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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
53 reportsClear category filter17,000 miles · Jan 5, 2009
Engine And Engine Cooling
2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS STALLED ABRUPTLY WITH THE EFFECT OF LOSING ALL POWER ON STEERING AND BREAKING. SOME SITUATIONS HAVE BEEN CRITICAL AND SOME HAVE NOT BEEN. THE CAR STALLED WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS GOING DOWNHILL COMING BACK FROM BIG BEAR (MOUNTAINO…
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2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 5.7L. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS STALLED ABRUPTLY WITH THE EFFECT OF LOSING ALL POWER ON STEERING AND BREAKING. SOME SITUATIONS HAVE BEEN CRITICAL AND SOME HAVE NOT BEEN. THE CAR STALLED WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE AND ON OTHER OCCASIONS GOING DOWNHILL COMING BACK FROM BIG BEAR (MOUNTAINOUS ROADS) GOING DOWNHILL USING A LOWER GEAR TO USE THE BREAK POWER OF THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS I INDICATED BELOW WITH THE DOWNHILL EXPERIENCE. OTHERS FOLLOWED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10253852
36,000 miles · Dec 2, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
CAR ENGINE STALLS AT IDLE AND ONCE AT 70 MPH WHILE PRESSING CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10250544
54,000 miles · Dec 2, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
DRIVING 75 MILES PER HOUR ON INTERSTATE AND ENGINE STALLED, AND ALL POWER COMPONENTS, INCLUDING POWER STEERING STALLED AND BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND MAKE MY WAY TO THE SHOULDER. ONCE STOPPED CAR STARTED UP WITHOUT PROBLEM. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND UNSETTLING MALFUNCTION. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10250520
11,000 miles · Aug 27, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 4 - 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, WITH NO RESOLUTION BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT. WHEN RESEARCHING ONLINE THERE ARE FORUMS WITH OTHERS WHO ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IT IS US…
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VEHICLE STALLS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 4 - 5 TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS, WITH NO RESOLUTION BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE INCIDENT. WHEN RESEARCHING ONLINE THERE ARE FORUMS WITH OTHERS WHO ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IT IS USUALLY INTO TRAFFIC AND PRESENTS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THERE IS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER (BRAKES & STEERING). *TR
NHTSA ODI #10240009
51,779 miles · Jul 16, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE/ 5.7 HEMI CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE STARTED MISSING, LOSS OF POWER, FAILURE OCCURS ONCE VEHICLE IS STARTED. SO FAR A TUNE-UP,#6 CYLINDER HAVE THE PROBLEM,INTAKE PLENUM SEALS,MDS SOLENOID, #6 FUEL INJECTOR AND A MODULE POWERTRAIN CONTROL,HAVE BEEN CHANGED, NOW I AM TOLD THE PROBLEM IS A BAD LIFT…
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2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE/ 5.7 HEMI CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE STARTED MISSING, LOSS OF POWER, FAILURE OCCURS ONCE VEHICLE IS STARTED. SO FAR A TUNE-UP,#6 CYLINDER HAVE THE PROBLEM,INTAKE PLENUM SEALS,MDS SOLENOID, #6 FUEL INJECTOR AND A MODULE POWERTRAIN CONTROL,HAVE BEEN CHANGED, NOW I AM TOLD THE PROBLEM IS A BAD LIFTER FOR THE #6 CYLINDER, AND THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SINCE NOT MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE, I AS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE WITH THE INTERNAL PROBLEM REPAIRED, THE VEHICLE IS 2006 , LIMITED WITH 51,938 MILES, THE VEHICLE IS STILL OUT OF SERVICE, AT MY RESIDENCE, I AM AT A LOSS THAT DAIMLERCHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND IS NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10234607
51,000 miles · Jun 4, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS WHEN DECELERATING OR ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. HAVE TAKEN TO NUMEROUS DEALERSHIPS AND BEEN TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10229953
5,000 miles · May 7, 2008
Engine And Engine CoolingPower Train
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GEARS SHIFTED AND THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION JUMPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTH…
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AS IF IT WOULD SHUT OFF. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GEARS SHIFTED AND THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION JUMPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.
