2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Brakes Problems

MY BRAKES LOCK ON ME WHEN DRIVING OR STOPPING MY ENGINE SHAKES AND RADDLED WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR PARKED

BRAKES "EXPLODED". NO PRIOR WARNING, SQUEAL, NOTHING. HAVE HAD THEM CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO. SAME SIZE TIRES. GOING DOWN CITY STREET, LOUD POPPING SOUND, THEN SHORT GRINDING SOUND. SOUNDED LIKE BACK RIGHT REAR TIRE. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT SPRING HAD BROKEN, CAUGHT BRAKE CABLE, AND EVERYTHING CAME OFF IN PIECES "SHARDS OF METAL"

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO VEER OFF THE ROAD AND CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 04/20/16*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD A HOLE IN IT AND CAUSED FUEL TO POUR OUT. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14V-438. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE WAS STILL PRESENT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKES HESITATED WHEN DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT MUSHY, I HAD NO BRAKING CONTROL AND THE ABS STARTED CYCLING LIKE I WAS ON A PATCH OF ICE. THIS LASTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS. THE ESP, ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. AFTER THE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THE BRAKES WORKED BUT ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL DID NOT. I PERIODICALLY HAVE INSTANCES WHERE THE BRAKES CYCLE ON VARIOUS WHEELS, I ASSUME THIS IS THE ABS CYCLING THE BRAKES. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME RANGING FROM HOURS TO A COUPLE DAYS, THE AFFECTED INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS GO OUT AND THE WHOLE PROCESS STARTS OVER AGAIN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS TO MINUTES. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT THREW OFF TO MANY ERROR CODES TO TROUBLESHOOT. THE DEALER CLEARED THE CODES AND ASKED ME TO RETURN WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I JUST RETURNED THE CAR THE SECOND TIME. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. *TR

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAST 8 OF VIN 6C[XXX] VEHICLE RUNNING AND DRIVING - ALL BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND CRUISE QUIT WORKING. BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING. MECHANIC RESET TO TURN WARNING LIGHTS OFF. A CODE WAS NOT SET. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER IT REOCCURRED. SEARCHED FOR RECALL AND FOUND RECALL THIS YEAR MODEL BUT JEEP DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS MODEL MFG DATE 09/05 ....PARKED VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF ACCIDENT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATE 78 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO COAST OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, THE BRAKES HESITATED WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,448.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS TRYING TO BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH SPEED WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIPS. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM/BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO RESET THE BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, IT BEGAN JERKING AND SKIDDING WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I HAVE WRECKED THIS JEEP TWO TIMES DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING AS THE SHOULD IN BOTH INSTANCES THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS AND GAUGES ALL SHUT DOWN PRIOR TOO THE ACCIDENTS I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS MECHANICS FIND NOTHING, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS DONE ALL I CAN AND I AM BASICALLY GOING BROKE ON A VEHICLE I STILL OWE ON. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP BEFORE PEOPLE START DYING FROM UNROADWORTHY VEHICLES. *TR

UPDATE: THE BRAKING SYSTEM, PRIMARY AND EMERGENCY, FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM 5/13/2008. MY WIFE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL TRAVELING DOWN AN UNPAVED HILL AND HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A BOULDER. WE HAVE CALLED THE ATTORNEY AND WE ARE AWAITING A CALL BCK AT THIS TIME. CHRYSLER AND SCHEID ARE GOING TO WISH THEY NEVER HEARD OF ME NOW. THEY CAN SHOVE THEIR BS "REPURCHASE" OFFERS UP THEIR'!@#$%. *TR

BRAKES LOCKING UP WHEN APPLIED, EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE HAS NO RESISTANCE. PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE CABLE FAILED. DEALER REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS WITH DEALER 23 DAYS (8/31/07-9/22/07). *TR

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE. REAR BRAKES SEVERELY WORN AND MAKING NOISE. AFTER MUCH ARGUING WITH DEALER, THEY TOLD US BRAKES ARE NOT WARRANTED, THEY REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKES AT NO COST. VEHICLE WITH DEALER 22 DAYS (11/7/07-11/29/07). *TR

