TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE TURN SIGNAL, IT WOULD BLINK INTERMITTENTLY THEN IT BECOME STUCK IN POSITION. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE. SHE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO HER RESIDENCE; ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM); HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,500.
2006 Jeep Commander complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2006 record →
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000.
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH THIS WEEK. I LOST POWER STEERING, MY ACCELERATION, AND THEN THE WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN. I BROUGHT IT TO JEEP AND THE FOUND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY RESOLUTION TO WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE CAR. *TR
2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 4X4, 5.7LITER HEMI. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. DEALER CAN NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 42000 MILES. JEEP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED IT IS NOW MY PROBLEM. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ALTHOUGH THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS NOW STALLED 4 TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ENGINE DIES AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. I MANAGED TO RESTART IT AND NO HARM WAS DONE. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND NO HARM WAS DONE. THE THIRD TIME WAS LAST WEEK. THIS TIME IT STALLED AND I COULD NOT RESTART IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, SHERMAN JEEP IN SKOKIE, IL, FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAD IT A WEEK AND CHARGED ME $616.00 AND COULD NOT GIVE ME A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT STALLED. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR STALLED AT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. I MANAGED TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES I TRIED IT AGAIN, AND THIS TIME IT STARTED. I GOT HOME, BUT I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED AND RESTARTED ITSELF REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER ADVISED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HE HEARD A LOUD SHATTERING NOISE, AND DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE RECURRED. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RETAINER CLIP BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE TO HANG DOWN, AND HIT THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE RETAINER CLIP AND THE BRAKE CABLE WERE REPAIRED. HE SPOKE TO THE JEEP MANUFACTURER TO CONFIRM THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR. HE WAS TOLD THE FAILURE WAS NOT A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS A STARTING ISSUE AND MANY OCCURRENCES HAVE HAD TO TURN THE KEY OVER SEVERAL TIMES TO GET VEHICLE TO START. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE . HE THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE ANDTHE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED V8 5.7L HEMI. IT IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, ALWAYS GARAGED AND NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO IT BEGAN STALLING WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE ELECTRICAL DID NOT GO OFF, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STALLED. THIS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES EASILY 20+ OCCURRENCES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEY TOLD US TO USE HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE IN THE CAR... A WEEK LATER MY WIFE WAS AT WORK AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKED FINE. WE HAD IT TOWED AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TOLD US THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, IT WAS IN DRIVE AND AS I SLOWED TO A STOP IT STALLED - AGAIN THE ELECTRICAL REMAINED ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL AND THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT, BUT COULDN'T TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG, WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY COULDN'T TELL US ANYTHING EITHER. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS COULD BE HORRIBLE IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER'S ROOF IS RUSTING. I NOTICED IT IN MARCH 2010. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF BIRD POOP AND WILL ONLY PAY HALF THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. IT COSTS $1,600.00. I DO NOT HAVE $800.00. ANOTHER BODY SHOP I TOOK THE JEEP TO SAID IT WAS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT, THEREFORE I THINK IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE ROOF. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, 06 JEEP COMMANDER HAD SMOKE POURING INTO THE INSIDE FROM THE GEAR SHIFT, VENTS, ETC. SMELLED ELECTRICAL. CAR REFUSED TO TURN OFF ON TWO ATTEMPTS WITH KEYS ALREADY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THAT WAS THE FIRST OCCASION FOR THAT PROBLEM. HAVE HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING THAT THE CAR STALLS, LOCKING UP THE STEERING WHEEL, ETC. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED THE RECALL ???? IT STILL STALLS, SOMETIMES THREE TIMES A DAY...WHICH IS DIFFICULT WHEN YOU HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE BEHIND YOU. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE SHOP NOW AS I HAD TO GET IT TOWED WHEN IT QUIT RUNNING, DURING THE FIRE. I AM CURRENTLY SEARCHING TO SEE IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CODE 0700 FAILURE OF TRANSAXLE CONTROL MODULE IT WAS A RECALL FOR THE 4.7 BUT NOT THE 3.7 IT CAN BE LIFETHREATNING FOR YOUR TRUCK TO HESITATE WHILE YOU ARE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *TR
WINDSHIELD EASILY CRACKS. DOOR HANDLES IS WOBBLY AND THEN CRACKS AND FALLS OUT OF PANEL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT. THE DEALER CLEANED THE PCM AND REPLACED THE DRIVERS DOOR WIRING HARNESS. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,300.
HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN TO REACHING SPEEDS OF 85 MPH. IF CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED ON NOW IT ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND I MA NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED AT ALL. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. FRONT WINDSHIELD LEAKS AND LETS IN TOO MUCH AIR. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS SINCE IT IS A DEFECT. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN. NOW REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS STARTING TO GET STUCK. HAVE REPLACED DRIVER SIDE SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW GOES DOWN BUT THE DRIVER SIDE WHICH HAS CONTROLS TO ALL THE WINDOWS DOES NOT WORK FOR ANY OF THE WINDOWS. MY CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN ON A DAILY BASIS. IT CAN GO FROM 35 MPH TO UNCONTROLLABLE SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY NEVER FIND THE PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP CANT EVEN FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, HER KNEE TOUCHED AGAINST THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE DEALER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE OCCURRED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET RECEIVED DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,353.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN BECAME HESITANT AS IF THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO ASSESS THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE RADIO AND HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON BUT THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CAM CRANK SENSOR WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CHECK ENGINE BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
ACCELERATION DOES NOT STOP WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED; ACCELERATES PAST REQUESTED SPEED AS IF GAS PEDAL IS STUCK. CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC, EXPLAINED PROBLEM, THEY SAID IT SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE A SAFETY ISSUE AND WOULD NOT TOUCH IT. CONTACTED CHRYSLER, BASICALLY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL, SORRY, AND TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT BY A JEEP DEALERSHIP. BEGAN RESEARCHING ONLINE, HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. ONE OWNER COMMENTED THAT HE INVESTED $600 IN PARTS THAT WERE NOT THE PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH, THERE ARE NO CODES FOR THIS ISSUE. FINALLY, THE PEOPLE WORKING ON IT DECIDED IT WAS THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS; HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED, AND THE SECOND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000.
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER (HEMI 5.7) ENGINE STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER AT 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. MY 3 KIDS, WIFE AND IMYSELF COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IT HAS ALSO STALLED 4 OTHER TIMES ON THE ROAD AT SLOW SPEEDS. ALL THE ELECTRICAL CONTROLS ARE LOST AND THE VEHICLE STALLES UNTIL I SHUT IT OFF THEN ON AGAIN. *TR
I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE BOLTS IN THE MANIFOLD REPLACED THREE TIMES NOW. WE BOUGHT THE JEEP BRAND NEW IN AUG. 06. THE FIRST TIME THE BOLTS BROKE WERE IN MAY 08, THE 2ND TIME WAS JULY 09 AND NOW APR 10. THE FIRST TIME THE BOLTS BROKE THE JEEP WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THE OTHER 2 TIMES I'VE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS. WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR EVERYDAY USE AND THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THESE BOLTS TO KEEP BREAKING. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT GOT NO WHERE. THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAD ONE BROKEN BOLT, THE 2ND TIME THERE WERE 3 BOLTS BROKEN AND THIS TIME THERE ARE 2 BROKEN. WE HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NEVER ONCE HAD TO REPLACE BOLTS IN THE MANIFOLD UNTIL PURCHASING THIS JEEP. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT BOLTS BREAKING OFF IN THE MANIFOLD IS NOT A NORMAL THING THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING. THE COMMANDER WE OWN HAS AN 8 CYLINDER ENGINE IN IT. *TR
THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN TO GIVE YOU THE BEST IDEA OF WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. IT CONSISTANTLY SPEEDS UP TO 20MPH OVER WHAT I INTEND IT TO BE SET AT. FOR EXAMPLE, IF I SET IT AT 40MPH IT WILL SPEED UP TO 60MPH INSTANTLY ON ITS OWN. 1. THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS 2. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET TO ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO MAINTIAN THE SET CRUISE SPEED BY SPEEDING UP ON ITS OWN. THE MOST LIKELY CONSEQUENCE WILL BE A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. 3. THE DEALER IS BEING CONTACTED TODAY FOR REPORT AND POSSIBILITY OF REPAIR.
