2015 Jeep Cherokee Problems: Transmission / driveline (1,787 Complaints)
The most-reported problem on the 2015 Jeep Cherokee is Transmission / driveline (45% of 1,787 owner reports). There are 11 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Transmission / driveline — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.
What problems show up on the 2015 Jeep Cherokee?
810 of 1,787 filings named Transmission / driveline (45% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.
Second is Engine (190 reports).
There are 11 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Airbags, Body / frame, Engine, Electrical, and Transmission / driveline. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.
The 2014 has 2,648 reports on file; this year has 1,787. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.
What owners reported
- Crashes 45
- Fires 28
- Injuries 32
- Deaths 0
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Which systems owners named
Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.
“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.
View component data as a table
| System / Component | Complaints | Share of Reports | Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN) | 810 | 45.3% | 10 crashes · 1 fires |
| Engine (ENGINE) | 190 | 10.6% | 2 crashes · 11 fires |
| Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) | 109 | 6.1% | 3 crashes · 5 fires |
| Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) | 88 | 4.9% | 1 crashes · 0 fires |
| Body / frame (STRUCTURE) | 67 | 3.8% | 3 crashes · 5 fires |
| Brakes (SERVICE BRAKES) | 54 | 3.0% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Steering (STEERING) | 40 | 2.2% | 0 crashes · 0 fires |
| Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) | 32 | 1.8% | 0 crashes · 1 fires |
| Suspension (SUSPENSION) | 26 | 1.4% | 2 crashes · 0 fires |
| Unclassified NHTSA leftover | 336 | 18.8% | 13 crashes · 9 fires |
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
When reports and recalls showed up
When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.
- Campaign 15V393000 was reported 70 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V461000 was reported 282 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V676000 was reported 388 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 15V826000 was reported 355 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 16V529000 was reported 609 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 18V332000 was reported 1,245 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 20V343000 was reported 2,039 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
- Campaign 23V338000 was reported 3,065 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
View timeline records as a table
| Date | Record type | Count | Record identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-Q3 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| 2014-Q4 | Owner reports | 13 | |
| 2015-Q1 | Owner reports | 42 | |
| 2015-Q2 | Owner reports | 67 | |
| 2015-Q3 | Owner reports | 106 | |
| 2015-Q4 | Owner reports | 95 | |
| 2016-Q1 | Owner reports | 46 | |
| 2016-Q2 | Owner reports | 64 | |
| 2016-Q3 | Owner reports | 66 | |
| 2016-Q4 | Owner reports | 72 | |
| 2017-Q1 | Owner reports | 39 | |
| 2017-Q2 | Owner reports | 41 | |
| 2017-Q3 | Owner reports | 37 | |
| 2017-Q4 | Owner reports | 35 | |
| 2018-Q1 | Owner reports | 28 | |
| 2018-Q2 | Owner reports | 37 | |
| 2018-Q3 | Owner reports | 43 | |
| 2018-Q4 | Owner reports | 50 | |
| 2019-Q1 | Owner reports | 48 | |
| 2019-Q2 | Owner reports | 51 | |
| 2019-Q3 | Owner reports | 59 | |
| 2019-Q4 | Owner reports | 68 | |
| 2020-Q1 | Owner reports | 53 | |
| 2020-Q2 | Owner reports | 26 | |
| 2020-Q3 | Owner reports | 50 | |
| 2020-Q4 | Owner reports | 34 | |
| 2021-Q1 | Owner reports | 41 | |
| 2021-Q2 | Owner reports | 20 | |
| 2021-Q3 | Owner reports | 25 | |
| 2021-Q4 | Owner reports | 18 | |
| 2022-Q1 | Owner reports | 18 | |
| 2022-Q2 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2022-Q3 | Owner reports | 22 | |
| 2022-Q4 | Owner reports | 27 | |
| 2023-Q1 | Owner reports | 35 | |
| 2023-Q2 | Owner reports | 28 | |
| 2023-Q3 | Owner reports | 49 | |
| 2023-Q4 | Owner reports | 29 | |
| 2024-Q1 | Owner reports | 25 | |
| 2024-Q2 | Owner reports | 19 | |
| 2024-Q3 | Owner reports | 27 | |
| 2024-Q4 | Owner reports | 16 | |
| 2025-Q1 | Owner reports | 14 | |
| 2025-Q2 | Owner reports | 22 | |
| 2025-Q3 | Owner reports | 19 | |
| 2025-Q4 | Owner reports | 13 | |
| 2026-Q1 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2026-Q2 | Owner reports | 11 | |
| 2026-Q3 | Owner reports | 12 | |
| 2026-Q4 | Owner reports | 2 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V041000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V393000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V461000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V676000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 15V826000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 16V529000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 16V590000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 17V824000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 18V332000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 20V343000 | |
| Recall campaign | 1 | 23V338000 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE15003 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | RQ15004 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | EA21002 | |
| Defect investigation | 1 | PE22009 |
Safety Recalls (11)
Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.
In short, these campaigns were filed about Airbags, Body / frame, Engine, Electrical, and Transmission / driveline.
