2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee: steering wheel locks up

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 Jul 15, 2015 · Steering · OK · crash

2006 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle steering and tie rod assembly issues. *smd the consumer stated on april 13, 2015, the steering locked up and the left front tie rod failed and caused an accident. The consumer was driving 30 MPH when the accident happened. He also side-swiped another vehicle, before coming to rest. The consumer stated other suspension components were damaged as well.

Filed May 30, 2015 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 120,000 miles · FL

I bought my 06 jeep in march of 2015 and had problems with it ever since. First incident happend right after I bought car. Pulled in to mcdonalds drive through and steering wheel locked up on me and dashboard lights lite up all of them. Scared the crap out of me. Same things happened at least 6 other times where the steering wheel would lock up and truck would shut off. I was sitting at a stop light when the dashboard lights lit up and then truck died. Truck will appear to be racing at times when I barly hit gas.I had my 5 year old granddaught with me and the truck shut off while I was driving going about 45 miles. I never was so scared in my life. All I could image was me and my precious granddaughter dying. I was so scared, I could not drive for a day or two to settle my nerves. Please help !!!!!. I think that chrysler needs to pay for rentals till issue is fixed or have trucks replaced before someone dies. !!!!!!!

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 Jan 3, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · 6,500 miles · OK

The first incident happened just weeks after I purchased my grand cherokee. I was on a two lane highway going 75 MPH in the left lane.the highway did not have a shoulder to pull over on. There was a tractor trailer in front of me, behind me and to my right. My car suddenly started decreasing in speed rapidly, my steering wheel locked up and it was as if my car had been turned off. I had no where to go as it was sandwiched in between semis all going at a high rate of speed. I turned on my hazards until I was completely stopped in the middle of the highway. I put my car in park, put the key into the off position and restarted it.I drove straight to the tulsa,ok jeep dealership. To say I was shaken up is an understatement. They ran tests on it. Came back to me and told me the car checked out perfectly fine and either my knee hit the ignition or my keys were too heavy. My keys only had my car key, house key and my key fob on it and I knew my knee had not hit the ignition. I was scared to drive my car from then on. The incidents continued to happen over and core again.sometimes at a high rate of speed, but also lots of times at a slow rate of speed under 25mph or while going from a stop to start (like at a stop light or while trying to turn). I continued to take my car in to the jeep dealership the entire time it was under warranty. I received the exact same answer every single time. They treated me like I was making the incidents up. The incidents started happening more frequently and after my second child was born we were finally in a position to purchase another vehicle. My jeep has been sitting in my driveway for over a year. We are unable to sell it for anything close to what kbb says its worth. And we also feel like we can't sell it consciously knowing it could kill someone.these cars are a death trap and because of financial situations families are forced to keep.

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 8, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 149,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. On another occasion, while driving approximately 15 MPH, the steering wheel locked and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the part was not available to service the vehicle according to the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 149,000.

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 Jun 11, 2007 · Brakes · 24,000 miles · VA

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.