CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2019 Cherokee is racking up engine complaints for suddenly shutting down while driving. But the problem could possibly be related to the increasingly defective 9-speed transmission which suffers from hard shifts, lurching problems, and a wiring harness defect that can cause sudden shutdowns or an unexpected shift into neutral.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
9,616 miles

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2019 Jeep Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 12 of 13)

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problem #35

Jan 052019

Cherokee

  • 16,500 miles

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

The car completely shut down while driving at night on a snowy mountain road. All lights and everything completely shut off. I was able to stop in the opposing lane of traffic and restart the vehicle before being struck. The vehicle electrical system continued to flash into warning and limp mode several times but we were 100's of miles from a dealership. We continued with the problem until we were able to limp home and back to the dealership. The vehicle also revved up to 4000 RPM while my foot was on the brake and not touching the accelerator. The low tire lights kept rotating to different tires as I drove with none being low. The dealership said it was a vacuum line and they drove it for 10 miles without result. This vehicle almost killed us on several occasions.

- Ignacio, CO, USA

problem #34

Jan 042019

Cherokee

  • 500 miles
This reports documents a second instance of power failure. On Friday, Jan 4 faii was driving on interstate hwy 287. The dashboard went dark at first and then started flickering. Car then stalled while driving. The gas pedal no longer worked. The power steering failed. I coasted to the shoulder. When in park the dashboard came back on with battery, engine light, and P with circle and exclamation mark. A message came on display to service transmission. I had to be towed to the car dealership. At the dealership I was told the repair work wouldn't start until Monday. On Monday afternoon, I was told the battery connection was poor and they ordered a part. I also received a recall email that states the transmission needs to be fixed. I feel this vehicle is life threatening at this point. Many Cherokee have received 5 recalls and I only have one. Please look into the Cherokee limited 4 X 4.

- Somerset, NJ, USA

problem #33

Jan 042019

Cherokee

  • 500 miles
The first time I had a problem with this car was a few days after I received it in Dec 2018. Power steering went off while I was driving it. The dealership was closed so I did not bring it into the dealer until two days ago. Since the car started up and showed no battery icon or display message, they could not find out what happened. They tested for codes but to no avail. I picked it up yesterday. I decided to drive the car today and sure enough the display turned dark while I was driving. The engine light, battery icon, power light went on. It stalled on the highway and I coasted to the dude of the road. I had to be towed because it would not move when in drive. The dealer is investigating it now

- Somerset, NJ, USA

problem #32

Aug 272018

Cherokee

  • 1,247 miles

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

Vehicle locks up and completely dies while being driven at high speeds. Steering wheel locks up. Must come to a stop to put in park and restart car.

- Joplin, MO, USA

problem #31

Jan 012019

Cherokee

  • 1,646 miles
This is the third time we have had an issue with my wife's Jeep. 2019 Jeep Cherokee limited. First issue was just over a thousand miles, spent almost a month in the garage. Going down the interstate at high speeds the car shuts down and you lose all power steering, the brake pedal gets hard, etc. You lose all lights in the dash, all power going up hills, have to stop completely and restart in order to go anywhere. Serious safety issue as reported to Jeep multiple times now and they have said is fixed. We have requested they swap out our vehicle with another new Jeep and they refused. This is a serious serious safety issue where the ability to safely drive the car abruptly stops while you are driving. Power steering completely shuts down as does the car transmission making it so you can go nowhere. We have been almost wiped out by a semi truck on the interstate, this is after their third attempt at fixing the vehicle and saying it is fixed. And safe. We have requested time after time for them to give us a new Jeep and they refused because they don't want to dish out the money or whatever the case is. This vehicle can lose power steering and the transmission can go into neutral at any time while driving down the road causing you to be left with a very unsafe vehicle at highway speeds and potentially unable to steer the vehicle. It is a miracle that my wife who was 40 weeks pregnant at the time was able to put all her muscle into the car and steer it away from going over a cliff the first time when it died. The second time we were on the interstate on the way to a doctor's appointment. Third time was today on the interstate again.

- Windsor, VT, USA

problem #30

Dec 292018

Cherokee

  • 285 miles
Our brand new 2019 Jeep limited 4 X 4 with V6 engine (285 miles) was started up in our driveway I noticed the battery light was on. The dashboard stated the start/stop function was no longer working. The seat would not move for driver 2. we needed to get to an event and attempted to pull out of the driveway when we noticed the power steering was not working. We returned the car to its spot on the driveway. The car was started this morning with no battery icon showing and no dashboard memo. I'm afraid to drive this vehicle and will get it to a dealership.

- Somerset, NJ, USA

problem #29

Nov 292018

Cherokee 6-cyl

  • 5,000 miles

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

While pulling into a parking lot the vehicle engine shut down, it has done this three times in the past week. Vehicle is now at the dealership. I had to put the vehicle in park in order to restart it.

- Yukon, OK, USA

problem #28

Nov 302018

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 4 miles
Today we bought a new 2019 Jeep Cherokee VIN [xxx] from quirk dealership in braintree MA. The car stalled 100 feet from the dealership leaving the lot - no ability to steer all systems died. These cars need to be recalled, very scary in traffic with no ability to move. This is not the first complaints I have seen, please help the consumer by recalling these vehicles. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Franklin, MA, USA

problem #27

Nov 012018

Cherokee

  • 50 miles
The radio volume continually fades in and out all of the time. Many 2019 owners have the same problem. Factory issue.

