2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE OCCURRED THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY START TO FLASH, AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING SYSTEM LOSES POWER, AND SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER FLUCTUATES ERRATICALLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SO OFTEN, WITHOUT WARNING. THOUGHT IT WAS THE REMOTE STARTER, BUT THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING WITHOUT USING THE REMOTE STARTER. IT APPEARS THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. DEALER STATES THEY "THINK" IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION, KEY, ? WHAT THAT KNOW. THEY ASKED ME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RELATED TO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" AND IF THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IT DOES NOT LOSE POWER, BUT SIMPLY LIGHTS FLASH AND IT IS SCARY. ONE TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON UNTIL I PULLED OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT VERY SCARY WHEN IT DOES. HOPING THIS DOESN'T LEAD TO A MORE DANGEROUS ISSUE.... JEEP NEEDS TO GET ON THIS ISSUE AS MINE IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT! *TR

I RECENTLY HAD THE SAFETY RECALL N23 / NHTSA 13V-175 / REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE; PERFORMED ON MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (LAST EIGHT DIGITS ARE VIN # [XXX]). JEEP ADVISED THAT THE ?ABOVE VEHICLES MAY UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER.? THEREFORE DURING THE RECALL THE COMPUTER WAS RE-FLASHED TO RESET THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE, WHEN THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED MY JEEP AS MANY OTHERS ((JUST CHECK THESE LINKS > HTTP://WWW.AUTOWEEK.COM/ARTICLE/20140221/CARNEWS/140229945 OR HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/N23-RECALL-ISSUE-NO-4-LOW-1561787/ )) WILL NOT GO INTO 4WD LOW OR COMPLETE NEUTRAL, AT ALL. THERE IS NO DOUBT AMONG LOGICAL THINKING PEOPLE THAT TO RE-FLASH THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE WILL INFLUENCE THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE AND IN THIS CASE IN A NEGATIVE MANNER. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER (EGOLF MOTORS IN BREVARD, NC) WHO PERFORMED THE FLASH AND THEY ADVISE THEY ARE WAITING ON JEEP TO DECIDE HOW TO REPAIR THE PROGRAM. JEEP CORPORATION ADVISES THEY ARE WAITING ON THE DEALER; IT IS JUST THE OLD RUN AROUND. PLEASE ASK THE JEEP CORPORATION TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY, TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND LET US KNOW WHO ARE WAITING THAT THEY WILL IN FACT DO IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER DOING THE SAFETY RECALL N23 FOR THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005-2010, A MONTH LATER THE 4X4 LOW DON'T ENGAGED ANYMORE, AND "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT ON, WHEN YOU PULL THE 4X4 LOW SWITCH. I'VE BEEN READING A LOT ON THE WEB AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO ALL THE PEOPLE AFTER DOING THE RECALL SERVICE. I'M FROM CARACAS VENEZUELA. *TR

