What 1,322 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Jeep Cherokee

Weather condition was partly overcast, roads were dry, temperature was in the mid 80s F. 1.) I was stopped at a stop light with my foot on the brake and vehicle was in neutral. When I shifted into gear, without taking my foot off of the brake, the alarm telling me to put my foot on the brake before shifting into gear went off. The brake system felt normal, correct foot pressure and in the mostly up position. I shifted into park, still keeping my foot on the brake. The warning alarm went off so I shifted into gear and proceeded. 2.) I reached a speed of 30mph. When I came to my turn, 1500 feet from where the stop light was, I stepped on the brake. The brake pedal had pressure for about a second then the pedal went soft and all the way to the floor. The brakes were in a complete failure at this moment. 3.) Instead of turning I continued straight and shifted into manual gear, downshifting to slow the vehicle. I also activated my emergency lights. 4.) When I reached a speed of 5 mph I pulled over to the side of the road and activated the emergency brake. My vehicle skidded and then stopped.

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Parking brake actuator and Parking Brake Module--WATER SOAKED Car was towed to dealer as it was inoperable due to the parking brake being locked in position and I was unable to release. The Mechanic replaced left side parking brake actuator as it was locked up. He then found it still didn't work and found the parking brake module water soaked underneath the spare tire and trim. He also had to replace the park brake switch. He did not know what caused it and I'm terrified that this issue is going to happen again and causing me danger while driving this vehicle.

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in august 2021 my got a service parking brake warning. took to dealership to make a appointment got more warning on the drive there for traction control,brake warning and check engine. got a appointment for later in week. asked was it OK to drive was told yes it was OK. got in car to leave and every 4 to 6 inches parking brake would lock up. tried a few times to move car but couldn't go any where keep locking brakes up. went inside told service advisor said i would have to leave it with them. called for a ride and while waiting for ride service advisor tried to move car and same thing happened to him. they replaced parking brake module. then in January 2022 left work and got service parking brake warning again then traction control also after a few miles. managed to make it home and called dealership and got a appointment for a few days later. when i tried to go to work next time car would not start battery was dead. had it towed to dealership and the brake module and terminal was corroded and green also battery was shorted out and would not hold a charge { fried the battery}. had to replace battery,control module and wiring harness this time. guess i was lucky it didn't catch fire this time or it happen while driving at highway speeds.

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Parking break has unexpectedly engaged multiple times while vehicle is at stop lights, transmission is in Drive, or while parked and transmission is in Park. I have not yet experienced this issue while vehicle is in motion.

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The incident happened in a parking lot. Backing out of the parking space, there was a delivery truck parked right behind me. Backing out of my parking space, I hit the bumper of the truck (no damage to the truck). As I pulled back into my parking space the vehicle accelerated very rapidly in a distance of approx. 25 feet; the acceleration seemed "Hell cat" like. Slamming my foot on the brake did not help. The vehicle then hit a brick retaining wall deploying multiple air bags and causing enough vehicle damage that the insurance company declared it totaled. It is amazing that the vehicle hit the brick wall with enough intensity to deploy the air bags and cause considerable front end damage after traveling such a short distance (approx 25 ft). The vehicle is in the insurance company's possession. As such, I do not have access to the vehicle. Had the brick wall not been there, the vehicle could have hit other vehicles or pedestrians and I was lucky to only have minor bruises and abrasions. There was no warning what so ever that this was about to happen.

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the electronic emergency brake engaged on its own. The car would not move and there was nothing I could do to get it out of park.

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Initially started with parking brake coming on and it took 15 mins of pushing and pulling the button/switch and turning car on and off. Then service air bags light came on. Next was saying passenger and driver seat belts not buckled even tho both were buckled. Then abs light came on. Mechanic determined it was OCR sensor located under center console. Apparently can only get part from jeep and its $400. Ordered and the Jeep wont recognize it so replacement had to be ordered. Now tire pressure light is on as well. Says front driver and rear passenger are low even tho all tires are at 34psi. The seat belt dinging is constant even tho belts are buckled. I have no cruise control. Over past 2 weeks have had the parking brake issue twice. The rest of issues are constant. So now driving around waiting on part with constant worry my parking brake will engage. Other issues are inconvenient and annoying but the brake and airbags are saftey issues. Also my odometer blinks constant too.

