2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee complaints

ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES BROKE. WHEN YOU TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR THE HANDLE CRASHED AND YOU ENDED WITH THE DOOR HANDLE IN YOUR HAND. *TR

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR OPENING HANDLES BREAKING/FAILING: 1 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: IN MY CASE, THE COST OF EIGHT (8) MONTHLY CAR PAYMENTS! MANUFACTURER SAFETY RECALL WARRANTED! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO BUCKLE THE FRONT SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/16/11 *BF UPDATED 12/12/11

THE PLASTIC COMPONENT THAT HOUSES THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS CRACKED, WITH PIECES FALLING OUT. NOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR THE HANDLE HAS FALLEN OUT BECAUSE THE PLASTIC HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE OTHER THREE PLASTIC PIECES ARE ALSO ALL CRACKING WITH HANDLES ALREADY GETTING LOOSE. IF THERE WERE AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO EXIT VEHICLE VIA THE REAR DOOR. I AM AFRAID THAT IN DUE TIME THE OTHER HANDLES WILL FALL OUT. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS JEEP IN DEC OF LAST YEAR. SLOWLY BUT SURELY THE PLASTIC COMPONENT THAT HOUSES THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS CRACKED, WITH PIECES FALLING OUT. NOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE REAR DOOR THE HANDLE HAS FALLEN OUT BECAUSE THE PLASTIC HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE OTHER THREE PLASTIC PIECES ARE ALSO ALL CRACKING WITH HANDLES ALREADY GETTING LOOSE. IF THERE WERE AN EMEGENCY SITUATION, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO EXIT VEHICLE VIA THE REAR DOOR. I AM AFRAID THAT IN DUE TIME THE OTHER HANDLES WILL FALL OUT. *TR

WAS GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 40 COMING FROM LITTLE ROCK ARK. JEEP STARTED TO SLOW DOWN PRESSED ON GAS WOULD NOT SPEED UP. THERE ARE SO MANY EIGHTEEN WHEELERS ON THAT INTERSTATE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER. STARTED TO SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DRIVE KICKED IN. I HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE JEEP WITH ME .I CAN NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPEN IF ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS HAD HIT ME IN THE REAR. THIS IS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE FOR RECALL THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2008 MODELS . THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE . I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP.WHEN I MADE IN HOME THIS HAPPENED AGAIN COMING DOWN MY STREET IN HALLS TN. GOT TO MY DRIVE STOP PULLING. PUT IN PARK BACK TO DRIVE MADE IN DRIVEWAY. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF JEEPS NOT ONLY MINE. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR DIES. WHAT DOES IT TAKE!!!!!!! HELP! *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR PLASTIC THAT HOLDS THE DOOR HANDLE HAS CRACKED AND BROKEN CAUSING THE PARTS TO FALL, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BE ONLY OPENED FROM THE OUT SITE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. A PERSON ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS YOU ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUT SIDE. IT APPEARS THIS HAS HAPPENING WITH THIS VEHICLE ON A LARGE SCALE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 OF THE 4 DOORS. THE DEALERS WANT 600 TO 700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR EACH DOOR. LOOKS LIKE THE PLASTIC TO MAKE THE PANELS WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE OR EVEN HEARD OF IT UNTIL I STARTED LOOKING ON LINE. THE FIRST AUTO I OWNED WAS IN 1966, I HAVE RETAINED MOST OF THE AUTO I'VE OWNED AT LEAST 8 TO 10 YEARS FROM TIME OF PURCHASE AND NEVER HAVE I SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE JEEP BECAUSE THIS ISSUE. *TR

INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED/BROKEN. CHRYSLER CORP. DEALER STATES THAT IT WILL COST $600. THERE HAS BEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR SAME DEFECTIVE/CHEAP DOOR HANDLES AND THEIR BREAKAGE, MADE ON INTERNET. THIS IS AN UNSAFE ISSUE. PEOPLE CAN'T GET OUT OF THEIR VEHICLES! *TR

ALL FOUR OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE STRESS CRACKS AND ARE BROKEN. THESE DOOR HANDLES HAVE NOT BEEN ABUSED OR MISUSED. THIS SITUATION IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY JEEP AND ARE UNWILLING TO FIX IT. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION FOR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR DOORS NEED TO BE REPAIRED. *TR

