Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#11012371August 2, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CAR SHUT DOWN AS TURNING RIGHT AT STREET LIGHT. HAD TO RESTART CAR. DRIVER SIDE DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE IS BROKEN. CANNOT OPEN DOOR. DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, RADIO VOLUME GOES UP AS YOU ARE TURNING THE CONTROLS DOWN. FRAME IS RUSTED...TOLD WOULD BE RUSTED THROUGH IN ANOTHER YEAR. CAR HAS 125,000 MILES ON IT. I'M THE ONLY OWNER. NORMAL DRIVING, NO OFF ROAD TRAVEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010018July 21, 2017
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARSHALL CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM (140 SPEARS LN, CRITTENDEN, KY 41030) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11010029July 21, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1ST MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING STARTING ISSUES. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED TWICE AND THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE.IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE WIRING HEADING INTO THE FUSE PANEL IN THE ENGINE. WHEN I MOVE IT AROUND IT STARTS SOMETIMES. AND ALSO WHEN I PUT BLACK TAPE AROUND THE WIRES IT SEEMS TO CORRECT THE ISSUES FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. THE PROBLEM IS U NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GONNA START OR NOT. NOW MY ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL AND ESP/BAS WARNING LIGHTS ARE COMING ON. WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION STARTS GOING HAYWIRE AND FEELS LIKE ITS ONLY RUNNING ON 1 GEAR PLUS WHEN I REVERSE IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING GRINDS IN THE GEARS. HOWEVER WHEN THOSE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF EVERYTHING SEEMS TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. RECENTLY ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP WARNING CAME ON AND MY AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR AND SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT BUT THEN IT FELT LIKE THE CAR DROVE ALL THE WAY HOME USING 2ND GEAR ONLY IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FROM READING OTHER ISSUES PEOPLE ARE HAVING ONLINE ITS OBVIOUS THIS MODEL IS HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT. I AM A JEEP LOVER BUT THIS MODEL HAS COMPLETELY MADE IT DIFFICULT ON ME SINCE ITS MY ONLY CAR AND ITS SO UNRELIABLE. I DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO REPLACE IT RIGHT NOW SO THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN UNFORTUNATE FOR ME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002020June 28, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GEAR INDICATOR HAS THE PRND AND IT INDICATES WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN. WHEN YOU TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR IT INDICATES THAT IT IS IN ALL GEARS. WHEN IT DOES THIS IT STUMBLES REALLY BADLY. YOU HAVE TO PUT IT BACK TO DRIVE TO DRIVE NORMAL. IT CAN HAPPEN ABOUT 3 TIMES A DAY. RIGHT AFTER IT HAPPENS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE AND AT LEAST 50 OTHER PEOPLE WITH A 2006/2007 JEEP COMMANDER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE SAY IT HAPPENS TO THEM (ALL GEARS LIGHT UP) WHILE THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES THEIR VEHICLE TO NOT ACCELERATE OR "JERK" BACK AND FORTH. THEY HAVE TO PULL OVER AND START THE CAR AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS UP. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I WARM IT UP FOR OVER 10 MINUTES IT WILL STILL DO IT WHEN I PUT IT ON REVERSE OR DRIVE. I AM WORRIED IT WILL GET WORSE AND HAPPEN LIKE THE OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE WHEN I'M DRIVING OR ON THE FREEWAY. ONLINE MANY PEOPLE WRITE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006/2007 JEEP COMMANDER. MANY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001459June 26, 2017
ENGINE
MY CAR STALLS WHILE TURNING OR IDLING AT STOP LIGHTS. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY VIN ISN'T INCLUDED HOWEVER IT HAS STALLED 10 TIMES THIS MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001266June 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE EXPERIENCED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS INCLUDING TODAY WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOOSES POWER SOUNDS AS IF MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING OR THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT . AFTER I CUT THE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN I CAN SHIFT MY VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE WITHOUT A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND. TODAY, I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKES JUST TO KEEP MY VEHICLE STILL AFTER I PUT IT IN PARK. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO ANOTHER GEAR AND GETS STUCK UNTIL I CUT MY VEHICLE OFF. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE OR TRANSFER CASE ISSUE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE TCM BUT I DIDN'T HAVE IT DONE. I NEED HELP, THIS IS GETTING TO SCARY, CONSTANTLY PAYING FOR A VEHICLE AND CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND NOBODY WANTS TO DO ANYTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995210June 14, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN AND HAVE BECOME IN OPERABLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO WHEN STARTING THE JEEP IT WILL RUN FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF. AFTER STARTING YOU CAN SHIFT TO DRIVE AND IT PUTS YOU IN DRIVE 3 THEM IT WILL QUIT. WHEN U START AND IT SHIFT INTO DRIVE THE JEEP WILL REMAIN RUNNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993240June 5, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE UNKNOWN DEALERS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. DIRECTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985868May 15, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS: NOW EVEN PRESSING "SET" AT LEAST WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH MAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FAST EVEN TO 80 MPH SO I PRESS BRAKE PEDAL WHICH DOES DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. EVEN IF YOU TURN CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT KEEPS ON HAPPENING EVERY TIME YOU PRESS SET. I DISCONNECTED POWER TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10985109May 12, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED IGNITION AND TCM REPLACED/REPROGRAMMED THE ESP,BAS AND TRACTION LIGHTS COME AND THE TWO DRIVER SIDE BRAKES AND TIRES LOCK UP, MAKES A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WITHOUT WARNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984710May 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984464May 9, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHRYSLER JEEP ,MY WIFE AND I ARE DIE HARD JEEP CUSTOMERS. OUR 06 COMMANDER IS A SAFETY PROBLEM!! ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKE. THE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WILL NOT OPEN THE DOORS AT ALL. MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR ANY PASSENGERS,ESPECIALLY OUR CHILDREN.HELP ME MAKE OUR 06 JEEP COMMANDER SAFE AGAIN RECALL THESE HANDLES FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.......
