Class-Action Lawsuit Wants Fiat-Chrysler to Take Responsibility for the Cherokee’s 9-Speed Transmission
2016 Cherokee owners are tired of their junk 9-speed transmissions shifting hard, losing power, and making sudden unexpected movements. Accelerating through the first 3-gears is a particular adventure. Getting to 40mph can feel like you’re playing an overly aggressive game of red-light-green-light with a toddler.
The complex design has brought complex problems. And while multiple TSBs have made suggestions on how to fix the issues, it’s becoming abundantly clear that Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) has no idea what to do.
This class-action lawsuit has a few suggestions for the automaker, and it starts with taking responsibility for the defective design.
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Hard, Strange Shifts and Sudden Shutdowns with the ZF 9-Speed Transmission
The Cherokee and Renegade’s 9-speed transmission suffers from hard shifts, lurching problems, and a wiring harness defect that can cause suddenly shutdowns or unexpected shifting into neutral.
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5th Generation Cherokee
- Years
- 2014–2021
- Reliability
- 16th out of 18
- PainRank™
- 29.44
- Complaints
- 1721