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Exterior lightingPart report

2016 Jeep Cherokee Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
20about this part
Share
1%of 1,413 total for the year
Median mileage
1,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 20 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee, 1% of the 1,413 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“On 4 separate occassions, while in motion, the car completely shut down. On each stall, everything shut off completely including all lights dashboard etc. When I attempted to restart the car in the middle of the road (once on the highway) obstructing traffic, the car would not restart. Only after waiting 3 -5 minutes did the car eventually start. Twice I was almost rear ended.”

NHTSA complaint #11111987, filed 2018-07, 52,000 miles

“The first time I drove my 2016 Jeep Cherokee at night I could not see as well as with my other cars ,I thought something was wrong wiyh my headlights so I started looking on line and found lots of other people with the same problem.I talked to the service dept.and they told me there isnt any recalls on this problem.I think Jeep should do something about this before somthing serious happens.”

NHTSA complaint #10919969, filed 2016-10, 500 miles

“The service shifter light keeps coming on and all the lights on the shifter l lights up red. Sometime the emergency break sets itself when this happens. I took it to the dealership where I purchased it and they tell me the shifter bezel and wiring harness fault repair is needed which is almost $300 and not covered under warranty. My car has less than 36,000 miles and has been doing this for several months now; it seems to be getting worse. While researching I've noticed many Jeep owners are having to same issue and that's how I discovered to write up this claim. …”

NHTSA complaint #11241988, filed 2019-08, 35,000 miles

“On july 18, 2018 I went outside to get an item out of back of my vehicle which was stationary and I couldn't get liftgate to lift and I noticed there was smoke in my car, I opened the drivers side door and smoke billowed out. After a few minutes, I got in the vehicle and moved it back away from my house and noticed I had no A/C, radio or anything working on dashboard. I looked in back of vehicle and it was burnt in the back left corner of lift gate. I immediately called my insurance company and they had it towed to mike smith auto group in beaumont. …”

NHTSA complaint #11124233, filed 2018-09, 39,000 miles

“Vehicle has a front wobble or shimmy when accelerating from stop. On loose or slick pavement wobble replicates wheel slip and has caused me to over correct my steering and acceleration on multiple occasions. Vehicle steering wheel is wrapped in leather. The leather is loose near center spokes of steering wheel. Fingers have snagged on the loose leather on multiple occasions causing a dangerous control issue. Vehicle delivered with non functioning blind spot monitor mirror on passenger side and normal mirror on driver side. …”

NHTSA complaint #10895586, filed 2016-08, 30 miles

Related service bulletins

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202248%
202111%
202010%
2019181%
201820%
201781%
2016201%
2015372%
2014472%
2001104%
200072%
1999123%
1998133%
199772%
199672%
199571%
199410%
199331%
199233%
199131%
199062%
198953%
198822%

Other parts of the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

Transmission and drivetrain
636 complaints
Other or unknown
316 complaints
Engine
314 complaints
Electrical system
298 complaints
Brakes
103 complaints
Vehicle speed control
76 complaints
Steering
54 complaints
Fuel system
44 complaints
Body and structure
33 complaints
Air bags
31 complaints
Electronic stability control
30 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
29 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Jeep Cherokee

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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