2006 Jeep Wrangler
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Fuel system is the leading concern among 730 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 26 Wrangler model years with reports.
Of the 2006 reports, 7 involved a crash and 7 involved a fire. 24 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Power train, clutch assembly, pedal/hand lever(motorcycle)Apr 15, 2015
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2006 Dodge Viper and Jeep Wrangler and Liberty vehicles manufactured July 1, 2005, to July 31, 2006. In the affected vehicles, the springs within the clutch pedal position switch that prevents the vehicle from starting unless the clutch pedal is pushed down may break. As a result, the vehicle may not be started when the clutch pedal is pushed down or the engine may crank and start without the clutch pedal being pushed down causing the vehicle to unexpectedly lurch.
If the vehicle unexpectedly moves there is an increased risk of a crash.
Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the clutch ignition interlock switch, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is R13.
Campaign 15V222000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, clutch assemblyMay 3, 2006
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER LINKAGE ROD MAY BREAK. THIS MAY NOT ALLOW DISENGAGEMENT OF THE CLUTCH WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT, INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND ENGINE STALLING COULD OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER LINKAGE ROD FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 06V147000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmissionOct 6, 2005
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 42RLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE CUP PLUG THAT RETAINS THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT MAY BE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. IF THE SHAFT MOVES OUT OF POSITION, THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE 'PARK' POSITION.
IF THIS OCCURS AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND INSTALL A BRACKET TO ENSURE THE PARK PAWL ANCHOR SHAFT IS RETAINED IN THE PROPER POSITION. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 28, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Campaign 05V460000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: steering
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Steering, Equipment, Dec 16, 2008
I'M 2ND OWNER OF AN '06 JEEP WRANGLER. MILES AT PURCHASE: 26521. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AT 27,000 I EXPERIENCED "DEATH WOBBLE" AT 55MPH. TOOK IT IN TO FERMAN OF PLANT CITY DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER. WITHIN LESS THEN 1000 MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO XTREME JEEPS AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP, CITRUS CHRYSLER OF DADE CITY, FL AT ABOUT 28,000 MILES. THEY HAVE HAD IT SINCE 12/08/08. THEY SAY THE TIE RODS AND TRACBAR NEED REPLACEMENT BUT THEY CAN'T GET THE PARTS UNTIL AFTER 12/24/08. I RESEARCH THIS DEATH WOBBLE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT HAPPENS TO MANY, MANY OTHER JEEP OWNERS. YOU JUST NEED TO DO A GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE HOW OFTEN IT HAPPENS. CHRYSLER DO NOT OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THIS UNSAFE PROBLEM EXISTS. THERE IS NO REPORTS OF THIS WHEN I PAID FOR A CARFAX REPORT. THIS IS A VERY, VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO. I AM EXPECTED TO BAIL THESE GUYS OUT WITH MY HARD EARNED TAX MONEY WHILE THEY HIDE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE PRODUCING THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES. I AM NOW PAYING FOR A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS IT IN THEIR LOT WAITING FOR PARTS. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING AND YOU NEED TO LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER. HOW DARE THEM NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REDESIGN STEERING TO MAKE THEM SAFE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AMERICAN MADE VEHICLE AGAIN. CORP GREED WITH UNSAFE PRODUCTS IS SO UN-AMERICAN!!!! *TR
Steering, Oct 17, 2008
DEFECTIVE STEERING DAMPER REPLACED 7/24/2008, 8/5/2008 AND 10/1/2008. SEVER FRONT END WOBBLE AFTER HITTING A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD OR A BUMP WITH A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER. *TR
Steering, Suspension, Oct 5, 2008
