We'll see where this leads. Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the. So I hung up the phone and drove the car home, from there I immediately called the dealer to report the issue. I bought a brand new Jeep Wrangler rubicon 4xe in July 2021. When this issue happens. Very dangerous as there is little to no shoulder on this stretch of highway. It was thought the hybrid battery needed replacement. Later in the afternoon she was driving the car and backed up out of a driveway It had to be towed while still running. Mechanics came up and apologized and said they were just following Chrysler's Tech Support's recommendation. Engine light stayed on but all others were gone. The car randomly slips into neutral while driving. We needed something reliable. I was trying to get in the slow lane to pull over. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Ask your Chrysler dealer. It has happened twice since then. This was after I had put it in park and was idling for about 10 minutes or so. Luckily I was on a back road with little traffic. If the part was not able to come out and it failed , how would they fix it ? The vehicle has been at the dealership since 8/24. It could open the door for Chrysler to do the recall. I was driving down the freeway, came upon traffic which caused me to come to a stop. called roadside assistance and waited 45min for a battery jump. In a separate incident also on the expressway I experienced a violent wobble and rattle of the entire car including the steering- I have a video of this as my daughter happened to catch it. If you continue to use this site, you consent to this use of cookies. The second time, I was pulling into the gas station, decellerating at about 30mph. I am far from the only one that is having this issue. I went back to the car. Heard a loud clunk and the car would not accelerate. No matter what speed you are at it literally decreases your speed to 15mph. Do you know where/how I could find specs on how to fix it? I attempted to restart and it didnt start or get out of park. CarComplaints.com is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. message. I was driving normally along a busy road at 40mph. Could not start my 2021 Jeep only 900 miles on it and said charging fault and then started an hour later but then later on that day was driving with my child and dead stop in middle of turnpike just shut off. Happens while driving I moved to the far tight lane as fast as I could. We use cookies to analyze & improve your experience, & to personalize content and ads. Well as I said before if this happened to me I would become Chrysler's worst nightmare. light goes out. (I live an hour away from the dealership and work another hour away from that.) The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. So once again I had to leave work early to go get it. However after working on my vehicle for 2 days the service dept called me to pick up my vehicle. I've had it in and each time they say they can't duplicate the issue. The dealer has been great at trying to fix the issue but they have admitted that they don't know what it is or how to fix it and are relying on the national Jeep engineers to help try to fix it. The site includes MB Forums, News, Galleries, Publications, Classifieds, Events and much more! I have a 2014 Charger. Meanwhile I bought this car new, so what I owe is far more than it's value, but really no one should own this car. Read another complaint here stating the same thing. They let me took my car back, but from there, I am unable to drive it since it's still sitting on it's current transmission. In the future, I'll post any DIY pics (hopefully I won't have to!!). The dealership keeps saying nothing is wrong. Picked up my car on 5/20/15 after it had been at the dealership for 7 days. Ask your Chrysler dealer. If so what was the solution. Although the 2014 Chrysler 300 S is a beautiful vehicle, these continuing issues has turned my life upside down. 2014 300 e-shifter does not engsge park it stays in reverse Something with my powersteering being locked, service electronic stabiliti control, service antilock break system, park brake temporarily unavailable and powersteering unavailable. Unfortunately, the Jeeps problem started on day one drive-by suspecting strange noises coming from the engines side. We were unable to pick up unit 08-08 at 9am. Don't even waste your time. Hope you get it back quickly and that takes care of it. Then they had to spend four days going back and forth with engineering in Detroit figuring out how to R&R since nobody has had to replace a cooler line yet. It said service park break, performance shifting unavailable, service trans, stop safely, shut off engine to engage park. went int neutral at 55 plus miles per hour. After putting the car in park, it would not allow me to change the shift gear to a different position. Vehicle was unresponsive and caused a crash. I had to coast across 4 lanes of highly congested traffic to reach the emergency lane nearly being hit by not only a very large 4 wheel drive truck, but a school bus as well. I have notified Chrysler Corp directly and they are monitoring the service done at the dealership. We now have had it towed to the dealership. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasion; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. 