Problems with 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and various warning lights illuminated and flickered. in addition, several unknown electrical functions failed. the contact mentioned that the vehicle would stall and restart independently while driving. the failure recurred intermittently. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repairs. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000. the vin was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and would only restart after multiple attempts. the failure recurred on several occasions. 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 made aware of the issue. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

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 stated while driving approximately 50 mph, all of the warning lights on the dashboard illuminated as the vehicle stalled. the contact shifted into park and was able to restart the vehicle but it stalled again. the failure was recurring. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, who advised that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 130,000. kmj

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle began to stutter and all of the warning indicators illuminated. the failure recurred on several occasions until the instrument panel became inoperable. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. 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 made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unavailable.

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 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. parts distribution disconnect. updated 02/12/16*lj

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 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 issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grande cherokee. the contact stated while driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. once the vehicle was restarted, the check engine light illuminated. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the vehicle was taken to dealer. technician diagnosed that the ignition failed. the contact removed all the extra keys from the key fob as advised but the problem persisted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 132,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced; however, the failure recurred on numerous occasions. 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 70,000.

I received notice of recall for ignition switch over a year ago. i believe my car experienced this issue on numberous occassions, to which, prior to recall, jeep "couldn't find problem" and would do nothing to reconcile my safety concerns. i could not apply lemon law. i contacted jeep dealer, mystic, ct again after recall notice and they stated they didn't have parts and i would have to wait to be contacted by jeep to repair. my jeep was on highway multiple times when this happened; all of gauges would drop to off position, lights would flash on and off--somehow it would correct itself. upon bringing it to dealership multiple times, it somehow stopped. then incident approximately 2.5 years ago-parking car in lot-everything "locked" including steering and braking-rolled until car stopped on its own-took key out of ignition-waited, restarted and car was fine. don't have exact dates but mystic ct jeep has record of all times car brought in.

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 stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was able to restart but the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notice of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) but the parts needed were not available for repair. also, the contact mentioned that prior to receiving the recall notification the vehicle had stalled, and the fuel pump was replaced. the approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. in addition, the contact stated that while pulling out a parking lot at approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled and jerked forward without warning. as a result, the gear shift failed to go into the park position. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician informed that the vehicle was operating as designed. 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 reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. 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 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.

I was driving east on the pennsylvania turnpike from pittsburgh, pa to york, pa with my wife and 1 year old daughter on the friday of memorial day weekend. i was driving between 70-75 mph in the left hand lane when i noticed i had lost acceleration, power steering, and all of my interior lights had turned off. the entire vehicle had shut off. this easily could have caused a horrific accident as there was a ton of traffic behind me and on the road. fortunately, i was going down a hill and i was able to maintain speed for enough time to safely drift my car into the right lane and eventually over to the side of the road. once pulled over, i had difficulty shifting my vehicle into park and turning off the ignition. after a few minutes of attempting to shut it off, i was able to get the key out of the ignition. i waited about 5 or so minutes and was able to start the vehicle without a problem. i stayed in the right hand lane the rest of the trip and eventually made it to my destination safely. when i got home, i took the vehicle to three rivers chrysler jeep and dodge in pittsburgh, pa. .i was told i needed to replace the ignition switch and the "wire control module". with all of the recalls in the news regarding chrysler and gm ignition switches, i would not be surprised if this was a defect in jeep as well. the experience i had was very frightening and i hope others do not have the same problems. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled and was able to be restarted. the check engine warning light illuminated intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be 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 made aware of the failure. 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 made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

I will be going at any speed and my jeep will just die or spit and sputter like its not getting gas then the rpm gauge drops to zero all the dash lights come on. this happens on the highway in the middle of intersection and it happens intermittently so you never know when its going to happen. took it to mechanic and they told me the valve body solenoid was bad. if you search any of this online you will see that there are several people with the same problem this needs to be a recall before someone ends up dead!! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that after driving approximately 70 mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle was briefly then park however when attempting to continue activation of the cruise control, it failed. the failure recurred on several occasions. 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 approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

All the lights on my instrument panel started flashing and i lost the ability to see my speedometer, the fan was not blowing and this continued until the lights started flashing. the check 4wd system came on and has stayed on. the check 4wd system light came on not long after i bought it and i took it back to the dealership and i was told that it is because there are aluminum parts that get stuck and you can ignore it. that it was working fine. i rarely use my 4wd system and the check engine light would go off normally after i turned the car off. this started happening more frequently and now the lights flashing on my instrument panel is happening all of the time. the check 4wd system light has stayed on for the last few months. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at 55 mph, the vehicle stalled. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer but the part was not available to repair the vehicle under nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the technician confirmed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure.

I bought the vehicle in texas on april 15, 2015 with the purpose of exporting it into canada, where i live. my son and i drove it back to canada and got clearance to import it into canada as per the vehicle import form - form 1 from transport canada ( registrar of imported vehicles case # t 075907). i paid the import fee of $204.75 and the excise tax $100.00 and goods and services tax of $ 408.56 - $508.56 total. when i got to saskatchewan, where live, i tried to get the vehicle licenced and insured only to find out that i could not do that because of an outstanding recall on the vehicle... i went to a chrysler dealership to get the recall taken care of only to find there was no " fix" for the recall and no definite time frame when i could expect to have the recall done and get the vehicle licenced and insured where i live. this leaves me with a dilemma!! i have never heard of a recall where there was no "fix" available before the auto maker announced the recall. i'm stuck!!! fortunately, i still have the vehicle insured with my texas insurer and am driving on the permit from the dealer. i'm not sure how long i can continue to do this legally. it's very unsettling !! as i understand it, any vehicle affected by this recall are still ok to drive if they were bought in usa or canada until a "fix" becomes available but an imported vehicle is not ok! help!!

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). while driving approximately 10 to 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and an unknown warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the failure mileage was unknown.

While driving the 2006 jeep grand cherokee limited cuts off and i lose all power. i am able to restart after putting the vehicle in neutral. luckily an accident has not occurred yet. this intermittently occurs and has happened 6 times since march 2014. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available for several months. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was notified of the delay. 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); however, the recall part was not available. 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. while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle lost power and jerked. in addition, all the lights on the instrument panel illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. 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 notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,000. ma 10/19/15 the consumer stated the airbag light illuminated for weeks at a time then went off. the cruise control would not engage. updated 3/21/2016*js updated 10/17/2017*cn

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the rpm's increased to five. the vehicle was taken to a dealer. the technician stated that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure recurred on numerous occasions. the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part 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 notified of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown. updated 03/24/15*lj the consumer stated she can no longer drive the vehicle forward. updated 03/21/15

I recently bought a 2006 jeep and it was fine the first couple days then the instrument cluster in the dash just started flashing i let it go the first time it happened again a couple days later so i googled it and found a lot of other people are having the same issues one person spent over $2000 in repairs but never fixed the issue one person found the issue being the ignition solenoid and lock in it i just want the issue fixed if its happening to this many people maybe there should be a recall on it. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated while driving 65 mph, the electrical system began to malfunction and caused the vehicle to down shift to the four wheel drive and damaged the rear axle. the vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic for inspection but they could not diagnose the cause of failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 110,000. the vin was unavailable.

Random incidents while driving the dashboard will light up with all indicators and gauges go to zero value. i recorded on my cell phone one incident. i had one case that jeep stalled at same time of incident, and i was able to coast to side of road, shut engine off and restart. i discussed this with local dealer and they could not obtain any error code. i called chrysler on one incident and they said they had no known problems reported on my vehicle. dealer said to return next time it happens but i am always not in a convenient place and the dashboard will return to normal status after some time while driving. *tr

