2006 jeep grand cherokee last 8 of VIN 6c[xxx] vehicle running and driving - all brake warning lights came on and cruise quit working. Brakes seemed to be working. Mechanic reset to turn warning lights off. A code was not set. Approximately 2 weeks later it reoccurred. Searched for recall and found recall this year model but jeep dealer said there was no recall on this model mfg date 09/05 ....parked vehicle for fear of accident.
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee brakes complaints
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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.
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 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 the federal safety agency. 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).
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 allegedly recalling these vehicles with faulty ignition switches. So I called my local dealer. They looked my jeep up in their database and told me they're were no recalls on my vehicle and that they haven't recalled any vehicles for faulty ignition switches. I would appreciate it if the federal safety agency could help with some of these problems and answer some of these question I and many others have.
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.
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
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the electronic stability program/brake assist system warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who reset the brake pressure sensor but to no avail. The contact stated that after retrieving the vehicle from the dealer, it began jerking and skidding when the contact applied the brakes. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 43,000.
Driving on the highway and the entire dash board lit up, blank a few times, and then went dark. Nothing on the dash board was working (no MPH, gas gauge, etc.). After a few minutes of blinking and going dark, everything begins to work again, but the check engine light comes on. This exact scenario has happened multiple times. Usually the light will stay on from anywhere between 1-5 days and then go away. I have been dealing with this issue for over a year. In once instance, I was driving around the city going 10-15 MPH and this scenario happened and the brakes were not working properly and the car was very hard to turn. Everytime I have brought the car to the dealer they try to pull a code and nothing is available for them. At this point I am fed up so I am officially reporting the issue. It is completely unsafe to be driving when this happens, especially when you are on the highway. Let's hope something is officially done before anyone gets hurt.
My pregnant wife has had this issue before with the car and we took it to the dealership without anyone being able to fix it. While driving between 15-60 MPH the car completely shuts down. No power steering, brakes, or electrical. You have to throw it in neutral and start it back up. This has to be an electrical issue as other quirky things have been happening as well such as the headlights will flicker on and off and the volume and stations selectors on the steerwheel often do not work properly. This is an issue that jeep needs to identify and fix. Very scary to be going 50-60 MPH and lose control of your car going down the highway. Over the past two days this has happened three times. I have done research online as well and there are plenty of other jeep owners that have this same issue. Jeep needs to have a recall for this issue. I am shocked that this has not happened yet.
My 2006 jeep grand cherokee lardeo has all the same issues as listed by every other jeep owner. The engine randomly shuts off while driving down the road, the dash board and headlights flicker on and off constantly. Sometimes we start sometimes we dont. When pulling out into traffic , maybe it will go, maybe it wont. I have lost my brakes on several occasions as well. Now the jeep sits in my driveway as it wont start at all, and of coarse nobody can tell me what is wrong with it as usual ! Nothing like paying for a dead horse ! I have contacted the chrysler corporation only to be told these are not "safety" issues. Good lord what does it take to get a decent vehicle that is safe and reliable ? I guess that would be not buying anything chrysler, dodge, jeep in the future is the route I will take ! I only hope when one of these ticking bombs fail, my family and friends arent on the road that day !
Like others vehicle has stalled while at low speeds. At random times, took to my mechanic and he never could duplicate the problem. Until, I took it there for an electrical problem and to check out the steering. While he was test driving the car, it stalled on him and still could never find the problem, my lights flicker on the inside, dash over head light all inside lights, at night when I have my lights on, till I turn them very low and still flickers but can't notice it as much, inside lights don't turn on at all when I try to switch them on as well. The air bag light has stayed and been on for a while, my mechanic ran a test on that as air bag is fine but light stays on. I know there where recalls so I called chrysler and they said my car does not qualify under any of the recalls. Now my ABS and esp/bas, traction control light are on. At first they came on while I was driving when went to slow down my breaks rattled, the lights came on then went off. Now they have been on and won't turn off. And my cruise control stopped working as well same time. There seems to be nothing that comes up while running test and stuff. My car has 115756 miles on it and these problems keep happening. Also when I start it the car ideals rough and when I'm stopped at a light tried and replaced parts and still does it. I love my jeep and would like to have these problems found out and fix I'm almost done paying it off and want to keep it but it scares me that it's could stall any moment randomly.
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.
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.
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.
At approx. 110k miles the esb, trac and bas indication lights came on and would not turn off. The dealership checked and said that the brake pressure sensor and steering angel sensors had to be replaced.
I have wrecked this jeep two times due to the brakes not functioning as the should in both instances the dash board lights and gauges all shut down prior too the accidents I have had numerous mechanics find nothing, problem still persists done all I can and I am basically going broke on a vehicle I still owe on. Can you please help before people start dying from unroadworthy vehicles.
Driving 65 miles per hour on freeway. Engine stalled, and front dash lights went out. Power steering was off and brakes were off as well. Was able to maintain control of the vehicle and make my way to the shoulder. Once stopped, started up without an issue.
