2006 Jeep Commander complaints

ENGINE STALLED WHILE STARTING TO DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE. WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART VEHICLE AND MOVE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC LANE AND FULLY INTO THE PARKING SPOT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON A SHORT TEST DRIVE. *NM

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE STALLED. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK KEYED OFF THEN RESTARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATES NOTHING WILL BE DONE IF PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. *NM

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF!!!! TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WE ARE TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

PURCHASED NEW 2006 LIMITED MODEL. WINDSHIELD LEAKS, CAUSING WATER TO STAND IN FRONT FLOORBOARDS. RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. INITIALLY THE WINDSHIELD WAS RE-SEALED. SECOND FIX WAS REPLACEMENT OF DOOR GASKET.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60 MPH) THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED OUT/SHUT DOWN. WE LOST ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE 2 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE NEXT WEEK 9/22/06. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A WIND LEAK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND AFTER 2 FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY STILL CANNOT OFFER A SOLUTION. WILL LOOK AT AGAIN NEXT WEEK. *JB

PURCHASED 2006 COMMANDER IN MAY 2006. THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT I HEARD WIND NOISE. IT HAS SINCE BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS 4 TIMES, INCLUDING REMOVING THE DASH WHICH NOW HAS LEFT ME WITH A SQUEAKY DASHBOARD. HAVE CONTACTED THE DISTRICT MANAGER, WHO WANTS ONE MORE CHANCE, CALLED CORP CHRYSLER HQ WHO OPENED A FILE & THEN CLOSED IT WITHOUT VERIFYING MY SATISFACTION, HAVE REOPENED A FILE WITH CHRYSLER, TRIED TO SPEAK WITH A SERVICE MANAGER AT THE 800 CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS REFUSED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE SUV JUST SHUT OFF. NOT A STALL BUT A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN. ALL LIGHTS, GAUGES AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A LONG DOWN GRADE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP IN THE ROADWAY AND UPON PLACEMENT INTO PARK, WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS SITUATION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS APPROACHING CARS SAW NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROADWAY TO BE RESTARTED. CURRENTLY THIS VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND. IT HAS BEEN ROAD TESTED OVER 75 MILES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FAILURE. SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS A REAL CONCERN. *JB

ON JULY 28, 2006 I HAD PLACE THE JEEP IN REVERSE AND THE PARKING ASSIST NEVER PICKED UP MY 2004 CHEVY AVALANCHE PARKED BEHIND ME IN THE DRIVE WAY. CAUSING THE JEEP TO BACK INTO THE AVALANCHE. JEEP WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REVIEW, FOUND NOTHING WRONG BY THEIR COMPUTER TEST. JEEP WAS CONTACTED AND A ADJUSTOR CAME AND RAN THE SAME TEST IN AUGUST, HE STATED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE PARKING ASSIST. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE JEEP IN FOR NORMAL SERVICE (OIL CHANGE), THEY HAVE FOUND A CODE IN THE COMPUTER FOR ERRORS WITH THE SENSOR. JEEP HAS STATED THEY WILL NOT REVIEW THE CASE AGAIN UNTIL I HAVE THE DAMAGE REPAIRED. SENSOR IS GOING OFF EVERYTIME THE JEEP IS IN REVERSE WHETHER SOMETHING IS BEHIND IT OR NOT. *NM

1ST OCCURRENCE OF THE STALLING/DYING: 7/23/06. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER (NO RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED). DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK FROM DRIVE, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO THE START POSITION. THE 2ND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 8/9/06 12:30 PM. AT A STOPLIGHT ON A HILL WAITING TO TURN LEFT. THE LIGHT TURNED, THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER ACCELERATED AND WHEN DRIVER TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO APPLY THE GAS AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE, DRIVER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A SVC ADVISOR. DRIVER DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS AND THEY SAID THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ON SOME OTHER COMMANDERS AND THAT THEY KNEW THE PART THAT TYPICALLY FIXED IT. DRIVER MADE APPT TO BRING IN FOR SERVICE. VEHICLE DROPPED OFF 8/10/06. CALL FROM SVC DEPT. 8/11/2006 AND STATED TECH TESTED FOUND A BAD MAP SENSOR. THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND SAID THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE RESOLVED. THE 3RD OCCURRENCE HAPPENED ON 8/15/06 7:40 AM. DRIVER WAS STOPPED WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO HIGHWAY 212 FROM 222ND DRIVE. AT THIS POINT, DRIVER CALLED DEALERSHIP AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SERVICE ADVISER AND SAID SHE WOULD BE BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK IN AS IT WASN'T FIXED. THE 4TH OCCURRENCE HAPPENED 8/15/06 5:50 PM WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY 217 DRIVING TO THE NORTHWEST JEEP DEALERSHIP. DRIVER WAS IN SLOW RUSH HOUR TRAF

