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2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee electrical system problems

755 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which is 43% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
755 43% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
90,000 miles 402 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
15 and 3
Injuries and deaths
10 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 90,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 31 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 22 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 37 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 73 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 68 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 71 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 47 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 27 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 16 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 8 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 90,000 miles
Based on 402 complaints that include mileage. 22% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles31
20k to 40k miles22
40k to 60k miles37
60k to 80k miles73
80k to 100k miles68
100k to 120k miles71
120k to 140k miles47
140k to 160k miles27
160k to 180k miles16
180k to 200k miles8
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 402 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 15 crashes, 3 fires, 10 injuries, 2 deaths.

What owners wrote

"takata recall" I was involved in a side impact auto accident, air bags never inflated and I was injured. I was driving as a motorist went thru a stop sign and push the jeep into the other lane of traffic, I was going straight on a residential street. See also odi 10875419. *dsy ..updated 12/11/17 updated 06/15/18

Reported at 90,000 miles, October 2015 CrashInjuryDeath

The vehicle starts up great no issues, then within 5 seconds cuts it's self off. No sputtering or choking, it's not stalling, the computer is turning the vehicle off. This happens at least 1 out of 3 times starting it and sometimes if you keep starting it it will eventually stay in, but other times it leaves you stranded. There are 100s of other people reporting the same issue but jeep refuses to acknowledge there is an issue.

Reported at 80,000 miles, October 2018

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Electrical system problems in other years

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