When starting vehicle from a stop (not initial start up), the jeep has a tenancy to loose power and becomes unresponsive from the gas peddle. when this happens, i have to just let off the gas and then give it 2-3 seconds before being able to have acceleration power. needless to say, i have to give much more room when turning. along with this issue, i have a issue with power when driving (again after stopping, never initial start and drive) where the engine revs high, even when i let off the gas, and it does not increase speed, and looses speed and power. i do the same thing where i let off the gas for a few seconds till the rpm drops and then can resume driving again. *tr
On occaision when accelerating the car seems to be in limbo, not accelerating and losing speed slightly. *tr
When quickly accelerating from a complete stop (such as pressing the gas pedal all the way down), my 2014 jeep cherokee(3.2l w/ active drive i) significantly shakes from left-to-right similar to where a wheel would be out of balance. this seems to affect performance as well, where the vehicle lags to pick up speed right away, which is concerning when needing to quickly cross expressway intersections. *tr
Subject: 2014 jeep cherokee limited, v-6 engine/9 speed transmission, purchased 2/25/14. current mileage: 3940 miles. this subject automobile is experiencing problems that appear to be associated with the transmission and throttle control. the problems are described as: 1.a subtle chatter in the transmission when accelerating similar to clutch chatter. this occurs in lower gears. this behavior is worse when turning hard left/right when transmission is under an acceleration load. 2.the transmission shifting (up and down shift) can be delayed and very abrupt. in going up a hill, the throttle response is delayed with a following abrupt, head jerking downshift. similar abrupt shifts when upshifting 3.throttle response can be abrupt (surges forward) at light throttle application. this in itself is a safety issue when behind a car at a stop. as the cars in front move forward, a slight throttle response causes the car to lurch forward and accelerate faster than the car in front. this happened to me several times. fortunately, i was far enough behind to not hit the car in front. this issue was brought to the attention of the dealer 6/26/14. dealer stated "could not duplicate concern." this complaint is consistent with other complaints for this issue and automobile. judging by the number of similar complaints, it is strongly suggested that nhtsa look into this matter before there are accidents and/or injuries. *tr
When starting from a cold start the engine and/or transmission jerks multiple times for the first minute during driving. after the first stop, the car settles down and does not seem to do it again. *tr
Main issue is with the nine speed transmission on our 2014 cherokee. we have had issues with this transmission from the day w bought car. initially there were the bumps, bangs, knocks and hard erratic shifting both up and down shifting. now with 20,000+ miles, and many-many trips to dealer we are still having to deal with a situation in which the transmission has been "flashed" to remove second gear on downshift, thus hanging up in third, and causing vehicle to almost stall out when trying to accelerate from a slow, non-stopping speed. this has created some gut wrenching as well situations. the only way i have found to overcome this problem is to manually shift into second gear - - - and this is supposed to be an automatic transmission. my wife generally uses this car and does not really understand the "manual shifting part". hopefully, she won't get injured or worse in this thing!!! this needs to be fixed!!!!!
On april 1, 2015 while accelerating from a complete stop to merging into on coming traffic the transmission disengaged and the car lost all power. warning came on the dash telling me " transmission needs service. no power. pull over to side of road. put car in park and shut off engine." this happened again on july 17, 2015 while my wife was making a left hand turn from a complete stop. the transmission disengaged again and she lost all power. she was nearly rear ended by a semi truck who was behind her but made the left hand turn without slowing down. she had our 2 grand daughters in the back set and was scared and afraid for their safety. this 2014 jeep cherokee model has had continued issues with the 9 speed transmission and all jeep does is issue software upgrades to try to eliminate the shifting and poor acceleration problems this transmission continues to have. with the transmission disengaging at lower speeds someone is going to get killed if not seriously hurt. the nhtsa needs to issue a recall to jeep before someone is killed by this faulty transmission that was brought to market before long term test could be conducted on it to make sure it functions properly and safely.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 jeep cherokee. the contact stated that the gear indicator on the gear box began to blink and the service engine indicator illuminated intermittently. the vehicle stalled while making a left turn at an unknown speed, but was able to be restarted. the dealer stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. while driving 70 mph, the speed reduced on its own and the vehicle stalled again. the vehicle was able to be restarted and was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v293000 (vehicle speed control). the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was unknown.