2017 Jeep Cherokee
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 1,334 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 6th highest complaint count among 12 Cherokee model years with reports.
Of the 2017 reports, 24 involved a crash and 6 involved a fire. 27 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Power trainApr 29, 2025
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Jeep Cherokee vehicles. The power transfer unit (PTU) may become damaged and disengage the transmission and differential, resulting in a loss of drive power and/or loss of park function.
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. A loss of park function can cause an unintended vehicle rollaway, which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Dealers will update the drivetrain control module and PTU software and replace the PTU, as necessary free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning February 19, 2026. Owners may contact FCA customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is 01C.
Campaign 25V011000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmissionApr 27, 2023
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Jeep Cherokee vehicles. The power transfer unit (PTU) may become damaged and disengage the transmission and differential, resulting in a loss of drive power or loss of park function.
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash. A loss of park function can cause an unintended vehicle rollaway which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
FCA US LLC will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2023. Owners may contact FCA USA LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is 45A. This recall expands previous recall number 20V-343.
Campaign 23V302000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, driveline, differential unitJun 11, 2020
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Jeep Cherokee vehicles equipped with a two-speed Power Transfer Unit (PTU). Relative movement in the Power Transfer Unit (PTU) between the differential input splines and the transmission output shaft may cause some input spline teeth to wear off, which may eventually cause a loss of engagement between the transmission and the differential inside the PTU. If this occurs, power cannot be transferred between the front wheels and the transmission which results in a loss of drive while the vehicle is in motion and a loss of the Park function while stationary.
A loss of drive can cause a vehicle crash without prior warning. A loss of the Park function can cause unintended vehicle rollaway which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
FCA US LLC will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update that will maintain vehicle propulsion by engaging rear wheel drive and prevent rolling in Park by activating the electronic parking brake if a failed input spline occurs. This recall began July 14, 2020. Owners may contact FCA USA LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is W47.
Campaign 20V343000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical system, wiringMay 17, 2018
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 Cab Chassis, Jeep Cherokee and Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300, 2014-2019 RAM 1500, 2015-2018 Dodge Challenger, 2015-2017 Chrysler 200, 2016-2018 RAM 3500 Cab Chassis (less than 10,000 lb), 2017-2018 Chrysler Pacifica and 2018 Jeep Wrangler vehicles. These vehicles are being recalled to address a defect that could prevent the cruise control system from disengaging. If, when using cruise control, there is a short circuit within the vehicle's wiring, the driver may not be able to shut off the cruise control either by depressing the brake pedal or manually turning the system off once it has been engaged, resulting in either the vehicle maintaining its current speed or possibly accelerating.
If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.
Campaign 18V332000 on NHTSA.gov
Equipment, other, labelsAug 31, 2017
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Jeep Cherokee vehicles. The tire and rim size information required to be on the Certification label was omitted during manufacturing, which may result in an incorrect tire and rim combination being installed on the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
The missing tire and rim designation information may lead to an incorrect combination being installed on the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners and will provide a corrected certification label, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2017. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is T53.
Campaign 17V543000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, knee bolsterNov 2, 2016
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2017 Jeep Cherokee vehicles manufactured October 13, 2016, to October 17, 2016. Improper welds on the driver's knee air bag inflator may prevent the air bag from properly inflating.
If the driver's knee air bag does not properly inflate, there is an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's knee air bag module, free of charge. The recall began November 9, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S84.
