CarComplaints.com Notes: There's no way around it, the Cherokee's transmission is junk. There's no other explanation for why a vehicle, usually with under 40,000 miles, would have so many complaints

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
7 / 5
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
38,703 miles

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2014 Jeep Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 12 of 25)

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problem #270

Sep 012018

Cherokee

  • 52,000 miles

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

Oil filter housing assembly is leaking. You can see oil leaking out of a port while running. Oil is puddling up and running down the motor. This can cause engine failure or a fire.. this vehicle was purchased certified pre owned; I am not sure if this is stil under warranty. Definitely is a safety hazard also the transmission on occasion shifts really hard when moving from one gear to the next.

- Chatsworth, GA, USA

problem #269

Oct 072018

Cherokee

  • 68,000 miles
I was in the turning lane to turn into a grocery store and when I accelerated to turn my Jeep accelerated then the check engine light came on the service transmission light, traction control light, service parking brake light, there were several lights that came on and my Jeep was still running but stopped accelerating as I was turning into the store on a busy 4 lane road and I was pushing the gas but the vehicle would not move I coasted into the start of the parking lot where it was now telling me to shift my car into park as I did then shifted back to drive and tried to finish pulling into the store parking lot and still nothing. So I put the vehicle into park shut it off sat for a min turned it back on placed it back in drive the check engine light was still on so I drove it to the nearest auto zone to get the code checked because it was a Sunday (today 10/7/18) and the dealer ship is closed. They were unable to find a code and once the Jeep was turned back on all lights were off. I drove it home and parked it and I am taking it to the deal ship tomorrow. 2 weeks ago Thursday Sept 27th my car stalled and shut off at a stop light while taking my kids to school the morning after filling my car with gas. It started back up immediately then shook like it may die again then nothing. No light indicators at all came on during that incident so I figured it could have been bad gas and thought nothing of it since I didn't have any other trouble til today. My children were with me both times and we got lucky this incident that happened today Sunday Oct 7th 2018 we did not get hit because I barely made it into the parking.

- Hartford, KY, USA

problem #268

Nov 202017

Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 61,730 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. While driving 70 mph, the front end of the vehicle shook and jerked, and the vehicle stalled. In addition, the service shifter warning indicator illuminated. The messages "shift to park" and "desired gear" were displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (rockwall Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, 970 E interstate 30, rockwall, tx 75087, (469) 698-2100) where it was diagnosed that the shifting pad and battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 35190705. The failure mileage was 61,730. * updated 11/19/18

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #267

Oct 032018

Cherokee

  • 52,000 miles

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

On several occasions, this car has just stopped while in motion. Dashboard lights light up, get transmission warning. Have taken the car in on numerous occasions to be told that it needed an update on the computer. It is very scary to be driving a car and not know when or if it will shut off, and that an "update" would cause such an incident. I have had trouble with this car since the day we purchased it. I have reached out to Jeep and they just said to take it back to the shop so they could run tests on it, this was after it had been in the shop for 3 weeks. It seems like many others are having the same issue with the same model car. Someone is going to get killed if something isn't done with these issues. There should have been a recall in this faulty vehicle. I am posting that this new occurance happened today, but it has happened on several other occasions.

- Dalton, GA, USA

problem #266

Aug 142018

Cherokee

  • miles
9-speed auto transmission which mine has rough, delayed or sudden shifting or failure to shift conditions with grinding or other loud noise during shifting ' harsh engagement of gears; sudden or harsh acceleration/deceleration; sudden loss of power; premature transmission wear or failure.

- Paige, TX, USA

problem #265

Jul 232018

Cherokee

  • 52,200 miles
When the vehicle was in motion, I was on a city street, the vehicle randomly stalled while driving 10mph. The dash screen stated, "place in 'P' then select gear." I then placed the car in park and tried turning the ignition but it did not start. I had to get a stranger to jump start my car and eventually the car started. This happened a few months ago and since then this has happened twice. The second time this happened, vehicle was in motion while pulling into a gas station on a city street and it randomly stalled. I turned the ignition and it started up. This is extremely dangerous and thankfully on both occasions there has been no car driving behind me.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #264

Aug 282018

Cherokee

  • 61,000 miles

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

Car started to loose power while driving down the interstate, acted like it was going to stall, giving more gas only made the problem worse. Was not able to go over 45 mph unless going down hill. Had the same problem 6 months ago and was covered by warranty. Took car to the dealership and this time its not under warranty.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #263

Aug 272018

Cherokee

  • miles
Service transmission and will not shift gears, service park brake.

- Georgetown, KY, USA

problem #262

Aug 152018

Cherokee

  • 90,000 miles
I bought my Jeep Cherokee 2014 AWD with 60K miles on it. Within in 6 months, my dashboard said service transmission and it was undriveable. The dealership said it was software issue and fixed it. Not even a year later and I had the same issue again and it is now getting a new transmission. Often when driving, it revs very high and goes nowhere, or if I'm cruising a parking lot, its revving very high and will jerk into another gear. Not only that, but I've had know drive shaft bearing ands a new radio put it. The big issue is the transmission and the repeated tows, missing work, late to work, engine shaking, grinding, and now being replaced. I've owned it my own for 1.5 years, am already at this point. Dealership won't replace it, just told me I have it covered under warrantly and oh well. These issues have happened when starting my car in the morning to leave my driveway, won't shift into gear. Driving on the highway attempting to switch lanes and have no acceleration so I slam on the brakes before I get into an accident because I know if it doesn't take off, its not going to until I least expect it.