- Monroe, WA, USA

problem #26

Nov 022018

Cherokee

  • 1,109 miles
Was at a 4 way stop sign getting ready to pull off when vehicle stop working. Tried to recrank the vehicle but it took 5 minutes to start again. Called dealership and took it to the service department. About a week and a half later vehicle started having issues again. Vehicle started to stall and have a very slow take off. Take off was so slow until I had to sit 15 minutes before take off.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #25

Nov 052018

Cherokee

  • 14,000 miles

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

Car will stall while in motion and come to a complete stop. It's very dangerous to have a new car stall in the middle of traffic. I have contacted the dealer and they have

- Memphis, TN, USA

problem #24

Jul 122018

Cherokee

  • miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled and an unknown electronic symbol illuminated. The vehicle was taken to crowley Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram (860-261-3000, located at 1461 farmington ave, bristol, ct 06010) where the software was upgraded, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and an unknown failure code was located. The dealer also diagnosed and replaced the engine. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file for an arbitration. The contact filed for an arbitration. The failure recurred and the same dealer installed a flight controller to track the failures. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18V739000 (power train). The vehicle was repaired per the recall and the contact stated that the vehicle "appeared to be repaired"; however, she wanted the vehicle replaced. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Wolcott, CT, USA

problem #23

Oct 242018

Cherokee

  • 5,200 miles
Vehicle would not start. Had it towed to the dealership and they replaced the park/neutral safety switch.

- Springfield, MO, USA

problem #22

Oct 242018

Cherokee

  • 4,000 miles
My 2019 Jeep Cherokee latitude was just exiting the interstate and approached a light on the off ramp. Upon stopping and trying to accelerate my Jeep began beeping and the "drive (D)" started blinking on the dash and gear. During this time my vehicle would roll backwards to the off ramp unless the emergency break was engaged. I was not able to press the gas, shifting into other gears did not do anything and the breaks were locked out. I was sitting in the bike lane blocking traffic and hoping to not get hit. I was able to roll downhill about 50ft and steer onto a side street. Once there I again tried to shift to different gears and nothing seemed to work. As mentioned my breaks were locked and the gas pedal was out of service. Finally, after exiting the major intersection I tried turning the car off and back on and it seemed to clear the error. My car is currently in the shop for this problem. Something needs to be done about this though. If this would have happened seconds before serious injury or deaths could have been involved.

- Dupont, WA, USA

problem #21

Oct 222018

Cherokee

  • 4,800 miles
I have a 2019 Jeep Cherokee with 4,800 miles. Periodically while driving, the battery/voltage indicator comes on and the car completely shuts down. It has been very scary and dangerous. This has only happened on slower, city streets so far. The car restarts after its put in park. Its at the dealer, but no luck finding a cause yet. I have attached a photo of what it looked like when it last occured.

- Newport, WA, USA

problem #20

Aug 192018

Cherokee

  • 40 miles
First we weren't able to take vehicle home the day we signed the finance papers, 8/19/18, due to battery being dead. We then picked up car on 8/20/18. Kept vehicle till around the 23rd. The Jeep Cherokee turned off in traffic and went into battery protection mode. We had to put car in park and restart. We were almost rear-ended. I then called dealership to talk to salesman and he was busy so I asked for manager who then told me that the salesman would call me back. When I told salesman about the incident I was told to drive with start-stop function off and to wait till next day to see if it did it again. The vehicle didn't start in the morning and then tried second time and it turned on in battery protection mode so I took it in to dealership and was given a loaner. We then picked up Cherokee on or around 8/31/18. We were told the battery was recharged. The Cherokee then started to turn off again in traffic so I took it back on 9/5/18. I was given another loaner. I was then told to pick up Cherokee on 9/18/18. I was told that they didn't find anything and couldn't recreate the incident. Ever since we received the Cherokee back on the 18th we keep the start-stop function off. Now the tire pressure sensors keep coming on and off and the gas is going at a faster rate then before. Not sure if sensors are working correctly. Took car back to dealership on Sunday 10/14/18 and was told to call service the next day because they had no loaners. Today 10/21/18 vehicle turned off while driving out of parking space. Car restarted but do not trust driving this vehicle with my family inside. There has been several times the vehicle didn't accelerate while stepping on the gas pedal.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #19

Oct 132018

Cherokee

  • 2,300 miles
While vehicle in motion, charging system/battery warning light illuminated. Within 5 minutes of this incident, tire pressure/run flat warning indicator illuminated. Recommended pressure of 36 psi incorrect. Received 2 recall notifications on app and email. Then both recalls disappeared.

- North Richland Hills, TX, USA

problem #18

Oct 012018

Cherokee

  • miles
The car stalls while driving at low and high speeds. The engine will atop completely and the car rolls back or begins to drive backwards when it's restarted. This is a real safety concern as I have almost been hit 4 times now due to the car stalking in atop and go traffic and another time while driving at high speeds. Also, the car appears to chug or hesitate to change gears. It's is slow to pick up speed and at times, it will not accelerate. The radio fluctuates in volume level constantly regardless of the programming and it's so bad that you can't even use it. I'm concerned for the safety of myself, my children and others as well. Chrysler appears to have no concerns. Unless someone dies, I'm afraid this issue will not be resolved.

- Mission Viejo, CA, USA

problem #17

Oct 072018

Cherokee

  • 1,980 miles
Takata recall. I was merging into the turning lane in busy traffic. As I was applying brakes and coming to a low speed the voltage light came on and the Jeep completely stalled and lost all drivability. No other lights or anything was in the dash just the voltage. I put the car in neutral and managed to get it back started before getting hit in a busy intersection.

- Jonesboro, AR, USA

problem #16

Oct 022018

Cherokee

  • 4,900 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled and the battery warning indicator illuminated. After a few minutes, the vehicle was able to be restarted and drove normally. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 4,900.

- Grand Prairie, TX, USA

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