Transmission Not Engage problems of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Four problems related to transmission not engage have been reported for the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee based on all problems reported for the 2014 Grand Cherokee.

1 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 08/16/2016

I drive the 2014 gr cherokee with the electronic gear shifter that has been recalled for the shifter not engaging all of the way into park. I had the recall 'fix' done a couple of months ago, but then found out from the dealer that the emergency brake only engages if you attempt to open one of the doors. About a week ago, after parallel parking on a busy city street, I put the car in park and remained in the car for about another minute while fishing quarters out of my cupholder (for the parking meter). I all of a sudden felt like something hit my car, looked up only to find my car had rolled backward into the parked car behind me. I have a huge bike rack on the back of my Jeep that blocks the reverse camera, so the audible security alert is always on when the car is in reverse - this alert did not come on while the car was rolling backward, therefore, the car was not in reverse, but rather not in park all of the way. Thankfully there were no pedestrians behind my car, nor any damage to either vehicle, however, if a person would have had their back to me, I would have crushed them between the two cars. My car has now been at the dealership for 6 days (second time for same issue) and I'm dealing with customer service departments within Chrysler/Jeep to rectify this issue somehow. I want either a new gear shifter that is not electronic, or to get out of this vehicle. This gear shifter is an enormous safety hazard. I feel like I'm getting the run-around, to say the least, about a major recall that is the auto makers fault, not the consumer. For the record, I have been driving approximately 30 years and typically average 20-30k miles/year. I am consulting a lawyer at this point.

2 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 04/18/2016

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. While attempting to shift into park, the vehicle would not engage and scratched the front driver side of the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 29,000.

3 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 12/15/2014

The contact owns a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. When the gear shift was placed in park, the gear failed to engage and the vehicle rolled more than once. The contact had to quickly get back into the vehicle, ensure the gear was completely in park, and apply the emergency brake. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was not available.

4 Transmission Not Engage problem

Failure Date: 09/29/2014

My 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee transmission failed to engage in parking gear on a hill in a parking lot and rolled away into another parking car with a driver inside damaging both cars and resulting in insurance claims to fix the damage. No injures but damage to both vehicles. Recent software upgrade to fix issue is horrible. Providing claim documentation on both vehicles involved.




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