2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee

RANDOM INCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING THE DASHBOARD WILL LIGHT UP WITH ALL INDICATORS AND GAUGES GO TO ZERO VALUE. I RECORDED ON MY CELL PHONE ONE INCIDENT. I HAD ONE CASE THAT JEEP STALLED AT SAME TIME OF INCIDENT, AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD, SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART. I DISCUSSED THIS WITH LOCAL DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN ANY ERROR CODE. I CALLED CHRYSLER ON ONE INCIDENT AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO KNOWN PROBLEMS REPORTED ON MY VEHICLE. DEALER SAID TO RETURN NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS BUT I AM ALWAYS NOT IN A CONVENIENT PLACE AND THE DASHBOARD WILL RETURN TO NORMAL STATUS AFTER SOME TIME WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING EAST ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE FROM PITTSBURGH, PA TO YORK, PA WITH MY WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ON THE FRIDAY OF MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 70-75 MPH IN THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I NOTICED I HAD LOST ACCELERATION, POWER STEERING, AND ALL OF MY INTERIOR LIGHTS HAD TURNED OFF. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF. THIS EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT AS THERE WAS A TON OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED FOR ENOUGH TIME TO SAFELY DRIFT MY CAR INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND EVENTUALLY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE PULLED OVER, I HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING MY VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO SHUT IT OFF, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WAITED ABOUT 5 OR SO MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I STAYED IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE THE REST OF THE TRIP AND EVENTUALLY MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION SAFELY. WHEN I GOT HOME, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE RIVERS CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE IN PITTSBURGH, PA. .I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE "WIRE CONTROL MODULE". WITH ALL OF THE RECALLS IN THE NEWS REGARDING CHRYSLER AND GM IGNITION SWITCHES, I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THIS WAS A DEFECT IN JEEP AS WELL. THE EXPERIENCE I HAD WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND I HOPE OTHERS DO NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

VEHICLE SINCE 2011 HESITATES AT ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE SO THE ENGINE RPMS ARE UP TO 3.5 BEFORE IT AUTOMATIC LAY SHIFTS TO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS HAPPENS A DAILY NOW AND GETTING WORSE. GEARS SEEMS TO AUTOMATICALLY INTO NEUTRAL THEN HANGS THERE WHILE TRYING TO EXCEL. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER LAST YEAR AND RECENTLY TO CHECK FOR RECALLS AND ONLINE. I AM TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL N23 ON 4 WHEEL DRIVE IN MY MAKE,MODEL AND YEAR BUT MY VEHICLE IS A 2 WHEEL DRIVE SO THIS N23 DOES NOT APPLY. ALTHOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THIS RECALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR PULLING OUT OF AN AREA AND YOU ACCEL BUT GO NOWHERE. I NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING REAR ENDED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS. AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN2006 I TOOK INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP X 2 FOR THEM TO MAKE SURE MY HEADLIGHTS ARE PROPERLY LINED UP. I CAN NOT SEE THE ROADS AT DARK, I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE WITH MY BRIGHTS ON FOR YEARS. I ALSO SEE THAT THE NADA HAS A RECALL ON THE REFLECTORS IN THE HEADLAMPS! BUT CHRYSLER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT RECALL IN MY VEHICLE EITHER. I WOULD LIKE FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL TO BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE IT IS NOT JUST FOR A 4WD , BUT 2WD ALSO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND DECIDED TO TURN ON THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I DID THE JEEP ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND I WAS GOING 75. THE GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF USING THE OFF BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNED OFF. AT THAT TIME THE GAS PEDAL POPPED BACK UP. OVER THE NEXT WEEK, I ATTEMPTED TO USE MY CRUISE CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE VEHICLE SPEED EXCELLED ON ITS OWN TO DANGEROUS SPEEDS, AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE ASKED A COUPLE OF MECHANICS TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG, BUT THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM. THEY SAID THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND I HAD THEM DISCONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WOULD LIKE IT FIXED, BUT NO SEEMS TO KNOW THE PROBLEM. *TR

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.

FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW & WITHOUT WARNING: THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, TACHOMETERS, HEATER, AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON/OFF, THEN GO COMPLETELY OFF. THEN IF APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS A FEROCIOUS GRINDING NOISE AND LOSS OF STEERING. ENGINE SEEMS TO SLOW DOWN OR NOT WANT TO SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR WHILE DRIVING. ALL THIS HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS FLICKERING. SEEMS TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM BUT GETTING WORSE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A DAY THEN DISAPPEARS. I HAVE VIDEO RECORDING OF THESE INCIDENTS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BUT "NOTHING REPORTS" SO I AM TOLD IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. *TR

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