Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10266090April 20, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER. TOOK COMMANDER INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR. AFTER 4 HOURS, TECHNICIAN STATED THAT UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD PROGRAM FROM CORPORATE COMPUTER TO FIX. NEED TO BRING CAR BACK LATER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR A RECALL, AND OUR CAR HAS BEEN IN THERE A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES FOR SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS BROKEN SEAT BELTS. IT HAS BEEN THERE A NUMBER OF OTHER VISITS, STARTING AT 2555 MILES, FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD MOUNT, DEFECTIVE GAS FILL LINE MOUNT, AND DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID PUMP. PREVIOUS HAZARDS WERE HANDLED, BUT RESULTED IN A GOOD NUMBER OF DAYS OF AT LEAST 6 HOUR SERVICES. NOW, AFTER 4 HOURS, THIS SERVICE IS NOT COMPLETED AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263086March 25, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT VEHICLE 3/31/06 NEW NOW HAS 60,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS INSTANCES WITH STALLING WHILE DRIVING. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WILL LIGHT UP AND HEADLIGHTS WILL SWITCH ON/OFF TO HIGH BEAMS ON THEIR OWN. WILL LOSE POWERSTEERING AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A CHANGE IN ACCELERATION. ON MARCH 20TH I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 30 MILES PER HOUR AND LOST POWER BUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DID NOT GO OFF AS USUAL. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED VEHICLE. HAD MY STEP-FATHER COME TO ASSIST AND HE STATED THERE CAR DIDN'T SEEM TO WANT TO GO GEAR PROPERLY, ASSUMED THIS WAS DUE TO THE PRIOR "ELECTRICAL" PROBLEMS AND DROVE COMMANDER TO DEALERSHIP APPROX. 1 MILE AWAY. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PLUG IN THE TRANSMISSION LEAKING WHERE THE ELECTRICAL WIRES ENTER, COST TO REPAIR $430. AFTER COMPLETING THOSE REPAIRS WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION IS DESTROYED AND NEEDS REPLACED AT $3500. CHRYSLER IS NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE TO AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER ISSUE. STATED I KNOWINGLY DROVE A VEHICLE WITH LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID AND AM NEGLIGENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262073March 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM STARTED TODAY OUT OF THE BLUE ON A COLD WET DAY. I DROVE HOME FROM WORK AT 7AM IN THE RAIN AND PARKED. AT 2PM I TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START. IT WOULD JUST STALL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT STARTING IT, IT WOULD JUST STALL. THEN IT WOULDN'T START AT ALL SO I LET IT SIT FOR A WHILE. WHEN I WENT TO START IT AGAIN, IT WOULD START BUT ALL THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE RADIO WAS GOING ON AND OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO AND STOP. I RENTED A CODE READER THAT READ U1411, NO CONNECTION TO THE PROBLEM SO I CLEARED THE CODE AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. NOW IT DOESN'T FIX IT. JEEP SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW UNLESS I TAKE IT IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. BUT I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND LOTS AND LOTS OF JEEP OWNERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. ALL OF THEIR COMPLAINTS STARTED THE SAME WAY, IN THE RAIN AND WITHOUT WARNING AND THEY WERE ALL FIXED THE SAME WAY, REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT JEEP ISN'T ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO GO PAY THEM TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY ALREADY KNOW ABOUT, BUT WON'T ADMIT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260890March 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I LEASED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2 4.7 V8 IN 2006. THE VEHICLE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS THE SAME DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME. THE VEHICLE STALLS FREQUENTLY AND THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM DISABLES. THE STALLING OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. THE STALLING ALSO OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DISABLED. THE BRAKES WONT WORK AND I LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2007 DUE TO THIS ISSUE, JEEP/CHRYSLER HAS DENIED THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. THE ODOMETER IS ALSO INCORRECT, IT CHANGES NUMBERS FREQUENTLY. CHRYSLER INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND DENIED ANY FURTHER REPAIRS CONCERNING THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS STILL THE SAME, IT STALLS VERY OFTEN. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10260649March 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THERE IS NOT POWER. THERE IS BOXES AROUND ALL GEARS (PRND). THE DISPLAY FLASH "SERVICE PARK ASSIST". THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CALLED CHRYSLER SAID TO TAKE TO DEALER AND FIND OUT WHAT THE REPAIR WILL BE. DEALER SAID IT WAS A U0404 CODE INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM GEAR SHIFT CONTROL MODULE AND A P0700 CODE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS MODULE IS $700 AND CHRYSLER SAID IT WAS HELPING ME OUT AND DOING ME A FAVOR BY LETTING ME JUST PAY $200. I HAVE FOUND THIS EXACT PROBLEM MENTIONED ON MULTIPLE JEEP FORUM SITES. MY PARENTS HAVE REPLACED THE SAME PART AND MY BROTHER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS NOW. I'VE TALKED WITH CHRYSLER ASKING WHY I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING IN A UNSAFE MANNER AND WAS TOLD IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260701March 4, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING, TURNING RIGHT INTO PARKING SPOT AND CAR JUST DIED, ENGINE JUST STOPPED. TURNED KEY AND STARTED AGAIN. NOT SURE IF HAD TO DO WITH POWER STEERING BECAUSE I HAD IT TURNED TIGHT OR ENGINE STALL..WHICH I HAVE SEEN REPORTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260356March 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
JUST BOUGHT 2006 JEEP COMMANDER (3.7L V6 4X4) USED WITH 14K MILES, CLEAN CAR FAX REPORT WITHIN FIRST 36 HOURS OF OWNERSHIP SPEED SENSOR WENT OUT RESULTING IN SERVICE APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER OWNERSHIP I STALLED WITH MY 8 AND A HALF MONTH PREGNANT WIFE ON THE INTERSTATE. WE JUST HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AM QUESTIONING WHETHER OR NOT THIS VEHICLE WILL BE SAFE FOR MY WIFE AND CHILD. WAITING UNTIL SOMETHING DISASTROUS HAPPENS TO DO SOMETHING IS NOT A GOOD POLICY AND FEEL THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WILL CAUSE THE GOVERNMENT TO DO SOMETHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260271February 28, 2009
STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY JEEP COMMANDER HOME FROM WORK. I TURNED THE CORNER AND THE JEEP ABRUPTLY STOPPED MOVING. IT FELT LIKE I HIT A CEMENT BLOCK. THE JEEP WOULD NOT MOVE BACKWARD OR FORWARD. I GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED, AND TO MY AMAZEMENT I SAW THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS POSITIONED, IT HAD NOT CHANGED THE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK PULLED IT ONTO THE FLATBED, THE TIRE DISLODGED AND THE FRONT END CRASHED TO THE GROUND, SMASHING IT. IN THE MORNING I DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINT BROKE AND THE TIRE CAME OFF THE AXEL. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE BECAUSE I DRIVE ALL DAY FOR WORK AND COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. MY WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING. WE ARE AFRAID THAT EVEN IF WE GET THIS REPAIRED THAT MAYBE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH ONLY 70K MILES AND A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED BY A JEEP DEALER. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258337February 11, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED WHILE AT A STOP AND DURING TURN. LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. CANNOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAITING TO HEAR FROM DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255431January 17, 2009
WHEELS, STRUCTURE
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS HAD A NUMBER OF DEFECTS. THE MOST COSTLY HAS BEEN THAT IT LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS OR GOES THROUGH A CAR WASH. I HAVE HAD THE SUNROOF CLEAN OUT AND THE PROBLEMS "FIXED" IN SEPTEMBER BUT IT HAS BEGUN LEAKING AGAIN. WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 38,000 MILES ON IT I HAD TO HAVE THE BEARINGS IN THE DRIVERSIDE FRONT WHEEL REPLACED COSTING ME OVER 300.00 DOLLARS. MY MECHANICS INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TO YOUNG TO BE HAVING THIS PART REPLACED. I'M JUST CURRENTLY WAITING FOR SOMETHING ELSE TO GO BAD ON MY "YOUNG" VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253126December 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2 MONTHS AGO AND THE JEEP HAS STALLED AROUND 10 TIMES TO DATE. I TOOK THE COMMANDER TO BARTON JEEP HERE IN SPOKANE...THEY SAID THEY "FLASHED" THE COMPUTER. THEY SAID THIS SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. NOPE! STALLED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK (WHICH IS WHEN WE GOT THE JEEP BACK FROM BARTON JEEP). MY CONCERN IS THAT MY WIFE COULD GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE DECIDES TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. PLEASE HELP ME! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252491December 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SEATS
LEAKING COOLANT- WATER PUMP IN 2006 COMMANDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FABRIC SEATS STAINING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251993December 16, 2008
