2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee: sudden loss of power

Filed Oct 18, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · AZ

The Jeep dealer replaced my ignition switch that was part of the 2014 ignition switch recall. My Jeep continues to lose power after successfully turning on. It will turn on for a less than one minute, all the lights on the dash board will turn on, and the engine will have sudden loss of power. It can take up to an hour to get it to turn back on without it losing power again. If driven after it turn on without waiting at least 2 minutes, the car will suddenly lose power while in drive. This has been happening on an almost daily basis since 2019, which resulted in it being parked in the driveway for 6 months for fear it would turn off while driving on the freeway.

Filed Feb 29, 2020 · Acceleration, Electrical · 150,000 miles · IL

Driving at a speed of 60mph - all my instrument panel lights started flashing, the car loss all power and turned itself off. I was able to muscle car to shoulder. Put back in park and 2007 jeep grand cherokee drove the rest of the trip (10 miles) with no other issues. Very dangerous situation! Thankful there was not much traffic when this occurred.

Filed Dec 16, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 82,000 miles · WI

I have been dealing with this jeep grand cherokee issue for years now. At one point there was a recall on the ignition switch and it was replaced at the local chrysler dealer. The issue I have is identical to the one in the link attached. Up until a few weeks ago, I lived with it. Now the issue has turned dangerous because it also affects the ability to brake and turn. When the brakes seemed compromised, I took the jeep in for repair but they were not able to duplicate the issue. I picked it up last week from the repair shop and today it was the power steering that went out along with the usual dash panel function going out. I realize that this is an older jeep but it seems chrysler should still be responsible for the vehicle safety. Https://www.mcall.com/news/watchdog/mc-jeep-cherokee-dashboard-shutoff-ignition-recall-watchdog-20141213-column.html this article describes the exact issues I have seen repeatedly. Now that the loss of power steering and braking assist have both happened over the last several weeks while driving (supposedly fixed by the ignition switch recall), this jeep is too dangerous to be on the road.

Filed Oct 4, 2019 · Electrical · 140,000 miles · FL

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.

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 Nov 7, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · CA

1st recall recieved in 2014 about a moth after purchase said the ignition switch was faulty causing loss of power. To date have had the ignition replaced 2x. It stil looses power while in motion from 45mph to 70mph. Have had many repairs done claiming to fix the problem and nothing has worked. Dealership keeps saying they don't know what the problem is. When it loose all power I have approx. 20 seconds to make it to the shoulder. Have almost been hit several times on the freeway. This happens on a daily basis. My husband and I feel like it may be an electrical shortage somewhere that no one can seem to find

Filed Nov 2, 2017 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 117,850 miles · SC

The car shut off lost all power control panel went out while driving at 45 miles per hour I quickly wiggled the key(ignition switch ) and the car began to run again

Filed Nov 2, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 118,000 miles · AZ

When driver or parked and idling the dash, indicator lights, headlights, tail lights, speedometer completely lose power. This has happened while driving in low light conditions causing a very serious hazard.

Filed Jun 5, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 109,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost power, the anti-lock brakes failed, and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the anti-lock brake and check engine warning indicators illuminated. At times, the contact was able to turn the ignition off and on and the vehicle would either restart immediately or operate normally after a few minutes. The vehicle was taken to ch urness chrysler, jeep, dodge, ram in dalles, or (541)-296-2284, where a diagnostic test was completed, but there was uncertainty of the failure codes. The contact believed an ignition code was present, but no repairs were completed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.

Filed Jan 24, 2017 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power on the highway, which resulted in a crash on the passenger side. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. Minor injuries were sustained that required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the insurance company. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2016 · 145,000 miles · DC

After havin my ignition lock cyclinder replaced today . Telling me this would fix the issue of my loss of power and lights etc . It has not I alkost ran off the road because I lost all control of power and lights . No poerr steering etc need to fix this issue soon because I am looking in to getting a lawyer I am sick of this

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.