I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT ON SEPT 25, 2008. WITHIN ONE WEEK OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED SEVERE WOBBLE (AKA "DEATH WOBBLE") WHILE TRAVELING AROUND 55MPH TWICE. IT HAPPENED WHEN I RAN OVER ROUGH AREAS IN THE ROAD THAT HAD BEEN PATCHED UP POT HOLES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. I HAD TO ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE IT WOULD STOP DO THIS. I FELT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING. AFTER THE FIRST TIME I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM AND THAT MANY, MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE "JEEP DEATH WOBBLE". I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE JEEP IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THEM THEY ACTED AS IF THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER ON THE STEERING BUT I KNOW FROM MY RESEARCH THAT THIS IS JUST A SHORT TIME \"FIX\" AND THAT ALTHOUGH CHRYSLER HAS RECEIVED MANY LETTERS FROM CONSUMERS SUCH AS MYSELF, THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THEIR DESIGN IF DANGEROUS THEREFORE, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO PERMANENTLY FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN CONTACTED X-TREME JEEPS IN TAMPA FLORIDA AND THE OWNER INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY WAY TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM IS TO ELIMINATE THE DAMPER ALL TOGETHER AND INSTALL THE RUGGED RIDGE STEERING KIT WHICH ACTUALLY BRINGS THE MECHANISM BACK TO THE OLDER WAY THE JEEPS WERE MADE BACK WHEN AMC BUILT THEM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE JOB, COSTING APPROX. $330. I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS PLUS THE MONTHLY CAR PAYMENT BUT THEN AGAIN, I CAN\'T AFFORD TO WRECK MY VEHICLE DO TO POOR DESIGN. I LIVE 17 MILES FROM MY JOB AND CAN\'T AFFORD TO GO WITHOUT MY TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE CHRYSLER DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBLE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY JEEP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THEY REPLACED THE DAMPER I HAD TO COME UP WITH $83.63 FOR THE ROTATION/BALANCE OF THE TIRES. NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE BUT MY NERVES ARE SHOT OVER THIS. *TR
Steering, Suspension, Sep 29, 2008
2006 JEEP WRANGLER - EXTREME FRONT END SHUTTER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, USUALLY IN THE AREA OF 55MPH. THE SHUTTER IS SO BAD THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID LOSS OF CONTROL. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT THE PART IS OUT OF STOCK. THEY (JEEP) CALLS IT A SHIMMER, I* SAY IT IS A SHUTTER AND A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Steering, Sep 27, 2008
I BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE IN OCTOBER 2006 AND SINE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END STEERING. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. THE NEXT TIME WE TOOK IT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, A FEW DAY LATER, THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED BALANCING. THE THIRD TIME WE TOOK IT IN THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. WE HAVE NOW DONE BALANCING AND ALIGNMENTS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. WE HAVE REPLACED THE STABILIZER ARM THREE TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE JEEP AND NEED TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE STEERING GETS SO BAD IT ALMOST PULLS THE WHEEL OUT OF YOUR HAND AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALERSHIP STILL SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Steering, Jul 30, 2008
I PURCHASED A PRE OWNED JEEP WRANGLER IN 1/08 AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL JUNE OF THIS YEAR I EXPERIENCE A VIOLENT SHAKING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK ONE DAY AND THOUGHT I HAD BLOWN A TIRE OR HIT GRAVEL ON THE ROAD I CHECKED MY TIRES AND THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE ROAD I WAS BAFFLED IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER AND I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST JEEP DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW STEERING DAMPER BUT THEY WERE ON SHORT SUPPLY (I KNOW WHY NOW) I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR A REPLACEMENT PART TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORTER THEY HAVE REPLACED MY STEERING DAMPER 3 TIMES AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS VIOLENT SHAKING 5 TIMES THEY HAVE RELEASED MY CAR BACK TO ME ASSURING ME IT WAS FIXED. THEY NOW WANT TO PUT A HEAVY DUTY DAMPER ON MY JEEP STATING THIS WILL FIX IT I HAVE CONTACTED A LEMON LAW ATTORNEY