- Rocky River, OH, USA

problem #261

Jan 112018

Cherokee

  • 62,000 miles
The car jerks while driving on the highway/local roads and I have reported this matter to the Chrysler service center where I take it for maintenance and have not been able to get any appointments. This problem has been ongoing since December 2017 and I reported it January 2018 when I got it serviced at smithhaven Chrysler. I called in April 2018 for appointment and was informed there nothing until the end of may but I was leaving the country. Called again in June when I returned to the states and was told there was nothing until August 27, I explained to the secretary the problem with the car and she said "sorry, there's nothing I can do for you". she also said that if I dropped the car off, I wouldn't get the car back for 2 weeks. I have also had a software update done and that helped for about a month.

- Central Islip, NY, USA

problem #260

Aug 122018

Cherokee

  • 84,197 miles

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

I first experienced what felt like my transmission wasn't shifting properly right away. I noticed it in lower gears. I took it back to the dealership and they said everything was fine. I then started to experience my engine randomly stalling. I would be going slow and I was usually taking a right turn. I went to turn on my car and it said engine failure. I called the dealership and they said to tow it to them. I received a call that the reason my car ahut off was because there wasn't any oil. I have all my records and my oil had been changed at a dealership less than two weeks prior. So they put oil in it and said I was fine. Within a week my car died turning right on rail road tracks in an instersection. We had to have a police officer come and push us off the tracks and wait for us to get towed. The dealership told my there was a harness that needed to be replaced and it would cost $700! they said that he harness was under my hood when I did research it was discovered that it was in my trunk. They said it needed to be replaced due to water damage. In my trunk? I did research and found this harness was a common issue but it didn't have anything to do with the issues I was having. Now it is a year later and we are having the same issue. My service lights will turn on randomly. My engine stalled on the highway going 70 mph. I am at a loss what to do. My two year old has been in the car with me when this happens and I just want to know my car is safe to drive.

- White Bear Lake, MN, USA

problem #259

Jul 062018

Cherokee

  • 20,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. While driving 56 mph, the vehicle stalled and a malfunction indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (lithia Dodge Ram Fiat of las cruces, 860 N telshor blvd, las cruces, nm 88011, (575)-888-3588) for diagnostic testing and repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The results of the diagnostic test were unknown. The failure mileage was 20,000.

- Las Cruces, NM, USA

problem #258

Jul 262018

Cherokee

  • 60,000 miles
Vehicle will randomly shut off while in motion. This happened today 7/26/18 and 2 other times this past month. No check engine lights or other warnings. After shutting off nothing on the vehicle works not even hazard lamps.

- Havre De Grace, MD, USA

problem #257

Jun 272018

Cherokee

  • 105,000 miles
My Jeep in currently being serviced for the third time, same problem. My Jeep will stop on the highway, at highway speeds, transmission goes to neutral, engine idles. You stop the car, shift to park and turn the engine off, then you can start it up, all the dash board lights are lit and when you shift to drive it bangs. This same scenario has happened over 20 times.

- Arnold, MD, USA

problem #256

Jun 222018

Cherokee

  • 53,000 miles
While driving my 2014 Jeep Cherokee just shut down. After jumping the battery as soon as we took the cables off the car shut off again. My vehicle was in motion on a city street

- Visalia, CA, USA

problem #255

Nov 302015

Cherokee

  • 16,000 miles
When slowing down not coming to a full stop then accelerating my car does not want to move. There is an extreme hesitation, and then boom ~ the car jerks and finally goes. This has been happening for years now. I have had all the software updates ~ it is no better.

- Danvers, MA, USA

problem #254

May 242018

Cherokee

  • 55,000 miles
Engine code P0520. My repair shop said this is a very common 2014 Jeep issue. My sensor says there is no oil pressure, however, my cars oil pressure is fine. Car drives fine other than the engine light on.

- Danvers, MA, USA

problem #253

Apr 012018

Cherokee

  • 42,000 miles
The vehicle just stops with no warning while I am driving! the first time was on the NJ turnpike doing 70 mph in the left lane. Started it back up and it did the same thing about 30 minutes later. Took it to Jeep service and they said it was a loose wire. Seemed ok for a few months and then it happened again. Jeep replaced the transmission module. Drove it another few months - happened again and this time they replaced the computer system. This is a very dangerous problem and I was petrified to drive the vehicle. When I complained to Chrysler, all they could do was offer me a cdi code which is a tiny discount on a new Chrysler vehicle. I finally just traded the car in and purchased another vehicle but I lost a lot of money in doing so. This situation is very dangerous and I could have been killed in this vehicle. Let me repeat, this has happened 4 times so below, when you ask "when did this happen" - I am using the date of the last incident.

- Ronkonkoma, NY, USA

problem #252

Mar 272018

Cherokee

  • 32,000 miles
When parking my car and driving into the space suddenly I had an engine surge. It happened so suddenly. I tried to park it yet again and the same thing happened. This time I received damage to my vehicle when it was stopped by a large light pole. I called triple a and had it brought to the dealership. They put new brakes on the car. I felt secure. The third time I was slowing down due to vehicles in front of me. Suddenly the car surged again. I pulled out of my lane quickly so I would not hit the cars in front of me. Now I was in the oncoming lane. I saw a car horizontal to my car. Brakes did nothing to stop me. I hit her car. It happened so fast. Luckily, the passenger was shaken up and taken to the hospital. This happened on a city St. The vehicle was in the process of turning into the library when the accident happened.

- Canton, MA, USA

problem #251

Mar 212018

Cherokee

  • 1,800 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. While driving at an unknown speed, the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to jeff wyler automotive family (401 milford pkwy a, milford, oh 45150) where it was diagnosed that the oil sensor failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that there was no recall for the failure. The failure mileage was 1,800. The VIN was not available.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

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