BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH UNLESS I PRESS THE 'RELEASE' BUTTON AND PUSH THE BUCKLE INTO THE LATCH. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WILL ALSO NOT TURN OFF.
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE GRAND CHEROKEE HAS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DASH LIGHTS ALL GO OUT. UPON RESTART, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT VEHICLE FUNCTIONS AGAIN.
THE ENGINE LIGHT SEEMS TO STAY ON AND THE TIRE LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING OFF AND ON I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 10 25 2019
WHEN COMING OFF OF THE OFF RAMP FROM THE HIGHWAY, I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT. ONCE SITTING AT THE STOP LIGHT THE HEATER, DASH AND HEADLIGHTS ALL WENT OFF BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. ALL 3 OF THE MENTIONED ABOVE FLICKERED ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE COMING BACK ON AGAIN AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED UP. THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE IGNITION AS MY KNEES ARE NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE KEY AND THE KEY HAS NOTHING DANGLING FROM IT. THIS IS RATHER DANGEROUS. IF I WAS STILL DRIVING AND IT HAPPENED, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE MY SPEED OR THE ROAD.
VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL INSIDE POWER - DASH LIGHTS & CONTROLS, A/C, ETC, WHETHER DRIVING OR JUST SITTING IDLING. UPON RESTART, IT MAY OR MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. MOST TIMES IT WILL BE OK BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IF DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO STOP. YOU LOSE ALL POWER WHEN IT HAPPENS. HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON A MAJOR ROAD, ALSO HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO MY EMPLOYER'S PARKING LOT. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AFTER A RECALL 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. MY HUNCH IS THAT IT IS STILL AN ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT IS NOT DETECTED WHEN TESTED ON A COMPUTER AS I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHY THE VEHICLE WAS DOING THIS.
I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7 HEMI WITH APPROX. 118,000 MILES. DRIVING ABOUT 10MPH IN A PARKING LOT, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE FOR A STOP SIGN. WHEN I WENT TO GO I GOT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION THEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED UP AND I LOST ALL PROPULSION POWER. I HAD ROLL TO A STOP, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN START UP AGAIN TO GET THINGS WORKING CORRECTLY WHILE IN DRIVE. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 OTHER TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR PROPULSION.
VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO GEAR TO DRIVE HOWEVER UPON PARKING WILL NOT SHIFT INTO PARK WILL ONLY OPERATE IN REVERSE NEUTRAL OR DRIVE NO LOW GEARS AS WELL
DURING RAIN STORMS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE FLOODED WITH WATER. THIS HAS RUINED CARPET IN VEHICLE AND WILL PROBABLY RUST THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. - VEHICLE STATIONERY IN DRIVEWAY OF HOME. THE SAFETY BELTS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE NOT WORKING - DO NOT SECURE UNLESS YOU PUSH DOWN HARD TO ENGAGE THE BELT INTO LOCK MODE. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN I HAVE TO MANUALLY ENGAGE THE BELT HOOK INTO THE LOCK. I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE IN MOTION AT TIME. WHEN I START THE ENGINE , VEHICLE STILL IN PARK MODE, IT ACCELERATES IN HIGH MODE WITHOUT STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL. ON A CITY STREET.
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIME GO OFF COMPLETELY WHILE AUTO IF BEING DRIVEN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. HAVE HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PERFORMED AND ALSO HAVE HAD THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH UNRELIABLE LIGHTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE FUEL PUMP, STARTER, AND CRANK SENSOR WERE ALL REPLACED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AIRPORT CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (5751 EAGLE VAIL DRIVE, ORLANDO, FL 32822, (407) 541-6200) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.
I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 GRAND CHEROKEE THE OTHER NIGHT IN THE RAIN AND I STARTED GOING DOWN A HILL AND I HIT A LITTLE BUMP AND MY BRAKES LIKE LOCKED UP IN THE FRONT AND I WENT TO TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY AFTER IT DID THAT AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND MY BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME NOW TWICE IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS!
I TRUCK IS NOT PULLING GOOD, I HAVE TO REALLY STEP ON THE GAS TO MAKE IT GO. EVEN IF IAM NOT GOING UP A HILL, I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS HARD TO MAKE IT GO.
SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH UNLESS RELEASE IS DEPRESSED PRIOR TO INSERTING LATCH. THE CHIME AND LIGHT GO OFF CONTINUOUSLY AS YOU DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS NOT REGISTERING THAT THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED.
I HAD RECALL P41 UPDATED TO MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER THE RECALL UPDATE I WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALERSHIP, I WOULD NEED TO PUSH AND TURN THE KEY TO START/STOP THE IGNITION. THIS UPGRADED FUNCTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD TO GET THE KEY TO TURN. LAST WEEK, WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT WORK 02JUL19, IT TOOK ME OVER 20 MIN. TO GET THE KEY TO TURN BY PUSHING AND TURNING, TO START THE ENGINE. THE SAFETY RECALL P41 IS INEFFECTIVE OR INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. MY VEHICLE KEY TURNED FINE BEFORE THE RECALL AND HAS NOT WORKED WELL SINCE.
