10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,909 miles

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2018 Jeep Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 6 of 7)

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problem #34

Sep 252019

Cherokee

  • miles

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

Started car and put into drive. Started driving service shifter came up. All the lights in my shifter lit up.

- Kaneohe, HI, USA

problem #33

Sep 182019

Cherokee

  • 28,000 miles
My vehicle was in motion. I was driving down the city street and suddenly a meaasge appeared on my screen 'service shifter' and the Jeep began to jerk. The lights on each gear turned red. When I got to a place to park. I cut the Jeep off and turned it back on. I then received a message when I put the Jeep in drive to verify if it would drive and I received another message stating 'shift to park'. the Jeep began to jerk again. I've had this Jeep for one year exactly bought it with only about 3,000 miles on it and within 3 months it completely stopped on me in the middle of the road. The car would not drive at all. I had to get it towed to the dearlership where it was an issue with the engine and oil that had to be fixed and took almost 2 weeks. This Jeep has all type of problems and needs to be recalled

- Ooltewah, TN, USA

problem #32

Aug 192019

Cherokee

  • 25,000 miles
25,000 miles was turning right onto ramp to enter highway when battery came on and engine stalled right when I began to accelerate. Took to dealership where they initiated an oil consumption test. 1,000 miles into oil consumption test engine light came on and stayed on. Car was only 1/2 quart low on oil and was in the process of a controlled oil consumption test. Have read an overwhelming amount of reports of 2018 Cherokee with the same 2.4L engine stalling while the drivers is actively driving vehicle anywhere from 25 mph to 70 mph on the highway.

- Canal Fulton, OH, USA

problem #31

Apr 102019

Cherokee

  • 30,000 miles

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

Burning one quart of oil every 1,400 to 1,500 miles since it turned 30,000 miles

- Remlap, AL, USA

problem #30

Jul 162019

Cherokee

  • miles
Service shifter

- Indian Trail, NC, USA

problem #29

Jul 052019

Cherokee

  • 28,000 miles
My vehicle ws in motion when the battery light flashed on briefly. Immediately after this my vehicle lost power completely. I was unable to steer, brake or accelerate. The vehicle completely shut off. I used my emergency brake to stop the vehicle. Consumer stated the vehicle is currently having the engine replaced but it had around 28,000 miles on it. The battery light briefly blinked on before the vehicle stopped functioning. The last oil change was on May 26,2019. VIN is invalid.

- Cary, NC, USA

problem #28

Jun 262019

Cherokee

  • 28,670 miles

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

I have a 2018 Jeep Cherokee latitude. Purchased April 2018 with 17 miles on it. In November 2018 the service shifter light came on. Took it to the dealership where it was "fixed." June 26, 2019 (28,670 miles on my car) I was driving to work going 35 mph when my engine shut off and I had no control over the vehicle. About a week before this happened I had been hearing a dinging noise, like when your seatbelt is off (just one ding though) and something would flash on my dash. It was so quick I was unable to see what it said. I started videoing my dash to try to catch the alert. I have video of my dash as the engine stopped and me trying to restart my car. (uploaded pictures of the service shifter but it will not allow me to upload the video) it took me 10-15 minutes to get it started back up. Drove it straight to the dealership. They said that my Jeep was a quart low on oil and that it was a "safety feature" that if you're low on oil your engine will just shut off....no matter if you're parked or driving 70 mph! that is insane!! how about an "oil low light" my oil life percentage still showed 20% remaining and I was scheduling an oil change the next week. After reading multiple complaints, just like mine, I requested that they check the shifter again. They said that the shifter was fine. I picked up my Jeep from the dealership and drove 30 miles home. I pulled in my driveway and the service shifter light came on again with the prnd lights all lit up. Took it to the dealership again this morning, 06/27/2019 and just got a call that they replaced the shifter bezel and wiring and did an update. There are hundreds and hundreds of complaints exactly like mine. This needs to be corrected now before someone gets in a horrible accident. I drive the interstate every single day. If my engine shuts off going 70 mph, it will not be a good situation.

- Barboursville, WV, USA

problem #27

Jun 122019

Cherokee

  • 13,000 miles
While in motion, my car continued to stall, 3 times. Once also the week before. The car indicated that my vehicle needed an oil change. After a very scary ride to the dealership on a major highway, it was confirmed that the car needed an oil change. There was barely no oil.. according to oil dipstick. The message did not indicate oil was low. Wrong message to the owner. I could have seized my engine. Needing an oil change is not the same alerting the driver there is no oil left. This should be corrected to indicate low oil level !!! this is dangerous when car in motion and it stalls out. Dealership taking no responsibility. Should this be a recall issue. Dangerous situation!!!

- Valhalla, NY, USA

problem #26

Jun 192019

Cherokee

  • 24,000 miles
The light turned green at an intersection. The vehicle was in drive, I pressed the gas and the vehicle would not respond. When it did respond the vehicle jerked into gear and RPM's rose quickly.