DRIVING APPROX 50 MPH, THE JEEP QUIT, NO WARNING SIGNS, NO POWER STEERING. MOMENTUM GOT ME OFF THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WASN'T ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED IN MARCH 2011. SEPT 2011 I WAS PASSING A TRANSIT BUS ON THE WAY TO WORK AND AS I STARTED TO PULL BACK INTO MY OWN LANE THE JEEP QUIT AGAIN. NO WARNINGS, IT JUST QUIT. I HAD TO COAST INTO THE FRONT YARD OF SOMEONES HOUSE BECAUSE I HAD NO STEERING. I SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT UP AND DROVE BACK HOME. THE ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS LIGHT, ESP, BAS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. FROM THAT POINT THE JEEP WAS RUNNING VERY BADLY. DEALER HAD MY JEEP FOR 6 DAYS AND SAID IT WAS A MAP SENSOR ON THE MANIFOLD. GOT THE JEEP BACK AND BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, IT QUIT. A COUPLE TRIES AND IT RESTARTED. I'M VERY UPSET THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS PUT ME IN HARMS WAY ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I COULDN'T IMAGINE DRIVING ON A TWISTING STEEP ROAD AND HAVING IT QUIT. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T KILLED THE DAY I WAS PASSING THE BUS. I'M NOT CONVINCED THE MAP SENSOR IS THE PROBLEM AND I DON'T TRUST THIS VEHICLE. I DRIVE A LOT AND TRANSPORT MY KIDS. WE ARE ALL IN DANGER IN THIS VEHICLE. MAINLY BECAUSE, IT GIVES YOU ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING THAT IT'S GOING TO QUIT, IT JUST SHUTS DOWN AS IF I SHUT THE KEY OFF. I HAVE ONLY THE IGNITION KEY ON THE KEYRING SO I KNOW IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HEAVY KEYS PULLING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. I AM NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT, THEY ARE ALL OVER THE WEB, IT IS AN ISSUE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,075.

THREE OF THE FOUR (THE 4TH IS SHATTERED) DOOR HANDLES IN MY JEEP ARE CRACKED, READY TO BREAK ANYTIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE ONE IS COMPLETELY CRACKED AND BROKEN HANGING ON BY A THREAD. I'M AFRAID SOON I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW JUST TO GET OUT OF THE JEEP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, I CAN ONLY HOPE I'M NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT I WON'T BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I HAVE NOTICED DURING MY SEARCHES THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE, HOW CAN IT BE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL YET? PLEASE HEAR THIS OUTCRY, I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $500-$700 PER DOOR TO GET IT FIXED. I FEEL CHEATED BY JEEP/CHRYSLER THEY MUST BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS ISSUE, WE THE CUSTOMERS HAVE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR OUR VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP! *TT

MY DASHBOARD LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND CLICKING MANY TIME FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES THIS IS THE 4 TIMES THIS HAPPEN, I TOOK MY CAR 3 TIMES BEFORE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DO NOT FINE ANYTHING IN MY CAR AND THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT BEGINNING THESE YEAR AND MY CARD JUST HAVE 68,564 MILES. I LEFT MY CAR LAST SATURDAY 08/28/11 AND THEY TOLD ME IS NOT ANY THING IN THE COMPUTER, I SAW ONLINE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET. I DO NOT WANT SOMEBODY HAVE A ACCIDENT BEFORE CHRYSLER FIND THE PROBLEM WITH JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006. *TR

