2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I BACKED UP TO A PARKING STALL AND SHIFTED TRANSMISSION IN WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PARK. BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN REVERSE. WHEN I WAS EXITING THE CAR, IT STARTED TO MOVE BACKWARDS. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE CAR HIT A POST. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTER DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

IN ADDITION TO THE UNSAFE ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFTER, WHICH HAS NO ACTUAL FIX, THIS CARE HAS HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH STAGNATION IN SHIFTING GEARS AND IS VERY ROUGH AND UNPREDICTABLE IN ITS SHIFT PATTERN AND ENGINE RPM. WE HAD THIS CAR IN ONCE ALREADY FOR THIS ISSUE AND AFTER A "SOFTWARE" UPDATE THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS HAVE WORSENED. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF THIS ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTING SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE IDLING, THE VEHICLE INDEPEDENTLY SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE AND KEPT ROLLING UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A FENCE ON THE TOP OF A BOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

ELECTRONIC GEAR SHIFTER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IT TAKES ME TWO OR THREE TRIES TO GET THE JEEP INTO THE CORRECT GEAR EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE. FIAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE AND FIX THEM IMMEDIATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT BEGAN TO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 523.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,600. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ

THE DESIGN OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER CAN LEAD TO INCORRECT GEAR SELECTION. MANY TIMES I HAVE SWITCHED FROM D TO R ONLY TO BE STUCK IN NEUTRAL OR GONE ALL THE WAY TO P. VICE VERSA, ON SWITCHING FROM P TO D THE CAR MAY GO TO N BECAUSE THE JOYSTICK WAS NOT HELD QUITE LONG ENOUGH. THE "NOTCHES" THAT INDICATE THE GEAR SELECTION VIA TACTILE FEEDBACK TO THE DRIVER ARE VERY SUBTLE AND CAN BE EASILY MISINTERPRETED OR MISCOUNTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED FORWARD OVER THE CONTACT'S LEFT FOOT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A FRACTURED FOOT AND STAYED THERE OVERNIGHT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE SHIFTER NOT ENGAGING IN GEAR AND TO BE CAREFUL WHILE PARKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE SAFETY REMEDY WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE COMPONENT FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT GOING TO BE REPAIRED, AND THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE TO DISABLE STARTING IF THERE WERE ANY DOORS AJAR. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,434.

WHEN PLACING THE CAR INTO PARK, THOUGHT IT HAD GONE INTO PARK WHEN IN FACT THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. AS I WENT TO LEAVE THE CAR, IT STARTED TO ROLL A BIT. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK IN THE SEAT AND STOP THE CAR. THE DISPLAY LIGHT ON THE SHIFTER, DEPENDING ON THE LIGHT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AS WELL AS THE SHIFTER ITSELF BEING HARD TO TELL WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN BECAUSE OF ITS POSITION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I AM SOON TO HAVE A BABY AND I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND WANT TO TURN THIS CAR BACK IN BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS! CHRYSLER NEEDS TO LET FOLKS TURN CARS BACK IN AND WALK AWAY BEFORE MORE INJURIES OCCUR. I DO NOT WANT TO CONTINUE MY LEASE ON THIS CAR. I MAKE MY PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH ON A CAR I THOUGHT WAS SAFE AND THIS ONE SURELY IS NOT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BUTTON FAILED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN), BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR IS CONFUSING AND SLOW. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MAKING A "K" U TURN WHICH REQUIRES QUICKLY SELECTING AND SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE AND REVERSE, I WAS MISTAKENLY IN NEUTRAL AND THE TIME DELAY CAUSED MY CAR TO BE SITTING IN TRAFFIC FOR TOO LONG A PERIOD WHILE I FUSSED WITH THE SHIFTER TO GET THE CAR INTO THE PROPER GEAR IN ORDER TO MOVE. CARS WERE FAST APPROACHING BUT NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION.

