2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Complaints

PULLING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN MY VEHICLE LOST POWER (STALLED OUT). THE LIGHTS FOR PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, AND DRIVE ALL CAME ON AT ONE TIME. LOST POWER FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN CAR STARTING MOVING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES NOT JUST THE ONE DATE LISTED HERE. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME I WAS ACTUALLY PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR WRECK. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO TURN CAR OFF. WHEN I START IT BACK AGAIN IT RUNS FINE FOR A WHILE. EVER SINCE THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING MY AIRBAG LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT HAVE BEEN COMING ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I HAD TO HAVE A SPEED SENSOR CHANGED ON THE TRANSMISSION CAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT THROUGH GEARS COST ME AROUND $800 BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SERVICE CENTER. ARE THESE PROBLEMS ALL RELATED? BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE SELLER (ONE OWNER) WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS UP TO DATE WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR ABOUT 1 1\2 YEARS AGO. IS THERE ANY RECALLS ON ANY OF THE PROBLEMS I LISTED HERE? *TR

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTDED HEMI 5.7L LOADED SAFETY PROBLEM - EACH DOOR HANDLE (4). 1. DRIVER DOOR HAS A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE DOOR HANDLE AREA. 2. REAR DRIVER DOOR LARGE HOLE AND WEAK HANDLE. 3. PASSENGER DOOR HAS LARGE HOLE AND CRACK. 4. REAR PASSENGER HANDLE IS A TOTAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE HANDLE IS BROKEN OFF FROM PANEL WITH A HUGE HOLE (INOPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE). CAN ONLY OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A PREVIOUS PRIVATE OWNER ON OR ABOUT 19 NOVEMBER 2012. THE TWO FORWARD SEAT BELT BUCKLES, AT TIME THE OF PURCHASE WERE ALREADY EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. NEITHER ONE OF THE BUCKLES WOULD ALLOW YOU TO FREELY SNAP IN OR LATCH THE OTHER END OF THE BELT. THE ONLY WAY ONE COULD GET THE BELTS LATCHED WAS TO PRESS IN THE "RED RELEASE BUTTON" ON THE BUCKLE - IT WOULD THEN LOCK IN PLACE AS NORMAL. TO UNLATCH THE BELT, ONE WOULD PRESS THE "RED RELEASE BUTTON AS NORMAL AND THEY WOULD RELEASE. HOWEVER, ONCE IT WAS LOCKED INTO PLACE, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT ON THE DASH PANEL WOULD NOT GO OUT. IT REMAINED ON AND THE CHIMES WOULD CONTINUE TO SOUND AS IF THE BELTS HAD NOT BEEN MATED. EVENTUALLY, THE CHIMES WOULD SHUTDOWN, BUT THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. THE OTHER STRANGE THING IS THAT THE CHIMES WOULD RETURN WHEN ONE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CHIMES WOULD REMAIN ON FOR AN EXTENDED LENGTH OF TIME BEFORE THEY SHUTOFF. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE LOCKING BUCKLE ASSEMBLY ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DID ORDER THE PARTS FROM THE DEALER AND HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE ASSEMBLIES. THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUE WITH THE BELTS SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND THE INFORMATION I HAVE ACCESSED ON THE INTERNET, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. THE CHRYSLER MOPAR PART NUMBER FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS 1CB121D5AB AND IS CALLED, "ASSEMBLY, PRETENSIONER WITH MICROSWITCH". *TR

AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT THREE OF FOUR OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO HAVE BROKEN OFF AND ARE UNUSABLE. THE PLASTIC HANDLES AND THE SUPPORTING DOOR FRAMES ARE ALL CRACKING IN THE SAME LOCATION AND THE HANDLES THEN FALL OFF. THE DEALER JUST TOLD ME THAT THE WARRANTY MAY NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE ?PROBLEM START AFTER 50,000 MILES?, THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO EVEN DISCUSS THE ISSUE, THEY DIDN'T ANSWER PHONE CALLS, EVEN VOICEMAILS, NOTHING AT ALL! FOR ME IT?S MORE THAN OBVIOUS, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT TAKES MORE TIME TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT. JUST THINK ABOUT THIS HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION; YOU'RE WITH THE FAMILY, (WIFE, DAUGHTERS, GRANDFATHER AND GRANDMOTHER), ALL WINDOWS UP, THEN APPEARS SOMEBODY AND HITS YOU, INSIDE THREE OF FOUR HANDLES DIDN'T OPERATES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH SUDDENLY EVERY DASHBOARD WARNINGS LIGHT, IGNITION, RADIO,HEADLIGHTS, ETC. TURNS ON AND OFF. ENGINE STALLS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS EACH TIME THIS OCCURS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. DEALER SAYS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THE SECOND TIME THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE COMPUTER. THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AND IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER ON 2/18/13. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING AND LEVEL GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO AS SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNINGS. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED AND ALL OF THE REMAINING DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

SUDDENLY EVERY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT, A/C, HEADLIGHTS, ETC. TURNS ON AND OFF. DEALER RECOMMENDED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM THE KEY CHAIN (?!) SO THEY KNEW THEN THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT HELPED FOR A WHILE UNTIL SAME THING HAPPENED FEBRUARY 2013, BUT THIS TIME ENGINE STALLED FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND CALLED CHRYSLER. CHRYSLER SAID IT'S GOING TO BE MY PROBLEM UNTIL NHTSA ISSUES OFFICIAL RECALL. DEALER WILL CHARGE ME $360 FOR A NEW IGNITION SWITCH TOMORROW. ALL 2006 JEEP OWNERS - IF YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM - DON'T JUST READ THIS, FILE A COMPLAINT. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO WAKE UP CHRYSLER. *TR

THE LATCH ON THE BACK DOOR MAKES A BUZZ OR A DUCK LIKE NOISE WHEN LOCKS. SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT ALL THE WAY WHEN UNFASTENED. *TR

THE GRAND CHEROKEE STALLED AT A LIGHT ON A HILL. RESTARTED IT AND BUT IT BACK IN DRIVE BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK ALMOST ROLLING INTO CAR BEHIND. STALLED 4 MORE TIMES BUT IN PARKING LOTS AND NON BUSY ROADS. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WHERE THEY UPDATED SOFTWARE ON COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. THEN STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THEN PARKED IT IN PARKING LOT AND IT STALLED IN PARK. *TR