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2016 Jeep Cherokee vehicle speed control problems

76 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2016 Jeep Cherokee cite vehicle speed control, 5% of all 1,413 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
76
5% of all complaints
Crashes
5
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the vehicle speed control

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“The PTU was bad and was replaced by the dealership under Chrysler extended warranty. The dealership then said the transfer case module and motor needed to be replaced and while at the dealership replacing those components they informed me that the rear differential axle is bad resulting from the bad PTU”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 22, 2026Power train, Vehicle speed control, WheelsODI 11712655
“Vibrating issue and missing fire originating from engine. Intake camshaft broken and left cylinder head is damaged and needs replacement. This should not be happening to this car. Cannot drive a faster rate either. There should be a claim out for all these issues.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 15, 2025Power train, Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11687366
“The car is not shifting properly and will "jump" or "lunge" forward while driving. I have noticed that the RPM's will jump and bounce around, seemingly down shifting, then shift again, and then down shift again, which causes jerking motion.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 14, 2025Power train, Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11660971
“While driving doe the highway the Dashboard lights go out and headlights turn off. Headlights and bulbs go out frequently. Rear license plate lights go out even after bulb replacement. Kicks cruise off while driving and shift gear control warning.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 14, 2025Electrical system, Vehicle speed controlODI 11635822
“PTU problems. Grinding noise from rear when turning slow and accelerating. Remove fuse for ptu and noise goes away. Put fuse back in it is back. Vehicle moves a lot when put in park and sometimes when using remote start you can see the vehicle jump forward a couple feet. My vehicle has all symptoms from recalls NHTSA 20V-343, NHTSA 20E-037, NHTSA 23V-302. But my PTU part number of:68283349AA is not included in any recall. This needs to be looked at further and extend the recalls to all PTU’s on the Jeep Cherokees 2014-2017. Chrysler knows these are bad”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 13, 2024Power train, Vehicle speed controlODI 11625110
“The vehicle cut off on me while the vehicle was in drive and I was driving on the highway going 70mph. It has done this several times now. The car cuts off. The vehicle looses power.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 8, 2024Steering, Power train, Vehicle speed controlODI 11593201

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 3, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.