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2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electrical System Problems

704
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 704 stored complaint records:

  • 13 indicate a crash
  • 8 indicate injury
  • 3 indicate fire
  • 2 indicate a death

What owners report

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi140
100–150k mi118
30–60k mi53
1–30k mi35
150–400k mi27

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 9, 2015 · 108,000 miles

    Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

    On my way home from work after dark, i experienced a loss of head lights, dash power and heating traveling at a high rate of speed down the interstate. Earlier that morning on my way to work, the dash quit working 4 times. All gauges stop working and drop to zero and the heat/ac quits. I have experienced my head lights turning off/losing power on 3 separate occasions. I am able to switch them from automatic to on…

    ODI 10682904

  • February 9, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced the failure. Updated 04/13/15*lj updated…

    ODI 10682196

  • February 4, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 3/31/15*cn the…

    ODI 10681228

  • February 4, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10681103

  • February 3, 2015 · 86,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the parts needed for the recall repair was not available. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The…

    ODI 10735611

  • February 2, 2015 · 9,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 9,000.

    ODI 10731235

  • February 2, 2015 · 115,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would suddenly turn off and on, including all the electrical components in the vehicle. Also, the contact mentioned that the power steering and electronic brakes would momentarily stop working. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The contact…

    ODI 10700684

  • February 2, 2015

    Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Structure

    2006 jeep grand cherokee. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle recall notice. *smd the consumer was informed the parts were not available. *jb

    ODI 10669031

  • February 1, 2015 · 84,000 miles

    Electrical System · Engine

    Mine is doing the same as the rest! And no help from a dealer or anyone! About a month and a half ago i was traveling in cruise at 70mph started to notice every crack in the hwy my headlights would flicker, figured one was going bad. 15 miles later my dash, radio, headlights, and cruise all shut off on me. In the blink of an eye they come back on (including all the warning lights), except for my cruise. Remembering…

    ODI 10701262

  • January 29, 2015 · 130,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part for the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

    ODI 10689700

  • January 27, 2015 · 80,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started and shifted into drive, the contact accidently moved the key to the off position and the vehicle shut off. The vehicle restarted. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the…

    ODI 10690806

  • January 27, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10679129

  • January 23, 2015 · 66,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Re: p41/nhtsa 14v-438 on two occasions (1/23/2015) (3/19/2015) the key slipped out of the ignition while the car was in motion. Both times resulted in loss of power, steering & brakes. I have called my local chrysler dealer several times and have been told the "free recall" switches are not available yet, but i could make an appointment for service if i paid for the replacement and labor. This recall was issued in…

    ODI 10725805

  • January 22, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10678304

  • January 20, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10676672

  • January 15, 2015 · 160,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. While driving 55 mph, the headlights failed to illuminate, the instrument panel lights illuminated, and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, turned off the engine, and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the part for the repair was not available. The contact received…

    ODI 10782078

  • January 14, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was not available. Update…

    ODI 10782014

  • January 13, 2015 · 151,151 miles

    Air Bags · Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owned a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop at 10 mph, another vehicle failed to yield and crashed into the front driver side of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained head and collar bone bruises that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the crash scene and was deemed…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10781672

  • January 9, 2015

    Electrical System

    2006 jeep grand cherokee recall. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle lost power and shut off while in the midst of driving on the highway. The incident happened twice in two weeks. The consumer was informed a recall was issued in august 2013. However, the parts were not available. *jb

    ODI 10681247

  • January 9, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10671342

  • January 7, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10781760

  • January 6, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10701348

  • January 5, 2015 · 115,000 miles

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that the headlamps flickered and all the warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle stalled. 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…

    ODI 10818174

  • January 5, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available for an extended period. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact…

    ODI 10758739

  • January 5, 2015

    Electrical System

    Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system); however, the part needed for the repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

    ODI 10670128