2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Engine Problems

I TRUCK IS NOT PULLING GOOD, I HAVE TO REALLY STEP ON THE GAS TO MAKE IT GO. EVEN IF IAM NOT GOING UP A HILL, I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS HARD TO MAKE IT GO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A BRIEF MOMENT AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

VALVE SEAT DROPPED INTO #4 CYLINDER HEAD ON A WARM RESTART. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY & NOT OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS AT REST IN A PARKING LOT. CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE FOLLOWED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIGOROUSLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE AND OIL LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT A PIECE FRACTURED FROM THE ENGINE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ENGINE REVVED DOWN, PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY CALLED TOW TRUCK. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE AND ENGINE WAS NO GOOD. REPLACING MOTOR DUE TO STILL HAVING A WARRANTY ON IT. HOPING THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN WITH THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE. I HAVE NOTICED ON FORUMS THAT HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHERS WONDERING WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. OIL CHANGES WERE ALL ON TIME AND PLUGS AND WIRES CHANGED AT RECOMMENDED TIME. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AN ENGINE WITH 105000 MILES. *TR

THE FAULTY VALVE SEATS FAILED AND DESTROYED MY ENGINE WHICH LEFT ME STRANDED WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF TOWN. ENGINEERS KNOW THE DESIGN WAS FAULTY AS REVISION TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION WERE MADE IN 2008 TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR THE NEWER MODELS. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE EARLIER MODELS TO HAVE THE REVISED SEATS INSTALLED. THIS IS NEGLIGENT AND WILL HURT THE CHRYSLER NAME IF NOT ADDRESSED SOON. I HAD JUST PULLED OF THE HIGHWAY TO REFUEL WITH NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS. THE JEEP WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER FILLING THE TANK.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE ON 4.7L V8 ENGINE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL PACKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND AN ABNORMAL WARNING CHIME WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE 3.7 LITER ENGINE HAD A KNOWN ISSUE AND A VEHICLE WITH A 4.0 LITER ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PURCHASED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES FROM THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND FUMES EMITTED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 9 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V438000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 04/14/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART WAS FINALLY REPLACED AFTER 12 MONTHS. UPDATED 04/19/16. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL TICKING SOUND EMITTING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED TWO YEARS AGO AND WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,800.

I AM NOW GOING ON MY 3RD INCIDENT WITH THIS PROBLEM! I LOSE ALL LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD. HEAT TURNS OFF AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, MY IGNITION TURNED OFF ON ME AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. EACH TIME I HAD CARS BEHIND ME AND THANKFULLY NEITHER I NOR THE CAR BEHIND ME WERE INJURED. ALL THE LIGHTS FLICKER AND GAUGES GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO WHERE I CAN NOT TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. MY MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS ON FEBRUARY 28TH, 2015, I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO GO MY LIGHTS FLICKERED FOR A SECOND THEN ALL GAUGES WENT DOWN AND THE GRINDING STARTED, IT WAS AS IF I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE ON NEUTRAL, SO I THEN MOVED TO THE SIDE BECAUSE I HAD A CAR BEHIND ME AND THE CAR STOPPED. I SHUT IT OFF COMPLETELY AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. I DRIVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY 60 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK, I AM SCARED OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK MY CAR PREVIOUSLY TO AUTO ZONE TO SEE WHY MY ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THEY CHECKED IT AND GAVE ME A CODE OF U1411. I LOOKED IT UP AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE IGNITION RECALL THAT WAS SENT TO ME ABOUT MY CAR. I HAVE ALSO CALLED A FEW DEALERS TO SEE IF THE PART IS IN AND WAS TOLD NO. I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I'M SCARED TO HAVE HER IN THE CAR WITH ME BECAUSE OF THIS! I NEED FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE ASAP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON A DIFFERENT OCCASION, THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AFTER ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE PROBLEM RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

I RECEIVED THIS RECALL THIS MONTH HOWEVER, THIS JEEP HAD THREE INSTANCES OF LOSING ENGINE POWER BY LAST NOVEMBER 2014. WHEN WE CALLED THE HOTLINE THEN, AFTER GOING TO A DEALSHIP THREE TIMES, NOONE AT CHRYSLER COULD OR WOULD HELP US SO THIS VEHICLE WAS TRADED AT A DEALERSHIP AT A SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER PRICE . QUITE HONESTLY, WE WANTED TO KEEP IT AND NOT TAKE ON CAR PAYMENTS SO I THINK CHRYSLER SHOULD PAY US MONEY. WHILE I THINK VW LYING ABOUT FUEL AND CATALYTIC CONVERTERS IS WRONG, I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY SON'S LIFE LIKE THIS DID. THREE TIMES HE LOST POWER WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND AFTER THE WAY THIS WAS HANDLED, THERE WILL BE NO MORE CHRYSLER PRODUCTS FOR US.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 INCIDENTS OF MY VEHICLE ENGINE TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL LETTER I RECEIVED 4 MONTHS AGO. TO DATE, EACH TIME I CALL THE DEALERSHIP, I'M TOLD THE PARTS ARE NOT IN, YET THE RECALL LETTER STATES THAT IF I HAVE THE CAR FIXED, I CAN SUBMIT A RECEIPT, WHICH INFERS THAT THERE IS A PART AVAILABLE. WHY HAS CHRYSLER NOT BEEN PUSHED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE? PLEASE PRESS THEM TO DO SO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND MY VEHICLE DIED ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS CROSSING JUST AT THAT MOMENT THERE WAS A TRAIN APPROACHING AND I FREAKED OUT BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THERE CONTINUED TO BE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN BUT AS I NEED TO GO TO WORK I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP DRIVING IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM 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 APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.