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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 15
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
28,880 miles

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2015 Jeep Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 3 of 17)

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problem #291

Sep 032021

Cherokee

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Car stalls multiple times over the last month. With zero warning it died in front of my wife in ongoing traffic. Multiple error messages are on dash. Restarts when shutting car off then back on.

- Parkersburg , WV, USA

problem #290

Jul 302021

Cherokee

  • miles
I have had my vehicle checked out several times over the malfunction of the stop and start system. Several times it has been worked on and looked at. Once they claimed they replaced a part under the hood in Richmond, kentucky. This issue has been going on for over two years. It had been cutting off and not starting back. Now its advanced into a jerking from a hesitation to switch between gears. The malfunction light keeps coming back on. And sometimes it has to be restarted several times just to reset it. It was on 7/30/2021 when someone besides me noticed this issue. But its been doing me this way for last three months.

- London, KY, USA

problem #289

Jul 312021

Cherokee

  • miles
Car transmission jumps when its starts moving at the beginning makes it feel like someone rear ended the car. This happens Every time. it does not feel safe.

- Hicksville, NY, USA

problem #288

Jul 192021

Cherokee

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2015 Jeep Cherokee Limited. While driving the vehicle, lost power abruptly and without warning in traffic on 5 occasions between May 2021 and July. Car towed and taken to dealership each time with repair notations indicating short in PDC causing fuse for ignition coils to blow. That was replaced. An additional note when the car failed again indicated an internal short in PCM which was replaced. I've spent thousands of dollars, not to mention the safety issue of stalling in traffic. The last time, I was on a very busy freeway and didn't have enough power to fully move to the shoulder. I counted about 3 near misses with cars about to hit me. I don't have every *Invoice* as they didn't return them all to me but will upload what I do have. This is a serious issue and I'm not getting any resolution with the dealership.

- Irving, TX, USA

problem #287

Jul 022021

Cherokee

  • miles
while I was driving a was coming to a complete stop and the jeep stalled on me and said a quick message on the dash about shifting i tried to start it again and it took a second to kick over. Its done this twice today and has been doing it at least once a day. This is a serious problem especially if I happen to be on the highway or going threw an intersection.

- Albuquerque , NM, USA

problem #286

Oct 102017

Cherokee

  • 143,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power causing the vehicle to jerk back and forth and eventually stall. After a few minutes, the contact restarted the vehicle and was able to continue to their destination, however, the failure persisted several times thereafter. The contact noticed after doing an oil change the vehicle would consume a lot of oil and shortly after the oil change check engine warning light would illuminate. The contact checked the oil level and found the level low. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer to have it inspected, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The failure continued and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the failure was diagnosed as a multi-air actuator with the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage 143,000.

- Antelope, CA, USA

problem #285

Jun 022021

Cherokee

  • 83,700 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power, without warning. The failure recurred several times. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 83,700.

- Sioux City, IA, USA

problem #284

May 102021

Cherokee

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, there was an odor of burning engine oil with a knocking sound coming from the engine. The contact stopped to inspect smoke coming from under the hood. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the cause of the failure was not yet determined. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- New Orleans, LA, USA

problem #283

Apr 052021

Cherokee

  • 46,000 miles
I was driving and the Jeep died on the road. This happened 2 days (April 4 & 5th, 2021) in a row. No warning lights. I had to remove the key and open the door to reset the system and then it finally restarted. Tires plus reports no codes when diagnosing. Waiting to hear from Jeep.

- Jacksonville Beach, FL, USA

problem #282

Feb 272021

Cherokee

  • 99,000 miles
My car jumps forward while driving and reversing. Recently backing out of my driveway my car jumped and I hit my mailbox. The jumping is a big jump forward that the car feels like I hit something everytime. It jumps typically every other day while driving.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #281

Mar 162021

Cherokee

  • 63,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The vehicle stalls and looses power. Thumping in certain gears. Stalls and then jerks forward. Sometimes does not want to pick up speed even when hitting gas. This happens mostly on city streets. Rides smooth when on highway going high speeds. At low speeds jerks and stalls. Also gas tank light keeps coming on no one is able to fix it figure out what's wrong.

