Jeep Commander Complaints

3,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10193106June 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ON SEVERAL OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY CUT OUT. I HAVE CONCLUDED, LUCKILY WITHOUT ACCIDENT OR INJURY, THAT THE CAUSE WAS MY INADVERTENTLY HITTING THE IGNITION KEY, LOCATED IN THIS VEHICLE PERILOUSLY CLOSE TO THE DRIVER'S RIGHT KNEE, AND EFFECTIVELY TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION. IT TOOK A SLIGHT TOUCH FOR THIS TO OCCUR, ESPECIALLY WITH OTHER KEYS OR SUCH DANGLING DOWN FROM THE IGNITION KEY. FOR A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER, SUCH AS MY DAUGHTER THIS SUDDEN AND IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER ON THE OPEN ROAD COULD , D AT SOME POINT,WILL-- CAUSE PANIC AND PERHAPS MUCH WORSE. THIS NEEDED ADDRESSED. I HAVE READ ON INTERNET SITES/BLOCS ABOUT OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. *AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10193109June 13, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKING CAPABILITY -- SEEMINGLY IN FRONT END OF VEHICLE -- IS DIMINISHED BY APPARENT WARPING OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THIS BECAME FIRST NOTICEABLE TO ME AT APPROX JUST 15K MILES. JEEP (DAIMLERCHRYSLER) WANTS NO PART OF REPAIR (WARRANTY EXP AT 12K MILES, THEY SAY). INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH JEEPS. I COMPLAINED TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER VIA LATTER IN MARCH; THEY DECLINED TO HELP VIA LETTER DATED APRIL 10, 2007.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10192682June 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE HAD OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FOR JUST OVER SIX MONTHS. WHILE TRAVELING ON A PAVED SURFACE, A ROCK, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A QUARTER, WAS THROWN UP INTO MY WINDSHIELD CAUSING A"BULLSEYE" EXACTLY IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT EITHER THE DESIGN AND POSITION OF THE WINDSHILD OR THE MATERIALS USED MUST BE THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROMLEM. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM.
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0
Deaths:
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#10192611June 6, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FROM NEW, I HAVE NOTED AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF MY COMMANDER WHEN STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE DRIFTS BACKWARD UNLESS YOU APPLY THE BRAKE. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE LEFT IT DRIFT A FOOT OR SO TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP DRIFTING, BUT IT WAS USUALLY NOT SAFE TO LET IT CONTINUE. OBVIOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKE IS THE NORMAL THING YOU WOULD DO WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT ANYWAY, SO I DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A REAL PROBLEM. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CHECKED THE TCM FOR ANY ERRORS OR PROBLEMS, CLAIMING THEY FOUND NONE. I ASKED IF THEY COULD PLEASE CHECK IT AGAIN, TEST DRIVE IT, ETC., AND THEY REPORTED THAT AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO SERVICE BULLETINS OR ISSUES THEY SAW A RECOMMENDATION BASED ON A NUMBER THEY FOUND ON THE TRANSMISSION OR TCM THAT A "FLASH" OF THE TCM SHOULD BE PERFORMED. THEY REPORT THAT THIS WAS DONE. TODAY, UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I TESTED THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THIS CONDITION HAD BEEN FIXED. TODAY I FOUND A SAFE LOCATION TO TEST, AND THIS TIME I LET THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO DRIFT BACKWARD. TO MY SURPRISE, IT CONTINUED TO DRIFT FOR ABOUT 15 FEET, AND THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY STALLED. I DID THIS TWICE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY INCIDENTS OR ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE, BUT I DO FEEL THAT IT IS NOT CORRECT BEHAVIOR AND BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I CANNOT REALLY EVEN THINK OF ANY SITUATIONS WHERE THIS WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT UNLESS THERE WAS A BRAKE FAILURE OR SOMETHING, OR IF THE VEHICLE COULDN'T BE RESTARTED AFTER A STALL. I AM JUST REPORTING THIS VERY ODD BEHAVIOR FOR AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I CAN RE-CREATE THIS PROBLEM AT ANY TIME.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192323June 3, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
HAVE 3 CHIPS IN WINDSHIELD. SEEMS THE DESIGN IS FLAWED AND STONES ETC DON'T SKIP OVER LIKE OTHER MODELS THEY HIT STRAIGHT ON THE GLASS AND CHIP OR BREAK. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192327June 3, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT APPROX 29K MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER BEGAN ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT WHILE THE ENGINE IDLED WHETHER IN PARK OR DRIVE. IT ALSO WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL IF I WERE TURNING AND HIT A CURB OR BUMP. EXAMPLES OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED: 1. AT NIGHT, MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY DOOR WAS OPEN; THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND THE ENGINE ALMOST CUT OFF. 2. I WAS TURNING RIGHT FROM ONE ROAD TO ANOTHER AND HIT THE CURB AND THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. 3. I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING TO TURN RIGHT ONTO A ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. 3. I WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING IDLE AT A GAS STATION LOOKING FOR MY ATM CARD WHEN THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. THESE INSTANCES SEEM TO HAPPEN EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE JEEP HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THIS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT MY ALTERNATOR IS WORKING AT THE CORRECT AMPS. IN ADDITION, I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION LEAKS AND MY FAMILY WAS LEFT STRANDED 6 HOURS AWAY DUE TO A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT ONE DEALER SAID WAS THE MISTAKE OF ANOTHER WHEN THEY FIXED MY TRANSMISSION LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192304June 2, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
A NUMBER OF TIMES WE HAVE HAD A TEMPORARY BUT A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE IN THE SAME SPOT IN THE SAME ROAD. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED AFTER A COLD START, WITH ME DRIVING. MY WIFE HAS WITNESSED THE FAILURE TWICE, SO SHE NOW KNOWS I'M NOT CRAZY. THE ROAD IS GOOD AND UP HILL, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE ONLY CONSEQUENCES SO FAR ARE SOME GREY HAIR. THE INTERSECTION IN QUESTION IS A 55 MPH INTERSECTION. A NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE ALMOST RAN INTO TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY I APPROACH THE INTERSECTION SLOW ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND STAY OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. I AM SATISFIED THAT THE DEALER HAS DONE EVERYTHING IN THERE POWER TO FIX THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE A COUPLE OF TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT CARE LESS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192237June 1, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
AT DIFFERENT TIMES, I AND A FRIEND DRIVING MY JEEP 2006 5.7L HEMI COMMANDER HAVE ACCIDENTALLY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DOING 65MPH WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. HOW THIS HAPPENS IS LIKE THIS. DEPENDING ON HOW YOU SIT, WHEN YOU ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR WHICH BRINGS YOUR KNEE UP RATHER CLOSE TO THE KEY IGNITION. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ATTACHED TO YOUR KEY CHAIN SUCH AS OTHER KEYS THAT DANGLE DOWN, THEN ALL IT TAKES IS FOR YOU TO MOVE YOUR KNEE TO THE RIGHT THEREBY KNOCKING THE KEY CHAIN WITH THE DANGLING KEYS WHICH WILL IN TURN MOVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, BASICALLY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WHILE YOU ARE DOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T REALIZE THAT THIS IS WHAT JUST TOOK PLACE BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO BUSY BEING A LITTLE FREAKED OUT ABOUT HAVING JUST LOST ALL ENGINE POWER BUT THE ELECTRICAL STILL WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192159May 31, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING OVER 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. I ASSUMED IT WAS DUE TO IT BEING LOWER THAN 1/4 FULL. I REFUELED WITH 87 OCTANE TO FULL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AT FULL STOPS AND ON THE HIGHWAY A TOTAL OF 9 MORE TIMES. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN SO I REFILLED IT WITH 89 OCTANE. THE VEHICLE STOPPED STALLING AFTER THAT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192065May 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 20 MPH. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR ONE OR TWO DAYS AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191970May 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ROLLING TO A SLOW STOP THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED SUCCESSFULLY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191986May 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE DURING THE LAST WEEK. ONCE DRIVING THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD AS 20 MPH. SECOND TIME WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A TARGET STORE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191783May 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. GIVES NO WARNING. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OCTOBER 2006, COMPUTER WAS RESET, BUT NO PROBLEM FOUND. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT, BUT DIDN'T BOTHER BRINGING IN DUE TO DEALERSHIP FINDING NOTHING WRONG. HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK, HAD ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AT DEALERSHIP IN A FEW DAYS. VERY SCARY ISSUE. NOT ONLY AM I WORRIED ABOUT MYSELF, BUT MY 3 AND 1 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY. HOPE THIS PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED SOON BEFORE SOMEONE WAS KILLED. IF THE DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE JEEP. I FELT THE WHOLE THING NEEDED TO BE RECALLED. TO BIG OF A LIABILITY, DON'T YOU THINK???!!!!!!*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191724May 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE REMAINED OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY SECONDS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION, AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ONCE AGAIN, SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED THE KEY IN THE OFF POSITION, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE # OF CYLINDERS WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,600.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191656May 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. ON MAY 22, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUSLY. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER EACH FAILURE. THAT SAME DAY, ANTI-FREEZE BEGAN SPRAYING OUT OF THE VEHICLE'S GRILL. THE DEALER STATED THAT A ROCK CREATED A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR, BUT COULD NOT SHOW PROOF OF THIS TO THE CONTACT. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 24,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191677May 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191548May 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2. WHILE DRIVING 2-5 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,755.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191399May 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HE FIRST INSTANCE WAS WHEN HAD STOPPED AT MY HOUSE, GONE IN AND GRABBED SOME PAPERWORK, GOT BACK IN THE SUV AND THEN WHEN PUTTING THE SUV INTO REVERSE IT JUST TURNED OFF. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS ACTUALLY PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. ON MY WAY BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN THE SUV SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, BUT I NOTICED THE STEREO SEEMED TO BE ON , JUST THE DISPLAY. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHILE GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND STARTED IT, AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN GEAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, I WAS ON MY WAY TO FINALIZE THE PURCHASE, AND RELATED THIS TO THEM. THEY STATED THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY IT HAPPENED BUT WOULD LOOK INTO IT. I WAS DROPPING IT OFF ON 5/22/07. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191043May 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED 3 TIMES IN THE 10 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. 2 OUT OF THE 3 STALLINGS WERE ON A HEAVY TRAFFIC INTERSTATE IN ATLANTA, GA. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE INCLUDED DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES AN HOUR, A/C POWERED ON FAILURE, AND ITS CONSEQUENCES RESULTED IN ENGINES TURNING OFF COMPLETELY, AND REQUIRING A FULL RESTART. CARS GOING THE SAME SPEED AS MYSELF 65 MPH)WERE SWERVING TO MISS ME. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE JEEP GAVE ENGINE A SOFTWARE UPGRADE, AND STATED THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THE SERVICE PERFORMED. IT WAS ONLY MY LIFE AT STAKE, RIGHT?? I FILED A FORMAL LEGAL COMPLAINT TO CHRYSLER TO GET OUT OF MY LEASE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10190884May 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TURNED OFF BY ITSELF. I WASVERY AFFRAID BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS USED BY MY WIFE. I REPORTED THIS TO TRIANGLE JEEP DEALERS MANTAINANCE SERVICE, BUT THEY DID NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY WAS CLOSE TO EXPIRE AND THE CRITICAL PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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