2015 Jeep Cherokee · symptom sheet
Transmission fails or needs replacement
- 84owner reports
- 7,500median miles
- $1,000median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jan 6, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
994 of the 1,772 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 84 of those describe transmission failure.
Tick what matches of 84 reports
Transmission failure on other Cherokee years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
What this problem usually is
This is the end of the road for a transmission: the car stops moving under its own power, or a shop says the unit has to be replaced or rebuilt. Half of the owners here mention a warning light or message, and a quarter mention it happening again or to a second unit.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the transmission (84 reports) and the valve body (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
2 recalls on the transmission and drivetrain cover the 2015 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
Relative movement in the Power Transfer Unit (PTU) between the differential input splines and the transmission output shaft may cause some input spline teeth to wear off, which may eventually cause a loss of engagement between the…
The transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral.
All 11 recalls on the 2015 Jeep Cherokee, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Cherokee
Sudden acceleration. Closed sep 10, 2002.
Driveshaft/univ.joint fail. Closed nov 25, 1994.
Driveshaft/univ.joint fail. Closed oct 29, 1993.
Fires caused by cltch lk. Closed jan 28, 1988.
None of these investigations covers the 2015 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 84 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $800 to $3,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 3,400 and 13,000 miles, from the 74 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.
Start Stop Feature Inoperative After Transmission Replacement This bulletin involves verifying the Transmission Control Module (TCM) calibration and if necessary, replacing the TCM.
What owners wrote
“My transmission failed and was not connecting with the driver train any more. The Jeep only has 112k miles on it. This recall mentions the transmission teeth being broken/wore down and creating an issue. NHTSA Campaign #:: 20V343000 I never got anything about this recall. My cost to replace the transmission was $4700.”
Filed Jan 6, 2026 · 112,000 miles
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 84 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.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 335 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 257 reports
- "Shift to Park" or "Service Shifter" warning comes on 140 reports
- "Service Transmission" message or wrench light comes on 138 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 127 reports
- Service 4WD light or power transfer unit (PTU) failure 122 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 79 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 68 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 56 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 50 reports
- Transmission drops into neutral or downshifts on its own 49 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 41 reports
- Loses power when accelerating 39 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 38 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 38 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 34 reports
- Driveshaft, axle or transfer case problems 31 reports
- Vehicle fire 27 reports
- Headlights too dim or fail 26 reports
- Delay or no response when I press the gas 25 reports