2006 Jeep Commander complaints

*WHILE DRIVING DOWN A LEVEL HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, WHILE USING CRUISE, THE RPMS JUMPED DRASTICALLY AS IF GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. ALTHOUGH IT SHIFTED FOR WHATEVER REASON, AS I STATED IT WAS FLAT GROUND, THERE WAS NO PICK UP SPEED. **HOWEVER, AT OTHER TIMES I HAVE HAD THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT PUSHING ON THE GAS AND IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN CRUISE. ***I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SPUTTERING MOSTLY AT ABOUT 40 MPH BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC HAS BEEN CLEAR ENOUGH TO REGAIN PROPER CONTROL. NO PATTERN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THEY TOLD ME TO LOOK FOR A PATTERN AND THERE WASN'T ONE. THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES AND THE "SITUATION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED". NOT REAL PLEASED. I AM LISTING EACH TYPE OF FAILURE SEPARATELY ON THIS SITE. I AM ALSO SIMPLY USING A BASIC DATE BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN I PICKED UP THE JEEP I WAS TOLD IT'S A BIG MOTOR AND PEOPLE JUST AREN'T USED TO DRIVING THEM. MY HUSBAND WAS RAISED ON A FARM, SO HE KNOWS "BIG MOTORS". NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ONCE THE VEHICLE I SHUT OFF. THE CONTACTWAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.*AK

WE PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IN JULY OF 2006. SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT, WE HAVE HAD 2 ROCK CHIPS, THAT WE HAVE HAD PATCHED. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE 4 DIFFERENT CRACKS THAT HAVE ALL STARTED BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND ALL 4 CRACKS STARTED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. FIRST, IT SEEMS THAT JEEP COMMANDERS ARE MUCH MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROCK CHIPS THAN ANY OTHER CAR THAT WE HAVE EVER OWNED. SECOND, THE LATEST 4 CRACKS DO NOT SEEM TO EVEN HAVE STARTED FROM ROCK CHIPS, BUT SINCE THEY HAVE ALL STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS (WHEN THE WIPERS WERE NOT BEING USED AT ALL), THIS SEEMS TO US TO BE SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW WITH THE COMMANDER'S WINDSHIELD. PERHAPS THE WINDSHIELDS ARE JUST TOO BIG, TOO STRAIGHT, WITH LITTLE TO NO SLOPE AT ALL, OR JUST NOT MADE STURDY ENOUGH. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN OR QUALITY PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD, AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT WE WENT TO NOT BEING WILLING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. WE DON'T DRIVE OUR CARS ON GRAVEL ROADS AT ALL, WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THEM THROUGH ANY CONSTRUCTION ZONE AREAS. WE DRIVE THEM ON NORMAL, GENERALLY GOOD CONDITION ROADS, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE THAT IN 9 MONTHS TIME, WE HAVE HAD 2 ROCK CHIPS, AND NOW 4 DIFFERENT CRACKS. WE DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY $500 TO HAVE A WINDSHIELD REPAIRED, THAT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH ONCE IT IS REPAIRED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE HAVE TALKED T

MY WIFE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND WAS FORCED TO MOVE INTO THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, LESS THAN 10 MPH, AS SHE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSATED, THEN, THE BRAKE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAD DONE NOTHING TO SOLVE THIS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER (5.7L HEMI ENGINE) AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE DID RESTART, BUT AFTER FOUR DAYS OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MAKE CONTACT W/THE WINDSHIELD IN CERTAIN AREAS. MEDVED CHRYSLER /JEEP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES, WHICH ALREADY WAS REPLACED WITH 3 DIFFERENT TYPES PRIOR TO THEM, IT DID NOT CHANGE.*AK THEY THEN REPLACED THE R/F WIPER ARM, WITH NO CHANGE. I ASKED IF THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE THE PROBLEM, CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. ELITE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD @ NO CHARGE TO MEDVED OR ME. IT BECAME EVEN WORSE!!!! I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMMANDERS DRIVING TOWARDS ME W/THE SAME PROBLEMS IN THE SAME AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE ZONE REP FOR CHRYSLER EVEN STATED "MINE DOES THE SAME THING." THE OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IS DANGEROUS!! CHRYSLER "CAN'T SEE ANY PHYSICAL DEFECT" SO IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE CASTLE ROCK BRANCH OF MEDVED WAS ABLE TO SEE IT ALL HAPPEN FIRSTHAND. HE CALLED CHYRSLER,AND THEY BLEW HIM OFF AS W/THE THE FIRST TIME HE CALLED THEM W/ MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER'S 1-800 NUMBER AND THEY WERE LESS THAN HELPFULL, SAID "IT IS UP TO THE DEALER YOU TOOK IT TO TO MAKE A DECISION. THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN; THIS IS A ENGENIRING OR WINDSHIELD MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS DANGEROUS! THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN @ OR BELOW FREEZING W/OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOOSING TOTAL CONTACT IN A CIRCLE PATTERN DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DIRECT LINE OF VISION IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ONLY CHANGED BY PULLING OVER AND BLASTING THE WINDSHIELD W/

