Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Table 1 shows three common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (24 problems). The second most common problem is related to the adaptive cruise control (three problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Jeep Cherokee


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

I was stopped at a traffic light and when it tire we green I was unable to drive as the emergency brake was holding the vehicle. I was unable to release it. Car would not go forward or backwards. Finally was able to drive after disconnecting battery for a few minutes.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

Cruise control would not disengage. Instead it accelerated me to 85 mph is rush hour traffic. The car continued to accelerate will out responding to any commands to turn off cruise control. Second time this has happened. It was supposed to be fixed by doing an update to the car. This did not work.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

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 intersection at 55 mph. I tried avoidance at last second to no avail.   Read details...


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