2014 Jeep Cherokee Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 88about this part
- Share
- 3%of 2,650 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 34,250miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 88 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee, 3% of the 2,650 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 34,250 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The shifter is not intuitive and provides poor tactile and visual feedback to the driver, increasing the potential for unintended gear selection.also while at a stop light the vehicle requested me to park, and when returned to drive the vehicle did not drive, I had to turn the car off and back on.”
NHTSA complaint #11319531, filed 2020-03, 87,890 miles“The shifter is not intuitive and provides poor tactile and visual feedback to the driver, increasing the potential for unintended gear selection.also while at a stop light the vehicle requested me to park, and when returned to drive the vehicle did not drive, I had to turn the car off and back on.”
NHTSA complaint #11319532, filed 2020-03, 87,899 miles“Starting at the beginning of this month my car will randomly shut off and state to 'shift gear into park' the gear shift lights on all letters light up red and the car takes about 20 minutes to start back up. Today it happened three times in a row while in the car with my daughter and it has me petrified. We went up the hill by our home and it happens and the car started going backwards.”
NHTSA complaint #11240177, filed 2019-07, 87,000 miles“I started my car early in the morning to go to work and after a couple of feet of driving the vehicle, the engine turned off and battery light came on. Battery is sufficiently charged. Turned the car back on, drove a couple more blocks and it did it again, then again while trying to get on the freeway.”
NHTSA complaint #11244742, filed 2019-08, 51,000 miles“While driving my 2014 Jeep Cherokee a warning showed up where the miles would be saying service shifter. Then all the lights came on on the gear shift the p n r and d light were all on I had to pull over park cut the car off and then once I turned it back on it went back to normal”
NHTSA complaint #11354654, filed 2020-09, 43,296 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10218443Aug 18, 2021DIFFERENTIAL, Rear Axle (KL 4WD w/DK2 = 1-SPEED RDM) The Differential, Rear Axle (aka RDM) design, pump design, Driveline Control Module (aka DLCM) hardware & software and…
- 10218442Aug 18, 2021DIFFERENTIAL, Rear Axle (KL 4WD w/DK4 = 2-SPEED RDM) The Differential, Rear Axle (aka RDM) design, pump design, Driveline Control Module (aka DLCM) hardware & software and…
Electronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 27 | 2% |
| 2018 | 15 | 2% |
| 2017 | 42 | 3% |
| 2016 | 30 | 2% |
| 2015 | 51 | 3% |
| 2014 | 88 | 3% |
| 2001 | 2 | 1% |
| 2000 | 1 | 0% |
| 1999 | 1 | 0% |
| 1997 | 1 | 0% |
| 1996 | 1 | 0% |
| 1995 | 2 | 0% |
| 1993 | 1 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee
1,471 complaintsEngine
516 complaintsElectrical system
449 complaintsOther or unknown
286 complaintsBrakes
211 complaintsFuel system
200 complaintsVehicle speed control
185 complaintsSteering
119 complaintsBody and structure
110 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
75 complaintsSuspension
63 complaintsAir bags
49 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Jeep Cherokee
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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