CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee shows an early trend of transmission complaints. Most of the complaints are for rough shifting — things like jerking & hesitation when shifting gears.
The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee also has the same transmission issues.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
12 / 8
Injuries / Deaths:
8 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,716 miles
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Once the shifter was moved into "Drive", the transmission would automatically swith it to "Park" that would not allow any movement! It happened on the same day to all three of us. Several hours later, the transmission seemed to work. Waiting for diagnostic service at Umansky Jeep in Charlottesville, VA. This shifter movement could potentially lead to an accident! We occasionally tow a trailer and risk to other motorists and us would be substanstial! Please initiate invastigation sincere there a multiple complainst related to transmission.
I have a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. While traveling down the highway at approximately 65mph, the entire dash began to blink in and out, all kinds of error symbols flashed, I lost power steering and the car switched itself in to neutral -?" this resulted in an accident. This car has been In and out of the shop for the past several months. Every time it looks like it fixed, the car-??s computer seems to do as it pleases. I lose driving power, it switches itself in neutral or the dash throws error symbols. I am at a point where paying for constant -??repairs-?? and insurance is becoming way too costly. I do NOT feel safe riding with my family in this car!!!
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle indicated erroneously that the cruise control was activated. The contact stated that the cruise control light warning light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V332000 (Electrical System, Vehicle Speed Control) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.
On April 23rd at 9:28pm I was driving my Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015 on a highway at approximately 45mph when suddenly the transmission slipped to neutral without any human interference. I tried shifting it back to drive but the transmission did not respond. The Jeep lost momentum very quickly and came to a complete stop in the highway. As soon as it went to a complete stop it locked itself in parking position and l lost all ability to put it back to drive. I turned my blinkers and emergency lights on, but one minute later I got rear-ended by a car traveling at 50mph. My Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015 got totaled and I was taken to the hospital in stable condition. I was in a bad collision due to the Jeep slipping into neutral and locking itself in parking. I lost ALL ability to control my Jeep. The jeep got towed to a safe location. Two weeks later, we needed to move the car to another area for the insurance inspection. The car turned on and moved, yet again when the car gained velocity, the gear slipped to neutral and again came to a complete stop it, locking the transmission in the parking position. I always took my car for regular maintenance and it was a very well kept Jeep Grand Cherokee 2015.
Check engine light on. Recall issued, dealership contacted, recall repaired. Check engine light off for approximately 2 weeks only. Check engine light on from then until present.
- Hobbs , NM, USA
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Forward facing camera behind rearview mirror developed an internal fault, which triggered vehicle's communication bus to not function at all. Vehicle would not start and could not be jumpstarted. No interior lights or accessories functioned. Vehicle had to be towed and after diagnoses, the dealer disabled the forward facing camera to make my vehicle operable again, but without functionality of auto high beams and forward collision warning and forward collision active braking features. The forward facing camera impacts auto high beams, forward collision warning, and forward collision active braking functions, at minimum. Have not been able to obtain a replacement part due to either backorder or the dealer not sufficiently searching supply chain despite repeated inquiries.
The vehicle takes a long time to turn over to push to start. So you have to redo it and try it again. Along with us, the touchscreen takes a long time for for it to turn on. Which obviously that controls your ac or heat. I've gotten a new battery twice in the past four months. I'm scared I'm going to go somewhere one day and get stranded. I've taken my car to the dealership where I have a warranty on my car and they refuse to fix anything else except put a battery in it every time. I have a full coverage warranty on my Jeep but I cannot get them to fix anything and this is the fourth time I've been to the dealership and they won't fix anything else.
