Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Jeep Cherokee has 58 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
58
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2025 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | My Jeep is disabled due to a drivetrain failure covered under Jeep’s XJ1 Warranty Extension. The req... |
| Sep 25, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The vehicle suddenly started showing parking brake, traction, ABS, and check engine lights after bei... |
| May 16, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN | I had an incident in 2018 with the power transfer unit in this vehicle wherein I lost all control of... |
| Apr 1, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | A few months after i got the car, a bump feels at first gear before 2nd gear starts, its been doint ... |
| Jan 29, 2023 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Transmission has malfunctioned, will not properly shift into higher gears, when stopped is not able ... |
| Oct 4, 2021 | STEERING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Nearly all of the warning lights came on suddenly at the same time. Service parking brake, service t... |
| Jun 18, 2021 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | While driving my jeep forward or in reverse my jeep launches forward very hard. I have to press on t... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SERVICE SHIFTER ERROR- WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. ALL OF THE GEAR LIGHTS ARE LIT SIMULTANEOUSLY. THEY WO... |
| Mar 11, 2021 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY 4WD UNAVAILABLE SERVICE REQUIRED LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND A LOUD KNOCKING/GRINDING SOUND A... |
| Feb 2, 2021 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE OPERATING THIS VEHICLE ON A ROADWAY THE VEHICLE IS MAKING SCRAPING NOISE AS IF IT NEEDED BRAKE... |
| Oct 16, 2020 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | SHIFTER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY AND THEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP AN... |
| Sep 9, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | WHEN ROAD IS WET, VEHICLE RANDOMLY FISH TAILS ON CITY STREETS AND/OR DOES COMPLETE 360 DEGREE SPIN O... |
| Jun 30, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I WAS AT A RED LIGHT TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. SUDDENLY, THE CAR STALLED. MY STEERING WHEEL WAS A... |
| Mar 12, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING 30-55MPH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE CAR LOST ALL POWERSTEERING AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF ... |
| Feb 8, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | SINCE 2015 WHEN THE JEEP WAS PURCHASED I HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE RPMS WOULD GO UP TO 3 OR 4... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL AND RENDERING THE BRAKES ... |
| Nov 28, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR GEAR SHIFT ISSUE AS WELL AS A BLOWER MOTOR 3 TIMES. IF I RE... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS PARKED AND TRIED TO START MY CAR, IT WOULD NOT CRANK UP. TURNED IT OFF AND IT HESITATED TO STA... |
| Mar 16, 2019 | STEERING | IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS, WHENEVER I TRY TO TURN THE WHEELS RIGHT OR LEFT IT MAKES A LOUD CREAKING NOISE.... |
| Nov 12, 2018 | STEERING | WHILE FLAT TOWING OUR JEEP LATITUDE BEHIND OUR MOTOR HOME AT 45MPH THE JEEP BEGAN TO WOBBLE VIOLENT... |