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10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
17,380 miles

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2015 Jeep Cherokee brakes problems

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2015 Jeep Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 4 of 6)

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problem #55

Dec 012019

Cherokee

  • 59,000 miles

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

Car will turn off. Turn the key and pull it out, car stays running. When this happens, car is in a possessed state where brake lights stay on at all times, turn signals do not work, wipers do not work, horn does not work. Took it to dealership and was told there are no codes, so nothing they can do. Pull the battery cable off to shut the car down. This will happen mid drive so all of a sudden you'll lose your turn signals, wipers, horn, brake lights, door locks, and main light control. When you pull over, only way to turn the car off is to pull the battery cable.

- Lawrenceville, GA, USA

problem #54

Dec 012019

Cherokee

  • miles
I was leaving my condominium, soon after stepping the pedal, brake that message appeared on the on-board computer, then vehicle stopped walking. I was trying to call again, to park the same inside my parking space inside the condominium, started to make a very lucky noise and not calling, had to maneuver the vehicle without starting and still call a winch, to take to my reliable mechanic, that until today we can not find out what the problem is this vehicle, whenever we press the brake pedal, the message appears and does not start the vehicle.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #53

Oct 162019

Cherokee

  • miles
I have 2015 Jeep Cherokee latitude. Sometimes check engine light comes on and then is gone after few hours or day. Some times message blinking "service park brake service transmission" then like something was wrong with system does not save clock time or A/C put me on heath and auto light does not stay on. Sometimes when I start the car and release the park bark brake car jumps hard two or three times and after I turn engine off without using parking brake and back on everything is fine.the car only has 55000 miles. I'm so afraid to drive car because don't know what can happened

- Acworth, GA, USA

problem #52

Mar 012016

Cherokee

  • miles

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

My vehicle's emergency brake release continues to remain in the on position, preventing me from driving my car from time to time, killing my battery power multiple times-I have replaced my battery twice in the last year. I had the Jeep dealership in white bear mn charge me $185 for a diagnosis and the tell me I have to fully replace the brakes control box with a cost of more than $800 and mentioned the warranty does not cover this due to the time frame, but my concern has been expressed since I've own the car in 2015 and only have 65,000 currently on the car that I can no longer drive and yet afford to fix since I am a college student. Please help.

- Apple Valley, MN, USA

problem #51

Nov 132019

Cherokee

  • 57,000 miles
Electronic parking brake module connector water intrusion which causes the module to short out and the wiring harness corrosion. This causes the parking break to engage and disengage without warning. This also prompts an error that the 4WD is unavailable. Confirmed with patriot Jeep in oakland md that the 4WD will not work on 11/18/2019. I was able to get my car to move from my driveway by putting my seat belt on and holding the break, and then pressing the gas to release the parking break. Mopar told me this was not covered under warranty, and I found numerous complaints on this issue. I was also able to find a bulletin published by mopar about this issue. It appears there is water getting into the vehicle causing corrosion which could lead to an accident if someones brake would engage, or 4WD would fail in inclement weather.

- Oakland, MD, USA

problem #50

Oct 172019

Cherokee

  • 29,000 miles
While I was driving home from school, the "service parking brake" light came up on the dash. I pulled over and turned off the engine and turned it back on. The light did not come back on, so I didnt think it was an issue. Two days later I got into my car and turned on the engine and the light came on again. This time I was not able to remove the emergency parking brake. I had to search online and found out that the parking brake automatically comes off if you put your seat belt on and put the vehicle into D or R. since this happened the lever to remove the parking break would not work at all. Every time I pressed the button, it said service parking brake. I also read online that a tsb was issued for this problem. The problem was that the parking brake module in the rear, as well as the harness needed to be replaced since it was corroded. How would something that is in the rear of the vehicle, hidden behind the side panels get corroded and have the owner be responsible for damages if this is something that should be placed in a location where it cannot get wet or corroded.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #49

Oct 112019

Cherokee

  • 60,000 miles

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

We bought a 2015 Jeep Cherokee in 2016 and without being told of the issues with the transmissions issues. We have had our Jeep in the shop four times with transmissions issues of shifting hard and now going into neutral when in drive and the brakes going hard and the Jeep coming to a stop. The anit slide has now came on and the Jeep shakes. The updates came one day when I was getting onto the highway going 65 mph and the Jeep went to 30 mph with my grandkids in the car and two disels one behind me blowing the horn because he almost hit me and one to the side of me. My husband was coming home from a dr visit again the Jeep went into a neutral state while in the drive position and the Jeep stopped and he was almost hit then the Jeep jerked and went into gear so he went into a shopping center and had to stop and kill the Jeep and restart the Jeep to make the Jeep restart just to get it home. It went back to the shop that night! we have had the Jeep in the shop for hard shifting when taking off and now it is hard shifting when taking off and down shifting, anti slide randomly comes on, brakes are not properly stopping the car. Go to the dealer where we bought it and they only offered $7500 for it when we owe $15, 000 and this is so ridiculous. Called Jeep and awaiting a call, they stated they have to call the dealer. In the mean time I had to buy another car because ours is to unsafe to drive! the Jeep is sticking in gear and the tac meter is staying on 3 or 4. then when you turn the Jeep off and turn it back on it may or may not work. We have backed it out of our driveway and put into drive and it shifts so hard into first and second gear. Now since the last time we picked it up from the shop the Jeep has now started loosing power when you attempt to drive. We have parked the Jeep and decided it isn't safe!