EVENT LOG: 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 9/9/13 79337 MILES DID RECALL N23 REPROGRAM OF FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE 9/26/13 80245 MILES CODE C1405. SERVICE WRITER FALVIN C HAUDHARY SAID THIS FAULT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL REPROGRAM. NEW TRANSFER CASE MOTOR TO COST $760.00. COST TO DIAGNOSE WAS $135.00 10/3/13 80526 MILES MY LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED TRANSFER CASE MOTOR $490.00 + $105 LABOR. STILL NO WORK. 10/7/13 & 10/8/13 80856 MILES, AFTER RECALL FIX FDCM CODE C140F IS ACTIVE ' DEALER PERFORMED CODE ERASURE 12/6/13 85,085 MILES, SERVICE WRITER [XXX] CHECKED WIRING AND INSTALL OF T-CASE MOTOR. 2 CODES C1405 & C140F ' WANT TO REPLACE MOTOR AND RETEST. MOTOR ON BACK ORDER. 12/27/14 CALLED CUSTOMER CARE, THEY STARTED A FILE CARE# . NEW ACTUATOR SHOULD BE IN 3/21/14. THEY OFFERED ME A FREE OIL CHANGE. CASE MANAGER TO CALL ME 12/28/14 HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE - CHECK THE INTERNET UNDER N23. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO OUR GRAND CHEROKEE BEGAN HAVING RANDOM ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE FIRST SYMPTOMS TO APPEAR WERE WITH THE DASH BOARD PANEL AND VEHICLE GAUGES. SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAGE WOULD BOUNCE BACK AND FORTH TOGETHER FROM 0 TO 75% BACK TO ZERO...WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES, THE ODOMETER DOES NOT RECORD MILEAGE. THE DOOR LOCKS AND FRONT WINDOWS DON'T OPERATE. THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SPORADICALLY TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT BEING IN THE VEHICLE. THE STEREO WILL SHUT DOWN. TURN SIGNALS WILL "STICK" IF THEY ARE BEING USED WHEN VEHICLE HAS IT'S ISSUE. LOSS OF POWER HAS ALSO HAPPENED. ON A FEW OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, ONE TIME FOR 3 DAYS. BATTERY TESTED GOOD AT THE SHOP. WITHOUT DOING A THING, DAY #4 IT STARTED FINE. WHEN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ACTS UP LOSS OF MAJOR CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY OCCURS. OBVIOUS RESULTS OF THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE FREEWAY DON'T NEED MENTIONING. ONLINE COMPLAINTS IN THE HUNDREDS YET JEEP HAS "NO CLUE"? UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISSUE WILL ULTIMATELY CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON CALIFORNIA STATE ROUTE 20 EASTBOUND IN THE CURVES PAST THE OMEGA REST STOP, AT 6:00 AM, WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND SEVERAL SECONDS LATER ILLUMINATED AGAIN, THEY WHEN OUT AGAIN AND ILLUMINATED A THIRD TIME, AT WHICH POINT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR SHUT OFF. IT WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EVENT. I WAS ABLE TO FLICK THE STEERING WHEEL HEADLIGHT CONTROL AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BECAUSE I WAS IN A CURVE SECTION OF A MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, A PULL OUT WAS A QUARTER MILE AHEAD AND I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I CALLED AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY DISPATCHED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW THE CAR BACK TO GRASS VALLEY/NEVADA CITY. TWO WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON THE DASH UNTIL THE LIGHTS WERE TURNED OFF AND THE CAR TOWED. A LIGHT ON THE UPPER RIGHT WITH A CAR AND A SWAG AND A LIGHT IN MIDDLE. ABS ? AT THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THEY FOUND NO CODES TO INDICATE ANY TYPE OF FAILURE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN SINCE TO MAGNUSSEN'S JEEP DEALER IN AUBURN, CALIFORNIA AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DETECT ANY PROBLEM. A SIMILAR EVENT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND IN 2008 APPROXIMATELY AND THE REPAIR FACILITY WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. I HAVE WORKED IN TRUCKEE, CA AND HAVE COMMUTED TO WORK SINCE 2001 ON THIS ROAD IN SEVERAL VEHICLES( (INCLUDING TWO OTHER JEEPS). I HAVE NEVER HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT AND I BELIEVE IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN THE REPAIR FACILITY WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM, MY HUSBAND AND I BEGAN LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS AND BELIEVE THAT OUR INCIDENT IS NOT UNIQUE AND REFLECTS A SUBSTANTIAL DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR COMPOUND LOW GEAR HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE LAST RECALL WAS PERFORMED AT THE JEEP DEALER IN ROSEVILLE, CA

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP AND IT WAS FINE THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS THEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN THE DASH JUST STARTED FLASHING I LET IT GO THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AGAIN A COUPLE DAYS LATER SO I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES ONE PERSON SPENT OVER $2000 IN REPAIRS BUT NEVER FIXED THE ISSUE ONE PERSON FOUND THE ISSUE BEING THE IGNITION SOLENOID AND LOCK IN IT I JUST WANT THE ISSUE FIXED IF ITS HAPPENING TO THIS MANY PEOPLE MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.LJ

I HAD THE N23 RECALL DONE ON MY JEEP AND IT NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 4 LOW. CHRYSLER ISNT PUTTING OUT A REAL FIX TO THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY CREATED. *TR