2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 1,297 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 8th highest complaint count among 26 Grand Cherokee model years with reports.
Of the 2006 reports, 47 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 41 people were injured and 2 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Electrical system, ignition, switchJul 21, 2014
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, drivers should adjust their seat to allow clearance between the driver's knee and the ignition key, and remove all items from their key ring, leaving only the vehicle key. Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, to July 5, 2007, and 2006-2007 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, to July 5, 2007. In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their knee, unintentionally knocking the key out of the run position, turning off the engine.
If the ignition key inadvertently moves into the OFF or ACCESSORY position, the engine will turn off, which will then depower various key safety systems including but not limited to air bags, power steering, and power braking. Loss of functionality of these systems may increase the risk of crash and/or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. Chrysler sent interim notifications to owners in September 2014. The recall began on October 9, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P41.
Campaign 14V438000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, transfer case (4-wheel drive)May 7, 2013
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.
Campaign 13V175000 on NHTSA.gov
SuspensionJun 19, 2009
ROCK KRAWLER IS RECALLING 44 PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE. THESE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS WERE PRODUCED WITH GRADE 2 CARRIAGE BOLTS INSTEAD OF THE PROPER GRADE 5 CARRIAGE BOLTS. THE IMPROPER GRADE 2 CARRIAGE BOLTS COULD EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF CLAMPING FORCE FOR THE BOTTOM STRUT FORK.
THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF EFFECTIVE LIFT AND LOWERING OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLE, POSSIBLY CREATING THE DRIVER TO PANIC WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
ROCK KRAWLER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15. 2008. ALL THE AFFECTED UNTITS HAVE BEEN REMEDIED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ROCK KRAWLER AT 1-518-270-9822.
Campaign 09E039000 on NHTSA.gov
Exterior lightingApr 7, 2009
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
Campaign 09E012000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/moduleSep 14, 2007
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MAY ALLOW A MOMENTARY DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UP A HILL DURING CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WITH NEW SOFTWARE THAT PREVENTS THIS CONDITION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 07V434000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator moduleAug 8, 2006
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE INFLATOR CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED.
THE AIR BAG MAY NOT INFLATE PROPERLY WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THE WEEK OF AUGUST 2, 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 06V295000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Electrical system, Exterior lighting, May 2, 2013
I DO NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, BUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND THEN WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. I THOUGHT IT HAPPENED WHEN I TURNED MY SIGNAL LIGHTS ON, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CAUSE. I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. EVERY NOW AND THEN, I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND IT TERRIFIES ME THAT SOMEONE WILL THINK I AM FLASHING THEM AND BECOME ANGRY. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG IF THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I PURCHASED AS A ONE PERSON LEASE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP AND WITHIN A YEAR HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I COULD NOT ENTER TRANSMISSION IN THE PARTS SECTION. *TR
Power train, May 2, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE CONTACT COULD ONLY MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER WITH FORCE AND IT WOULD BECOME STUCK BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE GEAR SHIFTER MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Dec 7, 2012
THE GRAND CHEROKEE STALLED AT A LIGHT ON A HILL. RESTARTED IT AND BUT IT BACK IN DRIVE BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK ALMOST ROLLING INTO CAR BEHIND. STALLED 4 MORE TIMES BUT IN PARKING LOTS AND NON BUSY ROADS. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WHERE THEY UPDATED SOFTWARE ON COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. THEN STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THEN PARKED IT IN PARKING LOT AND IT STALLED IN PARK. *TR
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Oct 24, 2012
WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED GEARS AND COASTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL WHILE RPMS SHOT UP TO 3,000. IT THEN SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND PICKED UP SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A DAY OR SO, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF APPROX 3 WEEKS, THIS HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO HAVE IT CHANGE GEARS AND NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND SUDDENLY SPEED UP AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AND BEHIND ME. YOU ESSENTIALLY HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN THAT MOMENT, NOR DO YOU HAVE ANY WARNING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. DRIVERS AROUND YOU ALSO HAVE NO WARNING THAT YOUR CAR WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN OR LUNGE FORWARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY ELECTRONIC SHIFTER MODULE AND HAD IT REPLACED. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, IT WAS NOT COVERED AND HAD TO PAY OVER $900. DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT IF THIS CRITICAL PART FAILS ON SO MANY VEHICLES IT SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL. WHEN THIS PART FAILS, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS. *TR
Power train, Oct 10, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE FROM THE DEALER AND HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.
