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2015 Jeep Cherokee Equipment Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
0%of 1,794 total for the year
Median mileage
8,563miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the equipment of the 2015 Jeep Cherokee, 0% of the 1,794 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,563 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Two incidents Jeep Cherokee was on automatic cruise control come to almost stop when front car took a right turn and this caused almost rear collision. I was like 30 feet away from the front car. Another incident: there was nobody around me and car applied brakes by itself and causes almost panic among the family members in the car and reduced the speed to 45mph.”

NHTSA complaint #10724099, filed 2015-06, 8,563 miles

“I recently leased a new 2015 Jeep Cherokee with safety package and fcw system. When I took vehicle home I realized that the forward collision warning system was not engaging ie: no audible and no visual alerts so I took it back to the dealer. The vehicle has been back to service several times for re-calibration but they cant get the system to work as designed or advertised. I am waiting for the service tech to get back to me with additional information as he was waiting for a response and overhead support rom Jeep. …”

NHTSA complaint #10644580, filed 2014-10, 35 miles

“With the cruse control on and set at 60mpg when going down a hill it picks up speed to over 70mph. Going up hill it varies as much as 4mph. The cruse control does not control the speed as it should, very dangerous!”

NHTSA complaint #10743893, filed 2015-07, 316 miles

“2015 Cherokee latitude 4 cyl. Have had vehicle for 2 months, during this time the transmission has had a mind of its own. Accelerating during braking, which in and of itself is extremely dangerous as it has happened while slowing to make a turn, if you need to turn at 10 MPH and the car accelerates past 25 you are looking at an accident waiting to happen. Lag in downshift while trying to accelerate, loud un explained clunk while placing into park, numerous engine warning light activations. …”

NHTSA complaint #10681491, filed 2015-02, 4,100 miles

“Vehicle is equipped with the collison avoidance system. On the date of the accident the system failed to work. The vehicle was travelling westbound between 5-7 MPH at a high school parking lot, the collison avoidance system was on, the front of the vehicle struck the rear of another vehicle. The system did not deploy. The vehicle suffered 3000.00 dollars of frontend damage. After vehicle was repaired, owner of vehicle conducted tests of the collison avoidance system at 5, 10, and 15 MPH with large objects (boxes) placed at minimum of 100 feet from the vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #10745797, filed 2015-08, 17,000 miles

Related recalls

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Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201950%
201810%
201620%
201570%
2014151%
200616%
2001125%
200051%
1999123%
1998103%
1997123%
199682%
1995112%
1994122%
199372%
199211%
199110%
199021%
198911%
198712%
198516%

Other parts of the 2015 Jeep Cherokee

Transmission and drivetrain
1,007 complaints
Engine
364 complaints
Electrical system
327 complaints
Other or unknown
260 complaints
Brakes
137 complaints
Vehicle speed control
120 complaints
Body and structure
86 complaints
Steering
59 complaints
Electronic stability control
51 complaints
Air bags
41 complaints
Fuel system
40 complaints
Suspension
38 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2015 Jeep Cherokee

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology