2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Exterior Lighting Problems

Vehicle will all of a sudden shut off with out warning while driving. It has shut off while in motion going about 25miles per hour . I hurry and put it in park and restart it. It has restarted every time. Sometime the lights on the dash will flash for a moment but has only done that 2 times out of the 10 that it has shut off while driving

driving down the road my head lights with flicker on and off and its making the lights inside the jeep go on and off as well reported this awhile ago as well due to the face that tis is not safe while going down the road sometimes it will shut off on its own while driving and then it will come right back in like nothing happened

The vehicle's gauges will turn off while driving randomly. The speedometer, odometer, tachometer, fuel gauge will all zero out for unspecified amounts of time. Sometimes 10 seconds, other times until the vehicle is started back up. This occurs when the vehicle is in motion. So, is very dangerous. Sometimes it causes the car to completely shut off and come back on. While shut off, the car sounds like it is struggling to continue its forward progress. This happens occasionally. Once the car corrects itself, the check engine light appears. After starting the car 2-3 times, the misfire corrects itself. I did a previous report related to the air bag light is on, but not sure if it is related with the same electrical problem.

While driving all dashboard and exterior lighting goes off and engine and brakes seem to be impacted. Possibly an ignition switch failure.

WHEN THE LIGHTING BOLT CAME ON MY CAR WENT LIMP IT ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY

I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ISSUE FOR YEARS NOW. AT ONE POINT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WAS REPLACED AT THE LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALER. THE ISSUE I HAVE IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE IN THE LINK ATTACHED. UP UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO, I LIVED WITH IT. NOW THE ISSUE HAS TURNED DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT ALSO AFFECTS THE ABILITY TO BRAKE AND TURN. WHEN THE BRAKES SEEMED COMPROMISED, I TOOK THE JEEP IN FOR REPAIR BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. I PICKED IT UP LAST WEEK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP AND TODAY IT WAS THE POWER STEERING THAT WENT OUT ALONG WITH THE USUAL DASH PANEL FUNCTION GOING OUT. I REALIZE THAT THIS IS AN OLDER JEEP BUT IT SEEMS CHRYSLER SHOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE SAFETY. HTTPS://WWW.MCALL.COM/NEWS/WATCHDOG/MC-JEEP-CHEROKEE-DASHBOARD-SHUTOFF-IGNITION-RECALL-WATCHDOG-20141213-COLUMN.HTML THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE EXACT ISSUES I HAVE SEEN REPEATEDLY. NOW THAT THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ASSIST HAVE BOTH HAPPENED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS WHILE DRIVING (SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL), THIS JEEP IS TOO DANGEROUS TO BE ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 82,000

DASH LIGHTS FLICKERING AND KEEPS BLOWING FUSES AFFECTING RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR MARKER LIGHTS (TAIL LIGHT AND FRONT MARKER LIGHT RIGHT SIDE ONLY) REPLACE THE FUSE AND IT MAY LAST A DAY OR IT MAY LAST A FEW MONTHS, I SEE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT FLICKERING AND I THINK IT'S A SHORT, THE FAN RELAY FOR THE HEATER MOTOR KEPT BLOWING AND AFTER REPLACING IT TWICE AND THE BLOWER MOTOR ONCE I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE CONNECTOR HARNESS (BAD SOLDER JOB AT THE CONNECTOR) BURNT SO BAD I'M SURPRISED IT DIDN'T CATCH FIRE!! IN MOTION AND PARKED.

Mileage: 130,000

RECENTLY BOUGHT OUR JEEP AND HAVE DIMMING LIGHTS DUE TO LOW IDLE AND ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH STARTING IT. THERE ARE TIMES IT WONT START UNLESS THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED 5 MINS LATER AND THAT'S AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER DRIVING IT. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE WIRE HARNESS FROM THE BATTERY. THE LOW IDLE IS MAKING THE LIGHTS DIM THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THAT IT NEEDS A SYSTEM UPDATE THAT CAN COST ROUGHLY 1000 WHICH I DONT HAVE. MY WIFE ALSO SAID WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING HOME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON HER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. SHE SAID SHE PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK AND BACK IN GEAR AND THEN IT ACTED FINE.

