2006 Jeep Commander complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE ALL, BUT ONE SHATTERED. THE LAST INCIDENT, CAUSING A DEEP CUT TO A 10 YEAR OLD CHILD'S HAND. THIS IS THE THIRD HANDLE TO BREAK. THE RISK OF INJURY TO MY FAMILY, DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AFTER AN ACCIDENT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. *TR

ENGINE IDLES WHEN STOPPED AND SOMETIMES THE JEEP LUNGES FORWARD. LIGHTS ON DASH COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. TIRES KEEP NEEDING REPLACED EVEN WHEN GETTING THE JEEP CONTINUALLY BALANCED AND ROTATED. THEY WEAR DOWN ON THE OUTER RIM OF FRONT TIRES ONLY. HAVE TO KEEP GETTING NEW BATTERIES BECAUSE VEHICLE KEEPS DYING. I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2006 THAN I HAVE HAD WITH A CAR IN A LIFETIME. INTERIOR POWER STATIONS DON'T WORK, PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT CLOSE OR OPEN AT TIMES. SOME TIMES THE HORN WILL JUST START GOING OFF. I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES ALMOST YEARLY. JEEP NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM THE SECOND I BROUGHT IT HOME. *TR

WE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND AS WE STARTED TO ACCELERATE THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD AND STEREO STARTED TO FLICKER AND AS WE WENT DOWN THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES IT KEPT DOING IT NOT SURE IF THE MAIN FRONT LIGHTS TURNED OFF ALSO BECAUSE IT WAS DAYTIME BUT NOW I'M SCARED OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT TIME. *TR

1.THE VEHICLE LEAKS. I SUSPECTED IT WAS THE THE SUN ROOF AS THAT WOULD BE THE OBVIOUS CHOICE. AFTER COMPLETELY CLEANING AND TESTING THE DRAIN LINES. I NOW FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE ISSUE HTTP://XKJEEPS.COM/TSB/TSB_XK_2305005.PDF. MY VEHICLE HAS HAD ABOUT 3/4' OF WATER IN THE FLOORBOARD AND I HAVE TO KEEP 2 CONTAINERS OF DAMPRID IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES TO AVOID HAVING A MILDEW SMELL. NOT TO MENTION THAT IT CAN'T BE GOOD FOR THE ELECTRONICS THAT RUN AROUND THE BASE OF THE CAR. CONSIDERING THAT THEY HAVE A REPAIR SHEET ON IT. I FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULDN'T CHARGE THEIR CUSTOMERS TO REPAIR ANYTHING. 2. DOOR HANDLES. ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES OF THE VEHICLE ARE BROKEN EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WHICH CLEARLY HAS A AFTERMARKET FIX ON IT. THE CHEAP PLASTIC USED TO MOUNT THEM HAS CRACKED AND NOW THE DOOR HANDLES JUST HANG. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT POTENTIALLY COULD TRAP PEOPLE IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE ISSUES ALL OVER THE INTERNET YET JEEP IS TRYING TO MAKE THE CUSTOMERS PAY $2000 FOR THE DOOR PANEL REPLACEMENTS. THAT IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

BROKEN INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE. UNABLE TO EXIT BECAUSE OF ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF I NEEDED TO EXIT IF THERE WAS A FIRE, OR ACCIDENT, OR EVEN A FLOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE COMMANDER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS EVERYTHING SUDDENLY TURNS OFF. ACCELERATION IS IMMEDIATELY DECREASED AND ALL DASHBOARD FUNCTIONS ARE GONE. I HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND RE-START THE ENGINE, ALL WHILE STILL DRIVING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO THIRD GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FROM CITY AUTO IN MEMPHIS, TN ON 9/14/11 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A ONE-OWNER VEHICLE ORIGINATING FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. I NOTICED HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION AND VARIANCES (ROUGH - UP AND DOWN) IN THE IDLING SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE. I THEN STARTED TO GET THE "TRANSMISSION/ENGINE" LIGHT COMING ON. BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY ALMOST AS QUICK AS IT WOULD COME ON. I THEN HAD MY ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING FULL SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I LOST ALL POWER! FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY! WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ON VARIOUS FORUMS, INCLUDING JEEP FORUM, ON THE "STALLING ISSUE" AND "LIGHTS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY". MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL AUTOZONE AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR CODING SCANNER MACHINE. IT GAVE US THE CODE TO CHANGE THE MAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THIS OUT LAST SUMMER (2013). IT HELPED FOR A LITTLE BIT. :( THEN BEGAN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON/OFF AND ROUGH IDLING. HUSBAND WENT BACK AND HAD THEM HOOK UP TO CODING MACHINE AND THIS TIME WAS GIVEN THE CODE FOR O2 SENSOR, WHICH HE PURCHASED AND CHANGED OUT. NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER! IT WON'T EVEN STAY IDLED. IT STALLS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS (AND BRAKE WHEN NEEDED) ALL THE TIME! IF I LET IT GO BELOW 1000RPMS IT DIES! WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC & WAS TOLD THE PCM WAS BAD. BUT HE TOLD US THAT THERE WERE RECALLS THAT MAY FIX THE ISSU