RECEIVED 'TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP' MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES OF DRIVING IN THE MORNING. WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE HEAT FOR A WHILE, THE MESSAGE COULD APPEAR BEFORE 10 MILES (SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY). THE FAN TURNS ON AND THERE IS A DEFINITE LAG IN ACCELERATION. ALONG WITH THIS ERROR, I ALSO GET THE 'SERVICE, TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM' MESSAGE CONSISTENTLY. I'VE VISITED MY MECHANIC WITH BOTH ISSUES AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED BY THE NEW BATTERY, BUT THEY ONLY DROVE THE CAR FOR 8 MILES TO ATTEMPT GETTING THE TRANSMISSION HOT, NOR DID THEY PROBABLY HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE TO TRIGGER THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM. THEY'RE PUZZLED AS TO WHY THOSE MESSAGES ARE POPPING UP BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR.
2006 JEEP MODELS LONG WITH OTHER DODGE VEHICLES RE EXPERIENCING TIPM FAILURE AT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING OR NOT BEING ABLE TO START FORM BEING PARKED.
MY BRAKES LOCK ON ME WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPING MY ENGINE SHAKES AND RADDLED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR PARKED
ALL FOUR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES SHATTERED. MAKES EMERGENCY EXISTING VERY DIFFICULT.
INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR PARTS ARE BREAKING DUE TO CHEAP MATERIALS. TWO OF FOUR HANDLES ARE COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF AND INOPERABLE, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD AS THEY CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6300 KING DR, VENTURA, CA 93003), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,633.
FUSES KEEP COMING LOSE AND CAUSING ABS TO GO OFF WHEN YOU START OFF TO DRIVE AND OTHER ERROR MSGS TO LIGHT UP. PUSH BACK DOWN AND ITS GOOD FOR A WHILE.
ABS EAS AND TRACTION CONTROLL WARNING LIGHTS ON AGAIN WITH SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM MESSAGE AFTER COMPLETING 1ST RECALL, VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTED AND PUT IN TO DRIVE ACCELERATION TO 12 MPH CAUSES BAD GRINDING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER JUST ABOUT ENOUGH TO GET YOU IN TO THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION VERY DANGEROUS THEN IT SEEMS TO CATCH AND REGAINS POWER THE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON AND YOU CAN DRIVE IT ALL DAY WITH NO ISSUES BUT AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL DO IT AGAIN.
THE LEFT REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT BROKE CAUSING AN EXHAUST LEAK MUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE 2006 SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME BOLT BREAKING, CAR WAS IN MOTION CITY STREET
THE DASH IS FLASHING TELLING ME MY DRIVER DOOR IS OPEN WHEN CLEARLY IT'S CLOSED, WHICH THEN LEADS TO THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO COME ON OR STAY ON EVEN AFTER PLACING THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. ALSO WITH SAID PROBLEM MY DOORS WON'T LOCK. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN SAID VEHICLE ISN'T RUNNING .
DASH LIGHTS FLASHING WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. THIS CAUSES A BIG DISTRACTION AT NIGHT WHEN DRIVING. ALSO MAKES THE STEREO LIGHTS FLASH. HAS BEEN GOING ON EVERYDAY FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS.
DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING AND KEEPS BLOWING FUSES AFFECTING RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR MARKER LIGHTS (TAIL LIGHT AND FRONT MARKER LIGHT RIGHT SIDE ONLY) REPLACE THE FUSE AND IT MAY LAST A DAY OR IT MAY LAST A FEW MONTHS, I SEE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT FLICKERING AND I THINK IT'S A SHORT, THE FAN RELAY FOR THE HEATER MOTOR KEPT BLOWING AND AFTER REPLACING IT TWICE AND THE BLOWER MOTOR ONCE I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE CONNECTOR HARNESS (BAD SOLDER JOB AT THE CONNECTOR) BURNT SO BAD I'M SURPRISED IT DIDN'T CATCH FIRE!! IN MOTION AND PARKED.
RECENTLY BOUGHT OUR JEEP AND HAVE DIMMING LIGHTS DUE TO LOW IDLE AND ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH STARTING IT. THERE ARE TIMES IT WONT START UNLESS THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED 5 MINS LATER AND THAT'S AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER DRIVING IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE BATTERY. THE LOW IDLE IS MAKING THE LIGHTS DIM THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THAT IT NEEDS A SYSTEM UPDATE THAT CAN COST ROUGHLY 1000 WHICH I DONT HAVE. MY WIFE ALSO SAID WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HOME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON HER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SHE SAID SHE PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND BACK IN GEAR AND THEN IT ACTED FINE.