Mileage: 198,000

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT8 ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS LEAVING A STORE AT NIGHT WHEN I STARTED THE JEEP THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WAS ON I TRIED TO TURN THEM OFF NOTHING HAPPENED THEY WERE STUCK ON THEN I REALIZED I HAD NO TURN SIGNALS EITHER. WHEN I WENT INSIDE THE STORE THE BRIGHTS WERE NOT ON AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I WENT AHEAD AND DROVE HOME WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS AND MY BRIGHT LIGHTS STUCK ON ABOUT 10 MIN INTO MY DRIVE EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THEN ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND I TURNED LEFT TO ENTER A HIGHWAY EVERYTHING INSIDE THE JEEP WENT BLACK I LOST ALL INTERIOR POWER GAUGES, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO, AC, LIGHTS AND FANS THE JEEP STUTTERED BUT KEPT RUNNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED EVERYTHING CAME BACK ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. JUST NOW WHEN I WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN IT HAPPENED AGAIN EVERYTHING INSIDE THE JEEP DIED AGAIN AND CAME BACK ON ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. I HAVE ALREADY HAD MY IGNITION RECALL DONE ALSO SINCE THE RECALL WAS DONE HALF THE TIME WHEN I TRY TO START THE JEEP IT WILL JUST MAKE A CLICKING SOUND AND I HAVE TO TURN IT OVER A FEW TIMES AND HOLD THE KEY IN THE START POSITION UNTIL IT WILL FINALLY START.

Mileage: 169

A/C HEATER CENTER CONTROL LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP. BEEN THIS WAY SINCE JEEP WAS PURCHASED. THIS HAS BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN, DRIVING AT NIGHT TRYING TO FUMBLE WITH CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHAT YOUR DOING WHILE TAKING YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD. THERE ARE ACTUALLY MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAFETY CONCERN STATED ALL OVER ONLINE WITH JEEP HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE!

THE CAR SHUT OFF LOST ALL POWER CONTROL PANEL WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MILES PER HOUR I QUICKLY WIGGLED THE KEY(IGNITION SWITCH ) AND THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN AGAIN

Mileage: 117,850

WHEN DRIVER OR PARKED AND IDLING THE DASH, INDICATOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY LOSE POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS CAUSING A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD.

Mileage: 118,000

THE HEADLIGHTS, DASHBOARD LIGHT, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS ALL FLICKER SPONTANEOUSLY. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT COMPLETELY OUT AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT COME ON AT ALL OR TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE COMING ON. AT TIMES THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE CUTTING OFF. WHEN RAINING AND USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND HEADLIGHTS THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR OVER A YEAR AND I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF THE LIGHTS GOING OUT.

WHEN I'M DRIVING WHILE IN MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DASH LIGHTS FLICKER AND MY AC STUTTERS ON AND OFF AND THEN ALL POWER STOPS AND MY BRAKES MORE OR LESS LOCK UP BUT NOT ALL THE WAY BUT THE ENGINE STILL RUNS .... I'M NOT SURE IF THE WINDOWS STOP WORKING OR NOT BUT ITS BEEN HAPPENING A FEW TIMES AND IT SEEMS LIKE ITS GOING TO NEED A TOW TRUCK BUT WHEN I PULL OVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT RESETS ITS SELF MY JEEP ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT BECAUSE IT WAS SITTING IN STORAGE FOR 6 YEARS WHILE I WAS OUT OF THE STATES SO IT DID NOT GET DRIVEN AND THE DEALERSHIP TOOK IT AND CHANGED ALL BELTS FLUIDS AND GAVE IT A CHECKUP BEFORE I DROVE IT AGAIN

Mileage: 78,000

WAS DRIVING MY JEEP AT NIGHT WITH MY INFANT IN THE BACK SEAT, 55MPH. SUDDENLY ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD AND PARKING ASSISTANCE LIGHTS IN THE BACK ALL LITE UP. AT THE SAME TIME THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL. THEY CAME BACK ON ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. I SWITCHED THE LIGHTS OUT OF AUTO. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE HEAD LAMPS DID NOT GO OUT, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH STILL FLASHED AND HEAT WENT OFF. IT RESUMED THE WHOLE WAY HOME BUT NEVER FULLY LOST POWER. IT STILL DOES THIS ON A DAILY BASIS, MULTIPLE TIMES. I FEEL AS IF IT'S GETTING WORSE BUT NO ONE CAN DIAGNOSE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. CONSIDERING THE AIRBAG WARNING AND OTHERS(ALL OF THEM) LIGHT UP, I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY SONS. TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING IT SEEMED WORSE. EVEN TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE EFFECTED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. TODAY MY SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAGE... EVERYTHING ON MY DASHBOARD LITE UP AND MY METERS QUIT WORKING. IT ALL RESUMED AS NORMAL AFTER IT HAPPENED BUT IT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 15 TIMES DURING A 10 MINUTE DRIVE. SOMETIMES BACK TO BACK TO BACK. IT ALSO HAPPENED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I NOTICED MY TURN SIGNALS ALSO WENT OUT AT THAT TIME, WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE TURNING. HAPPENS NO MATTER IF STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY AT NIGHT WHEN ALL OF THE INNER AND OUTER LIGHTS IN THE CAR TURND OFF.

Mileage: 5

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT OR WHEN LIGHTS MUST BE USED DURING DAY LIGHT HOURS THE LIGHTS IN THE CLUSTER PANEL GO OUT AND COME BACK ON OR DIM AND THE RETURN TO THEIR ORIGINAL BRIGHTNESS. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL "STALK" IS PULED IN OR PUSHED IN EVERYTHING IS OK FOR A FEW MILES. ALSO, ONCE IN A WHILE DASHBOARD LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON AND CHIMES GO OFF AND ON. THIS IS OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY.

Mileage: 550,000

WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION TURNS OFF, THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENTS DON'T WORK, THE BRAKES, MAKE A NOISE, THE STEERING GET HARD TO TURN. WHEN I TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE RIGHT EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON. OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES OVER LAST FEW MONTHS. HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, WHO SAYS DODGE IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET WITH RECALL IGNITION SWITCHES. HAVE COMPLAINED TO DODGE WHO SAYS I HAVE TO BRIG IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND I MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. BUT I HAVE A RECALL NOTICE ON THE PART.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DRIVING ALONG AT NIGHT, WHEN SUDDENLY MY HEAD LIGHTS BLINK OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THEN SHUT OFF. HAVE TO THEN TURN ON AND OFF SWITCH SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THEM BACK . THEN FEW MINUTES LATER THEY DO IT AGAIN, ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT. I THINK ITS THE COMPUTOR ON BOARD THATS DEFECTED, AND JEEP DOESNT WANT TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM! I THINK THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED A.S.A.P.. IT IS SO UNSAFE, AND APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WITH SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 106,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, HEADLIGHTS, AND THE TAIL LIGHTS SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES THE SAME DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

LIGHT BULBS BEHIND THE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT AND INFORMATION CENTER BLOW. CONSOLE IS DESIGNED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE BLOWN LIGHT BULBS CANNOT BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE FUSED TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD OF THE AFFECTED UNIT. ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED UNIT (LIKE THE WHOLE CLIMATE CONTROL), WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW SINCE THE BULBS ARE NEITHER MAINTENANCE-FREE (AND LONG-LASTING) NOR SERVICEABLE. OPERATING THE VEHICLE WITH BLOWN CONSOLE LIGHTS AT NIGHT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT CAUSE THE DRIVER TO TAKE THE EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WHILE TRYING TO OPERATE UNLIT CONSOLE EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE IN 2005-2010 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WK AND 2006-2010 JEEP COMMANDER.

Mileage: 99,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. TURNED THE HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED AGAIN. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ACCELERATION ABILITY, RPM'S WENT UP BUT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHILE ALREADY IN GEAR ON A MAIN ROAD AT A STOP SIGN. CODES P0700 AND P2767 WERE SET.

Mileage: 65,213

ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE INTERIOR SPEEDOMETER PANEL, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ECT... FLASH AND THE AIR CONDITIONING GOES OFF.

Mileage: 126,100

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE JEEP IN 2009 BUT IT WAS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ONE. ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF INSIDE & OUT. THERE WAS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING & THE BRAKING ALSO. THE MOTOR DID NOT DIE NOR DID THE A/C OR RADIO GO OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH A FEW TIMES & FOR A FEW SECONDS I LOOSE ALL THE LIGHTS & EXPERIENCE THE BRAKING & STEERING PROBLEMS. I DID RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH IN SEPTEMBER, 2014 STATING THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO GET THE PARTS FOR REPAIR BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ELSE FROM CHRYSLER. THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE AND AT THIS POINT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAILS. THIS IS ON RECALL BUT DEALER WILL NOT FIX AS THEY SAY NO REPAIR GIVEN. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHEN WE START THE VEHICLE, FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN DRIVING SLOW OR COMING TO A STOP. MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND SHE WAS LEAVING THE PARKING GARAGE SHE PARKED AT FOR WORK. WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING UP THE RAMP TO EXIT THE GARAGE, THE JEEP SHUT OFF ON HER AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE RAMP INTO A BUILDING SUPPORT PILLAR. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE BACK BUMPER AND TAILLIGHT. WE WERE LUCKY NOBODY WAS HURT OR BEHIND HER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WHEN I DRIVE THE JEEP IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. WHEN I LEAVE FOR WORK IN THE MORNING AND ARRIVE AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT, THE JEEP WILL SHUT OFF. SOMETIMES IT TURNS GREEN AT THE SAME TIME SO I HAVE TO SHIFT BACK TO NEUTRAL TO START UP, MAKING SOME PEOPLE MISS THE GREEN. WHEN I LEAVE WORK TO HEAD HOME, EVERY TIME I PULL UP TO THE GATE TO LEAVE, IT SHUTS OFF. IT JUMPS FORWARD WHEN IT SHUTS OFF, SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE I WILL HIT THE GATE (HAVE TO GET CLOSE TO GATE IN ORDER FOR SCANNER TO READ GARAGE ACCESS PASS). PLEASE MAKE A SOLUTION FOR THIS RECALL AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE GOT LUCKY WITH JUST A MINOR ACCIDENT SO FAR. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

DRIVING DOWN A MOUNTAIN GRADE, AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, ALL POWER SHUT OFF INCLUDING ALL DASH LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. OVER THE NEXT 20 MILES ALL OF THESE SYSTEMS FLASHED ON AND OFF ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES OR MORE. THIS ERRATIC ELECTRIC BEHAVIOR CONTINUED ON A DAILY BASIS UNTIL I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP . THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY JIGGLED THE IGNITION SWITCH. I DO NOT USE A KEYCHAIN, ONLY THE KEY, SO I ASSUME THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED WHEN I DROVE OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. FOR $1,300, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 129,500

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AFTER DARK, I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS, DASH POWER AND HEATING TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DOWN THE INTERSTATE. EARLIER THAT MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, THE DASH QUIT WORKING 4 TIMES. ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING AND DROP TO ZERO AND THE HEAT/AC QUITS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED MY HEAD LIGHTS TURNING OFF/LOSING POWER ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. I AM ABLE TO SWITCH THEM FROM AUTOMATIC TO ON AND THEY WORK. ONCE MY DASH "FLICKERS" AND RETURNS TO NORMAL, THE ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND ESP BAS LIGHT STAY ON. THIS HAS BECOME A DAILY MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURS ON MY WAY TO AND FROM WORK. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014, I DROVE STRAIGHT TO AUTO ZONE AND BOUGHT A BRAND NEW BATTERY. THEY TESTED THE BATTERY AND SAID I NEEDED A NEW ONE. THEY INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY AND CONNECTED POWER TO THE JEEP WHILE THEY CHANGED IT. I FIGURED A BAD BATTERY WAS THE ISSUE AND IT WAS NOW FIXED. A COUPLE DAYS LATER, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A LOSS POWER TO MY DASH AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN MY JEEP TO 3 DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT AN IGNITION SWITCH OR BAD BATTERY. THEY ALL TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED THE IGNITION SWITCH PART FOR THE RECALL BUT I WILL RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL WHEN THEY DO. ONE JEEP DEALERSHIP CONTACTED AUTO ZONE AND TOLD THEM THE ONLY THING THEY COULD FIND WRONG WITH IT WAS THE BATTERY. I WENT BACK TO AUTO ZONE AND THEY REPLACED MY BATTERY. I HAVE HAD MY ALTERNATOR CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT TESTED GOOD. THIS DEFECT/MALFUNCTION IS DANGEROUS AND A HAZARD TO MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORIST. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH JEEP'S HANDLING OF THE SITUATION AND LONG AWAIT PERIOD OF THE RECALL PART. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

ALL LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, HEAD LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH AND SHUT OFF THEN CAME BACK ON AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE MY WIFE HAS BEEN DRIVING AS WELL AS WHEN MY SON HAS DRIVEN THE CAR AND ALSO WHILE I WAS DRIVING.. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE REAR PASSENGER TAIL LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ALL OF THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERED BEFORE RESUMING FULL FUNCTION. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. 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 STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. 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 FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 4/4/16 *JS UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF AND ON IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO RE-ILLUMINATE. 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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF MY LIGHTS ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL START TO FLASH. I AM UNABLE TO TELL THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM GOING BECAUSE IT THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AS WELL. THE FANS STOP BLOWING AND THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER. I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET BECAUSE OF BEING UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO A CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING OR FIGURE OUT WHY IT HAPPENED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MY LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHY IT IS HAPPENING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS AND KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. I HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER/JEEP VIA EMAIL AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT BACK TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BUT "IF IT IS MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT" THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, THAT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. I CAN GOOGLE THIS ISSUE AND FIND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE WITH NO RESOLUTION! THIS ISN'T JUST A PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING AND UNTIL IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND KILL EITHER THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE ELSE, CHRYSLER DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE!!! *TR

Mileage: 64,000

INTERIOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLASHING OFF AND ON AT LEAST SINCE 10/2012. ON A DAILY BASIS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO FLASH ON AND OFF AGAIN CONSTANTLY. AS OF YESTERDAY (10/28/2014) BOTH THE EXTERIOR HEADLAMPS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON AGAIN IN THE LATE EVENING LEAVING THE ENTIRE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DARK AS I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR WITH LIGHTS ON THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT. I TURN THEM OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON A LARGE NUMBER OF JEEP'S. I FEEL JEEP NEEDS TO DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE AND SOLUTION IS FOR THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

Mileage: 90,102

WHEN DRIVING THERE ARE MULTIPLE TIMES THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS WILL FLASH OR GO OFF ENTIRELY FOR TIME. SOMETIMES TURNING OFF AND ON WILL CORRECT THE ISSUE HOWEVER THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FLASH. WHEN THEY GO ENTIRELY OFF THIS COULD POST A SAFETY HAZARD AS THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH AT NIGHT, THE HEADLAMPS AND INTERIOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN LESS THAN 25 MILE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 3 HOURS THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS SOON AS I TURNED LIGHTS ON AT DUSK. IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS THE LIGHTS FLASHED/TURNED OFF 7 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 133,701

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

Mileage: 79,800

WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DASH LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE. THE FAN FOR THE A/C TURNED OFF. THIS KEPT HAPPENING FOR 10 MILES AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER THIS HAPPENED. I HAD A FRIEND SCAN THE COMPUTER WITHOUT TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. FOUND CODE B2100. THIS CODE IS FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. I DID AN INTERNET CHECK AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SOME CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PROBLEM SOLVED AND OTHERS HAVE NOT CHANGED IT. THIS SURE SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I HAVE READ WHERE THE ENGINE EVEN SHUTS OFF. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS, BOTH THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL FLICKER AND THEN GO OFF. THERE IS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. MANY TIMES YOU CAN TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE. BUT LATELY, THIS DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A JEEP DEALER TO FIX BUT SINCE THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT HAS HAPPENED AT NIGHT ON A ROAD WITH NO STREET LIGHTS. IT ALSO MAKES THE CAR UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY OTHERS..... AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS NOW STARTED SPORADIC HEADLIGHT SERVICE. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE NOTICED THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMING FOR NO APPARENT REASON BUT NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ALSO CUTTING IN AND OUT. IT SEEMS THERE IS NO REAL SOLUTION FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS SINCE IT IS VERY UNNERVING TO NOT HAVE HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER, I WOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THE BACK ON BUT THE PROBLEM WOULD SOON REOCCUR. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM IN A WEBSITE TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. HE FOUND THAT 60% OF THE TIME IT WAS THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM. WE REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND ARM ASSEMBLY TO THIS DAY SOME 5 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED.THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET WORSE OVER TIME WITHOUT THE REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

I DO NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, BUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND THEN WENT OUT ALL TOGETHER. I THOUGHT IT HAPPENED WHEN I TURNED MY SIGNAL LIGHTS ON, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE CAUSE. I TOOK IT TO THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. EVERY NOW AND THEN, I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE, BUT NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND IT TERRIFIES ME THAT SOMEONE WILL THINK I AM FLASHING THEM AND BECOME ANGRY. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG IF THERE ARE SO MANY WITH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I PURCHASED AS A ONE PERSON LEASE VEHICLE FROM A DEALERSHIP AND WITHIN A YEAR HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I COULD NOT ENTER TRANSMISSION IN THE PARTS SECTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL DRY CONDITIONS THIS PAST EVENING UNEXPECTEDLY ALL MY INTERIOR GAUGES AND DASH ELECTRONICS STARTED FLICKERING ON AND OFF TO INCLUDE THE RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING INSIDE. AT THE SAME TIME I REALIZED I WAS ALSO LOOSING MY EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS AND ALSO BRAKE CONTROL BECAUSE MY CAR WAS ESSENTIALLY RUNNING BUT WITH NO ELECTRONICS. IT STARTED MAKING A WEIRD GRINDING PULSATING NOISE THAT WOULD ACCOMPANY THE FLICKERING LIGHTS. THIS FORCED ME TO EXIT THE ROAD AT A GAS STATION. IT THEN STOPPED AND I BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN ONLY TO HAVE IT RESUME SHORTLY. THANKFULLY I WAS CLOSE TO MY DESTINATION AND WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR THE NIGHT. THIS HAS HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY IN THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS DURING THE DAY BUT THIS IS MY FIRST NIGHT EXPERIENCE. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A GLITCH BUT IT IS DEFINITELY GETTING WORSE AND HAS BECOME REGULAR. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS ABLE START AND DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND IT REPEATED THIS BEHAVIOR A COUPLE MORE TIMES. AT DAYS END I WENT TO LEAVE AND NOW MY JEEP WON'T START AND HASN'T FOR TWO DAYS. ALL THE ELECTRONICS COME ON BUT WHEN I TURN THE KEY IT JUST CLICKS. I ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST BUT WHEN MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT HE WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING UNDER COMPLETELY NORMAL CONDITIONS, SEVERAL SEVERE PROBLEMS OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY; INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF, VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, GRINDING SOUND FROM LEFT FRONT WHEEL ACCOMPANIED THE OTHER PROBLEMS FURTHER ADDING TO THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT UP WHEN FLASHING STOPPED, BUT THEN A COUPLE OF MINUTES LATER WHILE I WAS TRYING TO LIMP INTO A PARKING LOT TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED WILDLY FLASHING ON AND OFF AGAIN AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO BE VIRTUALLY UNRESPONSIVE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT, THE ESP/BAS LIGHTS REMAINED ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT EVENTUALLY WENT OUT, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 3/29/2013 WHILE I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. IT WAS SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND SCARY. WITH THE RIGHT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES, IT COULD BE DEVASTATING AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ONCE I STARTED DOING A BIT OF ONLINE RESEARCH, I FOUND MANY JEEP FORUMS PACKED FULL OF OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL MODEL AND YEAR OF MY GRAND CHEROKEE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME GRAVE ISSUES. IT IS CLEARLY VERY WIDESPREAD FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND THEN I FOUND THE ARFC PAGE AND I WAS ASTOUNDED AT THE NUMBERS OF OWNERS OF MY YEAR AND MODEL WHO HAVE ALSO HAD HAIR RAISING INCIDENTS WHO HAVE DESCRIBED THE EXACT SET OF PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD. CHRYSLER CANNOT IGNORE THE MASSIVE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE REPORTING THE SAME DEFECT ISSUES. IT IS WELL BEYOND THE REALMS OF COINCIDENCE, AND IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO IGNORE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A NATIONAL FACTORY RECALL ASAP BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE DRIVING 55MPH SUDDENLY EVERY DASHBOARD WARNINGS LIGHT, IGNITION, RADIO,HEADLIGHTS, ETC. TURNS ON AND OFF. ENGINE STALLS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS EACH TIME THIS OCCURS. THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. DEALER SAYS THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THE SECOND TIME THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE COMPUTER. THE CAR IS DOING THE SAME THING AND IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER ON 2/18/13. *TR