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED V8 HEMI, JEEP STALLS ON HIGHWAY ANY SPEEDS, IT LOCKS UP AND SHUTS DOWN. AFTER I PULL OVER ITS STARTS UP AGAIN. THE JEEP HAS STALLED MANY TIMES MORE THAN 20 SINCE I OWNED IT. I HAVE HAD THE CAM AND CRANKSHAFT SENSORS REPLACED ALSO A NEW STARTER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STILL SAY THE CAM OR CRANK SENSORS THE PROBLEM I SPENDING WAY TO MUCH MONEY GETTING THE JEEP PUT ON A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND COMING UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE JEEP IS VERY UNSAFE. [XXX] *TR
LEASED A 2006 CHRSYLER JEEP COMMANDER BRAND NEW OFF THE CAR LOT TO EXPERIENCE STALLING MULTIPLE TIMES APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS FROM THE BEGINNING OF MY LEASE. STALLING OCCURRED OVER 12X. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING MORE THAN 4 TIMES TO BE TOLD THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER WAS NOT REGISTERING THE PROBLEM. THEN, I FILED UNDER THE FLORIDA STATE LEMON LAW TO RECEIVE NOT ACTION. PRESENTLY, I HAVE BEEN IN LITIGATION VS. CHRYSLER, UNDER THE WARRANTY ACT, SINCE TO NO AVAIL. *TR
CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES ACCELERATES SEVERELY. *TR
MY CAR HAS HAD SERIOUS ISSUES SINCE BUYING IT. NOW I HAVE A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CAN NOT DIAGNOSE. THAT HAS BEEN THE CASE FROM DAY ONE OF BUYING THE CAR. I AM FEARING A ELECTRICAL FIRE AND THE DEALER HAS THROWN UP THEIR HANDS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. CHRYSLER HAS NEVER HELPED ME WITH THIS AUTO BUT WAS GOING TO DECLARE IT AT ONE POINT A LEMON BUT WANTED TO CHARGE ME A OUT RAGEOUS USAGE FEE RIGHT AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. I HAVE A FILE AT THE JEEP DEALER LARGER THEN ANY FILE EVER ON A CAR THERE. MY JEEP ALWAYS HAVE HAS PROBLEMS HAS HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE AND THEY CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT WHY. IT USE TO STALL WHEN DRIVING AND ANY SPEED. I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND IT WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE CAR. IT TOOK THEM A YEAR AND HALF TO FIND AND FIX THAT PROBLEM. NOW THEY CAN FIND THIS PROBLEM AND WE FEAR A SERIOUS FIRE IN THE CAR. PLEASE HELP US. *TR
2006 JEEP COMMANDER 5.7 L HEMI 4X4 FIRST INCIDENT @ AROUND 22,000 MILES CURRENT MILES ON VEHICLE 50,100 MILES ENGINE STALLS FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING FORWARD OR REVERSE AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WILL STALL AT ANYTIME WITH LOSS OF ALL POWER (STEERING AND BRAKING) AND ENGINE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. HAPPENED MORE THAN 30+ TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2006. SINCE THEN, EVEN WHEN THE SERVICE ADVISER EXPERIENCE THE VEHICLE STALL IN THEIR SERVICE DROP OFF AREA THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOR CODES CAME ON SO THE DEALER CAN NOT TRACE THE ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS STILL IN FACTORY WARRANTY AND IS NOW IN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT NEEDS A TUNE UP ($700.00). WE HAD IT SERVICE FOR THE TUNE UP AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT WE NEEDED TO CHANGE THE BATTERY ($300.00), SO WE HAD IT SERVICED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STILL CONTINUE TO STALL. CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. AND SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO TROUBLE SHOOT THIS STALLING ISSUE. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A REPLY BACK FROM THEM IN 3 WEEKS NOW. I DON'T WANT MY FAMILY OR ANY OTHER FAMILIES OUT THERE TO BE THE FIRST TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT FOR CHRYSLER CORP. TO TAKE ACTION. *TR
2006 JEEP COMMANDER 3 OUT OF 4 INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKEN DUE TO POOR DESIGN IN MY OPINION. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WAS CAUSED BY ABUSE OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. BOTH REAR DOORS AND THE DRIVERS DOOR ARE BROKEN THE REAR DOORS ARE HARDLY EVER USED SO IT ISN'T FROM WEAR AND TEAR OR ABUSE. IM AFRAID IF IN A COLLISION I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE IF I HAD TO GET OUT IN A HURRY.FROM LOOKING AT FORUMS ON THE WEB IM FINDING OUT IT IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM EACH DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. CHRYSLER HAS NOT REDESIGNED THE HANDLES SO IN A COUPLE OF YEARS THEY WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE SAFETY SEAT IN THE FORWARD FACING POSITION ,SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES REAR SEATS HEAD REST TILTED FORWARD;WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE SAFETY SEAT TO REST AGAINST THE SEATS BACK . SHE COULD NOT REMOVE THE HEAD RESTS OR PUSH THEM BACKWARD; THEREFORE THE SAFETY SEAT COULD TILT OVER IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THIS WAS HOW THE SEATS HEAD REST WAS DESIGNED AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST WITH THE INSTALLATION OF HER SAFETY SEAT. SHE WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS A COMO MANUFACTURED BY RECARO SHE DID NOT HAVE THE MODEL NUMBER. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000. *CN UPDATED 02/17/10
