2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Tires & wheels Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

NHTSA ID

10822304

Incident

Jun 26, 2015

Mileage

123,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE R-SA EMT TIRES, SIZE 255/45/R20. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDEWALLS WERE SEPARATING AND EXPOSING THE METAL WIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT AN ALIGNMENT HAD TO BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA ID

10821947

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH COOPER DISCOVERER H/T TIRES, SIZE: 245/65R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY THREE YEARS ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE RATED FOR 50,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WEE WEARING DOWN QUICKLY. THE TIRES WERE THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

NHTSA ID

10745120

Incident

Nov 9, 2009

Mileage

17,000 mi

I BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 4X4 LIMITED EDITION. I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES THE DAY OF THE PURCHASE. THE TPMS-TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM BEGAN FAILING A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER. THE LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD FLASHED TELLING ME MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW ON VARIOUS TIRES. MY WIFE WAS THE SOLE DRIVER OF THE JEEP AND SHE WAS CONSTANTLY CALLING TELLING ME A TIRE WAS FLAT. SHE WORKED EVENING HOURS. I TOOK THE JEEP INTO LES SCHWAB FOR REPAIR. THEY ADVISED ME THE PRICE FOR THE SENSORS WAS MORE THAN THE PRICE OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS CONSTANTLY PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRES AND HAD TO RESET THE VEHICLE SERVICE MILEAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10664581

Incident

Oct 15, 2010

Mileage

7,000 mi

LESS THEN 5K MILEAGE, THE TIRES BEGAN TO RIPPLE DISCOVERED UPON LOCAL GAS STATION INSPECTION. THREADS STARTED COMING THREW ON BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT TIRES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10468901

Incident

Aug 1, 2012

Mileage

42,000 mi

WE BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT-8 AND THE FRONT TIRES HAD BEEN RECENTLY REPLACED SO WE WEREN'T TOO CONCERNED BUT WHEN I DID AN OIL CHANGE ON SUNDAY I NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT TIRES TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE REST OF THE TIRE. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE SO BECAUSE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THE TIRE AND PERHAPS US WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE. I ORDERED A NEW SET OF TIRES AND WILL GET THEM INSTALLED THIS WEEKEND. I AM KEEPING THE OLD TIRES FOR PROOF OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10449636

Incident

Feb 26, 2012

THE VALVE STEM ON A JEEP 2006 TIRE SENSOR VALVESTEM BROKE OFF CAUSING THE TIRE TO PREMATURELY LOSE AIR THAT CAN CAUSE SIMILAR PROBLEM LIKE WITH FORD EXPLORER TIRES BLOWING OUT. IT CAN CAUSE INJURY IF PERSON IS IN FRONT OF IT TO ADD AIR INTO TIRE. DEALER STATED NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THE PIECE CORRODING AT THE CAP AREA. DEALER STATED HAVING PROBLEM WITH RECENT YEAR VEHICLES AS WELL. NO RECALL BUT DEALER STATED OVER 10,000 UNITS BACKORDERED DUE TO SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS A JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, 2006, VIN [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10368630

Incident

Sep 3, 2010

Mileage

76,000 mi

JEEP TPMS BREAK NONSTOP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10354617

Incident

Aug 31, 2010

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE INNER TREAD OF THE TIRE SEPARATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10319186

Incident

Apr 1, 2008

Mileage

20,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, SIZE 255/45/R20. EVERY 20,000 MILES, THE SIDEWALL ON THE TIRES FAIL. THE CONTACT MUST PAY $400 TO REPLACE EACH TIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT CONSUMER REPORTS MENTIONED FAILURES WITH HIS BRAND OF TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A HIGH FREQUENCY OF COMPLAINTS, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED TWO IDENTICAL SETS OF THIS BRAND. HE STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10259360

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

Mileage

20,000 mi

I OWN A BOTH 2006 AND A 2007 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE SRT-ON THE 2007 MODEL, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE FAILED FROM TREAD SEPARATION DURING EARLY OCTOBER (TIRES WERE NOT VERY WORN) - I HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE ON MY 2006 JEEP FAILED YESTERDAY (11/30/2008) WITH APPROXIMATELY 29,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. IN THIS MOST RECENT FAILURE, ABOUT 2 INCHES OF TREAD ON THE INNER SIDE SEPARATED AND CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE. I HAVE THUS HAD IDENTICAL TIRE FAILURES ON TWO SEPARATE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME OEM (GOODYEAR) TIRES. IN BOTH CASES, APPARENT TREAD WEAR WAS NOT HIGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250443

Incident

Nov 30, 2008

Mileage

29,000 mi

2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE TURNING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN NOISE OCCURRED AGAIN IT ALSO MADE THE ENTIRE FRONT PANEL FLASH. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED AND THE GRIDING NOISE SHOULD CEASE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING, SO THE DEALER REPLACED THE O-RING AND A BUSHING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10231734

Incident

Mar 1, 2008

I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY CALLED A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM". IT CONCERNS THE EAGLE RSA EMT (RUN FLAT) TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON MY 2006 JEEP. I CALLED THE CONSUMER RELATIONS NUMBER LISTED ON THE LETTER AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TIRES CAN SEPARATE INSIDE AND BASICALLY COME APART! THE DEALER HAS TO TAKE THEM OFF THE RIMS AND INSPECT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND THEN DETERMINE IF IT'S GOOD OR BAD. IF IT'S BAD THEY WILL REPLACE THAT TIRE, BUT ONLY IF THEY "THINK" IT'S BAD? WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY THINK IT ISN'T BAD AND IT COMES APART LATER ON? EITHER THIS IS A RECALL OR IT ISN'T? IF IT IS THEN ALL THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED! *NM

NHTSA ID

10176304

Incident

Nov 6, 2006

I OWN A 2006 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE. THE VEHICLE CAME NEW FROM FACTORY WITH GOODYEAR TIRES: WRANGLER SR-A 245-65R-17. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE HIGHWAY AND ONE OF THE REAR TIRES BLEW OUT. CALLED GOODYEAR AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. THEY CREATED A FILE (#860902) AND REFERRED ME TO THE NEAREST TIRE STORE NEAR MY HOME. AN INSPECTION OF THE TIRE BY THE STORE REVEALED NO ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE. THE TIRE WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. GOODYEAR REFUSED TO REPLACE THE TIRE AND ONLY OFFERED A 56% REIMBURSEMENT ON THE COST OF THE TIRE (NOT LABOR OR INSTALLATION). THE JEEP WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY 2006 AND ONLY HAD 13,000 MILES WITH 30% TREAD WEAR. DECIDED TO PURCHASE THE REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM WWW.TIRERACK.COM. MAILED THE INVOICE TO GOODYEAR TODAY. HOPE TO RECEIVE A REFUND SOON. STILL AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THEY WON'T REFUND 100% OF THE COST OF THE TIRE. IN ADDITION, ALSO WORRYING IF THE REMAINING TIRES ON THE CAR WILL FOLLOW THE SAME PATTERN AND BLOW UP. THE BLOWN-UP TIRE REVEALED 7 DOUGHNUT SHAPED HOLES ON THE SIDE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10169297

Incident

Sep 21, 2006

Mileage

13,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 17 MPH DOWN A CURVY MOUNTAIN ROAD IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF LOW GEAR AND SPED DOWN THE MOUNTAIN AFTER THE RPM'S REACHED 1800. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE HEMI ENGINE WAS DESIGNED TO JUMP OUT A GEAR TO CONSERVE GAS.

NHTSA ID

10168653

Incident

Sep 19, 2006

Mileage

1,400 mi