AND SHE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM FOR ME SHE FOUND SEVERAL REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS AND TOLD ME THAT THE JEEP TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN SPECIFICALLY STATES HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2006 MODELS IT DESCRIBES IT AS A "SHIMMY" AND THEY ARE TO REPLACE THE STEERING DAMPER ON THE 2007 THEY DESCRIBE IT AS A "RUMBLE" AND GIVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FIX FOR THIS OTHER THAN THE STEERING DAMPER I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP TODAY AND TOLD THEM THEY NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT REPLACEMENT IS FOR THE 2007 BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE DAMPER I AM AT MY WITS END WITH THE VEHICLE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT FOR ONE OF THESE TIMES I MAY ROLL IT AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MYSELF CHRYSLER WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED I HOPE THIS HELPS IN YOUR INVESTIGATION FOR THERE IS SOMETHING DANGEROUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE THANKS MARTI MULHOLLAND *TR
Steering, Jul 18, 2008
MY JEEP WRANGLER WOULD NOT START AT TIMES AND DID IT 4 TIMES ALL TOGETHER. I BOUGHT IT TO FAMILY JEEP IN CHADDS FORD PA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT BECAUSE CHRYSLER LIMITS WHAT THEY CAN DO. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING DAMPENER BREAKING AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD BE TOLD WHEN THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THAT WAS 9 DAY'S AGO AND TODAY I WAS TOLD THAT CHRYSLER DIDN'T HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND ONE GUY HAS BEEN WAITING SINCE JUNE 5TH FOR THE SAME PART SO I SHOULDN'T EVEN COMPLAIN YET. I HAVE JUST PURCHASED THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR OVER$ 2,400.00 AND I FEEL LIKE A FOOL. THIS SAME PART IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE QUADRATEC.COM WEBSITE AND IN THEIR CATALOGS FOR ANYWHERE FROM $40.00 TO $123.00 BUT THEY WON'T EVEN GET IT OR INSTALL IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A MOPAR PART. MY JEEP SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 45 OR MORE AND ALSO SHAKES VERY BAD WHEN BRAKING. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE AND I BELIEVE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *TR
Steering, Jun 5, 2008
2006 JEEP WRANGLER: AT ABOUT 11,500 MILES, I NOTICED THAT A SHUDDER STARTED TO DEVELOP IN MY FRONT END AND WOULD VIBRATE UP THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AT AROUND 45 MPH. IT DOES NOT OCCUR BELOW 40 MPH OR ABOVE 50 MPH. NOW, AT 12,000 MILES, I HAVE A VIOLENT SHUDDER AT 45 MPH, THAT IT FEELS LIKE I'M ABOUT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS MORNING IT WAS SO BAD THAT I HAD TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME. TO ME THIS SEEMS LIKE AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE CALLED MY JEEP SERVICE MANAGER AND I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CALL BACK TO GET MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE. THIS VEHICLE IS 100 % STOCK FROM THE DEALER AND HAS HAD NO MODIFICATIONS, NOR HAS IT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR
Steering, Jan 11, 2008
WHEN WE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY TILL WE SLOW DOWN TO STOP THE SHAKING. *TR
Steering, Feb 27, 2007
PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEN DRIVING OVER 45 MPH. THE FRONT WHEEL MOVE RAPIDLY LEFT AND RIGHT CAUSING A LOT OF VIBRATION ON THE BODY, FRONT SHIMMY. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VIBRATION IS REDUCING THE SPEED OF THE JEEP. *JB
Steering, Electrical system, Jun 19, 2006
TOOK MY 2006 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT RIGHT-HAND DRIVE TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE GARAGE FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT APPROX. 6900 MILES. THEY TESTED ALL THE LIGHTS AND FOUND THAT BOTH MAIN BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING, AND NOT DUE TO BULB FAILURE. THE THIRD LIGHT, ABOVE THE SPARE TIRE, WAS WORKING PROPERLY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY, WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY STEERING COLUMN ELECTRICAL STALK SYSTEM ASSEMBLY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, THOUGH SUCH A BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS CRASH. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAULTY STEERING COLUMN STOCK ASSEMBLY UNDER WARRANTY, AND THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS NOT SAVED. *NM