WHILE DRIVING IN SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5 MPH TO 20 MPH THE JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLED. THE STALLING HAPPENED ABOUT 2 - 3 TIME PER MONTH IN TRAFFIC AND STOP LIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME UNLESS THEY COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO FAR. *AK

1) 2006 JEEP COMMANDER BEGAN STALLING JUST WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING IT. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ABOUT 10 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. 2) THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS WHILE DRIVING (USUALLY WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN), OR WHEN COMING TO STOP OR WHEN BEGINNING TO GO. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS, INTERSECTIONS, AS WELL AS DRIVING ON BUSY ROADS. LUCKILY THE CARS BEHIND PUT ON THEIR BRAKES BEFORE REAR-ENDING MY CAR. HOWEVER, THE RESULT COULD EASILY BE AN ACCIDENT - WHICH I AM TRYING TO PREVENT. 3) BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD THAT WHILE THEY AND CHRYSLER ARE AWARE, THEY HAVE NOT COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. I ALSO CALLED CHRYSLER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO GET A SECOND OPINION BUT THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED/LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STALL. SHE STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 8,400 MILES, AND IT NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DIAMLER /CHRYSLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 . *AK

MY 2006 V8 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS. IT WILL HAPPEN ON AVERAGE ONCE A WEEK. ALSO, THE RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL SOMETIMES NOT GO UP ALL THE WAY AND "OUNCE DOWN.*AK

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER (4.7 LITER) CONSTANTLY STALLS AND HESITATES AND THE DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME THING AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. ALSO THE THIRD ROW SEAT BELTS SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM. *JB

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED'S ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF AND YOU ARE JUST SITTING THERE. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS THERE IS ALWAYS TRAFFIC AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE STEERING TO EASILY MOVE YOUR CAR TO A SAFE PLACE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY CHRYSLER. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LTD HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP ON 08/17/06, AND THEY REPLACED THE IDLE CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HASN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH LOSING POWER UNTIL 3-9-07. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE RADIO STAYED ON AND NOTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WILL SUBMIT THE CASE NUMBER FROM CHRYSLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9800.*AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN SEPTEMBER 2006 FROM SOUTH BAY MERCEDES IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA. IT HAD LESS THAN 600 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. FOLLOWING ARE DATES A DESCRIPTIONS OF A CHRONIC PROBLEM REGARDING THE COMMANDER. 9/27/06: MILEAGE1835 DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN GOING UP ANY KIND OF GRADE AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PEDAL WAS HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED ALSO ON FLAT GROUND. INTERMITTENT. SOLUTION: UNDIAGNOSED. TEST DROVE, DID NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN. STAR REPORT# 8501436 11/17/06: MILEAGE4704 DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN GOING UP A HILL AT LOW SPEED AND BRAKING PEDAL GOES SOFT AND THERE IS A NOISE AND BRAKES FAIL GRINDING NOISE. SOLUTION: UNDIAGNOSED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN AT THIS TIME. IF CONCERN PERSISTS RECOMMEND TO RETURN. 1/19/07: MILEAGE8343 DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN GOING UP A HILL AND BRAKING VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES HARD. SOLUTION: REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER. FOUND WET GUMMY WET SUBSTANCE IN THE BRAKE. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN AT THIS TIME. 3/5/07 MILEAGE10698 DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN GOING UP HILL AND BRAKING THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND PEDAL GOES HARD. SOLUTION: PENDING 3/6/07 REPORTED PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO CHRYSLER AT 800-992-1997 @12:31 PM. REPRESENTATIVE KAREN TOOK HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND GAVE REFERENCE NUMBER 16014820. PENDING CALL BACK AFTER SHE SPEAKS WITH DEALERSHIP. *JB

