2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

I BOUGHT THIS JEEP IN MARCH ON 2012 , THEN FEW MONTHS AFTER BUYING IT THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT STOPPED LATCHING UNLESS I DEPRESSED IT TO MAKE IT LATCH THEN A MONTH OR SO LATER THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. BUT SINCE THEN THE SEAT BELT CHIME STARTED GOING OFF AND THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED STAYING ON TOO. AT FIRST YOU COULD UNBUCKLE THE PASSENGERS SEAT BELT AND REBUCKLE AND IT WOULD STOP BUT NOW IF SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT IT DOESN'T STOP. NOW IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER SOMEONE IS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT OR NOT, IT WILL COME ON WITH JUST THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT AND I ALWAYS BUCKLE UP. THE CHIME WILL KEEP GOING OFF FOR A LONG TIME BUT IT WILL EVENTUALLY STOP FOR AWHILE BUT THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL STAY ON BUT IF I STOP AT A LIGHT AND START GOING AGAIN IT WILL START CHIMING AGAIN. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND THE LATCHES IS AGGRAVATING TO HAVE TO DEPRESS THEM TO LATCH THEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES ,. I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH ONE UNTIL NOW AND IT DOESN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM TILL YOUR OUT OF WARRANTY, THEN IT HAS TO COME OUT OF OUR POCKET. MINE IS STILL NOT FIXED... NOT HAPPY THIS IS MY 3RD JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE TO OWN HAVE BEEN WANTING TO GET A 4TH ONE BUT IT MAY DEPEND ON HOW THIS IS HANDLED. IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS SINCE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED GEARS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL WHILE RPMS SHOT UP RAPIDLY TO 3,000. IT THEN SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND PICKED UP SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A DAY OR SO, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO HAVE IT CHANGE GEARS AND NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND SUDDENLY SPEED UP AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AND BEHIND ME. YOU ESSENTIALLY HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN THAT MOMENT, NOR DO YOU HAVE ANY WARNING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. DRIVERS AROUND YOU ALSO HAVE NO WARNING THAT YOUR CAR WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN OR LUNGE FORWARD. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE FOR IT TO WORK. HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHETHER IM GOING 5 MPH OR 65 MPH.. EVEN ON HIGHWAYS. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

THE REAR DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BROKE. IT CRACKED AND THE PROBLEM NOW IS YOU CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $530 OR YOU CAN GET A KIT FOR $150. THE INSTALLATION IS $102. WHY WOULD THERE BE A KIT BEING PRODUCED IF THERE WASN'T A MAJOR PROBLEM? I SPOKE TO CHRYSLER CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS ISSUE ON THE 2005 AND 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. FROM WHAT I HEARD FROM FIELDS IN SANFORD THE DEALER THE MANUFACTURER SOLD INFERIOR PARTS. RIGHT NOW ONLY ONE DOOR IS BROKEN BUT I EXPECT IT WILL HAPPEN TO THE OTHER 3. THAT PARTICULAR DOOR IS RARELY USED SO IT WAS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE ME WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLENOIDS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. *TR

FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS, BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OFF. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. MANY TIMES YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. BUT LATELY, THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A JEEP DEALER TO FIX BUT SINCE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON A ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. IT ALSO MAKES THE CAR UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY OTHERS..... AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK AND THEN DRIVE IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL, POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: THIS HAS BEEN MY SONS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IN 2008. [XXX] WHO WAS AT COLLEGE IN GREENSBORO, NC. [XXX] PHONED ME ONE EVENING, APRIL 17, 2013 AND STATED THAT HIS JEEP WOULD NOT GO OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND NAMED THE ENGINE LIGHT?, ?BAS?, TRACTION CONTROL ETC. HE ALSO STATED THAT ?IT JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING?. HE PARKED THE CAR AND MY HUSBAND/[XXX] CALLED COTTMAN TRANSMISSION IN GREENSBORO THE MORNING OF APRIL 18TH. WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING SHOWED ON THE DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY NEEDED TO TAKE OUT THE TRANSMISSION TO ASSESS. THE COST WOULD BE $450. AFTER TAKING OUT THE TRANSMISSION, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THEY PROCEEDED WITH THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND MY SON PICKED UP THE JEEP ON APRIL 24TH. I PAID $2,185.77. AS COTTMAN STATED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE? WAS THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ANY PART ON THIS JEEP, POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM CLOSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PURCHASED THE 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED (4.7L) NEW FROM DEALERSHIP. IT STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY. USUALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. MOST OF THE TIME WHILE TURNING. IT DOES IT PROBABLY ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE MONTHS, WHICH MAKES IT NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE AT THE DEALERSHIP. IN ADDITION, NO CODES ARE EVER TRIPPED, LEAVING NO PROOF OF AN EXISTING PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE YEARS WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIPS MAINTAINED THAT IF THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, LEAVING IT UNRESOLVED. THE JEEP NOW HAS OVER 100K ON IT (OUT OF WARRANTY) AND IT CONTINUES TO STALL. WHAT I FIND ODD, IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH JEEPS LIKE MINE OVER THE YEARS, BUT ON THE THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WE TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN THE MAIL AND STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DATE THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. *TR