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984300May 8, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DRIVE AND STOP THE JEEP. WHEN I TURN IT ON AND PUT IT ON DIRECT IT SHIFTS TO 3RD GEAR AUTOMATICALLY. I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE JEEP, DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO DRIVE. AND THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND NO CODE WAS REVEALED AND THEY COULDN'T FIX. TOOK IT TO OTHER AUTO PARTS AND THE SAME RESULT CAME OUT WHEN THE HOOK IT UP TO THE COMPUTER. NO CODE. I HAVE FOUND THIS EXACT PROBLEM MENTIONED ON MULTIPLE JEEP FORUM SITES MENTIONING CODE P0700 TRANSMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS IS MALFUNCTIONING IN A UNSAFE MANNER AND I WAS TOLD IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED YET. DON'T YOU HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS ON THIS THAT CHRYSLER SHOULD BE DOING A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966471March 17, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S POWER FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960360March 13, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED MORE THAN TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MORE THAN TWICE AND THEY HAD BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 13V175000 (POWER TRAIN , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960448March 13, 2017
ENGINE
DEFECTIVE VALVE SEAT FELL INTO CYLINDER. MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE INCLUDING MINE. FULLY MAINTAINED. RAN FINE AND PARKED. WOULDN'T RE-START. HAD IT CHECKED AND THE CYLINDER WAS SHATTERED. GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE ROADWAY AS THE ENGINE WOULD OF STOPPED AND SO WOULD STEERING AND BRAKES.JEEP WAS IN STORAGE SINCE 2015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959950March 10, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE REAR PARK ASSIST MESSAGE CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS ALL THE LIGHTS AROUND THE TRANSMISSION LETTERS ON THE DASHBOARD START TO FLASH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO SLIP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. HAVE HAD VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS NOW AND HAVE HAD NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM . AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959566March 8, 2017
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY JEEP COMMANDER WILL START ACCELERATING EXCESSIVELY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND GO INTO THE DITCH JUST TO AVOID A CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958008March 2, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND STALLS. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 45-60 MPH. THE TWO RECALLS AVAILABLE ON THE VEHICLE AS IT RELATES TO THIS ISSUE (TCM/PCM ) ( IGNITION SWITCH) HAVE BEEN RECENTLY FIXED BY THE DEARLERSHIP, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MULFUNCTION IN THE SAME MANNER AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. CONTACTING CHRYSLER, THEY ARE ABRASIVE AND UNCOOPERATIVE. A LITTLE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE DATING BACK TO 2006-2007-2008. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN "ACTIVE" INVESTIGATION ONGOING BY THE NHTSA-OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THIS INVESTIGATION-10 YEARS LATER??? THERE APPEARS TO BE NO INTEREST ON THE PART OF THE MANAUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE OWNER INCURRING MASSIVE LOSES IN ENDLESS DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR EXPENSES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957649February 28, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS,ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED WITH NOTHING MORE THAN NORMAL USAGE. THE BREAKAGE HAS LEFT ALL DOORS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THIS BREAKAGE COULD SLOW AN OCCUPANTS ABILITY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER OWNERS OF JEEPS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL JEEP SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS APPARENT DESIGN FLAW AND OWNERS SHOULD BE PROVIDED COMPENSATION FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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