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2015 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1237214 · 2015-11-10

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
13,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

BOUGHT MY 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE IN NOVEMBER 2014. BEGAN HAVING A VERY LOUD, ANNOYING RATTLE COMING FROM BACK SEAT AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN FEBRUARY OF 2015. THE TRANSMISSION SURGES WHEN YOU START THE CAR, IT CLUNKS AFTER YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, SOMETIMES THE CAR WON'T GO WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS AND THEN IT WILL KICK IN AND BE LIKE A TURBO BOOST PUSHING THE CAR FORWARD. IT'S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN MAKING TURNS WHEN THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE YOU MAY PUSH THE GAS BUT THE CAR MAY NOT GO LIKE IT SHOULD OR COULD JUMP FORWARD AND CAUSE YOU TO REARED SOMEONE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP 5TIMES FOR THE BACKSEAT AND 3 TIMES FOR THE TRANSMISSION ( JUST PUT IT BACK IN THE SHOP YESTERDAY). THEY HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION TWICE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO TO THE SEAT - THEY PUT SOME TAPE ON THE METAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BUT IT OF COURSE DIDN'T FIX IT. THIS IS A HORRIBLE VEHICLE AND I TRADED OUT OF A VEHICLE WITH NEGATIVELY EQUITY AND AFTER ALL THE ISSUES TRIED TO TRADE OUT OF IT BUT THE CAR HAS LOST NEARLY $10,000 IN VALUE IN LESS THAN A YEAR LEAVING ME STUCK WITH THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE YOU MUST TRAVEL AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. IN AUGUST OF 2015. I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ALL THE CARDS BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. I PUSHED THE GAS WHICH WITH THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE THE CAR KICKS TOWARD PRETTY HARD WHEN YOU TAKE OFF AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ST

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10789692
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