An alert message reads "service shifter" across dash message center while driving.. the gear shift will light up every gear and neither clear off unless I pull over and kill the engine. The message does not store in the "error message" reporting system and I have been told from the dealership I purchased from as well as another that there is no recall and nothing can be done since the message isn't stored. I'm reading reports of these make/models locking up the steering and causing crashes.

- Hampton, AR, USA

Service shifter prompt, all lights on gear shifter light up at the same time, sometimes will not let me shift, sometimes does not effect driving but will not go away until car is parked and turned off for a period of time

- Worthington, KY, USA

Since I bought my Jeep in August 2016 and since I've gotten it the message 'service shifter' pops up on my screen. I've taken it back to the dealership numerous times and they can't find anything wrong with it. It's gotten to the point now the message pops up every other day. I have a son and I do not want something malfunctioning while I'm driving down the road putting my family's life in danger! this needs to be fixed.

- Caruthersville, MO, USA

My vehicle continues to experience abnormalities. My vehicle is currently experiencing the following problems: Jerking, no response to pressing pedal (lack of acceleration), not shifting gears or getting hung up on a gear, unintended fast acceleration (I.e. depress the pedal lightly at a green stoplight, no response, go further, no response, then it reacts and tires squeal), unintended acceleration when coming to a stop (I.e. coming off highway off-ramp, applying brake, engine still outputting power when trying to come to a stop and not pressing gas), a few times there has been complete loss of acceleration at highway speeds (have gone to switch lanes, try to accelerate, vehicle does not respond at all, keep trying to press, eventually loud clunk sound, vehicle jerks, and it will respond with major hesitation).

- Southampton, NY, USA

Gear shifting does not go smoothly. When shifting it lurches, hard shifting. Engine light goes on says service transmission. I was driving on freeway and gear got stuck and wouldn't change gears. Had to make my way across the freeway to get off the freeway. Very dangerous. Stopped the car put in park, shut off engine and restarted. Was able to drive but engine light stayed on. Have had hard shifting and lurching for over a year and a half now. Brought in to dealership to fix. This will be the second time bringing in.

- Valley Village, CA, USA

I purchased my 2015 Jeep Cherokee brand new, it had never been driven before. Immediately I recognized there was something off with the transmission and the acceleration pattern of the vehicle. For any speed within the first few gears (especially gear 2-3) the vehicle is exceptionally dangerous. If you come to a rolling stop at a yield sign, the car won't accelerate a single inch until you're up to about 4500 rpms, after which it will rip into 3rd gear so violently that the tires squeal. This has brought me close to causing several accidents, either from not accelerating quickly enough and almost being T-boned at an intersection, or from accelerating so rapidly you lose control of the vehicle. My final straw for writing this formal complaint was how close I came to my Jeep jerking into a pedestrian crossing the street when I was trying to turn a corner before the pedestrian even started crossing the street. I had plenty of room and time to turn the corner, but when I attempted to accelerate the rpms rose rapidly and the vehicle stayed put until I hit that magical zone where all of a sudden 3rd gear catches and you are violently jerked forward. I have been into the dealership that sold me my vehicle four times for this exact issue. They did a few 'software updates' to try to 'fix' the issue, but nothing worked even in the slightest. I am now a couple of years in with this vehicle and Jeep refuses to do anything more to fix their faulty transmission. I was completely ripped off, I will lose thousands on this terrible vehicle if I try to sell it now, but at the same time it is utterly irresponsible and dangerous to drive it out on the roads. After researching online, I found thousands of other complaints identical to mine for both 2014 and 2015 Cherokee. Jeep is refusing to do anything about any of them. Jeep has robbed me, and I am powerless as a middle class citizen.

- Lake Ann, MI, USA

Will driving on the highway the service transmission warning light came on. When I pulled off at the closest exit the transmission shifted into neutral and wouldn't engage. I pulled off on the shoulder and waited a few seconds and it suddenly shifted into gear with a surge. This has happened twice. It worked ok afterwards with spotty shifting. This has now happened twice. I have now called for service at a dealership to correct this problem.

- Port St. Lucie, FL, USA

Very rough shift when accelerating I.e. entering a highway from an on ramp. Happens continually.

- Hampton, VA, USA

Today being 7/26/2018. Today my vehicle just shut down while coming to a stop sign in the morning, and again in the afternoon when making a U-turn. And for about 2 weeks before, a few times I felt the engine attempt to shut off when coming to stop signs and lights, which the vehicle shaking would take place and the motor sounded like it was going to die. In the case of transmission, for the past month in random moments while stopped at an incline or turning onto an incline street, the gears would delay shifting into the next gear, and it would sound like RPM was reaching higher than normal rotations before actually shifting into the next gear, the car jerking from the catch. All events occurred while vehicle was in motion, on streets, both when turning or stopping, or incline climb involved.