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ROLL WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 1,500 FEET ACROSS THE STREET, DOWN A HILL, AND CRASHED INTO A DECK AT ANOTHER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE TURNED ONTO ITS SIDE. THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THERE WAS PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 03/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/19/09. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10251324December 10, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER COMPLETING A ONE MILE TRIP WITHOUT INCIDENT, I GOT BACK IN MY 2006 3.7 LITER V6 4X4 JEEP COMMANDER AND STARTED IT UP. I THEN PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND BEGAN TO BACK UP WHEN MY POWER-STEERING FAILED. I PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE POWER-STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING AGAIN, SO I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND BEGAN TO BACK UP. AFTER ABOUT FIVE FEET THE POWER-STEERING FAILED AGAIN, THEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND IT WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO BRAKE. THE ABS LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. I THEN BACKED INTO A PARKING SPOT AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE POWER-STEERING WAS STILL FAILING AND THE ABS LIGHT STILL LIT UP. THE ENGINE THEN DIED AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULDN'T START AND THE RED ALARM LIGHT CAME ON. THE BATTERY IS GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251218December 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT NO PARTICULAR TIME, ROLLS BACK ON AN INCLINE AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF AT NO PARTICULAR TIME. JEEP HAS RECALLS FOR THESE PROBLEMS BUT THE VIN SAYS NONE IS AVAILABLE THEREFORE DEALER WILL NOT PERFORM RECALL. RECALL IS FOR THE V8 MODEL BUT THE VEHICLE HAS THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION AND HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS EVEN THOUGH IT IS A V6 MODEL. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHILE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251234December 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 75TH ANNIVERSARY ED 6CL RANDOMLY STALLS AND LOSES ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. MOST RECENTLY IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING MY 2 DAUGHTERS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE IS NO WARNING AND ALL POWER IS LOST WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING POWER STEERING... THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND CAN'T FINS ANYTHING WRONG. IT'S TIME TO SELL THE BEAST BEFORE MY KIDS GET HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250727December 4, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN VIBRATING AND MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ONCE IT FINALLY RESTARTED, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED, INCLUDING THE CLOCK, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM, SPEEDOMETER, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE EMISSIONS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE EMISSIONS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249975November 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT THE 2006 COMMANDER USED IN AUGUST OF 2007 WITH 13,000 MILES ON IT. IT RAN GREAT, NO COMPLAINTS. IN THE WINTER-TIME, I NOTICED WHEN I STARTED IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS, THEN PUT IT IN GEAR, STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL WOULD DO NOTHING BUT REV THE ENGINE. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT WOULD KICK INTO GEAR AND GO. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT JUST NEEDS TIME TO WARM UP, IT'S WINTER AND THE CAR IS COLD. WHEN SPRING ROLLED AROUND THIS WAS STILL OCCURRING. ONE DAY I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HILL, HEARD A BIG CLUNK AND THEN THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD ONLY REGISTER 3, 4 AND 5. NO 1 OR 2. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE SOLENOID. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T COME BACK RIGHT AWAY BUT CAME BACK EVENTUALLY. I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM EVER SINCE DECEMBER OF 2007 AND ON MONDAY I'M TAKING IT IN FOR THE 4TH TIME TO DRIVE WITH YET ANOTHER TECHNICIAN SO THEY CAN GUESS AT WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. PROBLEM IS, I'M AT 35,400 MILES. ONCE I HIT 36K I'M SURE THEY'LL DISCOVER THE PROBLEM AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249578November 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT DRIVETRAIN(?). VEHICLE BUCKS AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. ELECTRICAL POWER ALSO SHUTS OFF. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF SUCH AN INCIDENT, AND ALL THE INFO SUBMITTED HERE PERTAINS TO THIS 3RD INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249572November 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH 5.7L HEMI STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL LEVELS OF SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL POWER IS LOST, AND I HAD TWO INSTANCES OF THIS OCCUR WITHIN ONE WEEK WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER VIA TOW TRUCK IN TWO WEEKS AND AFTER I WAS TOLD IT WAS DONE YESTERDAY, SIX MILES INTO MY RIDE HOME, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. BUILD DATE IS 5/06. ALL TSBS HAVE BEEN APPLIED TO NO AVAIL. NEED HELP!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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