Campaign 16V799000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine
263 reports, newest first. Show all
Engine, Jun 17, 2020
JEEP STALLS EVERY A COUPLE OF WEEKS. DETERMINED THAT THE JEEP BURNS OIL AND WITH NO INDICATION THE CAR WILL JUST STALL WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. WHEN IT STALLS I DETERMINED THAT THE OIL LEVEL IS EXTREMELY LOW. THIS HAPPENS WITH LESS THAN 4000 MILES. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS. VERY SCARING WHEN IT JUST STALLS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING. NO WAY SHOULD A VEHICLE BURN THAT MUCH OIL WITH ONLY DRIVING 5000 MILES OR LESS. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Jun 16, 2020
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. *TR
Engine, Jun 15, 2020
I WAS DRIVING OUR 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN (5 PLUS INFANT). WE WERE TRAVELING ~20 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING AS WE WERE TRAVELING DOWNHILL, AND WAS IN THE DRIVE GEAR. WE WERE UNABLE TO STOP AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO PULL OFF IMMEDIATELY. THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING FIRST, THEN THE BRAKE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. I HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND JAM MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE SITUATION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ONCE THE CAR STOPPED, WE TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN. AFTER POWER CYCLING THE CAR, IT RETURNED TO OPERATING AS EXPECTED. *TR
Other or unspecified, Engine, May 31, 2020
THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW STARTING IN JAN 21, 2020. STOPPED AT STOP SIGN AND SHUT OFF. TRIED TO RESTART AND WOULD NOT. WAITED ABOUT 3 MINUTES AND IT STARTED. AS I SLOWED DOWN FOR ANOTHER STOP SIGN IT SHUT OFF BUT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. AS I SLOWED DOWN FOR ANOTHER STOP SIGN I TURNED RIGHT WITH OUT STOPPING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. ALL THE IDIOT LIGHTS ON DASH CAME ON. BATTERY WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR 45 MINUTES AND THEN IT FINALLY STARTED.CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEIR ANSWER WAS 'IF WE CAN'T DUPLICATE IT THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT IN'. WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSE TOO MEAN? IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 5-13-20, 5-15-20 AND 5-31-20. ALL THESE TIMES IT WAS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ALONG AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ENGINE JUST SHUTS OFF. ON 5-31-20 I WAS IN A TRAFFIC LANE MAKING A RIGHT TURN WITH OTHER TRAFFIC BEHIND WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WAS BEEPING HIS HORN FOR ME TO MOVE AS HE HAD NOT KNOWN MY ENGINE SHUT OFF. WOULD HATE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN IF I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE. JUST HAD THE BATTERY REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY ON 5-28-20. ENGINE OIL GAUGE READ 54% NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT SURE DOESN'T SOUND SAFE TO ME. CALLING THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO GET AN APPOINTMENT.
Engine, May 27, 2020
THE VEHICLE CONSUMES ALL OF THE OIL (BONE DRY) BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACHES 3000 MILES AND BEFORE THE NEXT SCHEDULED SERVICE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO SIGNS OF A LEAK. THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH NO WARNING (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER WARNING). THIS TIME IT HAPPENED ON 05/26/2020 ON A HIGHWAY WITH A 60MPH SPEED LIMIT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS PROBLEM IS FOUND ALL THROUGH OUT INTERNET FORUMS FOR THE 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE AND JEEP HAS FAILED TO PUT OUT A RECALL. THE ISSUE IS KNOWN AND THEY ARE INTENTIONALLY PUTTING THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT RISK OF SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE CALLING IT AN, "OVER CONSUMPTION OF OIL." *TR
Power train, Other or unspecified, Engine, May 17, 2020
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS LOW OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, WE HAVE THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND DO NOT EXCEED THE RECOMMENDED MILEAGE BETWEEN CHANGES. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MAIN ROADS DURING TIMES OF HIGH TRAFFIC AND HAS PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES NOW. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 36,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M TIRED OF DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.
Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Engine, May 9, 2020
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO WAIT ABOUT 30-45 SECONDS BEFORE IT WOULD RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH ( APRIL). IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS. I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Engine, Apr 29, 2020
INTERMITTENTLY, UPON STARTING THE JEEP WILL DISPLAY AND "SERVICE SHIFTER" WARNING ON MY DASH WITH ALL GEARS INDICATORS (PRNDL) ILLUMINATED IN RED. I AM ABLE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER AND CAN EVEN OPERATE THE VEHICLE BUT, IT FEELS UNSAFE. I HAVE HAD MIXED SUCCESS WITH TURNING THE JEEP OFF AND RESTARTING BUT, MOST OF THE TIME, IT SUCCEEDS IN ELIMINATING THE WARNING AND THE RED LIGHTS. I HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE POSTED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AS AN ISSUE FOR A NUMBER OF JEEP MODELS. GUIDANCE OR, A RECALL MAY BE IN ORDER. I WOULD APPRECIATE EITHER.
