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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.
- Malibu, CA, USA
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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
Driving down a city highway the service shifter alert came on. All of the lights next to the indicators on the shifter lit up. This has happened twice so far today. The parking brake has also been turning itself on as soon as the Jeep is put in gear and the foot is let off of the brake.
2018 Jeep 22000 miles, has continued and worsening shiftier or transmission issue with red lights, needs service and locks out transmission changes to regulate speed. This has been at the two different dealers with an ongoing safety issue. I am a retired nicb special agent and have worked auto theft.
Service shifter lights and warning come on randomly when driving. When the error message is displayed, there is no way to get rid of it except turning vehicle off and on. The error message takes up the entire in dash screen and does not allow for the digital speedometer to be shown. There does not seem to be a pattern as to when this occurs, has happened when starting up and just randomly while driving (not specifically linked with a speed, direction, or turn).
The "service shifter" warning message appears in the "message screen" & you cannot clear it so the mph & other needed driving data is unavailable. Also all of the shifter lights become illuminated so you cannot see what gear the transmission is in. "cargurus.com" has a lot of complaints on this safety issue. Car is in motion & stationary;.the shifter service message appears. It 1st occurred yesterday; 8/19/2019 to me. This is a safet issue because my mph etc is unavailable & I cannot verify gear I am in. (drive/reverse etc)
Service shifter randomly pops up and all lights on shifter go red happened out of nowhere and goes away U found hundreds of not thousands with the same problem!
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- Hawthorne, CA, USA