Jeep Cherokee Engine Problems
2,887 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 11 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2014. Best year: 2022.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEADLY REAR ENDED ACCIDENT INVOLVING VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN A FUEL SYSTEM FIRE. *SMD *TR
pulling out of a gas station the engine revved and accelerated without me pressing on the pedal harder. i tried pressing the brakes and they would not respond. It caused my vehicle to crash into a pole where it continued to rev until the...
I was going home, speed limit 55 mph, so thats what I was doing. A suv entering a intersection ahead of me, ( i dont have a stop or yield sign, but they do) the suv never stops, rolling into the intersection, as im entering the intersect...
The contact owned a 2021 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated that there was an abnormal sweet/alcohol smell in the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent while in the process of performi...
Oil pressure light came on the same day the engine sees on freeway
On [XXX] my 2019 Jeep Cherokee (VIN: [XXX] ) unexpectedly caught fire while [parked/operating — choose one], originating from what appears to be an internal electrical or wiring defect. No modifications, aftermarket parts, or repairs h...
PTU for this car, with no light or warning on the dashboard, car began to make a cranking clicking noise and began to smoke from the rear exhaust, car lost steering capability for the brief moment and fellow driver alerted me that my car...
I was on my way home from Alpharetta from a business meeting and my car started to shake really bad on the front. I thought it might have been something my tire caught. But I just put 4 brand new tires and not one light was on on my dash...
I parked my vehicle at 6pm on February 15th. at 2:45 pm I awoke to a loud explosion outside my bedroom window. There was a very large fire, and it was my car. I was in shock we could only watch from our window as the fire department arri...
The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied at 3 AM, the contact noticed a loud popping sound outside the contact's window. The contact inspected and noticed the vehicle caught on...
The contact owned a 2014 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while her grand-son was driving 50-55 MPH, the driver noticed that there was smoke inside the cabin and outside the vehicle. The driver pulled to the side of the road. The driver...
My family and I drove from San Antonio, TX to El Paso, TX on [XXX]. In the car were 4 passengers, including a 11 month old child. At the start of the drive, a warning message that read "4WD overheated. Temporarily unavailable" was seen. ...