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2014 JEEP CHEROKEE — POWER TRAIN

crash · 1541939 · 2019-02-21

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
54,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

FROM DAY 1 THIS 2014 JEEP TRAILHAWK IN TRANSMISSION HAS ACTED VERY WEIRD..STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ENGINE SPINS, MAKES A HUGE BANG AND THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR..THIS IS USUALLY WHEN ACCELERATING UP SLIGHT INCLINES, HILLS OR INTO MY UPHILL DRIVEWAY. THE DAILY CHALLENGE IS TRYING TO AVOID THE JEEP SHOOTING THRU MY GARAGE DOOR AS I PULL IN MY DRIVEWAY. ALSO, DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY..LONG HESITATIONS BETWEEN 2ND & 3RD WHILE UP-SHIFTING..LONG DELAYS IN DOWNSHIFTING WHEN INSTANT ACCELERATION IS NEEDED..VERY DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY. 1ST TRANSMISSION INCIDENT - TURNED RIGHT INTO A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, IMMEDIATELY A LOUD BANG (LIKE IT POPPED OUT OF GEAR) AND EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING AND RINGING WITH SERVICE TRANSMISSION IMMEDIATELY VISIBLE..THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION (ENGINE WAS RUNNING) AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE FLOOR AND JUST MISSED GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND AS IT COASTED TO A STOP. AFTER SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION FOR 5 MINUTES WITH THE VEHICLE OFF, STARTED IT UP AND MOST OF THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND IT WENT BACK IN GEAR BUT WAS IN LIMP MODE. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK 1 WEEK WITH THE VEHICLE AND EVERYTHING WAS ALLEGEDLY FIXED WITH A WIRING HARNESS RECALL. ALL THE ORIGINAL PROBLEMS ARE STILL PRESENT EXCEPT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ARE NOT ON ANY MORE. 2ND TRANSMISSION INCIDENT - TURNED LEFT INTO A VERY BUSY, UPHILL INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION (ENGINE WAS SPINNING) AND MY FOOT WAS PUSHING ACCELERATOR BUT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. SLAMMED ON

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11181593
Machine
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