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE GLASS OF THE REAR LIFTGATE OPENED FORCEFULLY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE RAPID OPENING OF THE LIFTGATE COULD CAUSE SERIOUS FACIAL INJURIES. *AK

WATER LEAK FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH WETS THE A-FRAME INSIDE AS WELL AS THE CARPETS IN THE FRONT. ALONG WITH THIS, THERE IS A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE WINDSHIELD AT 50 MI OR HIGHER SPEED. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE IT SEEMS THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FRAME. THE WATER DAMAGE COULD BE HAPPENING FOR MONTHS, WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN THE DEALER LOT TOO. *JB

JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT STOP SIGNS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, A PLASTIC BAG, (IN EXAMPLE, LIKE ONE FROM WALMART OR WINN DIXIE) WRAPPED AROUND THE REAR AXLE AND BROKE THE PINION SEAL AND FLUID LEAKED OUT CAUSING INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THIS RESULTED IN REPLACING THE REAR END. THIS VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND MILES AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. CHRYSLER/ DAIMLER REFUSED TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE FILED THE REPAIR COST WITH MY AUTO INSURANCE. HOW CAN A 3 CENT PLASTIC BAG CAUSE SO MUCH DAMAGE TO A FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR SUV? THIS SUV IS ADVERTISED AS "TRAIL RATED" , WHAT ABOUT "STREET RATED"? *JB

I LIVE IN CANADA BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT UP HERE. I HAVE A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER (3000 KMS). THIS TRUCK HAS NOW STALLED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 100 KM/H. BOTH TIMES, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES TO ZERO AND I LOSE ALL POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING. THE 2ND TIME ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WITH MY WIFE AND 1 YEAR OLD IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE NOW: THE FIRST TIME THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE AND THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION STATING THEY "HOPED" IT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BUT WERE NOT 100%. I'VE READ ALL KINDS OF COMPLAINTS SURROUNDING THIS ISSUE ON VARIOUS WEBSITES SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY OTHER PEOPLE BEING IMPACTED. *NM

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LT WITH A 5.7 LITER V8 ON JULY 24, 2006. FOUR DAYS LATER WE WENT ON A ROAD TRIP FROM WASHINGTON DC TO BOSTON, MA. JUST OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY, THE COMMANDER STALLED (WENT DEAD, NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SCARED US BOTH. MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE COMMANDER AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE COMMANDER HAD LESS THAN 800 MILES ON IT. WE CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN WHEN WE GOT BACK. THE NEXT DAY ON OUR WAY BACK HOME WE STOPPED IN A JEEP DEALERSHIP IN MYSTIC CONN. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND CAME UP WITH 2 CODES P1684 AND P0884. THEY CLEARED THE HISTORY, TESTED AGAIN AND FOUND NOTHING. WE TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY JULY 31. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON AUGUST 15TH, 2006. THE COMMANDER NOW HAS 1350 MILES AND IS BACK IN THE SHOP AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WE CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE TO LODGE A COMPLIANT, THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT HE HAD NOT EVER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A STALLING PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 COMMANDERS. MY WIFE IS AFRAID THAT THE COMMANDER WILL STALL AGAIN AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND KILL SOMEONE INCLUDING US. WE BELIEVE THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND OTHERS ACCORDING TO OTHERS ON JEEPFORUM.COM. *NM