WE PURCHASED A JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 4.7L 10/06. WE LOVE THE CAR, BUT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE STALLING PROBLEM 5 TIMES SO FAR- 3 TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN AND 2 TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY. I BRING IT TO A DEALER EACH TIME IT HAPPENS AND I AM TOLD THE DIAGNOSTIC RECORDING DEVICE AND IT DOESN'T TELL THEM ANYTHING. THE DEALER SHIP SAYS "THEY CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" THE 5 TIME IT HAPPENED I GOOGLED "JEEP COMMANDER STALLING" AND FOUND THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED CHRYSLER TO COMPLAIN AND GOT NO RESPONSE. ONE OF THE POSTS ON CARSPACE.COM SUGGESTED COMPLAINING TO YOU. JB

I OWN A JEEP COMMANDER WITH A 3.7 V6 ENGINE 2006 4X4. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH STALLING AND IDLING. AT TIMES THE CAR SPUTTERS AND HESITATES. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER ON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

2006 4.7 V8 JEEP COMMANDER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS, THE MOST SEVERE BEING 3 (OUT OF 7) INOPERABLE SEATBELTS AND SPORADIC STALLING OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST 8 - 10 TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLED (WENT DEAD), I WAS AT A STOPPED POSITION ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED. I WAS GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE WHICH ASSISTED ME IN STOPPING AND I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED. I HAVE REFUSED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE THAT TIME OUT OF SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MY CHILDREN AND FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON 4 OCCASIONS - NOTHING HAS WORKED. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION REFUSES TO BUY-BACK THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM IN THE SHOP. I HAVE WITNESSES TO THE OCCURRENCES AND HAVE DOCUMENTED EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. *JB

2007 JEEP COMMANDER, V8 ENGINE.....THIS VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED NEW 02/2006. IT STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND IS CONTINUING TO STALL TO THE POINT THAT I WILL NOT ALLOW MY TEENAGER DAUGHTER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY DEALERSHIP (I HAVE PURCHASED 6 NEW CHRYSLER VEHICLES OVER PAST 16 YEARS) SAYS THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX, THAT I WILL HAVE TO WAIT ON CHRYSLER TO RECALL IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE, IS THAT WHAT IT TAKES TO GET SOMEONE TO REALIZE THERE IS A PROBLEM? THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CALLED AND COMPLAIN TO YOU AS WELL AS CHRYSLER.....*NM

MANY TIMES WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC OR A U-TURN THE VEHICLE WITH SHUT DOWN AND LOSE ALL POWER FOR 1-2 SECONDS. YOU CAN PUT YOUR FOOT TO THE FLOOR AND THE JEEP MOVES JUST ENOUGH TO GET YOU INTO AND INTERSECTION THEN LOSES POWER. INSTINCT IS TO PUSH THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, BUT THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS ALL THE POWER COMES BACK AND THE VEHICLE LEAPS AT FULL THROTTLE ALMOST SENDING YOU INTO A SPIN. THIS AS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE DEALER HAS NO FIX. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO ODI 10178480. THE ODI 10181086 COULD ALSO BE POSSIBLY CONNECTED. THE DESIGN AND POSITION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH IN 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IS SUCH THAT A SLIGHT KNEE MOVEMENT MIGHT TURN THE IGNITION OFF , RESULTING IN LOST OF POWER AND POWER STEERING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, MOST RECENT ONE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-5 IN THE LEFT LANE AT 65 MPH, WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT LANE. LUCKILY ENOUGH I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY STEER LEFT ONTO UNPAVED MEDIAN AND STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. MERGING BACK FROM MEDIAN INTO THE LEFT LINE WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *JB

THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE BACK UP ALARM SENSOR DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ABOUT SIX TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY FOUND THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE SENSOR SHOULD SOUND AT 59 INCHES, BUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ALARM SOUNDED U AT 11 INCHES. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. *NM. *AK UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 2005. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON DIFFERENT OCCASION DUE TO MY CAR STALLING. IT ISN'T UNTIL MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKS AND I CAN'T PUSH THE GAS PEDDLE THAT I REALIZE I HAVE NO POWER. MY DASH LIGHTS DON'T COME ON, MY RADIO DOESN'T GO OFF. I JUST STALL... THE DEALER SAYS " THE COMPUTER DOESN'T REGISTER THE CUT OFF", AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SO I HAVE THIS CAR THAT I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL DIE....I WAS GOING TO A VALENTINE PARTY AND ON MY WAY THERE MY CAR CUT OFF TWICE WITHIN A MINUTE AND HALF AND NEITHER SHOWED UP ON THE MY VEHICLES COMPUTER, THE PERSON THAT WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME GOT A LITTLE ROAD RAGE AND SPED AROUND ME WITH THE FINGER. I HAVE AN 8 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY CASE INVESTIGATED. AS I SUBMIT THIS MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW. *NM