DOOR PANEL ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE NOT WORKING. MAKING EMERGENCY EVACUATION IMPOSSIBLE POSES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE GEAR BOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF FIFTH INTO FIRST GEAR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND BRAKE SUDDENLY, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER (RIVERHEAD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 642 W MAIN ST, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901, (631) 727-1040) AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TT*JB
I HAVE DID A TUNE UP AND CLEANED THE OIL MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON AND CHECK GAS CAP WON'T GO AWAY AFTER NUMEROUS TIMES OF CHANGING IT MY WHEELS AND STRUTS ARE DAMAGED
RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE DRIVER SEAT BOUNCES. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T FIX IT. IT IS THE CLOTH BUCKET SEAT WITH POWER ADJUSTMENT. THE FRONT ADJUSTING GEAR OF THE SEAT HAS STRIPPED AND A SPRING NOW BOUNCES THE SEAT.
IGNITION KEY FAILURE AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH LOCKS. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AT FREQUENT AND IN FREQUENT TIMES. VEHICLE SEEMS TO THINK THAT THERE IS A KEY IN THE IGNITION. DEALER HAS LOOKED AT AND REPLACED ON PREVIOUS RECALL. PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED AND VEHICLE WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND ISSUE! VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND STATIONARY. DOES NOT START WHEN KEY IS INSERTED AND VEHICLE IS PARKED.
THE VEHICLE STARTS UP GREAT NO ISSUES, THEN WITHIN 5 SECONDS CUTS IT'S SELF OFF. NO SPUTTERING OR CHOKING, IT'S NOT STALLING, THE COMPUTER IS TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST 1 OUT OF 3 TIMES STARTING IT AND SOMETIMES IF YOU KEEP STARTING IT IT WILL EVENTUALLY STAY IN, BUT OTHER TIMES IT LEAVES YOU STRANDED. THERE ARE 100S OF OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE BUT JEEP REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ISSUE. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE PCM (OVER $2,000) REPAIR AND NOW WANT TO REPLACE 2 COMPONENTS FEEDING INTO THE PCM BC THE ISSUE PERSISTS BUT WON'T GUARANTEE THE FIX. I BELIEVE ME AND OTHERS DESERVE TO HAVE JEEP ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THEIR JEEPS, THAT LEAVES THEIR DRIVERS STRANDED AND VULNERABLE.
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS LEAVING A STORE AT NIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE JEEP THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WAS ON I TRIED TO TURN THEM OFF NOTHING HAPPENED THEY WERE STUCK ON THEN I REALIZED I HAD NO TURN SIGNALS EITHER. WHEN I WENT INSIDE THE STORE THE BRIGHTS WERE NOT ON AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS AND MY BRIGHT LIGHTS STUCK ON ABOUT 10 MIN INTO MY DRIVE EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND I TURNED LEFT TO ENTER A HIGHWAY EVERYTHING INSIDE THE JEEP WENT BLACK I LOST ALL INTERIOR POWER GAUGES, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, AC, LIGHTS AND FANS THE JEEP STUTTERED BUT KEPT RUNNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED EVERYTHING CAME BACK ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. JUST NOW WHEN I WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN IT HAPPENED AGAIN EVERYTHING INSIDE THE JEEP DIED AGAIN AND CAME BACK ON ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY IGNITION RECALL DONE ALSO SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE HALF THE TIME WHEN I TRY TO START THE JEEP IT WILL JUST MAKE A CLICKING SOUND AND I HAVE TO TURN IT OVER A FEW TIMES AND HOLD THE KEY IN THE START POSITION UNTIL IT WILL FINALLY START.
I PURCHASED A USED SAID VEHICLE N FIRST WEEK HAD A/C GOING OFF N ON RETURNED SEVERAL TIMES TO BE REPAIRED. SAME PROBLEM WARRANTY RAN OUT AFTER 60 DAYS..GOT DIAGNOSTIC FROM ADVANCED AUTO CODE STATED MISFIRED CYLINDERS...RETURNED AGAIN CLAIM THEY WOULD FIX AFTER THIS I WOULD HAVE TO PAY...CURRENTLY RUMBLING NOISE FROM BACK OF MY CAR TOOK TO WILLIAMSTON AUTO REPAIR GOT DIAGNOSTIC ON LIFT WAS TOLD HAD FOUR MISFIRED CYLINDERS N THAT CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN WATER. RUST ALL AROUND ENTIRE CAR TO TOUCH PIECES FALLS OFF AND RUST INSIDE CAR.MECHANIC STATED THIS MUST BE A FLOOD CAR.
SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATION. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE RETURNING FROM VACATION, CRUISE WAS SET AT 70MPH. WHEN APPROACHING A SLOWER VEHICLE, CRUISE WAS DEACTIVATED AND REACTIVATED WHEN PASS WAS COMPLETED. WHEN REACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO AND EVER SINCE I TEST THE CRUISE CONTROL THE PROBLEM OF OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION PERSISTS. THE OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION CAN BE STOPPED BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKES OR MANUALLY TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. I CANNOT EVEN DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT EFFECTING OTHER ELECTRONICS. I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THEY WOULD UNKNOWING USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LATCH UNLESS RELEASE IS DEPRESSED PRIOR TO INSERTING LATCH. THE CHIME AND LIGHT GO OFF CONTINUOUSLY AS YOU DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS NOT REGISTERING THAT THE SEAT BELT IS BUCKLED.
ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED AND BROKEN THE INTERIOR COMPONENT (INVOLVING THE HANDLE MECHANISM). THE RR HANDLE IS UNUSABLE AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE ADDITION INTERIOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED BUT REMAIN USABLE AT THIS TIME BUT WILL SOON FAIL. THE DESIGN OF THIS MODEL AS WELL AS SIMILAR JEEP MODELS IS A COMMON FAILURE. THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL SAFETY FAILURE IF THE HANDLE COMPLETELY FAILS AND PASSENGERS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR RESULTING IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH DURING AN ACCIDENT.
I HAD AN IGNITION RECALL PERFORMED, EVER SINCE MY KEY TURNS REAL HARD AND MY LIGHTS FLASH AND I LOOSE ALL THE POWER ON THE DASH, LIGHTS BLINKERS, GAS EVERYTHING. SOMETIMES THE JEEP WONT START AND NOW THE KEY WONT TURN I'VE COMPLAINED AOT AND HAD SENSORS REPLACED AND IT'S STILL THE SAME WAY IT'S SCARY WHEN YOUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE ELECTRIC IS GONE A D THEN COMES BACK ON, EVEN IF I HIT A BUMP IT GOES OUT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
TAMARA RECALL- DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS STOOPED LATCHING.
TAKATA RECALL, THE VEHICLE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD, HEADLIGHTS AND THE AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING AND GAUGES ALSO CANNOT SEE ANYTHING OR READ SPEED LIMIT, GAS GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY! THE LIGHT ALSO FLICKER ON AND OFF AND ALL LIGHT SYMBOLS APPEAR ON, AND THEN ONLY LIGHTS ON ESP BAS LIGHT! I AM AFRAID BECAUSE OF ALL POTENTIAL DANGERS OF HAVE. NO LIGHTS ON CAN HAVE, I DRIVE THE CAR WITH MY 3 CHILDREN AND WOULD HATE FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. THE FLICKERING ALSO HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET, AM AFRAID OF GETTING PULLED OVER BECAUSE MY LIGHTS ARE FLASHING ON AND OFF BEHIND THEM.
WHILE IN MOTION THE MOTOR RANDOMLY JERKED HARD AND MADE A VERY LOUD CLINCK, CLINCK NOISE
ALL 4 INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 2 REAR DOOR TOTALLY INOPERABLE. ***THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE ' IF HANDLES BREAK OR ARE INOPERABLE IN CERTAIN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, PASSENGERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!*** MANUFACTURER CHARGE TO REPLACE/REPAIR HANDLES IS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE
WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN MY LOCAL SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 6 MILES, MY VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKED ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES AND STARTED BEEPING. I GOT REALLY SCARED SO I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF AGAIN, AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ON. I IMMEDIETELY TOOK IT TO MY TRUSTWORTHY MEHANIC AND THAT IT WHEN HE TOLD ME THE CODE READER WAS GIVING AN ERROR CODE OF U1411 IGNITION SWITCH. I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT MY VEHICLE FITS THE DESCRIPTION (YEAR/MAKE/MODEL) OF A RECALL THAT WAS DONE ON JEEPS 2006-2007 FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES.
WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. SKID CONTROL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ESP. BAS. SHIFT INDICATOR INTERMITTENT RADIO PLOP. SPEED CONTROL CONTROL INOP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SECURITY DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (345 MERRICK RD, AMITYVILLE, NY 11701, (631) 691-1737) WHERE IT WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.
TAMARA RECALL I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH IMPACT CRASH ON MAY 5,2018 AND OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY
STEERING /ELECTRICAL IT START TO MALFUNCTION THE GAUGES ACT UP STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK ,I PULLED OVER ON ROAD SAT IN CAR FOR TWENTY MINUTES ,DISCONNECTED BATTERY /RECONNECTED THEN STARTED CAR TO GET TO DESTINATION ,SO I ONLY USE VEHICLE FOR LOCAL USE ,WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY FACTORS ON MY CAR
TAKATA RECALL SENSOR GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT
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