AFTER RECALL N23 I LOST MY 4 LOW RANGE. *TR

BOUGHT CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS NOT TOLD OF RECALLS OR ISSUES. CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE, ONCE IN TRAFFIC APPROACHING A LIGHT AND ANOTHER IN A PARKING LOT TURNING LEFT TO WEAVE OUT OF LOT. THE 4 WHEEL LOW WAS RECALLED AND CHECKED, BUT PROBLEM PERSIST. THE ENGINE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING, LITTLE STUMBLES AND SHAKES WHILE ACCELERATING. WHILE IN PARK, WEIRD SOUND IS HEARD FROM LIGHT REV. I HAVE HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 DAYS AND PROBLEMS OCCURRED. I HAVE A 2 TON PAPER WEIGHT AT THE MOMENT AS I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I NOW HAVE A DECENT SIZE TRANSMISSION LEAK AFTER I PARK FROM SHORT DRIVES. I HAVE BUT MAYBE 250 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HEARD OF THE 4.7 HAVING SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND A RECALL HAS BEEN DONE, BUT NOT FOR THE 5.7L HEMI'S. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON SIMILAR ISSUES OF EXACT ENGINE MODEL OF COMMANDER, BUT RECALLS FOR IT AREN'T AVAILABLE AND ONLY SUCH FOR THE 4.7L VERSION. *TR

HAD THE N23 RECALL AND AFTER WORDS THE 4 LO WILL NOT WORK TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND A CODE C140F CLEARED THE CODE AND WORKED ONCE AND GOT THE SERVICE 4LO SYSTEM . CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SEED THIS IS THE FIRST THAT THEY HEADER OF IT AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MADE A APPOINTMENT TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY SEED THAT THE ACTUATOR WENT OUT BUT IT WORKED BEFORE THE N23 WAS DONE AND THAT TIME THEY CHARGED ME AND IT STILL DOSE NOT WORK THEY WON'T ME TO BUY A NEW ACTUATOR BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE CHRYSLER THAT SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ACTUATOR. *TR

THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED ONLY AFTER RECALL. RESEARCH SEEMS TO INDICATE IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL. BRIEF DISPLAY OF "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" AFTER RECALL N23/NHTSA 13V-175. IT WENT OUT THEN ON FEBRUARY 3, 2014 IT DISPLAYED SAME MESSAGE AGAIN REPEATEDLY. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2014 I TRIED TO PUT VEHICLE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT ONLY DISPLAYED "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE". AS I DO NOT USE THIS SYSTEM WEEKLY DURING TIMES OF BAD WEATHER (I STAY HOME) I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVED THAT THE SERVICE REMINDER MESSAGE WAS FOR THE FLUID CHANGE THAT HAD BEEN DONE AT TIME OF THE RECALL AT MY EXPENSE AND JUST HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY RESET. I WAS UNAWARE IT WAS A WARNING OF SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR

OCTOBER, 2013 RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. (AS I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, THIS WAS A PRIORITY TO HAVE FIXED) I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE N23 SAFETY RECALL PERFORMED. COME JANUARY, 2014 WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND I ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE MY 4 WHEEL LOW AND I GET A SERVICE LIGHT STATING "SERVICE 4WD". I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAD PERFORMED THE RECALL AND BRING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY RUN A DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINE THE TRUCK HAS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE SERVICE TECH ADVISED ME IT IS RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT HE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING AT THE DEALER LEVEL. I NEED TO CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO TELLS ME THEY WILL NOT BE DOING ANYTHING TO HELP. UPON A LITTLE RESEARCH (JEEP FORUMS) IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY (MANY) OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO CALL JEEP WITH THIS ISSUE AND IF YOU CLEAR THE CODES THE 4 WHEEL LOW ENGAGES SO IT IS NOT A SHORT. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD LOOK INTO WHAT WAS PERFORMED WITH THE N23 RECALL AND DETERMINE HOW IT EFFECTED THE 4 WHEEL LOW ON THESE VEHICLES. THEN REPROGRAM THEM TO WORK, AS THEY WERE, AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL I FELT I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE NOW I HAVE A FAULTY VEHICLE. *TR

PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES ON 12/29/2010, MILEAGE WAS 41015. NOW MILEAGE IS NOW 77061, TIRE TREAD IS AT .3/32. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5 - 6 K AND ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED. ALL TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY, THERE ARE SIGNS OF CRACKING AND STOPPING IN THE SNOW IS NOW A MAJOR HAZARD. THE WARRANTY IS FOR 60K AND WITH ONLY 35K THEY ARE READY FOR THE TRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELTS AND THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

AS WITH MANY OTHERS, I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. OWNED IT FOR A YEAR AND NO PROBLEMS. ASIDE FROM THE OLD ISSUES OF WHICH WERE AN EASY FIX. (I.E. LEAKING SUNROOF). I WENT IN FOR THE MOST RECENT RECALL, I FIGURED SURE, WHY NOT, I FIXED EVERYTHING AND ITS RUNNING GREAT! MY MISTAKE! I NOW HAVE POWER TRAIN ISSUES. GEAR NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. ONE TIME STAYED IN 3RD UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. STAYS IN GEAR TOO LONG BEFORE SHIFT SHOULD OCCUR AND THEN 'BUCK'S INTO THE GEAR. SAME FOR WHEN STOPPING, DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN CORRECTLY AND WILL STALE WHEN I FINALLY COME TO A STOP. WHY THE RECALL! I SHOULD HAVE LEFT WHEEL ENOUGH ALONE! TERRIBLE! I STILL LOVE MY JEEP, BUT I FEAR THIS "FREE' FIX FOR THE RECALL IS NOW GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS.... *TR

06 COMMANDER. STARTED UP VEHICLE AND LET IT WARM UP , PUT IT IN DRIVE AND NOTHING, TRIED REVERSE, STILL NOTHING, IT HAS JUST AROUND 115000MI ON IT. STARTED MY ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE IS MORE ISSUES . I'VE HAD IT STALL TWICE AT A STOP LIGHT. IDLE FLUCTUATES AT TIMES AT STOP LIGHT. AND DELAY WHEN PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE ON OCCASION. THESE ARE THE ONLY ISSUES I'VE HAD , BESIDES BROKEN EXHAUST STUDS.AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PARTS. ALL TRANNY FLUIDS AND FILTER WERE CHANGED AT 65000 MI ALONG WITH DIFF FLUIDS AND TRANSFER CASE FLUIDS. ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY JEEP UP UNTIL THESE ISSUES. WE'LL SEE WHAT MY MECHANIC MAKES OF ALL OF THIS SOON . I PREY IT'S NOTHING TO MAJOR. *TR

THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR/ACTUATOR WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER DEALER PERFORMED N23 RECALL ON THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER. *TR

I HAD THE JEEP N23 RECALL DONE LAST AUGUST ON MY COMMANDER. AFTERWARDS I HAD A SERVICE LIGHT AND 4WD LO DIDN'T ENGAGE. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO REDO THE RECALL 2 MORE VISITS. AFTERWARD THE LAST RECALL ATTEMPT MY DEALER CHANGED THE T/CASE ACTUATOR. THIS FIXED IT FOR 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE PROBLEM RETURNED. WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES, AND THEY SHOULD WORK AS THEY DID WHEN WE BOUGHT THEM. JEEP DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