Power train, Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Feb 20, 2012
MY VEHICLE STARTED ORIGINALLY SLOWING DOWN LIKE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN I REPLACED IT I STILL HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STAYING IN LIMP MODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, RPM RUNNING HIGH AND NOT GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY AFTER SPENDING OVER $1500.00 ON IT. FROM MY RESEARCH I HAVE ARRIVED AT THE ESM TO BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT INDICATING WHAT GEAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO. I HAVE CALLED THE JEEP CORPORATE OFFICE AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A REPAIR WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT THEY STILL DID NOT FEEL THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TO ME THAT ARE JUST AVOIDING THE FACT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE WITH EITHER POOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OR QUALITY OF PARTS. I HAD A 1994 AMIGO THAT I PUT 280,000 MILES ON AND I NEVER ONCE HAD ANY TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THIS IS A 2006 VEHICLE THIS IS THE POOREST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD WITH A VEHICLE. *TR
Power train, Electrical system, Jan 13, 2012
I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSED AND FOUND TO BE THE ESM SHIFTER, AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT CONNECTS THE GEAR SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS SAID TO ME THAT THIS HELPS REGULATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION STAYS IN THE CORRECT GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION STICKS IN A CERTAIN GEAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT THE CORRECT GEAR I AM DRIVING IN. I HAVE FOUND THAT I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, PUT THE VEHICLE AND PARK SO THAT IT CLEARS BEFORE GOING BACK IN GEAR. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THAT PROCESS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK, WHEN THAT HAS NOT WORKED, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. I ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT THAT WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL I WAS GOING UP A HILL SO THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN TO GIVE THE EXTRA BOOST BUT IT DID NOT SHIFT BACK DOWN. I WAS QUICKLY ACCELERATING (ALMOST TO 90 IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS) AND BEING CLOSE TO REACHING 5RPMS I HAD TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FOR IT TO STOP ACCELERATING. DUE TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED IT WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW MECHANICS AND THEY ALL HAVE SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE RECENTLY. WHEN TALKING TO JEEP HEADQUARTERS, THEY STATED THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED AS A DEFECTIVE ITEM. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT NHTSA TO REPORT THIS IN HOPES THAT OTHER HAVE DONE SO SO THAT JEEP IS REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ITEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD, IT HAS BEEN A FAIRLY COMMON ITEM THAT NEEDS REPLACING. *TR
Power train, Jan 12, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION'S ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HOUSING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Power train, Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Oct 14, 2011
WAS GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 40 COMING FROM LITTLE ROCK ARK. JEEP STARTED TO SLOW DOWN PRESSED ON GAS WOULD NOT SPEED UP. THERE ARE SO MANY EIGHTEEN WHEELERS ON THAT INTERSTATE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER. STARTED TO SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DRIVE KICKED IN. I HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE JEEP WITH ME .I CAN NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPEN IF ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS HAD HIT ME IN THE REAR. THIS IS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE FOR RECALL THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2008 MODELS . THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE . I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP.WHEN I MADE IN HOME THIS HAPPENED AGAIN COMING DOWN MY STREET IN HALLS TN. GOT TO MY DRIVE STOP PULLING. PUT IN PARK BACK TO DRIVE MADE IN DRIVEWAY. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF JEEPS NOT ONLY MINE. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR DIES. WHAT DOES IT TAKE!!!!!!! HELP! *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Power train, Aug 12, 2011
WHILE ACCELERATING ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND TRANSMISSIONS SEEMS TO DISENGAGE AND ONLY COASTS. CAR ACTS LIKE IF I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT GEAR SELECTED IS STILL DRIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND ENGINE RESPONDS TO ACCELERATION BUT NO MOVEMENT IS GIVEN BY TRANSMISSION. RPM GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO IDLE. HAD TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PLACE IN PARK, SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE THEN CONTINUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING SITUATION, ALL POWER IS LOST AND NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION IS GIVEN. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN A YEAR TIME SPAN, THIS HAS HAPPENED. STARTED AT ABOUT 50000 MILES. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED REAR END COLLISIONS AS WELL, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT OTHER LESS SKILLED DRIVERS DO ESPECIALLY CARRYING CHILDREN OR PETS VERY DANGEROUS, NEEDS A RECALL OR SB.
Power train, Jul 14, 2011
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT SPEED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. SHIFT LEVER AND INDICATOR REMAIN IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE LOSES MOTIVE POWER. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET REAR ENDED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE BLOGS, I SEE THAT THE SWITCH CONTACTS IN THE ESM (ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE) ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. THE ESM/SHIFTER BEZEL IS A $795 PART FROM CHRYSLER.
