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My service shifter light comes on every 3,000 miles. Two months ago I was approaching a red light and my service shifter light came on and my car just shut off. My baby was 5 months at the time and we were in the middle of traffic. I tried to start it up but had no luck for 15 minutes, it eventually started and continued to stall on my way home.
Turned on the vehicle and immediately all the red lights were lit up on the gear shifter. It said service shifter and would not move to a different screen. Concerned about this I googled it, and followed instructions to reset. I turned the car off and waited 30 seconds, turned it back on, nothing so I drove away. 10 miles later the car dings, service shifter, and the shift lights were all lit up again. I parked, turned the car and followed the same procedure. Within 6 miles it did it again. This seems to be a problem with Jeep Cherokee's and it is not just the 2018 model years, it seems to be so common that Jeep performed a recall on other Cherokee years.
The car stopped working while in motion in the middle of the street while turning towards my apartment complex. I had my daughter inside the car with me and I was afraid cars will come since I was in the middle of the street were cars pass by to enter the apartment complex. I was able to push the car after calling my dad who helped me take it to a safe spot and jump start the car. The car worked after doing a jump start and I was able to park it at my parking spot. The next day I was leaving to drop off my daughter to school and same thing happened again. I was inside the car coming out (in motion) and the car stopped suddenly and wouldn't turn. I called road assistance this time. They sent me a towing company to take it to the closest Jeep dealership. Since the car was not able to turn on at all, they were not able to take it. They said the car need it a flat bed tow truck since it didn't start at all. They were able to tow the car 3 days later on Saturday 12/07/19 by a towing company that had a flat bed tow truck and took it to the closest Jeep dealership. The car is currently at orlando Dodge Jeep dealership and they said the win module needs to be replaced, the battery needs to be recharge and get new keys. I bought this car brand new with 0 mileages from Jeep dealership only 1 year and 6 months old. I decided to buy a new car in order to avoid risks like these one of being left in the middle of the street/road with my daughter inside the car. Thankfully this did not happen in the middle of route I-4 were I normally drive.
- Altamonte Springs, FL, USA
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Vehicle has stalled approximately 10 times in the last 2 weeks. Some on the streets and 3 times on the freeway. Half the time I was with my children. You have to put it back on park, wait about 10-15 seconds, then switch it on an off three times before it starts again.
On 11/24/19 @ approximately 5:30pm lights illuminated saying service service shift adjustor. Then on 11/29/19 went to drive the car made it a block from the house and car turned off. Driving it to the dealership today (12/2) which is approximately half mile away died twice. After a few seconds it starts again.
Warning appears about the shifter and all the lights come on. I read a forum where dozens of people are having this problem and having to replace their harness and wiring kit. I've also been told there's something about this models cruise control but when I search on here nothing comes up.
When attempting to start the vehicle, the electrical system will shut completely down and a create a no start situation. It may take several attempts with the same result, a partial rotation of the engine before the system resets. I checked the battery voltage which was reading about 11.5 volts, when I attempted to jump the vehicle, I got the same result. It finally started after more than 5 attempts with jumper cables connected. Most other times, it will start after about 2 attempts without attaching any jumper cables. This is also after the auto start stop system stopped working a couple of weeks back stating the battery is charging even though it was fully charged.
Electrical warning system can not be remedied. Emergency brake system is malfunctioning and setting when car is in drive. Electrical system completely went dead on the freeway causing the car to stall, when car was restarted and nursed off of the freeway the electrical system completely went dead, the transmission locked up preventing the tow company from loading the car onto the tow truck, the car was manually manipulated to release the system into neutral. The cars electronic dash board completely goes dead while on the freeway. The car has been in 3 dealerships over more than 1 month, the dealerships claim they have replaced computer components, can't find anything wrong, or 'jiggle the wires'. the cars warranty is nearly up, and we have been pressured to buy an extended warranty. The dealership has provided us with a rental car, and claimed to have fixed the problem, that is when the cars electrical system failed on the freeway. The car is a complete hazard. My husband has the repair records on file.
We purchased a used 2018 Jeep Cherokee latitude (less than 13,000 miles) from a dealership in Colorado springs on 10/17. On the way home, about 100 miles, the stop /start warning light and battery light went on about 8 miles from home going approx. 50 mph. We decided to get it home. At the bottom of the driveway, we placed the car in reverse and noticed that power steering was not working. We turned off the vehicle and at restart, the warning lights were reset. We notified the dealership immediately and they recommended changing out battery. We drove about 15 miles to an auto parts store and bought the best battery they had for that vehicle. We did not use the Jeep for the next day (Friday). Saturday 10/19 we drove it down to denver (about 60 miles) with no problem. On the way home, again the stop /start warning light and battery light went on going approx. 60 mph. We drove to a parking lot and made a turn into a parking spot. At that point power steering was operable. I placed the car in park and then in reverse and then noticed no power steering, I placed the car in drive and again no power steering. We stopped and restarted the vehicle and the warning lights were reset. About 2 minutes later while driving, I noticed that the driver's side seat warmer and rear defrost had both been switched on automatically.
While driving my 2018 Jeep Cherokee a message appeared on the dash 'service shifter' all lights on the shifter then light up red the 'prndl' this has happened multiple times. The vehicle seems to not shift gears properly when this happens. It has been checked by the dealer and the shifter/ wiring harness need to be replaced. I was informed this is an ongoing issue with most Jeep in the last few years and no recall has yet been made, I have only owned this vehicle for 7 months and am very disappointed thus far. This being an ongoing issue that Jeep is aware of I feel that some action should be made for the customer. I am a loyal Jeep customer but after this issue not being resolved for years I may not continue to be a loyal customer and go elsewhere to purchase my next vehicle. This first occurred on September 25,2019 and has happened multiple times since the first occurrence.
Since about 18K miles on vehicle I have been reporting issues with the shifting, transmission. Now that the vehicle is not under warranty they suddenly think they know what will fix it. But I now have to pay almost $800 to get it fixed.
Service shifter light came on in my 2018 Jeep Cherokee only had 9 miles when purchased... this happened when sitting in drive thru at dunkin' donuts this morning
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- Peachtree Corners, GA, USA