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

I BOUGHT MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAREDO 4X4 USED AT 40,000 A YEAR AGO THIS MONTH. SHORTLY AFTER OWNING IT IT STARTED STALLING WHILE IN MOTION OR STOPPED IN GEAR SUCH AS A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN SITTING STILL, COASTING AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE WOULD DIE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT LIGHT UP AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE OR JUST ACCELERATED FROM A COAST (SUCH AS A SCHOOL ZONE SLOWLY MOVING TRAFFIC), THEN I WOULD REALIZE THE CAR HAD STALLED. IF I WAS ON A HILL GOING UP THE CAR WOULD TAKE OFF BACKWARDS. DIES TURNING INTO PARKING LOTS, ETC. I LOOSE POWER STEERING. THE BRAKES STOPPED ME IF I APPLIED THEM. HOWEVER, IF I WAS IN THE FORWARD MOVING POSITION, I WOULD JUST THROW IT IN NEUTRAL AND RE-START THE ENGINE WITHOUT PROBLEM. THIS CONCERNED ME, BECAUSE I BUY MY VEHICLES USED, I DID NOT KNOW IF DIRTY INJECTORS AND THROTTLE BODY WAS CAUSING CARBON RESIDUE TO CLOG THE INJECTORS SO I HAD IT ALL CLEANED. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I STARTED RESEARCHING ON THIS SITE AND SPOKE TO THE GUYS THAT DO MY SERVICE. THE RESEARCHED AND FOUND A NOTICE ABOUT SAFETY. I WENT TO JEEP WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS SUCH A NOTICE ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE BUT NO RECALL. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND 2 COMPUTER FLASH UPDATES WERE NEEDED. THIS FIXED MY PROBLEM, AT LEAST SINCE LATE NOVEMBER 2007. *TR

DUE TO AN INFORMATION ON A WWW PAGE OF CHRYSLER MY TWO CARS JEEP CHEROKEE GRAND HAVE BRAKES SYSTEM DEFECTS AND ONE OF THEM PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER SUPPLY LINE. ACCORDING TO THIS INFORMATION DEALER SHOULD REPAIR THIS FREE CHARGE. UNFORTUNATELY THE POLISH DEALER I SPOKE TO DENY TO DO THIS. WHAT COULD I DO WITH THIS SITUATION? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THIS CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER (SPORTS CHRYSLER JEEP) HOWEVER THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE RECALL FOR THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: ANTILOCK: CONTROL UNIT/MODULE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V434000). THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND HE STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH, THE STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED AND THEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE EBS LIGHT FLASHES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. SHE WAS GIVEN A BLACK BOX FOR A WEEK TO RECORD THE FAILURES, BUT NO FAILURES OCCURRED DURING THAT WEEK. ON ONE OCCASION, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE EBS SYSTEM WAS NOT REGISTERING AND THE CODE WAS EXSP-BAS. THE SYSTEM FAILURE WAS WITNESSED BY FAMILY MEMBERS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,666 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3059. UPDATED 03/14/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.

TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 16,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS ARE ALREADY BAD. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE FOR THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE BRAKES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. 12 MONTHS ON BRAKES, WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MONTHS. MUST REPLACE ROTORS NOW AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR

NEED TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS AT LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. MULTIPLE POSTING ON INTERNET SITE IDENTIFYING HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT JEEP IS AWARE OF BUT CHOOSES ONLY TO MAKE THE CUSTOMER REPLACE AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS FAILED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE INSTALLED AN "AUTO PILOT" CAMERA THAT I AM SUPPOSED TO TURN ON THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED 30 MINUTES AFTER I PICKED IT UP, AND I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT THE CAMERA CAUGHT THE PROBLEM. THE 2007 CHEROKEE HAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKES, THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE BRAKES, AND THE 2005 JEEP CHEROKEE HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE BRAKES. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 16,739. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH UP A HILL THE CONTACT WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN BUT WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES VERY HARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN PARTIALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND THEN TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK . SPOKE WITH CONSUMER 10/16/07, RESENDING 2ND FORM . *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIRS WERE THE SUM OF $1,868.61 TO REPLACE ALL ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. UPDATED 11/16/07 *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE IS 3.25 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL (ALMOST 2 INCHES HIGHER THAN MY OTHER CHRYSLER VEHICLE). I HAVE CAUGHT MY FOOT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ALSO FARTHER TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE VEHICLE WITH A WIDER SPACE BETWEEN IT AND THE ACCELERATOR FURTHER EXAGGERATING THIS PROBLEM. CHRYSLER WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A FLAW. *JB