2006 Jeep Wrangler: check engine light

Filed Sep 10, 2020 · Electrical, Transmission · 125,000 miles · MD

The vehicle while operating under normal driving conditions had a check engine light appear. A certified mechanic found the TCM was faulty. Findings: p0218 high temp operation activated. P0714 transmission temp sensor intermittent. P0613 internal TCM problem. Instrument cluster: 1 TCM/single board engine control message not received data list for TCM is reading 1023 degrees fahrenheit or 1.10 volts having code p0613 TCM is faulty.

Filed Jun 22, 2011 · Engine · 34,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep wrangler. While driving approximately 50 MPH the check engine warning light illuminated, followed by a rapid decrease in the rpms. The engine stalled and restarted. The failure occurred ten times while driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer twice for the similar failure. The technician was unable to duplicate or locate the failure . The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000. Updated 07/28/11 *bf updated 11/18/11

Filed Mar 3, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · 100,000 miles · CA

Jeep suddenly lost all power at freeway speed. Almost got creamed by semi. Check engine light came on. Pulled over on shoulder, restarted engine and limped home under 2500 RPM. Any higher RPM resulted in complete power loss. Ran obd got "intermittent cam sensor". Tried to change sensor but assembly was full of metal shavings. Did research found out that the oil pump drive assembly is faulty. Part on back order, no one has it. Common problem with 05 models due to faulty design. Very dangerous and can destroy engine.

Filed Feb 18, 2011 · Engine · 25,000 miles · OR

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep wrangler. The contact stated that the vehicle would idle improperly and stall intermittently. The check engine warning light would also illuminate. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who advised the contact that the oil pickup drive assembly would need to be replaced. Both the dealer and manufacturer were notified and were aware of the issue; however, informed the contact that the parts to repair the failure were on back order. The vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 29,556 and the failure mileage was 25,000.

Filed Jan 6, 2011 · Engine · 44,000 miles · GA

The vehicle is a 2006 jeep wrangler rubicon w/~44,000 miles. The check engine light illuminated during a trip and upon return a diagnostic tool read the error codes = p0016 and others. The code p0016 indicated a cam-crankshaft sensor which is part of the camshaft synchornizer (part #53010624ac). Inquiry into purchasing this part, we were told the part is on national back order and has been for more than 9 months. Further inquiry into numerous other dealers and parts company's support the national back order problem. And after deeper research online into this issue including the following thread at http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/chrysler-paying-install-new-cam-2005-2006-owners-should-read-963235/?referrerid=211189 it shows a much more serious problem exists than just a sensor causing a check engine light. There was a recall (eo5) for the 2005 model year but yet the problem still exists in the 2006 model as evidenced by the thread (there are other threads and research) as well as the national back order for the parts supporting this problem. The problem is the teeth on the associated gears for the synchronizer and the camshaft parts prematurely wear out causing play between these two gears thus activating the sensor which then causes the check engine light to be illuminated. This cel activity limits the maximum rpms at ~3,000 thus causing limited drivability. For example, if when exceeding this RPM limit due to changing gears to either accelerate or decelerate, the vehicle sputters and hesitates significantly thus reducing drivability potentially endangering the occupants during normal city and interstate driving conditions. Further use of the vehicle causes further failure of these gears resulting in a shut down of the vehicle and complete inoperable. When the gears stop turning, this action stops turning the oil pump resulting in no oil flow. No oil flow could potentially cause the engine to seize should these gears fail while driving on our interstate system.

Filed Aug 2, 2010 · Engine · 76,000 miles · FL

My camshaft position sensor on my 2006 jeep unlimited lj has caused my jeep check engine light to come on and to have misfire codes, transmission failure codes, and emission sensor codes, causing my jeep to run rough and may cause further damage to my motor if the problem is not fixed. The codes produced, does not point out my that my camshaft position sensor is the problem but masks the problem with other sensor codes.this has been going on for a while and the dealership couldn't even tell me what was wrong with my jeep and said they would have to just start with one thing and keep replacing parts till the problem goes away. I am still trying to get the problem fixed and I have an appointment scheduled with a reputable jeep mechanic at a specialty jeep shop to try and fix the problem this wednesday 8/4/2010. Hopefully my engine has not been damaged due to this problem that chrysler is fully aware of! My mileage is in the 76,000 mile range and I do not know if my drivetrain warranty covers this.

Filed Aug 9, 2007 · Engine · 4,886 miles · SC

Brand new, 2006 jeep wrangler 4x4, less than 5,000 miles on it when driving down the road (first incident,50 MPH), engine stalls. Try to restart...pull off to the side of the road, wait about 5 minutes, and the jeep finally restarts. Second incident, driving down the interstate in rush hour traffic, middle lane, approximately 70 miles per hour, jeep engine stalls again. Loss of all power, steering components, no dashboard lights or check engine lights flash. Just complete and total loss of power. Almost get rear-ended by several cars before managing to get the jeep off on the shoulder. Sat on the side of the road for 45 minutes before the jeep would restart. First dealership I took it to refused to look at it because I didn't have an appointment, and said they could get to it in a week or so. I told them I didn't have an appointment because I didn't know it was going to die, and secondly I wasn't driving a vehicle that was unsafe and I didn't know what was wrong with it. I was then referred to another dealership, where the technician stated he was unable to duplicate the defect...so nothing has been fixed and I'm still driving an unsafe car.

Filed Jul 18, 2007 · Engine · 18,588 miles · SC

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep wrangler. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle lost power without warning. The check engine light illuminated immediately afterwards and the vehicle began to jerk violently. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was driven to his residence where it failed to restart. There is a recall on the 2007 jeep wrangler regarding the engine. The vehicle is currently at the dealer. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage is 18,600 and failure mileage was 18,588.

Filed Nov 8, 2006 · Engine · 11,050 miles · CA

I was driving my 2006 jeep wrangler rubicon (11,000 miles) on the freeway, when it totally lost power. It literally shut down. I was able coast to the center medium. (this had happened just 4 days before also) I was almost in a crash as I tried to coast to a safe place. When I started the car up, the check engine light came on, and I bought the jeep to a jeep dealership near by. They put the car on the diagnostic machine, and on the rack to check it, and told me everything came out fine, and they could not find anything wrong. Needless to say it is a very very dangerous car to drive. It is less than one year old and under warranty.