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Chart based on 10 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4dr SUV
360-horsepower 5.7L V8 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD w/low range
6000 mi
Noises continued which they believe is transmission related. Re-flashed software on the transmission and it went away for a few days but has come back again.
290-horsepower 3.6L V6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD w/low range
33000 mi
Driveline vibration from 40 mph on up thru 55 mph. Particularly noticable in cold weather. Changed out tires and wheels. No change. Took it in to dealership. Dealership could not find the problem. Topped off transmission fluid. Did not reinstall skid plates. I had to take Jeep back to dealership to put skid plates back on. Repair unsuccessful.
41000 mi
Diagnostic visit to isolate vibration that dealer was unable to isolate. Amigo was able to determine that either the front or rear propshaft is out of balance. Shop provided documentation to take to dealer for warranty repair Dealer isolated vibration to rear propshaft, ordered part
26000 mi
Updated transmission software
76000 mi
US $1700
Flush
3000 mi
Reflash for shifter mechanism
11000 mi
Firmware update to correct poor upshift timings.
1000 mi
Harsh shifting under light or no throttle. Dealer performed software update and also reset the adaptive learning value. The issue still remains.
3000 mi
Harsh shifting and occasional hard clunk. Also, sometimes takes a while for the electronic gear selector to change gears from reverse back into drive.
15000 mi
Trans slips on 1st to 2nd gear upshift when cold. Also has rough downshift from 8 to 7 and 7 to 6. Software update performed but was not successful in repairing the issue.
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