Purchased 2006 jeep grand cherokee new. Within first 6 months have been taking it bake to the dealer for intermittent lack/stalling. This happens while driving at different speeds and mostly making slight turns or when I begin to turn as well as up and down hill. This has been going on for the last 2 yrs,but most recently has happened alot more offend. I have taken it to the dealer with no result each time. Within the last 2 weeks is has stalled at least 7 times. 9/27/08 I was injured from slamming the breaks and fighting the steering to avoid a head on collision at an intersection while starting to make a turn. I did take it to the dealer and again with no result. The day I dropped it off at the dealer it shut down in their lot. I was told that this would have been recorded in the codes,but they told me they found nothing. The next day it stalled while dropping my son off at school. He was with me when I was injured so I can prove it does happen. I did call the dealer back and that was 3 days ago. They will not return my phone call let alone honor my warranty. This car is not safe.
Update: the braking system, primary and emergency, failed at approximately 6:30 am 5/13/2008. My wife was unable to bring the vehicle under control traveling down an unpaved hill and had a head-on collision with a boulder. We have called the attorney and we are awaiting a call bck at this time. Chrysler and scheid are going to wish they never heard of me now. They can shove their bs "repurchase" offers up their'!@#$%.
2006 jeep grand cherokee laredo dashboard lights keep illuminating. Consumer states that the indicator lights were for the brake system. She stated that she lost all power brakes. Repair shop received the tensioner and repaired the vehicle. *kb the consumer stated she received a recall in the mail after she had experienced the problem. The serpentine belt tensioner was replaced and the rear defroster line was inoperative.
I bought my 2006 jeep grand cherokee laredo 4x4 used at 40,000 a year ago this month. Shortly after owning it it started stalling while in motion or stopped in gear such as a traffic light. When sitting still, coasting and slowing down, the vehicle would die. The instrument panel did not light up and everything seemed normal until I took my foot off the brake to accelerate or just accelerated from a coast (such as a school zone slowly moving traffic), then I would realize the car had stalled. If I was on a hill going up the car would take off backwards. Dies turning into parking lots, etc. I loose power steering. The brakes stopped me if I applied them. However, if I was in the forward moving position, I would just throw it in neutral and re-start the engine without problem. This concerned me, because I buy my vehicles used, I did not know if dirty injectors and throttle body was causing carbon residue to clog the injectors so I had it all cleaned. That did not fix the problem. I started researching on this site and spoke to the guys that do my service. The researched and found a notice about safety. I went to jeep website and found that there was such a notice about the brake system failure but no recall. Several weeks later I received a recall notice and 2 computer flash updates were needed. This fixed my problem, at least since late november 2007.
Due to an information on a www page of chrysler my two cars jeep cherokee grand have brakes system defects and one of them problem with transmission oil cooler supply line. According to this information dealer should repair this free charge. Unfortunately the polish dealer I spoke to deny to do this. What could I do with this situation?
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle would not stop when the brakes were depressed this caused her to crash into the rear of another vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer (sports chrysler jeep) however they refused to repair the recall for the service brakes, hydraulic: antilock: control unit/module (the federal safety agency campaign id #07v434000). The manufacturer sent an investigator to inspect the vehicle and he stated that the recall was not the cause of the failure. As of december 5, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 40,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 45-50 MPH, the steering and brakes locked and then the vehicle shut off. The ebs light flashes on the instrument panel and the vehicle has to be restarted. The contact has been to three different dealers and was informed that they could not duplicate the failure. She was given a black box for a week to record the failures, but no failures occurred during that week. On one occasion, she was informed that the ebs system was not registering and the code was exsp-bas. The system failure was witnessed by family members. The vehicle is currently at the dealer. The current mileage was 8,666 and failure mileage was 3059. Updated 03/14/08. *lj the consumer stated the vehicle lost power on several occasions.
Took vehicle to dealership to have the brake rotors replaced. The vehicle has less than 16,000 miles and the rotors are already bad. The dealership wanted to charge for the repair, because the brakes are out of warranty. 12 months on brakes, we have had the vehicle for 15 months. Must replace rotors now at my own expense.
Need to replace brake rotors at less than 35,000 miles. Multiple posting on internet site identifying having the same problem and that jeep is aware of but chooses only to make the customer replace at their own expense.
On several occasions my 2006 jeep cherokee has failed to come to a complete stop and the steering wheel locks up. I have taken it to the dealer on 2 occasions they have not been able to determine the cause of the problem. They have installed an "auto pilot" camera that I am supposed to turn on the next time this happened. It happened 30 minutes after I picked it up, and I can only hope that the camera caught the problem. The 2007 cherokee has a recall on the brakes, the 2006 jeep commander has had a recall on the brakes, and the 2005 jeep cherokee has had a recall on the brakes. Please help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The current and failure mileage were 16,739. While driving 35 MPH up a hill the contact was coming to a stop light and the vehicle slowed down but would not stop. The contact had to pump the brakes very hard. The brake pedal went down partially. The vehicle had to be pulled over to the side of the road, and then towed to a dealer. The dealer could not duplicate the problem, and stated that the vehicle was safe to drive. *ak . Spoke with consumer 10/16/07, resending 2nd form . *lj the consumer stated the repairs were the sum of $1,868.61 to replace all electronic components of the brake system. Updated 11/16/07
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