2019 Jeep Cherokee: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Jul 10, 2026 · Driver assistance, Electrical · OK

Had cruise control on set on 64 up and down hills and around curves it just started going faster & faster I had to stomp the brakes 3 times to get it to quit afterwards the power train is now not shifting right it still was at times going to shop staying at 27 to 35 rpm’s, made it to shop

Filed Oct 5, 2021 · Acceleration, Electrical · MO

First the auto stop quit working. The vehicle lost power as I was driving and no warning lights have come on. Now the cruise control has stoped working with no warning lights. Periodically the vehicle will lose power the radio/screen will reset as your driving.

Filed Dec 30, 2020 · Driver assistance, Engine · 22,000 miles · WA

Around 2:30 am on december 30, 2020 I was driving home on the freeway. It was raining a little bit but nothing to what I have driven in before. I set my car to cruise at 65 MPH when all of a sudden my steering wheel started locking up. I found that my steering wheel would not turn the way I wanted it to and was veering left. I had to use some force to keep it straight and not get into other lanes. I thought I was okay until a light lit up on my dashboard. I believe it was the engine light because as I heard it go off and flash at me, my car started to stall up and then go repeatedly. As if it was hard for it to grasp on to moving forward. Last night was the scariest night of my life and I hand never had that happen to me. Almost pulled over because I thought I was going to crash. I kept it at a stable 60 MPH and off cruise control as soon as the steering went haywire and it seemed to have helped a bit. I feel the need to get my car checked but I also believe that all other 2019's should get recalled for this issue.

Filed Oct 30, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 40,000 miles · PA

The starter went bad around 40,000 miles. Sometimes it starts other times it takes hours to start. I always get a notifaction that says starter protection mode engin warming after a few failed start attempts. The car stalls out often. Any turns shut the car off. Oil must be added twice a month to fix the stall issue. Half the time it says 4 wheel drive and cruise control unavailable. This jeep is a lemon. A disastrous purchase. Should be a recall on the starters as many people have the same problem. 2 year old car costing me 900 to fix starter is a joke.

Filed Sep 16, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 51,834 miles · LA

Whole stationary, the jeep has acted like it didn't want to start 4 separate times, the climate changes itself to go the the front vent on high heat every time the car is turned on regardless of setting before turning off, and radio turns on and off on its own. The aux port on the console will work one day and not the next. While driving, the cruise control has stopped working twice. All this happened in a span of two weeks.

Filed Sep 6, 2020 · Transmission · 26,000 miles · CA

Driving down the road and the automatic transmission shifts hard into a certain gear, 3rd to be exact. It feels like the transmission is going to fall out. Then when I have cruise control on and its set at 70 going down a hill and the engine revs the rpms past 5 to slow down which it never does until I use my brakes to show down. The car is in motion, but on 9/5/2020 the clunk sound did it 4 or 5 times that day and I had the air on. Stopped in a parking lot to the store to grab things, then the check engine light goes on. Get home about 2 miles away from the store and went to put in reverse and the car wouldn't move. Then put it into park and back into reverse then in could move the vehicle

Filed Feb 9, 2020 · Acceleration, Engine · AL

I was driving home from work one night and all the dash lights come on and the vehicle completely stalled in the middle of the highway. I had to attempt to pull over and switch the key off and back on to restart the engine. I also have been at a stop multiple times and turn out into the road and my vehicle won't go, which could result in me getting hit. I also had my recall 'fixed' for the power train, went back because I received another letter saying it was possibly not fixed and it still tells me the problem was not fixed on my vehicle. I cannot use cruise control on my vehicle because when it goes down the slightest hill, curve, whatever, the rpms go all the way up and just sit there, even when I have turned off the cruise control and braked it still stays shifted up for a long time. I regret purchasing this vehicle, especially with a baby on the way any day now and her safety being at risk. We are in the process of finding another vehicle.

Filed Jan 29, 2020 · Acceleration · 400 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2019 jeep cherokee. The contact stated while driving on the road with the cruise control set at 55 MPH going downhill the cruise control disengaged, the RPM revved up and the vehicle sped up to 70 MPH. The brake pedal was depressed and was able to slow the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to (ramey chrysler jeep dodge ram 127 frazier dr, princeton, wv 24739, (888) 794-4317, and the contact was informed that the vehicle performed as intended. A conversation between the manufacturer and the service technician at the dealer confirmed that the vehicle operated as intended. The failure mileage was 400.

Filed Jan 14, 2020 · Acceleration · 20,000 miles · SC

2019 jeep cherokee limited 2.4l turbo. Driving with cruise control set the car will suddenly accelerate, RPM's will increase by 2000 and will not slow down until cruise is disengaged. Also while driving in city in surface roads without cruise control, the car will just stop accelerating even though you are depressing gas pedal. Car comes to a complete stop while engine still running. Had to turn off car and wait a few minutes. Check engine light cane on when car was restarted with message of "check throttle control sensor". Light went off before I could get it to dealer. Dealer said the could not find a code or duplicate problem. This has happened several times. The last time on 1/11/2020

Filed Oct 29, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · 25,000 miles · AZ

Vehicle will randomly shut off when driving. The cruise control will not kick in when you are going straight or up a hill... But don't worry it will kick in when you are going down a hill! The radio will do whatever it wants from blasting music to turning your favorite song off to listen to am radio, or just locking you out all together . The dealership says "it is just an update" sorry but this vehicle is a death trap!

Filed Aug 23, 2019 · Engine · 9,000 miles · MI

Vehicle has had two episodes of shutting down while driving. I had no brakes or steering and nearly went through a stop sign in to traffic.I could not find the repair bill for the first episode. Car had to be towed once. The other time I was able to get it restarted. Engine idles rough, lurches forward when taking foot off the brake, and occasionally has loud engine noise when idling. When acclerating in this vehicle it rattles. Vehicle speeds up when going down hills with cruise control and then engine has a high reving sound to the point it sounds like its in neutral or is going to explode. Also had issues with the stop start light coming on as malfunctioning and the engine light.

Filed Jul 24, 2019 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 13,000 miles · AZ

Jeep does not accelerate properly. Still has other issues stated in other complaint; grinding, lurching. This car is a fail. Filed a lemon claim that was ignored and am about to re file for all the other problems occurring. I can't use cruise control because the rpms get waaay too high for me to trust. The hills between payson az and show low az are too much for the computer to manage, I'm worried the engine will blow. Air bags did not deploy when I was rear ended. Now I know why. They are recalled. This is a death trap I am paying 32k for, and I am livid. I will never buy jeep again.