Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10541907September 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IN JULY 2013 8/3/13 I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE GAUGES STOP WORKING. HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT, AC FAN SHUT DOWN, RADIO WENT OFF. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL SHUT DOWN. THEN IT JUST CAME BACK ON, THEN OFF. IT CONTINUED TO DO THIS UNTIL I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. BUT IT STARTED AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. I HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE ECU,AND THE PCU BUT IT'S STILL DOING IT. IT'S BEEN IN OUT OF THE SHOP 4 TIMES SO FAR. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR LONGER THAN I HAVE. AS OF NOW THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. SO I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE AND I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY LOAN BECAUSE THE CARS NOT WORTH WHAT I PAID FOR IT AND IT'S NOT DRIVABLE!!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538603September 3, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537129August 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES/CUP ARE MADE WITH BRITTLE RESIN AND FRACTURE EASY. WITH A BROKEN CUP THE HANDLE DANGLES IN THE DOOR MAKING EXIT VERY DIFFICULT WITHOUT EMERGENCY REPAIR. THE REPAIR REQUIRES THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $800 PER DOOR. PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING ONE DOOR WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER 2 MORE DOOR HANDLES ARE NOW BROKEN. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH JEEP PRODUCTS AND SHOULD HAVE TRIGGERED A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536694August 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE JUST PURCHASED THIS USED 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 1 WEEK AGO. THE VEHICLE IS IN GREAT CONDITION, NO PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS, NO ENGINE LIGHTS/ERROR CODES. ON THE 2ND DAY OF OWNING THE JEEP I EXPERIENCED MY FIRST STALL, AND SINCE THEN 4 MORE STALLS. THERE IS NO ENGINE LIGHTS, ERROR CODES, ETC. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE 100% OKAY, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAS JUST SHUT OFF 4 TIMES LOSING BRAKES, STEERING, LIGHTS, ETC - WHETHER I AM MOVING OR AT A STOP. AT FIRST I THOUGHT "I MUST HAVE BOUGHT A LEMON" BUT I HAVE BEEN READING THROUGH SEVERAL FORUMS AND BLOGS THAT THERE ARE 100'S IF NOT 1,000'S OF PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR 5.7L HEMI COMMANDER, AND SOME OF THE BLOGS DATE BACK TO 2006 WHEN THESE VEHICLES WERE BRAND NEW WITH LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. ONE PERSON ACTUALLY SUFFERED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE - LOSING CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKES. BECAUSE THEIR IS NO ENGINE CODES OR LIGHTS DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT ASSESSING THE ISSUE AT ALL OR ARE JUST THROWING PARTS AT IT HOPING IT IS FIXED AND CHARGING THE CUSTOMER A BOAT LOAD OF MONEY. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT THE ISSUE POTENTIALLY RESIDES IN THE PCM AND THE IGNITION COILS, SOME SAY THAT THE COILS PUT OF AN EM INTERFERENCE THAT IS DISRUPTING THE PCM. REGARDLESS - CHRYSLER NEEDS TO GET THIS FIXED SO NO ONE ELSE GETS HURT, OR KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536361August 20, 2013
SEAT BELTS
I WAS 270 MILES AWAY FROM HOME WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT WOULD NOT LOCK. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE IF THERE WAS SOME EASY FIX OR IF THEY HAD A PART ON HAND. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY COULD IN FACT HAVE THE PART THE FOLLOWING DAY. I HAD TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY SO THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE AN OPTION. THE PART I WAS TOLD WOULD BE A LITTLE OVER $300 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR OF VEHICLE. MY PASSENGER HAD TO RIDE THE WAY HOME IN THE BACK SEAT. NOT EXACTLY IDEAL. CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THE SEATBELT IS QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST EFFECTIVE SAFETY DEVICE OF ANY VEHICLE I CAN NOT IMAGINE JEEP NOT PUTTING OUT A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS CONSUMERS. I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF WARRANTY ON A VEHICLES ENGINE, BUT A SEATBELT IS NOT SOMETHING I WOULD THINK NEEDS REPLACEMENT. NOT EVERYONE HAS MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS FIX, NOR SHOULD THEY BE ASKED TO PAY FOR THIS SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. I LOVE MY VEHICLE I JUST EXPECT MORE CONCERN FROM THE COMPANY THAT MADE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536383August 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 9/24/13*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536384August 20, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 9/24/13*CN UPDATED 9/25/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535779August 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535283August 14, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535338August 14, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS WERE FOGGY AS IF MOISTURE HAD BEEN INSIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CARPET WAS FOUND TO BE WET AND PUDDLES OF WATER WERE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRAINS NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO A DEALER WHERE THE DRAINS WERE CLEANED AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,821.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534858August 12, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534674August 10, 2013
SEAT BELTS
SECOND ROLL SEATBELT PLASTIC RED CASING AROUND THE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE FIRST ON PASSENGER SIDE REPLACED THAT ONE THEN ON DRIVERS SIDE THIS CAUSED SEATBELTS TO UNBUCKLE EASILY WITH A SLIGHT TUG OF BELT VERY DANGEROUS WITH SMALL CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534488August 9, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533842August 6, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SIMILAR TO MOST OTHER COMPLAINTS, ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS ARE SEVERELY FRACTURED. DRIVER SIDE HOUSING IS SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT THE HANDLE REQUIRES A PRECISE METHOD IN ORDER TO OPEN IT. MY SISTER-IN-LAW OWNS THE JEEP COMMANDER AS WELL, SAME PROBLEM. COST OF REPAIR (IE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PANEL FOR AROUND $800) DOES NOT MAKE ANY ECONOMIC SENSE. THIS IS UNDOUBTEDLY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE, A ROLL OVER. SEEING THAT EVERYONE WHO OWNS THE COMMANDER HAS THIS SAME COMPLAINT, HOW HAS THIS NOT BEEN RECALLED??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533393August 3, 2013
EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WE LOVE THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER 2 OF OUR INSIDE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE AND BACK SEAT LEFT DOOR HANDLE.. IN SEEING ALL OF THE POSTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY CHILDREN, MYSELF AND ANYONE INSIDE THE CAR. MY SON SWITCHED THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE BACKSEAT (LEFT SIDE) DOOR AS WELL AND NOW BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN WE ARE UNABLE TO SWITCH IT BACK. THEREFORE, THE ONLY WAY THAT PASSENGER CAN GET OUT OF THE CAR IS IF SOMEONE OPENS THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. DOOR LATCHES/HANDLES BREAKING IS AN ENORMOUS SAFETY PROBLEM AND VIABLE REASON FOR A RECALL. WE ARE REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION OF A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533074August 1, 2013
AIR BAGS
I HIT A POLE BY LOSING CONTROL. I HIT THE POLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT END OF THE JEEP. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533164August 1, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STOPS RUNNING COMPLETELY- POWERS DOWN! HAVE TO PUT IN PARK THEN RESTART. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS SCARY ESPECIALLY WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TURNING AND LOSE POWER STEERING AND CONTROL OF TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532901July 31, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HOUSINGS ON ALL 4 DOORS ARE BROKEN. AS A RESULT, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLES FROM THE INSIDE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, ONE MUST USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLES. JEEP INDICATED REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL IS REQUIRED TO FIX AT A COST OF $800 PER PANEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE PREVENTING QUICK EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND IS A COMMON, KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. WHEN THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE HOUSING BROKE, THE SHARP PLASTIC CUT MY HAND, CAUSING IT TO BLEED. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE CUT MY HAND AGAIN MORE THAN ONCE ON THE SHARP, BROKEN PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE HOUSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10532912July 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I WAS IN VEHICLE GETTING INTO CAR, CARE WAS ON ALREADY, AND THE GEAR JUMPED FROM PARK TO REVERSE SINCE I STILL HAD DOOR OPEN I FELL FROM CARE WHILE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE FROM GARAGE TILL IT CRASHED INTO FIRE HYDRANT, RECALL WAS JUST RECEIVED A MONTH AGO IN REGARDS......( A TRANSFER CASE ELECTRICAL FAILURE MAY RESULT IN AN UNINTENTIONAL SHIFTING OF THE TRANSFER CASE INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION,IN THIS CASE IT WAS IN PARK AND JUMPED TO REVERSE CAUSING THE ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO ME AS I FELL OUT OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10532431July 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE POWER OF THE ENGINE WAS TOO POWERFUL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE MORE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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