Power train, Electrical system, May 19, 2011
AT APPROXIMATELY 78K MILES, VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY START AND THE ONLY SYSTEM THAT WAS OPERATIONAL WAS THE RADIO. I CLEANED AND INSPECTED ALL CONNECTORS THAT I COULD ACCESS, AND PROBLEM APPEARED TO GO AWAY. THEN JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (80K MILES) INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE BEGUN TO APPEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES "STICKS" IN 3RD GEAR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO FUNCTION AND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM ON IT CRASHES THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH THEN BEGINS RUNNING RANDOM SYSTEM ERRORS, AND THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES TURN OFF OR FAIL TO COME ON. *TR
Power train, Apr 18, 2011
STARTING AT AROUND 55,000 MILES WHILE I WOULD BE DRIVING MY JEEP, THE CAR WOULD STOP MOVING BUT THE ENGINE WOULD REV AS I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT MY MECHANICS AS WELL AS A JEEP DEALERSHIP, A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, NOW READY TO GO BACK IN FOR THE 6TH TIME. EACH TIME I AM TOLD THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND A DAY OR 2 LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WHEN I CALL TO LET THE MECHANIC KNOW I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN, I AM THEN TOLD THAT NEITHER THEY NOR THE DEALERSHIP KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND TO BRING IT BACK IN. LEAVING ME WITHOUT A CAR FOR DAYS. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO SPEND THOUSANDS MORE FIXING A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT FIXABLE. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AND FEAR THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING REAR END THE CAR WHEN IS JUST STOPS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF JEEP AND WAS TOLD ONLY "CERTAIN" 2006 JEEPS WERE UNDER RECALL, MINE WAS NOT ONE. ALL I COULD DO WAS MAKE A COMPLAINT. SO I MADE A VERBAL AND NOW WRITTEN COMPLAINT, HOPING SOMETHING GETS DONE. *TR
Power train, Mar 2, 2011
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, JERKED VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR (ALMOST INTO NEUTRAL?) AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GEAR LIGHTS LIT UP AND I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT IT BACK INTO AUTOMATIC. THE DEALERSHIP SCANNED THE CODE & DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BAD SHIFTER CONTROL MODULE. THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE BUT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY NEED REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST FOR PART $747(EXCLUDING $78 IN LABOR). DROVE IT BUT REALIZED THAT IT WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, MANY TIMES ON THE HIGHWAYS TRAVELING AT FAST SPEEDS. ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE PART MALFUNCTIONED WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ROADS WERE SNOW COVERED & ICY. THIS IS A SERIOUS & POTENTIALLY FATAL SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MYSELF & OTHERS ON THE ROAD THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I AM UNCERTAIN AS TO WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PART OR ATLEAST LOOKED INTO IT. I REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPLAINT. ?? THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, YET NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. DOES THERE NEED TO BE A DEATH TO OBTAIN A RECALL? I AM CERTAIN THAT I WILL PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM GENERAL MOTORS IN THE FUTURE IF THERE IS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. *TR
Power train, Feb 8, 2011
WHINING NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE; REMOVED DRIVE SHAFT BETWEEN TRANSFER CASE AND REAR DIFF-FOUND U JOINTS ON EACH END SLIGHTLY TIGHT; HAD NEW U JOINTS INSTALLED (HAD REPLACED BY A CUSTOM SHOP AS JEEP DRIVESHAFTS AND U JOINTS ARE ONE COMPONENT AND COST IN THE $1200 RANGE TO REPLACE)-MY U JOINTS ARE NOW SERVICEABLE AND CAN BE CHANGED AT ANY SHOP; PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER REPAIR, REMOVED TRANSFER CASE-NO PROBLEMS THERE; OPENED UP REAR DIFF AND FOUND PINION BEARING PRE-TENSION HAD BEEN OVERTIGHTENED (MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY AS THIS CASE HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED UP PRIOR TO THIS)-GEARS WERE STILL OKAY BUT BEARINGS SHOWED SIGNS OF STRESS SO CHANGED OUT ALL BEARINGS IN DIFF AND RE-SET PINION TENSION; PROBLEM NOW SOLVED-MY OUT OF POCKET COST - $1300. THIS VEHICLE HAS 53000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Power train, Jan 10, 2011
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON (& GO OFF) REPEATEDLY. ADDITIONALLY, TRANSMISSION WOULD 'JERK' ON DECELERATION JUST BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED (LIGHT DRIVETRAIN HAD TO CATCH UP WITH THE ENGINE). TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. RETURNED SEVERAL DAYS LATER WITH SAME ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK; FINALLY DETERMINED A DAUGHTER-BOARD ON THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND REPLACED ($600). TWO DAYS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO (AFTER 3 DAYS) DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED ($1000 TO REPLACE). REPLACED ENTIRE TCM (WHICH OTHER DEALERS TOLD ME SELDOM IF EVER FAILS). 3 MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM RETURNED. *TR
