2006 Jeep Commander complaints

SINCE DECEMBER 2012,I NOW HAVE 2 DEFECTIVE {BROKEN} INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, BOTH REAR PASSENGER & NOW DRIVER!! I DO CHILDCARE AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN TO & FROM SCHOOL. WHEN I REALIZED THE FIRST HANDLE WAS BROKEN,IT WAS WHEN I WAS TAKING THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.THE LITTLE GIRL GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR AND IT BOUNCED BACK AT HER.I PULLED OVER THINKING THE SEATBELT WAS IN THE WAY.HERE IS WAS THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE,BROKEN, NOT EVEN ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SHUT!I HAD TO RIG THE HANDLE SO THAT IT WOULD CLOSE THE DOOR! ON 3/26/13 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING & HEARD A NOISE,HE LOOKED DOWN AND THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE! NOT EVEN BEING TOUCHED. TO GET OUT, I HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN,REACH OUT & OPEN BY THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS IS SAFE!?!?!... IF MY CAR WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND GOD FORBID THE ELECTRIC DIDN'T WORK, HOW THE HELL AM I GETTING OUT. OR MY PASSENGERS!!! USE THE OTHER TWO DOORS THAT WILL MOST LIKELY BUST SOON!?! I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT JEEP CANNOT AFFORD A RECALL TO FIX THIS.WOULD JEEP RATHER CORRECT THIS OR SPEND MILLIONS OF $$$ IN LAWSUITS GOD FORBID ANY DEATHS SHOULD OCCUR.THIS IS THE LAST THING THAT SHOULD GO WRONG BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE GRAVEYARD. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT ON JEEP'S END B/C THIS IS HAPPENING TO JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!! JEEP NEEDS TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS HAZARDOUS VEHICLE THAT WE ARE DRIVING. IT'S A SHARP LOOKING VEHICLE.

ONE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (RIGHT REAR) WAS BROKEN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, RENDERING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. WITHIN TWO MONTHS, MY LEFT REAR HANDLE BROKE IN A SIMILAR FASHION (CRUNCHING SOUND UNDER LIGHT USE).THE INTERIOR HANDLE 'CUP' SHATTERED IN APPROXIMATELY 12 PIECES, RENDERING THAT DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER'S FRONT SHOWS SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT SHOWS 2 CRACKS. ALL HAVE BEEN REBUILT/REINFORCED USING AN EPOXY STICK. JEEP UNWILLING TO ASSIST AS A DEFECT. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN INABILITY TO EGRESS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES/OPENERS ON ALL (4) DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSED FROM NORMAL USAGE ON VERY POOR PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT GETS BRITTLE AFTER A WHILE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING THAT UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE READ WERE A JEEP COMMANDER LIKE MINE HAS WRECKED INTO A BODY OF WATER AND ALL OF THE WINDOWS SHORTED OUT AND THE PERSON COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE AND DIED. PLEASE HANDLE THIS MATTER CORRECTLY BEFORE THERE ARE ANY MORE DEATHS. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

APPARENTLY THERE IS/WAS A DEFECT IN EITHER THE DESIGN OR PRODUCTION OF THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IN THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS. THE PLASTIC HOUSING WHICH CONTAINS THE DOOR OPENING MECHANISM BECOMES TOO BRITTLE AND CRACKS RENDERING THE OPENING MECHANISM INOPERABLE. ON MY COMMANDER ALL BUT ONE DOOR IS AFFECTED. AT THE MOMENT, ONLY TWO OUT OF THE FOUR DOORS WORK, THE FRONT-SIDE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR. IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS A NEED TO EXIT QUICKLY (FIRE OR WATER), THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY WOULD BE IN EXTREME JEOPARDY. I POSTED A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, AND HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OTHER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER JEEP PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY 80,000 OF THESE VEHICLES IN 2006. I TRULY BELIEVE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THERE JEEP COMMANDERS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IN FACT THE CONDITION IS SO PREVALENT; ONE COMPANY IS PRODUCING AN AFTER-MARKET REPAIR KIT. PLEASE SEE MY VIDEO AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FFQ0OKI7ZJY. *TR

ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOORS WITHOUT REACHING OUTSIDE AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLES. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I SEE HUNDREDS OTHERS HAVE TYPED IN JEEP FORUMS THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE A CRASH AND CAN'T GET OUT OF A BURNING JEEP OR GO INTO WATER. ALSO SEE HOW SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS HAVE POSTED UTUBE VIDEOS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY TELL YOU 500 TO 600 A DOOR HANDLE TO FIX. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOME ONE LOSES A LOVED ONE. I CAN EMAIL PHOTOS IF YOU WANT THEM. *TR

MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. WITH THE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING IT IS AND OR WILL CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOUR ARE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND OR FIRE PREVENTING YOU FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING ON BELTWAY AND LOUD NOISE BEGAN TO OCCUR, SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING ALONG THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE WENT TO DEAL AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING SECOND OCCURRENCE MAYBE THREE MONTH THERE AFTER AND FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM BRAKE CABLE FIXTURE BROKE AND BRAKE CABLE RUBBING RETIED AND FIXED. THIRD TIME SAMETHING AND IT WAS FIXED. FOURTH TIME THE MANAGER RECOMMENDED I PAY 549.00 TO REPLACE THE CABLES AND THIS BEGAN TWO MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. IM LEFT WITH THE BILL!!!! *TR

THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THERE IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITHIN THE DOOR THAT BRACES THE HANDLE SO IT IS SECURE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT AND OPEN ( UNLATCH) THE DOOR. AT THIS POINT THE DOOR CLOSES BUT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PASSENGER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE BACK FREQUENTLY. MY JEEP DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY JEEP IS UNDER 100, 000 MILES AND FOR THIS TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE DOOR WHERE NO PERSON CAN TOUCH THIS RIDICULOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED AND TRAPPED THE PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,300. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES FOR THE FRONT DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS WERE EXPOSED. THE DOORS HAD TO BE OPENED USING ONLY THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES. UPDATED 08/20/13

THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO FALL APART CREATING A HAZARD. SOME OF THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN JUST THE DRIVERS FOR NOW. I HAVE LOOKED ON FORUMS AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODEL. IN ADDITION, THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLS UP AND DOWN ON OCCASION AND GETS STUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SURGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE STARTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WHILE BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TWO INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, ONE AT DRIVER POSITION AND ONE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, HAVE BROKEN AND FAIL TO OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT GREAT MANIPULATION. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY OR MY PASSENGERS SAFETY IF I/THEY SHOULD NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN EASILY AT ALL!! *TR

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ALONG WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKING OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL WHICH HOUSES THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THIS RESULTS IN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKING OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND JEEP IS TOTALLY NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT A COST OF AROUND $750 PER DOOR. THE PLASTIC USED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE IS VERY THIN AND OBVIOUSLY A POOR DESIGN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WASN'T ANY JERKING FEELING IT SIMPLY SHUT OFF. WE HAD STARTED TO SLOW FOR AN UPCOMING TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE BACKING UP INTO THE ROAD AND IT STALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE DRY ROTTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

VEHICLE IS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 LIMITED WITH THE 4.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY STALLED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE LAST 6-8 WEEKS. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, DRIVING 15-20 MPH ON A CITY STREET, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THESE ARE THE FIRST OCCURRENCES IN THE 4 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

FAULTY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INCORRECT RESIN MIX WHICH RESULTS IN A BRITTLE AND CRUMBLING MATERIAL CAUSING FAILURE JUST THE SAME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, HOWEVER ITS A FAULT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER JEEP WARRANTY. THE ONLY FIX WAS REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS. CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ON THE JEEP COMMANDER IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED RATHER THAN JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC WELDED AT CERTAIN POINTS FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

MY JEEP STALLED AS I ACCELLERATED ON THE ON RAMP OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND TRIED TO RESTART AND WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL I SHUT IT COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED. IT RAN WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL INOPERTABLE. IDLE WAS ROUGH AT LOW AND HIGHER RPM'S. AFTER ABOUT SIX RESTARTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS STILL INOPERTABLE. ONE WEEK LATER IT STALLED AT IDLE DURING COLD WEATHER WARM UP WITH THE SAME RESULTS FOLLOWING AS BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A DEALER LESS THAN A WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WITH 84,879 MI. A BACKGROUND CHECK THROUGH AUTOCHECK WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO PURCHASE WITH NO MAJOR FINDING REPORTED ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. FROM INVESTIGATIONS THROUGH MULTIBLE WEBSITES, THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE CHECK THE RECALL REPORTS BY VIN # AND THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL IN THE PRODUCTION CATAGORY OF MANUFACTURE RECALL BUT HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMTOMS FOR A RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A RURAL HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER TO SAFELY PULLOVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE O2 SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

