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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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Driving along with vehicle in motion, the engine stalls out and continues to roll, but does not operate. Car must come to a complete stop, rest and then try to restart - very dangerous on the highway. A message comes on stating "vehicle must be in gear to shift" or something close to that - but there has been no shifting on my part at all. This stalling has put me in very dangerous conditions because cars coming from behind and around me have no warning of the stalled out engine either. It takes about 3 or 4 minutes to restart the engine. Dealership says this is an oil consumption issue and its something to do with the pistons. Another Jeep service manager said the engine needs to be replaced. Its still under warranty. I fear that we're going to get hit (my daughter and I) and meanwhile, we do not have other transportation and I'm going to be paying on this for 4 more years. There is a lot of information on other people having the same complaints on the internet. For now, the dealership is doing an oil consumption test which is related to the engine problems known on other vehicles. With this many people having the same problem, this should be a recalled engine.
Since purchasing the vehicle, a Jeep Cherokee latitude is has shown these errors consistently. Examples: The vehicle decelerates when pushed to accelerate quickly, especially when turning. It shifts hard between gears when driving, causing a jerking motion within the car - even when gently accelerating. On one occasion it has shifting into neutral while driving on the highway, which caused the vehicle to completely stop functioning. More recently, I was rear-ended at a gas station and was unaware, because I thought it was my car jerking forward upon acceleration. When reversing, the vehicle jerks backwards - after a delay. The vehicle also delays when attempting to turn the vehicle on.
Burn of oil at roughly a qt per 1000 miles, less than recommended oil change mileage. Effects engine. Shuts engine off while driving and takes 3-5 minutes before car can start again. Very dangerous as it happens at any speeds and car completely locks up.
When going from a complete stop to accelerating, the vehicle is non-responsive to or delayed response to the depression of the gas pedal. This is especially dangerous when turning in intersections and stop signs. This is in on going issue and has happened on numerous occasions.
- Cincinnati, OH, USA
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When at a complete stop and the "auto start/stop" is engaged (when the engine cuts power to save on gas consumption), and you let your foot off the brake to accelerate, the vehicle dash chimes and flashes quickly on the dash "blind spot alert temporary unavailable."
I bought this vehicle in 12/31/2017 as used from wally armour in salem Ohio, it only had 11000 miles on it and smelled brand new still. The first incident I had noticed when I was driving the rpms/engine would rev really high and loud but the car was only going 55 and it seemed to be in the wrong gear but I was in the automatic drive position which should not cause this, I could understand if I was in standard stick shift and if I would down shift it would cause it to do that. Then I started noticing a hesitation in the take off of the vehicle so when I was at a stop light and turning left it waiting for oncoming traffic it will hesitate and god for bid there is a car coming and it is hesitating and then all of a sudden it will lurch forward and I get thrown forward then backward in my seat as if I was hit from behind by another vehicle but there was no one behind my vehicle and it will jar my neck causing pain, I had neck surgery in 2016 with a cage put in and a Fusion of 2 cadaver bones, I am in no condition for my vehicle to be lurching forward as if it is getting hit from behind. This is not a one time incident either it is on going daily. I am hoping for a resolution to this problem I have taken it in once and plan on taking it in again to have them look at possibly doing something to it to fix it.
When starting from a stop car hesitates or jerks, sometimes clunks or grinds. Does the same thing when trying to pass a vehicle, pulling out at a stop light does the same thing. I believe it could be the transmission as the car seems not to want to shift correctly and makes rough, jumpy grinding noises does this most of time time you drive it and has for along time.
While driving, I've had two problems. One where when my transmission shifts from 4th to 5th the whole vehicle hits really hard. It's a very sudden and hard jerk. The second problem is, today, we were driving and at the beginning of acceleration, the Jeep shifted into neutral by itself.
The vehicle's low oil light indicator only flashes across the screen and does not remain on. This only takes place when the car is completely out of oil and the car loses power and shuts off while in motion. The vehicle has no leaks but requires oil every 700 miles or so. The engine runs off synthetic oil which should have to be replaced less frequently, but this vehicle needs oil replacement every 2-3 months.
When I switch gear the car jerks very hard when putting it in reverse. It burns gas very fast also the check engine light appears often I have got it check numerous of times they tell me my thermostat may need replaced. But the next day the check engine light will go off. The truck doesn't over heat, it just reads the thermostat may need replaced this been happening since the second month I purchased the vehicle.
Sept. 2015 I started having problems at 6 months since then I have had it back to the dealership 9 times sometimes it has to be towed in is not driveable same problem but every time I get it back the problems are worse since about the 18th of Aug this year I have had the car only 9 days this is now Dec 3rd it has been in the shop sometimes 3 or 4 days some times as long 3 or 4 weeks the transmission clunks like it is falling out all the lights go out will not shift it also shuts down when driving it one time in the middle of an intersection this is getting really dangerous for me as well as anyone else on the road with me I have been in touch with Chrysler customer care lady named lori she says I am out of the perimeter for buy back they did not know what is wrong with this car I am making car payments and insurance on a car I can't drive and don't even ave most of the time. The dealership called me a week ago to come pick the car and when I got there it wouldn't even run to get to the front of the building to me. This has been going on for 2 1/2 years now only getting worse all of the time I am now afraid to drive this car knowing it can shut down anytime in the middle of traffic and Chrysler won't do anything except keep putting it back in the shop and after 3 weeks or I go to pick it up and once again it won't run.
Check engine light comes on, codes are U1504, U1412, U0001, U1110, U1120, will not shift, 4WD temporary unavailable message comes on, stability traction light comes on, all shifter gear lights are on, this had happened 7 times since I purchased this Jeep, engine has cut a couple of times during all of these issues!
When shifting the service shifter error comes on and all the lights on the shift light up red. You have to stop the vehicle, put it in park, turn off the vehicle, and then finally restart it before the error will go away. The error will also occur while driving which then removes the speedometer from the dash and only displays the error until the vehicle has been turned off and then back on again.
The contact owned a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle caught fire and the engine exploded. The contact stated that smoke escaped from underneath the hood on the front driver's side. The contact stated that the front two tires also exploded. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard and was awaiting inspection. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was destroyed. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 38,000.
I purchased a 2015 Jeep Cherokee latitude September 2018 with 64,000 miles on it. When driving vehicle on the street, the vehicle will jerk really hard like it is changing gears. If I am putting vehicle in reverse and leaving out of my drive way, the vehicle jerks. Whenever I am driving at a low speed (0-45mph) the vehicle jerks. When coming to a complete stop, like a stop sign, red light, or heavy traffic, vehicle jerks once I accelerate. I took my vehicle to dealer to be serviced on November 3, 2018 regarding this issue and I was told they found no problems but there was an update (rrt) completed on vehicle. I took my vehicle back to dealership on Saturday, November 17, 2018 for electrical component services and complained about the same issue and was told vehicle is not showing any problems but my thermostat needed replacing due to thermostat rationality code. I scheduled an appointment for a future date to the service. Also had low beam headlight fixed was told the bulb didn't need replacing that somehow it came unscrewed. Headlight was working before I left, later on that day headlight went out again. I live in houston where the temps re now in the 50S highs 60S and I had my heater on, all of a sudden I started to smell smoke like oil smoke. But I don't have any lights coming on on my dashboard. Can you please tell why is my automatic vehicle driving like it's manual and with it only having 1 previous owner that all of these things are happening"?"
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- Orlando, FL, USA