ON THREE OCCASIONS (JULY 22, AUG. 2, AUGUST 14) MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THESE INCIDENTS ALL OCCURRED WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP. ON TWO OF THE OCCASION I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURS THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND THE ENGINE STOPS. THE AUTOMOBILE RESTARTS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN PARK. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER DETECTS NO FAILURES AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE INCIDENT. *NM

BRAND NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 3 WEEKS OLD. I WAS GETTING OFF THE EXPRESS WAY ON A CURVE AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND STEERING LOCKED UP ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY, ITS A RISK TO MY FAMILY. I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I DID MY RESEARCH AND I NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO I CAN NOT BE FIXED. HELP! *JB

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC, MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLED. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF. NO WARNING SIGNS PROCEEDED THE SHUT OFF AND IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP AGAIN. IT WAS ANNOYING TO SAY THE LEAST CONSIDERING IT'S A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, ONLY 3500 MILES ON IT. BUT IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS IT COULD OBVIOUSLY RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH. *NM

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER BACK IN DECEMBER 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. WANTED SOMETHING SAFE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN. WELL SAFETY IS OUT THE WINDOW. MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS NOW STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING NINE TIMES!!!!! WHETHER DRIVING OR GOING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE....THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY STALL AND SHUT DOWN...AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, NO LIGHTS, NO NOTHING! IT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITH NO ELECTRICAL CODES REGISTERED AND WHEN THEY DRIVE IT THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM! I AM AT WITS END NOW BECAUSE JUST TODAY IT HAPPENED WITH MY SON IN THE CAR! THE RESULTS IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC FOR ME AND MY SON OR FOR SOME OTHER INNOCENT PERSON WHO DOES NOT EXPECT A CAR TO STOP DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. ALL INCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENTS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO PROBLEMS RESTARTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS RUST ON THE BASE OF THE FRONT SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DECLARED ALL JEEP COMMANDERS RUST IN THAT MANNER AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NO SOLUTION WAS PROVIDED. THE WEATHERSTRIP ON THE RIGHT REAR DOOR DID NOT FIT PROPERLY AND THE TRIM AROUND THE RADIO DID NOT FIT AS WELL. UPDATED 08/21/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON 06/20/06. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE LEAP FORWARD, THEN STALL OUT. THE 2ND INCIDENT ALSO OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION. ON 07/13/06 THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE CRUISING 55 MPH ON A DRY AND FLAT ROAD SURFACE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE THREE INCIDENTS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH NO DELAY AFTER ALL 3 INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 07/13/06 WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE HAD IT INTO SERVICE TWICE FOR THE ANNOYING WHISTLE THAT APPEARS TO BE COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT APPARENTLY HARD TO FIX. WHILE I WAS DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INTO THE WHISTLING PROBLEM, I KEPT READING ABOUT ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT SOME COMMANDER OWNERS WERE HAVING. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE SERVICE MANAGER AND I TOOK IT OUT TO REPRODUCE THE WHISTLE. I BROUGHT THE OTHER CONCERN TO HIS ATTENTION AND HE TRIED, AND SUCCESSFULLY, RECREATED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 4 TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY BUT BARELY, TAP THE KEY THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THIS REQUIRES THE DRIVER, IF THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT THE TIME, TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. SO POTENTIALLY, A PERSON COULD BE DRIVING ON A MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, DOING 55-65 MPH, AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE KEY WITH THEIR KNEE. THIS WOULD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE DRIVER WOULD THEN, WHILE AVOIDING DRIVING INTO OTHER LANES AND BEING REAR ENDED DUE TO THE CAR DRASTICALLY LOOSING SPEED, HAVE TO PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, TURN THE KEY OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I MAKE IT CLEAR, THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED YET TO ME, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO RECREATED THIS WHILE WE WERE SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT. HE SEEMED TO BE QUITE STUNNED, AND SAID HE WAS CALLING JEEP THAT DAY TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. HE ALSO SAW THIS AS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I AM TRYING TO BE PRO-AC

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. IT HAS 6000 MILES ON IT. AT 4200 MILES IT STARTED STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAS DONE IT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND HAS DONE IT WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH. OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. SEE JEEP COMMANDER THREAD AT EDMUNDS.COM. TO DATE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. STALLING IN TRAFFIC PRESENTS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING...NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. IT HAPPENED TO ME AT 45 MPH AS WELL AS 25 MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE ALSO IS NO STEERING.....ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS REPEATED PROBLEM. HAVE TAKEN TO GET SERVICED AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB

ON DECEMBER 2, 2005, MY MOTHER WAS KILLED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IN STANTON, DELAWARE. SHE WAS OPERATING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, AND THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DELAWARE STATE POLICE CONTACTED THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION AS PART OF THEIR INVESTIGATION. THE DELAWARE STATE POLICE HAVE RECENTLY ADVISED ME THAT THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION IS CLOSING THIS INQUIRY. FURTHER, THE DELAWARE STATE POLICE HAVE ADVISED ME TO CONTACT YOU BECAUSE I DISAGREE AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND PETITION THAT THE OFFICE OF DEFECT INVESTIGATION GO FORWARD WITH AND AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE THIS INVESTIGATION. *JB

PETITION FOR THE CONTINUATION OF A DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER VEHICLE, HER MOTHER WAS KILLED WHILE OPERATING HER 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. *TS *NM

TOOK NEW CAR IN FOR THE FIRST OIL CHANGE. DROVE 30+ MILES AND THE ENGINE DISINTEGRATED REQUIRING A TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT. DEALER DENIES ANY WRONGDOING AND BLAMES IT ON A MANUFACTURING DEFECT FROM CHRYSLER. THIS IS A NEW JEEP COMMANDER 4.7L 2006 VEHICLE. *NM

TURN SIGNALS HAVE 4 MODES RIGHT TURN OR LEFT TURN - MOVING SWITCH "FULLY-UP" OR "FULLY-DOWN" LOCKS IT INTO A "RIGHT" OR "LEFT" MODE UNTIL CANCELLED RIGHT LANE CHANGE OR LEFT LANE CHANGE - MOVING THE SWITCH "PARTIALLY-UP" OR "PARTIALLY-DOWN" AGAINST A DETENT SIGNALS A LANE CHANGE TO THE "RIGHT" OR "LEFT" THAT IS IMMEDIATELY CANCELLED UPON RELEASE CONDITIONS EXIST WHERE THE LEFT LANE CHANGE MODE DOES NOT ACTIVATE. THIS WAS REPORTED AND THE CONDITIONS TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION WERE DEMONSTRATED. THE DEALER AGREED THAT THE SWITCH SHOULD NOT BEHAVE IN THE MANNER DEMONSTRATED AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BY REPLACING THE SWITCH. ON DELIVERY, THE TURN SIGNAL STILL MALFUNCTIONED UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE DEALER RESEARCHED THE ISSUE BY RECREATING THE CONDITIONS ON OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT AND DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITION IS INTRINSIC TO THE DESIGN OF THE SWITCH AND RELATES A DESIGN FAULT IN THE SWITCH AND NOT A BAD PART. ONE GENERALLY ACTIVATES THE SIGNAL WITH ONES HANDS STILL ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THEREFORE, PUSHING DOWN TO ACTIVATE THE LEFT LANE CHANGE MODE, AS APPLIED WITH THE INDEX OR MIDDLE FINGER, CREATES BOTH A "DOWNWARD" AND "FORWARD" FORCE ON THE STALK DUE TO THE ANGLE OF APPLICATION. WHEN APPLIED, THAT IS A "DOWNWARD" FORCE TO ACTIVATE THE LEFT LANE CHANGE SIGNAL MODE ALONG WITH A "FORWARD" FORCE AS ONE WOULD EXPECT BASED ON THE ANGLE OF APPLICATION, THE LEFT LANE CHANGE SIGNAL MODE FAILS THE OPERATE

VEHICLE, JEEP COMMANDER, 2006 TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HAD AN INSTANTANEOUS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL, AND POWER BRAKES, VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT ACROSS LANE OF TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THIS WAS A NEAR-MISS I DON'T KNOW WHICH COMPONENT FAILED. *JB UPDATED 05/04/06

