2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Cruise Control 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.

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.

"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.

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.

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 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.

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 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

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.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 60 TO 80 MPH. HE STATED THAT THE RMPS INCREASED FROM 2,000 TO 4,000. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE FIRST FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULAR TWICE. HE STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MODULAR WAS CHANGED TWICE TWO YEARS AGO AND THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN ON FEBRUARY 13, 2011. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE LAST FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE DUPLICATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AND IT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,858. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN

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

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

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

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.

STOPPED FOR GAS. STARTED ENGINE AND THERE WAS GREAT AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. HAD TO MANEUVER TO REACH THE EXIT AREA---KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND WENT FORWARD WITH THE ENGINE STRAINING, PUT IT IN REVERSE, SAME THING. COULDN'T 'DE-ACCELERATE'. MOVED FORWARD A BIT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. IF I WAS NOT QUICKLY IN CONTROL OF THAT VEHICLE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN FATALITIES WROTE CHRYSLER AND RECEIVED A RESPONSE THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS MODEL. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE PUT IT 'ON THE COMPUTER' AND BY THE END OF THE DAY FOUND THE PROBLEM. HE DISCOVERED A SERVICE BULLETIN DATED MAY 13, 2006 WHICH APPLIED TO GRAND CHEROKEES EQUIPPED WITH THE 5.7L ENGINE. IT DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AND THE SOLUTION. THIS WARRANTED A RECALL. WHY COULDN'T THE OWNERS (LESSEES IN THIS CASE) BE NOTIFIED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLE IN TO CORRECT A DEFECTIVE PART OF THE VEHICLE COMPUTER (P2112). WHAT A SIMPLE SOLUTION FOR A DANGEROUS DEFECT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DECELERATING TO 30 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD FULL THROTTLE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MAXIMUM PRESSURE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE CONTACT MERGED INTO AN INTERSECTION, BARELY MISSED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND SWERVED INTO A DRIVEWAY. HE PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND SUCCESSFULLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS FAILURE, BUT CURRENTLY ARE KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. AFTER ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NUMEROUS CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF HIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,325 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,382. UPDATED 5/30/08 *CN UPDATED 05/30/08

TL*- THE DRIVER OF A 2006 JEEP CHEROKEE STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO A VENDING MACHINE. A PEDESTRIAN SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ANKLE, CUTS AND BRUISES. AS OF OCTOBER 3, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES, VIN, AND PURCHASE DATE OF THE VEHICLE WERE UNKNOWN.

I WAS EXITING A FREEWAY OFF RAMP AND HAD MY FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE ACCELERATOR TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM UP THE INCLINED OFF RAMP WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND STEPPE D ON THE BRAKES TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING AT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED, ABOUT 30 MPH. I WAS PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, AND I COULD FEEL THE ANTILOCK BRAKES PUMPING, AND THE CAR WAS ONLY SLOWING SLIGHTLY. I THEN HAD TO VEER OVER FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE AND THEN RUN THE CAR INTO THE CURB IN ORDER TO SLOW IT DOWN AND AVOID OTHER CARS PARKED AT THE TOP OF THE OFF RAMP. AFTER RUNNING THE VEHICLE INTO THE CURB THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND CAME TO A STOP SEVERAL FEET LATER. AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT, I WAS LEFT STARING OVER THE SIDE OF A ROUGHLY 100 FOOT TALL OFF RAMP ONLY A FEW FEET FROM THE EDGE. THE RIM OF THE WHEEL WAS GOUGED BY THE CONCRETE CURB, AND THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE HAD A DEEP SCUFF ON IT. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY CHECKED THE CAR, WHICH WAS STILL ON ITS ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR, AND SAID THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEY W FIX IT. THEY DID MENTION THAT ONE OF THE MECHANICS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS WIFE'S CAR, THE SAME MODEL AS MINE, AND HER CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK IN SUMMARY, I THEY MANUFACTURER DID NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND I REALLY HAVE NO OTHER RECOURSE BUT TO HOPE THAT THIS SERIOUS ISSUE HAPPENS AGAIN, SO THAT THEY CAN POSSIBLY REPLICATE IT AND FIX IT!

AN EMPLOYEE OF MINE AT MY FULL SERVICE CARWASH GOT INTO A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE AND AFTER SHE STARTED IT AND PUT IT IN GEAR THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CUSTOMER VEHICLE. *JB