I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO ABOUT AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER SINCE JANUARY 2009. I AM GOING TO BE KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHICH IN AN AGE OF ROAD RAGE COULD GET ME KILLED IF SOMEONE THINKS I'M WILLFULLY FLASHING THEM. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES GO ON AND OFF, THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM GO ON AND OFF; DID I FORGET TO SAY RANDOMLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IN THE PAST THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE EVALUATION, NOW I REFUSE TO KEEP PAYING THEM AND HAVE THEM SAY "SORRY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ON THE COMPUTER." SOMEONE WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS DEFECTED VEHICLE. ON 12/24/09 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IT FLASHED THE PEOPLE BEFORE ME, I GOT CONCERNED AND SWITCHED LANES ON THE HIGHWAY; EVERY TIME I SWITCHED LANES THEY SWITCHED BEFORE ME. I BELIEVE THEY THOUGHT I WAS PURPOSEFULLY FLASHING THEM. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT. *TR
HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BUT THE RADIO REMAINED ON AND THE ENGINE WAS ALSO WORKING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLIPPED ON AND THEN OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BASE ESP AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS, THEY STAYED ON. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE WORKING AND IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DARK OUT, COULD HAVE DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE DID COME BACK TO NORMAL WORKING ORDER WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS RECORD OF EVENTS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AT 10 PM AND WAS VERY SCARY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER JUNCTION BLOCK. THEY SAID THERE WERE MULTIPLE CODES THEY FOUND IN THE SYSTEM BUT THE FAULT THAT LEAPED OUT TO THEM WAS U0200. *TR
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER SEEMS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER PROBLEMS, I'M NOT CERTAIN WHICH. SINCE JANUARY 2009 I'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, THE HEAT, AND RADIO FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND ALL THE GAUGES FLUCTUATE; DURING THIS TIME THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PAID $100 TO HAVE THEIR COMPUTER EVALUATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. RECENTLY, ON 12/11/09 WHEN THE FLASHING WAS CONSTANT FOR OVER 5 MILES OF DRIVING, I BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER FOR AN IMMEDIATE EVALUATION. I ASKED IF OTHERS REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS I WAS TOLD "NO", SO I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN YOUR DATABASE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE SERVICE MANAGERS ALWAYS WANT ME TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURERS. WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN I ONLY HAD 55,250 MILES ON THE TRUCK. CURRENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORST BECAUSE IT IS MORE FREQUENT AND LAST LONGER. THE DEALER HAS A HUGE TURNOVER OF SERVICE MANAGERS AND MECHANICS SO EACH TIME I HAVE TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE THE SERVICE MANAGERS PRETEND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT THE TRUCK WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND KILL ME OR AN INNOCENT DRIVER. THE PROBLEM IS I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I'M STILL PAYING FOR THIS TRUCK. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MY LIGHTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASH, FLICKER AND TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHTS WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN IDLING ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER STATED THE MANIFOLD SENSOR, AND PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED. SINCE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)), SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $300.00 FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT WAS 43,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS OR WHILE IN THE REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL #08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS BUILT 2 WEEKS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 51,300.
DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ON 635E IN DALLAS, TX, THE CAR JUST DIED GOING 70 MPH WITH 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND I WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO THE HOV LANE AND IT HAD NOT SHOULDER, JUST A CONCRETE WALL. RATHER THAT CROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY FAST TRAFFIC WITH NO ACCELERATION IN THE CAR, I WENT INTO THE HOV LANE WHICH HAD LESS TRAFFIC AND GOT REAR ENDED BUT WAS NOT A SERIOUS WRECK AS IT WELL COULD HAVE BEEN. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND STARTED IT AND TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE POLICE. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR MY JEEP AND FOUND THE V8 ENGINE HAD A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE SINCE THE CAR WOULD STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR IS A V6. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY SAID I SHOULD TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY TO "SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR TO FIND THE PROBLEM" IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO FIX THE DAMAGE FROM THE REAR END COLLISION AND THANK MY LUCK STARS I AM STILL ALIVE TO FIX IT. YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE RECALL I REFERRED TO IS: 08V059000. *TR
THE RECIRCULATION ASSEMBLY ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER KEEPS ON BRAKING. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, AND THIS MORNING, I WENT TO TURN ON THE HEAT, AND I HEARD IT SNAP AGAIN. WHEN IT BRAKES, AIR COMES INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR NO MATTER WHAT THE POSITION OF YOUR A/C OR HEAT CONTROLS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE THEM OFF, AIR STILL COMES IN SINCE THE RECIRCULATION DOOR IS BROKEN. I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THAT HAS STALLED 4-5 WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS BOTH AT NORMAL SPEEDS AS WELL AS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. I HAVE TO SHIFT THE CAR TO NEUTRAL T RESTART OR STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY WIFE AND CHILD DRIVE/RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DAILY. WE HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE THERE WAS AN INCREASED RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, IN WHICH A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LAMPS AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RESURFACED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RESTART IT, AND CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AND THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THEY ALSO ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, SHE CHOSE NOT TO SINCE THERE WAS A FEE. THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V059000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ALSO RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82000.
TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE APART CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 45,300 MILES. *TR
2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE NOR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
PAINT ON FRONT TIP OF HOOD BUBBLING. TOOK JEEP INTO GET PAINTED AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO WATER GETTING BETWEEN THE HOOD AND FRAME - COULDN'T FIX, AND WILL COME BACK WITHIN A YEAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED. WHEN THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT IT WILL SHIFT INTO THE DRIVE GEAR, AND COULD ONLY BE DRIVEN IN THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.
I'VE NOTICED THAT MY JEEP IS A MONEY HUNGRY MACHINE. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED A JEEP CHEROKEE LMT AND NEEDED SOMETHING BIGGER AND SAFER TO HAUL AROUND THE BOYS I NANNY. I BOUGHT IT THINKING I WOULD HAVE IT FOR AWHILE. I HAVE REPORTED SEVERAL SAFETY AND HAZARDOUS PROBLEMS TO NHTSA ALREADY. I HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT NOW. I HAVE THREE RATHER LARGE RUST SPOTS AROUND MY REAR LICENSE PLATE ON THE TAIL GATE. THEY HAVE A WARRANTY FOR RUST UP TO 100,000 MILES. I TOOK IT IN TO GET REPAIRED BECAUSE I HAVE 94,000 MILES AND THEY WONT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY STATE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE NOT FOUND IN ANY FORM THAT IT NEEDS TO BE RUSTED THROUGH BUT THEY STILL WONT FIX IT. THE PAINT ON BOTH BUMPERS ARE PEELING OFF AND BOTH HAVE LARGE BLACK SPOTS FROM THE BUMPER BEING EXPOSED. THEY WONT HELP FIX ANY OF THIS. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAINT THE ENTIRE THING WHICH IS GOING TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. I BOUGHT THIS JEEP THINKING IT'S AMERICAN MADE AND I SHOULD STICK WITH THEM. QUITE FRANKLY THEY HAVE THE WORSE COSTUMER SERVICE OF ANYONE I HAVE BEEN. I WANT TO JUST GET RID OF THE VEHICLE BUT THEY MESSED ME OVER ON MY INTEREST RATE AND MY LOAN IS STILL HUGE. I HAVE REFINANCED AND GOT WITH A COMPANY THAT TREATS ME LIKE A PERSON. CHRYSLER ALSO MESSED UP MY CREDIT RATING BY REPORTING THAT I WENT MONTHS WITHOUT PAYMENT. I PAID THEM AND HAVE DISPUTED MY CREDIT. CHRYSLER I REALIZE WERE GOING INTO BANKRUPTCY AT THE TIME OF MY VEHICLE PURCHASE BUT THAT'S NO WA
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