- Terrell, TX, USA

problem #48

Oct 102019

Cherokee

  • 52,000 miles
Was driving down the interstate at 70mph the engine abruptly shut off. The dashboard read "shift to P then desired gear". this has also happened when coming to a stop. Attempting to restart the engine causes the starter to run for about 45 seconds and then the engine will slowly sputter to life. This vehicle is unsafe and there are a massive amount of complaints about this spanning back over 4 years.

- Concord, NC, USA

problem #47

Aug 312019

Cherokee

  • 54,000 miles
Hello, im second owner who got this SUV 2 months ago, 50000 miles and yesterday while I driving start feel the transmission dont doing right, also when I stop on the corners the car made one more move like someone hit me from behind. Finally something on the lcd dash told me something like "check and restart the transmission and some light went off, and in the gear start blinking on D. I was on 101 goleta, caliornia.

- Lompoc, CA, USA

problem #46

Aug 152019

Cherokee

  • 95,000 miles
Car has been stutter starting. Once it finally starts I get an error code that says service park breaks service transmission. Then when putting Jeep into gear the transmission will shift hard and you can feel the car jerk and hear a clunking sound. Once you stop and turn the car off and back on a couple of times the error messages will go away and Jeep will drive normally. Two days ago Jeep had been driving normal. I stopped to get gas. After filling my tank I returned to the car to start it and the car would not start after inserting and turning the key I would not get a click or nothing. I also had no lights, not on the dash or out side of the car. After trying to jump start the car unsuccessfully I ended up having the car towed home. Once home the battery was removed and taken to be tested. I was told the battery was bad so I replaced the battery and Jeep started up fine however after starting I received the error message service park break and Jeep again would shift really hard. Error message went away Jeep started ro drive fine. Drove to the doctor and when I pulled into parking space Jeep got stuck in neutral. Finally got the Jeep to go into gear and went to drive back home and Jeep would not shift right and again jumped into neutral where it got stuck. Finally got home and parked Jeep waiting to get it into the dealer now. Jeep has 95000 miles on it.

- Falmouth Foreside, KY, USA

problem #45

Jun 052019

Cherokee

  • 79,000 miles

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

Was parked at the store got in and started it. It hiccuped on starting. Shifted to reverse and a huge clunk happened. I revered and shifted to drive again a huge clunk. Once driving it had no power and service transmission and parking brake came on.

- Magalia, CA, USA

problem #44

Sep 302017

Cherokee

  • 54,000 miles
Brakes are contantly being changed. The car shakes when braking at all times. Battery always needs charged. The car will turn off unexpectedly due to battery. It has stopped at stop lights and it has stopped on I70 going towards hagerstown, md and several city streets. It has been changed and still needs charging. Cruise control does not go to speed desired and will not slow down when decreasing the speed. Shifting gears switches to neutral unexpectedly. Car also lunges while in drive as if gears have been changed. This will happen on all roads regardless of the speed.

- Martinsburg, WV, USA

problem #43

Nov 272018

Cherokee

  • 21,355 miles
I have a 2015 Jeep Cherokee limited 4X4, when I try to slow down or stop the vehicle will speed up. It is like you are giving it gas instead of applying the break. It was purchased with around 13500 miles on the odometer on 9-22-2018, it now has 21360 miles as of 11-27-2018. The transmission completely stopped working on the highway in traffic. The transmission would not make the vehicle move and acted as if it was not in any gear. It has seamed to have issues from the time I purchased it and I was told by a Jeep dealership that it was just the normal way that the 9 speed transmission worked. If this is normal for a transmission to fail at 21000 miles I feel that is a major concern and a huge issue.

- Athens, TX, USA

problem #42

Nov 032018

Cherokee

  • 65,000 miles
Service brake system keeps coming on after multiple times taking it to the dealer and then fixing it. It won't let me drive the vehicle and has slammed the brakes on me while the car was moving. I've looked up and I am not the only one have this problem with the Jeep.

- Tampa, FL, USA

problem #41

Sep 292018

Cherokee

  • 19,000 miles
When trying to start vehicle the dash electronics flash transmission maintenance required, brake maintenance required. The steering wheel gets hard to turn. When you put your foot on the brake to turn over the engine the car stutters as if there is no battery power. It turns over once, starts, then shuts off. The car will start once then you will need to step on the gas while still in park for the car to stay on. Cause unknown.

- Norfolk, VA, USA

problem #40

Aug 232018

Cherokee

  • 50,627 miles
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact noticed that the brake pedal was very stiff and would not depress when the push start button was depressed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (lambert Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram, 5 river road, claremont, nh 03743) where it was diagnosed that there was brake fluid leakage. The contact stated that the failure began approximately six months ago. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,627.

- Hartland, VT, USA

problem #39

Jul 012018

Cherokee

  • miles
Truck vibrate when applying brakes rotors and pads still good only 22000 miles

- Bloomingdale, IL, USA

problem #38

Jul 302015

Cherokee

  • miles
Brakes make a clicking noise when pedal is depressed and nobody can duplicate it.

- Ventura, CA, USA

problem #37

Oct 232017

Cherokee

  • 31,000 miles
Transmission has failed 3 times in the last 2 months. Once it finally enabled me to put it in drive it would not shift gears right. The highest it would go is 3rd out of 9. it jerks forward on all gear changes. The service transmission warning keeps flashing. Prior to this the auto start /stop feature failed to function. The local Jeep dealer has tried to repair this 3 times for us. We are the 2nd owner. The first owner had the same issues. The original owner had the transmission replaced. We were never told of the lemon "buy back" when we bought the car.

- Port Orange, FL, USA

problem #36

Jul 082017

Cherokee

  • 43,500 miles
Vehicle will not start. Says to service transmission and park brake.

- Florence, AL, USA

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