2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS AND INTERIOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 25 MILE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 3 HOURS THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS SOON AS I TURNED LIGHTS ON AT DUSK. IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS THE LIGHTS FLASHED/TURNED OFF 7 TIMES. *TR

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO WITH THE 4.7 V-8, EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHTS UP, FLASHES/ FLUTTER/ FLICKERS, HEAD LIGHT SHUT OFF, RADIO SHUTS OFF, HVAC SYSTEM SHUTS OFF, BUT ENGINE STILL RUNS. CONTINUES TO DO THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY WITH THE PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/JEEP-GRAND-CHEROKEE/T0H6C8UCHKSS6D69G HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FQE0VUMDNZK OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER JEEP MODELS: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=KQVN0IJK3XU SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND KEY LOCK CYLINDER? *TR

ON FEBRUARY 19, 2014 I TOOK MY JEEP IN TO HAVE THE N23 RECALL (REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE) AND AT THIS TIME I HAD 108,960 MILES ON MY JEEP. I REVIEWED THE JEEP FORUMS THAT I BELONG TO AND FOUND THAT MANY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH 4LO WITH IT NO LONGER WORKING AFTER THE N23 RECALL. I THEN CHECKED MY JEEPS 4LO AFTER READING THIS AND MY 4LO IS ALSO NO LONGER WORKING AFTER HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED (109,000 MILES). I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE N23 RECALL.

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN COMPLETELY DUE TO THE COLLAPSE OF STRESS CRACKS IN THE PLASTIC. THE FRACTURE CAUSED A MINOR LACERATION ON MY RIGHT HAND. THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED A FEW DAYS LATER TO THE RIGHT REAR DOOR AND I NOTICED THAT THE REMAINING DOORS HAVE MAJOR STRESS CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACE AND ARE NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. WE MUST OPEN THE WINDOW TO OPERATE THE OUTSIDE HANDLES TO EXIT THE AUTOMOBILE. IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS ALL PASSENGERS ,ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND THOSE UNABLE TO REACH THE OUTSIDE HANDLES QUICKLY, WOULD BE AT SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND TO A CHRYSLER REPRESENTATIVE AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM AND DID NOT OFFER ANY HELPFUL SOLUTION OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE FOUR DOOR PANELS AT MY EXPENSE. I WILL HAVE TO DO THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE HIGH RISK TO MY FAMILY HOWEVER IT IS NOT FAIR THAT A LARGE COMPANY IN THE US CAN IGNORE SUCH A MAJOR SAFETY RISK TO IT'S CUSTOMERS. HOPEFULLY AN ACCIDENT DOES NOT HAPPEN, PARTICULARLY AFFECTING CHILDREN OR SENIORS, BEFORE THEY SERIOUSLY ADDRESS THE DEFECT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND BASED UPON THE NUMBER OF CONCERNS RAISED THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET IT DEFINITELY AFFECTS MANY PEOPLE. I BELIEVE IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NHTSA TO PROTECT US FROM LARGE COMPANIES THAT KNOWINGLY PLACE US IN A SERIOUS SAFETY SITUATION. PLEASE DO WHAT'S RIGHT AND ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL IN ORDER TO KEEP US SAFE. *TR

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE COSTLY REPAIR OF THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS THE REAL DEFECTIVE PART, THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE SOFTWARE, WHICH WAS FINALLY MADE PUBLIC IN 2013. IN EARLY 2010, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE ROADWAY INTO A PARKING LOT. THE DEALER MISTAKENLY DIAGNOSED THE CONDITION AS A DEFECTIVE SHIFTER AND REPLACED IT. AT THE END OF MAY 2011, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

CAR SHIFTED UNINTENTIONALLY INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING, DID THE SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TO HAVE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE REPLACED, IN JANUARY 2013. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL MAY 2013 FOR 2005-2010 CARS, BUT MY VEHICLE BIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO TURN ON AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND UNDER, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL OR FROM DRIVE TO THIRD GEAR BEFORE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. *TR