2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ENGAGE IN PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,500.

VEHICLE SINCE 2011 HESITATES AT ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE SO THE ENGINE RPMS ARE UP TO 3.5 BEFORE IT AUTOMATIC LAY SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS HAPPENS A DAILY NOW AND GETTING WORSE. GEARS SEEMS TO AUTOMATICALLY INTO NEUTRAL THEN HANGS THERE WHILE TRYING TO EXCEL. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER LAST YEAR AND RECENTLY TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND ONLINE. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL N23 ON 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN MY MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR BUT MY VEHICLE IS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE SO THIS N23 DOES NOT APPLY. ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THIS RECALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR PULLING OUT OF AN AREA AND YOU ACCEL BUT GO NOWHERE. I NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN2006 I TOOK INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP X 2 FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE MY HEADLIGHTS ARE PROPERLY LINED UP. I CAN NOT SEE THE ROADS AT DARK, I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHTS ON FOR YEARS. I ALSO SEE THAT THE NADA HAS A RECALL ON THE REFLECTORS IN THE HEADLAMPS! BUT CHRYSLER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT RECALL IN MY VEHICLE EITHER. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL TO BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST FOR A 4WD , BUT 2WD ALSO. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKS AROUND THE PLASTIC. MY BACK PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE HAS ACTUALLY COME OFF. I AM CONCERNED FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. ONCE YOU ARE IN THE CAR YOU CANNOT EXIT THROUGH THAT DOOR. I ONLY BECAME AWARE OF THE SITUATION IN DECEMBER 2013. WHEN THE REAR DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF. I CONTACT THE CHRYSLER CORPORATE IMMEDIATELY, AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER WEEKS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH THEY FINALLY AGREED TO PAY ONLY ONE THIRD OF THE TOTAL COST. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT ON THEIR PART, AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% OF REPLACEMENT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

A RECALL (N23) WAS ISSUED (JULY 2013) BY CHRYSLER CORP. TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSFER CASE NOT ENGAGING 4LOW AND / OR SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. ALL THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM. ONCE THE IN-DASH WARNING OF "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM" APPEARS, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. A THIRD APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 17. VARIOUS INVESTIGATING (INTERNET) SUGGESTS THAT MOST THAT HAVE RETURNED THEIR VEHICLES FOR CORRECTION HAVE ALSO NOT BEEN RESOLVED. CHRYSLER CORP. HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO VARIOUS COMMUNICATION FROM MANY JEEP OWNERS AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT COMMUNICATING TO THE FACTORY REGARDING THE MANY COMPLAINTS. I WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND WITH THE RECALL LIABILITY NOT BEING RESOLVED I'M UNABLE TO SELL IT. *TR

AFTER N23 RECALL WAS PERFORMED, MY JEEP WILL NOT ENGAGE IN 4WHEEL DRIVE LO. ON STARTUP IT STATES, "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM". MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 4WD LOW OR INTO NEUTRAL FOR TOWING. CHRYSLER ERROR CODE IS C140F AND IT IS EVEN LISTED IN THE REPROGAM INSTRUCTIONS. I DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO THE N23 RECALL. *TR

AFTER MY GRAND CHEROKEE HAD THE "N23" RECALL PERFORMED ON IT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, THE "SERVICE 4WD" INDICATOR COMES ON AND DISABLES MY TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING. I CLEAR THE CODES AND IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN THE CODES RETURN (C1406, C1405, C140F) DISABLING THE SHIFTING AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH GRAND CHEROKEES ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND ON JEEPFORUM. *TR

I HAD N23 RECALL DONE ON MY JEEP IN 8/2013. I HAVE HAD MY JEEP TO 3 DEALERS 9 DIFFERENT TIMES. SINCE THE RECALL MY 4WHEEL LOW/ NEUTRAL HAS NOT WORKED ON JEEP. I HAVE HAD MY ACTUATOR REPLACED AND THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER REPROGRAMMED MANY TIMES. THE ISSUE WILL FIX FOR A DAY AND THEN BACK TO SAY FAULT CODE. MY SERVICE 4WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I TRY AND ENGAGE IT. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP CORPORATE AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM BUT I DON'T FEEL THEY CARE. THEY HAVE HAD ME TAKING MY CAR TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND EVERYONE SAYS ITS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SAY THEY FIXED IT. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF 800 OR MORE IN GAS, 160 IN DIAGNOSIS FEES, 170 IN TOW BILL FROM ONE DEALER TO ANOTHER, AND 600 FOR ACTUATOR. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY JEEP SERVICED AT JEEP DEALERS AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON TIME. I FEEL THAT THE SOFTWARE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON MY JEEP HAS CAUSED ALL THESE ISSUES. I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OUT OF MY 4WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. MY FIRST RECALL LETTER STATED THAT MY TRANSFER CASE MAY EXPERIENCE A TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR ENCODER ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT RESULTS IN UNINTENTIONAL TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING INTO OR THROUGH THE NEUTRAL POSITION. MY JEEP HAS BEEN SHOWING THE SAME 4WHEEL DRIVE CODE SINCE THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE MY ACTUATOR CAUSE THEY SAID IT WENT BAD AFTER THE RECALL. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF I PAID 51,000 FOR MY JEEP AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. SOMEONE HAS GOT TO DO SOMETHING SO JEEP WILL FIX EVERYONE'S SUV. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THIS SAME POSITION AS ME ITS POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 5 MONTHS AND STILL NO SOLUTION. *TR

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BECOMING NON-OPERATIVE. THE PLASTIC THAT THEY MOUNT TO IS BRITTLE AND CRACKS VERY EASILY RENDERING THE DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE LOW INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) AND WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,831. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND STARTING TO BREAK. CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY INDICATED THAT IT IS ACKNOWLEDGED AS A WEAK COMPONENT AND THAT IN SOME INSTANCES HAS BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF MY CAR, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT AS A WARRANTY ITEM. I EMPHASIZED ON THE SAFETY ASPECT OF PASSENGERS BEING TRAPPED INSIDE MY CAR BUT THEY JUST INDICATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *TR