2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 31about this part
- Share
- 2%of 1,280 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,428miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 31 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 2% of the 1,280 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,428 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My car accelerates after releasing the brake and sometimes it switches into neutral and I'm unable to accelerate. This happens when im driving straight or making a turn. My car also shuts completely off while im in the middle of driving. The lights flash on the dashboard and then they all come back on”
NHTSA complaint #10779236, filed 2015-10, 189,000 miles“First, crank but no start for problem for 2 years found it was the tipm that cost me $300, now it's a problem with the fdcm, the Jeep would not drive forward, I've gotton stuck on the roads many times without no warning something with the program. Help me!!”
NHTSA complaint #11021865, filed 2017-09, 2 miles“Traction control light flickers causing loss of power and the vehicle would surge even on incline, check engine light appear at random times and turns off on its own it gives codes u404 and another code witch I cant recall off the top of my head. Accelerating from the start will hesitate and feel limited to power .transmission hard shifts at time and clunks forward when decelerating then accelerating .”
NHTSA complaint #10515840, filed 2013-06, 66,000 miles“I have a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee srt8 about two weeks ago I was leaving a store at night when I started the Jeep the indicator light for my bright lights was on I tried to turn them off nothing happened they were stuck on then I realized I had no turn signals either. When I went inside the store the brights were not on and everything was working fine. I went ahead and drove home without turn signals and my bright lights stuck on about 10 min into my drive everything started working again. …”
NHTSA complaint #11132759, filed 2018-10, 169 miles“I received a recall notice n23 which said that I needed to call my local Jeep chrysler service center as soon as possible to have the work done because the problem could cause a crash. I have been trying to call at least a couple of times a week since I have received this notice about 7 months ago and they told me that I am on a waiting list for the part. Nothing can be done until they get the part. Since then, the problems continue to get worse. …”
NHTSA complaint #10671889, filed 2015-01, 175,500 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 5 | 1% |
| 2018 | 6 | 1% |
| 2017 | 10 | 3% |
| 2016 | 12 | 4% |
| 2015 | 12 | 1% |
| 2014 | 52 | 2% |
| 2013 | 13 | 2% |
| 2012 | 22 | 1% |
| 2011 | 16 | 1% |
| 2010 | 3 | 3% |
| 2009 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 10 | 1% |
| 2007 | 18 | 2% |
| 2006 | 31 | 2% |
| 2005 | 28 | 1% |
| 2004 | 6 | 0% |
| 2002 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 | 3 | 0% |
| 1999 | 4 | 0% |
| 1998 | 3 | 0% |
| 1997 | 3 | 0% |
| 1996 | 4 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee
753 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
173 complaintsEngine
124 complaintsBody and structure
119 complaintsOther or unknown
78 complaintsBrakes
71 complaintsExterior lighting
64 complaintsAir bags
60 complaintsEngine cooling
53 complaintsVehicle speed control
52 complaintsSeat belts
41 complaintsSteering
37 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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