2006 Jeep Commander complaints

1. NO PRIOR MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE IN THE AFFECTED AREA. 2. THE RH FRONT PASSENGER TIRE RETAINING BOLTS STRIPPED CAUSING THE TIRE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION. THE THREADS OF THE BOLTS REMAINED IN THE HUB. 3. THE HUB WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER WITH NO OTHER DAMAGE TO STEERING OR ALIGNMENT. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2006 COMMANDER IN JUNE 2010. THE FIRST 6 WEEKS I HAD THE VEHICLE I LOVED IT. THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THE SERVICE PARK ASSIST WARNING CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR TWO DAYS, THEN WENT OFF ON ITS OWN PRIOR TO GETTING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. THE NEXT INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IDLING IN TRAFFIC AT A STOPLIGHT. EVERY INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL BUT DID NOT COMPLETELY STALL OUT. SINCE THAT EPISODE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW AND PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY (AT TIMES WON'T ROLL UP OR DOWN FROM EITHER CONTROL). MORE RECENTLY I HAVE HAD INCREASING EPISODES (TWO TO THREE TIMES PER MONTH) OF THE DASH LIGHTING UP, HEADLIGHTS DIMMING AND THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER (SO FAR ALWAYS WHILE PARKED OR SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE), AS WELL AS THE SERVICE PARK ASSIST WARNING AND WINDOW ISSUES. AFTER HEARING OF A COWORKER WITH A 2007 COMMANDER HAVING SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES I BEGAN SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUES AS MINE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH MY CHILDREN INSIDE IN THE EVENT THAT IT WOULD STALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL IT. I SPOKE WITH THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE YESTERDAY AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO LOOK AT IT FREE OF CHARGE THIS MORNING SINCE THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON IT NOW, BUT I STILL AM NOT SURE I WANT TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. CHRYSLER NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEH

DRIVER WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET. 10-15 FEET INTO THE TURN, THE VEHICLE BECAME STATIONARY AND WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. STOPPED VEHICLE AND PUT IT INTO PARK. WENT OUTSIDE VEHICLE AND CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND REAR OF VEHICLE. NO OBSTRUCTION FOUND. REENTERED VEHICLE AND PLACED TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. PUT TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO BACKWARD. PLACED VEHICLE INTO PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE/WHEEL HAD COME OFF OF THE VEHICLE AND THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS RESTING ON TOP OF THE WHEEL TIRE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO MANUFACTURER'S DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE UPPER CONTROL ARM HAD FAILED.

CRACKED AND BROKEN DOOR PANEL BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE, BOTH FRONT DOORS PANELS, 5JS891D1AG. *TR

TL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO STALL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THE STALL COULD TO CAUSE BY SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. JO

OWN A 90,000 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND VEHICLE FROZE ENGINE LIFTERS STOPPED WORKING NOW I HAVE TO PAY 1,400 FOR REPLACEMENT.*TR

TLA*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL UNTIL HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. DURING THE FAILURE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HEAVY PRESSURE WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/06/11

JEEP COMMANDER GETS HARD JOLT, AS IF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND, AND ENGINE "DIES". NO LIGHTS ON DASH, JUST WON'T GO. ENGINE DOESN'T REV. TACH AT 0 REGARDLESS OF AMOUNT OF ACCELERATOR. YOU CAN PUT IT IN PARK AND IT WILL START AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, ALWAYS WITH THE REPORT OF NOTHING IS SHOWING ON THE COMPUTER REPORT. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000 ON VARIOUS FUEL SYSTEMS SERVICES, TUNE UPS, ETC WHICH THEY SAY MAY BE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT IS STILL STALLING. DEALER SAYS THAT THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE REPLICATED. WITH ALL THESE REPORTS, AND THE OBVIOUS DANGER OF AN UNEXPECTED STALL THIS IS LIFE THREATENING AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE WOULD THEN WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE OPENING THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR OF MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, THIS PREVENTED THE PASSENGER FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE JEEP DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES RELATING TO THE DOOR HANDLE. I REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. TWO MONTHS LATER THE LEFT REAR HANDLE BROKE AND THEN THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER HANDLE BROKE. I MADE REPAIRS TO BOTH OF THOSE HANDLES AS WELL. LAST MONTH THE RIGHT REAR HANDLE HAS BROKEN AGAIN, I HAVE DID A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON THE HANDLE. MY FEARS ARE THAT IF I WAS TO GET IN SOME TYPE OF ACCIDENT WHERE THE PASSENGER(S) WOULD HAVE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A HURRY THAT THE HANDLES WILL FAIL AND THE PASSENGER(S) WILL NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND COULD RESULT IN THE PASSENGER(S) BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF SAFETY RECALL.

ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, 3 OUT OF THE 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THE PLASTIC ON THE DOORS FIRST BEGAN TO CRACK, PRODUCING HOLES IN THE HANDLE CUT-OUT. NOW THE INTERIOR HANDLES MOVE UP AND DOWN, AND IF NOT SITUATED PROPERLY, PREVENT YOU FROM ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR EVERY PASSENGER IN THE CAR. AFTER DOING ONLINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE WHOLE DOOR PANEL NEEDS REPLACING AT AN APPROXIMATE COST OF $500 PER PANEL AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY SUGGESTED I LOOK ONLINE FOR REPLACEMENTS AND THEY WOULD HAPPILY INSTALL THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE -TCM, PCM) YET THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 05/09/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING TO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MARCH OF 2009 WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE SHUTTING DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. WE TOOK IT INTO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED US THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SHIFTER MODULE AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. WELL $2500 LATER AND MISSING PARTS WE REQUESTED TO KEEP OUR VEHICLE WAS BACK IN OUR POSSESSION WITH THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING. NOT AS SEVERE AS WHAT IT HAD BEEN PRIOR TO SENDING IT IN, HOWEVER STILL HAPPENING. THIS EVENING MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. ONLY THIS TIME THE ABS WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES STARTED PUMPING FOR NO REASON, AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING 110KMPH. WHEN HOME WE REVIEWED RECALLS RECOMMENDED FOR 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS AND THERE IS ONE WHERE IT DESCRIBES THE SYMPTOMS OUR VEHICLE IS HAVING IN QUITE DETAIL. AMONGST INVESTIGATING FURTHER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT OUT PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ALTHOUGH EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DAILY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER 3-4 TIMES BUT THE FAILURE STILL COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 TRAIL RATED. *TR

2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A SERVICE FACILITY. THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART. THE VEHICLE HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT. CHRYSLER WAS NO HELP AT ALL. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $3200. *TR

BOUGHT 2006 COMMANDER IN 2009,EVERY MONTH IT EITHER SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT START AT ALL, I HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER, BATTERY,FUSES,AND SWITCHES AT MY OWN EXPENSE,CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO..THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR V-6 COMMMANDERS. *TR

2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7 LITER HAVING ISSUES WITH ENGINE STALLING WHEN STOPPED AND ALSO WHEN STARTING TO APPLY PRESSURE TO GAS FROM STOP IN THE 5-10 MPH RANGE. DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE HAS JUST BEEN STARTED OR COMPLETELY WARMED UP. NOTHING I AM DOIN IS CAUSING THIS TOO SHORT TO HIT KEYS WITH KNEE. HAVE TO TURN VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF AND START BACK UP. HAVE HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS SINCE JUNE 2010 NOW AND HAVE HAD THE INCIDENT HAPPEN AT LEAST 20 TIMES. HAVE READ ON NUMEROUS FORUMS OF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENING AND NO FIX FOR THIS FOUND YET PLEASE GET THE BALL ROLLING TO GET A FIX BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE FAILED. THE HANDLE WAS MADE WITH DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. THE DRIVERS DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE FAILED DOOR HANDLE. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK REPORT 20273112, AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE; THE PLASTIC MATERIAL BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE DOOR COULD NO LONGER BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED, THE WHEELS LOCKED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INFORMING HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 08V203000, POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,600.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 87,000 MILES. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AT 60 MPH (REMEMBER, THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC) NO ACCELERATION CONTROL CAUSED A SLOW DOWN IN AN AREA WHERE THERE ARE NO SHOULDERS TO PULL OFF ON AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO MOVE. LEFT FAMILY STRANDED IN UNFAMILIAR AREA. TWO INDEPENDENT SHOPS SAY IT WILL TAKE A TRANSMISSION TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. $3,500 DOLLARS.*LN