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Recall campaign 15V041000
Airbags
- Report date
- Component:
- Airbags (AIR BAGS)
- Consequence:
- If the air bags deploy unexpectedly during vehicle operation, it can increase the risk of personal injury and increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will re-flash the occupant restraint control module software, free of charge. The recall began on March 4, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R05.
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Recall campaign 15V393000
Body / frame
- Report date
- Component:
- Body / frame (STRUCTURE)
- Consequence:
- A short circuit in the liftgate control module may result in a fire.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the power liftgate control module and connectors for corrosion, substitute a bolt for the threaded grommet installed to seal an attachment point used in non-power liftgate vehicles and cover the power liftgate control module in a foam water shield, free of charge. The recall began on October 26, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R27. This recall is superseded by NHTSA recall 23V-338.
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Recall campaign 15V461000
Safety recall 15V461000
- Report date
- Component:
- Unclassified NHTSA leftover
- Consequence:
- Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify and mail affected owners a USB drive that includes a software update that eliminates the vulnerability, free of charge. Optionally, owners may download the update to their own USB drive from http://www.driveuconnect.com/software-update/ or take their vehicle to a Chrysler dealer for immediate installation. In an effort to mitigate the effects of this security vulnerability, Chrysler has had the wireless service provider close the open cellular connection to the vehicle that provided unauthorized access to the vehicle network. This measure may not have been implemented on all vehicles and does not address access by other means that will be remedied by the software update. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R40.
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Recall campaign 15V676000
Engine
- Report date
- Component:
- Engine (ENGINE)
- Consequence:
- If the line is misrouted, it may contact the exhaust manifold, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the routing of the air conditioning hose. Any hose that is misrouted will be replaced and installed correctly. This work will be performed free of charge. The recall began on November 23, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R57.
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Recall campaign 15V826000
Electrical
- Report date
- Component:
- Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
- Consequence:
- A short circuit in the module increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the module and connectors for corrosion, replacing the damaged components as necessary. The mastic shield will be removed and the module will be covered with a water shield. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on February 1, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R67. This recall is superseded by NHTSA recall 23V-338.
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Recall campaign 16V529000
Transmission / driveline
- Report date
- Component:
- Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
- Consequence:
- If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify owners, dealers will reprogram the Powertrain Control Module and the Transmission Control Module and if necessary replace the transaxle range sensor wire harness, free of charge. The recall began on November 7, 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is S55.
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Recall campaign 16V590000
Safety recall 16V590000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- Loose fasteners may allow the seats to move, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupants in the event of a crash.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seats or seat sets, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during September 2016. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall S63.
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Recall campaign 17V824000
Safety recall 17V824000
- Report date
- Component:
- Not available in the source record
- Consequence:
- If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify owners instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began February 14, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403 or Kidde customer service service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information. Chrysler's number for this recall is T82.
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Recall campaign 18V332000
Electrical
- Report date
- Component:
- Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
- Consequence:
- If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
- Remedy:
- Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the software, and perform a software flash on the engine or powertrain control module, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Note: Owners are advised to stop using cruise control until the software update has been performed. In the event that cruise control cannot be disengaged while driving, owners should firmly and steadily apply the brakes and shift the transmission to neutral, placing the vehicle in park once it has stopped.
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Recall campaign 20V343000
Transmission / driveline
- Report date
- Component:
- Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)
- Consequence:
- A loss of drive can cause a vehicle crash without prior warning. A loss of the Park function can cause unintended vehicle rollaway which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- Remedy:
- FCA US LLC will notify owners, and dealers will perform a software update that will maintain vehicle propulsion by engaging rear wheel drive and prevent rolling in Park by activating the electronic parking brake if a failed input spline occurs. This recall began July 14, 2020. Owners may contact FCA USA LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA's number for this recall is W47.
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Recall campaign 23V338000
Electrical
- Report date
- Component:
- Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)
- Consequence:
- A fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy:
- Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will relocate the power liftgate module and add a water shield. In addition, dealers will inspect for corrosion and replace the module and electrical connectors, if necessary. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner letters were mailed March 1, 2024. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 49A. This recall supersedes recalls 15V-393 and 15V-826. Vehicles repaired under the prior recalls will still need to have the new remedy performed.
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
What owners actually wrote
Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.
Frequently asked questions
What are the most common problems on the 2015 Jeep Cherokee?
Owners named Transmission / driveline most often — 810 of 1,787 reports (45%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.
Are there recalls for the 2015 Jeep Cherokee?
NHTSA lists 11 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Airbags, Body / frame, Engine, Electrical, and Transmission / driveline. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.
What should I inspect before buying a 2015 Jeep Cherokee?
Look up the VIN for open recalls. Have a shop drive it and check the transmission: hard or delayed shifts, burnt-smelling fluid, and 4WD engagement if equipped. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.
Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?
No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.
Estimated Ownership Cost
EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates
Adjacent Model Years
Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records
Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.
Methodology & Data Integrity
Source: NHTSA ODI / recalls, snapshot 2026-10-16. YearTell is not a government agency.