Jeep has 12,000 New Cherokees on Stand By for Shipping as it Waits for Transmission Fix

When Jeep presented the all-new 2014 Cherokee in February, it received tons of attention in a love-it or loathe-it, but you can't ignore it, kind of way. Chrysler Group CEO even named it a make-or-break vehicle for the company. It was originally scheduled to go on sale in spring, but then, due to "a wide range of issues", Jeep pushed the launch date back to June, then to September, and he were are in October, still waiting…

It's not that Jeep hasn't produced cars, as the automaker has more than 12,000 new Cherokees sitting around at its manufacturing plant, but not one has been shipped to a dealer. The reason? Chrysler is looking for a way to fix the software of the SUV's new adaptive nine-speed transmission.

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