| Issue ID | 1291767 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10875353 |
| Manufacurer | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| Brand | JEEP |
| Model | CHEROKEE |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 20/06/16 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The transmission has very erratic behavior. When trying to accelerate quickly, like when you are trying to get onto a busy road from a side street or trying to get onto the freeway, the engine revs very high, like the transmission is out of gear. After a second or two you can feel a troubling clunk as it finds a gear and lunges forward. I've almost gotten in a few accidents because of this. It doesn't respond to me pressing the accelerator then it violently shifts into gear and lunges forward. I have also had this experience when trying to shift into drive after reversing our of my driveway. I've complained to the dealer a couple of times. They have supposedly updated the software, but i do not feel a difference. The dealer likes to claim that it's a "feature" of the adaptive transmission trying to anticipate what i want it to do. I'd rather it just respond to what i'm doing. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 18000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CORRALES, NM |
| VIN pattern | C4PJMDS1FW5XXXXXX |
| 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 | 10 |
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