JEEP COMMANDERS SHARE A FAULTY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. THE SHAPE OF THE HANDLE MAY BE DIFFERENT IN EACH MODEL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INCORRECT RESIN MIX WHICH RESULTS IN A BRITTLE AND CRUMBLING MATERIAL CAUSING FAILURE JUST THE SAME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER?S DEFECT, HOWEVER IT?S A FAULT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER JEEP?S WARRANTY. THERE?S NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE ONLY FIX WAS REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS. CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ON THE JEEP COMMANDER IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED RATHER THAN JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC WELDED AT CERTAIN POINTS FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. *TR

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL CRACKED AND 1 OUT OF THE 4 WORKS. I HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE! I AM NOT THE ONLY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THIS DESIGN FLAW, MANY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO! CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT OF WRECK, FIRE, OR IF YOU DROVE INTO HIGH WATER. HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY...DUKES OF HAZARD STYLE?! COME ON CHRYSLER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE CLUSTER OF INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS BEGINS TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING A DISTRACTION AND SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO "E", THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO AND THEN GOES UP AND DOWN AND ALL GAUGES GO UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. ALSO, THE HEATED SEATS TURN OFF AS DOES THE FAN FOR THE HEATER/AC UNIT. VERIFIED WITH LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IS MOST LIKELY AN ECM AND/OR PCM ISSUE. REPLACED BATTERY BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON FOR SEVERAL CYCLES, COMPUTER REBOOTS ITSELF AND THEN THE TROUBLE STARTS AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 06 COMMANDER BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ECM/PCM RECALL (08V203000) BECAUSE I HAVE THE 6-CYLINDER RATHER THAN THE 8 CYLINDER ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AND I JUST FEEL FORTUNATE THAT AS OF YET, MY CAR IS NOT STALLING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. HOWEVER, I FEEL MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO THIS SAME RECALL AND WANT TO HAVE IT ON FILE. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FAULTY/WEAK. HANDLE BROKEN AND CANNOT OPEN DOOR. ALL OTHER DOOR HANDLES SHOWING FATIGUE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR PANEL HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN APART AROUND THE HANDLE. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLES WHERE YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR HAVE COMPLETELY SHATTERED IN TO PIECES BY JUST OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR NORMALLY. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT MY CAR PROPERLY BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND WILL NOT OPEN. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT MY CAR WITHOUT CRAWLING ACROSS THE SEAT DUE TO THE HANDLE COMPLETELY CRUMBLING AND NOW OTHER DOOR I USE TO GET OUT HAS STARTED TO CRUMBLE. ONE OF THE BACK DOORS IS STARTING TO BREAK AS WELL AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST OVER 2800.00 TO REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX A DOOR HANDLE. I'M AFRAID I'M IN DANGER IF I HAVE TO EXIT MY CAR IN A HURRY OR MY DAUGHTER OR A RIDING GUEST. IT'S HORRIBLE THAT IT JUST CRACKS LIKE NOTHING AND THEY WONT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I CANNOT JUST OPEN MY DOOR AND GET OUT OF MY CAR. THEY ALL BEING BROKEN IS ONE THING AND I BELIEVE OBVIOUSLY A FLAW ON JEEPS PART, BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR IS DANGEROUS. *TR

DOOR HANDLES , INTERIOR, ARE CHEAPER PLASTIC THAN FOR CHILD'S TOY CAR. THREE OUT OF FOUR HAVE SHATTERED DURING NORMAL USE, THE FOURTH IS ALMOST COMPLETELY CRACKED. VEHICLE CANNOT BE OPENED TO EXIT FROM INSIDE. IMAGINE TRYING TO GET OUT IN WATER, OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATION. HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALER, AND CHRYSLER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. SERIOUS AND COMMON ISSUE. *TR

INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND ON AT THE SAME TIME. ON A FREEWAY AT 65MPH THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING OR THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