DOOR HANDLES OPENING AND CLOSING DURING NORMAL USE ON ALL FOUR DOORS AT APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES CAUSED INTERIOR DOOR PANEL TO CRACK. THIS CAUSES DOOR HANDLE TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY SUCH AS DURING AN ACCIDENT. I SPOKE WITH CHRYSLER WHO INSISTS IT IS A COSMETIC ISSUE, WHICH IT CERTAINLY IS NOT. ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACE ON EACH DOOR AT COST OF $600 EACH TO FIX THIS AND THIS HAS NOT BEEN DONE AS OF YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR SIDE DOOR PANELS WERE FRACTURED AND BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CONTINUALLY HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENTIRE CONTROL PANEL SHUTTING DOWN, GAUGES GOING TO ZERO, A/C STOPPING, AND HEADLIGHTS TURNING OFF WHEN THEY ARE ON. RECENTLY THE VEHICLE STABILIZATION LIGHTS CAME ON AND A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE MADE. THIS HAS PROBABLY HAPPENED 30 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IN ABOUT A 5-10 SECOND TIME SPAN. THIS PAST WEEK IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR AROUND 15 MINUTES. AS SOUNDS TYPICAL, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS NOTHING IS SHOWING UP. I'VE HAD IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THE CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP. THIS PAGE IS LITERALLY COVERED UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE ON THIS ONE SITE (MANY OTHERS CONTAIN THIS SAME COMPLAINT) TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? DO I JUST HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOREVER AND SPEND MONEY ONLY TO NEVER GET ANYONE TO FIX IT, OR DO I WAIT UNTIL I HAVE A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT? I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE MONEY TO SCRAP AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND START OVER WITH NOTHING. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? *TR

LONG STORY SHORT MY WIFE HEARD A NOISE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END. I HAD HER STOP BY BELLE TIRE (WHERE TIRES CAME FROM) TO CHECK IT OUT. THEY SAID THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! BELLE SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT! I HAD IT TAKEN TO TOWN & COUNTRY COLLISION IN FLAT ROCK (AN A-1 SHOP) AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIX IT UNLESS THEY REPLACE THE WHOLE FRAME! I ALSO HAVE A FRIEND THAT'S AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT! I'M WONDERING IF THERE WERE EVER ANY INCIDENTS IN YOUR SYSTEM FOR ANYTHING LIKE THIS? I WILL OFFER TO GIVE YOU THE VEHICLE, AS I DID WITH CHRYSLER IN MY COMPLAINT TO THEM, FOR INVESTIGATIVE PURPOSES? I KNOW FROM MY YEARS OF WORK IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY THAT THERE WERE SALT SPRAY TESTS & REQUIREMENTS ON MOST CHASSIS PARTS. PEOPLE ARE ASTOUNDED THAT A 15 YEAR OLD JEEP THAT'S NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS GARAGED AND KEPT CLEAN AND MAINTAINED AND STILL RUNNING LIKE TOP COULD HAVE A FAILURE AS THIS! ANY ASSISTANCE OR DIRECTION YOU CAN PROVIDE IS APPRECIATED.

ALL 4 OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN WITH NO MISUSE WHATSOEVER, AS A MATTER OF FACT EACH DOOR WAS "BROKEN" BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE BY SIMPLY TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. I AM WORRIED THAT IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT MY PASSENGERS OR MYSELF COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE PAINT HAS BEEN CRACKING AND PEELING FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE ROOF AND HOOD PAINTED AND SPENT OVER $1000.00. WHEN MY REPAIR GUY PAINTED IT, HE TOLD ME THERE WAS THREE COATS OF PAINT ON THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM MEDVED IN CASTLE ROCK, CO IN 2006 BRAND NEW. IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPAINTED. I HAVE SPOKE TO 3 DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE IS NOW CRACKED AND WILL BE COMPLETELY PEELED OFF IN 1 YEAR. THE QUOTE TO FIX IT IS $3500.00 - $4000.00. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY OFFERED FREE OIL CHANGES FOR 2 YEARS. RIDICULOUS. I A STILL HAVE A LOAN ON IT. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY I CAN AFFORD TO REPAINT THIS VEHICLE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND TRANSMISSIONS SEEMS TO DISENGAGE AND ONLY COASTS. CAR ACTS LIKE IF I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT GEAR SELECTED IS STILL DRIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND ENGINE RESPONDS TO ACCELERATION BUT NO MOVEMENT IS GIVEN BY TRANSMISSION. RPM GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO IDLE. HAD TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PLACE IN PARK, SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE THEN CONTINUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING SITUATION, ALL POWER IS LOST AND NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION IS GIVEN. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN A YEAR TIME SPAN, THIS HAS HAPPENED. STARTED AT ABOUT 50000 MILES. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED REAR END COLLISIONS AS WELL, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT OTHER LESS SKILLED DRIVERS DO ESPECIALLY CARRYING CHILDREN OR PETS VERY DANGEROUS, NEEDS A RECALL OR SB.