Electrical system, Engine, Apr 29, 2020
ENGINE KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON STREET OR HIGHWAY. 5 TIMES SINCE 9/19. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE AND PROBLEM CONTINUES
Power train, Engine, Apr 8, 2020
THIS CAR BURNS OIL AT AN EXTREME RATE, I'VE HAD IT CHECKED OUT FOR CONSUMPTION TESTS AFTER EVERY 1,000 MILES- IT IS ALWAYS LOW ON OIL. WITH NO ANSWERS FROM JEEP WHO IS PERFORMING THESE TASKS. CURRENTLY THE CAR HAS BEEN SINCE ABOUT 25,000 MILES- (IM SITTING AT 51,000 NOW) SHAKING BETWEEN GEARS, THE RPM GAUGE TAC JUMPS AROUND, THE CAR SEEMS TO STRUGGLE RUNNING. EVERY TIME THE CAR IS TAKEN IN - I'M TOLD THE CAR IS RUNNING CORRECTLY EVEN WITH HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND THAT THIS IS JEEPS STANDARD. I HAVE YET TO HAVE ANYTHING RESOLVED SINCE I'VE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE ZERO PROBLEMS OR THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUES I'VE HAD. A LESS THAN 3 YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT BE BURNING MORE THAN A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. THIS IS A CAR THAT HAS A STANDARD OF GETTING OIL CHANGES EVERY 6,000 MILES. HOW IS THIS FOLLOWING JEEPS STANDARD. IF I FOLLOWED THIS STANDARD I WOULD BE PULLING MY CAR INTO A DEALERSHIP EVERY RECOMMENDED 6,000 MILES WITH ZERO OIL. I'VE HAD A STARTER EXPLODE IN MY ENGINE, HAD IT FIXED FOR IT TO ONLY DO THE SAME ISSUE A WEEK LATER. WHEN IN MOTION MY ENTIRE CAR HOPPS AROUND, ITS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE IT ON THE EXPRESSWAY BECAUSE I KNOW ITS SO DANGEROUS. I CANNOT TRUST THIS CAR GOING OVER 55 MILES AN HOUR. I'VE GIVEN UP HOPE IN JEEP AND STILL CONTINUE TO GET MY REGULAR WORK DONE TO KEEP THE CAR BARELY FUNCTIONING. 51,000 MILES. A CAR THAT AS GOTTEN AN OIL CHANGE EVERY 1,000 MILES THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND HAS HAD COMPLETE REGULAR WORK DONE ON IT. THIS IS NOT OKAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Engine, Mar 11, 2020
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AND SHUT ITSELF DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED DURING 3 DIFFERENT PERIODS TIME NEAR THE OIL CHANGE INTERVAL, OCCURRING 3+ OR MORE TIMES DURING EACH PERIOD. AFTER COMPLAINING ABOUT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WITH THE 3RD OCCURRENCE, THEY CHECKED THE OIL PRIOR TO CHANGING IT NOTING THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE PAN. AFTER PERFORMING A FUEL CONSUMPTION TEST, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENGINE BETWEEN 6,000 AND 7,000 MILES (OIL CHANGE TIME) LOST OVER 1.25 QUARTS OF OIL. BETWEEN 0 AND 6,000 MILES, MINIMAL TO NO OIL WAS LOST, BUT BETWEEN 6,000-7,000 THE OIL WOULD DROP SIGNIFICANTLY WITH NO OBVIOUS REASON WHY. THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THEY HAVE HAD OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEN JEEP WOULD LIKELY REPLACE THE ENGINE, BUT SINCE NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY (EXPIRED AT 60,000 MILES), I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE ENGINE OR TEAR DOWN TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE.
Power train, Other or unspecified, Engine, Mar 10, 2020
DRIVING 2017 JEEP WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY.. BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND JEEP STALLED ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. WENT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR, WAS TOLD IT NEEDED AND OIL CHANGE?!! UNACCEPTABLE!! IF ISSUE ISN'T CORRECTED, LEGAL ACTION WILL BE PURSUED.
Engine, Mar 7, 2020
THE ISSUE STARTED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY I HAD ZERO ACCELERATION. IT WAS AS THOUGH I WAS IN NEUTRAL . I STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THEN BACK INTO DRIVE. STILL NO RESPONSE . I ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK IN NEUTRAL THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE . IT ENGAGED INTO DRIVE BUT ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME . I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO JEEP WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" . ONLY IT'S NOT FIXED . THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN SLOWING DOWN .
