2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee Exterior Lighting Problems
Owners have filed 64 complaints with NHTSA about exterior lighting problems on the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee, 5% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 86,051 miles. The words owners use most often: “instrument panel” (20% of reports).
- 64exterior lighting complaints
- 86,051median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 50%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Instrument panel: mentioned in 13 of 64 complaints (20%)
- Flicker off: mentioned in 6 of 64 complaints (9%)
- Ignition switch: mentioned in 6 of 64 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems happen?
Based on 48 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 64 complaints, 1 mention a crash.
Jeep Grand Cherokee exterior lighting complaints by model year
| Model year | Exterior Lighting complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 1% | — |
| 2024 Grand Cherokee | 16 | 6% | 1,000 |
| 2023 Grand Cherokee | 8 | 2% | 200 |
| 2022 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 0% | — |
| 2021 Grand Cherokee | 42 | 10% | 19,000 |
| 2020 Grand Cherokee | 2 | 1% | — |
| 2019 Grand Cherokee | 11 | 3% | 40,000 |
| 2018 Grand Cherokee | 22 | 3% | 68,000 |
| 2017 Grand Cherokee | 14 | 4% | 25,000 |
| 2016 Grand Cherokee | 10 | 3% | 48,500 |
| 2015 Grand Cherokee | 19 | 1% | 43,000 |
| 2014 Grand Cherokee | 54 | 2% | 31,260 |
| 2013 Grand Cherokee | 23 | 3% | 32,500 |
| 2012 Grand Cherokee | 34 | 2% | 50,000 |
| 2011 Grand Cherokee | 37 | 2% | 59,512 |
| 2010 Grand Cherokee | 1 | 1% | — |
| 2009 Grand Cherokee | 3 | 2% | 68,213 |
| 2008 Grand Cherokee | 17 | 2% | 63,500 |
| 2007 Grand Cherokee | 23 | 2% | 60,940 |
| 2006 Grand Cherokee | 64 | 5% | 86,051 |
| 2005 Grand Cherokee | 60 | 3% | 90,694 |
| 2004 Grand Cherokee | 27 | 2% | 106,072 |
| 2003 Grand Cherokee | 15 | 2% | 118,000 |
| 2002 Grand Cherokee | 19 | 1% | 68,000 |
| 2001 Grand Cherokee | 26 | 3% | 67,500 |
| 2000 Grand Cherokee | 72 | 5% | 96,025 |
| 1999 Grand Cherokee | 35 | 2% | 90,000 |
| 1998 Grand Cherokee | 15 | 1% | 124,450 |
| 1997 Grand Cherokee | 14 | 1% | 150,500 |
| 1996 Grand Cherokee | 14 | 2% | 100,000 |
| 1995 Grand Cherokee | 6 | 1% | 109,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists exterior lighting for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Vehicle will all of a sudden shut off with out warning while driving. It has shut off while in motion going about 25miles per hour . I hurry and put it in park and restart it. It has restarted every time. Sometime the lights on the dash will flash for a moment but has only done that 2 times out of…
driving down the road my head lights with flicker on and off and its making the lights inside the jeep go on and off as well reported this awhile ago as well due to the face that tis is not safe while going down the road sometimes it will shut off on its own while driving and then it will come…
The vehicle's gauges will turn off while driving randomly. The speedometer, odometer, tachometer, fuel gauge will all zero out for unspecified amounts of time. Sometimes 10 seconds, other times until the vehicle is started back up. This occurs when the vehicle is in motion. So, is very dangerous…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokees have exterior lighting problems?
No. NHTSA has 64 owner complaints about exterior lighting for the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee (5% of the 1,280 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee exterior lighting?
No recall currently lists exterior lighting for this vehicle.
At what mileage do exterior lighting problems start?
The median reported mileage is 86,051 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about exterior lighting problems on the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee?
The most frequent phrase is “instrument panel”, in 13 of 64 complaints, followed by “flicker off” (6).
Other 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems
See all 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee problems or exterior lighting problems across all Grand Cherokee years.