2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee: transmission slipping

Filed Jul 27, 2026 · Engine, Fuel system · NC

My car started jumping after purchssing it in November 2025 used. The gear would feel like it was slipping. In March 2026 I parked my car turned it off let off the brake and it rolled. I have used the emergency brake since then. The gas gauge is off. The miles and gauge do not line up correctly and I was advised fuel pump may be off. It will drink gas up within a few miles. Check engine light came on without warning. Took it to check it out said oil sensor. He said replace it soon as you can still driveable. The next day i drove to my sons college and the jeep had no power, the check service on the screen popped up. And the jeep would not accelerate. I was anle to take it to O'Reilly and several codes appeared stating 2 gear shift ratio inaccurate 7 gear shift ratio inaccurate, engine oil pressure control circuit performance stuck off, clutch temp threshold achieved auto stick inhibit. The employee said he had never seen these codes populate. He asked if i had smelled any transmission fluid burning. I said no. No leaks nothing. Had the car for 7 months. He stated transmission isnt any good. That I would need a deep decoding done to say for sure. Car is in limp mode now. Unable to drive safely.

Filed Aug 19, 2025 · Transmission · TX

Slipping, feels like transmission is going bad

Filed Dec 9, 2024 · Acceleration, Electrical · MI

My car keeps slipping into neutral, not able to go over forty three miles per hour. Will not go into park or drive at times. Electrical issues. This has happened several times two times on the freeway, with one of them and entering the freeway, almost causing an accident.

Filed Jun 16, 2023 · Transmission · NC

I’ve recently noticed when leaving my driveway my 2015 jeep grand Cherokee shifts hard / feels as if the transmission is slipping. Today out of now where my vehicle starts slowing down and the rpm is getting higher . I luckily was able to get to the side of the highway to pull over with 3 children in the car . I cut the vehicle off opened and closed the door cranked it and it drove as normal until I was a couple of miles away from home when this happened again . I could not go over 40 mph and the vehicle wasn’t shifting it just sounded like it was reving up . I’ve also been smelling a burning smell inside of the vehicle that smelled like burnt rubber / burning wires. The smell is worse when cutting on the seat warmers . When putting the vehicle in park it sometimes takes a few seconds before the vehicle realizes it’s in park . My headlights at night also appear to look like they are smoking or has a certain smell to them when you get up close

Filed May 2, 2023 · Brakes, Suspension · NC

My jeep has started experiencing rough driving and the gears slipping. I took it for service and they told me all the issues wrong were under a recall. (the federal safety agency 23-E-019) equipment safety recall 21A. He indicated: uplift timing, torque converter engagement, shift points, calibration issues, downshifts and other things. I called my local dealer and gave them my vin but they stated my vehicle has not been recalled and they won't fix it. The big concern is the slipping gears. It lungs forward at times and I am scared it is going to cause an accident. It is very rough to drive. The service 4 wheel drive system light came on. It started 4/27/23. It is very bad when turning the vehicle and driving slow.

Filed Apr 10, 2023 · Transmission · VA

The transmission slips fro D to P making the vehicle inoperable. I have check all doors to make sure they were closed. restarted the vehicle yet still in able to drive! It is Not the first time it happened .

Filed Mar 30, 2023 · Transmission · 16,000 miles · SC

The contact's wife owns a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the transmission was slipping in and out of gear. The contact stated that the failure also occurred while driving below 35 MPH, and while driving from a complete stop from a traffic light. Additionally, the contact stated that after parking and exiting the vehicle, the vehicle started to move forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transfer case, the PTU, the U-joint, and the front and rear differentials needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 20E037000 (Power Train). The dealer and the manufacturer informed the contact that the vehicle could not be repaired under the PTU warranty because the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Dec 13, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · NY

Driving my 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee, in Oct 2021 and this weekend, slipped into neutral while driving on the highway at 50+ mph and wouldnt shift back into drive. displaying the message 'VEHICLE SPEED IS TOO HIGH TO SHIFT' while at full stop Stop sign Both times trying to restart it, the engine would rev violently and shut off, only to restart after a few minutes and drive as normal. Both times in high moving traffic, narrowly avoiding traffic. The 2nd time I was on the NY Triboro bridge and used road flares to alert traffic Called the dealer and they claimed to have never heard of this before. Couldnt find any issues or replicate the issue. attached are several issues of other drivers having the same issue and still @Jeepc laims no knowledge. Does someone have to die to fix this issue

Filed Nov 19, 2021 · Transmission · 11,000 miles · RI

The contact owns a 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. The vehicle had a recall completed for the gear shifter in 2017. Now a total of 4 times the contact stated that while driving approximately 30-35 mph the vehicle's gear shifter would slip from drive into neutral after driving a short distance. The contact stated that they would have to pull over to the side of the road to change the gear. The contact mentioned that during this time when the vehicle's transmission has slipped into neutral the display on the dashboard would be a white line with two red dots instead of the "N" for neutral. The contact stated that the dealer was not able to identify the cause of the issue. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 11,000.

Filed Jun 7, 2021 · Electrical, Transmission · PR · crash · 3 injuries

On April 23rd at 9:28pm I was driving my Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015 on a highway at approximately 45mph when suddenly the transmission slipped to neutral without any human interference. I tried shifting it back to drive but the transmission did not respond. The Jeep lost momentum very quickly and came to a complete stop in the highway. As soon as it went to a complete stop it locked itself in parking position and l lost all ability to put it back to drive. I turned my blinkers and emergency lights on, but one minute later I got rear-ended by a car traveling at 50mph. My Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015 got totaled and I was taken to the hospital in stable condition. I was in a bad collision due to the Jeep slipping into neutral and locking itself in parking. I lost ALL ability to control my Jeep. The jeep got towed to a safe location. Two weeks later, we needed to move the car to another area for the insurance inspection. The car turned on and moved, yet again when the car gained velocity, the gear slipped to neutral and again came to a complete stop it, locking the transmission in the parking position. I always took my car for regular maintenance and it was a very well kept Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015.

Filed May 2, 2021 · Transmission · 106,500 miles · MD

My jeep has now on 2 occasions at a high rate of speed lost all ability to accelerate- april 29 & may 1st while driving on a highway at 70mph in rush hour traffic the vehicle lost all ability to accelerate- it felt like the engine slipped into neutral-however it was still in drive-I verified this- vehicle rapidly decelerated - I barely got off the highway without being in a collision- vehicle then after being restarted was able to engage into drive again and move both forward & backwards dealership was unable to determine problem however upon taking the car home on may 1st same thing happened again- this time with a eyewitness as well may 1 at 50mph- engine (still running) cut out as if it slipped into neutral - the vehicle still said it was in drive when the vehicle came to a full stop- the light for gear shift - changed & it read that jt was in neutral - simultaneously a message popped up (only after it was stopped) 'vehicle speed is too high to shift' of course we were already stopped and never tried to shift it anyway my jeep was manufactured in september 2014-this problem closely correlates with another recall that is limited to same jeep models made prior to july 2014 see the federal safety agency campaign number 19v447 (see link below) this is incredibly dangerous and the dealership seems to have no awareness of this problem in jeeps made in the same year as mine https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/jeep-cherokee-recalled-for-transmission-issue/

Filed Nov 8, 2017 · Transmission · 11,567 miles · MS

Gear shift slips into reverse from the park position on the selector panel.