2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE POCKETS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRACTURES BEGAN AT A SCREW LOCATED ON THE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS PANELS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 60 TO 80 MPH. HE STATED THAT THE RMPS INCREASED FROM 2,000 TO 4,000. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULAR TWICE. HE STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULAR WAS CHANGED TWICE TWO YEARS AGO AND THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2011. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE LAST FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUPLICATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AND IT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,858. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

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

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH ON AUGUST 1, 2009 AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE, THOUGHT I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENTIRE JEEP STARTING VIBRATING AND AWFUL BEATING AND BANGING NOISES AND TOTALLY LOST POWER. HAD TO COAST TO STOP ALONGSIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. FOUND VALVE SPRING BROKE AND TOTAL ENGINE LOSS IN 3.7 L V-6 ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. CHOSE TO REPLACE WITH JASPER ENGINE FOR WARRANTY. ENGINE REPLACED AND RECEIVED JEEP BACK ON AUGUST 20, 2009. ON JANUARY 31, 2011 LEAVING DRIVEWAY OF PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND JEEP STARTING SHUTTERING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND STALLED OUT AFTER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TOWED TO MECHANIC. 17 MONTHS INTO A 36 MONTH WARRANTY WITH 20,000 MILES ON THIS ENGINE, VALVE SPRING BROKE CAUSING ENTIRE ENGINE DAMAGE. JASPER IS REPLACING THIS ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO JASPER, THEY HAVE REPLACED THREE ENGINES IN LAST THREE MONTHS DUE TO VALVE SPRING BREAKAGE. VALVE SPRING HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED. AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT UPDATE WITH NEWER STRONGER VALVE SPRING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC ON ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED AND THE REAR DOORS WERE UNABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH ONLY 60,234K MILES AND THE DOOR PANELS ON 3 OF THE 4 DOORS SO FAR HAVE BROKEN OUT JUST WITH THE NORMAL USE, INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CRACK, PLASTIC BREAKS,HANDLES GO LIMP AND HANDLES FALL OFF. THE PLASTIC PANEL COMPONENTS ARE FRAGILE AND CHEAP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME ESPECIALLY WITH TWO CHILDREN OF 1 AND 12 YEARS OLDS BECAUSE IN AN EVENT OF FIRE OR AND ACCIDENT THE BOYS CAN NOT GET OUT FROM INSIDE THE CAR DUE THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLES. CANT FIND PART TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES BECAUSE THE COMPLETE DOOR PANEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST FOR EACH OF ONE ARE MORE THAN 500.00 DOLLARS AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE LABOR COST. I HAVE CALL CHRYSLER JEEP AND THEY OFFER NO RECALL OR SOLUTION FOR THIS SERIOUS MATTER. *TR

THE PLASTIC AROUND MY INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND SHATTERED IN MULTIPLE PLACES CAUSING THE DOOR HANDLE TO BE HELD ON JUST BY THE CABLE IT IS ATTACHED TO. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 4 BAD DOOR HANDLES. INTERIOR DOORS THE PLASTIC FRAME AROUND THE HANDLES IS BROKEN ON ALL 4 DOORS, DOOR HANDLES BECOME FLIMSY WITH NO SUPPORT CAUSING A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN A DOOR. IN AN ACCIDENT, FIRE, ANYTIME THE DOOR NEEDS OPENED, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR FAILURE WHEN THE HANDLE BREAKS. IT HAD ALREADY FAILED TO OPEN ONCE. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN RIDE IN MY CAR BECAUSE IF THEY NEEDED TO GET OUT IN A HURRY, THEY COULD BE STUCK OR WORST KILLED. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL AND $800.00 A PANEL TO REPLACE. RIDICULOUS. THERE ARE COMPLAINTS AND BLOGS ALL OVER THE NET FOR THE SAME THING. WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO MAKE. *LN

PARKED IN DRIVEWAY GRAND DAUGHTER PULLED ON DOOR HANDLE AND IT BROKE INTO PIECES. CALLED JEEP DEALER TO GET REPLACEMENT (NOT WARRANTED)DOOR HANDLE,HAVE TO REPLACE HOLE DOOR PANEL. *TR