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While on I95 SB getting ready to exit to 295W the pickup in front of me jammed on his brakes. I hit my brakes, realized I would not stop in time, I pressed harder on the brake and went into a skid and impacted the pickups right rear. Why did the anti skid stop working after applying more pressure? Dealer claims if the brakes were pumped it could have confused the system. ??????

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I started my vehicle and when I selected the drive gear all the red lights came on every gear. The service shifter warning came on the dash. I couldn’t move the vehicle for a week. The electronic parking brake start flashing on and off. I had this happen once before on vacation. I took it to the dealer in Vancouver Washington and they claim to have done a flash update, and took my brand new battery that was only three months old. Replaced it with the Mopar battery with less cold cranking amps, and charged me for it. Also, they refused to give me my battery back.

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The Jeep is used as a flat tow vehicle with our 2004 Monaco RV. On June 8, we left Ducket Mill Campground in Dawsonville GA to return home to Cincinnati OH. The vehicle was attached to the RV with the Blue Ox Flat Tow system. The four tires on the Jeep were checked and were all rolling. We followed the instructions in the manual, which were also the instructions given to us by the RV dealer who did the installation. One hour and a half after we left, the Jeep started smoking. A truck driver who passed our vehicle pulled off the side of the road yelled that the parking brake was on and needed to be turned off. Upon checking, there were two flat, chewed up tires. We were towed to a tire dealer in Ellijay GA to have repaired. We have one of the tires. That night, we found a Jeep salesman from 2017 on YouTube explaining the parking brake had to be disengaged to make sure there were no problems in flat towing. This was the first we had heard of this problem. We checked in the manual, and the only mention was that the electronic parking brake can be disengaged. No other warning. When we got home, we had the Jeep into the dealer. They could find nothing wrong with the parking brake system. They DROVE the car, but dd not flat tow it. The person at the tire store showed us how the tire was worn and torn up in a small area, probably caused by the parking brake engaging. Since we were not in the car and the car worked fine for an hour and 1/2 (not to mention the entire way down from Cincinnati to Dawsonville), we believe the parking brake engaged by itself as we drove through the mountains.

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I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION STOPPED YESTERDAY AND MY 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE LIMITED LOST ALL POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES. DASHBOARD FLASHED 'CAR MUST BE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK TO SHIFT GEARS' AND WOULDN'T GO FORWARD, STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. TURNED OFF THE CAR TO TRY TO RESET IT AND TOOK A LONG TIME TO TURN OVER. WENT OUT WITH IT AGAIN THIS MORNING AND SAME THING BUT GOING ABOUT 20MPH. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AS I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR!!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT'S FRIEND OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS FRIEND WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WAS FIRM. THE SERVICE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT, WHO WORKS AS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MONTHS LATER. THE CONTACT CALLED VICTORVILLE MOTORS (14617 CIVIC DR, VICTORVILLE, CA 92394, (760) 843-8317) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,622.

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WHILE DRIVING A LIGHT COMES ON AND SAYS TO SERVICE SHIFTER. EVERY TIME IT HAS COME ON, I PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT WILL GO OFF. I'M WORRIED BECAUSE I'VE HEARD OTHERS AND THEIR BRAKES LOCKING UP AND GETTING INTO A WRECK...ON THE DASH READS PARK. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A LIGHT COME ON THE SPEEDOMETER THAT BLINKS AND THEN MAKES A LOUD BEEP BEEP BEEP. IT DOES GO OFF EVENTUALLY. THE WORST YET IS WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR, THE BRAKE LOCKS UP AND IT WON'T START OR TURN OVER. WE HAD TO TOW IT TO A MECHANIC TO GET IT LOOKED AT. FINALLY AFTER TRYING MANY THINGS, HE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IT BEGAN TO WORK. EVERY NOW AND THEN, IT DOES THE SAME THING, BUT IF I BREATHE JUST RIGHT IT STARTS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND SEIZED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCKINNEY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM & USED CARS LOCATED AT 4574 CALHOUN MEMORIAL HWY, EASLEY, SC 29640, (864) 859-1981, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT AN OIL CHANGE WAS NECESSARY. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE BUT, CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PIEDMONT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 4015 CLEMSON BLVD, ANDERSON, SC 29621, (864) 305-4234, AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS NECESSARY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THE VALVE COVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE VALVE COVER STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

