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Problems with 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

On average, the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee starts to “feel” problems with the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and its various aspects after 93 083 miles.

Components Affected by ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Issues

We have classified the 704 complaints from 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.

IGNITION 5 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 4 HORN 2 SOFTWARE 2 ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR 1 STARTER ASSEMBLY 1

Recently reported ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems on 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Aug 21 2014. the interior dome light was left in the on position, which drained the car battery completely. upon recharging the battery all of the lights in the drivers console where on, the electronic stability control light was on, the air bag light was on, the check engine light was on. upon taking it to a jeep dealership was informed that the vin in the onboard computer had been corrupted as well as saying that the traction control and the airbags were not functional until this had been resolved. dec 5 2013. the battery had gone bad and needed be replaced. once a new battery was installed the exact same thing happened with the vin in the onboard computer being corrupted. the traction control and the airbags were also not working. had to take the jeep back to the dealership to have the computer reprogrammed with the correct vin. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v348000 (electrical system). the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure......updated12/07/15*bf *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification for nhtsa 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 vin was not available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign: 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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 14v43800 (electrical system) was received in july 2014. the dealer and the manufacturer were contacted on multiple occasions and the contact was informed that the part was not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts was available. a failure related to the recall was experienced but the specifics were not available. in addition, the contact stated that the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to accelerate. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was 58,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the when the vehicle was started, the instrument panel became inoperable. in addition, the contact stated that the brakes engaged without the brake pedal being depressed and the air bag warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 178,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to perform the repair 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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. ..updated 03/31/15 *bf updated 04/02/15*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000(electrical system). the contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

It has been over a year since the recall for the ignition switch... chrysler/fiat has yet to make the replacement part available to any of the 4-5 local dealers in northern ca that are within 50 miles of my home. they seem to be avoiding responsibility to correct the problem

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact was included in nhtsa campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the parts needed were not available. the dealer did not provide a specific date when the parts would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repairs. the contact was not experiencing a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled and the low engine power warning light illuminated. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). however, the part was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs to be performed. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000. updated 12/17/14*cn updated 6/2/2015 *js

While in a line of cars approaching a stop sign i reached my turn at the sign. when i stopped the engine just died and all electrical components worked. after shifting into park and turning the key the engine started again. as with others i do not have anything attached to my key and also my knees are not able to hit the key. the road leading to the stop sign is somewhat rough and it is possible i hit the key with my hand. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled on several occasions without warning. the vehicle was able to restart after several attempts. the contact stated that the part was not available to repair the vehicle under nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the vehicle was taken to a dealer where an estimated date for the recall repair to be performed was not available. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was not available

2006 jeep grand cherokee. consumer writes in regards to parts not available to complete recall notice #14v-438000. *smd

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle, but the failure recurred twice. the dealer stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced, but they would not repair the vehicle until the contact received a recall notice. the vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated the vehicle's warning lights and lights on the dashboard illuminate sporadically. the contact received notification of nhsta 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 made aware of the issue. the vehicle failure mileage was 40000. kh

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v43800 (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 made aware of the issue. the vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 25 mph, the contact accidentally bumped the ignition and the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer or diagnosed. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vin was included in nhtsa 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 failure mileage was approximately 120,000. ..updated 02/01/16 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was donated to charity. *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the engine stalled on numerous occasions without warning. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. while driving at various speeds, the engine stalled without warning and was able to restart. the failure mileage was unknown. update 01/15/16 ma update 03/26/18 *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repairs was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. in addition, the contact mentioned that the vehicle had stalled in the middle of the highway due to the failure listed on the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was unknown.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 notified. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa 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. ma 10/16/15 the consumer stated the vehicle shut off while in the midst of driving and all dash lights illuminated. updated 01/29/15 updated 12/08/2017*cn

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification for recall nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). however, the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. the manufacturer was notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 11/06/14*lj the consumer stated all the indicator lights went off while driving and continued to go and off. the vehicle would not accelerate but, after a few minutes the vehicle would jump into gear. it was determined that the prndl bez was faulty and needed to be replaced. the failure recurred. updated 7/27/2015*js the consumer stated a year later, she experienced the same issue as before. the dealer replaced the same part. the consumer continued to experience problems after the ignition was replaced. power steering fluid was leaking. the dealer replaced a connector. updated 12/30/15*jb

Driving car just shuts off and loss of steering and breaks was in a rear end account because of this chrysler still not fixing i don't know what's going on with it unsafe to drive.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair for a long time. in addition, the service engine indicator randomly illuminated. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the dealer stated that the contact would need to wait for a second letter. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was not available. parts distribution disconnect.