Service shifter light came on while driving, had it towed to the dealership, 5 days later they said nothing is wrong with it so I took it home. A week later, service shifter light came back on while I was driving on a side street, all the lights on the dash came on, unable to control anything, lost steering, then vehicle shut off in the middle of the road. Tried to turn the vehicle back on to no luck, sat waiting, then after 15 mins the accessory engine came on, lights flashing, windshield wipers going and the message "do not park until safe at your destination." Took the Jeep straight to the dealership, dealer plugs it is 70+ miscommunication errors pull up. Dealer calls me 3 days later to come get my Jeep and says nothing is wrong with it and they cannot diagnose it unless they see it in the act. I refuse to go pick it up as there is something wrong and I am not driving it with my 9month old.
My Jeep stalled in 50mph traffic causing a horribly dangerous situation. I barely coasted to the side of the road, and it wouldn't restart. I had it towed to the dealer where I was later told my tone/reluctor wheel had broken resulting in loss of signal from the crankshaft sensor so the vehicle shut down.
I continue to have service shifter and check engine issues with my vehicle, which have been ongoing for the last three years. This has occurred while stationary, in motion both on city/neighborhood streets or on the highway. It's happened while turning and in park. When the check engine and service shifter lights come one, in many cases the car goes into limp mode and I lose the ability to accelerate, which causes a severe safety risk if it occurs while turning or going down the highway. Many times my dashboard will go completely black for seconds and my wind shield wipers will turn on. My car has been in the dealership for service related to this issue for 180 days over the past three years and they are unable to resolve the issue. They have replaced the steering control module, the tcm, the telemax communication module, the transmission, and the shifter, but the issue always comes back. Over the last six months the issues have gotten worse and the vehicle is getting more unsafe to drive. Based on my research there are a significant amount of these issues and fca should take action.
Last five to six weeks the lights on the passenger right side back and front goes completely out back and front then come back on two hours later I have a appointment at the dealership to see what's going
Car says service shifter on the dash, shifter won't light up and I do not have to press the button in the knob to put car into gear, usually you would have to press the button.
The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle would not immediately start, and the start button had to be pushed several times. Additionally, the vehicle would stall while driving and backfire. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer whitten brothers Chrysler located at 10701 midlothian turnpike, richmond, va 23235, who was unable to diagnose the cause of the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000.
Tipm, shift module and ticm causes the Jeep to serious malfunction. All alert lights on the dashboard and shifter light up, wipers come on, vehicle will stop and is unable to drive, motor accelerates, cooling fans are activated on high all at one time and vehicle will not shut off. When the vehicle does shut off then it will not restart, while driving at any time. Vehicle acts as if possesed.!!!!!!!!! this vehicle is not safe. Everyone knows this including fca.
Tipm has failed resulting in battery drain due to fuel pump relay constantly powered on, wiper function, loss of backup camera, air system and ability to turn the car off or secure door locks properly even when battery is disconnected.
Service shifter message appeared at 62,000 miles upon starting engine and shifting into any gear or turning on cruise control. Will go away after approx. 5 seconds but occurs every time the car operates. Is not showing any error codes and appears to be a recurring issue for many owners and related to wiring harness and shifter.
My car goes from drive, to park, to neutral or reverse with little to no touch of the gear shifter. This is a huge safety issue, as recently assuming I was still in drive mode, noted that the gear had actually shifted to neutral. Had it shifted to reverse instead, my children and I could have been badly hurt, likely found to be at fault, consequently also facing financial anguish. Also, the gear shifts while in motion, which is even additionally dangerous being that I live in a city where the highway is my primary method of traveling.
Arrived home 10:15pm dry roads and weather. Backing Jeep into driveway and went to full throttle back to hit the garage structure and door. Shifted two drive to move out into the driveway and went to full throttle forward, across the street, through the swale into a vacant lot and hit the avista power transformer box knocking its off the base and pulling the 7,000 volt power cables out. Jeep then stopped and I backed it back into the driveway and stopped. Avista crew arrived and safed the transformer. Resulting damage was $3,007 to house and garage door, $16,275 damage to front/back/undercarriage on Jeep and about $4,880 to replace the avista transformer. Car rental now 60 days at $42 per day. Estimated total is now $26,682.
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- Barboursville, VA, USA