2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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