2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE RESISTOR MODULE HARNESS TO MELT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS AND NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTERS WERE BURNED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED SINCE THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE DEFECT FOR HIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A FIRE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A PIECE OF PLASTIC NEAR THE HANDLE HINGE WAS BROKEN. WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED THE HANDLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO ITS CORRECT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 09/22/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE HINGE BROKE OFF. UPDATED 09/23/10

1. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. NORMAL USE ....AND WAY LESS USE THAN NORMAL ON SOME INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. 2. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES CRACK, PLASTIC BREAKS, HANDLES GO LIMP, HANDLES FALL OFF. 3. CALLED CHRYSLER. LOOKED FOR RECALL NOTICES FIGURING THIS IS MAJOR IF PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT OF A VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. CAN'T FIND PARTS TO REPLACE MISSING AND BROKEN HANDLES. CHRYSLER WANTS AROUND 500 DOLLARS PER EACH DOOR HANDLE!!!!!!! WITH 12,000 MILE GUARANTEE ONLY (3 MONTHS). *TR

WHILE CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAD TO HIT THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE. NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN, WHEN CRUISE IS SWITCHED TO "ON", ACCELERATION HAPPENS AND I NEED TO HIT THE BRAKE. *TR

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.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS ON VEHICLE WENT OFF. BY FLASHING THE LIGHT SWITCH TO WHAT WOULD NORMALLY TURN ON THE BRIGHTS, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON, REGULAR STRENGTH (NOT THE BRIGHTS). THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT NIGHT, SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

DRIVING 65 MILES PER HOUR ON FREEWAY. ENGINE STALLED, AND FRONT DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. POWER STEERING WAS OFF AND BRAKES WERE OFF AS WELL. WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED, STARTED UP WITHOUT AN ISSUE. *TR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: DURING THE DUSK\TWILIGHT HOURS ALL THE SYSTEM LIGHTS BEGIN TO 'BLINK\FLASH' OFF AND ON AS IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FLASH ON AND OFF. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING 'DUSK OR TWILIGHT' HOURS. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. AT COMPLETE DARKNESS, IF I APPROACH A LIGHTED PARKING LOT OR ESTABLISHMENT IN ABOUT 3 TO 4 MINUTES THE LIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. MY THOUGHT IS SOME LIGHT DIMMING SENSOR. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO ISSUES\ERROR CODES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. *TR

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, HITTING OVER 4,000 RPM'S. DECELERATE AND CANCEL DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE TO USE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ONCE IN THE PAST, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID OR A FLUKE. THEN IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND BEGINNING 6/6/10, I DISCOVERED IT NOW DOES IT EVERY TIME AND I AM NO LONGER USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR