Total Complaints
18 filings
Jeep Cherokee · model year
2006 Jeep Cherokee
18 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 18
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 2006 Jeep Cherokee posts top-quartile complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 18%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 2006JeepCherokee carries 18 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2006 Cherokee is visibility:power window devices and controls with 5 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:engine (2) and visibility:windshield (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 1 investigation file overlapping the 2006 Cherokee. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
18
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
2006 Jeep Cherokee
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 2 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 1 |
| CHILD SEAT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20080418VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2/14/2007: AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING. PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLS UP THEN HALF WAY DOWN. DRIVERS WINDOW NOT AUTOMATIC IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT APPEARS, THE DEALER HAS FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, ON 4/14/2008 AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. *TR
Mileage: 4,597
20080418VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2/14/2007: AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING. PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLS UP THEN HALF WAY DOWN. DRIVERS WINDOW NOT AUTOMATIC IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT APPEARS, THE DEALER HAS FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, ON 4/14/2008 AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. REAR PASSENGER BRAKE ROTOR WORN SEVERELY. BRAKES MAKING TERRIBLE NOISE. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX, SAID IT'S NOT A WARRANTY ITEM. LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY. CLAIMS WE MUST HAVE A LEAK IN TIRE. CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING TODAY 4/2008. VIBRATION, LIKE AN ENGINE MISS AT IDLE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, NOT REPAIRED. EBS LIGHT FLASHES AT RANDOM TIMES ON DRY, FLAT, STRAIGHT ROADS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM NO REPAIRS MADE. *TR
Mileage: 21,237
20080418PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
BRAKES LOCKING UP WHEN APPLIED, EMERGENCY BRAKE HANDLE HAS NO RESISTANCE. PASSENGER SIDE REAR BRAKE CABLE FAILED. DEALER REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS WITH DEALER 23 DAYS (8/31/07-9/22/07). *TR
Mileage: 23,354
20080418ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY. SOMETIMES CANNOT START VEHICLE WITHOUT 'JIGGLING' THE IGNITION AND SHIFTER. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR 23 DAYS (8/31/07-9/22/07) REPLACED IGNITION MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 23,354
20080418VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2/14/2007: AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING. PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLS UP THEN HALF WAY DOWN. DRIVERS WINDOW NOT AUTOMATIC IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT APPEARS, THE DEALER HAS FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, ON 4/14/2008 AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. VEHICLE WITH DEALER 23 DAYS 8/31/07-9/22/07. *TR
Mileage: 23,354
20080418ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
CHECK ENGINE, EBS, AND TIRE PRESSURE LAMPS LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER RESET ERROR CODES AND REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER. WITH DEALER 23 DAYS (8/31/07-9/22/07). *TR
Mileage: 23,354
20080418POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
REAR END 'WHINING NOISE'. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. ENGINE MISSES AT IDLE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS, "... BRING IT BACK WHEN YOU HAVE TIME." PROBLEM NOT REPAIRED. *TR
Mileage: 26,235
20080418POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
NOISE IN REAR END. DEALER REPLACED DRIVE SHAFT, U JOINTS, PINION SEAL. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ENGINE MISS PROBLEM; REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER. DEALER HAD VEHICLE 22 DAYS (11/7/07-11/29/07). *TR
Mileage: 27,142
20080418SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR ELECTRONIC BRAKE MODULE. REAR BRAKES SEVERELY WORN AND MAKING NOISE. AFTER MUCH ARGUING WITH DEALER, THEY TOLD US BRAKES ARE NOT WARRANTED, THEY REPAIRED THE REAR BRAKES AT NO COST. VEHICLE WITH DEALER 22 DAYS (11/7/07-11/29/07). *TR
Mileage: 27,142
20080418STRUCTURE:BODY
RUBBER DOOR SEALS AND FRONT AIR DAM FALLING OFF. DEALER ORDERED PARTS. *TR
Mileage: 30,782
20080418VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2/14/2007: AUTOMATIC WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONING. PASSENGER WINDOW ROLLS UP THEN HALF WAY DOWN. DRIVERS WINDOW NOT AUTOMATIC IN EITHER DIRECTION. IT APPEARS, THE DEALER HAS FINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, ON 4/14/2008 AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. *TR
Mileage: 35,829
20080418VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
AUTOMATIC WINDOWS NOT WORKING. FRONT AIR DAM FALLING OFF. DEALER REPLACED AIR DAM. REPLACED MORE ELECTRONIC WINDOW PARTS. VEHICLE WITH DEALER 2 DAYS. *TR
Mileage: 34,109
20080418ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE LEAVING OUR DRIVEWAY, BRAKES AND STEERING WERE NOT FUNCTIONAL AFTER STALL. UNABLE TO RESTART, WAS TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM, SAID NO ERROR CODES WERE STORED IN COMPUTER. *TR
Mileage: 35,829
20080418SUSPENSION:FRONT
METAL ON METAL NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN BUMPS ARE ENCOUNTERED AND SOMETIMES AROUND TURNS. VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS MADE. VEHICLE WITH DEALER 20 DAYS (3/26/08-4/14/08). *TR
Mileage: 35,829
20080314CHILD SEAT
PLEASE DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT AS IT IS A TEST FOR THE NEW DEPLOYMENT. *TR
20080314EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
PLEASE DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT AS IT IS A TEST FOR THE NEW DEPLOYMENT. *TR
20080229ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
'06 JEEP CHEROKEE 5.7L HEMI ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY IN DIFFERENT TRAFFIC SITUATIONS, LEADING TO COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER INCLUDING POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BETWEEN DEC 07 AND FEB 08. *TR
Mileage: 10,400
20071006VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WE HAVE HAD TWO BROKEN WINDSHIELDS IN OUR JEEP COMMANDER AND NOW ARE ABOUT TO FIX OUR THIRD BROKEN WINDSHIELD. EVEN THE SMALLEST STONE BREAKS THE WINDSHIELD. WE THINK IT IS BE CAUSE OF THE ANGLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS SEEMS VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY COSTLY. WE ARE SATISFIED WITH THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THIS MAJOR DEFECT. *JB
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2006 Jeep Cherokee have?▼
The 2006 Jeep Cherokee has 18 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2006 Jeep Cherokee?▼
The most-complained component for the 2006 Jeep Cherokee is VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS with 5 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE and VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD.
Is the 2006 Jeep Cherokee safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2006 Jeep Cherokee; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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