We have classified the 1 complaints from 2016 Jeep Cherokee about STRUCTURE into the following categories.
Rear latch would not close. actually opened while driving. if slammed enough finally closes but couldn't open for risk of not closing. sensors read an open door . after waiting 3 months for part eventually battery issues.
The two front airbags did not deploy. we was hit into a cement divider on freeway while going 65to 70 mph. flipped rolled 5to6 times on all sides of car landed on the top and the front airbags did not deploy. causing injury to driver and passenger
Leaking during heavy rain passenger ( not when driving ) side front and rear floor boards
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that water leaked into the vehicle and the front and rear floors were constantly wet. the contact assumed the water was due to leaving the windows open after a rainy weekend; however, the failure occurred even when the windows were closed. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to meridian chrysler (1210 39 n, meridian, ms 39301, 833-253-1910) and was currently being diagnosed. the manufacturer was notified and did not assist. the failure mileage was 54,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jeep cherokee. the contact stated that the liftgate failed to open with the electronic button function. the contact had to manually open the liftgate with the potential risk of being impacted by the liftgate coming down. larry h. miller chrysler jeep dodge ram boise (222 s auto dr, boise, id 83709) indicated that the vehicle was not included in a manufacturer recall campaign and diagnostic testing was needed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 58,000.
On july 18, 2018 i went outside to get an item out of back of my vehicle which was stationary and i couldn't get liftgate to lift and i noticed there was smoke in my car, i opened the drivers side door and smoke billowed out. after a few minutes, i got in the vehicle and moved it back away from my house and noticed i had no a/c, radio or anything working on dashboard. i looked in back of vehicle and it was burnt in the back left corner of lift gate. i immediately called my insurance company and they had it towed to mike smith auto group in beaumont. the smell in the vehicle was awful, a combination of burnt rubber and plastic. there was a recall on this vehicle for back left liftgate in 2015 of which i took it in and supposedly it was repaired. i also immediately called the dealership of which they were no help at all and very unconcerned. i talked to my insurance company and they said if it was due to a recall i should call chrysler corporation of which i did daily with no results. they would not let me talk to anyone, they finally sent an inspector of which he just looked at the inside of car, did not take the panels off or anything and sent to the corporation and they sent me a letter stating it was not due to recall. my insurance company sent an engineer who took the panel off and searched it thoroughly and determined it was due to the recall. i cannot get any help on this which is not my fault. *bf *tr *tt*jb
I came out of my drive way and started down the road (35mph) and all of a sudden without any indication my panoramic sunroof exploded and shattered all over the car. there were no other vehicles on this road, the road was paved with no potholes. the temperature was anywhere between 55-65 and the inside of the jeep was at a controlled temperature.
Window would not go down when the switch was pushed. later while driving window started sliding down by itself. dealership claimed the return was broken and 2" of the bottom of the window was broke off. no accident or damage had been done to the door. breakage seems to be consistent with earlier jeep models. dealership would not cover repair and changed over $900 to repair.
Seams underneath the vehicle were not properly sealed at the factory, which resulted in half inch to an inch of standing water on the front and back floor boards on the passenger side of the vehicle. the car now smells like a musty moldy basement. as of today's date 8/25/17 the dealership has attempted to fix our car twice, but we anticipate needing to go back for a third time.
Trunk door automatically closed after being opened to place item in trunk and failed to reverse itself after closing on wife's head. caused laceration to forehead after trunk door hit her head and continued to crush into her. had to rush to emergency room due to size of cut and bleeding. the vehicle was parked during the incident.
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Returning home from 1st oil change since purchase of vehicle (2016 jeep cherokee sport) 3 months prior, owner noticed smoke coming from hood immediately upon parking vehicle at residence. as soon as owner exited vehicle, owner noticed flames coming from bottom of engine. owner called 911. three minutes later when emergency vehicles arrived, car was engulfed in flames and was deemed a total loss by fire investigator and insurance company.
Water leaking into floor boards on passenger side. car was parked in garage after driving in rain. a strong odor of mildew was noticed the next day. did an inspection to see where the odor was coming from, the passenger side floors were soaked with water and in the rear floors on the passenger sides. used a shop vac to vacuum out as much water, vacuumed out at least a gallon of moldy water.
Car started to smell musty/moldy 8 weeks after i purchased it (brand new). found the passenger floor carpet to be wet and water was draining out of the drain hole near the passenger rear door. upon multiple trips to the dealer, the carpeting was pulled back and it was determined that a seam in the front right wheel well was never welded at the factory. this open seam was allowing water to dump into my car for 4 months. my and my families health has been affected (sore throat, cough and headache when in the car) by the mold in the car. the smell is horrific and can actually be smelled walking near the car without doors being opened. the dealer has stated he has never smelled a car like this. this brand new car is destroyed. carpeting in the car has been replaced. smell is just as bad. an air bag sensor had to be replaced, most likely caused by water damage. wiring that runs under the carpeting had been soaked for 4 months....can't imagine what long term damage i will encounter. the car is still there, now they are pulling the spray foam out of the rocker panels piece by piece. they said the smell inside the foam is unbelievable. there is no way they will be able to remove the smell completely from this car. i can provide all service records if required. i have been without my car for a total of 31 days in between early february and today (i still don't have it back). it has been to the dealer 4 or 5 times now for the same issue.