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:
3 / 8
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
13,517 miles

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2019 Jeep Cherokee engine problems

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2019 Jeep Cherokee Owner Comments (Page 11 of 18)

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problem #149

Jan 232020

Cherokee

  • 30,000 miles

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

Jeep only has 30000 miles. Bought brand new. Car recently started stalling when slowing down. Apparently Jeep designed the engine to stall with low oil. Took car to dealership and they said this is a known issue and that the 4 cylinder Jeep consumes more oil and an oil change will need to be every 3000 miles on a brand new car. There is a large amount of similar complaints from other people online and eventually leads to an engine replacement. Not only is the oil consumption outrageous for a new car but the stalling is completely unsafe as we have an 11 month old.

- Monroe, NJ, USA

problem #148

Jan 092020

Cherokee

  • 18,000 miles
My car make a humming noise like it's trying to catch up while driving it stalls and sometimes while driving the car engine goes dead I have to keep pushing start button about 3 times to restart I took a picture of light that comes on and also another car backed into my car when car went dead it's very dangerous been to dealership several times they said everything was ok they even told me to take pictures of lights when it happens like I'm lying and I did even thought all pictures are time stamp.I can't afford uber and car note I need help.this happens on freeway highway side street anytime no warning.

- Angleton, TX, USA

problem #147

Jan 062020

Cherokee

  • 29,500 miles
While driving slowing and coming to a stop the vehicle's battery light will start flashing and then the car will stall and shut off. I put the vehicle in park and turn it off for 15 seconds then turn the key to start it again and the car will crank over very slowly and sputter for about 4 second before starting again. This has happened 3 times in 2 week. The first occurrence was Monday Jan 6 2020, 2nd was Jan 10th 2020 and third was Jan 13th 2020. I took the car to the dealership Friday Jan 10th and they told me they could not recreate the issue and gave me the vehicle back. I was told if it happens again then to call back.

- Maple Park, IL, USA

problem #146

Jan 072020

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 2,900 miles

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

To whom it may concern, my name is [xxx]. I am contacting you for concerns of my newly purchased 2019 Jeep Cherokee. I would appreciate it if someone could contact me about my engine stalling while operating the vehicle. I have concerns of this vehicle causing safety issues while in motion the vehicle stalled on a major highway loosing complete control and barely made it out of the road way tmwith no warning there was no engine lights or beeping. While having my family in it. My phone number is [xxx]. thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Malvern, AR, USA

problem #145

Dec 172019

Cherokee

  • 25,000 miles
Engine is shutting off for no reason. Dealer says it is low oil sensor shutting it down. First time the dealer just filled it with oil. The second time I brought it in they pretended not to remember the first time it happened and claimed to have no paperwork on it as they claimed they just topped it off with oil. I signed in on their computer so they must have the records of me being there, they gave me no paperwork the second time just told me to drive 1000 miles and they would recheck the oil.

- Deland, FL, USA

problem #144

Dec 192019

Cherokee

  • 12,590 miles
On Dec 19th of 2019 I was leaving work when I made a right turn during busy traffic when my 2019 Jeep Cherokee suddenly stalled on me. I had to pull over and restart the car. The car did turn back on. After speaking with my local dealer, they told me that the car was almost out of oil however no light was on then or at the time of the stall. I was informed this is a 'safety' feature to prevent the engine from hurting itself if the oil gets too low. An oil consumption test was started. The car only had 12590 miles at the time of the incident. This is also the second oil test that has been done the first one was done back in may of 2019 when the car was at around 6000 miles.

- Tucson, AZ, USA

problem #143

Dec 262019

Cherokee

  • 5,200 miles

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

Jeep has a safety feature so they say that causes the car to turn off while driving if the oil in your brand new vehicle gets low. This happened many times once in the middle of an intersection. I called my dealer who told me its normal and to change my oil even though my onboard dash said I was fine no oil warning light just the car turns off while driving. Very dangerous and it is not easy to restart. I was slowing down for a redlight the light turned green and my car turned off causing driver behind me to almost hit me I was panicked. This happened many times more and I contacted Jeep dealer and they told me to change my oil and it wont happen again. To have a car shut off instead of an oil warning light is extremely dangerous why not use the light it came with. That is not a safety design for anyone but Jeep so they dont have to replace brand new cars that burn over 3 quarts of oil every 4000 miles. They arent worried about the drivers stuck in the middle of an intersection waiting and praying their car restarts. I have video of it doing it my neighborhood and never once does the oil light come on. The car actually dies while in motion not just stopped. I have a video of it but it is 3 minutes long and it will not upload I guess due to the length of it. It has happened many time since decemeber first times I just thought the car was cold due to outside temperature and the bars on the dash indicating the car was cold. To say I purchased a brand new car and did not expect to have to add 3 quarts of oil every 5000 miles is an understatement to fear for my own safety driving my car is crazy. I have changed the oil and now I have to constantly monitor it so I can be safe this should never be the case and Dodge knows it does this and does nothing but offer an oil consumption check every 1000 miles. Horrible

- Vincentown, NJ, USA

problem #142

Dec 272019

Cherokee

  • 20,000 miles
While driving the SUV shuts off completely. No engine power, no lights, no steering. This has happened 6 times leaving the SUV in the dark with no lights with children int he car. The SUV shuts down while in motion, at 45mph speeds on county roads and at high speed 70 mph + on turnpike. I am scared for my life. Dealer is not helping me. I put the last date in. It happened 6 times.