WE HAD THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BREAK AND CALLED CHRYSLER BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. WE WERE ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND A REPORT MADE. WE DID THAT AND ALSO HAD PICTURES TAKEN AND SENT WITH THE REPORT TO CHRYSLER, OUR CASE # 22652678 WAS FILED. AT THE TIME 2 OTHER DOOR HANDLES WERE SHOWING CRACKS. WE WERE TURNED DOWN FOR A REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE THAT TIME 2 MORE HANDLES BROKE. 2 CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. WE WERE TOLD THEY WOULD CONSIDER DISCOUNTING THE REPAIR TO 1300.00 PER DOOR. IF THEY HAVE SUCH A BAD DESIGN AND PLASTIC PARTS YOU WOULD THINK AN HONORABLE COMPANY WOULD DO THE RECALL AND REPAIR. WE NOW HAVE A DANGEROUS CAR WITH NO WAY TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY. AT OUR AGE WE CAN NOT BE JUMPING OVER CONSOLES AND SEATS TO EXIT THE CAR. OUR CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO SUE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS BECAUSE CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

MY JEEP COMMANDER DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK INTO PLACE CORRECTLY. TO GET THEM TO LOCK YOU HAVE TO PRESS AND HOLD IN THE RED RELEASE BUTTON, THEN TO UNLOCK THE SEAT BELT YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE RED RELEASE BUTTON. NOW AS OF NOVEMBER 22, 2012 THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS HARD TO LOCK INTO PLACE EVEN WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON.THE ALARM GOES OFF AS IF IT IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHTS UP AND CHIMES CONTINUOUSLY. I CALLED CHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403 ON NOVEMBER 26, 2012 AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IT IN AND PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN CALL BACK AND MAYBE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE. SHE GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER, BUT SAID THAT SHE IS STILL CLOSING THE CASE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE HANDLED PROPERLY BY CHRYSLER SINCE IT IS A DEFECT. I HARDLY EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR AND HAVE HAD OLDER CARS WHICH I DROVE MORE OFTEN THAT NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. WITH THIS SAME VEHICLE I HAD TO DEAL WITH THE STALL ISSUES FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE IT WAS FIXED. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE IT HAPPEN WHILE THEY HAVE IT TO DIAGNOSE IT. I HAVE HAD A WRANGLER IN THE PAST TOO THAT HAD PROBLEMS. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BASE SHATTERED, MAKING HANDLE INOPERABLE AND CREATING DOZENS OF SHARP SHARDS OF BRITTLE PLASTIC IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DRIVERS DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED AND HAD TO BE ENGAGED WITH MUCH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: (08V203000 POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND CAR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO HALL CHRYSLER JEEP AND DODGE DEALERSHIP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE DONE AND FOR THEM TO CHECK MY STARTER. WELL AFTER I PICKED IT UP THAT NIGHT I WAS DRIVING HOME MY TIRE SENSOR PRESSURE PISTONS ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER BACK SIDE OF THE CAR FIRST FELL OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE CLOSED. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY LUCKILY I WAS COVERED AND THEY SENT SOMEONE OVER THEN THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT WAS TOO LATE AND NOTHING WAS OPEN, AT THE TIRE PLACE THE NEXT DAY THE SECOND ONE FELL OF GLAD I WAS ALREADY AT THE TIRE PLACE WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT DRIVING AGAIN. BUT IT WAS BOTH TIRE PISTONS AT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR PASSENGER SIDE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE BACK TIRE OF THE RIGHT SIDE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME DAY THEY WERE FIXING MY VEHICLE AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IN THE TWO PARTS AND SUBMIT A CLAIM AND I COULD GET RE-IMBURSED FOR IT WITH MY RECEIPT. AND I WENT IN TODAY TO THE DEALERSHIP LIKE THE MANAGER FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAID AND HE TOLD ME I HAD TO CALL A 1-800 NUMBER TO SUBMIT THE CLAIM THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR IT. *TR

THE DOOR HANDLE IS CHEAP THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THREE DOORS HAS FALLEN APART. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM - YOU ARE HEREIN NOTIFIED THAT FAILURE TO MANDATE A RECALL WILL PUT NHTSA AS A LIABLE PARTY TO ANY SUIT. DOOR WILL NOT OPEN CAUSED BY INFERIOR FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IT AND DROVE AWAY. AFTER TAKING IT IN I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR AND DRIVING IT BACK UP TO THE MOUNTAINS, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SAME PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FOR A SECOND TIME. 6 MONTHS LATER A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAPPENED BUT INSTEAD OF SHUTTING DOWN THE CAR JUST SPUTTERED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. AFTER TAKING IT IN THE SHOP SAID THAT THE 02 SENSOR NEEDED REPLACING. I HAD PASSENGER FRONT O2 SENSOR REPLACED LAST MONTH, AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE SHOP IS NOW SAYING THAT THE PCM IS BAD AND THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHEN WILL THIS END? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED. THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR DOOR HANDLES ALSO FAILED BUT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, AN ELK CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS BOTH FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND HEAD. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE ELK DID NOT IMPACT THE VEHICLE IN THE AREA OF THE AIR BAG SENSORS THEREFORE, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE CRASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. . THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 12/12/12 *BF UPDATED 12/21/2012 *JS

