2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. *TR

MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS NOW STARTED SPORADIC HEADLIGHT SERVICE. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMING FOR NO APPARENT REASON BUT NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ALSO CUTTING IN AND OUT. IT SEEMS THERE IS NO REAL SOLUTION FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SINCE IT IS VERY UNNERVING TO NOT HAVE HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN JUNE OF 2013, HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EIGHT WEEKS LATER, HE RECEIVED A SECOND NOTIFICATION BUT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO FLASH AND THE POWER SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

DASH WARNING LIGHTS ALL COME ON. VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND LOOSES POWER. DID NOT STALL BUT SEEMED LIKE IT ALMOST DID. THEN ALL POWER CAME BACK AND LIGHTS GO OFF. ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THE MAIN COMPUTER RESETS. HAS DONE IT 6 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS. MECHANIC CHECKED IT AND SAID THERE WERE NO CODES AND COULD NO DUPLICATE WHILE AT THE SHOP. FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE SINCE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND HAPPENS UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. MA 08/05/15 UPDATED 08/10/2015*JS

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND STARTING TO BREAK. CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY INDICATED THAT IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS A WEAK COMPONENT AND THAT IN SOME INSTANCES HAS BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF MY CAR, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT AS A WARRANTY ITEM. I EMPHASIZED ON THE SAFETY ASPECT OF PASSENGERS BEING TRAPPED INSIDE MY CAR BUT THEY JUST INDICATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING WATER INTO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE REOCCURRED DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

PASSENGER SEATBELT. HAVE TO PRESS RED BUTTON TO ENGAGE SEATBELT. EVEN WHEN LOCKED, THE SEATBELT ALERT CHIMES AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS RED. *TR

ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING, SITTING STILL, CAR COLD OR HOT. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE FAN FOR HEAT/AC ALSO GOES OUT. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG THAT THEY CAN FIND. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I ALSO LOSE THE LIGHTING ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL AT NIGHT. VERY DISTRACTING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TR..UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: THIS HAS BEEN MY SONS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IN 2008. [XXX] WHO WAS AT COLLEGE IN GREENSBORO, NC. [XXX] PHONED ME ONE EVENING, APRIL 17, 2013 AND STATED THAT HIS JEEP WOULD NOT GO OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND NAMED THE ENGINE LIGHT?, ?BAS?, TRACTION CONTROL ETC. HE ALSO STATED THAT ?IT JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING?. HE PARKED THE CAR AND MY HUSBAND/[XXX] CALLED COTTMAN TRANSMISSION IN GREENSBORO THE MORNING OF APRIL 18TH. WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING SHOWED ON THE DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY NEEDED TO TAKE OUT THE TRANSMISSION TO ASSESS. THE COST WOULD BE $450. AFTER TAKING OUT THE TRANSMISSION, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THEY PROCEEDED WITH THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND MY SON PICKED UP THE JEEP ON APRIL 24TH. I PAID $2,185.77. AS COTTMAN STATED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE? WAS THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ANY PART ON THIS JEEP, POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM CLOSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS THIS PAST EVENING UNEXPECTEDLY ALL MY INTERIOR GAUGES AND DASH ELECTRONICS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF TO INCLUDE THE RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING INSIDE. AT THE SAME TIME I REALIZED I WAS ALSO LOOSING MY EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS AND ALSO BRAKE CONTROL BECAUSE MY CAR WAS ESSENTIALLY RUNNING BUT WITH NO ELECTRONICS. IT STARTED MAKING A WEIRD GRINDING PULSATING NOISE THAT WOULD ACCOMPANY THE FLICKERING LIGHTS. THIS FORCED ME TO EXIT THE ROAD AT A GAS STATION. IT THEN STOPPED AND I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE IT RESUME SHORTLY. THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO MY DESTINATION AND WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR THE NIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS DURING THE DAY BUT THIS IS MY FIRST NIGHT EXPERIENCE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A GLITCH BUT IT IS DEFINITELY GETTING WORSE AND HAS BECOME REGULAR. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS ABLE START AND DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND IT REPEATED THIS BEHAVIOR A COUPLE MORE TIMES. AT DAYS END I WENT TO LEAVE AND NOW MY JEEP WON'T START AND HASN'T FOR TWO DAYS. ALL THE ELECTRONICS COME ON BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY IT JUST CLICKS. I ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST BUT WHEN MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 6/3/15*CN

FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW & WITHOUT WARNING: THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, TACHOMETERS, HEATER, AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON/OFF, THEN GO COMPLETELY OFF. THEN IF APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A FEROCIOUS GRINDING NOISE AND LOSS OF STEERING. ENGINE SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN OR NOT WANT TO SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR WHILE DRIVING. ALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS FLICKERING. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM BUT GETTING WORSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A DAY THEN DISAPPEARS. I HAVE VIDEO RECORDING OF THESE INCIDENTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BUT "NOTHING REPORTS" SO I AM TOLD IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN THE CARS IGNITION JUST QUIT CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKES STEERING HAVE CONTACTED DEALER BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE AS YET. CAR IS DEFINETLEY UNSAFE!! *TR

WE WERE DRIVING HOME LAST NIGHT ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF HIGHWAY 50 EAST OF CARSON CITY NEVADA AND THE LIGHTS WENT BRIGHT THEN OUT THEN FLICKERED ON AND OFF THEN IT WAS OKAY. A SHORT TIME LATER ON THE SAME HIGHWAY STILL A STRAIGHT SECTION IT DID THE SAME THING, I PULLED OVER, LIGHTS WENT TO NORMAL. THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME THANK GOD. THIS WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE WITHOUT HESITATION AND IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE BEEN READING LOTS OF INCIDENTS LIKE WHAT WE WENT THROUGH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING SOUND BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE BATTERY SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V428000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL CRACKED WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE FALLS OFF, LEAVING THE DRIVER UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THIS OCCURS WITH NORMAL USE, NO ABNORMAL USE OR ABUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE PART DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS ENGINE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY, DEALERSHIPS HAVE MO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING UNDER COMPLETELY NORMAL CONDITIONS, SEVERAL SEVERE PROBLEMS OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY; INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, GRINDING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL ACCOMPANIED THE OTHER PROBLEMS FURTHER ADDING TO THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT UP WHEN FLASHING STOPPED, BUT THEN A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER WHILE I WAS TRYING TO LIMP INTO A PARKING LOT TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED WILDLY FLASHING ON AND OFF AGAIN AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO BE VIRTUALLY UNRESPONSIVE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE ESP/BAS LIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 3/29/2013 WHILE I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IT WAS SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND SCARY. WITH THE RIGHT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, IT COULD BE DEVASTATING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ONCE I STARTED DOING A BIT OF ONLINE RESEARCH, I FOUND MANY JEEP FORUMS PACKED FULL OF OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL MODEL AND YEAR OF MY GRAND CHEROKEE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME GRAVE ISSUES. IT IS CLEARLY VERY WIDESPREAD FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND THEN I FOUND THE ARFC PAGE AND I WAS ASTOUNDED AT THE NUMBERS OF OWNERS OF MY YEAR AND MODEL WHO HAVE ALSO HAD HAIR RAISING INCIDENTS WHO HAVE DESCRIBED THE EXACT SET OF PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD. CHRYSLER CANNOT IGNORE THE MASSIVE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REPORTING THE SAME DEFECT ISSUES. IT IS WELL BEYOND THE REALMS OF COINCIDENCE, AND IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO IGNORE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A NATIONAL FACTORY RECALL ASAP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

INTERIOR REAR PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THAT DOOR. *TR

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF..I WAS DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND LOST POWER...I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT I WAS IN THREE LANES WIDE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD I NOT BEEN IN THE LANE CLOSED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED. WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF THREE WEEKS IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES...ALL WHEN I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS EXCEPT ONCE THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND POWERED DOWN WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN TOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES AND GOES SO FAST BY THE TIME I CAN GET TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE IT SCANNED ITS USUALLY OFF. I WAS ABLE TO SCAN IT ONCE AND IT READ A CODE FOR "TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE"...THE CAR RUNS GREAT BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT JUST POWERS DOWN. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INJURED FROM THIS FAILURE BEFORE SOMEONE FIXES IT! THIS IS ABSURD! *TR

LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILS. THIS IS ON RECALL BUT DEALER WILL NOT FIX AS THEY SAY NO REPAIR GIVEN. *TR

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTDED HEMI 5.7L LOADED SAFETY PROBLEM - EACH DOOR HANDLE (4). 1. DRIVER DOOR HAS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE DOOR HANDLE AREA. 2. REAR DRIVER DOOR LARGE HOLE AND WEAK HANDLE. 3. PASSENGER DOOR HAS LARGE HOLE AND CRACK. 4. REAR PASSENGER HANDLE IS A TOTAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE HANDLE IS BROKEN OFF FROM PANEL WITH A HUGE HOLE (INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE). CAN ONLY OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS, BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OFF. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. MANY TIMES YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. BUT LATELY, THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A JEEP DEALER TO FIX BUT SINCE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON A ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. IT ALSO MAKES THE CAR UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY OTHERS..... AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE LOST POWER (STALLED OUT). THE LIGHTS FOR PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, AND DRIVE ALL CAME ON AT ONE TIME. LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN CAR STARTING MOVING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOT JUST THE ONE DATE LISTED HERE. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME I WAS ACTUALLY PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR WRECK. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO TURN CAR OFF. WHEN I START IT BACK AGAIN IT RUNS FINE FOR A WHILE. EVER SINCE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MY AIRBAG LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I HAD TO HAVE A SPEED SENSOR CHANGED ON THE TRANSMISSION CAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT THROUGH GEARS COST ME AROUND $800 BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SERVICE CENTER. ARE THESE PROBLEMS ALL RELATED? BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER (ONE OWNER) WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR ABOUT 1 1\2 YEARS AGO. IS THERE ANY RECALLS ON ANY OF THE PROBLEMS I LISTED HERE? *TR

JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAKING. THE FRONT 2 ARE BOTH CRACKED AND PIECES FALLING OUT LEADING TO THE DOOR HANDLES FAILING IF EMERGENCY EXIT REQUIRED. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD THE SAFETY RECALL N23 / NHTSA 13V-175 / REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE; PERFORMED ON MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (LAST EIGHT DIGITS ARE VIN # [XXX]). JEEP ADVISED THAT THE ?ABOVE VEHICLES MAY UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER.? THEREFORE DURING THE RECALL THE COMPUTER WAS RE-FLASHED TO RESET THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE, WHEN THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED MY JEEP AS MANY OTHERS ((JUST CHECK THESE LINKS > HTTP://WWW.AUTOWEEK.COM/ARTICLE/20140221/CARNEWS/140229945 OR HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/N23-RECALL-ISSUE-NO-4-LOW-1561787/ )) WILL NOT GO INTO 4WD LOW OR COMPLETE NEUTRAL, AT ALL. THERE IS NO DOUBT AMONG LOGICAL THINKING PEOPLE THAT TO RE-FLASH THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE WILL INFLUENCE THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE AND IN THIS CASE IN A NEGATIVE MANNER. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER (EGOLF MOTORS IN BREVARD, NC) WHO PERFORMED THE FLASH AND THEY ADVISE THEY ARE WAITING ON JEEP TO DECIDE HOW TO REPAIR THE PROGRAM. JEEP CORPORATION ADVISES THEY ARE WAITING ON THE DEALER; IT IS JUST THE OLD RUN AROUND. PLEASE ASK THE JEEP CORPORATION TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY, TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND LET US KNOW WHO ARE WAITING THAT THEY WILL IN FACT DO IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I LOSE ALL LIGHTS, INSTRUMENTS, GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD. CAR STILL RUNS BUT I HAVE NO ODOMETER, LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING. I USUALLY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE I RESTART IT, IT USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR AWHILE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN CLEAR OUT. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED BEFORE AND THE CODES COME UP AS "COMMUNICATION ERROR" BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT ERROR. HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 2011 BUT HAS NOW REACHED THE STAGE WHERE THE CAR WON'T START. *TR