RE: PE07-009 -- 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7L V8 -- AUTOMATIC STALLED EVERY TIME BACKED OUT OF GARAGE AND ON OTHER SLIGHT INCLINES AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAD THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS ON A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE. INVESTIGATOR CHRIS LASH MAY WANT TO QUERY ENTERPRISE ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMANDERS IN THEIR FLEET -- QUICK WAY TO CAPTURE FEEDBACK ON A LARGE NUMBER OF CARS. MOREOVER, ENTERPRISE SEEMS TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY WILLING TO SELL THESE CARS OUT OF THE FLEET PROGRAM WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE VEHICLE MEETING MINIMUM MILEAGE LIMITS USUALLY OBSERVED. WE WERE CONSIDERING BUYING A CAR FROM THEM UNTIL WE DISCOVERED ON THE WEB-BLOGS THAT MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR STALLING INCIDENTS. *JB

WHEN DRIVE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE FORWARD THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14446. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 7 TIMES.*AK

ENGINE STALLED IN SLOW SPEED TURN IN MIDDLE OF TURN LANE. *JB

I PURCHASED 2006 JEEP COMMANDER DEC '06. HAD CONTINUOUS ISSUES W/THE PERFORMANCE -SERVICE DEPT CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. APPROX THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I WAS PULLING OFF FROM A PARKING SPACE -CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. I ASSUMED THAT I HIT THE GEAR OR DIDN'T HAVE COMPLETELY ENGAGED. B/C A NEW CAR, I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE BUT NOT A REAL ISSUE. IN AUG '06, TAKING MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, BACKING UP IN THE DEALERSHIP LOT & THE CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. ADDED THE REQUEST TO HAVE THE ISSUE CHECKED. I EXPLAINED THIS WASN'T THE 1ST TIME THE CAR CUT OFF AND THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING FOUND. IN SEPT '06, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN STOP & GO TRAFFIC - MY CAR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THAT THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, AND SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE SITUATION AND WAS ASKED TO PICK UP MY CAR. I TOLD THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT I WAS NOT PICKING UP MY CAR UNTIL SOMETHING WAS DONE. MY CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING! THAT IS NOT SAFE. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I AM IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT TO SAY SEE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTED THAT THEY CONTACTED THE STAR HOTLINE AND REPLACED THE PCM AND INSTALLED A CONTROL PROGRAM. I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE STALLING AND HESITATION WHILE DRIVING BUT THE CAR HAS NOT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN ACCEL

I BOUGHT A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH A 5.7L HEMI IN DEC. OF 2006. I NOW HAVE ROUGHLY 3000 MILES ON IT AND IT'S STALLS DAILY. SOMETIMES TWO-TIMES A DAY. WHETHER I AM ON A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP, AT A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN THIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF. IT'S SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND RIGHT AFTER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED LOT'S OF REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED OR I WANT A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 7 MAJOR CRASHES INVOLVING BUSY INTERSECTIONS CAUSE OF THIS STALL PROBLEM. MY WIFE REFUSES TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AND I HATE DRIVING IT NOW. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EASILY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER DEALER ON 1/31/07 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD STALLING FAILURE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET ONCE AND DRY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE, AND WAS TOLD IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GASOLINE. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED.*AK UPDATED 03/13/07. *JB

JEEP COMMANDER 2006 4X4 (MY WIFE JENNIFER IVESTER ON 1.28.2007) IN DRIVE GOING DOWN THE STREET 25 MPH, SHE HAS FOOT ON ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE DIES. FULL POWER AND VEHICLE FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS STRANDED IN INTERSECTION WITH CARS COMING TOWARD VEHICLE. ALL THE CARS SLAM ON BREAKS. WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING VEHICLE IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND IGNITION TURN BACK ON. SHE QUICKLY MANEUVERED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. SHE CONTACTED DEALER AND SETUP APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT VEHICLE ON 1.30.2007. VEHICLE HAS 7K MILES ON IT. MY WIFE IS CERTAIN THAT SHE DIDN'T HIT THE IGNITION AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS OCCURRENCE ON MANY JEEP COMMANDER FORUMS AND THIS IS HAPPENING TO LOTS OF FOLKS. THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. REGARDS, RODNEY IVESTER. *NM

