2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 52 complaints for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 3% of the complaints on file.

Complaints: 52 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 62,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 6 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Based on 45 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	6
20k to 40k miles	2
40k to 60k miles	11
60k to 80k miles	14
80k to 100k miles	1
100k to 120k miles	4
120k to 140k miles	4
140k to 160k miles	1
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 45 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 6 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

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.

October 2007 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 jeep grand cherokee. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 14v43800 (electrical system) was received in july 2014. The dealer and the manufacturer were contacted on multiple occasions and the contact was informed that the part was not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts was available. A failure related to the recall was experienced but the specifics were not available.

Reported at 58,000 miles, August 2014

Cruise control problems in other years

Cruise control problems across all Jeep models