4xe Wrangler - driving for about 30 min in the pm when the red turtle symbol with the battery came on - 4xe had 20% battery and 3/4 tank of gas and could not switch from hybrid to esave. The dealership did give me a loaner at this point. Cars will stop in the middle of the road when this happens. I pulled over, put the van in park, started the van again and took it back to the dealer and the onsite manager took a picture of the error code a! Jeep Garage is where you can talk about all your favorite jeeps including the Cherokee, Liberty and Grand Cherokee. I hope it is something you can look into. And all of a sudden jerked me extremly to the left. I took it to the dealership and they said they didn't find any problems with it. Show More. We were next to a parking lot and coasted in. I am unsure of the recall date but I purchased the car in Dec of 2017 and have taken it in multiple times. Called the dealer they do not recognize the recall. This has taken place many times, and if not noticed can cause a serious accident. The screen on the dashboard went blank and the gauge speedometer was not registering. With reference to the following notice I received from CAS: If it aint broke, you can trust automakers to try and fix it. Tried to start the vehicle and I received a service shifter prompt. First, My auto start disabled itself, not sure why, I changed both batteries in the keyfobs, thinking that's what it was. Dashboard said to place it in p and then select a gear - we placed it in p but was then unable to change gear (4xe was still in run mode). I put the car in reverse and backed up maybye10 feet That will get console off. After an hour the car started working in drive. Thank god it turned he ck on and made it home. I was driving along Hwy 55 doing about 50-55MPH when suddenly the Service Transmission light came on. The financial problem is.will they survive ! Front vehicle photos 1986-2018 Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data. The manager told me to leave the car and I'd be given a temporary car while they look at it. Phone dealership to tell them my car was unsafe and performed erratically because of battery issue. Car only has little over 28,000 mile S in it. I escalated with Chrysler on Friday but have yet to hear back, so I called the dealer mid morning and said I'm coming up as of noon I have my Jeep back. I have spoke to Chrysler and requested a reimbursement for my car payment since I am paying five hundred dollars a month on a car that I can't even drive. but the shifter would get stuck at Neutral when I wanted to park, so I . There was a warning on the dash that said to put the car in park and then odd. She backs up the car in the dealership parking lot - Guess What??????? On top of that NHSTA is either out to lunch, asleep or in FCA/Chrysler's BACK POCKET !. statistics and reliability analysis of the 2021 Jeep Wrangler based on all problems reported for the 2021 Wrangler. But now I have to have it towed to the dealership I purchased from which is 45min away. Be/sewnurqrzq4 (I know clicking links isn't always allowed, so what I searched youtube for was "2021 jl loss of power steering and all warning lights on" and the video was the first result uploaded by a user by the name of robert ballard. The vehicle has not been inspected. Wow that sounds like a major annoyance! We were close to the dealer so we drove down there while the tow truck was en route. The safety problem is their TIPM. Recap ). Following that the vehicle completely shutdown at around 40 mph locking up the steering, loss of power steering, engine turned off and would not restart. I have a 2014 Charger. This is not ok. 2 saftey recalls and Chrysler is not doing anything about it. (P1D8C). The first time they replaced the throttle body. Finally, the police showed up because we were impeding traffic and I was then able to get a tow after 2 1/2 hrs in the middle of traffic with my son at night! Front vehicle photos 1986-2018 Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data. It must have been hell having to drive that Dodge! Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. You need a better scanner. See next complaint while in the dealership parking lot. Front vehicle photos 1986-2018 Autodata, Inc. dba Chrome Data. It was like spinning a top. The dash lit up and now a icon for emergency steering pops up and stays lit. There have been problems with slipping into neutral several times now. The vehicle has stalled in traffic when in drive and it will place itself in park. It seemed to work normally until I went another mile or so and it happened again. I had to call roadside assistance to have it towed to the dealership.They would not provide me with a loaner or rental car. It told me to put it in park and restart the Jeep. When ever you would accelerate it would do it again. What a sad way to curtail important safety contributions. I've got a 2013 charger v6 8spd auto trans electro shifter with push start button. Then last night, again, it shifted into neutral! Warning lights flashing saying to put in Park (which you cannot put in any gear) I drive the highway a lot and I'm concerned that if the car slips into parking again, I might end up causing an accident. The car door caught me pushing me back spraining my ankle. Girlfriend drove the car home and then to the store. I have been reading forums about this said issue and I am not the only one having them. NHTSA says to date, there are 306 incidents of Jeep Grand