Engine, Feb 26, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE SPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED 6 TIMES WITHIN TEN DAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEBANON CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (518 W MAIN ST, LEBANON, OH 45038) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 2000 MILES AND TO THEN HAVE THE VEHICLE TESTED FOR OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DEPENDING ON THE RESULT, THE MANUFACTURER MAY CHOOSE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE. THE OIL WAS TOPPED OF HOWEVER, NO ADDITIONAL MECHANICAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,732.
Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Engine, Feb 26, 2020
JEEP THROWING 'SERVICE SHIFTER' MESSAGE AND LIGHTING UP THE ENTIRE SHIFTER. LOCKING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF IT ONLY CONTINUOUSLY TRIES TO TURN OVER INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF. THIS STARTED AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON A STRAIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD.*DT CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WIRING HARNESS IN THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED AND COULD NOT GUARANTEE A PERMANENT FIX. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN AND CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE.*JB
Engine, Feb 25, 2020
MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 6 TIMES IN A WEEK AND A HALF. ITS ALWAYS WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF START UP. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS, THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START IT BACK UP. ALL 6 TIMES IT HAS BEEN WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 25 MILES AND HOUR AND HAS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. TOO SCARED TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. WE HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE WITH AN ISSUE WITH THE "SERVICE SHIFTER" LIGHT COMING ON AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE SHIFTER WERE LIGHTING UP AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUT DOWN. AT THAT TIME, THEY SAID IT WAS THE SHIFTER BEZEL AND THEY REPLACED IT. NOW WE ARE NOT GETTING A WARNING LIGHT AT ALL BEFORE THE CAR DIES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM ACTUALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY JEEP THAT I HAVE HAD FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS. WHEN TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE SAYING THEY HAVE HAD NO REPORTED ISSUES WITH THIS BEFORE. WE WILL FIND OUT TODAY WHAT THEY SAY AND I WILL REPOST. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON HERE FOR THE SAME THING AND NO ONE HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO, WHEN WE SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT WITH CRONIN CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM IN LEBANON OHIO, WE WERE TOLD THEY NO LONGER GIVE LOANER VEHICLES. WHEN DID THIS CHANGE? ESPECIALLY FOR AN ISSUE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER ISSUE.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Engine, Feb 6, 2020
AT 15,000 MILES MY SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. I HAVE TO PULL OVER, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT IF THE LIGHT WASN'T ACTIVELY ON.
Power train, Engine, Feb 5, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRIFFIN MOTORS COMPANY 11031 PERRY HWY, MEADVILLE, PA 16335 (814) 336-2161, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Engine, Jan 30, 2020
COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHEN DRIVING WITH 30% OIL LIFE REMAINING WITH NO WARNING. YOU LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND CONTROL.
Engine, Jan 28, 2020
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HANG TURN ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC MY JEEP STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE BATTERY LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHT UP AND THE DASH PROMPTED ME TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AFTER BEING NARROWLY MISSED BY MULTIPLE CARS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE JEEP AND DRIVE OFF OF THE ROAD.