WELL ... ?YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BELIEVE TO THIS? ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO I WAS DRIVING SHERI AND MYSELF BACK HOME FROM AN APPOINTMENT AND WENT TO PULL OUT OF A TEE JUNCTION-, ROSSWAY ROAD AND THE ROAD WAS WET, I DABBED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED OUT GENTLY, UNFORTUNATELY A CADILLAC CAME OVER THE BROW OF THE HILL TRAVELING FAST AND STAMPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY- NOPE HE REFUSED TO MOVE, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS, FLAT TO THE FLOOR- ZERO JUST MIN POWER, AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE 1 SECONDS IT PICKED UP- FULL THROTTLE ? WENT SIDEWAYS SPINNING THE TIRES AND WAS AT THAT POINT ON THE SHOULDER- IT THEN LEFT OFF UP THE ROAD LIKE A DRAG CAR- 5000+RPM. NOW THE SCARY BIT, SUCH A MANEUVER SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE ESP LIGHT ON AT LEAST, NOTHING, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU AT THIS POINT I AM DONE WITH THIS THING. I JUST CALLED CHRIS XXX AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAYS THAT HE CAN?T DO ANYTHING FOR ME EXCEPT CALL DCC AND A LAWYER- HE NEEDS TO HEAR FROM THEM WHAT TO DO. BUT HE SAYS AS THERE ARE NO ERROR CODES STORED HE WILL HAVE NO DATA TO WORK WITH ANYWAY. I?M ON HOLD WITH DCC NOW AND I?M ON HOLD WAITING TO TALK TO THE NEXT DEPT? CHIEF , THEY WILL DO NOTHING FOR ME I?M SURE. I'VE COPIED MR. MARTIN LEE, WHO IS MY ATTORNEY ON THIS MESSAGE AND I'M GOING TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT HE SAYS? PLEASE ADD THIS TO MY FILE, THANKS- ANOTHER EMERGENCY HAS BEEN NARROWLY AVOIDED... WHILE DRIVING 54 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE'S HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TURN THE KEY TO

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE JACK WAS SUPPORTING THE VEHICLE, THE METAL IN THE JACK BECAME DISTORTED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED. *AK UPDATED 05/02/06. *JB

WINDSHIELD CRACKED BY SMALL PEBBLES DRIVING UNDER 45 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE LATER WAS ON 3/12/2006. *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND AFTER BRINGING IT HOME, I CAME ACROSS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BECOME A FAIRLY HUGE PROBLEM FOR MY FAMILY. IT SEEMS AS IF THE HEAD RESTS ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS CANNOT BE REMOVED. THIS POSES A BIG PROBLEM FOR MY FOUR-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER WHO MUST USE A BOOSTER SEAT. IN ORDER FOR THIS BOOSTER SEAT (OR ANY BOOSTER SEAT, FOR THAT MATTER) TO LAY FLAT AGAINST THE BACK OF THE CAR SEAT, THE HEAD REST MUST BE REMOVED. FRANKLY, IN EVERY ONE OF MY PREVIOUS VEHICLES, A HEAD REST COULD BE SELECTIVELY REMOVED BY PRESSING A BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE SEAT AND SLIDING THE HEAD REST UP AND OUT. THE COMMANDER HEAD RESTS SEEM TO BE FIXED IN PLACE. THEY JUST SEEM TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN YOU FLIP THE SEAT DOWN TO ACCESS THE THIRD ROW. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THEY ARE FIXED IN A SLIGHTLY FORWARD POSITION, WHICH FORCES THE BOOSTER SEAT TO PITCH FORWARD. I CAN CORRECT THAT SLIGHTLY BY RECLINING THE SEAT BACK, BUT, IN THE COMMANDER, THE SECOND ROW SEAT ONLY SLIGHTLY RECLINES. IN ANY CASE, THE BOOSTER CAN'T BE INSTALLED PROPERLY (OR SAFELY, ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL) BECAUSE IT CAN'T REST AGAINST THE BACK OF THE SEAT DUE TO THE HEAD REST, WHICH PUSHED THE TOP OF THE BOOSTER SEAT FORWARD. AFTER COMPLAINING TO DAIMLER-CHRYSLER, I RECEIVED AN EMAIL SAYING THE INDEED THE HEAD REST CANNOT BE REMOVED OR ADJUSTED. THEY OFFERED NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *NM