2006 Jeep Commander complaints

SECOND ROLL SEATBELT PLASTIC RED CASING AROUND THE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE FIRST ON PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED THAT ONE THEN ON DRIVERS SIDE THIS CAUSED SEATBELTS TO UNBUCKLE EASILY WITH A SLIGHT TUG OF BELT VERY DANGEROUS WITH SMALL CHILDREN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

SIMILAR TO MOST OTHER COMPLAINTS, ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS ARE SEVERELY FRACTURED. DRIVER SIDE HOUSING IS SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT THE HANDLE REQUIRES A PRECISE METHOD IN ORDER TO OPEN IT. MY SISTER-IN-LAW OWNS THE JEEP COMMANDER AS WELL, SAME PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIR (IE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL FOR AROUND $800) DOES NOT MAKE ANY ECONOMIC SENSE. THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE, A ROLL OVER. SEEING THAT EVERYONE WHO OWNS THE COMMANDER HAS THIS SAME COMPLAINT, HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED??? *TR

I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WE LOVE THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER 2 OF OUR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE AND BACK SEAT LEFT DOOR HANDLE.. IN SEEING ALL OF THE POSTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILDREN, MYSELF AND ANYONE INSIDE THE CAR. MY SON SWITCHED THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE BACKSEAT (LEFT SIDE) DOOR AS WELL AND NOW BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN WE ARE UNABLE TO SWITCH IT BACK. THEREFORE, THE ONLY WAY THAT PASSENGER CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR IS IF SOMEONE OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. DOOR LATCHES/HANDLES BREAKING IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND VIABLE REASON FOR A RECALL. WE ARE REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION OF A RECALL. *TR

I HIT A POLE BY LOSING CONTROL. I HIT THE POLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END OF THE JEEP. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS ON ALL 4 DOORS ARE BROKEN. AS A RESULT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLES FROM THE INSIDE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, ONE MUST USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLES. JEEP INDICATED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRED TO FIX AT A COST OF $800 PER PANEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE PREVENTING QUICK EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND IS A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE HOUSING BROKE, THE SHARP PLASTIC CUT MY HAND, CAUSING IT TO BLEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE CUT MY HAND AGAIN MORE THAN ONCE ON THE SHARP, BROKEN PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE HOUSING. *TR

I WAS IN VEHICLE GETTING INTO CAR, CARE WAS ON ALREADY, AND THE GEAR JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE SINCE I STILL HAD DOOR OPEN I FELL FROM CARE WHILE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE FROM GARAGE TILL IT CRASHED INTO FIRE HYDRANT, RECALL WAS JUST RECEIVED A MONTH AGO IN REGARDS......( A TRANSFER CASE ELECTRICAL FAILURE MAY RESULT IN AN UNINTENTIONAL SHIFTING OF THE TRANSFER CASE INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION,IN THIS CASE IT WAS IN PARK AND JUMPED TO REVERSE CAUSING THE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO ME AS I FELL OUT OF THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE POWER OF THE ENGINE WAS TOO POWERFUL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED AND COULD NOT BE UTILIZED TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION AND EXHAUST SENSORS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE 2ND ROW SEAT BELTS ARE UNABLE TO LATCH PROPERLY. NOW 4 SEAT BELTS IN JEEP DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL. ALL AUTO COMPANIES SHOULD BACK THEIR PRODUCT AND REPAIR SEAT BELTS. NOT TO MENTION SEVERAL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BUSTED OUT. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT FOR NH23. IT STATED THERE WERE NO PARTS TO REPAIR IT AND TO PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK IN THE MEANTIME WHICH I DID. ON JULY 3RD- I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO THE BMV TO TAKE HER ROAD TEST IN MY JEEP. THE OFFICER AND MY CHILD STATED THAT THE CAR WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NOT SAFE TO TEST IN. WE HAD NO PROBLEM ON THE WAY THERE. I WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT COULD BE WRONG AND THE VEHICLE WAS SURGING LOUDLY AND "JUMPING" IN PLACE. IT WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS EITHER SO IT COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I CALLED THE RECALL NUMBER AND SPOKE TO [XXX] WHO TOLD ME THAT A SOFTWARE GLITCH WOULD'VE PREVENTED THIS PROBLEM FROM BEING DIAGNOSED AND TO HAVE IT TOWED TO GANLEY CHRYSLER IN BEDFORD, OH. I LEARNED ON 7/9 WHEN MIKE A SERVICE TECH THERE CALLED ME REQUESTING $936 TO OPEN THE TRANSMISSION. "IT'S A BROKEN PART IN THE TRANSMISSION." I ASKED HIM IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE TCA. HE SAID, "WHAT'S THAT? LET ME LOOK IT UP." HE THEN STATED, "NO. THAT'S JUST A PIECE THAT IS USED TO PROGRAM THE CAR. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT." I CALLED CHRYSLER BACK AND SPOKE WITH [XXX]. I GAVE HER THE BACKGROUND INFO AND SHE CALLED MIKE. SHE TOLD ME "IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL." THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW TO DIAGNOSE MY CAR ONCE IT WAS DROPPED OF THERE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE INSTEAD OF DOING A THOROUGH CHECK THEY MAINTAINED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT TH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

