Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10425304September 13, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT 55MPH WITH MY NEW BORN CHILD, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, THE ELECTIRC SHUT OFF AND THE POWER STERRING QUIT. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST SMASHED INTO ME. THE JEEP CAME TO A STOP AND THEN I TURNED THE KEY AND IT TURNED BACK ON. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424757September 12, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES AND PLASTIC AROUND THE DOOR HANDLES ARE BEGINNING TO CRACK AND BREAK. THE PLASTIC INDENT UNDERNEATH THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAS BECOME EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND WILL CRACK IF YOU BARELY TOUCH IT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL AND ALL THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS BEGUN BREAKING AND FALLING INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. I HAVE THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AND WAS SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE EXTREMELY FRAGILE AND CAN EASILY BREAK OFF WHICH WOULD PREVENT SOMEONE FROM ESCAPING THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT TO REPAIR THE DOOR HANDLE, THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (AT APPROXIMATELY $600 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR). THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE ISSUE WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AS THEY HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THE DOOR PANELS TO PREVENT IT FROM DOING SO. $2400 TO REPAIR THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES OF MY VEHICLE WITH NO ASSURANCE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN SEEMS TO BE IMMORAL AND ILLEGAL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425075September 12, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND WERE ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE BRAKES. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,225.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424641September 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO TROUBLE. THE VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS, AND BLOWER MOTOR AT TIMES DOES NOT WORK ON CERTAIN SPEEDS. CIGARETTE LIGHTER/POWER OUTLETS STOPPED WORKING EVEN THOUGH FUSE IS GOOD. POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AROUND 62,000 MILES. HAD DEALER REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND NOW AT 102,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOOSE DRIVE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION. YOU THEN HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN BACK IN DRIVE TO REGAIN DRIVE. TRANSMISSION ALSO "SURGES" UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE CONDITIONS AT LOW SPEEDS(10-20MPH). I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I FEEL THAT THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND THE LOSS OF DRIVE WHILE IN TRAFFIC ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS VEHICLE AND FOUND MAY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424550September 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE
HI MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS BEEN IN GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME ONE DAY IT STAYED OUT IN THE RAIN AND ALL THE WATER GOT IN THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED RADIO SHUT OFF AND ON SAME WITH THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS THE IT WOULD STAY ON DASH SERVICE SUSPENSION SYSTEM CHECK GAUGES THE CHECK ENGINE WOULD COM ON THE BATTERY AND THE OIL AND THE TIRE PRESSURE AND SOMETIMES IT WONT START THE OTHER DAY IT SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAVE 4 KIDS AND IM AFRAID IT COULD HAPPEN WHEN THEY RE WITH ME AND THEY COULD GET HURT I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM I'M REPORTING THIS TO THE BBB AND TO THE CONSUMERS AFFAIRS HOPEFULLY SOMEONE WILL HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424230September 8, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR FRACTURED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,533.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423268September 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE THE FIRST FEW MONTHS THAT I OWNED THIS 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IT HAS RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN WHILE I AM DRIVING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IN THE SUMMER. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN AND HAD PCM REPROGRAMMING, PARTS REPLACED, AND OTHER WORK. AT THE TIME WE PURCHASED IT MY HUSBAND WAS THE GM AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECH'S TRIED EVERYTHING. SINCE THEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS SWITCHED TO ANOTHER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL JEEP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND MANY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NO SOLUTIONS OTHER THAN WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. I DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS WITH MY TWO CHILDREN OFTEN AND SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS CUT OFF WHEN SPEED LIMITS WHERE 65+ MPH. I DO NOT WANT TO PASS THIS PROBLEM ALONG TO ANOTHER OWNER. I MANAGED SERVICE DEPARTMENTS FOR YEARS AND KNOW HOW TO REACT TO PROBLEMS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT JEEP HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WHO PURCHASED VEHICLES AT THE SAME TIME WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. MANY HAVE BEEN TRADED IN AND NOW NEW OWNERS ARE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422681August 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION CONTROL SWITCH 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WHEN GOING DOWN THE ROAD GOES FROM DRIVE TO 3RD GEAR I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER CAR CHECK NENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU CANT GET IT OUYT OF 3RD GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422402August 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PCM. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE AND SOAKED THE FLOOR. THE WINDOWS WOULD ALSO NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422431August 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 35 TO 70 MPH SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING GOES INTO THIRD GEAR! CAUSING INSTAND SLOW DOWN AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421699August 27, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR PULL INTERA ALL PULL OFF DOOR PANEL WILL NOT WORK TO GOT OUT CAR HAVE TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUT SIDE *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421703August 27, 2011