- Alhambra, CA, USA

Has trouble shifting, and will randomly shift to neutral while driving

- Catlettsburg, KY, USA

Jeep Cherokee transmission problems while in park, or stopped at a light or even shifting to reverse the Jeep shifter will light up all lights and display "service shifter" message.

- Columbia, MD, USA

When Jeep is running it makes a loud sound, you can hear it inside the car, at 10 mph is sounds like raaa raaa raaa raaaa, at 20 mph it sounds like ra ra ra ra ra, at 60 mph it sounds like rarararararararararararararararararararararararararara. Sounds like it's coming from under the car, a rotating sound that just gets louder as you drive faster. We could never use this car for a trip, we would be deaf by the time we got back. We thought it might go away if we got new tires, had Firestone at & we bought Michelin defender ltx due to low noise of tire. No luck, noise is still there. We go to dealer for all service & are told its a Jeep thing, really? this should not be allowed, please look into it as we are slowly losing our hearing. It started making this noise in 2015, bought in January 2015 and continues to this very day, July 16, 2028. I hate this car & for $40,000 it should be a heck of a lot better. And this was our 2nd Jeep, we had a 2001 without one problem for 12 years.

- Saint Charles, MO, USA

The vehicle lags on takeoff, shifts roughly between gears, lags between gears, and lurches. The automatic transmission does not function smoothly and, at times, has caused safety concerns related to inadequate acceleration and lurching forward unexpectedly. These problems occur in motion on city streets and on the highway. The vehicle has been in and out of the dealership for service related to the transmission control module (tcm). We have been told that it is not covered under the power train warranty, even though it is part of the transmission system. The date provided below is the latest service. However, the vehicle has been serviced two other times for the same problem.

- Beaumont, CA, USA

Our Jeep feels as though it is bucking/transmission will slip. We have taken it to the dealership only to be told that they can't duplicate the issue or they have did a software upgrade that should fix the problem. It is only a bandaid and decreases the amount it does the bucking but will go back to normal after a few hundred miles. Recenlty our screen as well will not turn on for up to 5th minutes of driving and occasionally get a message that says the phone is out of service and to contact dealer. Again we contact the dealer only to be told they can not duplicate the issue and nothing can be done. The shifting happens generally when going in between the speeds of 5-35 mph. It's becoming scary to drive as we jerk while in motion.

- Marion, IA, USA

Transmission jerks

- New Castle, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate upon starting and would inadvertently accelerate while driving. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to cochran Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (110 rte 908, natrona heights, pa 15065, 724-901-1014), but the failures could not be duplicated. The failures recurred and the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer. The computer was updated, but the failure recurred and "service the shifter" illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where the shifter module was greased, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to another dealer. The vehicle was not taken to another dealer and the failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

- Cabot, PA, USA

After the transmission is totally warmed up, taking off from a stop may cause the transmission to slip and then jump into gear with a jerk. This is more prevalent when starting uphill or downhill. Dealer says everything is fine but my wife almost ran into the back of a car because of it.

- Montgomery, TX, USA

2015 Jeep Cherokee latitude. Consumer writes in regards to problems with the transmission. The consumer stated the vehicle shakes and the transmission causes the vehicle to thrust forward while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised it was operating as designed.

- Hastings, MN, USA

Service shifter error comes up at least 3 times a week while driving in town. I have had 3 transmission fixes and the shifter worked on and now this keeps happening!

- Omaha, NE, USA

2015 Jeep Cherokee latitude 4X4 - when pressing the accelerator at a stop light/sign, it acts as if it is in neutral for a few seconds prior to taking off. It will often jerk hard when it does move as if it is dropping into gear. Often times the jerk is hard enough that it will throw me back in the seat and makes a horrid noise. The jerk can happen after stopping or randomly auto shifting while driving down the road. I've kept a diary of logistics (hill, flat surface, winter, summer, rain, dry, slow driving, fast driving, etc...) and there is absolutely no rhyme or reason to when it's going to "act up". someone mentioned an O2 sensor? I've had it into the dealer a few times and have been told there's nothing wrong with it, it's normal for this to happen (both the feeling of being in neutral when taking off and the hard jerking when shifting). I worry my transmission is going to fall out of my car when this happens!

- Mediapolis, IA, USA