2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Speed Control & Cruise Problems

THE ENGINE LIGHT SEEMS TO STAY ON AND THE TIRE LIGHT KEEPS BLINKING OFF AND ON I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE 10 25 2019

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7 HEMI WITH APPROX. 118,000 MILES. DRIVING ABOUT 10MPH IN A PARKING LOT, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE FOR A STOP SIGN. WHEN I WENT TO GO I GOT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION THEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE REVVED UP AND I LOST ALL PROPULSION POWER. I HAD ROLL TO A STOP, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN START UP AGAIN TO GET THINGS WORKING CORRECTLY WHILE IN DRIVE. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN 2 OTHER TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR PROPULSION.

"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN I CLICK THE CRUISE CONTROL IT SPEEDS UP UNCONTROLLABLY AND I HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO DISCONNECT IT. IT DOES NOT SET A CONTROL AT ALL AND CONTINUES TO CLIMB IN SPEED.

WHILE DRIVING AND SPEEDING UP TO SWITCH LANES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS FLOORED ALONE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF SPEEDING. I ATTEMPTED TO TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THAT DID NOT WORK SO I THEN PUMPED THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT SLOWED DOWN. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH LANES AND WHEN THE PEDAL GOT STUCK THE SPEED WENT UP TO 60 MPH.

SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATION. DRIVING ON INTERSTATE RETURNING FROM VACATION, CRUISE WAS SET AT 70MPH. WHEN APPROACHING A SLOWER VEHICLE, CRUISE WAS DEACTIVATED AND REACTIVATED WHEN PASS WAS COMPLETED. WHEN REACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 YEARS AGO AND EVER SINCE I TEST THE CRUISE CONTROL THE PROBLEM OF OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION PERSISTS. THE OUT OF CONTROL ACCELERATION CAN BE STOPPED BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKES OR MANUALLY TURNING OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE IS. I CANNOT EVEN DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT EFFECTING OTHER ELECTRONICS. I AM AFRAID TO ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN THE EVENT THEY WOULD UNKNOWING USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATES OUT OF CONTROL WHEN SET. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY WHEN CRUISE IS TURNED ON AND SET BUTTON IS PRESSED. THE ENGINE WILL REV TO 6000 RPM +. MUST DEPRESS BRAKE OR TURN OFF CRUISE SWITCH IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. STARTED HAPPENING WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND SPEED CONTROL WAS SET TO POSTED SPEED. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON OPEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY AND COULD ONLY BE SLOWED DOWN BY TURNING OFF THE SPEED CONTROL. THIS COULD HAVE A DISASTER IF IT HAPPENED IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AS ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,667.

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 TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55MPH), ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 85 MPH. HAD TO HIT BRAKE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. TRIED TO USE IT AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE AGAIN WENT TO 85. AFTER 4 OR 5 ATTEMPTS, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND STILL DOES NOT WORK TO DATE. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY ALSO UPDATED THE SOFTWARE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO. I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. I AM SURE OF THIS DETAIL BECAUSE IF THE BRAKE IS NOT FIRMLY PRESSED, MY CAR SHAKES AS THOUGH IT WILL TURN OFF. SO AS I AM SITTING AT THE LIGHT, MY CAR ACCELERATED AND MOVED ABOUT 6 INCHES. LUCKILY I WAS NOT TOO CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, BUT ANY CLOSER AND I WOULD HAVE REAR ENDED THE CAR. I CALLED MY LOCAL JEEP/DODGE DEALER TO ASK OF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS OR ANY THING I SHOULD KNOW REGARDING MY VEHICLE AND THIS SITUATION. THE EMPLOYEE, COMPLETELY RUDE, ASKED ME IF I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE IN MY CAR AND MOVED MY FOOT OF THE PEDAL. HE BASICALLY TOLD ME I WAS DISTRACTED, AND SINCE IT WAS" 3 P.M. ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON", I SHOULD WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THEN I COULD BRING IT IN IF I WANTED TO. I HAVE 4 SMALL CHILDREN AND THERE ARE MILLIONS OF INNOCENT CHILDREN ON THE ROAD EVERYDAY. YOU WOULD THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE A MORE SERIOUS WARNING...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE SITUATION WITH TOYOTA. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS HOME THIS WEEKEND AND SAID HER CRUISE CONTROL WAS MESSED UP. WE TOOK A RIDE AND WHEN SHE 'SET' THE CRUISE THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE TILL WE INCREASED SPEED BY AT LEAST 15 MPH. I THOUGHT MAYBE SHE WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG IN SETTING THE SYSTEM. NOT THE CASE. THE CRUISE IS NO LONGER USABLE AND DOWN RIGHT DANGEROUS. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE MAKING OF ANOTHER TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I WOULD HOPE THAT ENOUGH PEOPLE BRING THE PROBLEM TO THE FOREFRONT SO SOMETHING GETS DONE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND SET CRUISE CONTROL. AS SOON AS I DID THE ACCELERATOR HIT THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP UNLESS I HIT THE CANCEL BUTTON. NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. ITS SHORTING OUT ALL MY OTHER CONTROLLERS AND KILLING MY BATTERY. *TR

WHILE CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAD TO HIT THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE. NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN, WHEN CRUISE IS SWITCHED TO "ON", ACCELERATION HAPPENS AND I NEED TO HIT THE BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER MOMENTARILY BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN FUNCTIONING AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED DURING WARM WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, HITTING OVER 4,000 RPM'S. DECELERATE AND CANCEL DOES NOT WORK, I HAVE TO USE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ONCE IN THE PAST, I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID OR A FLUKE. THEN IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AND BEGINNING 6/6/10, I DISCOVERED IT NOW DOES IT EVERY TIME AND I AM NO LONGER USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT INJURED HIS BACK AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED; THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.