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS GETS HUNG UP IN DOOR JAM DOOR DOES NOT RETRACE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421466August 25, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE CUPS INSIDE THE HANDLES OF BOTH OF THE BACK DOORS OF MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ARE BROKEN TO PIECES. ALTHOUGH THIS MAY SOUND LIKE A COSMETIC ISSUE, YESTERDAY, MY 13 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THREW UP ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE WHEN WE PULLED OVER FOR HER TO THROW UP, SHE WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR!!! I CANNOT SAY HOW ANGRY I AM AT THIS SCENARIO. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I HAVE TO CLEAN THE CAR, BUT AM FURIOUS BECAUSE, HAD THIS BEEN AN EVACUATION SITUATION, SHE COULD HAVE DIED! I CONTACTED MY JEEP DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL BE OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS IN THE BACK. I'M SORRY, BUT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421359August 24, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY WIFE EXITED THE CAR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ON AUGUST 22 AND NOTICED THE DOOR HANDLE HAD SHATTERED. SHE WASN'T ROUGH AND DIDN'T ABUSE IT IN ANY WAY. THAT DOOR MAY BE OPENED 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. IT'S A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 70000 MILES. NOW THE DOOR HAS TO BE EXTREMELY GENTLY OPENED IN FEAR THAT IT MAY BREAK. CHRYSLER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS AN INFERIOR DESIGN BUT STILL WANTS TO CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM 600-900$ TO REPAIR IT WITH THE SAME WEAK DESIGN. I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON, AND FEAR THAT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THE OTHER HANDLES MAY FAIL LEAVING HIM AND ANYONE ELSE TRAPPED INSIDE. I FEEL CHRYSLER HAS NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE THE DOOR PANELS WITH A BETTER DESIGN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT INVOLVES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421400August 24, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES OF 3 OUT OF 4 DOORS HAVE ALL CRACKED AND BROKEN INTO PIECES. THESE HANDLES HAVE NO BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN, BASED ON THE ABILITY TO FREE THE PASSENGERS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 AND IT HAS BECOME VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421209August 23, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) BUT ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419899August 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH DASHBOARD LIGHTS GOING ALL ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING TWO YEARS AGO, NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND THE COMPUTER HAS GONE OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE HAD ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING, AND HAVE REPLACED THE MODULE IN THE AIR CONDITIONING TO JUST HAVE THE ISSUE RE-APPEAR A YEAR LATER. THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS GONE OUT. AND WITH HEAVY RAINS, I HAVE LEAKING WITH MY SUNROOF. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418517August 11, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, WHICH WERE PLASTIC, WERE CRACKED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLES PREVENTED THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING THROUGH THE DOORS. THE AUTOMATED WINDOW WAS RELEASED IN AN OPEN POSITION AND THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418911August 9, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
IN 2009, THREE YEARS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR JEEP COMMANDER, THREE OF THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON THE VEHICLE BROKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE VEHICLE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A VERY WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS AND DEALERS FOR 2006 AND 2007 MODELS, AND NOT SURPRISINGLY BECAUSE THE HOUSING AND HINGE ARE MADE ENTIRELY OF PLASTIC, AND ARE VERY BRITTLE. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USE THE PLASTIC STARTS TO CRACK AND THEN BREAK AWAY, AND THE INNER HANDLE WILL NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE IN TROPICAL CLIMATES. THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY FIX, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLE YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. IN PUERTO RICO, THE COST OF THE DRIVER'S PANEL IS $747, PLUS THEY CHARGE YOU TWO HOURS OF LABOR TO INSTALL THE NEW PANEL. IT IS EVIDENT THAT THIS IS A LEGITIMATE SAFETY ISSUED, CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE DESIGN. APPARENTLY CHRYSLER AGREES, BECAUSE IN 2008 THEY CHANGED THE INTERIOR HANDLE DESIGN. HOWEVER, THOSE OF US WITH 2006 OR 2007 MODELS ARE LEFT WITH EITHER AN EXISTING OR EXPECTED HAZARD. EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE MONEY TO INVEST INTO REPLACING THESE PANELS, THE FLIMSY DESIGN WILL NOT HOLD UP, AND YOU CAN EXPECT THAT AT ANY MOMENT THE NEW HANDLES WILL BREAK AGAIN. THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THESE HANDLES MAKES THEM PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING DAMAGED OR BROKEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY SITUATION. IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE THAT CHRYSLER HAS NOT RECALLED THEM, GIVEN THE INORDINATE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PRECISE PART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418072August 8, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 AND ALL THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE I HAVE THREE KIDS THAT SIT IN THE BACKSEATS AND WHEN IT IS TIME TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THEY CANT GET THE DOORS TO OPEN. I HAVE TO WORK WITH MY DOOR HANDLE TO GET IT TO OPEN AND THEN GO TO THEIR DOOR TO OPEN IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE ON ALL BUT ONE DOOR U CAN ONLY EXIT OUT WHEN SOMEONE OPENS THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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