LIKE MANY OTHER CONSUMERS THAT OWN THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING CRACKED AND BROKE. THIS CREATES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATING AT 60 MPH AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE RIDE AND RE START THE CAR AND I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING TO WORK WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP THIS IS THE CAR THAT I USE EVERYDAY TO GO TO WORK AND I ONLY HAD JUST CAR FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND WHEN I PURCHASE A CAR I EXPECT THAT IT WILL LAST FOR ME WHILE I'M MAKING THE PAYMENTS AND I HAVE 3 MORE YEARS TO PAY ON THE CAR I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE ISSUE. I HAVE LET THE DEALERSHIP ONLY WORK ON MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. CHRYSLER PERFORMS ALL MY OILS CHANGES TUNE UP AND EVERYTHING THAT I NEED TO HAVE DOWN AND ITS NOT FAIR THAT THE TRUCK WAS DISCONTINUE I FEEL LIKE THE COMPANY KNOWS THAT THE TRUCK IS HAVING THE PROBLEMS AND NOBODY WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

ON THE EVENING OF 5/04/2013 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A RATE OF BETWEEN 65 & 70 MPH MY HEADLIGHTS ALONG WITH MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD AND INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGIN FLICKERING AND EVENTUALLY WENT OUT! I PULLED OVER TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT THE HEADLIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY, HOWEVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED FOR A BIT THEN EVENTUALLY ILLUMINATED. WENT INTO AUTOZONE (@#$%) GOT A READING, WAS TOLD IT WAS A MINOR ISSUE AND TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. A COUPLE DAYS GO BY REALLY NOT DRIVING IT MUCH A LITTLE NERVOUS, HOWEVER WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS WORKING, THY TACHOMETER NEEDLE, THE SPEEDOMETER NOTHING, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND IT WOULD SHIFT IN AND OUT OF GEAR, BUT IT WOULD JERK AND STALL AND WHENEVER I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND AND SCREECH! "YITES" THANK GOD, WE HAVE ANOTHER VEHICLE! ANYWAY I CALLED A LOCAL CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE OF $130.00 FOR EACH COMPONENT TESTED??? REALLY! ANYWAY IT GETS BETTER I CALLED CHRYSLER-JEEP MANUFACTURER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALTHOUGH MY CAR WAS DOING EXACTLY WHAT MILLIONS OF OTHER RECALLED COMMANDERS MADE IN THE SAME YEAR 2006 WERE DOING, MY "VIN" NUMBER WASN'T ON THE RECALL LIST, GOOOOO FIGURE! SO YEAH, ALTHOUGH MY JEEP SHIFTS IN AND OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY, CLUSTER BOARD AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND IT STALLS LIKE IT GOING TO SHUT OFF! NO CIGAR! I GUESS I'LL BRING TO WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND US

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE STARTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSING ON ALL 4 DOORS BECOMES EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND CRACKS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DOOR HANDLES BECOME UNUSABLE FROM INSIDE WHILE PARKED. TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ONE MUST USE EXTERNAL HANDLE TO EASILY OPEN THE DOOR WHEN STOPPED. AFTER BREAKAGE, DOORS TEND TO OPEN WITH PRESSURE, FROM LEG, ON THE HANDLE WHILE CAR IS MOVING. REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRE TO FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES EASILY BREAK INSIDE OF THE JEEP COMMANDERS. IF IT DOES BREAK, GETTING OUT OF THE CAR IN AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER EMERGENCY MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. *TR