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE DASH LIGHTS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. MANY OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED JEEP, WHICH BASICALLY IGNORED THEIR COMPLAINTS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE DEALERSHIPS AND COMPANY ARE REFUSING TO DEAL WITH IT CORRECTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE CRACKED; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO USE THE OUTSIDE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE CRACKED HANDLES AND THE THEY STATED THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAULTY DOOR HANDLES FOR HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOTHING TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT SPEED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. SHIFT LEVER AND INDICATOR REMAIN IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE LOSES MOTIVE POWER. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET REAR ENDED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE BLOGS, I SEE THAT THE SWITCH CONTACTS IN THE ESM (ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE) ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. THE ESM/SHIFTER BEZEL IS A $795 PART FROM CHRYSLER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT STANDSTILL. THE THROTTLE AND ENGINE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPAIRED TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE MOST RECENT FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,099 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

DURING THE MONTH OF MAY 2011 THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE RECESSES BEGAN TO CRACK AND ULTIMATELY THE PIECES LITERALLY BEGAN TO FALL OF THE VEHICLE RENDERING THE DOOR HANDLES USELESS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE AS DOOR HANDLES NO LONGER HAD A PIVOT POINT TO OPERATE AGAINST WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN AN EFFORT TO OPERATE THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM. THIS FAILURE MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE SHORT OF ROLLING DOWN THE POWER WINDOWS AND PULLING ON THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. ON THE TENTH OF JUNE 2011 THE SELLING DEALER WAS CALLED CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND THE OPERATIONS MANAGER STATED HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. SUBSEQUENTLY CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED AND AFTER SEVERAL EXCHANGES WITH TWO DIFFERENT CASE MANAGERS, ON THE 21ST OF JUNE I WAS TOLD BY THE PRESIDING CASE MANAGER THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR SO LONG (2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LARADO) CHRYSLER WOULD DO NOTHING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUPPORT STRUT THAT HELD THE HOOD IN PLACE COLLAPSED ON HIS HAND. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED, AND CONCERNED THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE. THE DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE THE SUPPORT STRUT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES DISINTEGRATE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN DOORS FROM INSIDE. OBVIOUSLY A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN IN CASE OF MISHAP AS ALL FOUR DISINTEGRATE AT THE SAME RATE. WE HAD 2 TOTALLY FAIL RENDERING DOOR INOPERATIVE AND OCCUPANT UNABLE TO EXIT. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND LIGHTS UP AGAIN. ALL GAUGES GO TO ZERO AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL. *TR

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SPRINGS FOR THE STRUTS ARE WEAK AND CAN SNAP GOING OVER A BUMPS IN ROAD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE STRUTS AND REPLACEMENT OF BOTH PARTS. I CURRENTLY HAD THIS HAPPEN AND WAS TOLD BY MY GARAGE THEY SEES THIS SO MUCH FROM JEEP THE PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER SINCE THEY CAN NOT KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE LAST NIGHT,MY DASH LIGHTS AND MY HEAD LIGHT FLASH ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES THEY GO OFF AND WILL NOT COME BACK ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM,AND I WOULD HAVE TO LET IT GET WORSE AND IT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY WERE DRIVING IT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT..IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED SOON BEFORE IT CAUSES A CRASH AND SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHERKOEE PLASTIC PIECES WHERE HANDLE IS LOCATED HAS BROKEN INTO PIECES .THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS .CAN,T OPEN THE DOOR NOW THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS. HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO GET OUT. PLEASE HELP US SOLVE THIS PROBLEM JEEP DEALER AND THE OWNER OF CO. NOT INTERESTED .THEY HAVE OUR MONEY STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO CRACK FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE METAL DOOR PART WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO AUTHORIZED DEALERS WHO TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILURE BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. ONE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY VANDALISM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THAN THE REAR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,225. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