THERE IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SUV WHICH STARTED WITHIN . THE DEALERS LOOKED AT IT, I PAID FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND STILL NOTHING. BESIDES ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING, ACTUALLY ALL THE INSTRUMENTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING; ALSO, THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AUTOMOBILE WITH ALL THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT NO ONE CAN FIX. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES ALONE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING CRACKS AND BREAKS OFF. I HAVE ONE ON DRIVERS SIDE THAT STILL FUNCTIONS BUT PASSENGER SIDE IS TOTAL NONE WORKING UNLESS YOU ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. THIS MAKES FOR A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 30MPH THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. DRIVER HAS TO PARK TURN IN OFF AND START AGAIN. SOME TIMES VEHICLE WILL STALL JUST AFTER START SOME TIMES IT WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH). *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND RECEIVED THE SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 2013. WHEN I WENT TO USE THE 4WD, IT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE SO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR CLOSE TO FOUR WEEKS BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER UPDATED SOMETHING THAT EFFECTED THE REST OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS AND THEY DIDN'T TEST IT OUT FIRST. IT HAS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED YET. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP WILL GO FROM D TO N. IT WILL PLACE A BOX AROUND ALL GEARS AND I WILL BE IN NEUTRAL. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST TAKE OFF OR WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN. WHEN I FIRST TAKE OFF IT WILL REV REALLY HIGH AND NOT SHIFT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY LIKE IT SHOULD, WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR JOLTS AND I'M IN NEUTRAL, I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PUT IT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO BACK TO DRIVE. WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT JOLTS AND NOW IS IN NEUTRAL AND AGAIN I HAVE TO EITHER PUT IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO BACK INTO DRIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PART THAT IS ON MY JEEP IS A DIFFERENT SERIAL NUMBER THAT THE RECALL AND THEY REFUSE TO RECALL IT ALSO EVEN THOUGH IT DOES THE EXACT SAME THING AND THROWS THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I'M DRIVING! *TR

WOULD DRIVING LIKE 25 MPH THE CAR STOPS AND ENGINE SHOT OFF ALSO LIGHT COMING ON THE INSIDE AND THE AIR CONDITIONED IT DOES T WORK LOW YOU HAVE TO PUT IT ALWAYS UNTIL HIGH THE WAY IT CAN START WORKING ALSO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A NOISE LIKE RCRCCRCRCRCRCRCCRC LIKE THE MANIFOLD OR EXHAUST PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS SOOO WEIRD I ALREADY TOOK IT TO THE PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THEY CAN T DO ANYTHING CAUSE THE MANUFACTURED PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD REMAIN IN FWD LOW WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE WAS APRIL OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT SUDDENLY FLICKERED ON AND OFF AS THEN THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO THE A LOWER GEAR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE MOTOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I WROTE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND REALIZE OTHERS ALSO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHEN WILL CHRYSLER BE FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED SERIOUS? THERE IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SUV WHICH STARTED WITHIN 3 YRS OF HAVING THE TRUCK. THE DEALERS LOOKED AT IT, I PAID FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND STILL NOTHING. BESIDES ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING, ACTUALLY ALL THE INSTRUMENTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING; ALSO, THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AUTOMOBILE WITH ALL THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT NO ONE CAN FIX. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES ALONE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7L V8 STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. MULTIPLE INSTANCES (OVER 12) BETWEEN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE APPROXIMATELY MID DECEMBER 2013 AND TODAY 11 JANUARY 2014. ALL STALLS HAPPENED WHEN COMING TO A STOP EXCEPT FOR ONE INSTANCE WHEN IT STALLED WHILE IN REVERSE. A DROP IN RMPS AND LIGHTING/INSTRUMENT FAILURE ACCOMPANIES THE STALL. CHRYSLER'S RECALL N32 WAS COMPLETED OCTOBER 2013. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED SINCE EARLY 2011 WITH NO STALLING OF THIS TYPE HAVING OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS. NO INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATION (E.G. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) ACCOMPANIES THE STALL. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ALL OCCASIONS AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR

I HAD THE N-23 RECALL COMPLETED. CURRENTLY STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

CHRYSLER RELEASED THE N23 RECALL TO UPDATE THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER, THIS UPDATE HAS AFFECTED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR FUNCTION. MY 2006 COMMANDER HAS HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND CANNOT BE FIXED. THE JEEP DEALER INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS PULLED ALL THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM THE SUPPLY SYSTEM (TRANSFER CASE MOTOR) AND THERE IS NO TIMELINE FOR AVAILABILITY. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE PARTS TO FIX, NOR AFTERMARKET OPTION. MY CAR IS WORTHLESS NOW! *TR

I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I RECEIVED A RECALL (N26) FOR MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET THE RECALL FIXED TO HUNTINGTON BEACH JEEP OFF BEACH BLVD. ON NOV. 7TH 2013 AND THEY DID THE SERVICE, BUT EVER SINCE THEY "FIXED" THE RECALL MY CAR HAS NOW BEEN SAYING ?SERVICE 4WD? AND NOT SHIFTING INTO 4WD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO HUNTINGTON BEACH JEEP ON JAN 7TH 2014 AND I THOUGHT IT COULD BE AN EASY FIX BUT I GOT A CALL SAYING IT COULD BE THE ?MAIN TRANSFER CASE? AND ONCE THAT IS FIXED IT COULD ALSO BE THE FRONT AND/OR REAR TRANSFER CASES AS WELL. THEY RECOMMENDED I START OFF WITH REPLACING THE MAIN TRANSFER CASE AND THEN GO FROM THERE WHICH WOULD COST ME AROUND $800+. SO SINCE ALL MY CAR NEEDS ALL THESE PARTS REPLACED, I STARTED BECOMING VERY CONCERNED AND I JUST DON?T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PARTS COULD WARE OUT OR BRAKE WHEN JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO DURING INSPECTION HB JEEP PASSED ALL THESE TRANSFER CASE PARTS WITH A GREEN (EXCELLENT) SERVICE REVIEW. HOW COULD IN ONE MONTH ALL THESE PARTS BREAK WHEN I COULDN?T EVEN USE MY 4WD, AND ITS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE MY 4WD WAS WORKING FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO GET THIS RECALL UPDATE AND NOW ALL THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE APPEARING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST I KNOW WITH MY CAR BEING A 2006 ITS ANYTHING BUT NEW BUT I PROBABLY USE MY 4WD A HAND-FULL OF TIMES A YEAR AND TO THINK THAT THESE PARTS ARE WORN OUT OR BROKEN JUST SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL. I SPENT SOMETIME ONLINE RESEARCHING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS ?N26 RECALL ISSUE? AND THERE I

ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLIP OFF AND ON IN SUCCESSION AND THE ODOMETER AND TACHOMETER DROP TO 0 WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED. HIGHBEAMS AND HEADLIGHTS ALSO SEEM TO BE EFFECTED. HAPPENED FIRST ON DECEMBER 31 AND HAS CONTINUED HAPPENING SINCE THIS TIME AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR

HAD RECALL N23 PERFORMED IN OCTOBER. DURING LAST SNOW STORM WENT TO USE 4LO AND GOT A "SERVICE 4WHEEL" AND 4LO WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON JEEP FORUMS FOUND THIS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY FOLKS WHO HAVE THIS RECALL/RE-FLASH DONE ON THE FINAL DRIVE. *TR

MY 8 YEAR OLD NIECE WAS BUCKLING HER SEATBELT IN THE THIRD ROW WHEN THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE SEAT BELT BROKE OFF IN HER HAND. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN (GOD FORBID) AN ACCIDENT? IT SURE WOULDN'T HAVE RESTRAINED HER! *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND THE INTERIOR SOME LIGHTS WILL TURN THEMSELVES ON WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING. IN THE MOST RECENT EVENT, VEHICULAR DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY NEARLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK, ALMOST STRIKING A UTILITY POLE. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW ITSELF. IT WILL STOP HALFWAY AND BRING ITSELF BACK DOWN. IT USUALLY TAKES 3-4 TIMES TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, SO MANY THAT I CAN'T KEEP TRACK. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CANNOT PINPOINT THE ISSUE AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. *TR

