This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Car has completely stalled and locked up to a point where the steering wheel cannot be moved, hazard lights will not turn on, cannot change the gear at all. Had to have a flat bed tow because the wheels were locked, tow driver had to use dish soap to get the wheels to slide up the ramp. Jeep dealership first replaced the battery, then replaced the BCM and it is still a solid brick. They have no idea what is wrong. This has cost me $600 so far without even a repair. My 17 year old daughter is driving this dangerous car. I have seen the forums and this is a common problem with this Jeep, it needs a recall. As soon as we can get it running again, we will be trading it in. I can't have her in a death trap, it stalls without warning and we had to put the hood up to warn other drivers because the hazards wouldn't even turn on. This car only has 23000 miles on it, it should really not be doing this.
My vehicle randomly has the "service shifter" light come on and stay on. The dealerships and mechanics can't find anything wrong and don't know the cause. This happens at all random times. Sitting, moving, city, highway, going straight, turning. It doesn't allow me to see my large speed limit on my screen. Many people report the same issue and no one seems to have an answer.
The 'service shifter' error message came up on my display on my 2016 Jeep Cherokee sport. At the same time all the lights on my gear console turned red from park all the way to reverse. All were lit red. I called the dealer to see if it was safe to drive and to make appointment. They said drive with care (like I can be careful but how do I know it won't jump gears) when I parked and turned off car and turned on again the message disappeared along with red lights. In researching online I found over 50 other Jeep owners with same issue. I have an appointment to fix tomorrow but I am afraid they will say what others are reporting 'they cannot duplicate the issue' and will disregard it. The vehicle was stationary and in park at time of incident
"service shifter" comes on the dash and all shifter red lights come on. Have read this is a common problem requiring a wire harness and sometimes a shifter change. Dealers have been charging folks for all kinds of things. Seems rather abusive.
The car was parked. When I started the car, all lights for the gears (P, R, N, D) on the shifter were light up red and service shifter message appeared. I shut off the vehicle and restarted it and the car operated normally. 3 days later, the same thing happened. A search online has shown many Jeep owners have had this issue.
All of the shift lights were red, and received a message to have shift serviced. This is the second time I had this issue. The first time was in 2017 and the shift was replaced by warranty. Clearly there is a problem somewhere, there is no reason for a car that is 3 years old to have the same issue multiple times. I will be going to the dealer to get the issue diagnosed.
Bought this car at 17K miles and now have 50K. 10K before the warranty runs out and dealer will only address this issue if the vehicle will show this issue at the time it is at the dealer. Issue is unpredictable. Car jerks hard from first to second gear, almost as if you have been rear ended. Car has trouble shifting to higher speed upon entering the highway. There is also a pronounced "ticking" noise when engine is running/idle
We purchased a 2016 Jeep Cherokee and with 20K miles on it, we had a service shifter issue. Brought it to the dealership and got it replaced under warranty. Since then we now have a second service shifter issue. Again we brought it in, as we were previously told we had a two year warranty on the part itself. Now they want to replace the shifter bezel and wiring harness. Searching online in forums my wife and I are apart of 100S of owners of Jeep vehicles from 2016 through 2017 that have shifter problems. Lastly, we were told that it was not covered by our powertrain warranty by Chrysler. I feel this is a safety concern for all drivers of these vehicles and should be a recall to get it fixed. Thank you
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. While driving 60 to 65 mph, the check engine and transmission maintenance required warning indicators illuminated and the transmission seized. The contact was able to shift into park and back into drive in order to reset the transmission. The vehicle was taken to dan cummins Chrysler Dodge, Jeep, Ram (2021 alverson drive, paris, Kentucky 40361, (859)-987-5669) where it was diagnosed that the transmission wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 55,750.
Was driving vehicle about 35 mph when "service shifter" appeared in the dash and all of the lights on the shift went red; was able to slow down, stop, turn the car off and back on and the lights went away. Happened again the following day, driving around 30 mph this time, repeated the same actions.
Service shifter message, all lights on shifter are lit up. Manual shift doesnt work. New symptom, car didnt recognize car was in drive. Message appeared to shift into P then desired gear. When ignition button pushed to turn off, car restarted on its own.
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle jerked while shifting between first, second, and third gears, and lost power. In addition, the rpms failed to increase to 2,000 and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact disconnected the battery cable, but the failure recurred. The contact used the lpb reader and received code: P0887 (tcm high voltage). The contact called East Tennessee Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram (2774 N main St, crossville, tn 38555, (931) 463-3640), but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.
Vehicle, while in motion, stalls and engine shuts off at any speed. Being told oil burns too quickly in these vehicles and this is a safety feature the car has although it has almost cost me multiple serious/potentilly fatal collisions with my infant children in the vehicle. No oil indicator has ever turned on indicating oil level is low. Had same issue with this car at 15,000 miles in which engine was completely replaced but now is doing the same thing as before. This is a well documented issue amongst Jeep - why has there not been a recall? this is a major safety concern and our lives and the lives of our children are at risk as I almost was T-boned today as my engine stalled in a busy intersection. I was attempting to turn but had not yet maneuvered and was left stalled in the middle blocking oncoming traffic on a busy city street but had had this same problem happen on a highway.
For the second time while driving "service shifter" message came on and all lights on gear box lit up. Pulled over and cut car off and restarted and lights went off
While accelerating the vehicle stalls and won't move, message comes up to put it in park and then the gear you want. Service transmission. This has happened at least 4 times now, very scary and dangerous. At times the vehicle also has a hard jerk while accelerating. This vehicle is going in for service for the fourth time mentioning this issue. Mechanics can't find the issue, but did see the computer did show something. Only owned this vehicle for 21 months now. So unsafe while driving and the car won't move while driving! possibly can get rear ended. We don't feel safe driving this vehicle not knowing when it will happen.
At 43000 a message on the instrument display came on twice over 2 days. It said "service shifter". the dealer confirmed that the shift bezel and wiring harness had to be replaced because the original design was defective. The repair was not covered under the powertrain warranty. Faulty operation of the gear selector could result in a vehicle being inoperable. That is a safety hazard. Jeep should fix this..
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