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND 1 OUT OF THE 4 IS BROKEN SO THAT THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. ONLY 1 IS INTACT BUT THE OTHER 2 ARE BARELY WORKING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT OF WRECK, FIRE, OR IF YOU DROVE INTO HIGH WATER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED 12 TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STALL. NO WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD AND WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE -TCM, PCM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

DRIVING TO WORK AT AN INTERSECTION. IN THE MIDST OF TURNING LEFT ON TO THE ROAD TO MY WORK PARKING LOT... MY CAR STALLED ON ME. AGAIN, I WAS IN AN INTERSECTION WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC. NO LIGHTS CAME ON (WARNING LITES) NO WEIRD SOUNDS , NO JERKING - JUST STALLED. STARTED BACK UP ONCE I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. *TR

APPROX 2 MILES FROM WORK - MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A LIGHT. HAZARDS ON - TAKING PRECAUTION... CAR BEHIND ME. ONCE I MAKE THE TURN MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AGAIN. NO BRAKES NOT STEERING - NOTHING... MY CAR JUST HAPPENED TO COAST TO THE RIGHT AS IT IS.... CAR BEHIND MISSED ME BY AN INCH OF SLAMMING INTO ME. WAITED A GOOD 1/2 HOUR - MY HUSBAND CAME AND DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY TO THE WORK PARKING LOT. I CALLED JEEP IN LUGOFF SC AND LIKE EVERY OTHER DEALERSHIP OUT THERE - THEY HAVE NO MEMORY OF HEARING OF ANY 2006 - 2007 JEEP COMMANDER PROBLEMS. I HAVE CALLED CHYRSLER CARE 8009921997 - DEALERSHIPS... THEY ALL MAKE ME OUT TO BE CRAZY. I AM GOING TO REPORT THEM TO THE BBB AS WELL. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN - 9,8, AND 20 MTHS OLD. CHRYSLER MUST BE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED.... I NORMALLY TAKE THE HWY TO WORK - BUT TODAY FOR SOME REASON I DECIDED TO HEAD TO WORK ON A BACK ROAD. .... I CAN NOT BELIEVE WITH ALL THE ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM - THAT IT IS EVEN LEGAL TO SELL THIS CAR USED,... *TR

JUST DROPPED MY CHILDREN OFF - ON MY WAY TO WORK AGAIN - GOING APPROX 40-45 MPH..... ALL OF A SUDDEN I FEEL A SLIGHT JERK AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. (KEY STILL IN ON POSITION-SO NO, MY KNEE DID NOT HIT THE KEYS) BRAKES - ELECTRICAL - ENGINE - ALL WENT OUT. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WAITED ABOUT 10 MINS AFTER SPEAKING WITH MY HUSBAND - STARTED IT BACK UP ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON.... I P LACED MY HAZARDS ON AND PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD - AT THIS POINT I AM APPROX 15-20 MILES FROM WORK. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT TO THE 2ND ROW DRIVER SIDE OUTBOARD, THE CAR SEAT IS UNABLE TO BE INSTALLED PROPERLY. OUR BRITAX MARATHON CAR SEAT CANNOT BE MOVED FROM THE CENTER POSITION TO AN OUTBOARD POSITION BECAUSE THE HEAD RESTS ON THE 2ND ROW SEAT TILT FORWARD AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR I WILL BE FORCED TO MOVE MY OLDER CHILD TO A LESS STABLE AND LESS SAFE BACKLESS BOOSTER SEAT, SO THAT I CAN PUT MY SECOND CHILD IN THE INFANT SEAT IN THE CENTER POSITION. HAD I KNOWN THIS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. JEEP HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS BUT DOES NOT OFFER A SOLUTION OR SEEM TO CARE ABOUT CHILD SAFETY. MANUALLY REMOVING THE HEAD REST BY DISASSEMBLING THE SEAT MAY LEAVE 8" POSTS EXPOSED, ALSO NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN. *TR