Speed Control complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Jeep Cherokee has 29 NHTSA speed control complaints and 0 speed control-related recalls.
29
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Cruise control would not disengage. Instead it accelerated me to 85 mph is rush hour traffic. The ca... |
| Sep 24, 2023 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2016 Jeep Cherokee. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH with the cruise contr... |
| Mar 26, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Car refused to exit cruise control, again Instead it accelerated. I pressed again and again cruise c... |
| Sep 19, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE. WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, CAR STARTS TO MOVE THEN HESITATES AS IF... |
| Aug 15, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH A FRIEND, HAD MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AND THE CAR STARTED SPEEDING U... |
| Jun 12, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | MY 2016 JEEP CHEROKEE LATITUDE 4 X 4 OVERHEATED BURSTING 2 COOLING HEATER HOSES, DRAINED OUT ALL THE... |
| May 6, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | AS I'M DRIVING, A DASH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON THAT SAYS 'SERVICE SHIFTER' AND ALL THE LIGHTS INDICAT... |
| Dec 16, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | SPEEDOMETER READING IS OFF... CAUSED SPEEDING TICKET, BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS SPEEDING BECAUS... |
| Dec 7, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION WITH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR (TRAVELING ~10MPH). . LOST POWER ST... |
| Nov 14, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED SEVEN TIMES NOW IN THE LAST MONTH. MOST RECENT WAS ON 11/14/2019. WHILE DRI... |
| Nov 1, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY DOG WITH ME AND HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO... |
| Oct 29, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AS IF IN THE PROCESS OF STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN, WHENEVER ... |
| May 6, 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Sometimes when I mash the gas pedal to pull out from a stop it hesitates and doesn't move, then is s... |
| Nov 23, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIAN HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 70 EVERYTHING WORKS... |
| Nov 16, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | MY VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING; ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AFTER A CAR WASH, IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT. TH... |
| Nov 1, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | A SERVICE SHIFTER LIGHT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. WE HAD IT SERVICED ONCE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE LIGH... |
| Oct 10, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH WITH THE MESSAGE "SERVICE ... |
| Sep 12, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE SHIFT MODULE UNIT IS GOING BAD . IT WILL READ IN THE DISPLAY DASH SERVICE SHIFTER AND RED LIGHTS... |
| Jul 24, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY JEEP HAS BEEN HAVING A DISTURBING PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR MONTHS. PERIODICALLY, CRUI... |
| Jun 10, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE CAR DIED WHILE IN MOTION. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS L... |