THE CAR GOES COMPLETELY DEAD WHILE BEING DRIVEN. ELECTRICAL, STEERING, BRAKES, EVERYTHING GOES OUT. THE CAR IS MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAS NEVER QUIT RUNNING WHILE STOPPED, WHICH WOULD NOT BE AS DANGEROUS. HAVE TO STRUGGLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND BRING IT TO A STOP, WHILE TRAFFIC IS COMING AT ME FROM ALL SIDES. WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT UP, IT RUNS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 9 TIMES IN LESS THAN A YEAR. IT'S POTENTIALLY DEADLY TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, AND ANY OTHER CARS OR PEDESTRIANS IN THE VICINITY. I'VE COMPLAINED MANY TIMES BUT THE SERVICE DEPT. DISCOURAGED ME FROM BRINGING IT IN SINCE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DROVE THE CAR, BUT FINALLY GOT SO BAD I TOOK IT IN. TWO TIMES THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. NOW THE CAR HAS A MONITOR HOOKED UP TO IT TO RECORD ANY FAULT CODES. HOWEVER, I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR. IT IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I AM DRIVING MY DAUGHTER'S CAR. WE HAVE FILED A LEMON LAW COMPLAINT AND WILL PURSUE VIGOROUSLY FOR THE CAR TO BE REPURCHASED SO I CAN BUY A DIFFERENT CAR THAT DOESN'T PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN HARM'S WAY.

IT STARTED OUT THAT THE CAR WAS ACTING UP, EVERY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WERE GOING ALL OVER THE PLACE (LIKE THEY WERE BOUNCING). WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN WHEN IT WAS STILL DOING THIS, BECAUSE THEY PLUGGED IT IN TO THE COMPUTER AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SO TO THE DISMAY OF MY WIFE WE TOOK THE CAR BACK EVEN THOUGH THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO THE MALL (ON THE 29TH OF DEC.), IT WAS EXTREMELY BUSY, SO THE MALL HAD FLAGMEN OUT DIRECTING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ON A DOWNHILL RAMP WAITING FOR THE FLAGMEN TO LET HER GO. AS SHE WAS SITTING THERE STOPPED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED GOING NUTS AGAIN. AT THAT MOMENT HER FOOT, WHICH WAS ON THE BRAKE WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, SHE HAD LOST ALL BRAKE PRESSURE IN THE PEDAL. AS SHE WAS PUMPING THE BRAKES SHE HAD TO HONK AND WAVE TO THE FLAGMEN THAT SHE COULDN'T STOP AND TO MOVE. SHE HAD TRAVELED ABOUT A 100 FEET AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE CAR HIT THE ONE THAT WAS FURTHER DOWNHILL FROM HER. WE CALL REUTHER JEEP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY SAID TO TOW THE CAR TO THEIR SHOP AND THEY WOULD GIVE US A RENTAL CAR. THEY TOLD ME TO CONTACT CHRYSLER AND HAVE THEM DO AN INVESTIGATION. THEY DID THEY INVESTIGATION (WITHOUT DRIVING THE CAR) PLUGGED IT INTO THE COMPUTER, AND LATER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, AND WE SHOULD CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. NO OTHER E

TL* - THE CONTACT PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE FIRST WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, AND THE SECOND AT 20 MPH. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OR INDICATOR LIGHTST. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF SEVERAL RELATED COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THE INCIDENTWAS ERRATIC. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED, INCLUDING THE RISK OF A CRASH OCCURRING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

BROUGHT CAR ON 10/02/06. *JB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHEN I AM DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN I COME TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STARTS IMMEDIATELY AGAIN ONCE IT IS PUT BACK INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK BUT IT HAPPENS TOO OFTEN AND I BELIEVE IT IS HAZARDOUS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS ON 27DEC06 AND THERE IS STILL NOT A CODE IN THE SYSTEM FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM BY OTHER OWNERS. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THIS PROBLEM? *NM

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION, CAUSING POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM FAILURE (IE BRAKES AND STEERING). *NM

2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS INCLUDES PULLING OUT INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER TRAFFIC AREAS. THE CAR JUST STOPS PRODUCING POWER AND SHUTS OFF. IT RESTARTS JUST FINE. *NM