- Luther, OK, USA

problem #141

Dec 192019

Cherokee

  • 17,000 miles
I was in an automatic car wash and after it was finished my Jeep would not engage into drive from neutral. I had the automatic engine shut down turned off. I tried multiple time from shifting from neutral into drive. I also restarted my Jeep twice and on the second time it started and I could drive away.

- Freeburg, MO, USA

problem #140

Dec 112019

Cherokee

  • 3,000 miles
Vehicle driving and when coming to a stop it seems like the auto turn off wants to turn off even before stopping. Feels like its going to stall. Also leaving a red light when it auto turns on it jerks and then switching from first to secong gear it jerks. The transmission has so much lag switching gears and picking up speed it also jerks and takes forever to pick up speed. But my most concern is gear switching and jerking and almost stalling when coming to a stop with the auto shut off trying to turn off while driving. And when it turns back on it jerks when you give it slight gas.

- Apopka, FL, USA

problem #139

Dec 152019

Cherokee

  • 12,000 miles

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

This has happened multiple times to my vehicle. It first happened at roughly 6,000 miles and is now happening again at 12,000 miles. Each time, when I was coming due for an oil change. The vehicle will stall out in the middle of the road as I come to a stop. Sometimes it will restart, but other times I have to jump it. This will happen at a complete stop as I'm trying to get going again or as a I am slowing to a stop. It will happen on any road at any time whether going straight or turning.

- Elsmere, KY, USA

problem #138

Dec 102019

Cherokee 4-cyl

  • 2,499 miles
The contact owned a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. After the vehicle had been driven for approximately seven minutes, it caught fire after being parked for five minutes. The fire department was contacted and was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. A fire report was filed. The contact stated that several weeks before the fire, she noticed a burning odor coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was scheduled to be towed from the scene, which was still pending. Haselwood auto group (950 w hills blvd, bremerton, wa 98312, (360) 362-5848) was contacted by phone and several pictures of the vehicle were sent via text message. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The cause of the failure was not determined. The approximate failure mileage was 2,499. Consumer stated she thought a rodent got into the engine.

- Silverdale, WA, USA

problem #137

Dec 062019

Cherokee

  • 31,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving the vehicle, it completely shut off and the brakes, power steering, and lighting failed to work. The failure occurred while driving around a moderate incline. The contact guided the vehicle and stopped at the edge of a driveway. The vehicle eventually restarted after approximately five attempts. The manufacturer was called and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact also stated that all the instrument panel gauges went dark a few weeks ago. The dealer had not been contacted yet and was an hour away from the contact's residence. The contact researched the failures online and found many complaints about the same matter. The vehicle had previously been repaired per an unknown recall to reprogram the power modules, which was when the recent failures began. The failure mileage was 31,000.

- Rowe, VA, USA

problem #136

Nov 242019

Cherokee

  • 29,995 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled, lost braking and steering ability, and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The contact wait a few seconds and the vehicle restarted normally. The contact stated that the failures occurred five other times. The vehicle was taken to medina Chrysler Jeep (3205 medina rd, medina, oh 44256) where it was determined that it was normal for the vehicle to consume an excessive amount of oil. The dealer further stated that if the owner did not keep track of the oil consumption, "it was normal for the engine to seize". the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was advised to read the owner's manual on how to maintain oil consumption for that type of engine. The approximate failure mileage was 29,995.

- Wadsworth, OH, USA

problem #135

Nov 112019

Cherokee

  • 16,000 miles
I purchased a 2019 Jeep Cherokee trailhawk on 11/11/2019. That same evening the instrument cluster, uconnect, and lights all cut out while I was driving down the road. This caused the engine control to be cut and dtc's for brakes, ESC, transmission, and the shifter. Thankfully the first few times this happened on a street with heavy traffic during rush hour and I was able to restart the vehicle. It happened again on the second day while in motion on a side road and again the third day except while driving on the highway. After the third day, I scheduled it for service at a local Jeep dealer. Upon having my vehicle for five days, the dealer discovered a corroded/faulty ground and made the necessary repairs. The vehicle was picked up on 11/18/2019. It drove great until 11/20/2019 when the power once again was cut from the instrument cluster, uconnect, and lights. This also resulted in a loss of engine control with the same array of dtc codes being displayed and also occurred while driving. I was able to safely pull off the road and restart the vehicle. Thankfully this happened roughly a mile from the dealer and I was able to limp the Jeep there. They checked the codes and advised me to bring the vehicle back in the morning. On 11/21/2019 I returned the Jeep to the dealer where it is currently being worked on again. This vehicle is an extreme danger to not only myself but to other motorists that could potentially collide with me due to the random and unpredictable nature of the issue. I am so concerned about the safety of the vehicle that I will not allow my children to ride in my vehicle with me.