A/C BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR KEEPS FAILING. ORIGINAL FAILURE ON 9/4/2008, REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR, MILEAGE 57771. FAILURE # 2, 5/18/2009, SAME FAILURE, BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED, MILEAGE 64773. FAILURE # 3, 6/1/2012, MILEAGE 115274, BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR REPLACED, ALSO PAID FOR "NEW BAFFLE SCREEN" PER JEEP, A DESIGN FLAW AND DEBRIS COMING IN AND GETTING LODGED IN AC MOTOR FAN BLADES, WOULD CORRECT PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. I PAID FOR 1/2 OF THE PARTS AS I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT WAS GIVEN A "GOODWILL REPAIR" CREDIT ON LABOR FROM DEALER AND $100 REFUND FROM CD FOR PARTS ON THIS REPAIR, MILEAGE 115274. FAILURE # 4, 11/19/2012, SAME FAILURE, BLOWER MOTOR, EXCEPT THIS TIME, BLOWER MOTOR SMOKED, ELECTRICAL BURN AND SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE, I HAD TO EVACUATE MY VEHICLE ON SIDE OF FREEWAY, MIND YOU I AM DISABLED WITH SERVICE DOG. DEALER COVERED REPAIR WITH THEIR OWN PARTS AND REPAIR WARRANTY. FAILURE # 5, 4/30/2013, MILEAGE 131318,.....CURRENT STATUS, WAITING REPAIR....BECAUSE IT IS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY, ONLY LOW AIR SETTING, AND NOT OTHERS, LITHIA DEALER REQUESTING I WAIT UNTIL COMPLETE FAILURE, WHICH I FIND UNSAFE. I HAVE CALLED JEEP AND TOLD THEM THAT IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, I WILL FILE A LAWSUIT, THIS IS A "UNSAFE" PROBLEM FOR IT'S CONSUMERS. IT HAS YET TO COMPLETELY FAIL, BUT PREVIOUS PROBLEMS TELL ME IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED WHEN DOOR HANDLE WAS PULLED. DOOR HANDLED WAS PULLED ON BY AN 8-YEAR OLD FEMALE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. 15JUN2013, DRIVER DOOR HANDLE SHATTERED WHEN ATTEMPT TO OPEN WAS MADE, AGAIN WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE. IF VEHICLE IS VEHICLE IS IN A COLLISION WHERE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS AND THERE IS A FIRE, LIKELIHOOD OF OCCUPANT SURVIVAL IS LOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE AND INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,600.

JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT DRIVING SPEEDS IN WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED 3 VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, BAS ESP AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ON AND MALFUNCTIONED, ALL WHEEL DRIVE MALFUNCTION. DEALER CLAIMS INTERNAL FAULT IN FRONT CONTROL MODULE. *TR

