03' JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE WITH 100K MILES. HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND TAKEN CARE OF. I'M IN THE NAVY AND AM STATIONED AT NS NORFOLK WHERE THERE MANY TUNNELS. SO, I'M DRIVING HOME FROM THE NAVAL STATION AND MY JEEP IS RUNNING PERFECT, THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN NOTHING. IT JUST DIES. I LET IT SIT A FEW MINUTES AFTER BARELY MAKING OFF THE ROAD AND IT STARTED BACK UP. EVER SINCE IT HAS STARTED DOING THIS PERIODICALLY AND ALWAYS NO PRIOR INDICATION. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS ARE HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE MY WIFE AND CHILD TRYING TO GET THROUGH A TUNNEL, OR A CURVE ANYWHERE AND IT JUST DIES. ALL OF THE SUDDEN NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES AND TRAFFIC ZOOMING EVERYWHERE. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS. IT SEEMS TO BE DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE, BUT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE PCM SHORTING OUT. *TR
2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 GRAND CHEROKEE THE VEHICLE WILL SWITCH INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS, WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, SO ON AND SO FORTH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READS "SHIFT CONTROL MODULE" AND THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND HAS NOT BEEN CHEAP. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS LIGHT UP AROUND ALL GEARS (PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, AND DRIVE.) I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTART IT BEFORE IT WOULD SWITCH BACK INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. I AM WONDERING IF THE NEW SAFETY RECALL 13V175000 IS COVERING THIS ISSUE. AS I READ, IT SEEMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY NEXT STEP WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AS THE PERSON WORKING ON THE VEHICLE DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SUGGEST. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WITH HAVING TO SHARE THIS VEHICLE WITH A TEENAGE SON.
