2015 Jeep Cherokee Body & Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Jeep Cherokee. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V338000 (Electrical System, Structure) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Was driving home for lunch and stopped at traffic light. Parking brake self-engaged and would not release. I could not move the car in either direction. Repeated attempted to get parking brake to release by pushing/pulling on switch. Finally turned off car (sitting in moving traffic) and when I restarted the brake released. Was able to get car home and parked. Called my regular mechanic and got it in yesterday, but again brake wouldn't release (it had not been set) without turning car off and on. When my repair shop took the components apart, it revealed that water had leaked down into the computer system that controls the parking brakes (had various flashing lights on dash -- odometer/stop/start signal, etc.) and damaged the circuitry. The repair shop called to explain this problem and noted that NHTSA had begun and investigation into this problem in July and had about 80 cases under investigation at that time -- apparently a body-weld issue causing leak into that component. Prior to this locking up, a service parking brake light had come on intermittently for a couple of days. My wife and I were both at risk and just fortunate this didn't lock up while on the interstate which we drive regularly. Have called local Jeep dealer where we bought it and they claim they have heard nothing about this and the earliest we can get in is 10/18. Our mechanic has temporarily disabled the parking brake (both electronically and mechanically) so that the vehicle is drivable, but said he wouldn't advise driving on it very long this way, due to the other warning components that are now compromised.

WATER IS LEAKING INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE FOR A WHILE CAUSING THE CARPET TO BECOME MOLDED, WHICH IS HARMFUL TO BREATH. NOTICE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUES WITH NOT RECALL BEING DONE. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH WILL LEAD TO A FIRE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE ELECTRICAL ELEMENTS WITH THE LIFTGATE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER DAYTON ANDREWS CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE (2388 GULF TO BAY BLVD, CLEARWATER, FL 33765 727-799-4539) AND AS THEY WERE DIAGNOSING THE ISSUE WITH THE LIFTGATE MALFUNCTION THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DEALER PUT OUT THE FIRE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT NOTED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BACK IN 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY WAS TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER NEXT WEEK. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED BY THE CONTACT YET. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,249.

LIFTGATE OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. IT WILL GET TO THE POINT IF IT OPENS THEN IT WILL NOT CLOSE AND LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN PARK DIDN'T MATTER IF THE ENGINE WAS ON OR OFF.

ENTERING HWY 45 MPH . HOOD LATCH LETS'S GO AND HOOD FLYS UP AND CRASHES THE WINDSHIELD AND DENTS THE ROOF. SAFETY LATCH DIDN'T HOLD IT LIKE IT SHOULD NO THE OIL HAD NOT JUST BEEN CHECKED OR CHANGED.

LIFTGATE WILL NOT STAY UP WHEN OPENED. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THE IGNITION WAS OFF. I OPENED THE LIFTGATE TO GET ITEMS OUT OF BACK OF VEHICLE, AND IT CLOSED, HITTING ME IN THE BACK. TRIED TO OPEN ONCE MORE, AND IT CLOSED AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND THE ENGINE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE ESCAPED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TWO TIRES ALSO EXPLODED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND WAS AWAITING INSPECTION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

HATCH DOOR RANDOMLY FAILS TO LATCH WHEN CLOSING. RECYCLE OF START/LOCK/PARK/ENGAGE DOES NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. CAN MANUALLY CLOSE HATCH BUT WILL NOT LOCK/ENGAGE. HATCH IS ELECTRIC, POCKET REMOTE, BUTTON ON DOOR AND BUTTON ON DASH WILL NOT RECYCLE THE LOCK TO ENGAGE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT PARKING LOT, OCCURRED AFTER LOADING AND THEN TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR WITH REMOTE.

THE JEEP IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND THE SEAMS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ARE NOT SEALED ALL THE WAY ACCORDING TO A JEEP DEALER SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC. THIS IS CAUSING WATER TO LEAK ON TO MY FLOOR AND UNDER THE CARPET, SOAKING IT WITH A STRONG POTENTIAL FOR MOLD/MILDEW. THIS HAS TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY WEAR AND TEAR IS THE CAUSE. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR.