COMMANDER STARTED TO HAVE DASH PROBLEMS, SUCH AS TRANSMISSION LIGHT S WOULD SURROUND ALL BE CIRCLED OR BOXED WITH A SQUARE LIGHT SO I WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN 2007 THIS WENT ON FOR YEARS. I WOULD PULL OVER AND STOP PUT THE JEEP IN PARK OR TRY TO PUT BACK INTO DRIVE BUT IT WOULD REALLY BE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IT WOULD JUMP INTO DRIVE OR 1ST OR 2ND AND COULD NOT GET BACK OUT UNLESS I TURNED VEHICLE OFF THEN I WOULD BE LUCKY TO GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO GEAR, AND WHEN IT WOULD GO INTO GET IT WOULD JUMP AND MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND SCARE THE PANTS OFF OF ME. THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN LIKE KNEW FOR A FEW WEEKS WITH NO PROBLEMS AND THEN SAME CONDITIONS APPLIED, COULD GO FOR MONTHS, OR A YEAR AND THEN SAME CONDITIONS HAPPENED AGAIN. IF I TOOK THE PROBLEM TO A JEEP DEALER THEY WOULD SAY IT WOULD HAVE TO BE HAVING PROBLEM IN ORDER FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. THE CHRYSLER WOULD NOT PAY FOR MY RECALLED COMMANDER 2006, EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY HAD A JEEP DEALERSHIP IN BLOOMINGTON MN., FIX THE CONDITION ON 12/21/12. I ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 0N 8/8/2012 IN CLOQUET MN.., AND AT STILLWATER MOTORS 06/30/07, ALL JEEP DEALERSHIPS CHRYSLER CALL CENTER SAID, ONCE THE RECALL CAME OUT CHRYSLER SAID I AM OUT OF LUCK. MY JEEP COMMANDER WAS JUMPING INTO GEAR ANY GEAR AND IS THE SAME PROBLEM THEY ARE REPORTING. PLEASE HELP ME ACCESS MY RECALL SO I CAN RECOVER MY FUNDS. CHRYSLER, HAS ON 3 CALLS SAID MY 2006 COMMANDER IS NOT ON THEIR LIST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO STOP BEHIND ANOTHER DRIVER WHO WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. WHEN THEY TURNED I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS WHEN I ENCOUNTERED MY PROBLEM. I HAD TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THINKING THIS WAS STRANGE I LOOKED ON MY DASHBOARD TO MAKE SURE THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. WHAT I FOUND WHEN I LOOKED WAS THAT ALL THE GEARS WERE HIGHLIGHTED. AT THIS POINT THE CAR STILL WOULDN'T GO OVER 20-25MPH. (I WAS ON A 45MPH ROAD ON A VERY BUSY MONDAY.) I GENTLY MOVED MY GEAR SHIFT AND THAT PUT MY GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE. A FEW SECONDS LATER I LOOK AT MY DASHBOARD AND ALL THE GEARS WERE BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHTED AND THEN IT WENT BACK TO JUST THE DRIVE GEAR HIGHLIGHTED. I TOOK IT IN TO AN AUTHORIZED JEEP DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW SHIFTER MODULE/BEZEL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING THE CHRYSLER COMPANY SHOULD OF KNOWN ABOUT AND PUT A RECALL OUT ON THIS VEHICLE. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS ONLY TOLD THAT THERE ARE RECALLS OUT ON JEEP COMMANDERS FOR IT SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL BUT THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF SAID RECALL. ALTHOUGH THE GEAR ON MY CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I HAD IT IN DRIVE. THE RECALL ALSO STATES THAT VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN CERTAIN DATES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR THE RECALL. MY CAR FALLS INTO THOSE DATES. I HAD TO PAY $829.00 FOR A PART AND $209.98 FOR LABOR AND $14.70 FOR SHOP SUPPLIES. THIS BROUGHT MY TOTAL TO $1,127.44. I DO NOT UNDERSTA

WHILE DRIVING, JEEP COMMANDER WILL RANDOMLY JUMP TO NEUTRAL AND WHEN PRESS GAS WILL REV UP ONLY. HAVE TO EITHER MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO DRIVE OR PULLOVER TURN OFF JEEP AND STAR BACK UP. THE PHYSICAL SHIFTER DOES NOT MOVE TO NEUTRAL POSITION JUST THE ACTUAL GEAR. DOES AT RANDOM TIMES AND SPEEDS AND WHEN IT DOES THE JEEP WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAYS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. AND OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR RPM'S DROPPED TO 0 AND THE CAR DIED. AS I PUMPED ON THE GAS I LOOKED IN THE REARVIEW TO MAKE SURE I WAS NOT GOING TO GET HIT. AFTER THAT I TURNED THE CAR OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT ON MY HAZARDS. IT THEN TURNED ON AND AFTER WILL GO TO 2 RPM'S AND THEN START TO JERK BACK AND FORTH. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SO FAR AND AS OF NOW THE 3RD TIME AND 3RD WITH A RENTAL IT FINALLY HAPPENED TO THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP. AND HE HAS NO CLUE HIS WORDS. SO IN A TWO WEEK FRAME TIME I HAVE ONLY HAD MY JEEP 4 DAYS WHY BECAUSE THEY CANT EVEN FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP AND CHECKED FOR A RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF YET. I WORRY BECAUSE THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT AND TYPICALLY I HAVE MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN IN THE JEEP WITH ME. IF U GO TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND LOOK UP. THIS MODEL U WILL SEE THERE ARE UP TO 60 MORE INCIDENTS. BUT THE DEALERSHIP/CHRYSLER HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING. HOPEFULLY IT DOES NOT SERIOUSLY HARM THE OWNER OF THE JEEP OR A PERSON WHO HITS THEM. *TR