AT APPROXIMATELY 78K MILES, VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY START AND THE ONLY SYSTEM THAT WAS OPERATIONAL WAS THE RADIO. I CLEANED AND INSPECTED ALL CONNECTORS THAT I COULD ACCESS, AND PROBLEM APPEARED TO GO AWAY. THEN JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (80K MILES) INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE BEGUN TO APPEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES "STICKS" IN 3RD GEAR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO FUNCTION AND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM ON IT CRASHES THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH THEN BEGINS RUNNING RANDOM SYSTEM ERRORS, AND THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES TURN OFF OR FAIL TO COME ON. *TR

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 3 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND DOORS CANNOT BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT EXITING THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. JEEP IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THESE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTS AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED DURING WARM WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

THE AREA BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS IMPLODED, THE PLASTIC IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, ALLOWING THE INTERIOR HANDLE TO HANG LOOSELY. THE AREA WOULD BE BEST DESCRIBED AS THE WELL BEHIND THE HANDLE. THAT DOOR SAW ALMOST NO USE. IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR NORMAL EXIT OF THE VEHICLE, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

DURING THE WEEKS OF EARLY MARCH, I EXPERIENCED LEAKS OF THE INTERIOR OF MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE DRIPPING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (A-PILLAR), DRIVER SIDE (A-PILLAR) AND ABOVE THE HOME GARAGE DOOR CONTROLS (OVERHEAD CONSOLE) AFTER IT RAINED/SNOWED. I BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 22 TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER WHERE IT WAS TROUBLESHOOT WITH RE-SECURING THE WEATHER STRIP ABOVE WINDSHIELD AND A GASKET IN THE SUNROOF WAS REPLACED (TSB 23 040 06). HOWEVER 2 DAYS LATER THE LEAK OCCURRED AGAIN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE (ABOVER THE DRIVER, MYSELF) IN WHICH IT DOES TAKE YOUR FOCUS OFF THE ROAD AS WATER DRIPS ON YOUR LEGS/KNEE. THE LEAK HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED, AS VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN A SECOND TIME ON MARCH 28 AND NO CONFIRMED TROUBLE-SHOOT WAS COMPLETED AS I RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE BACK ON MARCH 31ST WITH A THEORY OF THE LEAK EITHER COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD OR THE SUNROOF. THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS SAID THEY WOULD CALL BACK ONCE MORE DETAIL WAS INVESTIGATED BY THE MANAGER HOWEVER I NEVER RECEIVED ONCE CALL-BACK. INTERESTINGLY ON THE 28TH WHEN I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN HE SAID "THIS WAS THE 4TH VEHICLE THIS WEEK", AMONG OTHERS THAT I MYSELF HAVE FOUND ONLINE OF MULTIPLE JEEP OWNERS EVEN THE 2011 MODEL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THUNDERSTORM SEASON IS HERE AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LEAKS DRIPPING ON THE DRIVER ARE DISTRACTIVE AND TAKE FOCUS OFF THE ROAD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FROM JEEP AFTER SO MANY OWNERS HAVE THIS

STARTING AT AROUND 55,000 MILES WHILE I WOULD BE DRIVING MY JEEP, THE CAR WOULD STOP MOVING BUT THE ENGINE WOULD REV AS I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT MY MECHANICS AS WELL AS A JEEP DEALERSHIP, A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, NOW READY TO GO BACK IN FOR THE 6TH TIME. EACH TIME I AM TOLD THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND A DAY OR 2 LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WHEN I CALL TO LET THE MECHANIC KNOW I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN, I AM THEN TOLD THAT NEITHER THEY NOR THE DEALERSHIP KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND TO BRING IT BACK IN. LEAVING ME WITHOUT A CAR FOR DAYS. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO SPEND THOUSANDS MORE FIXING A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT FIXABLE. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AND FEAR THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING REAR END THE CAR WHEN IS JUST STOPS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF JEEP AND WAS TOLD ONLY "CERTAIN" 2006 JEEPS WERE UNDER RECALL, MINE WAS NOT ONE. ALL I COULD DO WAS MAKE A COMPLAINT. SO I MADE A VERBAL AND NOW WRITTEN COMPLAINT, HOPING SOMETHING GETS DONE. *TR