- Fort Worth, TX, USA

problem #25

Oct 272017

Cherokee

  • miles
- 2.4L excessive oil consumption - new engine at 8K miles - emissions issues tripping the check engine light - air conditioner went out - computer/electrical issues with dash and interior - transmission stalling in traffic. - cannot maintain speed with cruise control - once parts are removed for repair they cannot be replaced properly and end up falling off. Fca America know about all these issues and continues to produce these cars at a price way above their value. Bottom line they are a fraudulent business that is producing crappy vehicles.

- Bennington, NE, USA

problem #24

Apr 242019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 16,000 miles

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

Vehicle started stalling randomly. It start with a chime on turns and progressed to this. Took it to dealer and they said it was low in oil just had oil changed 3 months prior. They found off valve was bad replaced. Vehicle then started burning gas 20 miles and half tank. Took back to sewer for oil consumption test. Problem with stalling started again. Dealer couldn't replicate issue.

- Highland, IN, USA

problem #23

Apr 232019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 36,500 miles
My 2018 Jeep Cherokee latitude stalls while in motion. So far it has only happened on neighborhood streets. I have 36,500 miles on it. Consumer took vehicle to the dealership on April 27th,2019 for oil change, they did not mention low oil but did say may have low on coolant but wasn't positive.

- Cantonment, FL, USA

problem #22

Apr 162019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 23,676 miles
My Jeep Cherokee has been shutting off while driving. This car was purchased brand new. This has happened several times. The original dealership, keffer Chrysler Jeep in charlotte, nc, has not returned any of my calls about this issue so I've had to go to another dealership to get this issue resolved. I have to take the vehicle for oil consumption tests but I do not feel safe in this vehicle because of the fact that it shuts off while driving. The last time it shut down I was on a main highway and was almost hit. Consumer stated car completely shut off, losing control of the vehicle. There was no warning sign, which caused several accidents.

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #21

Jul 282018

Cherokee

  • 18,000 miles
While I was driving down I95 - the gearshift froze up and the entire gearshaft turned red. I was unable to shift gears until I was able to slow down / come to a stop on the side of an exit road. This has happened a total of two times on separate occasions - once three months after the dealership claimed they fixed the issue.

- Doylestown, PA, USA

problem #20

Dec 012018

Cherokee

  • 7,000 miles
The contact owns a 2018 Jeep Cherokee. While the vehicle was stopped, it lunged forward. The failure occurred intermittently and there were no warning indicators illuminated. Roger williams Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (1102 Washington dr, weatherford, tx 76086, (817) 458-4091) diagnosed the vehicle, but no failure was found. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Poolville, TX, USA

problem #19

Mar 262019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • miles
Car stalls when driving it without warning. Consumer stated vehicle at dealership.

- Humble, TX, USA

problem #18

Mar 052019

Cherokee

  • 23,000 miles
Vehicle while driven made an alert ping when making left and right hand turns with no other indicator. Following day vehicle completely shut down while driving on the interstate at 55 mph with oil pressure indicator illuminated as well as multiple errors about placing vehicle in drive and shifting (although vehicle is an automatic). Dealership contacted and vehicle brought in for inspection. Dealer concluded that engine had no oil, although internal indicators failed to advise and showed vehicle had 17% oil life remaining and 300 miles until scheduled oil change. Dealer advised that vehicle is known to burn oil at a rate of 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles, however, this was not consistent with when the previous oil change had occurred, when asked why vehicle burns oil at such a rate, was advised it is normal and not to worry about it. Several other people have complained and reaction from dealership varied from it was normal to may be an issue with the engine.

- Eustis, FL, USA

problem #17

Jun 152018

Cherokee

  • 7,620 miles
Vechicle was in motion and vechicle completely stopped and shut off in the middle of the road. Vechicle then restarted and did the same thing a second time.

- Mundelein, IL, USA

problem #16

Feb 282019

Cherokee

  • 11,000 miles
About a month and a half ago I was making a uturn on a city street and the car chimed. The car now chimes every time I make any type of turn. I took it in to the dealership and they are saying that the engine is burning the oil therefore I had no oil in my car. They told me I now have to bring the car in every 500 miles to do a test and if the engine is still burning the oil the engine will need to be replaced.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #15

Jan 212019

Cherokee

  • 21,568 miles
In November car completely shut off, having no steering and hard breaking. Took car in for this along with an oil change dealership stated this was a software update. They performed the update but failed to tell me anything else. Last week car did the same exact thing, called dealership spoke with the service manager and he informed me that Chrysler had designed the car to shut off with no warning lights at all. The issue he said was the motor using oil at approximately 21,589 miles. I expressed my concerns with him and also called Chrysler and they again told me the exact thing that it is not suppose to give you a warning it was made when the oil gets low the car will shut off. My concerns is me or someone else is going to be severely hurt or even killed. When I checked the oil level in my car it barely reached the end of the dip stick. Luckily I was on the street I lived on when this took place. I researched the complaint on line and this has been a problem since 2017.

- Travelers Rest, SC, USA

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