Cherokees rolling away after owners believed the SUVs were shifted into Park. The 306 rollaway incidents resulted in 117 alleged crashes and 28 injuries. That's awesome! I arrived and started the car. I am now too afraid to drive this car with my child or for long distances, because this issue was completely spontaneous and unpredictable. After a week of having no idea what was wrong with it they finally replaced the transmission module and said it was fixed. So now I was safe to exit. My dealer apparently sucks at getting the part any earlier either useless. Car was going down a hill with max regeneration engaged. Good thing traffic wasn't going to fast I would of been dead. To start a conversation, click our username then select the start a conversation button and send us your make, model year, and mileage for us to review. You'd think MB could design it so some water dripping in wouldn't ruin it - oops, I forgot, they make a lot of money from selling these OK.so just a follow-up on my problemI ended up purchasing a used shifter (thanks to Jefferino) and installed it as per the instructions all the kind members of this forum provided me with. The vehicle's engine will shut off while driving and you cannot shift it into park. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. The headlights would spontaneously shut off at night while driving, and could not be turned back on. I have contacted a lawyer. From this message I discovered that the shifter has an "autocorrect" feature. It would not engage. I have been in over 4 near collisions, avoided by the careful driving of others around me. Have a 2015 Limited with the 8 speed transmission. Restarted vehicle with no problems and ess light was off. I have had It has take place numerous times. It then gave blind spot monitoring system error and service charging system error. They wouldnt be putting in a new instrument panel for a stop/ start button . It shut down and the "d" light on the gear shift was blinking. The vehicle's engine will randomly shut off and not turn back on. This is the 3rd time this happened and this one was AFTER I already brought it to the dealer to "fix". If you are interested in advertising a for-profit service, contact us. It stopped until a few months ago then did it again. It took the fun out of moving and owning a Jeep. We don't sell/share your email. Once on a bridge returning from the dealer after having it fixed the fourth time, it went into neutral and when I put it into park, it would not restart, would not turn off. Now they called me stating that the radio has some type of noise coming from it and it has to do something with a software update and that they have to replace the subwoofer because it blown. I was driving on the 407 ETR toll hi-way with speeds of 120km (74mi) when all of a sudden, it sounded a chime and the transmission slips in to neutral and the car started slowing down while on a busy fast hi-way. You must log in or register to reply here. Thanks. Had to wait another hour and a half for a special tow because it wouldnt go into neutral. Jeep Wrangler sahara 2021 4xe is brand new leased and driven off the lot the previous day with 35 miles on the car and one full charge overnight. It lost power and said place in park. Took the car into dealership and they updated the computer. I called the dealership and told them about the problem and I was told to call back in 2 weeks because their transmission tech was not available. Shift to P then desired gear Then, the car does not want to accelerate. Sometimes it happens when the transmission is cold, sometimes when its hot/overheating. She was driving down the road this time. July 28th continued from previous complaint since this is a continuation of existing problem but the dealership reported it fixed. It is obvious that the symptoms I am experiencing are happening to other 300 owner's vehicles. Yesterday morning my battery voltage while driving was fluctuating to low erratically. sigh.). As a result, since trans is locked out of park, I have to go through back seat to release trunk latch, get out and then disconnect neg battery cable, and do the same thing to start it back up all while trans is in neutral with e-brake on. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Hoping this is the place to post this. To lock the doors, push the lock button before you open the driver's door. It then jumped back up to 14.4V and held that consistently. When we arrived all signals were gone and they could find no trouble codes to check. I've found the only way to shut engine off is to hold down push start button in which acc mode is selected and still can't park, and cannot switch ignition switch to off mode. Talking with the mechanics at the dealer they keep saying the national Jeep engineers are just guessing at this point on what the issue is and they don't know what the issue is either. I am Sooooo eager to hear about the DIY results on this one Hey JefferinoI'll let you know. At first I thought I was hitting the shifters accidentally. Then our daughter was driving it on an extremely busy and dangerous road. Put car in park, depressed brake, vehicle started and ess warning light stayed on and no other lights came on, pulled out of traffic into parking lot and vehicle was slow to accelerate at first, turned vehicle off myself, let it sit a minute. A few hours later it dropped down while driving. Once when I was turning