"06" JEEP COMMANDER WITH UNDER 5K MILES WILL "SHUT DOWN" WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SPEED RELATED. THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF AS WILL THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, AS WELL AS ALL AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT (RADIO AND SUCH). IT IS PRESENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME AS THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DEFINE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM UPON INITIAL INSPECTION. *NM

2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7 V8 STALLED IN TRAFFIC DURING NORMAL USAGE. WHILE SLOWING THE COMMANDER FOR A STOP THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND ALL POWER EQUIPMENT WAS DISABLED. IE. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, ETC... THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND IS VERY UNSAFE. *JB

2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. TYPICALLY AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS, WHEN IT IS TIME TO GO. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 4.7L DURING A THUNDERSTORM AND DROVE THROUGH ABOUT A FOOT TO A FOOT AND A HALF OF WATER AND WOUND UP BLOWING MY ENGINE. OTHER SUVS IN THE AREA MADE IT THROUGH THE WATER WITH NO PROBLEM BUT MINE DIED IN THE WATER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR INTAKE ON THE VEHICLE IS LOW, JUST BELOW THE FRONT BUMPER. THIS IS A "TRAIL RATED" VEHICLE WHICH IS BOASTED TO PERFORM WELL IN "WATER FORDING". CHRYSLER REFUSES TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY, STATING THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS NOT DUE TO MECHANICAL DEFECT, THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR DRIVING THROUGH WATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AS INTENDED. IF THIS IS THE CASE JEEP SHOULD NEVER HAVE "TRAIL RATED" THIS VEHICLE. IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MECHANICAL DEFECT, BUT IT SURE IS DESIGN DEFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

ENGINE STALL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS. OCCURS WHEN TURNING. ENGINE JUST QUITS BUT RESTARTS UPON RE-IGNITION. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND A STALLED VEHICLE. SCARED ME TO MY WITS END AS CARS ZIPPED BY ME. SECOND INCIDENT TODAY WAS WHEN TURNING TO THE STREET FROM PARKING. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS. PLANNING TO BRING TO DEALER WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. JEEPFORUM.COM LISTS SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC MY COMMANDER SHUTS OFF. IT ALSO STALLS AT TIMES WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. THE ESP LIGHT ALSO COMES ON WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE VEHICLE ON IN PARK. I TURNED INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND WERE NO HELP IN TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *NM

I HAVE OWNED MY COMMANDER FOR 4 MONTHS AND HAS STALLED COMPLETELY ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. IT HAS STALLED ON ME AT SPEEDS OF 25-35, 10, 20, MPH. I FEEL AT DANGER WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR SERVICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER AND THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *JB

(1) CAR IS OFF, BUT AIR CONDITIONER, OR BLOWER, IS TURNED ON (2) CAR STARTS, ENGINE LIGHT, OR GAS GAUGE DOESN'T COME ON, IT STARTS, YOU DRIVE A BIT, IT MAKES NOISE(S) THEN STALLS (3) TURNED CAR OFF AFTER IT ROLLS TO A STOP. WHEN I TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER, OR BLOWER TO THE OFF POSITION I SEEM TO NOT HAVE AS MANY STALLS, IF NOT ANY. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP LOOKS AT IT WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF THEY CANNOT SEE ANY ERROR CODES. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHO IS NEAR A DEALER TO SEE THE FREAKING' ERROR CODES?!?!?! *JB

2006 JEEP COMMANDER - PURCHASED NEW IN 02/2006....VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL (MOTOR DIE COMPLETELY) WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, IE PULLING OUT FROM RED LIGHTS OR TURNING INTO DRIVEWAYS, ETC. I HAVE REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY LUCK, CALLED TODAY BUT THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS AND UNTIL JEEP/CHRYSLER LETS THEM KNOW HOW TO FIX IT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY THIS VEHICLE. *NM

ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DECELERATING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. *NM

TRUCK STALLED 4 TIMES TWICE AT MEDIUM SPEEDS WITH MY WIFE AND SON IN VEHICLE. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AT TIME. HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK THEN HAPPENED YESTERDAY TWICE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING OUT OF STATE IN THE LEFT LANE DOING 65 MPH BOOM IT JUST SHUT DOWN COULDN'T EVEN BE STARTED IN NEUTRAL SHE HAD TO GO INTO THE MEDIAN STRIP STOP PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND START IT . THEN 15 MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING . THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND SO FAR TOLD ME THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG AT THIS TIME. *JB