I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MONOSTABLE ELECTRONIC (E-SHIFT) GEARSHIFT. AS I CAME TO A STOP TO GET MY MAIL, I SHIFTED MY GEARSHIFT TO PARK. HOWEVER IT JUMPED BACK TO REVERSE, AND AS I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED OUT, IT WAS ALREADY ROLLING BACKWARDS ONTO THE STREET. THE DOOR SLAMMED ME DOWN AND THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ROLLED OVER MY KNEES CAUSING A DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND SOME KNEE ABRASIONS. MY NIECE AND DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AS IT ROLLED AWAY ONTO THE STREET. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO CARS ON THE STREET, BUT MY DAUGHTER HAD TO JUMP INTO THE DRIVER SEAT TO STOP THE CAR. MY NEIGHBOR CALLED 911 AND THE AMBULANCE, PARAMEDICS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND POLICE CAME. I WAS SENT TO THE ER BECAUSE OF THESE INJURIES. I ALSO HAVE ALL OF THIS CAPTURED THROUGH MY DASHBOARD CAMERA AND HAVE A POLICE REPORT. I WAS WELL AWARE OF THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL, BUT BECAUSE THE DESIGN OF THIS GEARSHIFT, IT IS INEVITABLE THAT MORE AND MORE INJURIES ARE OCCURRING. JUST ONE WEEK LATER WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, ANTON YELCHIN DIED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A LAWSUIT AND PROPER COMPENSATION FOR THESE INJURIES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SHIFTER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND A HUM WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THE DISPLAY PANEL CHANGED FROM DRIVE AND DISPLAYED A STRAIGHT LINE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND REDUCE SPEED. AFTER STOPPING AND SWITCHING THE SHIFTER BACK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS ERRATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE PCM, TCM, REH, AND IPC WERE ALL REPROGRAMMED. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON DEMAND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700. UPDATED 08/10/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED INFORMATION STATED IS TRUE INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES AFTER ATTEMPT WAS REPAIRED UPDATED 6/12/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AT TIMES, WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS PLACED IN PARK, THE VEHICLE REVERSED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE PLACED IN PARK OR EVEN TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WE, TOO, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MONOSTABLE ELECTRONIC (E-SHIFT) GEARSHIFT IN OUR 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ONE OF THE CRITICAL MOVEMENTS IS WHEN YOU ARE IN A BUSY MALL, RESTAURANT OR OTHER VENUE'S PARKING AREAS. OFTEN, WHEN TRYING TO BACK OUT, WE SUDDENLY SEE A CAR APPROACHING AND TRY TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO FORWARD ('D'). THERE IS FREQUENTLY AN OVERSHOOT WITH THE SHIFTER AND WE WIND UP IN 'P' OR 'N' RATHER THAN THE DESIRED 'D' OR 'S.' SINCE WE ARE DISTRACTED WATCHING AND TRYING TO AVOID THE OTHER VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT ANNUNCIATOR INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE OF NO USE AND JUST BY FEEL, WE CAN'T TELL WHERE WE ARE IN THE DIRECTION MODES. ALSO, WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO ANY MODE, IT IS OFTEN ANOTHER OVERSHOOT IN WHICH WE WIND UP, MAKING FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND, AT BEST, A FRUSTRATING EVENT. THIS SYSTEM IS VERY IMPRECISE AND CONFUSING. THE DESIGN AND ENGINEERING OF THIS SYSTEM, IN MY OPINION, IS INITIALLY DEFECTIVE IN THE ERGONOMICS ALONE AND A MASSIVE FAIL IN ITS EXECUTION. WE HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS 'P' AND, YET, WHEN RELEASING THE BRAKE, THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD BECAUSE IT WAS STILL IN 'D.' I MENTIONED THIS UNSETTLING SITUATIONS TO THE DEALER AT LEAST ONCE AND DEBRIEFED THIS SITUATION THREE TIMES DURING ANSWERING THE SURVEYS WE RECEIVED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME FOLLOWING OUR PURCHASE. APPARENTLY, OTHERS HAVE ALSO DONE SO. IT HAS TAKEN A HIGH VISIBILITY ACCIDENT TO GET THE FCA COMPANY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM; WHILE THEY STILL MAINTAIN IT IS NOT THEIR DESIGN, BUT OUR INADVERTENTY ERRONEOUS OPERATIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER SHIFTING INTO THE PARK POSITION AND ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON FRIDAY MAY 20, 2016 I STOPPED AT THE SHELL GAS STATION TO GET A CUP OF COFFEE. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK (ENGINE RUNNING) AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. AS I WALKED TO THE STORE, OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE I SAW MY GRAND CHEROKEE BACKING UP ACROSS THE LOT. I RAN TO THE VEHICLE, OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR AND TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE (FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE), BUT THE DRIVERS DOOR KNOCKED ME DOWN, RUNNING OVER MY LEFT ANKLE. IN THE FALL, I BROKE THE LITTLE FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND. ANOTHER GAS STATION PATRON WAS ABLE TO JUMP IN MY JEEP AND APPLY THE BRAKES AS I LAY WRITHING ON THE GROUND. THE NEXT DAY MY ANKLE WAS QUITE SWOLLEN AND BLACK AND BLUE, SO I WENT TO THE URGENT CARE. X-RAYS SHOWED NO BROKEN BONES IN MY FOOT, BUT REVEALED MY BROKEN LITTLE FINGER. THE VEHICLE NEVER HIT ANYTHING. I THOUGHT I MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK THROUGH MY ERROR (I KNEW I HAD PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK), BUT RECENT EVENTS AND DEATHS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE WITH THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS MADE ME REALIZE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SHIFTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A METAL POLE AND METAL DUMPSTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE SHIFTER WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V240000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION, IT VOLUNTARILY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND ROLLED INTO A LAKE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE I HAVE PROBLEMS PROPERLY SHIFTING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR, ESPECIALLY REVERSE AND PARK. SOMETIMES THE SHIFTER DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL, SOMETIMES IT SHIFTS TOO FAR. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BY JEEP AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING EXCEPT RECOGNIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SUGGEST I USE MY PARKING BRAKE AND OTHER UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO ENSURE I DON'T LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK AND KILL MYSELF LIKE ANTON YELCHIN DID. I DEMAND AN IMMEDIATE REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE INCLUDING THE COST OF TAXES AND WARRANTY UPGRADES AND INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PROTECTION PACKAGES PURCHASED FOR THIS VEHICLE. IT IS ABSURDLY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND UNSAFE. I AM DRIVING CHILDREN AROUND IN A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE THAT IS KILLING PEOPLE.