Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While coming to a stop, the vehicle hesitated as if it would shut off. When the contact depressed the brake pedal, the gears shifted and the engine or transmission jumped. The failure occurred every time the vehicle was driven. The vehicle is currently being repaired by an authorized dealer. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 5,000 and current mileage was 23,000.
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee engine complaints
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Engine and electrical.
I was traveling down the road at 55 MPH when suddenly my vehicle shut off for no reason.. This scared the daylights out of me and I could have been killed- no lights, ability to brake or steer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please find a solution to this problem!!!
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving between 15-45 MPH, the vehicle intermittently stalls. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The current mileage was 31,496 and failure mileage was 30,000. Updated 03-25-08 *bf updated 03/25/08
The unit will cut off for no reason while sitting stopped. It has happened several times. I took the unit into the c/d/j dealer and was told that they could not find a fault code. Said that I needed to pay for the 30k service. I refused, unless they put in writing that the such said service would stop the engine failure. They refused and I advised that this issue is not the only one that they heard about. Needless to say, they called the police on me! Jeep....the new name needs to be "joke".
Drive-by-wire system on hemi powered 2006 jeep grand cherokee has hair trigger response, does not allow for engine breaking when the accelerator is released and continues to accelerate even after foot is lifted off the gas pedal.
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.
Engine has cut off numerous times between 5-30 MPH. I have to stop and restart jeep, have almost been rear ended several times. Have taken into dealership and they can't duplicate the problem so they can't fix it.
2006 jeep grand cherokee. Problems with vehicle shutting off while driving. Lots of consumers reporting this issue. Driving in city traffic at speed of 45 miles per hour, vehicle and all electrical components suddenly shut off. Lost steering momentarily. I shifted to neutral and restarted- but upon returning home and researching problem on internet, found numerous customer citing this problem. Luckily, no crash occurred although it was close. Had I been on the freeway, this could have been catastrophic!
New 2006 jeep grand cherokee, purchased on 3/31/07. Leak in sun roof repaired 3 times after calling manufacturer. Today while driving 10 miles MPH engine shut off, lost all steering and brakes.
Purchased new jeep grand cherokee in may 2006. The problem started almost immediately and continue. , dealership could not find or fix the problem. The vehicle lost engine power while driving, resulting in no steering or brakes. This happened every few days, without warning, most recently at speed of 50 MPH, causing me to have to manually, with much difficulty, steered off road into field to avoid a collision with other vehicles. This was extremely dangerous, I could only imagine if it happened on an expressway during heavy traffic how many people would be killed. The local dealership always stated they could not duplicate problem, and asked me to keep driving until it happened again, then bring the car back in. This could not go on! Someone or many people were going to be killed because of this dangerous vehicle, but I have to have something to drive. Please help.
While I was sitting at a red light today I was completely stopped with my right foot on the brake. I felt the jeep grand cherokee surge. I looked at the tachometer and the needle shot upwards and I had to really stand on the brake to keep the SUV from moving. I slipped the transmission into neutral to eliminate the surge on the brakes and the engine whinnied and then idled down. I immediately made an appointment at my dealership for friday april 20, 2007. Third incident. I am well aware of sudden acceleration syndrome where it is believed drivers are stepping on the brake but really applying the gas. I was already sitting still and my foot never moved from any pedal so this theory is eliminated.
Engine, powertrain, door, dash, gas mileage.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the engine stalled without warning. After stalling, the engine was easily restarted. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who duplicated the problem, but was unable to determine the cause of the engine stalling. The manufacturer was notified.
2006 jeep grand cherokee 65th anniversary edition: 15 days off the lot when while driving 15-20 MPH engine completely died. I could not steer to the side of the road. There were no warning lights or any indication of a problem. Dealership diagnosed "major internal engine failure" and replaced with new engine. About 4 months later rattling sound turned out to be catalytic converter that needs to be replaced. Still waiting for the part. Suv still does not drive 100%. Sometimes when I step on the gas the truck does not respond right away.
My wife and I purchased a 2006 jeep wk 4x4 on feb 20 2006. As soon as we left the dealership with 150 miles on it the air bags malfunctioned and had to be repaired. About 1 week after the repairs they malfunctioned again and where fixed again only to malfunction 2 more times and the dealership said there was no problems and cleared the codes. At the 3000 mile service there was an oil leak on the front crank seal which was replaced. It has also been in the shop 5 times due to an engine malfunction light in which case there was a multiple cylinder misfire, the dealership said there where no problems and cleared the code every time only for it to come back on. I just picked my vehicle up from the dealer again because the crank pulley and dampener where wobbling real bad and the check engine light was on again for the same reason. All repairs where made and after I left the dealership 15 miles down the road the light came back on. The transmission shudders when I'm stopped and shifts real hard. The dealership said its fine and there is now evidence of that. All these incidents are ongoing since the day it was purchased.
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