P41 - chrysler recall - faulty ignition switch the parts are still not available to fix my vehicle. my vehicle is unable to be driven due to the deteriorating nature of the faulty ignition switch. i have video evidence to support my claims that the vehicle i own is malfunctioning and the safety-recall notice is now over 6 months old. chrysler has not provided any of the affected owners a solution to the problem and refuses to reimburse the affected owners. as per your website the manufacturer has not provided a reasonably timely solution without cost to owners. see below: ***-a description of what the owner can do if the owner is unable to have the problem corrected within a reasonable time and without charge.*** (this was taken directly from your website ie what needs to be on a recall notice) driving my 2006 jeep grand cherokee without having the problem fixed is not an option, as a loss of brakes, steering and even airbags being unresponsive and would result in my injury or death. the notice says simply to remove extra keys from the swab and to move the seat back. excellent precautions i am sure but my problem continues to arise nonetheless. driving down a highway at 55 mph and having a loss of power to your dash, a loss of brakes, and potentially nonworking airbags make this a recipe for disaster. i am floored at the fact a major corporation has issued a recall notice, only for 6 months to have passed with no solution in the future. i have contacted chrysler and jeep both several times to check on the status of the fix, all to receive no word or notice of when the parts will become available. i have asked several times if i could have the vehicle fixed and then have chrysler reimburse me, and was denied. i am hopeful that you will be able to answer some of these questions as chrysler and jeep and not been able to. thank you and have a nice day. *tr

The dash lights started flickering, then the brakes locked up and the jeep just lost power and turned off. this was the first time that the jeep's brakes locked up and lost power and this is enough to cause alarm and resulted with this complaint. i will not wait for a second time that the vehicle's brakes lock up and turns itself off at a more dangerous highway situation on a busy traffic and certainly not putting my family at this type of risk which is obviously a manufacturer's defect. [xxx], a customer service representative from jeep that i have spoken to advised that chrysler could possibly issue a recall if enough number of complaints were received from nhtsa. am i really supposed to wait until my family gets injured before something gets done with this known issue? the dash lights/gauges issue has been ongoing and jeep had been contacted a few years back to no avail. i also advised [xxx] (jeep rep) about all four handles breaking at the same time. i had to open the door from the outside to let my daughter and her friend get out of the backseat. these handles should not break at all due to it's normal use and purpose. i request your department to please investigate this obvious safety issue, and avoid any injuries that this defect could cause. thank you. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr

Jeep quit going and motor quit......checked and found key turned off....restarted and only one problem since then........called new dealer in town and they said bring it by and they would "check it out" but didn't seem very interested????? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving, the air bag warning light illuminated and the air conditioning failed. the contact also mentioned that the ignition was loose. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch failed. the vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed for repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the approximate failure mileage was 61,000. updated 09/10/15*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving at a low speed, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the contact stated that all the warning lights on the instrument cluster illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. in addition, while making a left turn at a low speed, the vehicle stalled. as a result, the contact crashed into a concrete barrier and the air bags failed to deploy. the contact did not sustain any injuries. a police report was not filed. the vin was included in nhtsa 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 unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the contact stated that the part needed to remedy the vehicle was unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. updated 4/21/15*cn the consumer stated while driving, power to the vehicle ceased. the gauges went dead and the heat shut off. updated 04/14/15

Stopped at a stop sign, went to pull out and the motor was dead. i just drifted into the intersection. put on the brake, turned the key & the motor started. my knee must have bumped the keychain and apparently it turned the ignition off. luckily there was no traffic coming when i tried to pull out, otherwise i would've been t-boned. *tr

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