- Walker, MI, USA

problem #134

Nov 192019

Cherokee

  • 8,495 miles
I got the vehicle at 5 miles. The dealer told me the oil change is ever 5K miles. I decided to make a small trip to Canada, so before heading there I check the fluids. ( just in case) and notice the dipstick on the oil is 75% and I check the oil life dashboard and it states is at 85% oil life. I assume it will be fine and make the trip around 1500 miles round trip total. I didnt check the fluids coming back to the city till like 2 months after since I use the car only for commuting and grocery shopping. I was nearing 5K miles and the I check the engine again (been off for actually couple of days) and the oil level on the dipstick is rock bottom. So I add 1 quart of the manufacturer's stated oil and continue driving it till it hits 5K. I take it to the dealer they do a quick oil change and theyr supposed usual inspection and say everything is fine. Oil change is finished and they put a new sticker at 10005K miles exactly 5K miles manufacturer recommends oil change. I continue driving it and slowly rack up 2K miles and check the oil level which has gone considerably from full to half dipstick. Keep in mind it was a cold oil inspection and the vehicle has been off for more than 5 hours. I drive it again 1K miles more and the darn oil level drops to 25% of dipstick. Even made a facebook post in a Jeep page and the mechanic admitted that these 2.4L are oil burners and that no new vehicle should be consuming oil like that. I take it to dealer asap and they tell me every oil change is 3K miles not the 5K miles and write on my visit paper I took the vehicle late for oil change. I'm writing this at almost 8500 miles and just took a picture and video of inspection.the dipstick has gone down at least 10% down.. also had a vehicle shut down before oil change that's why I added the quart of oil before the 5K miles.

- Jamaica, NY, USA

problem #133

Aug 192019

Cherokee

  • 1,500 miles
My 2019 Jeep Cherokee trailhawk has been in the shop for the second time since Dec 14 for electrical problems. Attached is my 10/27/19 letter to Chrysler describing the problem. Basically car cuts off without warning while driving (even on freeway) and have to drift to a stop and attempt to restart car several times before it starts up.

- Henderson, NV, USA

problem #132

Oct 302019

Cherokee

  • 10,018 miles
I bought my Jeep on December 12, 2018 from jt's Jeep in lexington SC. At roughly 400 miles, the start/stop system light illuminated and displayed a message for service.I parked the Jeep and shut it off, and restarted. Worked fine after that. At roughly 1,600 miles, it did the same thing again. Same procedure. Went away. At 7,500 miles I took it in for service and they checked and said nothing was wrong. At 8000 miles I was merging onto the interstate in columbia SC and started to accelerate and it lost all power; power steering, acceleration, braking, and displayed a message of "electrical system fault" I managed to get it off the road and restarted, drove to ga fine. I scheduled an appointment with the local Chrysler dealer here in ga, they kept it an entire week and claimed nothing was wrong. But that they fixed a recall that would remedy the issue. It has not. It has done this again and again, sometimes completely locking down, other times just illuminating the auto start stop service light. I am terrified of my vehicle. I bought it brand new because I needed a safe, reliable vehicle. It has been anything but. It currently has just over 10,000 miles. I have photographic proof of the times it has went haywire.

- Jesup, GA, USA

problem #131

Dec 092018

Cherokee

  • 400 miles
2019 Jeep cheerokee engine keeps losing oil I only have 6723 miles on Jeep it totally turned off on me while driving there was no indication at all that the Jeep needed oil it was 5 months old and had to add 3 quarts of oil to it since then I have had to add at least a quart of oil every other month this should not happen on a new vehicle right now I do not feel safe driving the cheerokee because you don't know if it will turn off spoke to the dealer they said it seems to be an issue with that engine but there is no recall on it or nothing they can do so I should keep oil in the Jeep to have if it happens again. This is not a acceptable answer especially since it can turn off at anytime with out warning this needs to be fixed.

- Dumont, NJ, USA

problem #130

Oct 282019

Cherokee

  • 25,000 miles
Vehicle will randomly shut off when driving. The cruise control will not kick in when you are going straight or up a hill... but don't worry it will kick in when you are going down a hill! the radio will do whatever it wants from blasting music to turning your favorite song off to listen to am radio, or just locking you out all together. The dealership says "it is just an update" sorry but this vehicle is a death trap!

- Mesa, AZ, USA

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