2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Mar 6, 2019 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 130,000 miles · TN

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.

Filed May 10, 2017 · Transmission · 198,000 miles · NE

When driving 60 MPH, going down a hill, clutch in transfer case slipped. Causing slipping/grinding noise and vehicle must be stopped, put in park and restarted to reset the vehicle. This happened once, I was afraid to drive the vehicle. The jeep was taken to a mechanic who said that the clutch in the transfer case slipped.

Filed Dec 29, 2016 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · OK

Brakes "exploded". No prior warning, squeal, nothing. Have had them checked at dealership only a few months ago. Same size tires. Going down city street, loud popping sound, then short grinding sound. Sounded like back right rear tire. Had car towed to mechanic who stated that spring had broken, caught brake cable, and everything came off in pieces "shards of metal"

Filed May 10, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · 134,001 miles · CA

The check engine light would come on and the car would jerk at high speeds on the freeway, it even powered down completely on the freeway after reaching a high of 65pmh. The car would make strange grinding noises and lose power steering also. The vehicle was brought to the jeep dealership and diagnosed finally after 2 visits as a faulty shifter module/control module or the cars "computer".

Filed Aug 22, 2015 · Electrical · NY

While driving or in idle vehicle lights on dash board flicker on and off. Car loses power momentarily which shuts off radio, air conditioner . Also there have been many times while making a turn where the engine shuts off and causes the engine to make a grinding sound when power shuts off momentarily . Dealer was contacted about the recall but was told parts remain unavailable

Filed Mar 2, 2015 · Engine · IL

I am now going on my 3rd incident with this problem! I lose all lights and gauges on my dashboard. Heat turns off and most importantly, my ignition turned off on me and made a grinding sound and I had to pull over. Each time I had cars behind me and thankfully neither I nor the car behind me were injured. All the lights flicker and gauges go all the way down to where I can not tell how fast I am going. My most recent incident was on february 28th, 2015, I was at a stop sign and when it was my turn to go my lights flickered for a second then all gauges went down and the grinding started, it was as if I was trying to drive on neutral, so I then moved to the side because I had a car behind me and the car stopped. I shut it off completely and waited a few minutes before turning it back on. I drive on the expressway 60 miles a day to and from work, I am scared of causing an accident. I took my car previously to auto zone to see why my engine light is on and they checked it and gave me a code of u1411. I looked it up and it has to do with the ignition recall that was sent to me about my car. I have also called a few dealers to see if the part is in and was told no. I have a 5 year old daughter and I'm scared to have her in the car with me because of this! I need for something to be done asap!

Filed Jan 21, 2015 · Electrical · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the dashboard lights shut off and the vehicle started to make a grinding sound before stalling. The contact restarted the vehicle and the check engine light illuminated. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The battery sensor was replaced. The failure recurred. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v428000 (electrical system); however, the parts needed were unavailable to perform the repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jan 12, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 175,500 miles · VA

I received a recall notice n23 which said that I needed to call my local jeep chrysler service center as soon as possible to have the work done because the problem could cause a crash. I have been trying to call at least a couple of times a week since I have received this notice about 7 months ago and they told me that I am on a waiting list for the part. Nothing can be done until they get the part. Since then, the problems continue to get worse. Last night, I almost crashed as I lost control of the steering because the jeep seemed to lost control and died momentarily as the lights on my control panel were flashing. I was told it was all due to the key switch but I have now noticed that as the lights are all blindingly flashing there is a grinding noise that sounds like it is coming from under the car near the front. I am not a mechanic so I have no idea and I don't have money to take my jeep in and have them "try" to figure out what is going on and then charge me for possibly figuring it out. This is unacceptable! We have been waiting for almost seven months for parts that the notice says "please hurry!!! Call the express service hotline 1‑866‑849‑3608 right now to schedule your free repair". Is it because it is free repair that there is no hurry to get this fixed? I have a child! I almost wrecked. If anyone had been around me or I had been in a curve when I lost the ability to steer after the car died, we could have been killed or we could have killed someone else! I need help now!!!

Filed Oct 30, 2014 · Electrical, Transmission · 66,957 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving at an unknown speed attempting to make a turn, the traction warning light illuminated and a loud grinding noise emitted from the vehicle. The contact stated that the esp, bap and transmission warning lights were also continuously illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The contact had received a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical systems) and the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v175000 (electrical system, power train). However, the parts needed were not available. The dealer was uncertain when the parts would become available to service the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,957. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Apr 30, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 78,000 miles · OH

While driving in normal dry conditions this past evening unexpectedly all my interior gauges and dash electronics started flickering on and off to include the radio, hazard lights and everything inside. At the same time I realized I was also loosing my exterior headlights and also brake control because my car was essentially running but with no electronics. It started making a weird grinding pulsating noise that would accompany the flickering lights. This forced me to exit the road at a gas station. It then stopped and I began driving again only to have it resume shortly. Thankfully I was close to my destination and was able to shut the vehicle off for the night. This has happened occasionally in the past couple months during the day but this is my first night experience. I thought it was just a glitch but it is definitely getting worse and has become regular. The next morning I was able start and drive my vehicle to work and it repeated this behavior a couple more times. At days end I went to leave and now my jeep won't start and hasn't for two days. All the electronics come on but when I turn the key it just clicks. I also had this problem in the past but when my mechanic looked at it he was unable to duplicate the problem.

Filed Apr 19, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 74,200 miles · MD

For a few months now & without warning: the dashboard lights, tachometers, heater, and headlights flicker on/off, then go completely off. Then if applying the brakes, there is a ferocious grinding noise and loss of steering. Engine seems to slow down or not want to shift to next gear while driving. All this happens when there is flickering. Seems to happen at random but getting worse. Check engine light stays on for a day then disappears. I have video recording of these incidents. Vehicle has been checked but "nothing reports" so I am told it cannot be repaired.

Filed Apr 1, 2013 · Brakes, Electrical · 67,000 miles · NV

While driving under completely normal conditions, several severe problems occurred simultaneously; interior dash lights started flashing on and off, vehicle started sputtering and became unresponsive when trying to accelerate, grinding sound from left front wheel accompanied the other problems further adding to the vehicle suddenly slowing down while in motion. All warning lights were lit up when flashing stopped, but then a couple of minutes later while I was trying to limp into a parking lot to get the car off the road the dash lights started wildly flashing on and off again and the car continued to be virtually unresponsive when stepping on the gas. After shutting the car off and restarting it, the esp/bas lights remained on for a couple of days, but eventually went out, but the check engine light remained on. The problem happened again on 3/29/2013 while I was driving under normal conditions. It was sudden, unexpected and scary. With the right set of circumstances, it could be devastating and extremely dangerous. Once I started doing a bit of online research, I found many jeep forums packed full of owners with the identical model and year of my grand cherokee that are having the same grave issues. It is clearly very widespread for this particular vehicle, and then I found the arfc page and I was astounded at the numbers of owners of my year and model who have also had hair raising incidents who have described the exact set of problems that I have had. Chrysler cannot ignore the massive numbers of people who are reporting the same defect issues. It is well beyond the realms of coincidence, and it is too dangerous to ignore. There needs to be a national factory recall asap before somebody gets killed.