Congrats on purchasing your 2015 GC on the 6th of May. It is my second Grand Cherokee but the first WK2. Anyhow, I checked on the Mopar recall site and mine came up for the S-27 (think that was the number-referring to the shifter anyhow). Mine was built on 11-15-2015. This recall came out on 5-4-2016 from what I read. If you happen to find this note I would suggest you check yours too at this site posted below--. If they were going to freeze selling them (which they aren't doing--you would think it would have been before we bought ours.) So far I am having no trouble with the shifter, but of course being very careful. I guess it is good to give us a warning of what could happen if we get careless. I hope you are enjoying your new WK2 too.
I have only had my 2015 for a week and so far I am having no difficulty with the shifter. It is a little different than I have ever had, but so far no big problem for me.
Its the most fiddly and difficult , non intuitive shifter, Ive ever used . Id gladly pay money to upgrade to the new ( traditional) shifter which negates the need to look every time you change gears .
Its the most fiddly and difficult , non intuitive shifter, Ive ever used . Id gladly pay money to upgrade to the new ( traditional) shifter which negates the need to look every time you change gears .
You have a 2016, don't you have the new shifter design??
I've had my '14 for just over a year and never have to look at the shifter to find the right gear. They put in detents for this exact reason, just like a normal shifter.
I was at the dealers on saturday getting the proper dipstick and an oil change. While I was waiting I was chatting with a salesman and he said they are having problems getting new jeeps in , said there is a wait to get anything other than the few they had already on the lot.
Also when they entered my VIN they told me there IS a recall but they don't have the parts yet for the shifter on the 14 and early 15. Not sure what the parts are or what will be done as they said it was just a heads up until they get the parts. So that sounds like more than just a flash to the transmission controller.
I would be utterly and totally shocked if there was a 2015 sales freeze (assuming there is even one which is doubtful) because of the shifter. I get that people don't like it but there are many other shifter types out there, some more strange to use than the 14/15 JGC shifter. I personally don't ever look to see what gear I am in in my 2014, it is all done by feel just like all the other shifters I have gotten used to before. People are just putting too much blame on this shifter versus being a diligent driver. I can find fault with every shifter out there - a lot of the old school stick type shifters people accidentally bump while driving on occasion. I can't wait for the shifter recall software to come out so that we can rule out everything but driver error and put the responsibility where it belongs --- on the driver!
the shifter problem is not a problem difficulty, it's a problem with safety. Sometimes it's being left in gear inadvertently and the Jeeps are rolling causing damage to other vehicles, the Jeep or even people, that's the problem. If it was just difficulty they wouldn't recall it, they'd just put training videos out and apologize.
I was recently involved in a small accident with a car backing out of a parking spot while i was waiting in the middle lane for a different car to pull out on the opposite side of the lot. I wasn't able to find reverse fast enough in that 2-3 seconds of panic, wound up in neutral and got hit.
The accident caused some paint damage to the bumper. The driver never heard me laying on the horn or even saw me. They paid me cash a few days later once i got three body shop estimates for a re-spray. To be honest though, I can probably work out about 70% of the marks using my DA polisher, a little Menzerna compound and polish.
If i would have had a gated shifter or lineal shifter like in the 2016's, I would have avoided this accident all together. Sucks for me.
My 2015 that I just purchased on May 6th was built on Nov. 15, 2015 so I wonder if there are any shifter updates for it. I took it to my service dealer (bought the vehicle a hundred miles from my home) and they checked it and did a PCM and BCM update and that was what showed up when they checked it. I already posted that the shifter is not that big of problem to me so far anyhow.
2015 Grand Cherokees on dealer lots are grounded until the shifter fix is done which, believe it or not, is scheduled for Q4 2016. So there may be new 2015s on the lot when the 2017s arrive!
This last Thursday /Friday we actually had narrowed down our purchase to 4 Grands at different dealers. Not one dealer will sell us one. Even Koons in VA won't. Same story at each; if there is a recall on the vehicles that involve safety or emissions, while FCA may not put out an official sale freeze, the dealers won't sell them. Saying that it could be 6 to 8 months...
Will be interesting if that long. Wonder how incentives and sales would be handled.
This last Thursday /Friday we actually had narrowed down our purchase to 4 Grands at different dealers. Not one dealer will sell us one. Even Koons in VA won't. Same story at each; if there is a recall on the vehicles that involve safety or emissions, while FCA may not put out an official sale freeze, the dealers won't sell them. Saying that it could be 6 to 8 months...
Will be interesting if that long. Wonder how incentives and sales would be handled.
INTERESTNG: I just called the FCA recall phone number -1-800-853-1403 and found out that they have put a freeze on selling any 2015 GCs for the present until a solution is found to solve the problem and right now no solution has been found. On the site I listed to check your VIN, mine is on it. AND the RECALL date is 5-04-2016 so they should not have sold me this vehicle on 5-06-2016. This lady kept saying it was 5-16-2016 that this recall came out. (or maybe IT did goof up) She was going to let IT know about it. Maybe they changed it since they had sold some vehicles to customers like me after the May-04-2016 date if that is correct. (Anyhow, I printed some copies of the date on paper.) Should I be glad or sad that I got mine.) That probably means mine and anybody else on this recall is not going to get a FCA dealer to take it in trade till this has been solved? Any comments from someone that knows more about it than I do. Maybe that is why I got a good deal (price wise) on the 6h of May.
I got the notice for the shifter recall and it said to wait until they are prepared to do it. I believe it is going to be software only to prevent rolling if the car is in gear and the driver vacates. Hmm. We will see.