Hey guys, I recently just bought a 2016 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk for my wife. It seems to drive great on dry pavement, but on snow and ice is a different story.
When you get going over 35 to 40 mph on snow or ice the rear end starts shifting badly, feeling as if you are going to spin out of control. It feels as if once a wheel slips it seems to over compensate.
If you suddenly hit some snow or ice at highway speeds it starts losing control and feels like its going to send you in circles in to the ditch or worse yet, oncoming traffic.
We also had a scenario on dry pavement where I went to pass someone. I basically floored the gas and was changing lanes, and once I hit the rumble strips with my passenger side tires the steering wheel pulled hard towards the right badly and almost sent us in to the side of the car that I was passing.
BTW tires are brand new, and I actually have 2 sets, both of which are new and it does it with both sets, so we can rule that out.
Also it does this in Auto mode, snow mode, sport mode, etc. With or without traction control on. Although taking off traction control seems to help slightly.
To me it seems like an issue with the active drive 2 system not operating properly or something with traction control maybe.
My question is, has anyone heard of such a thing or experienced this personally.
I highly appreciate any input. Thanks for taking the time to read...
When you get going over 35 to 40 mph on snow or ice the rear end starts shifting badly, feeling as if you are going to spin out of control. It feels as if once a wheel slips it seems to over compensate.
If you suddenly hit some snow or ice at highway speeds it starts losing control and feels like its going to send you in circles in to the ditch or worse yet, oncoming traffic.
We also had a scenario on dry pavement where I went to pass someone. I basically floored the gas and was changing lanes, and once I hit the rumble strips with my passenger side tires the steering wheel pulled hard towards the right badly and almost sent us in to the side of the car that I was passing.
BTW tires are brand new, and I actually have 2 sets, both of which are new and it does it with both sets, so we can rule that out.
Also it does this in Auto mode, snow mode, sport mode, etc. With or without traction control on. Although taking off traction control seems to help slightly.
To me it seems like an issue with the active drive 2 system not operating properly or something with traction control maybe.
My question is, has anyone heard of such a thing or experienced this personally.
I highly appreciate any input. Thanks for taking the time to read...