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Owner complaints · Power Train

2019 Jeep Cherokee transmission and drivetrain problems

811 of the 1,649 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Jeep Cherokee name the transmission and drivetrain (NHTSA’s “Power Train” heading — the transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading). Filed under the same heading: 66 manufacturer bulletins, 4 recalls. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.

811 complaints 49% of this model year’s 8 reports a crash 1 a fire typically at 52k miles

What owners filed about the transmission and drivetrain

Source: NHTSA complaint database
811complaints name the transmission and drivetrain

8 of the 811 reports a crash · 1 a fire · 3 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.

Filed per year: 2018: 22 · 2019: 62 · 2020: 37 · 2021: 35 · 2022: 28 · 2023: 47 · 2024: 51 · 2025: 323 · 2026: 206

52kmiles, typically

Half of the 306 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the transmission and drivetrain problem between 16,000 and 90,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

49%of this model year’s complaints

1,649 complaints in all about the 2019 Jeep Cherokee, 206 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →

Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Power Train” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.

Across model years: Jeep Cherokee transmission and drivetrain problems, every year on file →

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In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the transmission and drivetrain. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

When coming to a stop or already stopped (like at a traffic light) while in drive, when vehicle will randomly "lurch". The engine will very quickly rev and attempt to overpower the brakes. This appears to happen more often if auto start/stop is disabled.
Power Train at 1,052 miles Dec 11, 2018 NHTSA owner report
Check engine light came on. Car started stalling after shifting gears, as if it was in neutral instead of drive and/or reverse. Wasn't reaching speeds easily. Rpms at 60 MPH was 3.5 an I couldn't get over 62
Power Train Nov 30, 2018 NHTSA owner report
Transmission has serious delay in downshifting when you step on the gas peddle when you need to speed up for any reason especially to pass another vehicle. This is all the time weather in city or highway. It seems the transmission can't make its mind up on what to do and what gear to downshift to
Power Train at 8,000 miles Nov 9, 2018 NHTSA owner report
The contact owns a 2019 Jeep Cherokee. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled and an unknown electronic symbol illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer and an unknown failure code was located. The dealer also diagnosed and replaced the engine.
Power Train Nov 5, 2018 NHTSA owner report
Vehicle will not fully engage into "drive". Vehicle will jerk and lunge for about 5 seconds before it is fully engaged into "drive". Happens most often on cold start ups after the vehicle has sat for at least 2 hours
Power Train at 1,500 miles Oct 30, 2018 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the transmission and drivetrain

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recalls filed under this heading

66 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading

The 4 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

Trouble codes named on this system

P0456 P06EF P0607 C0543 P0616 P0617 P258A P2610

Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Jeep Cherokee names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.

Other systems with a record on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee

Source: the same files
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Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Are transmission and drivetrain problems common on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee?

They are documented: NHTSA holds 811 owner complaints naming the transmission and drivetrain on this model year (49% of everything owners filed about it), and 66 manufacturer bulletins, 4 recalls are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.

Is there a recall for the transmission and drivetrain on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee?

Yes — 4 campaigns are filed under this heading: 26V290000, 25V011000, 18V739000, 18V492000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do transmission and drivetrain problems show up on the 2019 Jeep Cherokee?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 52,000 miles; half of them between 16,000 and 90,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Power Train" heading cover?

The transmission, transfer case, driveshafts, axles and differentials — NHTSA files them under one heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.