out of my subdivision, so thankfully at a slow speed, however, the car stalled in the middle of a busy road that I was turning onto. This is really no different than GM's issue with the ignition of 778,000 of their vehicles that they waited 11 years to recall and that didn't happen until Congress became involved. My car has been to the shop twice after shifting into neutral while I was driving unto the interstate. Dealer was unable to isolate and repair the problem the first time. The reason owners with this problem have been injured or damage to their vehicle occurred, is due to the fact even though the e-shifter is in Reverse, a software a glitch takes place, or IC circuit fails or is corrupt. I coasted until it completely stopped in the middle of a busy road. My van is constantly stalling weather its me taking off after a stop or driving through town my van is always jerking me around. It is completely random and is very dangerous as it could cause injury or even death. Engine light was on, but the car finally shift into Drive. Since this car is still under warranty, I wonder if they can trace the issue properly as when I bought the car for service due to that recall. It would slip into neutral even though it was in drive. "For parking maneuvers (assuming the truck will creep on its own without throttle input), you should be able to just keep one foot lightly on the brake pedal and thereby avoid auto-Park.". Was just wondering if anyone knew how to switch acc mode to off to save the hassle rather than just not using it. Had a less than optimal experience with the dealer. I was going to ask same question did you do what it said ? I feel it necessary to report this incident as it seems there have been many complaints of this vehicle stalling with no recall. Also, it doesn't sound like there's a problem with the Transmission Control Module is there? WK2 -Suspension/Driveline/Brakes/Wheels/Tires. Can you tell me what this means? Has anyone experienced or heard of a similar issue?. We could pick up the car either tonight or tomorrow morning. Unsubscribe any time. Engine was running and I put the car in park (or so I thought) to retrieve my mail from my mail box .I stepped out of the car suddenly the car was rolling back! I have no technical no-how with cars so I will describe as best I can. So this is a serious safety issue and Chrysler should initiate a recall ! ". Such as loss of cell phone paring, wipers starting when in off position, Icons in info quadrant flashing, repeated loss of navigation destination route while driving and takes 3 to 5 minutes to recalculate, not being able to turn on the radio, and intermittent shifting glitches of the transmission. The vehicle is moving when this icon comes on and is in motion. Once I arrived to the dealer, I was notified that there were 2 recalls for my vehicle, and that they wouldn't be able to fix either of them until April. Luckily we had started to slow down and did not have to turn or this would have resulted in an accident with my kids in the vehicle. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Please also check out the No problems until today 11/9/19 while on vacation in Washington DC. Seeing indicator for service charging system. While driving on the freeway at about 70mph, my vehicle shut off completely and I had to pull over to the shoulder. Starting in December of 2021 and continuing to this day I will periodically get an error message that says "service hybrid electrical system" and the car will either not start or shut off while it is in motion. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. The driver did push the e-shifter all the way to Park but the e-shifter is actually in Reverse, however the IC or software controlling messaging/information must be corrupt..However since the transmission is actually in Reverse, the 8.4 radio screen would trigger the rear view camera and the screen would initiate a rear view . Leaking transmission cooler lines - Same symptoms as low transmission fluid level. THIS IS AWESOME! After about an 1/8th of a mile, I slowed to a stop sign and the brakes started to feel tight as if they were locking. I had to quick steer off to the side of the road because cars were coming at me and my car would not get up and go. It would take around 10 minutes and numerous attempts turning it off and on to get it to shift out of park. If so , what happened ?. And the start button has to come out as its a serviceable part . Thanks for your consideration. Got message on dash thats syas "Service Transmission Shut off Engine to engage park" d. Mechanic's Assistant: How long has this been going on? This data is from the NHTSA the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. So, I spoke too soon. Even after successful repair by cleaning or replacement those codes will have to be cleared. From under the car you have to disconnect linkage that goes to transmission. Copyright 2021, 5thGenRams.com All Rights Reserved. To re-engage drive, you have to stop the car, shift into park, restart it and shift back to drive. They came but the jump did not work. It would end up in the news and hurt sales. I'm shocked this life threatening fault has not already been reported to the NHTSA. Problem is much more serious now. actually may have shut off as I got another series of messages including one telling me to place car in P and restart the car. She just told me to take the car in again and try to duplicate issue with dealership employee. I had to quickly try to get to the right lane, without any engine. 