2016 Jeep Cherokee: engine and transmission complaints
VERY HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
66%
895 of 1,406 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
66% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2016 Jeep Cherokee are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. Well over half of everything owners reported is the drivetrain. That is a severe model-level pattern; every model year we track at this level has a documented failure behind it.
Worse than 87% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
What owners reported
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM08/11/2022CRASH1 INJURED
January 4, 2022 I was in and accident. My vehicle was in the repair shop for 90 days. The car was repaired and was in good working order. The other person involved in this accident was a 17 year old female. She was not injured.’ On 4/12/22 I took a trip, stopped for gas, attempted to make a left turn in the station …
POWER TRAIN05/30/20191 INJURED
THERE IS A LOUD METALLIC KNOCK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND VIS VERSA. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY A DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHICH JOLTS THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY THAT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.
POWER TRAIN03/28/20171 INJURED
MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A JEEP CHEROKEE JUST ABOUT A YEAR AGO. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES FOR ROLLING AFTER THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK. JUST LAST SATURDAY (25 MARCH) MY WIFE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AT OUR DAUGHTERS SOFTBALL GAME AND THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS KNOCKING HER TO THE GROUND ALMOST ROLLING OVER HER. TH…
Three of 895 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (9)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Dodge Journey, Charger and Durango, RAM 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis (more than 10,000lb), 4500 Cab Chassis and 5500 …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Jeep Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 18, 2015, to September 10, 2015 and equipped with the power l…
EQUIPMENT
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling various Dodge, Chrysler, and RAM vehicles equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. A list of…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2016 Jeep Cherokee
Ask the seller whether the transmission has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown shuddering, slipping, delayed or harsh shifts, or a whine at speed.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many transmission faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the transmission.
9 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A transmission already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