- Richmond, VA, USA

problem #280

Mar 082021

Cherokee

  • 90,000 miles
This Jeep has 90K miles on it. We noticed a very severe oil leak and discovered that oil was leaking out of the engine oil cooler filter housing adapter. After doing some research it was discovered that this is a very common part to malfunction. Oil is leaking on to the manifold and engine block. This could cause a fire if ignored. The replacement part has been back-ordered and we are unable to drive the vehicle.

- Walpole, MA, USA

problem #279

Mar 042021

Cherokee

  • 62,904 miles
For the past three weeks the car has been showing transmission problems but until recently the transmission remained in neutral and filed to shift to another gear. It makes a loud clang sound when shifting gears and automatically shuts down after. The parking brake wouldn't disengage, a message saying "service parking brake" appears on screen. When accelerating the car does not respond normally. There was another message showing "tranmission service" when the car was on park and the car unexpectedly shift to neutral and made a loud roar round jerking forward.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #278

Mar 012021

Cherokee

  • 57,000 miles
In the last 3 weeks I start my 2015 Jeep Cherokee as usual, shortly after driving when trying to accelerate from a stop the battery light comes on and the dash says cannot switch gears unless in park. The car then stalls and I have to shift into park and restart, the scary issue is that I am sometimes stuck and cant move until I can restart the vehicle. There is only 57,000 miles on this vehicle.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #277

Feb 212021

Cherokee

  • miles
The oil filter housing is made of plastic, causing it to easily break most likely due to overtightening when getting an oil change, then this causes oil to leak onto the exhaust pipe being a potential fire hazard, since most people go get their oil changed at a business not themselves you wouldn't know until it is too late and nobody will accept fault, Jeep needs to recall and make this housing out of metal to prevent this issue.

- The Woodlands, TX, USA

problem #276

Jul 012020

Cherokee

  • 30 miles
I frequently get a warning light and screen that says 'automatic start stop is unavailable'... this is usually as I'm driving not even when the vehicle is stopped. Random and usually every time I'm driving it happens at least once

- Spokane, WA, USA

problem #275

Oct 022020

Cherokee

  • miles
It jerks when I drive it in town normal driving

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

problem #274

Jul 202016

Cherokee

  • 62,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle jerked while driving. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred mostly while driving at low speeds or when coming to a stop. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to russell westbrook Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (6110 van nuys blvd, van nuys, ca 91401) where a computer software upgrade was completed however, the upgrade failed to solve the failure. The contact mentioned that the engine was replaced several months ago. The vehicle was still experiencing the failure. The contact also mentioned that after the engine was replaced a grinding noise occurred while making a left turn. The contact mentioned that the technician replaced the transmission valve plug before the engine was replaced. The vehicle was later taken to rydell Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (700 san fernando rd, san fernando, ca 91340) and was diagnosed that the motor mount and transmission mount needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the repair did not correct the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle back to rydell Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram for assistance. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and was diagnosed that the suspension and transmission fluid needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

- Van Nuys, CA, USA

problem #273

Jan 072021

Cherokee

  • miles
Service 4WD light came on gas cap light came on and it throws my parking brake on automatically when I stop and put into park. Even after transmission was replaced at 60,000 miles still have hard shifting problems as well. Vehicle died when I was at a stop light this is when the lights appeared.

- La Vernia, TX, USA

problem #272

Jan 072021

Cherokee

  • 67,000 miles
Four times within the past two weeks the vehicle has shut off. Twice while turning into a busy intersection and twice while driving down the road. The vehicle instantly stalls and entire dashboard warning lights come on. Car takes 5-20 min to restart. There's no burning smell or sputtering/stalling when car shuts off. It is dangerous and almost was involved in accidents when stalling turning into a busy intersection.

- Von Ormy, TX, USA

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