Power train, Dec 8, 2010
WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS AROUND THE GEAR INDICATORS WILL CIRCLE ALL THE GEARS AND VEHICLE DROPS INTO WHAT FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL AND LOSES POWER. THEN IT WILL RANDOMLY DROP BACK INTO DRIVE. HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE GIVEN WAS LOOSE GROUND WIRE IN TRANNY. DEALER FIXED. 1 WEEK LATER HAPPENED AGAIN AND CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER GOT SAME GROUND WIRE CODE, TOOK APART AGAIN AND WIRE WAS FINE. RESET LIGHT. STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING AND HAS HAPPENED WHEN JUST ENGAGING TO LEAVE OUT OF PARKING LOT THEN 3 TIMES ON HWY AT 55 MPH. VERY SCARY AS DON'T KNOW IF GOING TO GO BACK INTO GEAR OR POWER LOSS WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO REAR END YOU AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CAN'T ALWAYS FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND RE-ENGAGE GEARS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN TODAY TAKING IT BACK IN FOR REVIEW. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATION OR A RECALL? DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A FATAL ACCIDENT TO GET ATTENTION TO THIS DANGEROUS MATTER? I LOVE MY JEEP BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DIE FOR IT!
Power train, Sep 5, 2010
TRANSMISSION FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DASHBOARD SAYS ITS IN DRIVE BUT WHEN YOU REV THE ENGINE ITS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WORKED FINE, BUT ISN'T IT DANGEROUS LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS COMING AT YOU AT FULL SPEED FROM BEHIND? THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE. *TR
Power train, Aug 11, 2010
WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE LIGHTS AROUND THE PND21 WILL CIRCLE ALL OF THE GEARS AND EITHER GO INTO NEUTRAL OR 1ST GEAR ON ITS OWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT, IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD - HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SAID IT NEEDS ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE AT A COST OF $750. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE JEEP THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE A LOT OF THESE SAME 2006 JEEPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID MY JEEP HAS TO MANY MILES 85,000 - BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS TO CALL JEEPS NO MATER WHAT THE MILEAGE - I THINK THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THEY SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT - NOW MATTER HOW MANY MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Power train, Jul 12, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL WERE SERVICED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS SERVICE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200.
Power train, May 10, 2010, crash
2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AFTER STARTING AND PUTTING INTO TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE REVVED AND TOOK OFF WITH OUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, WITH THE LAST INCIDENT LEADING TO A SEVERE CRASH AND INJURY. AFTER THE CRASH AND THE CAR STOPPING THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. THE INCIDENT WAS WITNESSED TWICE BY THE SAME PERSON ASIDE FROM THE DRIVER. *TR
Power train, Mar 29, 2010
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006. WHILE DRIVING CAR WILL FAIL TO CHANGE GEARS. VERY DANGEROUS ON EXPRESSWAY. TRANSMISSION STALLS AT WILL. *CN
Power train, Mar 29, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWNS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PROBLEM EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000.
Power train, Mar 12, 2010
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. IT SEEMS TO DROP OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND HOPE IT WILL KICK BACK IN GEAR. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNER AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS TO HIM AND ALSO ONE OF HIS FRIENDS. I WENT TO EDMUNDS.COM AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY SAID SORRY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED SAFETY PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CAN PROTECT THE AMERICAN CITIZEN FROM THE SALE AND FUTURE USE OF FAULTY AUTOMOBILES. THESE VEHICLE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE ADDRESS BEFORE PEOPLE DIE. THANK YOU. *TR
Power train, Jan 4, 2010
AT A STOP SIGN, SHORT OF THE CROSS WALK, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL CAR IN DRIVE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR SO I CAN TURN RIGHT ON TO THE PRIMARY STREET. REMOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE AND 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE BEGINS TO MOVE BACKWARDS. THE IS NO INCLINE OR DECLINE AT THIS STOP SIGN TO ALLOW FOR GRAVITY TO MOVE CAR. HAD TO RE-APPLY BRAKE, PUT CAR INTO PARK. SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BEFORE PROCEEDING. THIS SAME DIFFICULTY HAS NOW HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND DEALER REPORTS NO MECHANICAL ISSUE EVIDENT TO CAUSE AUTO TO MOVE ON ITS OWN IN REVERSE. YESTERDAY, IN THE OMAHA WORLD HERALD PAPER A STORY APPEARED DESCRIBING AN ACCIDENT WITH A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR