2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Power Train Problems

Car is currently parked: I own a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Larado which Jeep claims has no recalls yet there (3) all of which are happening to my vehicle. NHTSA 07V434000, 13V175000 and 14V438000. My car is very well maintained I have reached out to Jeep and claim my truck was not recalled yet my TRUCK is listed as having (6) recalls all of which are issues the truck is currently having. I have computer codes to prove it. I understand my truck have 150,000 miles and is 16 almost 17 years old however it was bought as an investment that Jeep seems to selectively correct issues only when they are threatened to be sued. This is totally ridiculous. There are multiple complaints from other owners. These things should have been recalled years ago. My vehicle has never been modified and we should not have to be responsible for recalls that are selectively being fixed when there are over 6000 complaints. Thank you

Jeep cuts out in middle of driving it says engine misfire on 3 . Driving down road will almost died or not run in traffic im lucky I havent had wreck yet to scared to drive it have seen all over the interent how bad it is mechanics cant seem to fix even jeeps own mechanics

MY JEEP WILL NOT GO OVER 30 TO 35 MPH WITHOUT REACHING 3000 RPMS IT WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS IT IS STUCK I BELIEVE IN SECOND GEAR

Mileage: 200,158

DURING ROUTINE VISITS TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD SUPERMARKET, I'VE NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE RPM METER WAS GOING UP AND DOWN AT A STAND-STILL. NOW THE VEHICLE WAS MAINTENANCE REGULARLY AND I HAVE HAD ISSUES BEFORE I'VE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, SPARK PLUGS, PCV VALVE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER, A/C COMPRESSOR EVEN REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. THE TRUCK ALSO SEEMS TO LACK POWER EITHER THAT BEING AN OLD SOFTWARE THAT IT IS USING OR THE OVERALL DRIVETRAIN IS JUST ABYSMAL. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE A LOUD THUD THAT COMES FROM DIRECTLY UNDER THE VEHICLE WHEN ENGAGING P R N & D. EITHER THE BUSHINGS ARE WORN OR THE DRIVESHAFT IS WORN. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MULTI POINT CHECKED AT A LOCAL CDJ DEALERSHIP AND IT PASSED. ALSO THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON A RECALL. GOING AT LOW RPMS, I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN GOING FROM 15-30 MPH THERE SEEMS TO BE A DELAY IN TRAVEL AS THE TRUCK WILL SEEM TO BE LAGGING OR WANTS TO SLOW DOWN WHEN MY FOOT ISN'T ON THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN IN MOTION, GOING AROUND 60-80 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE A MODERATE SHAKE AS IN IT VIBRATES FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE INTO THE CABIN AREA. IT WILL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ON A ROLLERCOASTER AND THE VEHICLE IS JUST RUMBLING DOWN THE ROAD. IT FEELS SAFE AT TIMES, BUT WHEN THE 'SERVICE 4WD' LIGHT APPEARS IT BECOMES ALMOST FRIGHTENING TO DRIVE THE TRUCK AS IT REQUIRES MORE ATTENTION THEN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE ENCOUNTERED. ALSO GOING BACK TO THE LAG, YOU'LL HEAR A CHAIN-LIKE SOUND AS IF THE DIFFERENTIAL HAS AN ISSUE. I'VE GOTTEN MOST OF THE FRONT-END REPLACED: TIRE-RODS, BALL-JOINTS, CV-SHAFTS/AXLES, STRUTS, STABILIZER LINKS AND MORE. NOW WHEN TURNING THE TRUCK, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LACK OF POWER AS WELL. I HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TESTED AND THEY BOTH CAME BACK GOOD. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT INTERNALLY THE TRUCK JUST WASN'T MEANT TO HOLD UP.

Mileage: 161,000

THE PCM IS NOT COMMUNICATING BETWEEN THE COMPUTER AND THE TRANSMISSION. IT'S MAKING THE TRANSMISSION JUMP, LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, WARNING SAYING TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP (CAN COME ON EVEN WHEN YOU JUST START DRIVING), CODE P1603-PCM INTERNAL DUAL PORT RAM, COMMUNICATION FAILURE. THE RPM'S HAVE RAMPED UP AND DOWN WHILE AT A STOP, LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, AND CAN EVEN TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. EVENTUALLY THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD. REPLACED ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY HAVE BEEN REPLACED 8/16/20. EVENTUALLY IF THE ECM IS NOT REPLACED THEN IT'LL KILL THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP STARTED AROUND 60,000 MILES. THIS ISSUE HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE OVERTIME, BECAME MORE FREQUENT, AND MORE DANGEROUS. I'VE READ OF LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE'S BEEN NO RECALLS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SAFETY ISSUES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 60,000

HAVE HAS TO REPLACE WATER PUMP 4 TIMES FOR LEAKING. REPLACED 2 POWER STEERING PUMPS. TRANSMISSION AND SLIPPED AND CHIRPED SINCE I BOUGHT IT. NOTICED METAL SHAVING IN MY OIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOLLING CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (2405 S TELEGRAPH RD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48302 (248) 334-3600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THERE WAS TO MUCH TRANSMISSION FLUID IN VEHICLE. THE THIRD AND FOURTH SOLENOID SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,006.

Mileage: 97,006

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE GRAND CHEROKEE HAS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKES CAUSING AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DASH LIGHTS ALL GO OUT. UPON RESTART, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT VEHICLE FUNCTIONS AGAIN.

Mileage: 129,000

RECEIVED 'TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP' MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES OF DRIVING IN THE MORNING. WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE HEAT FOR A WHILE, THE MESSAGE COULD APPEAR BEFORE 10 MILES (SOMETIMES IMMEDIATELY). THE FAN TURNS ON AND THERE IS A DEFINITE LAG IN ACCELERATION. ALONG WITH THIS ERROR, I ALSO GET THE 'SERVICE, TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM' MESSAGE CONSISTENTLY. I'VE VISITED MY MECHANIC WITH BOTH ISSUES AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED BY THE NEW BATTERY, BUT THEY ONLY DROVE THE CAR FOR 8 MILES TO ATTEMPT GETTING THE TRANSMISSION HOT, NOR DID THEY PROBABLY HIT A BUMP/POTHOLE TO TRIGGER THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM. THEY'RE PUZZLED AS TO WHY THOSE MESSAGES ARE POPPING UP BECAUSE THEY DON'T SEE ANY FURTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR.

Mileage: 162,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CROWN DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM (6300 KING DR, VENTURA, CA 93003), BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE MAIN COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,633.

Mileage: 151,633

ABS EAS AND TRACTION CONTROLL WARNING LIGHTS ON AGAIN WITH SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM MESSAGE AFTER COMPLETING 1ST RECALL, VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTED AND PUT IN TO DRIVE ACCELERATION TO 12 MPH CAUSES BAD GRINDING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER JUST ABOUT ENOUGH TO GET YOU IN TO THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION VERY DANGEROUS THEN IT SEEMS TO CATCH AND REGAINS POWER THE WARNING LIGHTS STAY ON AND YOU CAN DRIVE IT ALL DAY WITH NO ISSUES BUT AS SOON AS YOU TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL DO IT AGAIN.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE GEAR BOX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF FIFTH INTO FIRST GEAR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND BRAKE SUDDENLY, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER (RIVERHEAD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM, 642 W MAIN ST, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901, (631) 727-1040) AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. *TT*JB

Mileage: 85,000

TAKATA RECALL SENSOR GOES OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

Mileage: 199,700

AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR PRE-OWNED IN 2008 WE BEGAN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. AFTER BRINGING BACK INTO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, THEY FOUND NOTHING. THIS WENT ON FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS, WITH THEM EVEN KEEPING THE CAR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. STILL NOTHING ON THE DIAGNOSTICS. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WE WOULD NOTICE A STRONG DOWNSHIFT WHEN COMING TO STOPS AND A "CHUG" WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF LOW GEARS. FAST FORWARD TO 2018. THE JEEP FINALLY QUIT SHIFTING OUT OF FIRST GEAR...THE RPMS WOULD RACE UP AND THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T SIFT EVEN WHEN USING SHIFTER STICK MANUALLY TO THE + OR -. BROUGHT TO LOCAL MECHANIC. DID DIAGNOSTICS. FOUND SHIFTER WAS BROKEN AND REPLACED AND RESET. A FEW DAYS WENT BY AND IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. MECHANIC SAID THAT REAR WHEEL SENSOR HAD GONE BAD AND WAS THROWING OF COMPUTER BRAIN OF CAR, SO WE HAD HIM REPLACE THAT. ALL WAS GREAT. HUSBAND TAKES CAR ON SHORT TRIP AND WHILE PASSING A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE ON INTERSTATE 10 IT ONCE AGING CHUGS DOWN HARD AND HE LOSES GEARS...HAS TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF INTERSTATE, SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTART TO GET IT TO SHIFT AGAIN. BOTTOM LINE IS THERE HAS TO BE A LONG STANDING ISSUE WITH DRIVE/POWER TRAIN & ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER BRAIN!!! WE HAVE KEPT THIS CAR IN GREAT WORKING ORDER, REGULARLY CHANGING FLUIDS AND MAINTENANCING. THERE IS NO REASON THIS CARE SHOULD BE BEHAVING IN THIS MANNER @ 12 YEARS OLD, REGULARLY MAINTAINED UNLESS THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING ISSUE WITH 2006 JEEPS. IT HAS TO BE AN OVERALL PROBLEM AND AFTER READING MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS WE BELIEVE THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION AND DEFINTELY A RECALL!!! ALL OF THE ABOVE ISSUES HAPPENED IN BOTH CITY STREET AND HIGHWAY SITUATIONS AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 130,000

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, ON A STRAIGHT-AWAY. I HEARD A LOUD BOOM, THEN MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD; AND CALLED FOR A TOW. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSFER CASE SEAL THAT BLEW. HE CHANGED IT AND ADDED FLUID, BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. HE SAID THAT IF IT DOESN'T GO AWAY. NOW, THE JEEP WON'T SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY SINCE I PICKED IT UP FROM THE MECHANIC ON 12/4/17.

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

ESM (ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE) IS FAULTY ON THESE MODELS; 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THIS ISSUE DOES NOT ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEREFORE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT NEEDS TO BE IN. AFTER HAVING RERESEARCHED ONLINE THIS IS A KNOW, COMMON ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS DANGER AS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP" MODE; (WON'T PROPERLY ACCELERATE). THIS CAN HAPPEN UNDER MANY DRIVING CONDITIONS, CITY OR HIGHWAY. IMAGINE ENTERING TRAFFIC AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND SUDDENLY LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS, AS HAVE MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH. IT SEEMS THAT CHRYSLER KNOWS OF THE ISSUE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL?

Mileage: 84,300

THE VEHICLE GOES INTO WHAT'S CALLED A 'LIMP MODE' WHICH ESSENTIALLY MEANS IT HAS LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT.

Mileage: 83,000

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN STRUGGLING CHANGING GEARS AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MANY YEARS. YOU MAY LOOK BACK AND SEE WHERE WE MADE THIS COMPLAINT INITIALLY AND THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN OCCURRING LONG BEFORE THIS AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I KNOW THE 2005 JEEP CHEROKEES WERE RECALLED FOR HAVING THE VERY SAME ISSUE FROM THE MANY MECHANICS WHO HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. ONE OF THE MECHANICS WHERE I TOOK IT TO WAS CHRYSLER JEEP IN ASHEVILLE, N.C. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT I DID HAVE A 2005 TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BEEN ON YOUR RECALL LIST. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AS I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR QUITE SOMETIME WITH NO RESOLUTION.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BORCHERT MOTORS LOCATED AT 18295 FARIBAULT BLVD FARIBAULT MN, 55021; (507) 334-7271 WAS CONTACTED WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-247-9753. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH, GOING DOWN A HILL, CLUTCH IN TRANSFER CASE SLIPPED. CAUSING SLIPPING/GRINDING NOISE AND VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED, PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED TO RESET THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED ONCE, I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE JEEP WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE CLUTCH IN THE TRANSFER CASE SLIPPED.

Mileage: 198,000

COUPLING BETWEEN OUTPUT SHAFT ON TRANSMISSION AND INPUT SHAFT ON POWER TRANSFER SHAFT INPUT FAILED UNDER REGULAR USE STRIPPING INPUT SPLINE ON PTO AND IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, THE AUTO WAS MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A GREEN TRAFFIC SIGNAL

Mileage: 138,264

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE DRIVESHAFT BLEW UP AND THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE DRIVESHAFT AND CRANK CASE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TAKATA INFLATOR. I PURCHASED MY JEEP AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS I NOTICE IT KEPT GETTING STUCK IN 3RD. WOULDN'T COME OUT. THEN THE MESSAGE "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP" WOULD POP UP. IT WOULD RANDOMLY JUST LOOSE ALL POWER AND CUT OFF AS I WOULD BE DRIVING. I HAD IT LOOKED AT. CHECKED THE CODES BC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD POP UP ALSO. MULTIPLE CODES WERE IN THE HISTORY PERTAINING TO THE ISSUE. I WAS GOING TO GET EVERYTHING FIXED UNTIL I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT JEEP FIRST BC THERE MIGHT BE SOME RECALLS THAT OTHERS WERE EXPERIENCING MY SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD OF PAID FOR IT REGARDLESS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. IT HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS. MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO MCKINNEY DODGE IN EASLEY,SC. AFTER FIXING THE RECALLS I HAVE PAPERWORK FOR A FEW MONTHS LATER WAS DOING IT AGAIN. I WORK IN A SERVICE DEPT. SO I ASKED ONE MY TECHS IF IT WAS SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLS AND DID I NEED TO CALL DEALERSHIP BACK. THEY SAID YES. CALLED MCKINNEY AND THEY REFUSED TO SET ME AN APPOINTMENT AND SAID THE PROBLEMS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALLS THEY FIXED. AFTER HAVING SEVERAL TOWS AND STRANDED AND ALMOST WRECKING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND JUST DIES, I'M BEYOND FRUSTRATED AND NO ONE CAN SEEM TELL ME HOW TO FIX. AFTER READING SEVERAL REVIEWS AND RECALL INFORMATION, MY ISSUES ARE EVERYTHING WITH MY RECALLS. MY AIRBAG LIGHT GO ON AND OFF ALSO. THEY NEVER TOUCHED THAT AND IT'S ALSO A RECALL. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO BC I'M NOT WAITING FOR AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH BC THIS VEHICLE. IT'S MY ONLY CAR AND I'VE TRIED TO PAY MYSELF AND HAD RECALLS FIXED AND PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I'VE CONTACTED A LAWYER. I WANT IT FIXED OR I WANT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS ADVISED BY LARRY H MILLER IN ALBUQUERQUE NM THAT MY RECALL WAS FIXED AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO SEE WHY THE " SERVICE 4WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM" LIGHT WAS STILL ON EVEN THOUGH I HAD BEEN THERE 2 TIMES IN PAST AND ISSUE WAS SAID TO BE RESOLVED BY A SYSTEM UPDATE. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER I WAS TOLD IT WAS ABOUT 280$ THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED-

Mileage: 110,000

DEAR RECIPIENT, I AM REACHING OUT TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY FAMILY'S 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WITH THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, ONE OF MY MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEARS FROM PARK TO NATURAL. THE SUV WAS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY WHICH HAS A SLIGHT DECLINE IN SLOPE. DUE TO THE DECLINE AND THE VEHICLE BEING IN NEUTRAL IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS WITH MY FAMILY MEMBER INSIDE. WE WERE CLEANING THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT SO ALL THE DOORS WERE OPEN. THE JEEP PICKED UP SPEED, HIT OUR FENCE, AND ROLLED OUT ONTO A PUBLIC ROAD AND INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S YARD. LUCKY NOBODY WAS HURT, EXCEPT FOR THE JEEP. THIS COULD HAVE KILLED A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY OR OTHER CIVILIANS AROUND THE SCENE. I HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH MY JEEP, ONE OF WHICH HAS BEEN MADE INTO A RECALL WITHOUT FIXES. THIS RECALL IS ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH GOING FROM ON TO OFF WHILE DRIVING. I CAN SAY FROM EXPERIENCE THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN; YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO CONTROL YOUR VEHICLE BESIDES HAVING BRAKES. YOU LOSS POWER STEERING AND EXPERIENCE ENGINE FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY TRAFFIC. BESIDES THAT RECALL, THE DRIVETRAIN BEING ABLE TO BE SWITCH IN A PARKED POSITION WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION IS THE MOST FRUSTRATING, WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED MY SON, OR OTHERS AROUND. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I WANTED SOMETHING SAFE TO DRIVE MY FAMILY IN, AND THAT HAS FALLEN VERY SHORT FROM EXPECTATIONS . I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE VEHICLE ISSUES CAN BE SWEPT ASIDE; I MIGHT AS WELL KEEP MY OLD VEHICLE MADE IN 1984. PLEASE TAKE THESE COMMENTS INTO CONSIDERATION AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN DRIVING TRANSMISSION HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY SHIFTING INTO PROPER GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION IS SOUNDING AS IF IT IS STRUGGLING TO SHIFT INTO THE GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MANY YEARS. THIS HAPPENS IN ALL DRIVING AREAS, HILLS, FLAT ROADS, SHORT TRIPS, LONG TRIPS. BEGAN 2011.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) AND 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ON OCCASION, THE GEAR SELECTOR SHIFTED BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,300.

Mileage: 50,300

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD JERK AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY, IT EVEN POWERED DOWN COMPLETELY ON THE FREEWAY AFTER REACHING A HIGH OF 65PMH. THE CAR WOULD MAKE STRANGE GRINDING NOISES AND LOSE POWER STEERING ALSO. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED FINALLY AFTER 2 VISITS AS A FAULTY SHIFTER MODULE/CONTROL MODULE OR THE CARS "COMPUTER".

Mileage: 134,001

I TOOK MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ( 63000 MILES ) TO THE DEALERS FOR THE N23 RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER,SO THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF AND ROLL AWAY. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CODE; SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM APPEARED ON THE DASH. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL, I TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IF THE REFLASH HAD CAUSED THIS ERROR CODE. JUST LIKE I HAVE READ ON JEEP FORUM AND ONLINE NEWS ARTICLES, THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE N23 RECALL. THEY WANTED $350.00 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM,PLUS LABOR AND PARTS TO REPAIR THE CAR. I BELIEVE THE ANTIOCH JEEP DEALERSHIP KNOWS THAT THE RECALL REPROGRAMMING OF THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER SHOWED THAT THERE IS A CRACKED CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE UNIT AND THAT IT IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM IN OVER 250,000 CARS. I WOULD ASK YOUR HELP IN BRING THIS PROBLEM OUT INTO THE OPEN,SO ALL CAR OWNERS IN MY SITUATION,ARE NOT ASKED TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. ALSO I ASK THAT YOU HELP US MAKE THE JEEP CORPORATION STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT, DO THE RIGHT THING, AND MAKE THIS REPAIR FREE THROUGH A NEW RECALL. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,450.

Mileage: 99,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SWITCHED INTO THE PARK POSITION, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500.

Mileage: 19,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. A UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAS A TENDENCY TO EITHER NOT CHANGE GEARS (REV UP) OR EVEN SLIP INTO NEUTRAL. IT'S CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. AT TIMES I AM ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN VEHICLE OFF AND SHIFT IT BACK IN GEAR WHICH SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO IT MORE THAN ONE TIME.

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE DETAILS OF THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,781. UPDATED 12/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JS

Mileage: 106,781

VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE IN DRIVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IN REVERSE OR IDLING AT A STOP. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER 2 YEARS - HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP; WAS NEVER TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH UNTIL I BROUGHT RECENTLY TO MIDAS FOR THE ABOVE ISSUES. THEY ADVISED THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH BEING FAULTY. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN OCCASIONS THAT THE ABS SEEMS TO ENGAGE WHILE IN DRIVE, TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN TURNING. UNKNOWN IF THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. WAS TOLD BY CHRYSLER THAT THE RECALLED PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE AS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 - IT IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (AIR BAGS) 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. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,306. UPDATED 12/01/15*LJ *CN

Mileage: 142,306

WHEN DRIVING AND YOU HIT A BUMP DASH LIGHT FLASH,CAR SHUTS DOWN SOMETIMES I'VE TAKEN ALL KEYS,RINGS ECT.OFF BUT THAT DON'T HELP KEY STILL MOVES WHEN DRIVING, IN JUNE 2015 TOOK IT TO HAVE 2 RECALL ORDERS FIX WHICH WAS FLASH FINAL DRIVE MODULE AND THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE EVERY SENSE THEN CAR IS WORST OFF NOW,NOW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS POP UP THAT NEVER POPED UP BEFORE THIS WAS DONE AT RAY LAETHEM. HAD TO BUY AND OLDER CAR CAUSE HALF THE TIME TO SCARED TO DRI THE JEEP I PAID 15,000 DOLLARS FOR I JUST WANT THIS JEEP TO RUN RIGHT AND SAFE OR BUY IT BACK I'M STILL WAITING FOR THE NEW IGNITION.

Mileage: 188,000

WHILE DRIVING THE GEAR LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL ALL HAVE A SQUARE AROUND THEM. WHEN IT DOES THIS THE TRUCK BECOMES IN NEUTRAL , AND IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN FEB 2015. THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS AND LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 09/17/15*LJ IT WAS DETERMINED, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/22/15*JB

I TOOK MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE MY REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MOD RECALL P73 FIXED. WHILE I WAS THERE THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT FIXED ANYTHING, AND THEIR WAS NOTHING ELSE THAT THEY COULD DO FOR ME. AS OF TODAY 7/1/15 MY 4 WHEEL LOW STILL DOES NOT WORK. ABOUT 1 YEARS AGO I HAD RECALL N23 PREFORMED ON MY JEEP WHICH IMEDIALLY CAUSED THE 4 LOW TO NOT WORK. JEEP STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE THAT THEY CAUSED. MY 4 LOW WORKED BEFORE I TOOK MY JEEP INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE RECALLED `N 23 PEFORMED.

Mileage: 67,000

MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED POPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING IT IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

Mileage: 150,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE IGNITION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES MOVE FORWARD EVEN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE RPMS BEGIN TO INCREASE AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 6/11/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND A MESSAGE DISPLAYED INVALID KEY. A RED BLINKING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT TOOK AT LEAST FIVE ATTEMPTS TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED VERY HARD AND THEN UP SHIFTED TO A HIGHER GEAR. UPDATED 06/23/15*JB

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE DROPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND EXPLAINED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THERE WAS NO TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

WE HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 9 MONTHS SINCE OUR INITIAL LETTER FROM CHRYSLER NOTIFYING US THAT OUR ELECTRICAL SWITCH WAS QUESTIONABLE. THERE IS ALSO A RECALL OUT FOR POWER TRAIN PARTS WHERE THE JEEP MAY SLIP INTO NEUTRAL--THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE UNSAFE DRIVING IT. ANY CONTACT WITH CHRYSLER HAS RESULTED IN "WE'VE FORWARDED YOUR COMPLAINT TO OUR PARTS DEPARTMENT" AND THEN NO RESPONSE. WE WERE TOLD THAT NO PARTS ARE IN MANUFACTURING--THERE AREN'T EVEN PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS!! WE CANNOT DRIVE OUR JEEP FOR FEAR OF DEATH / INJURY. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING" WARNING DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 5/20/15*CN UPDATED 05/28/15*JB

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVING 30 MPH, AFTER ABOUT 3 MILES OF DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FOLLOWED THE TIPS TO CHECK THE CODE AND IT SAYS "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP". EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE OK AT THE TIME BUT I'M SURE THIS WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A PROBLEM. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CUT OFF AND ON 2 TIMES IN A COUPLE MINUTE WINDOW BUT THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN ISOLATED INCIDENT SINCE IT HASN'T HAPPENED SINCE. *TR

Mileage: 127,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) AND 07V434000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH A NOISE OCCURRED IN THE REAR OF THE JEEP. THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER AS I SLOWED DOWN AND FINALLY STOP. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER APPROXIMATELY 85 MILES FROM WHERE IT HAPPENED. HE SAID THE REAR END WAS BADLY DAMAGED. THE COST WOULD BE EXPENSIVE, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $4000.00 TO $5000.00. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. MY JEEP IS A PERSONAL USE VEHICLE ONLY, VERY EASY MILES AND ALWAYS SERVICED. I FEEL THIS FAILURE IS MANUFACTURE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 103,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE MOVING FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE BUT INCREASED IN ENGINE RPMS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN 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 120,000. UPDATED 03/30/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES BECAME MORE FREQUENT. THE CONSUMER DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR COULD BE COMPLETED. UPDATED 10/20/2015*JS

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, I NOTICED MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND EVEN AFTER APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, IT DIDN'T HELP. AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKES AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN, THEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND LATELY IT STAYS ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND OFF BUT ONCE I NOTICED THAT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF BUT I LOST ONE FRONT HEADLIGHT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE A SPARK PLUG WHICH COST ME ALMOST 300.00. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND I SUSPECT AS OTHER OWNERS HAVE SHARED IT IN THE FORUM THAT IT'S THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT'S FAULTY. I JUST WISH NHTSA WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ASAP. THE LETTER CAME THE MAIL STATING THERE IS A RECALL ON MY CAR BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ARE YOU WAITING FOR SEVERE ACCIDENTS TO HAPPEN BEFORE YOU REALLY FORCE JEEP TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE??? DO PEOPLE HAVE TO LOSE THEIR LIVES BEFORE YOU ACT ON THIS PROBLEM? *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND SHIFTED INTO LOW GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AS THE PERFORM SERVICE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN 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 OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 6/19/2015 *JS

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

Mileage: 146,221

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE N23 WHICH SAID THAT I NEEDED TO CALL MY LOCAL JEEP CHRYSLER SERVICE CENTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE WORK DONE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM COULD CAUSE A CRASH. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CALL AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK SINCE I HAVE RECEIVED THIS NOTICE ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I AM ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART. NOTHING CAN BE DONE UNTIL THEY GET THE PART. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. LAST NIGHT, I ALMOST CRASHED AS I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING BECAUSE THE JEEP SEEMED TO LOST CONTROL AND DIED MOMENTARILY AS THE LIGHTS ON MY CONTROL PANEL WERE FLASHING. I WAS TOLD IT WAS ALL DUE TO THE KEY SWITCH BUT I HAVE NOW NOTICED THAT AS THE LIGHTS ARE ALL BLINDINGLY FLASHING THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR NEAR THE FRONT. I AM NOT A MECHANIC SO I HAVE NO IDEA AND I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO TAKE MY JEEP IN AND HAVE THEM "TRY" TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON AND THEN CHARGE ME FOR POSSIBLY FIGURING IT OUT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR ALMOST SEVEN MONTHS FOR PARTS THAT THE NOTICE SAYS "PLEASE HURRY!!! CALL THE EXPRESS SERVICE HOTLINE 1-866-849-3608 RIGHT NOW TO SCHEDULE YOUR FREE REPAIR". IS IT BECAUSE IT IS FREE REPAIR THAT THERE IS NO HURRY TO GET THIS FIXED? I HAVE A CHILD! I ALMOST WRECKED. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN AROUND ME OR I HAD BEEN IN A CURVE WHEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AFTER THE CAR DIED, WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR WE COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE! I NEED HELP NOW!!! *TR

Mileage: 175,500

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.

Mileage: 120,000

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT RECALL WAS PERFORMED EIGHT TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXIST *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT STATED SERVICE 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY, WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL AGAIN, WHICH DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. CUSTOMER SERVICE, INFORMED THE CONSUMER TO GO TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ONLY REPROGRAMMED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH THEY DID THREE TIMES. THREE WEEKS LATER, THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THE RECALL NEEDED TO BE DONE AGAIN. RECALL # 13V175000. *JB CUSTOMER FOLLOW-UP. UPDATED 01/28/15. *JB

I BEGAN TO GET A WHINING NOISE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND RECOMMENDATION WERE TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY. JUST RECENTLY THE WHINING NOISE RETURNED AND NOW WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR INTO SECOND IT IS A HARD SHIFT NOT FLUID AND SMOOTH. THE SERVICE STATION WHO I HAVE BEEN GOING TO FOR OVER 30 YEARS IS A VERY REPUTABLE AND A LIFE LONG FRIEND. HE FOUND NO CODES FROM THE ON BOARD COMPUTER AND HIS RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED BY AND JEEP DEALER FOR MORE COMPLETE DIAGNOSES AS THEY HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT MIGHT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM BUT HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS PROBABLE BAD TRANSMISSION. FROM THE START THIS CAR ALWAYS HAD A SHIFT PROBLEM FROM FIRST TO SECOND. MANY TIMES THERE WAS A DELAY IN FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES NOR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THE JEEPS ARE KNOWN FOR BAD TRANSMISSION BUT NEVER GOT ANY SERVICE CALLS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ISSUES WITH THE CHRYSLER RECALL N23 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER HAVING HIS VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL, WHEN HE USED THE 4-WHEEL LOW THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4 WHEEL LOW RANGE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM DISPLAYED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER LEARNED A REVISED SOFTWARE PROGRAM WAS WRITTEN FOR THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE, BECAUSE THE PROGRAM MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS EXPECTED TO RE-FLASH THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER, WHICH GOVERNS THE TRANSFER WITH NEW SOFTWARE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, BUT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVING UNIT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY RE-FLASHED THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM THE GEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESP, BAP AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,957. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 66,957

MY SON HAD HIS JEEP IN DRIVE, SITTING ON AN INCLINE WAITING TO EXIT A PARKING LOT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD THE CAR HAD GONE INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND HE ROLLED BACK INTO THE VEHICLE BEHIND HIM. HE HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN IT OFF, START IT AGAIN, AND PUT IT IN DRIVE BEFORE IT WOULD GO FORWARD. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE CAR BEHIND HIM. I TOOK THE JEEP TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR TECHNICIAN THAT THE N23 RECALL HAD NEVER BEEN PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAD BEEN TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND THAT DEALER INCORRECTLY REPORTED THAT THEY PERFORMED THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. THIS RECALL WAS REQUIRED TO KEEP A CAR FROM SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY AND CHECKED FOR ANY OPEN RECALLS BEFORE PURCHASING. JEEP WAS FRAUDULENT WHEN REPORTING THIS RECALL AS COMPLETED AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE INCURRED. JEEP DID HAVE MY VEHICLE INSPECTED, AND I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THEM NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY THEM ABOUT THIS INSPECTION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW MANY OTHER GRAND CHEROKEES OWNERS ARE DRIVING THEIR VEHICLES THINKING THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND IN FACT IT HAS NOT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

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

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER. IT WAS LIKE I TURNED THE CAR OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SENSE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2011. WHEN THIS DOES HAPPEN I HAVE NO POWER, NO DASH LIGHTS, NO NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 72,160

I SMELLED ANTIFREEZE ON MY 2 MONTH OLD USED 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE. I LOOKED UNDER HOOD. IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION SEAL IS LEAKING. OR TRANSFER CASE. I HAVE A WARRANTY BUT REALLY? I JUST GOT THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

A LOT OF PEOPLE ON JEEP FORUMS HAVE BEEN REPORTING THEIR JEEPS SHOWING A "TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT" MESSAGE IN DISPLAY AND VEHICLE NOT TURNING OVER. IS THERE A WAY NHTSA CAN LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF JEEP NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL? THIS HAS NOW CAUGHT UP TO ME, AND I AM HAVING NEVER ENDING ISSUES WITH MY JEEP, AND ALL THAT JEEP SAYS IS SORRY YOU'RE OUT OF WARRANTY....; I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER SINCE 2006, HAVE ABOUT 130K MILES, BEEN THROUGH 3 CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, 2 EXHAUSTS AND MOST RECENTLY A TRANSMISSION REBUILD, THAT WAS DONE 4 MONTHS AGO, NOW I AM HAVING THIS ISSUE... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! *TR

CAR WILL POP OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 60MPH. CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY ME SINCE IT HAD 9000 MILES AND HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AND IS A LOW MILEAGE CAR. DESINTEGRATING DOOR PANELS, ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION THAT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL IN TRAFFIC, WHAT NEXT. CHRYSLER MAINTAINS THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THESE KNOWN SAFETY HAZARDS. CRAZY. UPDATED 2/25/2015*JS

Mileage: 52,000

I HAVE A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (2006). OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY HAD PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER STARTUP. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOSS OF GAUGES, FLASHING LIGHTS IN DASH, WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE TRACTION CONTROL OR BRAKES KICKING IN AND THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING? WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING I THOUGHT MAYBE THE COMPUTER HAD BEEN VIBRATED OR JOSTLED AND HAD A GLITCH. OVER TIME IT WOULD GO AWAY AND 6 MONTHS OR SO LATER HAPPEN AGAIN! I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING, IE CHANGING PARTS AND TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEMS TO NO AVAIL. I THOUGHT I HAD THIS NARROWED DOWN TO A RUSTED CONNECTION FROM A GROUND WIRE CONNECTED TO THE BLOCK.....WRONG AGAIN! THIS MORNING I HAD MY 4 YEAR OLD SON IN THE JEEP AND WAS TAKING A LEFT AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. I CLEARLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE THE TURN, BUT AS I WAS TURNING IT SOUNDED LIKE MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE KICKING IN MID TURN WITH A CAR COMING RIGHT AT US! I MADE THE TURN PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL MY GAUGES WERE DEAD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ONLY THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS VISIBLE. I HAVE READ ON MANY JEEP RELATED FORUMS, THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY HAPPENING TO MY JEEP BUT MANY OTHERS! WHILE READING I HAVE NOTICED ONE THING. IN MANY CASES THESE PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED BY REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH! AFTER READING THIS I FURTHER RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AGAINST RECALLS. I FOUND THAT, ACCORDING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NY TIMES, USA TODAY AND FORBES, CHRYSLER IS ALLEGEDLY RECALLING THESE VEHICLES WITH FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. SO I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER. THEY LOOKED MY JEEP UP IN THEIR DATABASE AND TOLD ME THEY'RE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY HAVEN'T RECALLED ANY VEHICLES FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF THE NHTSA COULD HELP WITH SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS AND ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTION I AND MANY OTHERS HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

CHRYSLER ISSUED A N23 RECALL NOTICE DUE TO CRACKING CIRCUIT BOARDS IN THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR (VEHICLE MAY INADVERTENTLY SHIFT IN TO NEUTRAL). PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF THIS RECALL MY VEHICLE WAS CAPABLE OF ENGAGING 4LO. AFTERWARDS (IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS IN THE DEALERSHIP PARKING LOT) THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD NOT SHIFT. EACH ATTEMPT WOULD RESULT IN A "SERVICE 4XD SYSTEM" AND WOULD TRIGGER A C140F TROUBLE CODE. CHRYSLER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECALL FLASH TO BE THE ISSUE. FROM JEEP FORUMS I HAVE FOUND MYSELF TO BE ONE OF HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE THAT ENCOUNTERED THIS ISSUE. THIS RECALL IS IN ESSENCE A SOFTWARE WORK-AROUND FOR A HARDWARE ISSUE. THIS RECALL IS OBVIOUSLY A CHEAP ATTEMPT AT FIXING A COSTLY ISSUE OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE ACTUATORS WITH NEW. AS A CONSUMER I EXPECT THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUES (SUCH AS WHAT N23 ATTEMPTS TO DO). HOWEVER, IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE IN DOING SO TO DAMAGE THE VEHICLE FURTHER OR RENDER SYSTEMS INOPERABLE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A NOISE THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A BEARING PROBLEM. WHILE IN THEY INDICATED THAT AN INTERNAL TRANSFER CASE SEAL WAS LEAKING. I AM BEING TOLD THAT TYPE OF FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. IF UNNOTICED COULD CAUSE A FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

IN DECEMBER MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP INSTALLED SAFETY RECALL N23 CODE. FIVE DAYS LATER I TOWED MY JEEP BEHIND MY MOTORHOME TO FLORIDA IN NEUTRAL/TOW MODE. WHEN I ARRIVED I COULD NOT GET MY JEEP OUT OF NEUTRAL MODE...MESSAGE "REPAIR 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM". I WENT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AT THE COST OF $600.00. WHEN WE GOT READY TO LEAVE FLORIDA IN APRIL I COULD NOT GET THE JEEP TO GO INTO NEUTRAL/TOW MODE...SAME MESSAGE. I WENT BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP... THIS TIME THEY TESTED THE MOTOR AND RESET THE CODES...I WAS ABLE TO GO INTO TOW MODE. NOW IN MAY AS WE WERE HOOKING UP TO GO CAMPING I COULD NOT GO INTO TOW MODE..SAME MESSAGE AGAIN. THERE ARE MANY JEEP OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AFTER INSTALLING N23. I BELIEVE THAT THE REASON THIS TRANSFER CASE MOTOR AND ACTUATOR IS ON BACK ORDER IS BECAUSE OF ALL THE REPLACEMENTS AFTER INSTALLING N23. I THINK THAT JEEP HAS TO RESOLVE THIS CODE PROBLEM...AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT A REPAYMENT FROM JEEP IS IN ORDER. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE COSTLY REPAIR OF THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY DID NOT SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS THE REAL DEFECTIVE PART, THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE SOFTWARE, WHICH WAS FINALLY MADE PUBLIC IN 2013. IN EARLY 2010, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL, WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY, SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE ROADWAY INTO A PARKING LOT. THE DEALER MISTAKENLY DIAGNOSED THE CONDITION AS A DEFECTIVE SHIFTER AND REPLACED IT. AT THE END OF MAY 2011, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE GEAR SHIFT BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

CAR SHIFTED UNINTENTIONALLY INTO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING, DID THE SEVERAL TIMES. HAD TO HAVE ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE REPLACED, IN JANUARY 2013. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL MAY 2013 FOR 2005-2010 CARS, BUT MY VEHICLE BIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TR

Mileage: 102,850

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD SOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE GEAR BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH AND UNDER, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL OR FROM DRIVE TO THIRD GEAR BEFORE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE OCCURRED THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE REMEDY REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TWICE AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

Mileage: 71,000

I RECENTLY HAD THE SAFETY RECALL N23 / NHTSA 13V-175 / REPROGRAM FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE; PERFORMED ON MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (LAST EIGHT DIGITS ARE VIN # [XXX]). JEEP ADVISED THAT THE ?ABOVE VEHICLES MAY UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER.? THEREFORE DURING THE RECALL THE COMPUTER WAS RE-FLASHED TO RESET THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE, WHEN THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED MY JEEP AS MANY OTHERS ((JUST CHECK THESE LINKS > HTTP://WWW.AUTOWEEK.COM/ARTICLE/20140221/CARNEWS/140229945 OR HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/N23-RECALL-ISSUE-NO-4-LOW-1561787/ )) WILL NOT GO INTO 4WD LOW OR COMPLETE NEUTRAL, AT ALL. THERE IS NO DOUBT AMONG LOGICAL THINKING PEOPLE THAT TO RE-FLASH THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE WILL INFLUENCE THE DRIVE CONTROL MODULE AND IN THIS CASE IN A NEGATIVE MANNER. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER (EGOLF MOTORS IN BREVARD, NC) WHO PERFORMED THE FLASH AND THEY ADVISE THEY ARE WAITING ON JEEP TO DECIDE HOW TO REPAIR THE PROGRAM. JEEP CORPORATION ADVISES THEY ARE WAITING ON THE DEALER; IT IS JUST THE OLD RUN AROUND. PLEASE ASK THE JEEP CORPORATION TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY, TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AND LET US KNOW WHO ARE WAITING THAT THEY WILL IN FACT DO IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 46,500

AFTER DOING THE SAFETY RECALL N23 FOR THE JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2005-2010, A MONTH LATER THE 4X4 LOW DON'T ENGAGED ANYMORE, AND "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM" WARNING LIGHT ON, WHEN YOU PULL THE 4X4 LOW SWITCH. I'VE BEEN READING A LOT ON THE WEB AND IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN TO ALL THE PEOPLE AFTER DOING THE RECALL SERVICE. I'M FROM CARACAS VENEZUELA. *TR

Mileage: 63,750

EVENT LOG: 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 9/9/13 79337 MILES DID RECALL N23 REPROGRAM OF FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE 9/26/13 80245 MILES CODE C1405. SERVICE WRITER FALVIN C HAUDHARY SAID THIS FAULT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL REPROGRAM. NEW TRANSFER CASE MOTOR TO COST $760.00. COST TO DIAGNOSE WAS $135.00 10/3/13 80526 MILES MY LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED TRANSFER CASE MOTOR $490.00 + $105 LABOR. STILL NO WORK. 10/7/13 & 10/8/13 80856 MILES, AFTER RECALL FIX FDCM CODE C140F IS ACTIVE ' DEALER PERFORMED CODE ERASURE 12/6/13 85,085 MILES, SERVICE WRITER [XXX] CHECKED WIRING AND INSTALL OF T-CASE MOTOR. 2 CODES C1405 & C140F ' WANT TO REPLACE MOTOR AND RETEST. MOTOR ON BACK ORDER. 12/27/14 CALLED CUSTOMER CARE, THEY STARTED A FILE CARE# . NEW ACTUATOR SHOULD BE IN 3/21/14. THEY OFFERED ME A FREE OIL CHANGE. CASE MANAGER TO CALL ME 12/28/14 HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE - CHECK THE INTERNET UNDER N23. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 79,337

I HAD THE N23 RECALL DONE ON MY JEEP AND IT NO LONGER SHIFTS INTO 4 LOW. CHRYSLER ISNT PUTTING OUT A REAL FIX TO THIS PROBLEM THAT THEY CREATED. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

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.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE BEING SERVICE, THE PRIVATE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I FILED COMPLAINT (10561016) WHEN THE FIRST JEEP DEALER I WENT TO WOULD NOT HONOR THE SAFETY RECALL N23. THE SECOND JEEP DEALER I WENT TO SAID THEY WOULD HONOR THE SAFETY RECALL N23. AFTER GOING TO THE JEEP DEALER THEY CHECKED THEIR RECORDS AND ADVISED ME THE RECALL WAS ALREADY COMPLETED ON MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE NEEDS A TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR AND I WILL BE CHARGED FOR THIS PART AND LABOR. IN ADDITION THEY ADVISED THIS PART IS ON BACK ORDER. MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE'S 4WD LO WAS WORKING PRIOR TO THIS SAFETY RECALL N23. I FEEL THAT CHRYSLER/JEEP SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR REPLACING THIS PART. I INTEND TO WRITE MY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL. *TR

HELLO, I HAD N23 RECALL DONE ON MY JEEP ,AFTER GETTING ALOT OF SNOW IN DEC I DECIDED TO SHIFT INTO X4 LOW AND IT SAID SERVICE 4X4 SYSTEM. I KNOW THAT MY 4X4 LOW WORKED BEFORE HAVING THIS UPDATE. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

N23 RECALL WAS PERFORMED TO KEEP TRANSFER CASE FROM SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL CAUSED BY CRACKED CIRCUIT BOARD. THE "FIX" TO THIS WAS TO FLASH THE SOFTWARE TO MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE JEEP TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND 4WD LOW. NOW EVERY VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD THIS RECALL DONE IS UNABLE TO TOW THEIR VEHICLE BEHIND A CAMPER BECAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE CAN NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, AND 4WD LOW IS INOPERABLE AS WELL. CHRYSLER HAS CLAIMED THAT THE N23 RECALL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ALL OF THESE VEHICLES LOSING 4WD LOW EVEN THOUGH EVERYONE THAT HAS HAD THIS RECALL DONE HAS LOST NEUTRAL AND 4 LO. THIS CHEAP FIX HAS LEFT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THESE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES WITHOUT THE BEST FEATURE OF THE VEHICLE, 4 LO. MOST PEOPLE BUY THESE JEEPS BECAUSE OF THEIR 4WD CAPABILITY. RESALE ON A VEHICLE LIKE THIS HAS GONE RIGHT OUT THE WINDOW WITH THE LOSS OF THIS FEATURE. HTTP://WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM/FORUM/F67/N23-RECALL-ISSUE-NO-4-LOW-1561787/ THIS SITE HAS AN OUTSTANDING NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DENY THAT CHRYSLER HAS NEGLECTED TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 99,957

ON 01/20/2014, I BROUGHT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006 TO MY MECHANIC DUE TO A SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE COMPUTER REVEALED CODE SAFETY RECALL N23/NHTSA 13 V-175. SAFETY RECALL N23 MAY UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE THE TRANSFER CASE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL POSITION WITHOUT INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THIS CONDITION COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY INADVERTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. MY MECHANIC ADVISED ME TO GO TO MY JEEP DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE SAFETY RECALL. ON 01/21/2014, I CONTACTED VIA TELEPHONE THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. I ADVISED THE JEEP EMPLOYEE OF THE SITUATION WITH MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006. THE JEEP EMPLOYEE ADVISED THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR REPAIR. I ADVISED THE JEEP EMPLOYEE THAT THE CODE N23 WAS A SAFETY RECALL. THE JEEP EMPLOYEE RESPONDED BY MAKING AN ACCUSATION THAT MY MECHANIC'S COMPUTER WAS PROBABLY OUTDATED. IN ADDITION THE JEEP EMPLOYEE ADVISED THAT THE CODE N23 WAS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. CONTINUING ON THE SAME DATE, I CONTACTED ANOTHER JEEP DEALERSHIP. I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION WITH MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006. I WAS ADVISED BY THE JEEP EMPLOYEE THAT THE CODE N23 IS A SAFETY RECALL AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIP WOULD HONOR THE RECALL. I CONDUCTED FURTHER RESEARCH TO DISCOVER THAT ON 08/17/2013 I BROUGHT MY JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006 TO THE FIRST JEEP DEALERSHIP MENTIONED FOR SAFETY RECALL N23. *TR

Mileage: 65,910

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ENGAGE IN PARK. WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,500.

Mileage: 135,000

THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS FOUND ALL OVER THE JEEP FORUMS AND INTERNET, THESE JEEPS ARE KNOWN FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIALS FAILING AND HAVING TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE DIFFERENTIALS FALL APART AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT, THE DIFFERENTIAL WILL BEGIN TO FAIL BY MAKING A LOUD WHINE GEAR NOISE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE ENTIRE DIFFERENTIAL TO BE DESTROYED LIKE THIS, THIS IS HORRIBLE QUALITY AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY CHRYSLER. THIS IS NOT A USER ERROR, BUT A PART MANUFACTURING ERROR OR DESIGN ERROR. THIS BEING SO COMMON IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. A WOMAN AND CHILD IN THE CAR DRIVEN DAILY TO SCHOOL SHOULD NOT FAIL LIKE THIS JEOPARDIZING BOTH LIVES. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

AFTER N23 RECALL WAS PERFORMED, MY JEEP WILL NOT ENGAGE IN 4WHEEL DRIVE LO. ON STARTUP IT STATES, "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM". MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 4WD LOW OR INTO NEUTRAL FOR TOWING. CHRYSLER ERROR CODE IS C140F AND IT IS EVEN LISTED IN THE REPROGAM INSTRUCTIONS. I DID NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE PRIOR TO THE N23 RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

A RECALL (N23) WAS ISSUED (JULY 2013) BY CHRYSLER CORP. TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSFER CASE NOT ENGAGING 4LOW AND / OR SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. ALL THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM. ONCE THE IN-DASH WARNING OF "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM" APPEARS, THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER TWO ATTEMPTS THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. A THIRD APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY JANUARY 17. VARIOUS INVESTIGATING (INTERNET) SUGGESTS THAT MOST THAT HAVE RETURNED THEIR VEHICLES FOR CORRECTION HAVE ALSO NOT BEEN RESOLVED. CHRYSLER CORP. HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO VARIOUS COMMUNICATION FROM MANY JEEP OWNERS AND THE JEEP DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT COMMUNICATING TO THE FACTORY REGARDING THE MANY COMPLAINTS. I WANT TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AND WITH THE RECALL LIABILITY NOT BEING RESOLVED I'M UNABLE TO SELL IT. *TR

Mileage: 47,200

AFTER MY GRAND CHEROKEE HAD THE "N23" RECALL PERFORMED ON IT BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER, THE "SERVICE 4WD" INDICATOR COMES ON AND DISABLES MY TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING. I CLEAR THE CODES AND IT WORKS AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THEN THE CODES RETURN (C1406, C1405, C140F) DISABLING THE SHIFTING AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH GRAND CHEROKEES ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOUND ON JEEPFORUM. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

I HAD N23 RECALL DONE ON MY JEEP IN 8/2013. I HAVE HAD MY JEEP TO 3 DEALERS 9 DIFFERENT TIMES. SINCE THE RECALL MY 4WHEEL LOW/ NEUTRAL HAS NOT WORKED ON JEEP. I HAVE HAD MY ACTUATOR REPLACED AND THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER REPROGRAMMED MANY TIMES. THE ISSUE WILL FIX FOR A DAY AND THEN BACK TO SAY FAULT CODE. MY SERVICE 4WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN I TRY AND ENGAGE IT. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP CORPORATE AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM BUT I DON'T FEEL THEY CARE. THEY HAVE HAD ME TAKING MY CAR TO ALL THESE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND EVERYONE SAYS ITS SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND SAY THEY FIXED IT. I HAVE BEEN OUT OF 800 OR MORE IN GAS, 160 IN DIAGNOSIS FEES, 170 IN TOW BILL FROM ONE DEALER TO ANOTHER, AND 600 FOR ACTUATOR. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY JEEP SERVICED AT JEEP DEALERS AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAD ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON TIME. I FEEL THAT THE SOFTWARE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON MY JEEP HAS CAUSED ALL THESE ISSUES. I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OUT OF MY 4WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. MY FIRST RECALL LETTER STATED THAT MY TRANSFER CASE MAY EXPERIENCE A TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR ENCODER ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT RESULTS IN UNINTENTIONAL TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING INTO OR THROUGH THE NEUTRAL POSITION. MY JEEP HAS BEEN SHOWING THE SAME 4WHEEL DRIVE CODE SINCE THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE MY ACTUATOR CAUSE THEY SAID IT WENT BAD AFTER THE RECALL. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF I PAID 51,000 FOR MY JEEP AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. SOMEONE HAS GOT TO DO SOMETHING SO JEEP WILL FIX EVERYONE'S SUV. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS IN THIS SAME POSITION AS ME ITS POSTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 5 MONTHS AND STILL NO SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GRAND JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE LOW INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) AND WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,831. UPDATED 03/05/14*LJ

Mileage: 99,831

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

Mileage: 37,000

CAR HAS ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS JUMPED FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AS THEY HAVE A RECALL ON JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, THEY SAY THAT THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL AS IT WAS NOT MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME PLANT WHERE THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE THAT MANDATED THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

MY JEEP HAS BEEN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING FREQUENTLY AND ALL THE CAR DOES IS REV, AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFF AND ON OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THAT EVERYTHING IS FIXED. THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN I LEAST EXPECT IT. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING WHILE I'M DRIVING WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I CALLED THE CHRYSLER RECALL NUMBER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND TO JUST TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY DONE SEVERAL TIMES AND AM TIRED OF WASTING MY MONEY. THIS IS HAPPENING TO MY CAR AND I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS. I WILL CONTINUE TO LOG COMPLAINTS AND DOCUMENT EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 66,679

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFTER ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY DECELERATED AND ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 12/24/13*LJ

Mileage: 90,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JUNE 2013 FROM CHRYSLER RECALL N23/NHTSA 13V-175 TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR. STATING SOFTWARE WAS NOT AVAILABLE JUST YET TO FIX. THEN IN AUGUST 2013 RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE EXPLAINING THAT THE SOFTWARE IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL TO BE RESOLVED. ALL I HAVE TO DO IS GO TO A CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE SOFTWARE REPROGRAM THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE.ON AUGUST 13/2013 I HAD THE RECALL SERVICED AT JOHNSON DODGE DEALERSHIP IN BUDD LAKE NJ ( 481 RT 46 BUDD LAKE NJ 07828). THEY DID SERVICE MY VEHICLE FOR SAID RECALL. THE NEXT DAY AND EVERYDAY SINCE I HAVE A WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASH STATING""SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM". I READ THE CAR MANUAL AND DID SOME TROUBLE SHOOTING, BUT LIGHT STILL ON. I TRIED TO PUT VEHICLE INTO 4WD LO, AS INSTRUCTED BY THE CAR MANUAL. RESULT, IS DOESN'T GO INTO 4WD LO, WARNING MESSAGE STILL COMING ON. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT (AUGUST 22/2013) FOR THE SAME DEALER TO INSPECT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE POSSIBLY SOMETHING WAS EITHER DONE INCORRECTLY, OR WRONG SOFTWARE. END RESULT FROM SECOND VISIT TO DEALER IS , MY TRANSFER CASE ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACING !! ($600 PLUS TAX) . THEY WILL REPLACE IT, BUT I FEEL THE TWO ISSUES ARE RELATED, AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE BILL. THE DEALER REINSPECTED ALL ABOVE COMPONENTS AND STATED THE SOFTWARE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WITH THE ACTUATOR? SO END RESULT IS THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR. MY ORIGINAL RECALL LETTER SAID I MAY HAVE A FAULT IN THE ACTUATOR, BUT THE SECOND LETTER STATED FOR THE NEW SOFTWARE TO FIX ALL. THE DEALER SAID THATS ALL THEY CAN DO! CALL CHRYSLER AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY. TRIED TO CALL A SECOND DEALER, ( DOVER DODGE IN RANDOLPH & ROCKAWAY NJ) AND STILL WAITING FOR A CALL BACK. I THEN CALLED A 800# FOR CHRYSLER A CUSTOMER HOT LINE (800-992-1997) GIVEN TO ME BY DEALER, THOSE TOO, I'M WAITING ON A RESOLUTION. [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 87,245

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN JUNE OF 2013, HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EIGHT WEEKS LATER, HE RECEIVED A SECOND NOTIFICATION BUT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE N23/NHTSA 13V-175 IN THE MAIL AND CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS CORRECTED. THE DEALERSHIP IS DON WHITE'S TIMONIUM CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE LOCATED IN COCKEYSVILLE, MD. I CALLED ON THE PHONE TWICE TO ATTEMPT TO SCHEDULE THIS SERVICE AND WAS DISCONNECTED BOTH TIMES. THEN, I PROCEEDED TO TRY AND SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT ONLINE THRU THEIR LIVE CHAT SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM MY APPOINTMENT, BUT I NEVER WAS. I JUST THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOULD KNOW THE LACK OF PROFESSIONALISM I EXPERIENCED AND THE MESSAGE I RECEIVED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE IS, "WE DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH YOUR SAFETY RECALL." I HAVE SINCE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED GEARS AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL WHILE RPMS SHOT UP RAPIDLY TO 3,000. IT THEN SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND PICKED UP SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A DAY OR SO, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO HAVE IT CHANGE GEARS AND NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND SUDDENLY SPEED UP AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AND BEHIND ME. YOU ESSENTIALLY HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN THAT MOMENT, NOR DO YOU HAVE ANY WARNING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. DRIVERS AROUND YOU ALSO HAVE NO WARNING THAT YOUR CAR WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN OR LUNGE FORWARD. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE FOR IT TO WORK. HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHETHER IM GOING 5 MPH OR 65 MPH.. EVEN ON HIGHWAYS. CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO PARK AND THEN DRIVE IN ORDER TO RESOLVE THE FAILURE MOMENTARILY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL, POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID FAILED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SOLENOIDS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS: THIS HAS BEEN MY SONS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IN 2008. [XXX] WHO WAS AT COLLEGE IN GREENSBORO, NC. [XXX] PHONED ME ONE EVENING, APRIL 17, 2013 AND STATED THAT HIS JEEP WOULD NOT GO OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND NAMED THE ENGINE LIGHT?, ?BAS?, TRACTION CONTROL ETC. HE ALSO STATED THAT ?IT JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING?. HE PARKED THE CAR AND MY HUSBAND/[XXX] CALLED COTTMAN TRANSMISSION IN GREENSBORO THE MORNING OF APRIL 18TH. WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING SHOWED ON THE DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY NEEDED TO TAKE OUT THE TRANSMISSION TO ASSESS. THE COST WOULD BE $450. AFTER TAKING OUT THE TRANSMISSION, WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. THEY PROCEEDED WITH THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND MY SON PICKED UP THE JEEP ON APRIL 24TH. I PAID $2,185.77. AS COTTMAN STATED THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE? WAS THE ORIGINAL CAUSE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ANY PART ON THIS JEEP, POSSIBLY BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM CLOSED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 108,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

UPON ACCELERATION, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 56,500

ON THE DATE MENTIONED THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED BECAME LOCKED IN PLACE UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED INTO THE DEALER AND THE WORK PERFORMED . THIS INVOLVED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE. AT THE TIME I QUESTIONED THE POSSIBLE REASONS FOR THE INCIDENT AND RECEIVED NO ANSWER. THE TOTAL COST WAS IN EXCESS OF 3000 DOLLARS PAID BY ME. I HAVE SINCE (UPON CONDUCTING RESEARCH) LEARNED THAT THE CHRYSLER CORP. HAS RELUCTANTLY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. IT WAS ISSUED IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. THE AGENCY REPORT SPECIFICALLY CHARACTERIZES THE ELECTRICAL TRANSFER CASE ISSUE. I MADE REPEATED CALLS TO THE CHRYSLER CORP. AND HAVE BEEN REBUFFED WITH THE EXPLANATION BEING "YOUR VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS ACTION." I FIND THIS INCREDULOUS. MY VEHICLE, A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ABSOLUTELY FALLS INTO THE RECALL CATEGORY. THE INVOICE (#[XXX]) I RECEIVED FROM WORLD JEEP WHERE THE REPAIR WORK WAS COMPLETED IDENTIFIES THE CAUSE AND REPAIR AS TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE 2168CPDCA. THE CASE NUMBER I WAS GIVEN BY CHRYSLER CORP. IS IDENTIFIED UNDER # [XXX]. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER UNDER YOUR AGENCY 13V175000. IT IS CARRIED BY CHRYSLER UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER N23. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE ARROGANCE OF A CORPORATION SUCH AS CHRYSLER IN LIGHT OF SUCH ABSOLUTE EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY OF THEIR STANCE. I AM REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. ANY DOCUMENTATION HERETOFORE MENTIONED CAN BE FORWARDED TO YOUR AGENCY IF NECESSARY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 102,651

TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLICKERS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE EVEN ON INCLINE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR AT RANDOM TIMES AND TURNS OFF ON ITS OWN IT GIVES CODES U404 AND ANOTHER CODE WITCH I CANT RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. ACCELERATING FROM THE START WILL HESITATE AND FEEL LIMITED TO POWER .TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTS AT TIME AND CLUNKS FORWARD WHEN DECELERATING THEN ACCELERATING . *TR

Mileage: 66,000

AS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. I HAVE SEEN THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE OUR PARTICULAR VEHICLE (FOR WHATEVER REASON) BUT IT SHOULD. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED FURTHER. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF..I WAS DRIVING AROUND 60 MPH THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND LOST POWER...I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT I WAS IN THREE LANES WIDE OF TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD I NOT BEEN IN THE LANE CLOSED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I COULD HAVE BEEN BADLY INJURED. WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF THREE WEEKS IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES...ALL WHEN I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS EXCEPT ONCE THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND POWERED DOWN WHEN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN IN TOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS COMES AND GOES SO FAST BY THE TIME I CAN GET TO A REPAIR SHOP AND HAVE IT SCANNED ITS USUALLY OFF. I WAS ABLE TO SCAN IT ONCE AND IT READ A CODE FOR "TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE"...THE CAR RUNS GREAT BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT JUST POWERS DOWN. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO GET INJURED FROM THIS FAILURE BEFORE SOMEONE FIXES IT! THIS IS ABSURD! *TR

Mileage: 68,230

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000. *TR..UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 GRAND CHEROKEE THE VEHICLE WILL SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, SO ON AND SO FORTH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READS "SHIFT CONTROL MODULE" AND THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HAS NOT BEEN CHEAP. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS LIGHT UP AROUND ALL GEARS (PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, AND DRIVE.) I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTART IT BEFORE IT WOULD SWITCH BACK INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. I AM WONDERING IF THE NEW SAFETY RECALL 13V175000 IS COVERING THIS ISSUE. AS I READ, IT SEEMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY NEXT STEP WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AS THE PERSON WORKING ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SUGGEST. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WITH HAVING TO SHARE THIS VEHICLE WITH A TEENAGE SON.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR. THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSFER CASE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,360. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE CONTACT COULD ONLY MOVE THE GEAR SHIFTER WITH FORCE AND IT WOULD BECOME STUCK BETWEEN FIRST AND THIRD GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE GEAR SHIFTER MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 100,000

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

THE GRAND CHEROKEE STALLED AT A LIGHT ON A HILL. RESTARTED IT AND BUT IT BACK IN DRIVE BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK ALMOST ROLLING INTO CAR BEHIND. STALLED 4 MORE TIMES BUT IN PARKING LOTS AND NON BUSY ROADS. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WHERE THEY UPDATED SOFTWARE ON COMPUTER AND SAID IT WAS FIXED. THEN STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. THEN PARKED IT IN PARKING LOT AND IT STALLED IN PARK. *TR

Mileage: 70,320

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED GEARS AND COASTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL WHILE RPMS SHOT UP TO 3,000. IT THEN SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD AND PICKED UP SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER A DAY OR SO, THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF APPROX 3 WEEKS, THIS HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO HAVE IT CHANGE GEARS AND NOT BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND SUDDENLY SPEED UP AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING WITH VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME AND BEHIND ME. YOU ESSENTIALLY HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IN THAT MOMENT, NOR DO YOU HAVE ANY WARNING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. DRIVERS AROUND YOU ALSO HAVE NO WARNING THAT YOUR CAR WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN OR LUNGE FORWARD. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY ELECTRONIC SHIFTER MODULE AND HAD IT REPLACED. ALTHOUGH I HAVE A POWER TRAIN WARRANTY, IT WAS NOT COVERED AND HAD TO PAY OVER $900. DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS NUMEROUS OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL THAT IF THIS CRITICAL PART FAILS ON SO MANY VEHICLES IT SHOULD BE MADE A RECALL. WHEN THIS PART FAILS, IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 75,424

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE FROM THE DEALER AND HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,000.

Mileage: 77,000

MY VEHICLE STARTED ORIGINALLY SLOWING DOWN LIKE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT WHEN I REPLACED IT I STILL HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE STAYING IN LIMP MODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, RPM RUNNING HIGH AND NOT GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY AFTER SPENDING OVER $1500.00 ON IT. FROM MY RESEARCH I HAVE ARRIVED AT THE ESM TO BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT INDICATING WHAT GEAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT INTO. I HAVE CALLED THE JEEP CORPORATE OFFICE AND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A REPAIR WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT WITH 17,000 MILES ON IT THEY STILL DID NOT FEEL THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TO ME THAT ARE JUST AVOIDING THE FACT THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE WITH EITHER POOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OR QUALITY OF PARTS. I HAD A 1994 AMIGO THAT I PUT 280,000 MILES ON AND I NEVER ONCE HAD ANY TYPE OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THIS IS A 2006 VEHICLE THIS IS THE POOREST EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD WITH A VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

I HAD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSED AND FOUND TO BE THE ESM SHIFTER, AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT CONNECTS THE GEAR SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS SAID TO ME THAT THIS HELPS REGULATE THAT THE TRANSMISSION STAYS IN THE CORRECT GEAR WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION STICKS IN A CERTAIN GEAR EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT THE CORRECT GEAR I AM DRIVING IN. I HAVE FOUND THAT I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER, PUT THE VEHICLE AND PARK SO THAT IT CLEARS BEFORE GOING BACK IN GEAR. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT THAT PROCESS DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK, WHEN THAT HAS NOT WORKED, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. I ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT THAT WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL I WAS GOING UP A HILL SO THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKED IN TO GIVE THE EXTRA BOOST BUT IT DID NOT SHIFT BACK DOWN. I WAS QUICKLY ACCELERATING (ALMOST TO 90 IN ABOUT 5 SECONDS) AND BEING CLOSE TO REACHING 5RPMS I HAD TO TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FOR IT TO STOP ACCELERATING. DUE TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED IT WAS NOT COVERED. I HAVE TALKED TO A FEW MECHANICS AND THEY ALL HAVE SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED MULTIPLE RECENTLY. WHEN TALKING TO JEEP HEADQUARTERS, THEY STATED THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED AS A DEFECTIVE ITEM. I WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT NHTSA TO REPORT THIS IN HOPES THAT OTHER HAVE DONE SO SO THAT JEEP IS REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ITEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD, IT HAS BEEN A FAIRLY COMMON ITEM THAT NEEDS REPLACING. *TR

Mileage: 97,897

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION'S ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HOUSING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WAS GOING DOWN INTERSTATE 40 COMING FROM LITTLE ROCK ARK. JEEP STARTED TO SLOW DOWN PRESSED ON GAS WOULD NOT SPEED UP. THERE ARE SO MANY EIGHTEEN WHEELERS ON THAT INTERSTATE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER. STARTED TO SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DRIVE KICKED IN. I HAD TWO CHILDREN IN THE JEEP WITH ME .I CAN NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPEN IF ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS HAD HIT ME IN THE REAR. THIS IS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. I HAVE LOOKED ON LINE FOR RECALL THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2008 MODELS . THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE . I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH MY JEEP.WHEN I MADE IN HOME THIS HAPPENED AGAIN COMING DOWN MY STREET IN HALLS TN. GOT TO MY DRIVE STOP PULLING. PUT IN PARK BACK TO DRIVE MADE IN DRIVEWAY. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH LOTS OF JEEPS NOT ONLY MINE. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GET HURT OR DIES. WHAT DOES IT TAKE!!!!!!! HELP! *TR

Mileage: 76,420

WHILE ACCELERATING ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER AND TRANSMISSIONS SEEMS TO DISENGAGE AND ONLY COASTS. CAR ACTS LIKE IF I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL BUT GEAR SELECTED IS STILL DRIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND ENGINE RESPONDS TO ACCELERATION BUT NO MOVEMENT IS GIVEN BY TRANSMISSION. RPM GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO IDLE. HAD TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PLACE IN PARK, SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE THEN CONTINUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING SITUATION, ALL POWER IS LOST AND NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION IS GIVEN. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME IN A YEAR TIME SPAN, THIS HAS HAPPENED. STARTED AT ABOUT 50000 MILES. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED REAR END COLLISIONS AS WELL, PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT OTHER LESS SKILLED DRIVERS DO ESPECIALLY CARRYING CHILDREN OR PETS VERY DANGEROUS, NEEDS A RECALL OR SB.

Mileage: 61,257

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT SPEED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. SHIFT LEVER AND INDICATOR REMAIN IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE LOSES MOTIVE POWER. I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO GET REAR ENDED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE ENGINE TO PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. AFTER CHECKING ALL THE BLOGS, I SEE THAT THE SWITCH CONTACTS IN THE ESM (ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE) ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. THE ESM/SHIFTER BEZEL IS A $795 PART FROM CHRYSLER.

Mileage: 64,500

AT APPROXIMATELY 78K MILES, VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY START AND THE ONLY SYSTEM THAT WAS OPERATIONAL WAS THE RADIO. I CLEANED AND INSPECTED ALL CONNECTORS THAT I COULD ACCESS, AND PROBLEM APPEARED TO GO AWAY. THEN JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED (80K MILES) INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE BEGUN TO APPEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES "STICKS" IN 3RD GEAR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO FUNCTION AND WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THEM ON IT CRASHES THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE WHICH THEN BEGINS RUNNING RANDOM SYSTEM ERRORS, AND THE HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES TURN OFF OR FAIL TO COME ON. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

STARTING AT AROUND 55,000 MILES WHILE I WOULD BE DRIVING MY JEEP, THE CAR WOULD STOP MOVING BUT THE ENGINE WOULD REV AS I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL. I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GO IN DRIVE, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, WAIT A FEW SECONDS THEN RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT MY MECHANICS AS WELL AS A JEEP DEALERSHIP, A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES, NOW READY TO GO BACK IN FOR THE 6TH TIME. EACH TIME I AM TOLD THE PROBLEM IS FIXED AND A DAY OR 2 LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. WHEN I CALL TO LET THE MECHANIC KNOW I AM HAVING THE PROBLEM AGAIN, I AM THEN TOLD THAT NEITHER THEY NOR THE DEALERSHIP KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND TO BRING IT BACK IN. LEAVING ME WITHOUT A CAR FOR DAYS. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO SPEND THOUSANDS MORE FIXING A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT FIXABLE. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AND FEAR THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING REAR END THE CAR WHEN IS JUST STOPS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF JEEP AND WAS TOLD ONLY "CERTAIN" 2006 JEEPS WERE UNDER RECALL, MINE WAS NOT ONE. ALL I COULD DO WAS MAKE A COMPLAINT. SO I MADE A VERBAL AND NOW WRITTEN COMPLAINT, HOPING SOMETHING GETS DONE. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, JERKED VIOLENTLY OUT OF GEAR (ALMOST INTO NEUTRAL?) AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GEAR LIGHTS LIT UP AND I HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT IT BACK INTO AUTOMATIC. THE DEALERSHIP SCANNED THE CODE & DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BAD SHIFTER CONTROL MODULE. THEY SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE BUT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY NEED REPLACED. ESTIMATED COST FOR PART $747(EXCLUDING $78 IN LABOR). DROVE IT BUT REALIZED THAT IT WAS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY, MANY TIMES ON THE HIGHWAYS TRAVELING AT FAST SPEEDS. ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE PART MALFUNCTIONED WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ROADS WERE SNOW COVERED & ICY. THIS IS A SERIOUS & POTENTIALLY FATAL SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MYSELF & OTHERS ON THE ROAD THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. I AM UNCERTAIN AS TO WHY CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THIS PART OR ATLEAST LOOKED INTO IT. I REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMPLAINT. ?? THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, YET NO ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. DOES THERE NEED TO BE A DEATH TO OBTAIN A RECALL? I AM CERTAIN THAT I WILL PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM GENERAL MOTORS IN THE FUTURE IF THERE IS NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHINING NOISE COMING FROM BACK OF 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE; REMOVED DRIVE SHAFT BETWEEN TRANSFER CASE AND REAR DIFF-FOUND U JOINTS ON EACH END SLIGHTLY TIGHT; HAD NEW U JOINTS INSTALLED (HAD REPLACED BY A CUSTOM SHOP AS JEEP DRIVESHAFTS AND U JOINTS ARE ONE COMPONENT AND COST IN THE $1200 RANGE TO REPLACE)-MY U JOINTS ARE NOW SERVICEABLE AND CAN BE CHANGED AT ANY SHOP; PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER REPAIR, REMOVED TRANSFER CASE-NO PROBLEMS THERE; OPENED UP REAR DIFF AND FOUND PINION BEARING PRE-TENSION HAD BEEN OVERTIGHTENED (MY MECHANIC SAYS THIS WAS DONE AT THE FACTORY AS THIS CASE HAS NEVER BEEN OPENED UP PRIOR TO THIS)-GEARS WERE STILL OKAY BUT BEARINGS SHOWED SIGNS OF STRESS SO CHANGED OUT ALL BEARINGS IN DIFF AND RE-SET PINION TENSION; PROBLEM NOW SOLVED-MY OUT OF POCKET COST - $1300. THIS VEHICLE HAS 53000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON (& GO OFF) REPEATEDLY. ADDITIONALLY, TRANSMISSION WOULD 'JERK' ON DECELERATION JUST BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED (LIGHT DRIVETRAIN HAD TO CATCH UP WITH THE ENGINE). TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. RETURNED SEVERAL DAYS LATER WITH SAME ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR OVER A WEEK; FINALLY DETERMINED A DAUGHTER-BOARD ON THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND REPLACED ($600). TWO DAYS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. RETURNED TO THE DEALER, WHO (AFTER 3 DAYS) DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED ($1000 TO REPLACE). REPLACED ENTIRE TCM (WHICH OTHER DEALERS TOLD ME SELDOM IF EVER FAILS). 3 MONTHS LATER, PROBLEM RETURNED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS AROUND THE GEAR INDICATORS WILL CIRCLE ALL THE GEARS AND VEHICLE DROPS INTO WHAT FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL AND LOSES POWER. THEN IT WILL RANDOMLY DROP BACK INTO DRIVE. HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODE GIVEN WAS LOOSE GROUND WIRE IN TRANNY. DEALER FIXED. 1 WEEK LATER HAPPENED AGAIN AND CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. DEALER GOT SAME GROUND WIRE CODE, TOOK APART AGAIN AND WIRE WAS FINE. RESET LIGHT. STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING AND HAS HAPPENED WHEN JUST ENGAGING TO LEAVE OUT OF PARKING LOT THEN 3 TIMES ON HWY AT 55 MPH. VERY SCARY AS DON'T KNOW IF GOING TO GO BACK INTO GEAR OR POWER LOSS WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO REAR END YOU AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. CAN'T ALWAYS FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER AND RE-ENGAGE GEARS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN TODAY TAKING IT BACK IN FOR REVIEW. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATION OR A RECALL? DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A FATAL ACCIDENT TO GET ATTENTION TO THIS DANGEROUS MATTER? I LOVE MY JEEP BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DIE FOR IT!

Mileage: 80,656

TRANSMISSION FAILS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DASHBOARD SAYS ITS IN DRIVE BUT WHEN YOU REV THE ENGINE ITS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IT WORKED FINE, BUT ISN'T IT DANGEROUS LOSING POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS COMING AT YOU AT FULL SPEED FROM BEHIND? THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 77,500

WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO THE LIGHTS AROUND THE PND21 WILL CIRCLE ALL OF THE GEARS AND EITHER GO INTO NEUTRAL OR 1ST GEAR ON ITS OWN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT, IT HAPPENS AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD - HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SAID IT NEEDS ELECTRONIC SHIFT MODULE AT A COST OF $750. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE JEEP THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIR. I HAVE LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE A LOT OF THESE SAME 2006 JEEPS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID MY JEEP HAS TO MANY MILES 85,000 - BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAPPENS TO CALL JEEPS NO MATER WHAT THE MILEAGE - I THINK THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THEY SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT - NOW MATTER HOW MANY MILES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 3 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION AND THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL WERE SERVICED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS SERVICE REPAIRS THAT WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200.

Mileage: 80,000

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AFTER STARTING AND PUTTING INTO TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE REVVED AND TOOK OFF WITH OUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, WITH THE LAST INCIDENT LEADING TO A SEVERE CRASH AND INJURY. AFTER THE CRASH AND THE CAR STOPPING THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING. THE INCIDENT WAS WITNESSED TWICE BY THE SAME PERSON ASIDE FROM THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEEMED AS IF IT WOULD SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWNS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE PROBLEM EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP TO FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

Mileage: 79,000

JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 2006. WHILE DRIVING CAR WILL FAIL TO CHANGE GEARS. VERY DANGEROUS ON EXPRESSWAY. TRANSMISSION STALLS AT WILL. *CN

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. 2 MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER. IT SEEMS TO DROP OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND HOPE IT WILL KICK BACK IN GEAR. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE OWNER AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENS TO HIM AND ALSO ONE OF HIS FRIENDS. I WENT TO EDMUNDS.COM AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. WE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEY SAID SORRY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED SAFETY PROBLEM. I HOPE YOU CAN PROTECT THE AMERICAN CITIZEN FROM THE SALE AND FUTURE USE OF FAULTY AUTOMOBILES. THESE VEHICLE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE ADDRESS BEFORE PEOPLE DIE. THANK YOU. *TR