I BOUGHT THE JEEP IN FEB. 2013 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 DOZEN TIMES SINCE, SOMETIMES GOING FAST AND SOMETIMES GOING SLOW OR PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FACTOR THAT CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING AND LEVEL GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO AS SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNINGS. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED AND ALL OF THE REMAINING DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLICKERS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE EVEN ON INCLINE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR AT RANDOM TIMES AND TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN IT GIVES CODES U404 AND ANOTHER CODE WITCH I CANT RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. ACCELERATING FROM THE START WILL HESITATE AND FEEL LIMITED TO POWER .TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTS AT TIME AND CLUNKS FORWARD WHEN DECELERATING THEN ACCELERATING . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TURNING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. DURING THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE LATCH ON THE BACK DOOR MAKES A BUZZ OR A DUCK LIKE NOISE WHEN LOCKS. SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY WHEN UNFASTENED. *TR

CAR SHIFTED UNINTENTIONALLY INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING, DID THE SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TO HAVE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE REPLACED, IN JANUARY 2013. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL MAY 2013 FOR 2005-2010 CARS, BUT MY VEHICLE BIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH SUDDENLY EVERY DASHBOARD WARNINGS LIGHT, IGNITION, RADIO,HEADLIGHTS, ETC. TURNS ON AND OFF. ENGINE STALLS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS EACH TIME THIS OCCURS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. DEALER SAYS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THE SECOND TIME THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE COMPUTER. THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AND IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER ON 2/18/13. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER CASE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,360. *TR

ON THE DATE MENTIONED THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED BECAME LOCKED IN PLACE UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO THE DEALER AND THE WORK PERFORMED . THIS INVOLVED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE. AT THE TIME I QUESTIONED THE POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE INCIDENT AND RECEIVED NO ANSWER. THE TOTAL COST WAS IN EXCESS OF 3000 DOLLARS PAID BY ME. I HAVE SINCE (UPON CONDUCTING RESEARCH) LEARNED THAT THE CHRYSLER CORP. HAS RELUCTANTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. IT WAS ISSUED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. THE AGENCY REPORT SPECIFICALLY CHARACTERIZES THE ELECTRICAL TRANSFER CASE ISSUE. I MADE REPEATED CALLS TO THE CHRYSLER CORP. AND HAVE BEEN REBUFFED WITH THE EXPLANATION BEING "YOUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ACTION." I FIND THIS INCREDULOUS. MY VEHICLE, A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ABSOLUTELY FALLS INTO THE RECALL CATEGORY. THE INVOICE (#[XXX]) I RECEIVED FROM WORLD JEEP WHERE THE REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED IDENTIFIES THE CAUSE AND REPAIR AS TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE 2168CPDCA. THE CASE NUMBER I WAS GIVEN BY CHRYSLER CORP. IS IDENTIFIED UNDER # [XXX]. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER UNDER YOUR AGENCY 13V175000. IT IS CARRIED BY CHRYSLER UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER N23. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE ARROGANCE OF A CORPORATION SUCH AS CHRYSLER IN LIGHT OF SUCH ABSOLUTE EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY OF THEIR STANCE. I AM REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. ANY DOCUMENTATION HERETOFORE MENTIONED CAN BE FORWARDED TO YOUR AGENCY IF NECESSARY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER, I WOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THE BACK ON BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD SOON REOCCUR. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM IN A WEBSITE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. HE FOUND THAT 60% OF THE TIME IT WAS THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM. WE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND ARM ASSEMBLY TO THIS DAY SOME 5 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED.THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE OVER TIME WITHOUT THE REPAIR. *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL CRACKED WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE FALLS OFF, LEAVING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THIS OCCURS WITH NORMAL USE, NO ABNORMAL USE OR ABUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME LOOSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY WIGGLE AND TAP THE KEY IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM STALLING. SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED UP WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. UPDATED 4/22/2015 *JS

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAKS, BRITTLE PLASTIC, BECOMES INOPERATIVE. SAFETY HAZARD - UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE! JUST LIKE THE PLASTIC DODGE USED ON THE 2001 P/U TRUCKS. JEEP DOES NOT OFFER REPLACEMENT HANDLES ONLY ($25EH), BUT THEY DO SELL COMPLETE DOOR PANEL ($800EH)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVVED WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INSPECTION STATION. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED TO SPECIFY THE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.