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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,129 miles

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2015 Jeep Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #34

Oct 062023

Cherokee

  • miles

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

When it rains water leaks into my cargo area filling up my spare tire well. it also soakes the insulation in the sides of vehicle. It has cause a short in the rear ligts on vehicle which I am not sure but could cause a fire or electrical failure. Has there been any recalls for such. Last occured on or about

- Red Bank, NJ, USA

problem #33

Mar 292023

Cherokee

  • miles
Vehicle was parked at 10pm. Vehicle ignition was off. Vehicle was locked. Nothing left on. No one returned to the car for annything. Approximately 3 and half hours later, electrical fire started inside the drivers side rear quarter panel under the taillight (on the body, not the taillight on the lift gate). By the time the car alarm was heard, the fire was spreading from the panel into the rest rear of the vehicle. Fire department arrived and extinguished the fire.

- Louisville, MS, USA

problem #32

Jan 012018

Cherokee

  • miles
factory headlights are terrible. almost impossible to drive at night and really bad when its raining. talked with local dealer and they said there is no problem. start/stop does not work also.

- Hauser, ID, USA

problem #31

Jul 312021

Cherokee

  • miles

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

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 #30

Jun 162021

Cherokee

  • miles
Headlights do not point far enough down the road, making it difficult to see while driving at night especially on country roads or when raining.

- Rochester, MI, USA

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problem #29

Jan 012020

Cherokee

  • 89,000 miles
I bought my 2015 Jeep Cherokee about a year ago and less than a month later I was already noticing that the headlights would dim as soon as I would use my turn signal. This continued for about a month until I noticed that the headlights were noticeably dim on both sides. I needed to get out of my car several times to make sure the headlights were even on. Whenever I am driving in a low light area at night it is incredibly dangerous. Something needs to be done about this because this is clearly a defect.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #28

Nov 012020

Cherokee

  • miles

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

Headlights are too dim, even when using high beams. This was a terrible design flaw that has been changed in recent Jeep models, but nothing has been offered to convert previous owner's cars. Jeep needs to be held accountable for this as it's a definite safety hazard when driving at night.

- Proctorville, OH, USA

problem #27

Mar 192020

Cherokee

  • 114,000 miles
I have had to replace my driver side light bulb 3 times in the past 6 months. I keep spending 60-80$ for these replacements just for it to go out in less than 3 months. My passages side has never gone out, only the driver side. The bulb isn't burnt out, yet it won't turn on. It did this while I was driving in the city at a stop sign waiting to turn out of my neighborhood. Luckily my fog lights, which have never went out on me, help me see the roads at night. I just can't risk driving and getting a ticket for the headlight out but I also can't afford to keep replacing the one bulb that constantly goes out. There isn't any condensation in there either so I'm not sure why it keeps going out.

- Pensacola, FL, USA

problem #26

Jan 012019

Cherokee

  • miles
I've had to replace my low beams 10+ times this year. They keep shorting our. Also have to have my engine thermostat replaced even though it's working fine. It's electrical keeps causing my check engine light to come on. And the fix is replacing something that is fully working. And because my check engine light is on I can't makw it through deq to get tags for my car. This is the 3rd (separate) electrical problem I've had with this car and I'm done. Keep should stand up for their product.

- Beaverton, OR, USA

problem #25

Sep 072019

Cherokee

  • 0 miles
First the Jeep could not move when we turn on the engine is on, we took it to the dealer and they fixed that problem saying it needed a battery. We let them put the battery in and took it home, next we get in the car to go somewhere, turn on the ignition, and a warning message appeared on the dash board saying low beam head light out we checked the lights on the Jeep and they did not come on, the high beam or the low beam. This sounds like an electrical problem to me and that is why I think it should be a recalled vehicles, also, this car is like new because we have not been able to drive it much because of the problems we have had from it. When a car is running and cannot move we know that is a transmission problem, now this! please help us now!

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

problem #24

Aug 302019

Cherokee

  • 25,000 miles

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

As I am driving my car stahl's and everything shuts off. This typically happens as I am making a turn. This typically happens as I get closer to the date of my next oil change. The car shuts off completely and I must coast to a stop. After waiting about a minute I can restart the engine. This is a very dangerous situation as I am typically turning to cross traffic.

- Essex, MD, USA

problem #23

Apr 102019

Cherokee

  • 53,000 miles
Turn the my vehicle on and all lights on my gear shifter came on and stayed on. A message on my dash was 'service shifter'

- Ridgeland, MS, USA

problem #22

Sep 242018

Cherokee

  • miles
Headlights are so dim I'm afraid to drive the car at night. Can't see pedestrians or street signs at night. Very dangerous when it's rainimg

- Roseto, PA, USA

problem #21

Sep 292018

Cherokee

  • miles
Headlights very dim. Can't see pedestrians and street signs in the dark. Extremely difficult to see when it is raining at night

- Roseto, PA, USA

problem #20

Jan 012019

Cherokee

  • 42,000 miles
Front headbeams on high are so dim, it is a design flaw no one even flashes me when on high beam.

- Hamburg, PA, USA

problem #19

Dec 072018

Cherokee

  • 35,000 miles
Leaking in liftgate caused all electrical instruments to fail electronic emergency brake power sun roof stop/start module head lights fog lights speedometer

- Ridgewood, NY, USA

problem #18

Sep 092018

Cherokee

  • 64,396 miles
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"?"

- Channelview, TX, USA

problem #17

Sep 012018

Cherokee

  • 52,000 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. While driving various speeds, the headlights failed to project enough light to see the road properly. The contact also mentioned that the headlight covers had a smokey film. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000.

- Houma, LA, USA

problem #16

May 312018

Cherokee

  • 26,920 miles
Without warning all the dash panel lights shut off. This has occurred twice. Both incidents happened while driving straight on highways at dusk. ( 5:30 pm, March 7, 2018 on Illinois I-72 and 8:15 pm, May 31, 2018 on Missouri highway 6.) the dash lights came back on after 15 - 20 minutes and/or a restart of the auto. It was terrifying to experience a sudden loss of dash lights at dusk and travelling at road speed. Cause is unknown to me. I plan to contact my Jeep dealership.

- Trenton, MO, USA

problem #15

Dec 102017

Cherokee

  • miles
Head lights are very dim, turned on bright is no better. Lights are to small, I can't travel at night unless necessary because it's dangerous to travel with lights that dim. When making a turn at night it's pretty much guessing where you are, dangerous in the rural area I live in. The lights needs to be replaced before someone is injured.

- Jeremiah, KY, USA

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