DEALER ACCEPTED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BUT DID NOT COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. DEALER CLAIMED THAT JEEP CORPORATE WOULD NOT ALLOW THE DEALER TO MAINTAIN AN INVENTORY OF REQUIRED PARTS, IN THIS CASE A LIFTGATE MODULE. THUS I AM REQUIRED TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR FINISHED. I THINK THIS IS UNREASONABLE. SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS JEEP POLICY. HE IS NOT PERMITTED TO ORDER LIFTGATE MODULES IN ADVANCE SO AS TO HAVE AN INVENTORY. HE EXPLAINED THAT HE IS REQUIRED TO ORDER THEM FOR EACH REPAIR, THUS REQUIRING THE CUSTOMER TO RETURN FOR A SECOND TIME TO HAVE THE REPAIR FINISHED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 50MPH WITH MY TRAILHAWK EDITION JEEP, THE ROOF RAIL BAR RIPPED OUT OF THE ROOF OF THE CAR SENDING MY KAYAK RACK AND 35 POUND KAYAK DOWN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. CHRYSLER/JEEP STATES THEY ARE NOT LED TO BELIEVE THE INCIDENT WAS A MANUFACTURING RESPONSIBILITY. LIVES COULD HAVE BEEN LOST. THE JEEP DEALERSHIP TRIED TO TELL ME THEY FOUND DOCUMENTATION THAT THE RAILS ARE NOT TO BE USED UNLESS THEY HAVE A MANUFACTURED CROSSBAR WITH A MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF 150 POUNDS. MY KAYAK RACK HAS A CROSSBAR AND THE WEIGHT OF THE RACK WAS MAYBE 15 POUNDS AND THE KAYAK ITSELF WAS 35 POUNDS. THERE WAS NO WHERE IN MY OWNERS MANUAL THAT STATES I CANNOT USE MY ROOF RAILS. ONLY A SAFETY STATEMENT SAYING NOTHING SHOULD BE SCREWED INTO MY ROOF FOR AIRBAG AND SAFETY PURPOSES. EVEN WITH MANUFACTURED CROSSBARS THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SCREW INTO MY ROOF SO THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HELD MY ROOF RAIL INTO THE ROOF. THE ROOF IS VERY THIN AND THERE ARE CLEAR HOLES WHERE THE BAR COMPLETELY RIPPED OUT OF THE ROOF. IF THERE WAS A VEHICLE BEHIND ME PEOPLE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY HURT. CHRYSLER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO DO A REPORT ON THE VEHICLE THEY SENT ME A ONE PARAGRAPH LETTER STATING THEY DECLINE ANY ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT. SAFETY CONCERNS FOR OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD AND OTHER JEEP OWNERS WAS NOT ADDRESSED. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS ON A BACK ROAD GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH NO WIND GUSTS OR ANY REASON FOR THIS TO OCCUR. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 7 AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE EIGHTH I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP. I AM ATTACHING PHOTOS OF THE KAYAK SAFELY MOUNTED ON THE KAYAK RACK THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT AND THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR.

DRIVING ALONG ON A RURAL ROAD, NO TRAFFIC AROUND ME. COMING DOWN A HILL AND OUT OF A CURVE, HIT A SLIGHT BUMP IN THE ROAD WHEN SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED, SOUNDING LIKE A SHOT GUN GOING OFF INSIDE THE CAR. GLASS CAME DOWN ALLL OVER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SUNROOF IS VISIBLY PUSHED UP AND OUT OF THE ROOF WITH NO IMPACTS FROM EXTERIOR. DEALER IS TELLING ME THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY DESPITE THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL FORCE WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE. THEY SAY THAT PRESSURE CAN BUILD UP INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE A/C IS RUNNING AND THIS CAN SOMETIMES HAPPEN, WHICH SEEMS INDICATIVE OF A KNOWN ISSUE. I LOOKED ALL THROUGH THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND FIND NO REFERENCE TO THE POSSIBILITY THIS COULD OCCUR WITH NORMAL USE OF THE A/C.

THE POWER LIFTGATE FREQUENTLY DOES NOT CLOSE, AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT OPEN. WHEN IT FAILS, THE TAILGATE CAN COME OPEN WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY TOLD US TO PULL THE FUSE THAT OPERATES THE LIFTGATE AND THAT WILL RESET IT. THE JEEP WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN WE STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND NOW THE CAR HAS 60000 MILES.

I HAD JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WARRANTY ISSUE AND WAS 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE HOOD FLEW OPEN BLINDING ME I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ASKED THAT I CALL CHRYSLER AS THE SAFETY LATCH SHOULD HAVE HELD CHRYSLER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT WHO IN FRONT OF MYSELF THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER AND ANOTHER PERSON TOLD US THAT THE SAFETY LATCH WAS IMPROPERLY ALIGNED AND DID NOT HOLD I ASKESKED THE INVESTIGATION DEPRTMENT FOR A COPY OF THE INVESTIGATION REPORT AND THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS THERE PROPERTY AND WOULD NOT SUPPLY ME WITH A COPY.I WAS ON HWY 195 IN WA. STATE SOUTHBOUND OUT OF PULLMAN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER LIFTGATE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE WOULD NOT CLOSE. WHEN MANUALLY CLOSED, THE LOCK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER LIFTGATE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCH DOOR DID NOT OPEN ALL THE TIME. THE LAST TIME IT OPENED, IT CAME DOWN UNINTENTIONALLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE THE DOOR CAME DOWN ON HIS LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V393000 (STRUCTURE) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.