Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10218008February 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
'06 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2 - (1) STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DURING TURNS WHICH ARE BOTH FROM MOVING AND STOPPED POSITIONS. MANY HAVE OCCURRED DURING A U-TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION - UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, IN SHOP AGAIN (2) HAS A ROUGH IDLE, WHICH AT TIMES IS MORE SEVERE THAN OTHERS, BUT HAS NEVER DIED - HAS JUST SHAKEN SEVERELY A FEW TIMES. THERE IS NO SET PATTERN. IT OCCURS DURING COLD AND HOT WEATHER, WITH ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON OR OFF, IN PARK/NEUTRAL/DRIVE, IF THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP OR IS STILL COLD (3) THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD - CONTINUOUS ROCK CHIPS, CRACKS, ETC - REPLACED @ 11,000K WITH A NON-JEEP BRAND GLASS AND TO DATE THE NEW WINDSHIELD HAS ONLY 1 STAR CHIP. HAVE HEARD THE DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD IS REASON FOR THE WINDSHIELD BREAKING EASILY, BUT THE GLASS IS NOT SUFFICIENT/DURABLE (4) TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM O-RINGS - REPLACED (5) REAR SPRING SEATS SQUEAKING - INSULATORS REPLACED (6) EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE - AT 22,500K DEALERSHIP SAID ONLY NORMAL WIND BUFF, AT 24,000K DEALERSHIP SAID UNSURE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM BUT WILL RESEAL FRONT WINDSHIELD (7) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW MADE GRINDING NOISE - MOTOR REPLACED (8) SHORT IN AUDIO/SPEAKER SYSTEM - RADIO ASSEMBLY REPLACED (9) FRONT DRIVER POWER LOCK MOTOR WHINING DURING AUTOLOCK IN COLD WEATHER (10) BACK UP SENSOR DOESN'T SOUND UNTIL 1' BEFORE OBJECT (11) ALERT TO CHECK REVERSE SENSOR AND WOULDN'T START- TOWED,BATTERY REPLACED (12) MIDDLE SEATS HARD TO FOLD UP (13) FRONT WINDOWS GO DOWN INSTEAD OF UP(14)VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN PUT IN DRIVE/ REVERSE (15) STEERING WHINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216956February 5, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE HAD MY JEEP COMMANDER FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS AND HAVE HAD 4 CRACKS IN MY WINDSHIELD EACH COSTING $40 TO FIX .I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY ENTIRE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN MY LINE OF VISION. I AM A STAY AT HOME MOM AND DO NOT SPEND HOURS ON THE FREEWAY . I DON'T BELIEVE I AM THAT UNLUCKY TO WARRANT ALL THE STRAY PROJECTILES DURING MY LIMITED HIGHWAY DRIVING OR THAT EACH ONE WOULD LEAD TO A TRIP TO AUTO GLASS REPAIR SHOP. I WILL CONTACT CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216987February 5, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I HAVE HAD MY JEEP COMMANDER SINCE LATE 2005 AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ONE TIME, BUT IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACE FOR THE SECOND TIME SINCE IT HAS TWO MAJOR CRACKS ON THE LOWER PART OF THE WINDSHIELD BOTH GOING IN SEPARATE DIRECTIONS FROM THE LOWER CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD, AN I BELIEVE IT WAS A GOOD I HAVE WAITED TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE DRIVING INTO WORK TODAY, ANOTHER CRACK FORMED AFTER BEING HIT BY A ROCK. THIS CRACK IS ON THE DRIVING SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND IT QUICKLY SPREAD ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE INITIAL CRACK. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FLAW IN THE WINDSHIELD DESIGN AND/OR CRAFTSMANSHIP ON THE WINDSHIELD (WEAK). I HAVE NOTICED ON QUITE A FEW FORUMS THIS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH MANY IF NOT ALL OWNERS, AND THIS SHOULD BE CAREFULLY REVIEWED SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH WILL OCCUR QUITE OFTEN IF NO PROPER SOLUTION IS FOUND! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216568January 31, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING OVER 50 MPH, THAT SCARED ME BECAUSE I LOST MY POWER STEERING AND IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. THE OTHER THING IS THAT ONCE IT SHUTS OFF, THE VEHICLE WON'T LET YOU RESTART ON THE FLY, YOU HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART YOUR ENGINE. THAT CAN BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216060January 26, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
JEEP COMMANDER. THIS IS THE 2ND REPORT I HAVE MADE. ON JANUARY 24, 2008 MY JEEP COMMANDER HAD ANOTHER ENGINE STALL. THE THIRD TIME I THE LAST 5 MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED. I CANNOT LOCATE MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT TO YOU, BUT I WANTED TO FILE THIS AGAIN ANYWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215675January 22, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4.7L JEEP COMMANDER 06 STALLING DURING IDLE AND DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215559January 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS SHUT OFF ON A FEW OCCASION IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. MOST RECENTLY IT SHUT OFF GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. ALL GAUGES, GAS POWER, AND AIR TURNED OFF THE RADIO WAS STILL ON. IT HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY AND NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER ACTION THAT I KNOW OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215096January 16, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN EMPTY ROAD, ABSOLUTELY NO CARS, THERE WAS A LOUD POP. AFTER A FEW SECONDS WE NOTICE THERE IS A SMALL "SPOT" ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. WE DIDN'T SEE A PEBBLE NOR HEAR WHAT WOULD SOUND LIKE A PEBBLE HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. IF I LOOK CLOSELY AT THE CRACK, IT APPEARS AS IS SOMETHING IS ACTUALLY PUSHING ON IT FROM THE INSIDE. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD ROARING NOISE FROM THE WINDSHIELD ARE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214823January 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SEVERAL TIME OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. 4 TIMES WHILE TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE CAN KILL SOMEBODY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214278January 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY JEEP STALLS WITHOUT WARNING - LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND OTHER POWER. THIS TENDS TO HAPPEN MID-TURN AND HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE COMPLAINED TO TECHNICIANS/SERVICE MANAGERS AT DEALERSHIP, NO CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AS THEY SAY THE "COMPUTERS DON'T INDICATE A STALL." MOST RECENT INCIDENT DATE REPORTED BELOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214246January 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2006 JEEP COMMANDER ENGINE DIES SUDDENLY. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. PROBLEMS OCCURRED AT LEAST 14 TIMES AND 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. FIRST OCCURRED AT 2500 MILES AND DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. OCCURRED AT 8000, 9000, 12000, 15100, 15500, 17500, 18600, 18700, 19000 AND 19406. AT 17500 TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER TOWING IT IN AND KEPT CAR FOR 4 DAYS TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE ISSUE. ON 12/8, WE SMELLED GAS AND WE COULD NOT RESTART IT FOR 30 SECONDS. ON 12/21 IT DIED ON A RAILROAD CROSSING. MY WIFE CROSSES 6 TRACKS A DAY AND IT HAS DIED ONE OTHER TIME ON THE TRACKS, AND ONE TIME WHILE MERGING INTO 65 MPH TRAFFIC. HAVE SPENT 1 HOUR ON PHONE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SO FAR BECAUSE I TOLD THEM WE ONLY DRIVE IT TO WORK AND WE WANT A LOANER OR NEW VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. AM ALSO PROCEEDING WITH TEXAN LEMON LAW FILING. THIS LOOKS LIKE NHTSA#EA07007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214250January 8, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT LOW SPEEDS MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS, STEERING IS LOST AND ON INCLINES EVEN ROLLS BACKWARDS. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING IN JULY 2007 WITH APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES. IT HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 20 TIMES SINCE. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND NO CODES ARE PRESENT TO DETECT THE ISSUE. TO RECTIFY THE STALLING, I MUST TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. IT RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214109January 7, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD A LOUD SCREAMING SOUND. UPON INSPECTION, HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIMING BELTS CAUSED THAT FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REROUTED THE TIMING BELTS AND THE BLOWER MOTOR. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT. ONE WEEK LATER HE HEARD THE SCREAMING NOISE AGAIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SERPENTINE BELT HOWEVER TWO WEEKS LATER HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THE COMPRESSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF JANUARY 7, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,121 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,120.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213678January 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL #07V434000 -SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MAY ALLOW A MOMENTARY DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UP A HILL DURING CERTAIN CONDITIONS--COULD CAUSE CRASH! WHEN THE DEALER CORRECTED THE RECALL ISSUE, THE ABS MODULE FAILED--THIS WAS IN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT INITIALLY. TOOK CAR TO PENNSYLVANIA DEALER TO HAVE THE ABS MODULE INSTALLED. WAITED FOR NEW MODULE WHEN IT ARRIVED 2 WEEKS LATER, DEALER SAID THAT NEW MODULES WERE FAILING AND COULD NOT BE FIXED AND THAT DETROIT WAS SAYING THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT. I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS TELL ME WHAT ALREADY HAD BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A FIX/NEW COMPONENTS FROM JEEP. CUSTOMER SERVICE CHECKED WITH BOTH DEALERSHIPS AND AGAIN REITERATED THAT DETROIT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND AS SOON AS THEY DID THEY WOULD SEND NEW MODULE. THE JEEP IS NOW BEING DRIVEN W/O ABS OR THE ESP MODULES, BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON AND CAR KEEPS ALERTING TO GET SERVICE. MY INSURANCE GIVES ME A DISCOUNT FOR HAVING ABS BUT NOW I AM DRIVING W/O THEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE THE INITIAL RECALL SAID THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. DURING WINTER DRIVING HAVING TO STOP QUICKLY CAN OCCUR FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, NOW I DO NOT HAVE ABS OR ESP. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. JEEP DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SUGGESTED THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD TELL ME WAS TO CONTACT MY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND FILE A COMPLAINT--WHICH I HAVE DONE. THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR IN THE PA DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE--NO ABS OR EPS AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE INITIAL RECALL PROBLEM. HOW MANY MORE CARS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. THANK YOU. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213432January 2, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 35-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE REASON WHY THE AIR BAGS FAILED HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000. UPDATED 01/24/08 *BF ILLINOIS POLICE REPORT. UPDATED 01/24/08 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213148December 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
STALLING WHILE DRIVING; LOSS OF ALL LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10213124December 28, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS JEEP COMMANDER SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. LUCKILY DRIVERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED AT LOWER SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212957December 27, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIANCING SHIFTING PROBLEMS WHICH PROGRESSED TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH HAVE UNFORTUNATELY PROGRESSED TO ONE, COMPLETE ENGINE OR SYSTEM FAILURE. I LOST ALL ELECTRICAL, MY ENGINE, EVERYTHING!!!! IT WAS A COMPLETE STALL OUT THAT TOOK 4 TIMES OF TRYING TO START IT BEFORE IT WORKED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALER REPEATEDLY WITH DIFFERENT PARTS REPLACED EACH TIME, BUT IT'S STILL A MYSTERY AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212232December 18, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD DIM INTERMITTENTLY AND ILLUMINATE AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED AND WOULD FLASH WHEN THE DOOR WAS AJAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212028December 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS FOR NO REASON. SOME TIMES LOW IDLE OTHER TIMES AND 60 MPH. THREE TIMES MY WIFE HAS RUN OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE STALLING AND ONCE IT DIED WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC. IT HAS STALLED OVER FIFTY TIMES, DEALER CANNOT REPRODUCE THE EVENT AND THE COMPUTER RECORDS NO CODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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