I was driving on california state route 20 eastbound in the curves past the omega rest stop, at 6:00 am, when all of the warning lights on the instrument panel illuminated. the instrument lights went out, and several seconds later illuminated again, they when out again and illuminated a third time, at which point the headlights on the car shut off. it was a very frightening event. i was able to flick the steering wheel headlight control and the lights came back on. i immediately took my foot off of the gas when the headlights went out, because i was in a curve section of a mountain highway. luckily, a pull out was a quarter mile ahead and i was able to get off the road. i called aaa roadside assistance and they dispatched a tow truck to tow the car back to grass valley/nevada city. two warning lights remained on the dash until the lights were turned off and the car towed. a light on the upper right with a car and a swag and a light in middle. abs ? at the local repair shop, they found no codes to indicate any type of failure. the car has been taken since to magnussen's jeep dealer in auburn, california and they have been unable to detect any problem. a similar event happened to my husband in 2008 approximately and the repair facility was unable to determine a problem. i have worked in truckee, ca and have commuted to work since 2001 on this road in several vehicles( (including two other jeeps). i have never had a similar incident and i believe it is a serious safety issue. when the repair facility was unable to detect a problem, my husband and i began looking into the problem on this website and others and believe that our incident is not unique and reflects a substantial defect with this vehicle. additionally, our compound low gear has not worked since the last recall was performed at the jeep dealer in roseville, ca

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 notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving over a bump at approximately 25 mph, the instrument panel lights illuminated. the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the abs module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,000.

2006 jeep grand cherokee safety recall on ignition switch. *mw the consumer requested reimbursement. however, chrysler denied the consumer's request by stating there was no permanent remedy. the consumer contacted chrysler after receiving the letter, and they informed him it was their policy not to reimburse until a second recall letter was sent with a permanent fix. *jb

While driving dashboard lights will all come on similar to what happens when you start the car. other electronic components (radio, odometer) stop but engine continues to run. can steer and brake but difficult. no error messages received. this has continued to happen with no warning over the past 9 months. multiple mechanics have looked at the car but cannot identify a problem. it seems that many people have complained about similar problems. *tr

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 to do the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. updated 02/19/16*lj the consumer stated the dealer replaced the ignition switch cylinder. updated 06/09/16.*jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. after starting the vehicle, the air bag warning indicator remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. a trouble code was detected, but the technician was unable to determine the cause of the failure. in addition, the horn became inoperable. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled on several occasions. in addition, the transmission gears slipped. additionally, the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. the dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was also contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part for the recall was not available. 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 160,000. parts distribution disconnect.

Dashboard lights will randomly start to flash, air conditioning/heating system loses power, and speedometer, tachometer fluctuates erratically. this happens every so often, without warning. thought it was the remote starter, but then it started happening without using the remote starter. it appears that many, many people have had this issue and no recalls have been issued. dealer states they "think" it might be something to do with the ignition, key, ? what that know. they asked me specific questions related to "check engine light" and if the vehicle lost power. it does not lose power, but simply lights flash and it is scary. one time, the headlights flashed off and on until i pulled over and shut engine off and restarted. doesn't always happen, but very scary when it does. hoping this doesn't lead to a more dangerous issue.... jeep needs to get on this issue as mine is, without a doubt, not an isolated incident! *tr

Engine spontaneously shuts off while driving. also loses power steering and brakes. has occurred several times, highway and city, various speeds. subject of recall p41/ nhtsa 14v-438 july 21, 2014. dealer alleges he cannot correct it due to lack of replacement parts.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. the contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 69,439. updated 12/2/14*cn updated 01/20/15

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that the brake warning light illuminated and the vehicle reduced in power as if it were to stall. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system). the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 92,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the instrument panel failed intermittently and all the warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 152,503.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. while driving at 45 mph, the entire instrument panel began to flash. the failure was persistent. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system), but 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 aware of the issue. the failure mileage was approximately 44,386. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Driving on the highway and the entire dash board lit up, blank a few times, and then went dark. nothing on the dash board was working (no mph, gas gauge, etc.). after a few minutes of blinking and going dark, everything begins to work again, but the check engine light comes on. this exact scenario has happened multiple times. usually the light will stay on from anywhere between 1-5 days and then go away. i have been dealing with this issue for over a year. in once instance, i was driving around the city going 10-15 mph and this scenario happened and the brakes were not working properly and the car was very hard to turn. everytime i have brought the car to the dealer they try to pull a code and nothing is available for them. at this point i am fed up so i am officially reporting the issue. it is completely unsafe to be driving when this happens, especially when you are on the highway. let's hope something is officially done before anyone gets hurt. *tr