6l) automatic with manufacturing defects. Hope it works. Dealership did say might be oil change was due or oil was low. Further most of Chrysler's vehicles starting in 2007 to present have TIPM's. Shut off car awaiting my instructions. Vehicle dash displayed service transmission, e-drive unavailable, charge system fault. A message on the dashboard popped up that said for me to put the car in park and then select my desired gear. The car has been shutting down since its inception. I was not surprised when handed the work order to read The only warning is a check engine light and "service auto start/stop system". If it still won't go into Park it may need looked at. Driving at approximately 50 mph, I lost power steering and the indicator/warning lights on my dash, including abs, were all lighting up or seemingly resetting. Saw the same warning lights. I had just enough power to get to a safe area on the side of the freeway. As I was driving my vehicle, the dashboard displayed 2 warning signs that stated service shifter and service shifter stop safely shut off engine to engage park. An internet search indicates this is not uncommon and at least two class action suits are pending. I talked with Chrysler Customer Service, started a case on the 12th yet they act like they haven't heard of this problem before (Cover up). We use cookies to analyze & improve your experience, & to personalize content and ads. When the traffic cleared and I put my foot on the gas, the Jeep refused to go forward and stalled out. I will never buy another Chrysler. eventually we had it towed back home because it was so late. I will see how they would handle this when I bring it over on July 6. Will update this post when fixed. As others have said though, you will need to clear the codes because the vehicle computer system is interconnected to ensure safe operation and will need to be purged (so to speak) of bad data from the problem. Same issue as above. I specified the issue and details on message. Thanks. So at the moment, it's not possible to observe the issue. I had to pull over in the middle of a very busy intersection and turn off my car and turn it back on just to get it going again. He informed me that I could not trade my car in because I owe much more than it will be appraised for and a bank will probably not finance me. My car is in the shop for the 4th time. I'm contacting a lawyer and hopefully I will get a new car soon. I have a burning question that I can't find a real answer to. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I also notified them of a recall notice I received for the parking rod. I had my ten year old son with me when the Jeep suddenly shut down in the middle of the street without warning. The only valve body I can think of is inside the tranny, so maybe there is a solenoid or sensor in there that is sticking or has an intermittent connection? I don't want to be taken advantage of. I pulled over to the side of the road to have the Jeep locked in park once shut the system off. Nov 26, 2018 #4 Neil E Senior Member Joined Apr 29, 2018 The Jeep has been charging the whole night before so it had a full charge. One other weird thing I noticed is that when I shift into Drive, it shifts roughly.almost like it drops/bangs into gear as if the engine was idling high (but it's not.under 1000 RPM). About 10 minutes later right before I was confirming the tow, I turned the car on, it started and I was able to put it in gear. Ive owned the car for about 20 months. I am paying nearly $40,000 for a car I don't feel safe driving and can't rely on. are trademarks of Autobeef LLC, All rights reserved. When the e-shifter is fully pushed forward to engage the Park position/detent, instead it is actually in Reverse. I just traded in a car and put down money on this car less than a year ago. I was driving my car last night and it it just stopped on the 15 fwy, while everyone was driving 70 mph. It all started after I took it in for a vehicle recall and they said they fixed it. When I took it for a spin, the tranny worked with no problem. For a little more than 1 month I had what I thought was a beautiful vehicle in every respect. Nice when this happens on wet roads, so much for feeling safe. With the car off in the middle of the road, I restarted it hoping for the best. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Dodge Durango based on all problems reported for the Durango. All warning lights were displayed. Finally, after 8 repairs, it ran well for about 8 months and I thought the problem was gone. This time I was in motion and had a very difficult time stopping in the middle of traffic to put the Jeep in park and restart. I only had it for five days before this happened. I haven't been able to find any reference to that TSB anywhere, so if someone has a reference I'd be interested in seeing it. The service personnel at Island Chrysler where I serviced previous vehicles, have been courteous and try to remedy these issues but all still exist. When I am driving, I occasionally experience a thud, the check engine light comes on and then I get a message on the dash that says, "Shut off Engine to Engage Park". The Jeep app on my phone alerted me that my vehicle could not charge which was strange because I was driving and not charging at all.