ENGINE STALLS FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER A SLIGHT BUMP, WILL NOT GO WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL TIL AFTER THE STALLING. *TR

UNINTENDED ENGINE ACCELERATION / SURGE. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE 5.7 LITER HEMI ENGINE IN A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SUDDENLY SURGED WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. MAXIMUM BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE JEEP FROM GOING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE RPM WENT AS HIGH 4500 RPM (NORMAL ENGINE RPM AT IDLE IN GEAR IS ABOUT 700 RPM). ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE JEEP WAS BROUGHT TO A JEEP DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT WITH THE VEHICLE (NO FAULT CODES OR ANY ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR). THIS BEHAVIOR COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THE RESULTS IN SERIOUS INJURIES AND OR DEATH TO INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED. *TR

THE OEM NUT HOLDING THE PINCH BOLT TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM IN MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED CAME LOOSE AND ULTIMATELY FELL OFF. THIS CAUSED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND HUB ASSEMBLY BREAKING OFF FROM THE AXLE WHILE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WITH THREE INTACT WHEELS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL UNDERNEATH THE BODY. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH WOULD HAVE BEEN PROBABLE, DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY AND THE LOSS OF ALL BRAKE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, AS THE BRAKE LINE WAS ALSO SEVERED. THE OEM NUT HOLDING THE PINCH WELD TO THE UPPER CONTROL ARM APPEARS INADEQUATELY DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND ROUTINE REMOVAL AND RETIGHTENING FOR SERVICE SUCH AS WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENTS. THERE APPEARS TO BE INADEQUATE ENGINEERING THOUGHT INTO ENSURING, AT A MINIMUM, A SIMPLE MECHANISM TO SECURELY FASTEN THE NUT (E.G., COTTER PIN, SERRATED FLANGE, OR OTHER LOCKING FEATURE). THIS IS A SEVERE OVERSIGHT GIVEN THE POTENTIAL DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER CONTROL ARM SEPARATION AT SPEED. *TR

BROKEN INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED

MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER ON MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WHILE DRIVING WHEN I TURN ON THE HEAT WITH THE FAN. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON THE INTERNET DISCOVERED WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH. I CALLED JEEP AND BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION, BUT THE PERSON I SPOKE TO DIDNT SEEM TO INTERESTED AND SAID NOTHING WOULD BE DONE UNLESS NHTSA RECIEVED ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. THERE RESPONSE SEEMED PRETTY LAX FOR WHAT I CONSIDER A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I AM NOT SURE HOW, BUT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR PANEL CRACKED AND DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF LEAVING BACK SEAT PASSENGERS VULNERABLE (A CHILD RIDES BACK THERE). IN ADDITION, THERE IS A LARGE CRACK IN THE PANEL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AS WELL. I HAVE 70,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH A SERVICE CONTRACT OF 7 YEARS/85,000 MILES MAXIMUM CARE STILL IN EFFECT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (HALL CHRYSLER JEEP IN VIRGINIA BEACH) AND WAS QUOTED $475 FOR A BACK ORDERED DOOR PANEL (WHICH TO REPLACE BOTH DOORS COMES TO $950...UNACCEPTABLE!) I REFUSED TO ORDER THE UNIT SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY MY SERVICE CONTRACT. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC AND WAS TOLD THAT "HANDLES AND PLASTIC PARTS ARE NOT COVERED"...THE HANDLE ISN'T BROKEN, THE PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. I FEEL THIS IS A GENUINE SAFETY CONCERN AND URGE THE NHTSA TO ENFORCE A RECALL FROM JEEP. IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, MY PASSENGERS WOULD BE TRAPPED!! IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT JEEP WOULD SELL SUCH A HIGH-END VEHICLE WITH THIS KIND OF SAFETY DEFECT. OF UTMOST CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT AN EXTENDED, MAXIMUM CARE SERVICE CONTRACT WOULD NOT COVER THIS ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW OTHER COMPLAINANTS WITH THIS ISSUE HAD THEIR CASES RESOLVED. UPDATED 05/12/11 UPDATED 06/28/11 *TR

