Power Train Problems of Jeep Cherokee

Jeep Cherokee owners have reported 4,844 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 40 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (3,738 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission control module (152 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Power Train related problems of Jeep Cherokee


Recently reported Power Train problems of Jeep Cherokee

The Power Train problem

Driving on the highway going around 60mph and my transmission disengaged and all of my sensors turned off and I had no power at the gas pedal. I was able to pull over and the warning message told me to put put it in park and turn it off in order to fix the issue   Read details...

The Automatic Transmission Control Module problem

10/20/2025 I was driving my sons car because he told me the car transmission locked up on him while he was driving 65mph on highway, and sure enough it did it to me. I took it to davis moore Jeep dealership and they told me the tcm needed to be replaced ($1,200.   Read details...

The Transmission Not Go Into Gear problem

For the past three weeks the car has been showing transmission problems but until recently the transmission remained in neutral and filed to shift to another gear. It makes a loud clang sound when shifting gears and automatically shuts down after.   Read details...

The Automatic Transmission problem

The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee latitude. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly stalled and would not restart. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed as a power transfer unit failure.   Read details...

The Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problem

The vehicle was park but runnning, without prior warning the vehicle jumped out of gear and went into the river. The dealership is aware of the problem. Nlm   Read details...




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