2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

AFTER 11/2 HOURS HIGHWAY DRIVING. APPROACHING STOP LIGHT THAT WAS RED. DECELERATED, BRAKES. LIGHT TURNED GREEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS AT APPROX 30 MPH. ON ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION, ENGINE FAILED, ALL ELECTRONICS DEAD, NO POWER STEERING. STOPPED VEHICLE, SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION. TURNED IGNITION ON, STARTED ENGINE, DROVE AWAY. *TR

AFTER 2 HOURS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING FOLLOWED BY 20 MINUTES OF BUMPER TO BUMPER CRAWL. DECELERATED AND HIT BRAKES TO MAKE RIGHT TURN AT INTERSECTION. ENGINE FAILED, ALL ELECTRONICS DEAD. STOPPED, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, STARTED ENGINE AND DROVE AWAY. *TR

3 OF 4 DOOR PANELS WITH DOOR HANDLE TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE HAS BROKEN IN SAME PLACE. DRIVER HAS TO GET OUT OF CAR TO OPEN THE 3 DOORS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE NO ONE CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR EXECPT THE DRIVER. THIS IS CAUSED MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE THIN PLASTIC HOLDING THE DOOR MECHANISM. ALSO IF COMPANY (JEEP) DID NOT USE UV PROTECTED PLASTIC THE SUN AND HI TEMPERATURES IN TEXAS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENGINEERING FLAW. THE PLASTIC PIECE HOLDS THE ENTIRE HANDLE IN THE DOOR AND SHOULD HAVE USED A STIFNER TO SUPPROT IT PROPERLY. AS IS IF ACCIDENT WAS TO HAPPEN PASSENGERS WOULD BE STUCK IN VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE GASOLINE CAP. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT AFTER A FEW MONTHS, A CONSTANT CLOUD OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE TAIL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS MIXING WITH THE ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT CONSULTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE LOCAL MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WASN'T COOLING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE WIRING CONNECTOR RESISTOR BEING BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,683.

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

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

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED WITH ONLY 50K MILES AND THE DOOR PANELS ON 2 DOORS SO FAR HAVE BROKEN OUT AND NOW YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD BOTH FRONT DOOR PANELS/HANDLES REPLACED. THE PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES IS VERY THIN AND CHEAP AND BREAKS VERY EASILY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN. IF THESE DOOR HANDLE/PANELS BREAK THEN YOU HAVE NO WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR SAFELY. JEEP DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT IT AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND FOUND OUT THAT IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS JEEP MODEL, ACROSS SEVERAL YEARS MODELS. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE COMPARTMENT AND SERVICE BY JEEP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,785 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,359. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10

MY DAUGHTER WAS HOME THIS WEEKEND AND SAID HER CRUISE CONTROL WAS MESSED UP. WE TOOK A RIDE AND WHEN SHE 'SET' THE CRUISE THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE TILL WE INCREASED SPEED BY AT LEAST 15 MPH. I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG IN SETTING THE SYSTEM. NOT THE CASE. THE CRUISE IS NO LONGER USABLE AND DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MAKING OF ANOTHER TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE BRING THE PROBLEM TO THE FOREFRONT SO SOMETHING GETS DONE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR