2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

MY JEEP HAS CONSTANT FLICKER OF DASH LIGHTS AND ACTING LIKE IT IS GONNA STALL . CAN'T HAVE RADIO ON IF LIGHTS ARE ON OR AIR IF LIGHTS ARE ON BECAUSE I GET THE FLICKER AND FEELING OF STALLING.WHEN I CALLED DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN FOR A CHARGE OF 100.00 $ AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. REALLY..ITS GETTING TO BE A PIECE OF CRAP THAT WE GET BLOWN OFF ABOUT THIS! *TR

I LOSE ALL LIGHTS, INSTRUMENTS, GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD. CAR STILL RUNS BUT I HAVE NO ODOMETER, LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING. I USUALLY PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE I RESTART IT, IT USUALLY DOESN'T HAPPEN FOR AWHILE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN CLEAR OUT. I'VE HAD IT CHECKED BEFORE AND THE CODES COME UP AS "COMMUNICATION ERROR" BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT ERROR. HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 2011 BUT HAS NOW REACHED THE STAGE WHERE THE CAR WON'T START. *TR

WHILE IN A LINE OF CARS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN I REACHED MY TURN AT THE SIGN. WHEN I STOPPED THE ENGINE JUST DIED AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKED. AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK AND TURNING THE KEY THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. AS WITH OTHERS I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ATTACHED TO MY KEY AND ALSO MY KNEES ARE NOT ABLE TO HIT THE KEY. THE ROAD LEADING TO THE STOP SIGN IS SOMEWHAT ROUGH AND IT IS POSSIBLE I HIT THE KEY WITH MY HAND. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD AT NIGHT APPROACHING A 4 WAY TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. SUDDENLY THE ELECTRIC, LIGHTS, GAUGES, STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY JEEP BEGAN FLICKERING AND SPASMING LIKE MY JEEPS ENTIRE ELECTRIC SYSTEM WAS HAVING SEIZURES AND WAS SWITCHING POWER ON AND OFF. TO THE CARS AHEAD OF ME IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS FLASHING MY LIGHTS AND THE CARS BEHIND ME AS IF I WAS TURNING MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF RAPIDLY. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY JEEP CONTINUED TO SPASM AND FLICKER ON AND OFF. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SIT IN HOPES THAT THIS ISSUE WAS A ONE TIME ELECTRICAL GLITCH AND ALSO BECAUSE I COULDN'T SAFELY DRIVE IT IN THIS CONDITION. I EVENTUALLY STARTED MY VEHICLE AGAIN AND BEGAN TO DRIVE THINKING IT WAS ALRIGHT. WITHIN MINUTES IT BEGAN DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. MY VEHICLE HAS CONTINUED TO RANDOMLY EXHIBIT THIS BEHAVIOR ALONG WITH ADDITIONALLY ALL THE GAUGE LIGHTS AND SOUNDS BLINKING AND CHIMING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AT A TIME. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO BE IN THE VEHICLE. I ONLY HAVE MY IGNITION KEY ON THE KEY RING BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY IGNITION SWITCH IS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE EVEN WHEN INITIALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT STALLED AGAIN. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ESP, ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 78 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COAST OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE BRAKES HESITATED WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,448.

THE WINDOW REGULATORS NEED TO BE RECALLS. THE FIRST ONE TO GO WAS THE DRIVERS WINDOW REGULATOR. COST OVER $500.00 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. THE PLASTIC PART IN THE REGULATOR BROKE AND THE WINDOW WENT DOWN IN THE DOOR. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO ORDER THE PART ON LINE FOR $200 AND FIX IT HIMSELF. THE SECOND WINDOW REGULATOR TO GO WAS THE DRIVERS REAR PASSENGER WINDOW. AS I WAS DRIVING THE WINDOW KEPT INCHING DOWN. HAD TO STOP 3 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME TO PULL THE WINDOW UP SO IT WOULDN'T FALL INTO THE DOOR,TAPED IT UP TILL I GOT HOME. AGAIN THE WINDOW REGULATOR SOMETHING BROKE INSIDE THE PART. ORDERED ANOTHER REGULATOR ON LINE AND HAD TO HAVE MY HUSBAND FIT IT. IF YOU GO TO CARCOMPLAINS.COM YOU WILL SEE MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WENT TO PULL OUT AND THE MOTOR WAS DEAD. I JUST DRIFTED INTO THE INTERSECTION. PUT ON THE BRAKE, TURNED THE KEY & THE MOTOR STARTED. MY KNEE MUST HAVE BUMPED THE KEYCHAIN AND APPARENTLY IT TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING WHEN I TRIED TO PULL OUT, OTHERWISE I WOULD'VE BEEN T-BONED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I WILL BE GOING AT ANY SPEED AND MY JEEP WILL JUST DIE OR SPIT AND SPUTTER LIKE ITS NOT GETTING GAS THEN THE RPM GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO ALL THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION AND IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SO YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME THE VALVE BODY SOLENOID WAS BAD. IF YOU SEARCH ANY OF THIS ONLINE YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS UP DEAD!! *TR

REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT CONTINUALLY RETRACTS TOO FAR AND IS INOPERABLE - THE SYSTEM IS INTERLOCKED WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REPAIR SAFELY. SEAT IS NOT USABLE AND IS UNSAFE. THIS ALSO THE ONLY SEAT BELT THAT CAN BE USED FOR CHILD-SAFETY SEATS. *TR

THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING, THEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE JEEP JUST LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE JEEP'S BRAKES LOCKED UP AND LOST POWER AND THIS IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE ALARM AND RESULTED WITH THIS COMPLAINT. I WILL NOT WAIT FOR A SECOND TIME THAT THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES LOCK UP AND TURNS ITSELF OFF AT A MORE DANGEROUS HIGHWAY SITUATION ON A BUSY TRAFFIC AND CERTAINLY NOT PUTTING MY FAMILY AT THIS TYPE OF RISK WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. [XXX], A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FROM JEEP THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO ADVISED THAT CHRYSLER COULD POSSIBLY ISSUE A RECALL IF ENOUGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED FROM NHTSA. AM I REALLY SUPPOSED TO WAIT UNTIL MY FAMILY GETS INJURED BEFORE SOMETHING GETS DONE WITH THIS KNOWN ISSUE? THE DASH LIGHTS/GAUGES ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING AND JEEP HAD BEEN CONTACTED A FEW YEARS BACK TO NO AVAIL. I ALSO ADVISED [XXX] (JEEP REP) ABOUT ALL FOUR HANDLES BREAKING AT THE SAME TIME. I HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE TO LET MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND GET OUT OF THE BACKSEAT. THESE HANDLES SHOULD NOT BREAK AT ALL DUE TO IT'S NORMAL USE AND PURPOSE. I REQUEST YOUR DEPARTMENT TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND AVOID ANY INJURIES THAT THIS DEFECT COULD CAUSE. THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

A LOT OF PEOPLE ON JEEP FORUMS HAVE BEEN REPORTING THEIR JEEPS SHOWING A "TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT" MESSAGE IN DISPLAY AND VEHICLE NOT TURNING OVER. IS THERE A WAY NHTSA CAN LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF JEEP NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL? THIS HAS NOW CAUGHT UP TO ME, AND I AM HAVING NEVER ENDING ISSUES WITH MY JEEP, AND ALL THAT JEEP SAYS IS SORRY YOU'RE OUT OF WARRANTY....; I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER SINCE 2006, HAVE ABOUT 130K MILES, BEEN THROUGH 3 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, 2 EXHAUSTS AND MOST RECENTLY A TRANSMISSION REBUILD, THAT WAS DONE 4 MONTHS AGO, NOW I AM HAVING THIS ISSUE... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V252000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE). HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PAM

AFTER 4+ YEARS OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, STILL NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THE DOOR HANDLES OF MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STARTED CRUMBLING AND CRACKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AT ABOUT 38,000 MILES. A YEAR AGO, THE FIRST DOOR HANDLE SIMPLY BROKE OFF AMONGST SHARDS OF PANELING AROUND IT, MAKING THE DOOR INOPERABLE. TODAY, THREE OUT OF FOUR PANELS HAVE DESINTEGRATED AROUND THE HANDLES TO THE POINT WHERE THEY ARE INOPERABLE AS WELL, EFFECTIVELY TRAPPING SOMEONE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IF I DARED TO TO HAVE PASSENGERS AND GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS HANGING BY A THREAD. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CLIENTS ANYMORE DUE TO LIABILITY ISSUES AND THE DANGER THAT STEMS FROM THIS AWFULLY POOR DESIGN AND QUALITY. I HAVE READ 100S OF TESTIMONIALS TO THIS AVAIL FROM OTHER JEEP OWNERS AND THIS GRAVE SAFETY ISSUE PERSISTS AND IS ALIVE AND WELL WITHOUT ANY OFFICIAL PUSH FOR REMEDIATION. THE DEALERS WANT ALMOST $3000 TO REPLACE THEIR SHODDY AND DANGEROUS DOOR PANELS. PLEASE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AFTER YEARS OF COLLECTING DATA ON THIS ISSUE, SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. THESE FAULTY DOOR PANELS ARE TURNING THE VEHICLE POTENTIALLY INTO A DEATH TRAP FOR ANYONE INSIDE... *JS

CAR WILL POP OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 60MPH. CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY ME SINCE IT HAD 9000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR. DESINTEGRATING DOOR PANELS, ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL IN TRAFFIC, WHAT NEXT. CHRYSLER MAINTAINS THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THESE KNOWN SAFETY HAZARDS. CRAZY. UPDATED 2/25/2015*JS

I HAVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (2006). OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY HAD PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER STARTUP. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOSS OF GAUGES, FLASHING LIGHTS IN DASH, WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE TRACTION CONTROL OR BRAKES KICKING IN AND THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING? WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING I THOUGHT MAYBE THE COMPUTER HAD BEEN VIBRATED OR JOSTLED AND HAD A GLITCH. OVER TIME IT WOULD GO AWAY AND 6 MONTHS OR SO LATER HAPPEN AGAIN! I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING, IE CHANGING PARTS AND TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEMS TO NO AVAIL. I THOUGHT I HAD THIS NARROWED DOWN TO A RUSTED CONNECTION FROM A GROUND WIRE CONNECTED TO THE BLOCK.....WRONG AGAIN! THIS MORNING I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE JEEP AND WAS TAKING A LEFT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. I CLEARLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THE TURN, BUT AS I WAS TURNING IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE KICKING IN MID TURN WITH A CAR COMING RIGHT AT US! I MADE THE TURN PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL MY GAUGES WERE DEAD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ONLY THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS VISIBLE. I HAVE READ ON MANY JEEP RELATED FORUMS, THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY HAPPENING TO MY JEEP BUT MANY OTHERS! WHILE READING I HAVE NOTICED ONE THING. IN MANY CASES THESE PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED BY REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH! AFTER READING THIS I FURTHER RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AGAINST RECALLS. I FOUND THAT, ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NY TIMES, USA TODAY AND FORBES, CHRYSLER IS

CHRYSLER ISSUED A N23 RECALL NOTICE DUE TO CRACKING CIRCUIT BOARDS IN THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR (VEHICLE MAY INADVERTENTLY SHIFT IN TO NEUTRAL). PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF THIS RECALL MY VEHICLE WAS CAPABLE OF ENGAGING 4LO. AFTERWARDS (IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT) THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT SHIFT. EACH ATTEMPT WOULD RESULT IN A "SERVICE 4XD SYSTEM" AND WOULD TRIGGER A C140F TROUBLE CODE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL FLASH TO BE THE ISSUE. FROM JEEP FORUMS I HAVE FOUND MYSELF TO BE ONE OF HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE THAT ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE. THIS RECALL IS IN ESSENCE A SOFTWARE WORK-AROUND FOR A HARDWARE ISSUE. THIS RECALL IS OBVIOUSLY A CHEAP ATTEMPT AT FIXING A COSTLY ISSUE OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS WITH NEW. AS A CONSUMER I EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUES (SUCH AS WHAT N23 ATTEMPTS TO DO). HOWEVER, IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN DOING SO TO DAMAGE THE VEHICLE FURTHER OR RENDER SYSTEMS INOPERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A BUMPY ROAD, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN THE CONTACT'S KNEE STRUCK THE IGNITION KEY. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT SUGGESTED THAT THE CONTACT REMOVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE IGNITION KEY FROM THE KEY RING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANK AND CAM SHAFT SENSORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED A THIRD TIME AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS AFTER THE LAST REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500. UPDATED 8/19/14*CN UPDATED 09/3/2014 *JS

I BOUGHT THE JEEP IN FEB. 2013 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF AND EVERYTHING WENT DEAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 2 DOZEN TIMES SINCE, SOMETIMES GOING FAST AND SOMETIMES GOING SLOW OR PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION. THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A FACTOR THAT CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

RANDOM INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP WITH ALL INDICATORS AND GAUGES GO TO ZERO VALUE. I RECORDED ON MY CELL PHONE ONE INCIDENT. I HAD ONE CASE THAT JEEP STALLED AT SAME TIME OF INCIDENT, AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH LOCAL DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN ANY ERROR CODE. I CALLED CHRYSLER ON ONE INCIDENT AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO KNOWN PROBLEMS REPORTED ON MY VEHICLE. DEALER SAID TO RETURN NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS BUT I AM ALWAYS NOT IN A CONVENIENT PLACE AND THE DASHBOARD WILL RETURN TO NORMAL STATUS AFTER SOME TIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

IF THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION SHAKE JUST SLIGHTLY, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH FLICKER ON/OFF, ENGINE CUTS OUT AND COMES BACK ON. I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 12/08 AND STILL HAPPENS. I CAN ONLY HAVE 1 CAR KEY IN IGNITION SO NOTHING HAPPENS BUT STILL DOES EVERY SO OFTEN. *TR

WHILE TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AT LOW SPEED, MY KNEE BRUSHED THE KEY CHAIN/KEY AND IGNITION TURNED OFF WHILE STILL IN DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED ONCE MORE IN THE LAST MONTH IN A SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCE, BOTH LUCKILY AT LOW SPEED IN EMPTY PARKING LOTS. HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK AND RESTART ENGINE TO REGAIN POWER/CONTROL. *TR

ON AT LEAST 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE ABOUT 2009, MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS SUDDENLY AND LOST POWER AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-40 MILES PER HOUR. THERE IS NO REASON THAT I CAN CONFIRM CAUSES THIS AND I'M NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE DEFECT. I'VE REPORTED IT TO PEARSON (DEALER) AND THEY INDICATED THEY CAN'T HELP WITH AN ISSUE THAT CAN'T BE DEMONSTRATED OR DUPLICATED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LOSE ALL POWER, EVEN AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED TO FIND THE ROOT CAUSE. I CAN CONFIRM THAT IT DEFINITELY OCCURS. IN ADDITION, IT'S REPORTED THAT STARTING A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MAY RESULT IN SUDDEN, UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OR MOVEMENT FORWARD, EVEN WHEN IN PARK. CAR POOL AUTO WASH PUSHES EVERY JEEP PRODUCT OUT OF THE WASH TUNNEL BY HAND TO AVOID STARTING THE VEHICLE FOR THIS REASON THEY EXPLAINED. WHILE SUDDEN ACCELERATION HAS NEVER OCCURRED TO ME, THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH EVIDENCE THIS MAY WARRANT FURTHER INVESTIGATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE FROM PITTSBURGH, PA TO YORK, PA WITH MY WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE FRIDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 70-75 MPH IN THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I NOTICED I HAD LOST ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, AND ALL OF MY INTERIOR LIGHTS HAD TURNED OFF. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF. THIS EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS A TON OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED FOR ENOUGH TIME TO SAFELY DRIFT MY CAR INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND EVENTUALLY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE PULLED OVER, I HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING MY VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO SHUT IT OFF, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAITED ABOUT 5 OR SO MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I STAYED IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE THE REST OF THE TRIP AND EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION SAFELY. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE RIVERS CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE IN PITTSBURGH, PA. .I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE "WIRE CONTROL MODULE". WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS IN THE NEWS REGARDING CHRYSLER AND GM IGNITION SWITCHES, I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS WAS A DEFECT IN JEEP AS WELL. THE EXPERIENCE I HAD WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I HOPE OTHERS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED CUTS OFF AND I LOSE ALL POWER. I AM ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY AN ACCIDENT HAS NOT OCCURRED YET. THIS INTERMITTENTLY OCCURS AND HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES SINCE MARCH 2014. *TR

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A NOISE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A BEARING PROBLEM. WHILE IN THEY INDICATED THAT AN INTERNAL TRANSFER CASE SEAL WAS LEAKING. I AM BEING TOLD THAT TYPE OF FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. IF UNNOTICED COULD CAUSE A FAILURE. *TR

IN DECEMBER MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP INSTALLED SAFETY RECALL N23 CODE. FIVE DAYS LATER I TOWED MY JEEP BEHIND MY MOTORHOME TO FLORIDA IN NEUTRAL/TOW MODE. WHEN I ARRIVED I COULD NOT GET MY JEEP OUT OF NEUTRAL MODE...MESSAGE "REPAIR 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM". I WENT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AT THE COST OF $600.00. WHEN WE GOT READY TO LEAVE FLORIDA IN APRIL I COULD NOT GET THE JEEP TO GO INTO NEUTRAL/TOW MODE...SAME MESSAGE. I WENT BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP... THIS TIME THEY TESTED THE MOTOR AND RESET THE CODES...I WAS ABLE TO GO INTO TOW MODE. NOW IN MAY AS WE WERE HOOKING UP TO GO CAMPING I COULD NOT GO INTO TOW MODE..SAME MESSAGE AGAIN. THERE ARE MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AFTER INSTALLING N23. I BELIEVE THAT THE REASON THIS TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND ACTUATOR IS ON BACK ORDER IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE REPLACEMENTS AFTER INSTALLING N23. I THINK THAT JEEP HAS TO RESOLVE THIS CODE PROBLEM...AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT A REPAYMENT FROM JEEP IS IN ORDER. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THERE ARE MULTIPLE TIMES THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS WILL FLASH OR GO OFF ENTIRELY FOR TIME. SOMETIMES TURNING OFF AND ON WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE HOWEVER THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FLASH. WHEN THEY GO ENTIRELY OFF THIS COULD POST A SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

THE HOUSING SURROUNDING THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN AWAY RESULTING IN COMPROMISED EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AMONG 2005-2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BUY CHRYSLER. THE 5-6-2014 DATE IS WHEN THE PASSENGER DOOR OCCURRED WHICH RESULTED IN ME INSPECTING MY DRIVER SIDE SHOWING THE DRIVER SIDE WAS SEVERELY COMPROMISED. *TR

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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. WH

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