NHTSA ODI #10226918
5,893 miles · Apr 23, 2008
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10225476
30,000 miles · Apr 14, 2008
Engine And Engine Cooling
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON.. THIS SCARED THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED- NO LIGHTS, ABILITY TO BRAKE OR STEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM!!! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10224471
Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 2008
Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, HydraulicVisibility
2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEEP ILLUMINATING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. SHE STATED THAT SHE LOST ALL POWER BRAKES. REPAIR SHOP RECEIVED THE TENSIONER AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL AFTER SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE…
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2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEEP ILLUMINATING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. SHE STATED THAT SHE LOST ALL POWER BRAKES. REPAIR SHOP RECEIVED THE TENSIONER AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL AFTER SHE HAD EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM. THE SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER WAS REPLACED AND THE REAR DEFROSTER LINE WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10221664
Official recalls
4Jul 21, 2014
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, drivers should adjust their seat to allow clearance between the driver's knee and the ignition key, and remove all items from their key ring, leaving only the vehicle key. Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, to July 5, 2007, and 2006-2007 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, to July 5, 2007. In the affected vehicles, the driver may accidentally hit the ignition key with their knee, unintentionally knocking the key out of the run position, turning off the engine.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the ignition key inadvertently moves into the OFF or ACCESSORY position, the engine will turn off, which will then depower various key safety systems including but not limited to air bags, power steering, and power braking. Loss of functionality of these systems may increase the risk of crash and/or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ignition switch, free of charge. Chrysler sent interim notifications to owners in September 2014. The recall began on October 9, 2015. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is P41.
May 7, 2013
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.
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Electrical System
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
Consequence: If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.
Power Train:transfer Case (4-WHEEL Drive)
Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured January 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010. A transfer case electrical failure may result in an unintentional shifting of the transfer case into the neutral position.
Consequence: If the vehicle shifts into neutral, it may roll away increasing the risk of a crash or personal injury.
Remedy: Chrysler will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the final drive controller which governs the transfer case, with new software, free of charge. The recall began on August 15, 2013. Owners may contact Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. Chrysler's recall campaign number is N23.
Sep 14, 2007
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MAY ALLOW A MOMENTARY DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UP A HILL DURING CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WITH NEW SOFTWARE THAT PREVENTS THIS CONDITION FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Aug 8, 2006
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE INFLATOR CONNECTOR FOR THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THE AIR BAG MAY NOT INFLATE PROPERLY WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY IN CERTAIN CRASH CONDITIONS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG INFLATOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THE WEEK OF AUGUST 2, 2006. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
2PE14017 · Air Bag Non-deployment
Opened Jun 16, 2014 · Closed Dec 23, 2014
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:ignition; Electrical System:ignition:module; Electrical System:ignition:switch
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
Additional source detail variants (3)
Electrical System:ignition
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
Electrical System:ignition:module
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
Electrical System:ignition:switch
Chrysler is conducting a safety recall of approximately 643,618 model year 2006-2007 Jeep Commander and model year 2005-2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles to address the problem of ignition turning off while driving (see NHTSA recall 14V-438 for more information).According to Chrysler, these vehicles may experience an unintended change in ignition switch position while driving, which may result in loss of engine power, power steering, and braking assist, increasing the risk of a crash and disabling one or more of the vehicle's safety features including the frontal air bags.Most of the reported incidents occurred as a result of driver interaction with the ignition key.Based on the recall action taken by Chrysler, this Preliminary Evaluation is closed.Additionalinformation on this closing resume, and the investigation are in the PE14-017 public file available online at SaferCar.gov.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10101116 10103300 10106060 10112589 10116788 10126986 10128093 10130780 10145501 10146213 10153018 10155291 10156396 10158165 10162933 10166746 10178559 10183305 10186545 10189530 10192237 10193106 10194092 10199552 10199986 10221500 10222283 10227253 10231011 10328609 10358324 10392364 10577532 10585326 10585976 10599142 10604990 10605091 10605209 10606494 10606610 10607043 10607614 10607785 10608196 10615565 10615671 10615761 10616124 10633266 10633313 10633724 10639371 10640010 10644827 10652526 10653000 10653382 10654009 10654139 10654809 10655095 10659448 10662220 10662703
AQ10001 · Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
Opened Nov 18, 2010 · Closed Dec 28, 2015
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Unknown Or Other
On November 18, 2010, NHTSA's Recall Management Division (RMD) opened an audit query (AQ10-001) to investigate recall remedy completion by rental car companies on safety recall campaigns.It was expected to provide the agency an indication of how completely and how quickly rental car fleets perform necessary recall-related remedies on the vehicles owned and then rented/leased for use on the roadways.RMD queried three (3) major motor vehicle manufacturers (Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors) and requested data regarding completion figures for fifteen (15) discreet safety recalls.Analysis of this data demonstrated that rental car recalls completion was neither complete nor consistent.The rental car companies representing the largest market share in the industry were then queried as to their respective policies for the rental, lease, and sale of vehicles with open recalls.The data and responses from the manufacturers and the rental car companies can be found in the document repository by accessing the ?Associated Documents link above.In December 2015, Congress enacted the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.One section of the Act prohibits rental car companies from renting, leasing, or selling motor vehicles subject to open safety recalls.With the passage of the FAST Act and its prohibition, there is no continuing need for the agency to investigate rental car recall completions.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The agency reserves the right to open any future investigations, including audits of individual recalls, or groups of recalls, or rental car companies, to examine more closely safety recalls performance and completion issues in this area.
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