Mileage: 70,250

I PURCHASED VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO, NOVEMBER 115, 2012. OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAYS, ALL LIGHTS ON . INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHT-UP, GAUGES GO CRAZY, LOOSE POWER AND ABILITY TO OPERATE VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE I WAS ON HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER OFF-ON AT A HIGH RATE CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR JEEP. I WENT TO MY LOCAL JEEP DEALER TODAY...NO HELP. CALLED JEEP HOTLINE, 800-992-1997, NO HELP, CLAIM THEY HAVENT HAD A PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND JEEP SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED MY CERTIFIED USED 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, THE INTERIOR INSTRUMENT PANEL AND DASH LIGHTS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE BRIGHTNESS FLICKERS FROM LOW TO VERY HIGH, WHICH IS VERY DISTRACTING AT NIGHT, SOME OF THE PANEL CONTROLS HAVE SINCE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING, AND SEVERAL TIMES, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH (SEATBELT, AIRBAG, CHECK ENGINE, ETC) FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT NUMEROUS SPEEDS AND TIMES OF THE DAY. I VIDEO TAPED SEVERAL INCIDENTS ON MY CELL PHONE TO PROVE IT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THE VIDEO MEANS NOTHING. IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN, OR IS MORE NOTICEABLE, AT NIGHT. THEY CHECKED IT IN THE DAYTIME. MADE NO OFFER OF ANY SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 73,788

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE LIGHTING IN BOTH IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE EXTERIOR FLASHES AND SOMETIMES GOES OUT COMPLETELY. MULTIPLE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. IT HAS CAUSED NEAR CRASHES BEFORE WITH THE DISTRACTION OF DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO ACCELERATES WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE THIS OCCURS AND THE CRUISE MUST BE RESET BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS TOO HAS CAUSED SOME NEAR CRASHES AS THE CAR ACCELERATES DUE TO THE FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. *TT

HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN ON. THEY WILL USUALLY REMAIN ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE THEY START TO FLICKER. AT THAT POINT THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHLIGHTS WILL FLASH OFF AND ON RAPIDLY CAUSING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE TO PANIC. THE FLICKER OCCURS EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AN THE LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH IS LEFT IN THE ON POSITION. I HAVE NOT NOTICED THE FLICKER OCCURRING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND THE LIGHT CONTROL SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. THIS CONDITION COULD POTENTIALLY BE VERY DANGEROUS DEPENDING UPON THE TIMING OF THE OCCURRENCE. I HAVE CONDUCTED INTERNET RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC AND FOUND THAT MANY 2005-2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. EVEN MORE 2005 - 2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNERS HAVE HAD ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS IN GENERAL. MY PARTICULAR HEADLIGHT PROBLEM HAS BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO AN ELECTRONICAL CONTROL MODULE WHICH WOULD COST CLOSE TO $1,000 TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE FAULTY WORKMANSHIP OR THE USE OF A FAULTY PRODUCT BY JEEP. THE FAILURE OF AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODEL IS NOT THE RESULT OF WEAR AND TEAR. THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD EITHER BE ADMITTED AND REPLACED BY JEEP OR MADE A SAFETY RECALL. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE MALFUNCTION RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 01/03/12

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,075.

Mileage: 81,000

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HEADLIGHT WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE DASH LIGHTS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. MANY OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE CONTACTED JEEP, WHICH BASICALLY IGNORED THEIR COMPLAINTS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE DEALERSHIPS AND COMPANY ARE REFUSING TO DEAL WITH IT CORRECTLY. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN 2008 WITH 26K MILES. BESIDES A MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRONIC SHIFTER IN 2009 EVERYTHING HAS BEEN RUNNING GREAT UNTIL 1/2/2011. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30PM WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS (EXCEPT FOR THE MAP LIGHTS) BEGAN TO FLICKER AND THEN FAIL. THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN FAIL. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE NEXT 30 MILES AND PERSISTENTLY WORSENED UNTIL I GOT HOME WHEN THE LIGHTS REMAINED OFF FOR 15 TO 20 SECONDS AT A TIME. EACH TIME IT FAILED WHILE DRIVING I CYCLED THE SWITCH, CYCLED THE BRIGHTS AND TRIED ANYTHING I COULD TO GET THE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. NONE OF THESE METHODS WORKED. UPON GETTING HOME SAFELY I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AFTER TWO RESTARTS. I WENT TO BED AND TRIED IT IN THE MORNING AND THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE FOR A 70 MILE DAYLIGHT DRIVE TO THE DEALER. JUST RECEIVED WORD FROM THE DEALER THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND DANGEROUS TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD IN THIS CONDITION EVEN IF IT ONLY HAPPENS ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 64,800