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I GOT INTO MY CAR, BUCKLED UP, TURNED THE CAR ON, PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE PRESSED THE GAS, STARTED MOVING & ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL, THE CAR STOPPED RIGHT IN ITS TRACKS. MY DASH LITE UP WITH THE WORDS SERVICE SHIFTER. ***THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE

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THE SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT WAS COMING ON. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT WERE LIT UP. AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE KEPT APPLYING ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT COST ME ALMOST $400 TO REPLACE THE BEZEL AND WIRING HARNESS. THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID WE WERE LUCKY THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE DIDN'T APPLY WHILE GOING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING INTO A DRIVEWAY, THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARKING MODE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

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MY SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT HAS CAME UP 3 SEPARATE TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT CAME ON, MY JEEP TOOK ITSELF FROM DRIVE TO PARK WHILE I WAS IN MOTION, LOCKING UP MY TIRES AND STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT GET MY PARK BACK INTO DRIVE, AND IT CAUSED ME TO SLIDE OFF THE ROAD. IT HAS HAPPENED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY BLUETOOTH AND MY RADIO MALFUNCTIONING. IT CHANGES STATIONS AND VOLUME BY ITSELF, SWITCHES BETWEEN AM AND FM AND CHANGES VOLUME RANDOMLY. MY U CONNECT BLUETOOTH STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY.*DT*TP CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK AND THE TIRES HAD LOCKED UP. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN FRIDAY MARCH 13TH. WHILE DRIVING SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER AND REPAIRED.*JB*DT*TP*DT*DT *AS

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MY JEEP ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS! SERVICE SHIFTER AND ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON THE SHIFTER. JUST DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THAT ALERT APPEARED

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JEEP THROWING 'SERVICE SHIFTER' MESSAGE AND LIGHTING UP THE ENTIRE SHIFTER. LOCKING BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OFF IT ONLY CONTINUOUSLY TRIES TO TURN OVER INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF. THIS STARTED AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY ON A STRAIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD ROAD.*DT CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER WIRING HARNESS IN THE SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REPAIRED AND COULD NOT GUARANTEE A PERMANENT FIX. VEHICLE WAS TRADED IN AND CONSUMER NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE.*JB

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THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED WHILE CLIMBING A SLIGHT HILL ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR FAILED TO STOP ACCELERATING AT 60 MPH (SET SPEED LIMIT). THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON NOR PRESSING THE BRAKES WOULD DISENGAGE THE SYSTEM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS, THE CAR ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH AND FINALLY DISENGAGED. THIS WAS DURING THE NIGHT, WITH MODERATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 16 NEAR PORT ORCHARD, WA. THE DEALER (WEST HILLS CHRYSLER, BREMERTON WA) CANNOT FIND AN ERROR CODE AND REFUSES TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. I DEEM THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM.

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THIS VEHICLES HAD A RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANSMISSION- THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO HAVE CORRECTED THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS STILL HAVING SLIPPING ISSUES. ALSO JUST RECENTLY I NOTICED WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE WITH THE FOB IT STAYS ON 30 SECS AND CUTS RIGHT BACK OFF. THE TIRE FEATURE ISN'T ALWAYS CORRECT EITHER IT SAYS I NEED AIR WHEN I DON'T. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE REMOTE START FEATURE..

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VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 1/2 MILE ON A COUNTY ROAD, MADE A LEFT TURN AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. NO STEERING, BRAKING. VERY SCARY!!! WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE HOME. HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE.

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MY JEEP COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM HOME, MADE A LEFT TURN AND EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 32MPH. IT DID RESTART AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES AND I QUICKLY DROVE BACK HOME AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE.

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WHILE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING AND IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS, THE ENGINE WILL CUT OFF. THE CAR IS LEFT WITHOUT POWER STEERING AND WITHOUT POWER BRAKING. THE CAR MUST BE PLACED IN PARK TO RESTART THUS NECESSITATING THE NEED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEMS OTHER HAVE ON THE SAME MODEL (WITHOUT RESOLUTION).

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