1ST PROBLEM WAS MY INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF. I COULD NOT GET IT TO DO IT WHILE AT THE DEALERS. 2008 I THOUGHT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD. THE DEALER SAID THAT MY TRANSMISSION HAD A LEAK AND CHARGED ME TO REPLACE SOME PART. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THEN THEY SAID I NEEDED TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION. I AM SURPRISED THAT DEALER NEVER MENTION ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP COMMANDER ( I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY CAR) AS I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE CAR SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, AND WONDERING IF IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. I JUST PAID MY CAR OFF, AND NOW WHEN I RIDE ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND GO PAST 60 THE ENITRE CAR SHAKES BAD. IF I HIT A BUMP I CAN HEAR SOMETHING LIKE A CRACK NOISE. SOMETIMES WHEN I MAKE A SHARP TURN I HEAR A CLICK CLICK NOISE. AT THIS I DIDN'T TRUST THE DEALER AND WAS THINKING THAT MAYBE IT WAS MY AXIL. TOOK IT TO PET BOYS AND THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW TIRES, SO I BOUGHT 4. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. I AM SO UPSET AS I AM A SINGLE MOM AND JUST FINISHED PAYING MY CAR OFF. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, THERMOMETER, WHICH I THOUGH WAS NORMAL AS THE CAR IS 2006. NOW PAST 2 DAYS I CAN SMELL A FUNNY SMELLY, WHITE FOG COMES OUT OF MY VENTS, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS WET. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IT SAYS THAT IT IS THE "HEATER CORE". THE TIRE LIGHT IS ALWAY ON WITH NO FLAT. THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND SAYS CHECK GAS CAP. SO FAR I HAVE B

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE BLOWER MOTOR CUT OFF AND THE LIGHTS ON THAT COME ON WHEN YOU FIRST TURN THE KEY ON CAME ON. WHEN THAT CYCLE WAS OVER THE CRUISE CONTROL CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF TO KILL THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WITH THE KEY HASN'T HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE ONLY WHILE SITTING IN PARK. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THEY REPLACED THE KEY SAYING IT WAS THE KEY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AFTER THE KEY WAS REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER, PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR FRAME. THE FAILURE INITIALLY STARTED ON THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALTHOUGH THEY WERE ADMITTING THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE DOOR HANDLES, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE HE WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR

THE METAL VALVE STEM OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM CORRODES WHERE IT PASSES THROUGH THE WHEEL AND RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED SUDDEN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. AMBER TPMS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND VEHICLE IS IMMEDIATELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL/STEER. ONCE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, AIR CAN BE HEARD AND FELT ESCAPING FROM VALVE STEM AREA ON WHEEL AND ONE CAN WATCH THE TIRE CONTINUE TO DEFLATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS: 01-2009 AT 111,000 AND 05-2013 AT 219,000. *TR

WAS GOING TO GET GAS TURNED ON THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. TRIED TO JUMP THE THE TRUCK AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START. IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, SHE ATTEMPTED A RIGHT TURN BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO NOT SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ECM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY OVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT WAS HARD TO ENGAGE THE BELT THEN IT STOPPED RECOGNIZING THE BELT WAS BUCKLED AND THE WARNING CONTINUALLY CAME ON. PASSENGER SIDE IS NOW DOING SAME. I HAD DRIVER'S BUCKLE REPLACED AT A WHOPPING COST OF APPROX. $400. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, IT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY, ROLLED AWAY, AND IMPACTED HER. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BLOOD CLOT AFTER THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PCV VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE MAT SENSOR WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR UPDATED 7/22/13 *CN THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. IT RE-STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON.

ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE ARE COMING LOOSE FROM THE DOOR PANEL. THEY ARE SO LOOSE THAT THEY COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE IF ANYONE NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO HAVE ONE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF SOMEONE CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THE DEALER NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. MAH *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE JUST TURNED OFF,COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE KEY AND RESTARTED ENGINE,CONTINUING DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO HAVE GONE AWAY AND I MADE IT HOME OK BUT MY BABY WAS IN THE CAR,WHAT IF I HAD BEEN IN A SITUATION THAT PREVENTED MY SAFE PULL OVER AND WE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

MY JEEP COMMANDER 2006 SHIFTS AUTOMATICALLY TO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING, YOU FEEL A STRONG PULL AND A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, SUDDENLY THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL AND THE GAS PEDAL DOESN'T WORK EVEN IF PRESSING IT. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHER SPEED, I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I TOOK THIS CAR TO GET THE TRANSMISSION FIXED TWICE AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS CLEARLY NOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT. ALSO THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS START FLASHING WHILE DRIVING, INCLUDING THE AC IT SHUTS OFF WHILE LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID MY CAR DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, I'VE SPENT MORE THAN 5,000 DLLS TRYING TO FIX SOMETHING THAT CANNOT BE FIXED, I NEED HELP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT BOTH REAR DOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *TR

MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL BROKEN. IF I WANT TO OPEN MY DOOR, I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN FIRST. IF THERE IS A FIRE, I WILL PROBABLY DIE. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF MY VEHICLE HAVE ALL DEVELOPED HAIRLINE FRACTURES AND THEN THEY END UP SHATTERING UPON NORMAL USE. ALL 4 OF MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE NOW COMPLETELY BROKEN AND THE DRIVER DOOR TAKES TIME AND CARE TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE. I AM AFRAID THAT IF THERE IS AN AUTO ACCIDENT I AM INVOLVED IN, I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE OR GET MY THREE VERY YOUNG CHILDREN OUT EITHER. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF. AND IT ALL BEGAN ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING ABOUT 75 AND IT JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLUSTER OF CARS AND I HAD TO GO OVER 2 LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES WITHIN 10 SECONDS. ONE OF THE MOST SCARIEST RIDES EVER. I AM NOW AFRAID TO TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS SHUT OFF AN ADDITIONAL 5 TIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MAP SENSOR, I HAVE REPLACED THIS TWICE ALREADY. NOW IT DOESN'T IDLE RIGHT AND LOOSES POWER IN BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS ONCE AGAIN CAME ON. HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED YET CAUSE IT IS A SATURDAY NIGHT GUESS I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ON MONDAY. *TR

2006 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE NORTHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OF ABOUT 90 MPH. AT THE TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS ABOUT FIVE CAR LENGTHS FROM AN AUTOMOBILE AHEAD OF HIM IN THE SAME LANE, AND IN 10 SECONDS HE WAS JUST A FEW FEET OF OVERTAKING AND CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THEN THE ACCELERATOR, REPEATING IT OVER AND OVER, BUT TO NO AVAIL, UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP OR EVEN SLOW IT DOWN. REALIZING THAT CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE WAS IMMINENT, HE MADE AN OBLIQUE TURN INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE TO HIS LEFT AND CONTINUED AT 90 MPH WITH THE ENGINE SCREAMING AND WITH THE THRUST OF A ROCKET, HIS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, TRYING TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON AT A HIGH SPEED FOR ANOTHER 10 OR 15 SECONDS AND THEN THE SITUATION CORRECTED ITSELF AND IT SETTLED DOWN TO 50 MPH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY PLATE WAS FULL OF CARBON AND THAT INTERFERED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE.

MY 2006 COMMANDER STOPPED ACCELERATING IN FACT IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING AGAINST A WIND BLOWING HEADON FASTER THEN I WAS DRIVING ,THEN THE JEEP STARTED JUMPING LIKE A HICK-UP THEN MY TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND LOWER DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND MY WARNING LIGHTS IN DASH CAME ON,THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT IDLE OR AT START OF ACCELERATION NOT VERY GOOD TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND NEW COOLING FAN ,NWE SPEED RELAY COSTING $1063.00 IM NOT TO SURE ABOUT IT AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT HAS NO RECALL ?? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, ENGINE JUST STOPPED. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING STOPPED WORKING ALSO. MADE IT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALSO. PREVIOUS DAY 4/23/13, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, BUT HAS SINCE GONE OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT OR A PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT ALL DOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 52,000. *TR

MY VEHICLE STALLS OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALSO, HAVE EXPERIENCE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WHILE TURNING AND OR ON A HIGHWAY. *TR