2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Sep 29, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator randomly flashed. The dealer replaced the head gasket months ago, but the check engine indicator remained illuminated. The dealer indicated that a sensor may need to be replaced. In addition, various warning indicators and gauges illuminated and there was a strong hesitation as if the vehicle would stall. The dealer asked the contact to bring the vehicle back for further diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no solution. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Filed Jan 8, 2016 · Transmission · 102,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle vibrated and hesitated before accelerating. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. A unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Oct 21, 2015 · Electrical · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and caused the engine to stall. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. 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 notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

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 Oct 15, 2015 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the brake pedal was applied but the vehicle hesitated to stop. The contact also stated that the lights on the instrument panel flickered. The failure recurred. 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 not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed May 6, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 60,000 miles · FL

Prior to the incident, my jeep felt as if it were having trouble switching between gears. It felt jerky, if you will. While traveling along I-95 on the east coast of florida, my jeep (twice) slipped gear and appeared to have gone into neutral. If you know the area, it's not the ideal place for this to happen. Since returning to the west coast of florida, it has happened once. I've taken to a shop for a tune-up and to check on that problem. Needless to say, the 'fix' did not fix it and I'm still experiencing jerky shifts and gear failure. I've read a number of similar complaints regarding the same type of incidents on the federal safety agency website, but have not located a fix for the problem. Without hesitation, I'll say I'm terrified.

Filed Feb 24, 2015 · Electrical, Transmission · 120,000 miles · TN

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while starting from a stop sign, the vehicle hesitated before moving forward. The contact mentioned that the vehicle failed to accelerate but increased in engine rpms when the accelerator pedal was depressed. Also, the contact mentioned that the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. Updated 03/30/15*lj the consumer stated the failures became more frequent. The consumer decided not to drive the vehicle until the recall repair could be completed. Updated 10/20/2015

Filed Feb 19, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 120,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to shift gears and the engine rpms increased. The vehicle was restarted, but the failure persisted. The contact stated that there was a manufacturer's recall related to the failure but the part was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The recall number was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Dec 16, 2014 · Brakes · 118,000 miles · IL

I was driving my 2006 jeep grand cherokee approximately 30 MPH and applied the brake pedal. Without warning the brakes hesitated when depressed, the pedal went mushy, I had no braking control and the ABS started cycling like I was on a patch of ice. This lasted for approximately 10-15 seconds. The esp, ABS, check engine, and traction control indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. After the dash lights illuminated the brakes worked but ABS and traction control did not. I periodically have instances where the brakes cycle on various wheels, I assume this is the ABS cycling the brakes. After a period of time ranging from hours to a couple days, the affected instrument panel warning lights go out and the whole process starts over again within a few seconds to minutes. The first time the car was taken to the dealer they said it threw off to many error codes to troubleshoot. The dealer cleared the codes and asked me to return when it happened again. I just returned the car the second time. The car is unsafe to drive in this condition.

Filed Jul 25, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 77,448 miles · IL

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.

Filed Jan 14, 2014 · Acceleration · 750,000 miles · SC

Vehicle since 2011 hesitates at acceleration. Transmission does not engage so the engine rpms are up to 3.5 before it automatic lay shifts to the next gear. This happens a daily now and getting worse. Gears seems to automatically into neutral then hangs there while trying to excel. I have called chrysler last year and recently to check for recalls and online. I am told that there is a recall n23 on 4 wheel drive in my make,model and year but my vehicle is a 2 wheel drive so this n23 does not apply. Although it is the same problem as this recall. It is very dangerous at a traffic light or pulling out of an area and you accel but go nowhere. I narrowly escaped being rear ended several times. There is also a problem with my headlights. After I purchased my vehicle in2006 I took into my local dealership x 2 for them to make sure my headlights are properly lined up. I can not see the roads at dark, I have had to drive with my brights on for years. I also see that the nada has a recall on the reflectors in the headlamps! But chrysler does not recognize that recall in my vehicle either. I would like for the transmission recall to be recognized because it is not just for a 4wd , but 2wd also.

Filed Jun 8, 2013 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 66,000 miles · TX

Traction control light flickers causing loss of power and the vehicle would surge even on incline, check engine light appear at random times and turns off on its own it gives codes u404 and another code witch I cant recall off the top of my head. Accelerating from the start will hesitate and feel limited to power .transmission hard shifts at time and clunks forward when decelerating then accelerating .