MY JEEP HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE I WILL BE DRIVING AND SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM COMES ON DASH BOARD AND ON THE PRND BOXES COME AROUND IT AND THE CAR STALES. IF I TRY TO GO THE CAR WON'T GO BUT RPM GO UP. THE ONLY WAY I GO IS I TO PUT IT IN PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE MANY TIMES I HAVE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO THAT I DON'T GET REAR ENDED. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO INTO DRIVE IT WILL JERK AND THEN YOU WILL SEE THE BOXES AROUND THE PRND THAT'S WHEN I HAVE TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK WAIT FOR BOXES TO GO OFF THEN DRIVE. THERE IS ALSO ORANGE LIGHT ON DASH THAT COMES ON. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND CODE WAS READING U0404. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND DOING IT ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE 6 MONTH OLD BABY AND 4 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ELECTRIC SHIFT MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM HOME, ON A DAY WITH THE TEMPERATURE WELL BELOW ZERO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WE ROLLED OUR FRONT WINDOWS DOWN TO TALK TO OUR NEIGHBORS, WHO WERE SHOPPING AT THE SAME MALL AS US. AFTER VISITING WITH THEM, OUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. OUR FAMILY HAD TO DRIVE IN FREEZING WEATHER BACK HOME, ON A SUNDAY, WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. ON THE WAY, BY RAPIDLY DEPRESSING THE WINDOWS LOCK BUTTON, WHILE MY WIFE REPEATEDLY PULLED UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SWITCH, WE GOT HER WINDOW TO ROLL UP. WE NEVER COULD GET THE DRIVERS FRONT WINDOW TO ROLL UP. I REPLACED THE MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY HAVE MULTIPLE BROKEN WIRES IN THE WIRE BUNDLE IN THE DOOR HINGE AREA. JEEP HAS NOT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. THE INTERNET FORUMS ARE CHOCK-FULL OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS THAT HAVE HAD, AND ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO GO ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE STARTED GOING BUT VERY SLOWLY NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THERE WERE CARS COMING AT ME. IT DROVE VERY SLOWLY FOR A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND I CAME TO ANOTHER STOP. AS I STARTED TO GO INTO THE INTERSECTION AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED OFF VERY SLOWLY EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. AS I PROCEEDED IT WENT A LITTLE FASTER BUT NOT MUCH FASTER. MY DAUGHTER INFORMED ME THAT THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER EARLIER WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AND SHE TURNED IT OFF AND SHE CUT IT OFF COMPLETELY THEN RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FINE. I PROCEEDED TO DO THE SAME THING(CUTTING IT OFF COMPLETELY AND TURNING IT BACK ON) AND IT RAN WELL AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM AND CAN NOT FIX WHAT THEY CAN'T FIND. *TR

2006 JEEP COMMANDER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL 13V175000 NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: N/A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 13V175000 I HAD MY COMMANDER TAKEN TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4LO, AND I GOT A SERVICE LIGHT. I RETURNED MY CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE MORE TO REDO THE RECALL. MY 4LO WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT WOULD AGAIN NOT WORK AND THE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD RETURN. MY DEALER THEN ORDERED A TRANSFER CASE SHIFT ACTUATOR UNDER WARRANTY, AND ASSURED ME THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED, I HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED FOR GOOD. THEN, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS RECALL DONE, AND THEY ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LOSS OF 4LO, AND A SERVICE LIGHT AFTERWARD. THESE PROBLEMS WERE NON EXISTENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL IN MOST CASES. I BELIEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED AT, AND RECALLED AGAIN TO FIX THIS RECALL INDUCED PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN), THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTUATOR RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTUATOR AT A COST OF $ 708.95. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND APPLIED FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A FIX FOR THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN FOUND AND HE WOULD RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT HIS COMPENSATION. HE WAS ASSIGNED ANOTHER CASE NUMBER AND WAS INFORMED THE REFUND WOULD BE PAID OUT IN FOUR WEEKS. IN LATER OCTOBER, HE AGAIN CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE STATUS OF HIS REFUND. HE WAS INFORMED, THE CLAIM WAS DENIED SINCE IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL.

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME INOPERABLE DUE TO THE BREAKAGE OF THE DOOR PANEL. ALL OF THE PANELS HAVE CRACKED AND SOME OF THE PLASTIC HAS FALLEN INTO THE DOOR CAVITY. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE LOOSE AND NOW THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. IN A CASE OF ANY EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRED EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER IN THIS SEAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I SUSPECT THAT ALL THE DOORS WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD CHRYSLER ACCOUNTABLE. *TR