2006 JEEP COMMANDER.....DOOR HANDLES AND DOOR HANDLE ROSETTE HAVE FAILED ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE REAR PASSENGERS DOOR. THE MATERIALS USED FOR THIS DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE PLASTIC APPEARS TO BE VERY VERY THIN. THIS NOW POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH EXITING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR...A SMALL HOLE (1/4") APPEARED IN THE CENTER OF THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE ROSETTE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS DUE TO ABUSE. NOW AFTER THREE YEARS I SEE THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OH BY THE WAY MY 5 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER USED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ONE DAY, AFTER WHICH WE FIRST NOTICED THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND HANDLE ROSETTE THERE. I HAVE DUCT TAPE COVERING THE HOLE AND HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE IN A POSITION THAT MAKES THE DOOR OPERABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT CHRYSLER JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS. FINAL INSULT. THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE JEEP COMMANDER FROM WAS CLOSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE JEEP'S ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS BUT NO PROBLEMS HAVE SHOWN UP ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS, SO SERVICE TECHS WON'T TOUCH IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING WITH THE V6 ONLY THE V8.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK EASILY, AND COME APART. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY- CAR FIRE, ACCIDENT, OR IF VEHICLE FALLS INTO A BODY OF WATER. IN THIS VEHICLE, 3 OF THE 4 INTERIOR HANDLES HAVE EASILY BROKEN FROM THE DOOR PANELS. THEY ARE BUILT WEAKER THAN A CHILD'S TOY CAR. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE GEAR DOWNSHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) BUT WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER I HAVE DEFECTIVE CORRODED TIRE VALVE STEMS WHICH ARE NOW CRACKED AND CAUSE THE TIRE TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS.THE PROBLEM I AM TOLD IS DUE TO THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM BEING CORRODED BY THE METAL VALVE STEM CAP. ALL IS ORIGINAL FACTORY PARTS. I AM AFRAID IF THE VALVE STEM COMPLETELY FAILS AND THE TIRE GOES FLAT WHILE DRIVING IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS IN WHICH NO FAILURE CODES WERE GENERATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,583 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,999. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF UPDATED 02/07/11

PHYSICAL DETERIORATION AND DETACHMENT OF THE INNER DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE PHYSICALLY FAILED FULLY. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO FAIL BEGINNING WITH THE RECESSED PLASTIC PORTION DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE BECOMING DETACHED AND SEPARATING ALONG WHAT APPEAR TO BE STRESS LINES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL SHORTLY LEAD TO THE FULL FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAKING EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE INFEASIBLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE. *TR

PHYSICAL DETERIORATION AND DETACHMENT OF THE INNER DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE PHYSICALLY FAILED FULLY. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO FAIL BEGINNING WITH THE RECESSED PLASTIC PORTION DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE BECOMING DETACHED AND SEPARATING ALONG WHAT APPEAR TO BE STRESS LINES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL SHORTLY LEAD TO THE FULL FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAKING EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE INFEASIBLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFT AND HESITATION WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO TRY AND GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN STALL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS SINCE ILLUMINATED. THE TAIL LIGHT LAMPS SEALS WERE BROKEN AND WATER WAS SEEPING INSIDE. UPDATED 08/22/11

THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD IS STALLING IN MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THERE IS NOT ANY WARNING SIGN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. MY CAR HAS STALLED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AS WELL AS WHILE PARKED. THERE IS NO WARNING, IT JUST STALLS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY IT JUST CUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THEN STARTED TO CAR AND IT DROVE AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. IT ALSO STALLS WHILE PARKED WITH NO WARNING. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON. YOU THEN HAVE TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS THEN HOPE IT STARTS THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED AND THIS PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. WHAT I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IS WHEN I UNPLUG THE BATTERY IT IS RESETTING THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL. BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2006 JEEP COMMANDER LTD 5.7L. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASH RANDOMLY. LOSS OF POWER AND CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME VEHICLE BUT WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE SIZE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO MOVE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,356 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED. I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS MORNING AND ALL OFF A SUDDEN JUST BEFORE I WENT TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WENT STIFF AND STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE...NOW CAN HARDLY STEER IT AT ALL...I THINK THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS TOAST...ITS A HUGE JOB AS FOR YOU HAVE TO DROP THE FRONT DIFF TO REPLACE ..VERY EXPENSIVE AND IS NOT UNDER MY WARRANT....VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 80,000 KM NOW ...I BOUGHT IT USED LAST WEEK AND HAVE ONLY DROVE IT FOR 1,500KM ...NOT COOL!! WHY IS THIS HAPPENING ON SO MANY JEEPS!!????? CHRYSLER NOT DOING A THING ABOUT IT???? SAFE???.....I DON'T THINK SO! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE STOPPED OR IDLING HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD DIM AND THE ENGINE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED AS NORMAL. IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,848.

1. NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE INNER DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND YOU CANT EXIT THE VEHICLE. 3. THE ONLY CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE OEM DOOR PANEL FOR EVERY DOOR. THE DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC AND IS MOLDED INTO THE DOOR PANEL SO THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE PANEL AT A VERY LARGE EXPENSE. UNFORTUNATELY THE REPLACEMENT DOOR PANELS ARE THE SAME DESIGN SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL ALSO. MY FEAR IS THAT IN A TIME OF CRISIS ONE OR ALL OF THE DOORS COULD FAIL TO OPEN. BELOW WAS SENT TO CHRYSLER.COM THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW WITH THE INNER DOOR HANDLES ON THE JEEP COMMANDER. THE HOUSING IS ENTIRELY MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS VERY BRITTLE. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USE THE PLASTIC STARTS TO CRACK THEN BREAK AWAY AND THE INNER HANDLE WILL NOT FUNCTION. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLE YOU ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INNER DOOR PANEL. PART 5JS891D1AG FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE PURCHASING THE ENTIRE OEM PANEL FOR EACH DOOR IS UNGODLY EXPENSIVE BUT NECESSARY IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ACTUALLY WANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO "DUKES OF HAZARD" AND CLIMB OUT. THE REPLACEMENT PANELS ARE IN NO WAY IMPROVED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT THEY WILL BREAK AS WELL IN THE SAME MANNER. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY THAT THEY WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR IN A TIME OF NEED. I AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL COMMANDER OWNERS. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOU

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW I HAVE BEING HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, THEY CANNOT FIND KNOW FAULTS OR DEFECTS. THE LIGHTS HAS BEING GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH MY BABY IN THE VEHICLE CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILD. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE JEEP DEALERSHIP CANNOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OF ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. I ARE COMPLETELY LOST AND CONFUSE. *TR

ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER I HAVE DEFECTIVE CORRODED TIRE VALVE STEMS WHICH ARE NOW CRACKED AND CAUSE THE TIRE TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE PROBLEM I AM TOLD IS DUE TO THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM BEING CORRODED BY THE METAL VALVE STEM CAP. ALL IS ORIGINAL FACTORY PARTS. I AM AFRAID IF THE VALVE STEM COMPLETELY FAILS AND THE TIRE GOES FLAT WHILE DRIVING IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS AND IN FACT AT MY LAST SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED AN ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION DID NOT WANT TO PASS THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE SITUATION WAS TO DANGEROUS BUT STILL REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 5.7 L HEMI IN MAY OF 2009 WITH 46K MILES .SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT ,I HAD IT REPLACED .THEN THE CAR STARTED TO STALL PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY AND I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY . TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE AND THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. THIS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STALLS AND IT WILL HAPPEN ABOUT TWICE A MONTH . THEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON IN THE 3RD ROW SEAT AND I CUT OFF BY ANOTHER CAR AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES THE BELT BUCKLE BROKE OFF AND MY SON END UP ON THE FLOOR . IN JULY 2010 I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH AND THE DASH BOARD LIT UP AND ENGINE STALLED ,I LOST THE POWER STEERING ,ACCELERATOR BECOME VERY LOOSE AND STUCK TO THE FLOOR ,BRAKES DID NOT WORK 'I MPUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. THERE IS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD SO I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK . AT THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE . THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE COST WILL BE 8K TO FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,200.

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS OFF AND ON SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. WITHIN A MONTH, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WHILE TRYING TO GET IT STARTED THE LIGHTS CAME ON, NO START. WAITED, TRIED AGAIN, DIMMER LIGHTS; WAITED AGAIN NOTHING! ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOTALLY NON FUNCTIONING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD STALLING ISSUES AND CAR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING GEARS. IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST CAN'T GET SPEED UP AND NOT EVEN A HIGH RATE, JUST IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE GEAR WENT FROM DRIVE TO 3RD! I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING WITH NO LUCK AND THEN THAT STALLING FEELING ALL THE WAY TO WORK. THE TRUCK HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN BUT IT'S NOT WORKING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPG WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000: POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE-TCM, PCM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATIVE TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I'M A OWNER OF A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED AND STARTING TO BECOME FRUSTRATED AND SCARED TO DRIVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR STALLS OUT (LOOSES POWER, ELECTRICAL, POWER BRAKES/ STEERING, EVERYTHING) WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, PARKING SPOT, ETC. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE ISSUE. JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING YOU SUGGEST FOR ME TO DO AS THIS I NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND PROBABLY NOT THE LAST. THANKS *TR

MY SON TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO A BROKEN PANEL AROUND THE DOOR LATCH HANDLE. I ALSO FIND THAT OTHER DOOR LATCHES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FIND THAT A PERSON COULD BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH IS ABOUT TO FAIL ALSO AT THIS TIME. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PARTS AS YET AND FIND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SQUEAL COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED YET MORE NOTICEABLE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER APPLIED AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL TO THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY HAD NEW BRAKE PARTS INSTALLED BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE CONTROL PANEL, BEGAN BLINKING RAPIDLY BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING. THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTARTING, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND DID NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.