ALL EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS (HIGH / LOW BEAMS AND PARKING LIGHTS) AND INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS TURN-OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHICH IS CAUSING AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT DUPLICATE WHILE AT THE SHOP AS IT MAY HAPPEN 3 DAYS IN A ROW THEN, DISAPPEAR FOR A WEEK OR TWO. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE JANUARY OF 2010 AND STILL CONTINUES TO THIS DAY (NOVEMBER 2010) WITHOUT ANY RESOLVE. THE LIGHTS WILL TURN-OFF IN THE MORNING OR NIGHT AS THERE IS NO PATTERN. I TALKED TO JEEP DIRECTLY BUT, THEY STATE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECORDS OF THIS PROBLEM OR WILL NOT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM UNTIL ONE OF THEIR JEEP DEALERSHIPS CONTACTS THEM WITH A DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM, WHICH SEEMS VERY ODD THAT THEY ARE NOT OVERLY CONCERNED WITH THEIR PRODUCT.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS ON VEHICLE WENT OFF. BY FLASHING THE LIGHT SWITCH TO WHAT WOULD NORMALLY TURN ON THE BRIGHTS, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME BACK ON, REGULAR STRENGTH (NOT THE BRIGHTS). THIS HAPPENS REPEATEDLY EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT NIGHT, SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 61,200

I PURCHASED MY 2006 GRAND CHEROKEE IN MAY OF 2008. I STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING ON AND OFF AND THEN TOTALLY GOING OFF ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SERVICED IT TO FIND "NOTHING WRONG." THE SERVICE PERSON DROVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT AND STATED NOTHING HAPPENED. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME, AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THE SAME THING AGAIN, "NOTHING WRONG." WE GO ALMOST A YEAR WITH NO PROBLEMS AND THE FLICKERING OF THE HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR DASH STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. I WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THE MANUFACTURER DECIDES TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND A 17 YEAR OLD SON THAT I TRANSPORT DAILY AND I REFUSE TO ALLOW HIM TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL DECIDE TO TAKE ACTION CONCERNING THE ISSUES WITH THE JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR

Mileage: 49,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE ILLUMINATED COMPONENTS IN THE VEHICLE WOULD DIM INTERMITTENTLY. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AS IF SHE WERE FLASHING THEM DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE INTERIOR LIGHTING, SPECIFICALLY THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, WOULD DIM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THEM BACK ON AGAIN. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, HOWEVER, WOULD STILL MALFUNCTION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC ONCE, BUT NEITHER COULD DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS ARE TURNING OFF WHEN WE TAKE A RIGHT TURN AND USE THE BLINKER. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY RIGHT TURN ONLY OCCASIONALLY. WE HAVE TURNED THE VEHICLE INTO JEEP 5 TIMES TO BE FIXED AND THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. JEEP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE CAR DO THIS WHEN THEY HAVE THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS BUT HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS ON THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THEY RETURN THE VEHICLE TO US, WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE PROBLEM STARTS AGAIN. EACH TIME, THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT LONGER AND LONGER AND ARE HARDER TO GET TO TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHT WOULD FLICKER AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,151. UPDATED 10/18/07 *TR

Mileage: 20,000

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 06 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4. RIGHT FROM THE GET GO, ONCOMING CARS WOULD FLASH US AT NIGHT. I LEARNED LATER THAT THE 06 LOW BEAMS ARE 60% BRIGHTER THAN THE 05 MODEL. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO SOURG DODGE IN GOSHEN IN. THEY ARE COMPLETELY WORTHLESS. SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE AND LAST NIGHT WAS RAN COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED MY LIGHTS ON AND HAD A FRIEND DRIVE PAST ME. HE VERIFIED. THE LIGHTS ARE BLINDING. I TOOK MY TICKET TO SORG DODGE. NO HELP, I'M ON MY OWN. UNLESS OF COURSE I WANT TO PURCHASE NEW LIGHTS. NO COSTUMER SERVICE WHAT SO EVER. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY FOR POOR QUALITY AND POOR SERVICE. THIS IS THE LOWEST PRICED SUV FOR A REASON. *NM

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON 2006 GRAND CHEROKEE VEHICLES IS MUCH TOO STRONG AND BLINDING, LEAVING SURROUNDING DRIVERS POTENTIALLY LESS APT TO REACT SAFELY TO CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS. THESE ARE DRL LIGHTS, NOT NORMAL OR HIGH BEAMS. ALL VEHICLES ARE THE SAME, I HAVE VERIFIED. *NM