AT A STOP SIGN, SHORT OF THE CROSS WALK, WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL CAR IN DRIVE WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR SO I CAN TURN RIGHT ON TO THE PRIMARY STREET. REMOVE FOOT FROM BRAKE AND 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE BEGINS TO MOVE BACKWARDS. THE IS NO INCLINE OR DECLINE AT THIS STOP SIGN TO ALLOW FOR GRAVITY TO MOVE CAR. HAD TO RE-APPLY BRAKE, PUT CAR INTO PARK. SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BEFORE PROCEEDING. THIS SAME DIFFICULTY HAS NOW HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND DEALER REPORTS NO MECHANICAL ISSUE EVIDENT TO CAUSE AUTO TO MOVE ON ITS OWN IN REVERSE. YESTERDAY, IN THE OMAHA WORLD HERALD PAPER A STORY APPEARED DESCRIBING AN ACCIDENT WITH A 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO, 3.7L V6. I HAVE MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, FIRST IT WAS THE SHIFTER, SECOND IT WAS A SOLENOID PROBLEM, NOW I HAVE A SHUTTER AND VIBRATION AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAVE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES NOW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN THE TRANNY STARTS TO VIBRATE, I NOTICE THAT THE RPMS GO UP ABOUT 2-3000RPMS. TOOK IT BACK AND THE REPAIR GUY SAYS THAT JEEP HAS RECALLED THE TORQUE CONVERTERS FOR A SHUTTER PROBLEM AND COULD REPLACE IT UP 100K MILES. I HAVE OVER 100K AND IT WILL NOT GET FIXED UNDER THIS RECALL OR TSB DUE TO MILEAGE, I THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE A HARD LONG LOOK AT THE TIME THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE AT THEIR EXPENSE. THIS ISSUE HAS COST ME WELL OVER $1000 SO FAR AND IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME THING YET AGAIN TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS BEEN SLIPPING. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND I WAS TOLD IT IS OK. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER, I TAKE OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT AND MY ENGINE REVS TO 3000 RPM AND I AM LOSING SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SO I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECK IT OUT AND TELL ME IT IS THE ELECTRONICS IN THE SHIFTER THAT IS BAD. I ASK WHAT IS WRONG AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TAKES ME TO THE MECHANIC. HE TELLS ME ABOUT THE ISSUE AND SAYS THAT THEY HAVE SEEN ALOT OF THESE ISSUES AND THE BACK ORDER ON THE PART IS 450 PARTS IN THE NEGATIVE. I THINK THIS IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN NOISE OCCURRED AGAIN IT ALSO MADE THE ENTIRE FRONT PANEL FLASH. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND THE GRIDING NOISE SHOULD CEASE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE O-RING AND A BUSHING. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY LUNGE FORWARD. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY FAIL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE TCM. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT IF THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE DID NOT PROVIDE ANY CODES, THEY COULD NOT SUCCESSFULLY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 17,000

I WAS RECENTLY DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD GOING ABOUT 35MPH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THE AUTOMATIC JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2006 STALLS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL WILL REV THE ENGINE BUT IT IS LIKE THE JEEP IS IN NEUTRAL. EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO WORK ACCEPT THE CAR IS NOT IN ANY GEAR. THE DASHBOARD INDICATES THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. I HAVE TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURN THE IGNITION OFF BEFORE RESTARTING, THEN THE CAR SEEMS TO RUN FINE FOR AWHILE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST MONTH. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR INTO A LOCAL JEEP DEALER WHERE THEY COULD ONLY FINE OLD CODES IN THE JEEP COMPUTER SYSTEM NOTING INACTIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH THEY SINCE CLEARED AND WERE UNABLE TO DO MUCH ELSE. AN ERROR CODE FOR THE O2 SENSOR WAS ALSO FOUND AND THE O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED. I WAS TOLD TO TRY IT OUT AND LET THEM KNOW IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THAT WAS ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THIS WEEKEND, I HAVE YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER WHICH I PLAN TO DO THIS WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 15,325

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GEARS SHIFTED AND THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION JUMPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

Mileage: 5,000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN WHEN STEPPING ON GAS. MOST OFTEN IN THE 1200-1500 RPM RANGE. VEHICLE TRIES TO STAY ON SAME GEAR AND IS NOT SHIFTING E.G. FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH. IF GAS PEDAL IS STEPPED ON ALL THE WAY, VEHICLE SHIFTS DOWN 2 GEARS, E.G. FROM 5TH TO 3RD, AND SPIKES UP TO 6000 RPM. THIS TAKES ABOUT 1.5. SECONDS, LEADING TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN CHANGING LANES, ENTERING A HIGHWAY, OR SPEEDING AWAY FROM CRITICAL SITUATIONS. ALREADY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL SEVERE CLOSE ENCOUNTERS. THE SPIKE IN RPM WILL LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WILL BLOW SOON. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL SPORADICALLY CHOOSE NOT TO ENGAGE ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO FREE WHEEL. PROBLEM NOTED MAINLY AFTER INITIAL START WHEN LEFT OVERNIGHT AND WILL GO AWAY AFTER ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO WARM UP SUFFICIENTLY (3-5 MINUTES). *CN

Mileage: 20,000

FRONT AND REAR DIFFERENTIALS. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT SUSPECTS FAILURE IN HER VEHICLE'S UNIVERSAL JOINTS. WHEN SHE DRIVES THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND SHAKES. WHEN SHE SHIFTS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE NOISE STOPS. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE UNIVERSAL JOINTS. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR IS UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE IT IS A NEWER MODEL VEHICLE AND THE DRIVESHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 42,963 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,500.

Mileage: 22,500

I PURCHASED A GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 2006 INVOICE NO. 392118) ON MARCH 26, 2007 IN TAMIAMI CHRYSLER-JEEP, 8250 SW 8 STREET, MIAMI FL 33144. A FEW DAYS AFTER ITS PURCHASE I NOTICED A LITTLE JUMP WHEN I ACCELERATED, THEN I CARRIED THE CAR TO TAMIAMI CHRYSLER SERVICE ON APRIL 2, 2007. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SO MY CAR MUST REMAIN THERE FOR A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. OF COURSE I AM USING A RENT CAR BUT I WANT MY CAR BACK. IT IS TOO MUCH TIME (25 DAYS) AND THEIR ANSWER: TRANSMISSION IS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB

Mileage: 26,495

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, AND THE COMPUTER STATED THAT THE COMPONENT ETAX WAS FAILING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,690, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,800.*AK

Mileage: 35,800

ENGINE, POWERTRAIN, DOOR, DASH, GAS MILEAGE. *JB

Mileage: 1,200

WE PURCHASED IN OCT. 2006,A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4, V6 WITH 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION, VIN [XXX]. THERE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM RELATED TO THIS VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM: THE VEHICLE HAS NO HILL HOLDING CAPABILITIES. IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL, THE BRAKE MUST BE HELD ON WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT AND YOUR RIGHT FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OUT THE VEHICLE DRIFTING BACKWARD. IN ALL THE AUTOMATIC VEHICLES THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE 1958, INCLUDING 1993 AND 1996 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES, NONE PF THEM WERE WITHOUT HILL HOLDING CAPABILITIES. THE FIRST TIME I STOPPED ON A HILL WITH THIS VEHICLE, I DRIFTED BACKWARDS AND ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME BEFORE I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THIS TO ME IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION AND SOMETHING DAMILER CHRYSLER SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. IN EXPRESSING MY PROBLEM TO D.C. CUSTOMER SERVICE, I JUST GOT LIP SERVICE. THIS IS WHY I'M EXPRESSING MY PROBLEM TO YOU IN HOPE THAT A SOLUTION CAN BE FOUND. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 62

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP, VEHICLE WILL ONLY COAST AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS ALSO HAPPENS AFTER MAKING A TURN; THE VEHICLE WILL INITIALLY ATTEMPT TO BEGIN TO MOVE THEN WILL ONLY COAST WHILE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE PEOPLE THINK I AM ACCELERATING AND THEY ALMOST RUN INTO THE BACK OF ME. *JB

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AT INTERSECTION ,AND REAPPLYING GAS ENGINE RPM GOES UP BUT CAR DOESN'T MOVE ,THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGES FORWARD. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT COMPLETE STOP. THEN TRIES TO GO BUT THEN JUMPS FORWARD. WHICH AT TIMES IT THROWS YOU BACK IN YOUR SEAT. *NM

Mileage: 2,350

TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS AND DOWN SHIFTS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. *NM

Mileage: 5,000

SOME TYPE OF METAL RUBBING TOGETHER NOISE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AT SLOW TAKE OFF FROM COMPLETE STOP. STOPS AFTER YOU REACH JUST A FEW MPH. *NM

Mileage: 300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 17 MPH DOWN A CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF LOW GEAR AND SPED DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AFTER THE RPM'S REACHED 1800. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE HEMI ENGINE WAS DESIGNED TO JUMP OUT A GEAR TO CONSERVE GAS.

Mileage: 1,400

MY 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND PLACED INTO REVERSE, ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE JUMPED APPROX. 15 FEET BACKWARDS. ALSO, ONE TIME WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, SITTING IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE REVVED ON IT'S OWN AND IT JUMPED FORWARD APPROX 15 FEET. IN ALL THREE INCIDENCES, THE BRAKES WHERE DEPRESSED AND WHERE NOT ABLE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE BACK. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE RELEASED AND THEN RE-APPLIED TO GET IT TO STOP. *NM

Mileage: 14,750

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP WK 4X4 ON FEB 20 2006. AS SOON AS WE LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH 150 MILES ON IT THE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER THE REPAIRS THEY MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND WHERE FIXED AGAIN ONLY TO MALFUNCTION 2 MORE TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS AND CLEARED THE CODES. AT THE 3000 MILE SERVICE THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK ON THE FRONT CRANK SEAL WHICH WAS REPLACED. IT HAS ALSO BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES DUE TO AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IN WHICH CASE THERE WAS A MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WHERE NO PROBLEMS AND CLEARED THE CODE EVERY TIME ONLY FOR IT TO COME BACK ON. I JUST PICKED MY VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALER AGAIN BECAUSE THE CRANK PULLEY AND DAMPENER WHERE WOBBLING REAL BAD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN FOR THE SAME REASON. ALL REPAIRS WHERE MADE AND AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP 15 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN I'M STOPPED AND SHIFTS REAL HARD. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ITS FINE AND THERE IS NOW EVIDENCE OF THAT. ALL THESE INCIDENTS ARE ONGOING SINCE THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. *JB

Mileage: 150

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE MADE A BANGING NOISE AS THE GEARS SHIFTED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT WOULD IDLE VERY LOW AND EVENTUALLY CUT OFF. UPDATED 05/30/06. *JB

Mileage: 10,000

2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 6 CYL CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING TO 25-30 MPH THEN CAR STARTED BUCKING , LOOSING POWER AS I APPLIED MY FOOT ON PEDAL, NO SIGNS OF OVER HEATING (GAUGE WAS LESS THAN 1/2 MARK OF C/AND H.. MOVED FROM LEFT LANE TO SHOULDER WITH CAR RUNNING IT BASICALLY WAS MOVING AT 5 MPH AS I APPLIED MY FOOT ON GAS. ONCE IN PARK IT IDLED WITH SOME SHAKING , I TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH CAR IN DRIVE THE CAR WENT REVERSE, I CALLED FOR HELP AND THE NYSDOT WITNESSED THE CAR GO IN REVERSE WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE. CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. 12,000 MILES. FALL OF 2005 I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AS I FELT THAT THE CAR WASN'T GOING INTO THE PROPER GEARS ALMOST NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY LACK OF POWER,DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING........ *NM

Mileage: 12,887