| Issue ID | 1281674 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10863670 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | CHEROKEE |
| Model Year | 2014 |
| File date | 02/05/16 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The automatic 9-speed transmission shifts poorly up and down gears 1,2,3. In stop and go traffic i cannot rely on the car to safely and soothingly allow me to aggressively make necessary lane changes. For example, when attempting to change form a congested lane to an adjacent faster moving lane the car may momentarily hesitate as i am depressing the gas pedal. After the hesitation the car now responds to the over depressed gas pedal position and lurches forward (>4000 rpm on the tach) at an unsafe rate. Often times i am forced to brake hard and return/remain in the congested lane in order not to riskily pull out in front of cars approaching from the rear is the less congested lane. To minimize the problems with the lower gears, jeep reprogrammed the transmission in may of 2015 to remain in 3rd gear through to about 5 mph as the car decelerates towards a stop. For example, the car remains in third gear when making a slow rolling stop at a stop sign. This reprogrammed |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 32000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | NOLENSVILLE, TN |
| VIN pattern | 1C4PJLABXEWXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 5 |
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