2015 Jeep Cherokee · symptom sheet
Headlights too dim or fail
- 26owner reports
- 42,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Oct 17, 2021 · checked Oct 2, 2026
37 of the 1,772 complaints on this car are about the exterior lighting. 26 of those describe headlights.
Tick what matches of 26 reports
Headlights on other Cherokee years
No other Cherokee model year has enough reports of headlights for a sheet of its own. See every Cherokee year.
What this problem usually is
Headlight complaints fall into two camps. In one, a headlight goes out, often more than once, or fills with moisture behind the lens. In the other, the lights work exactly as built and the owner still can't see the road at night because the beam is too dim or too short. Owners in that second camp often report a dealer telling them it's normal.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the headlight assembly (18 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the exterior lighting covers the 2015 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 10,200 and 89,000 miles, from the 12 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2015 Jeep Cherokee that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Headlamp Leveling Switch Position Not Correct This bulletin involves running the wiTECH function: Configure BUX Headlamp Parameters. Customers may describe that the headlamp leveling switch positions are opposite of the actual headlamp positions (Fig. 1).
What owners wrote
“factory headlights are terrible. almost impossible to drive at night and really bad when its raining. talked with local dealer and they said there is no problem. start/stop does not work also.”
Filed Oct 17, 2021
“Headlights do not point far enough down the road, making it difficult to see while driving at night especially on country roads or when raining.”
Filed Jun 24, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 26 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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