Engine, Jan 24, 2020
I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW. SINCE ABOUT 30K I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING THAT IT IS RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. NO ENGINE POWER, AND NO POWER STEERING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS A FAIL SAFE DUE TO LOW OIL. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE FCA GUIDELINES AND DEALERS FOR OIL CHANGES AND CANT REALLY MAKE BETWEEN CHANGES. I HAVE DONE MULTIPLE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS BETWEEN TWO DEALERS BC I AM TOLD IT DOESNT BURN ENOUGH FOR FCA STANDARDS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. I HAVE CALLED AFTER IT DIED OUT TO ASK FOR A TOW IN AND HAVE BEEN DENIED AND TOLD IT JUST MEANS ITS TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE. I HAVE TO HAVE AN IGNITION COIL REPLACED ON TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, REPROGRAMMING OF THE SHIFTER PCM, AND REPLACED THE PCM. IT WASNT TILL MY LATEST INCIDENT THAT I RECORDED IT AND POSTED THE VIDEO TO TWITTER THAT AN FCA REP REACHED OUT TO ME TO 'HELP'. I WAS TOLD I STILL NEED TO DO OIL TESTING BC I HAVE TO FAIL 3 IN A ROW FOR FURTHER TESTING REGARDLESS OF A HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM CONTINUING AND NOT GETTING BETTER. 1ST TEST IT WAS ONLY HALF A QUART. DIDNT EVEN MAKE IT TO THE 2ND BEFORE THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY, LOST POWER, WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND I HAD TO BE TOWED IN. 1ST WAS TOLD THE MULTIAIR ACTUATOR WENT OUT AND FCA AGREED TO PAY FOR IT, AS IM AT 73K. THEN I HEAR NOTHING FROM ANYONE FOR 8 DAYS TILL I CALL THE DEALER AND IM TOLD THEY ARE WAITING ON SPARK PLUGS. 20MINS LATER THE FCA REP CALLS AND SAYS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY FOUND, METAL SHAVINGS INSIDE, SCORCHING, A PIECE OF THE EXHAUST VALVE MISSING AND LOST INSIDE THE ENGINE. HOWEVER FCA WILL ONLY PAY FOR 1500 LEAVING THE REST OF THE BILL TO ME FOR SOMETHING THATS NOT MY FAULT AND AN ISSUE THEY CONTINUE TO IGNORE. HAD THEY INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM EARLIER REGARDLESS OF THEIR OIL BURNING RULES THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND THE VALVE WAS CRACKED. FCA SAYS THEY ARE NOT SAYING ITS MY FAULT BUT ARE HIDING BEHIND THE WARRANTY.*DT*JB
Engine, Jan 22, 2020
VEHICLE CAN STOP ABRUPTLY DUE TO LOW OIL AS THIS ENGINE IMPROPERLY BLOWS OIL OUT THE EXHAUST AT A VERY HIGH RATE. OUR VEHICLE BLOWS OUT 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN MONITERING THIS PROBLEM SINCE OCTOBER 2019 WHEN I FOUND THE OIL LEVEL WAS DOWN 2 QUARTS. THE DEALER WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR ELEVATE THE PROBLEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. WE ARE LEFT WITH A LEMON. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW FROM THE DEALER IT HAD 11 MILES AT PURCHASE.THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES A VALVE REPAIR OR A NEW ENGINE.
Power train, Engine, Jan 19, 2020
ON JANUARY 18 2020 I WAS DRIVING AND AFTER ONLY A MILE FROM HOME, COMING TO AN INTERSECTION YIELDING TO GO LEFT, MY CAR COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I TRIED TO RE-START AND TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUETS GET IT TO RESTART. I WAS DRIVING THE MILE HOME WHEN THEN I GOT A 'OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT'. I DID AN OIL CHANGE THAT AFTERNOON TO FIND MY CAR ONLY HAD 2 QUARTS OF OIL REMAINING. MY CAR IS BURNING OIL. I DO REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THERE ARE NO LEAKS. I HAD NO WARNING FROM MY CAR THAT MY OIL WAS LOW. ALTHOUGH THE FEATURE TO TURN OFF MY CAR WORKED PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OIL IS LOW, MY CAR IS BURNING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL AND NOT GIVING ME A LOW OIL WARNING BEFORE TURNING OFF MY CAR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE AND HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH I GENERALLY TRAVEL. THESE MODEL CARS NEED TO BE FIXED FROM BURNING OIL AND DRIVERS ALERTED TO WHEN THEIR OIL STARTS TO BECOME LOW, NOT JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
Steering, Engine, Jan 11, 2020
A SERVICE SHIFTER MESSAGE COME UP ON MY OPTOMETER SCREEN 4 TIMES IN 3 DAYS. THE WARNING APPEARS IN RED LETTERS THAT ALSO HIGHLIGHT ALL GEAR LIGHTS RED AND THE SCREEN WAS LOCKED TO SERVICE SHIFTER. THIS TAKES PLACES WHEN I ATTEMPT TO START MY VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STARTS BUT I CANNOT SHIFT THE GEARS. I HAVE READ OTHER REPORTS OF 2019 MODELS HAVING THIS HAPPEN AND CAR STOPS WHILE IN MOTION. PLEASE REVIEW THIS CASE, SO MANY JEEP CHEROKEE MODELS 2016-2020 HAVE BEEN WIDELY AFFECTED BY THIS SHIFT SYSTEM FAILURE.
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Jan 6, 2020
SERVICE SHIFTER THE CAR TURN OFF ON MAJOR HIGHWAY