2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee: engine failure

Filed Jul 11, 2017 · Engine · 147,000 miles · KS

Valve seat dropped into #4 cylinder head on a warm restart. Vehicle was stationary & not overheated. Vehicle was at rest in a parking lot. Catastrophic engine failure followed.

Filed Jun 17, 2016 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · OR · crash

Dear recipient, I am reaching out to make others aware of a serious problem with my family's 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While the vehicle was in park, with the keys out of the ignition, one of my members of my family was able to shift the gears from park to natural. The SUV was parked in our driveway which has a slight decline in slope. Due to the decline and the vehicle being in neutral it started rolling backwards with my family member inside. We were cleaning the vehicle at the time of the incident so all the doors were open. The jeep picked up speed, hit our fence, and rolled out onto a public road and into our neighbor's yard. Lucky nobody was hurt, except for the jeep. This could have killed a member of my family or other civilians around the scene. I have had other issues with my jeep, one of which has been made into a recall without fixes. This recall is about the ignition switch going from on to off while driving. I can say from experience this has happened many times, and is extremely dangerous when it does happen; you lose the ability to control your vehicle besides having brakes. You loss power steering and experience engine failure in the middle of busy traffic. Besides that recall, the drivetrain being able to be switch in a parked position without the keys being in the ignition is the most frustrating, which could have killed my son, or others around. I bought this vehicle because I wanted something safe to drive my family in, and that has fallen very short from expectations . I don't understand how these vehicle issues can be swept aside; I might as well keep my old vehicle made in 1984. Please take these comments into consideration and I thank you for your time.

Filed Oct 19, 2015 · Electrical · 1,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While stopped, the vehicle stalled and the steering wheel seized. The failure recurred multiple times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The failure was unable to be duplicated. The failure persisted. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the parts were unavailable to perform the repairs. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.

Filed Oct 15, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 150,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and caused the contact to pull over. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine failed and needed to be completely rebuilt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure related to the recall.

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Electrical · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while making a left or right turn, the brakes seized without warning. In addition, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Electrical · 102,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the steering and brakes seized. The contact let the vehicle cruise, pushed the ignition key, and the vehicle restarted. The failure occurred several times almost daily. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system: ignition switch), but the part was unavailable for the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Jul 30, 2015 · Electrical, Lights · 140,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 65 MPH, all the lights on the instrument panel, headlights, and the tail lights seized without warning. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road. After approximately one minute, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the part needed was not available to repair the vehicle. Also, the contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). The same failure recurred three times the same day. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Mar 31, 2015 · Electrical, Steering · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. In addition, the contact mentioned that the steering wheel seized and the brake pedal was difficult to depress. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 30, 2014 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · RI

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated while driving at 15 MPH, the engine lost power as the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical). However, the part was unavailable to complete the recall repair. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair to be performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 11/05/14 updated 12/2/14*cn updated 8/31/2017

Filed Oct 2, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 60,000 miles · MD · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The vehicle stalled while turning at an unknown speed. The failure occurred twice. During the first occasion, the vehicle stalled and crashed into a curb. The vehicle was able to be restarted. In addition, while making a turn, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle crashed into a guardrail. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the remedy was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Feb 5, 2011 · Engine · 60,900 miles · MI

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.

Filed Sep 19, 2010 · Electrical, Engine · 23,000 miles · MS

After 2 hours of highway driving followed by 20 minutes of bumper to bumper crawl. Decelerated and hit brakes to make right turn at intersection. Engine failed, all electronics dead. Stopped, put vehicle in park, started engine and drove away.