on and it goes away. I will also get a no stop start available every other time I start my car. I have taken it to my mechanic but he can not find anything in the car log about the problems I am having. I have read that other jeep owners have had the same problem but it seems there was no real solution.
2017 jeep trailhawk. Bought new. Car began randomly displays "service shifter" message on dash just after warranty expired at 36k miles. Lights up gear shifter lights as well. Comes and goes. Once on won't go away unless car is shut off. Cant see speed or other displays. Happens while in motion or at stop lights, on suburban streets. Any weather . Any speed. May be weeks before it comes on, or days or even hours. When you shut off car sometimes it goes away, sometimes it doesn't. Dodge jeep dealer didn't know what I was talking about.
My service shifter light has came up 3 separate times. The last time it came on, my jeep took itself from drive to park while I was in motion, locking up my tires and steering wheel. I could not get my park back into drive, and it caused me to slide off the road. It has happened on 3 separate occasions. I have also had my bluetooth and my radio malfunctioning. It changes stations and volume by itself, switches between am and fm and changes volume randomly. My u connect bluetooth stopped working entirely.*dt*tp consumer stated while driving vehicle shifted from drive to park and the tires had locked up. Incident happened again friday march 13th. While driving service shifter light came on. Vehicle was towed to a local dealer and repaired.*jb*dt*tp*dt*dt
The service shifter warning lights came on and all of the lights on the gear shift was on. This seems to be a problem with the cherokee and it needs to be fixed. This happened while I was driving in the rain.
Service shifter warning. Stationary, or in motion. Warning can't be fixed and blocks readout.
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