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH BROKEN DOOR PANELS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, JERKED VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR (ALMOST INTO NEUTRAL?) AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GEAR LIGHTS LIT UP AND I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT IT BACK INTO AUTOMATIC. THE DEALERSHIP SCANNED THE CODE & DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BAD SHIFTER CONTROL MODULE. THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE BUT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY NEED REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST FOR PART $747(EXCLUDING $78 IN LABOR). DROVE IT BUT REALIZED THAT IT WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, MANY TIMES ON THE HIGHWAYS TRAVELING AT FAST SPEEDS. ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE PART MALFUNCTIONED WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ROADS WERE SNOW COVERED & ICY. THIS IS A SERIOUS & POTENTIALLY FATAL SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MYSELF & OTHERS ON THE ROAD THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I AM UNCERTAIN AS TO WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PART OR ATLEAST LOOKED INTO IT. I REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPLAINT. ?? THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, YET NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. DOES THERE NEED TO BE A DEATH TO OBTAIN A RECALL? I AM CERTAIN THAT I WILL PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM GENERAL MOTORS IN THE FUTURE IF THERE IS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE POCKETS WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRACTURES BEGAN AT A SCREW LOCATED ON THE HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR DOORS PANELS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 60 TO 80 MPH. HE STATED THAT THE RMPS INCREASED FROM 2,000 TO 4,000. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULAR TWICE. HE STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULAR WAS CHANGED TWICE TWO YEARS AGO AND THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2011. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE LAST FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUPLICATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AND IT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,858. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

WHINING NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE; REMOVED DRIVE SHAFT BETWEEN TRANSFER CASE AND REAR DIFF-FOUND U JOINTS ON EACH END SLIGHTLY TIGHT; HAD NEW U JOINTS INSTALLED (HAD REPLACED BY A CUSTOM SHOP AS JEEP DRIVESHAFTS AND U JOINTS ARE ONE COMPONENT AND COST IN THE $1200 RANGE TO REPLACE)-MY U JOINTS ARE NOW SERVICEABLE AND CAN BE CHANGED AT ANY SHOP; PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER REPAIR, REMOVED TRANSFER CASE-NO PROBLEMS THERE; OPENED UP REAR DIFF AND FOUND PINION BEARING PRE-TENSION HAD BEEN OVERTIGHTENED (MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY AS THIS CASE HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED UP PRIOR TO THIS)-GEARS WERE STILL OKAY BUT BEARINGS SHOWED SIGNS OF STRESS SO CHANGED OUT ALL BEARINGS IN DIFF AND RE-SET PINION TENSION; PROBLEM NOW SOLVED-MY OUT OF POCKET COST - $1300. THIS VEHICLE HAS 53000 MILES ON IT. *TR

DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55 MPH ON AUGUST 1, 2009 AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE, THOUGHT I HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING, A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENTIRE JEEP STARTING VIBRATING AND AWFUL BEATING AND BANGING NOISES AND TOTALLY LOST POWER. HAD TO COAST TO STOP ALONGSIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC. FOUND VALVE SPRING BROKE AND TOTAL ENGINE LOSS IN 3.7 L V-6 ENGINE. HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. CHOSE TO REPLACE WITH JASPER ENGINE FOR WARRANTY. ENGINE REPLACED AND RECEIVED JEEP BACK ON AUGUST 20, 2009. ON JANUARY 31, 2011 LEAVING DRIVEWAY OF PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND JEEP STARTING SHUTTERING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND STALLED OUT AFTER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TOWED TO MECHANIC. 17 MONTHS INTO A 36 MONTH WARRANTY WITH 20,000 MILES ON THIS ENGINE, VALVE SPRING BROKE CAUSING ENTIRE ENGINE DAMAGE. JASPER IS REPLACING THIS ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY. ACCORDING TO JASPER, THEY HAVE REPLACED THREE ENGINES IN LAST THREE MONTHS DUE TO VALVE SPRING BREAKAGE. VALVE SPRING HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED. AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IF CHRYSLER DOES NOT UPDATE WITH NEWER STRONGER VALVE SPRING.