Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10616985July 28, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616324July 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
BRAKING TO APPROACH A RED LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION THE BRAKES FELT MUSHY FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. I WAS STOPPED IN THE INSIDE LANE OF A 4-LANE HWY AT AN INTERSECTION WITHOUT POWER!. AFTER A MOMENT OF PANIC....THANK HEAVENS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME....I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I TRAVELED TWO BLOCKS TO WHERE I COULD SAFELY EXIT THE HWY AND PARK. AFTER A FEW MINUTES WHILE I CALMED DOWN I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO MY HOME. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CHECK BUT CANNOT GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL AUGUST. IT HAS BEEN A FEW DAYS AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTED SOME MISSING AND HESITATING FROM TIME TO TIME BUT NOT COMPLETE FAILURE. HOWEVER, I WOULD NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE ON AN OPEN HWY AS IT IS PERFORMING RIGHT NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10616409July 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2/15/14 THREE WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE GAUGES JUST CAME ON AND KEPT FLASHING IT CONTINUED FOR THE DURATION OF MY DRIVE. ONCE I GOT TO WORK AND PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT NOTHING HAPPENED. SO 8.5 TO 9 HRS LATER BACK ON THE HIGHWAY IT DOES IT AGAIN THIS TIME JUST FLASHED 3 TIMES. IT WAS TAKING TO A SHOP PER FINANCE COMPANY TO WHICH THE MECHANIC KEPT FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. THE MECHANIC STATED HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HE NEEDED TO SEE IT HAPPEN. SO I TOOK IT BACK HOME THE FIRST WEEK NOTHING HAPPENED. SECOND WEEK NOTHING THAT THIRD WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME WHILE ON HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK MY SPEED DROPPED FROM 60 TO 5 IN LESS THAN A SECOND. I PULLED OVER AND SAT FOR 2 TO 3 MINUTES AN PROCEEDED ON WITH MY CELL PHONE READY TO SNAP A PICTURE IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND LOW AND BE HOLD IT DOES IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT WAS CONTINUES UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN IT WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP WITH THE PROOF HE NEEDED AND AGAIN HE STATED HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO HE TOOK IT TO JEEP CHRYSLER AND HAD THEM RESET EVERYTHING AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. FOR THE NEXT MONTH NOTHING HAPPENED. BUT THE FOLLOWING MONTH ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM STARTS AGAIN. BUT THIS TIME IT COMPLETELY KNOCKED OUT MY RADIO. THE FINANCE COMPANY WANT HELP AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. TODAY IS THE 25TH OF JULY BUT TWO OR THREE DAYS AGO THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2006-2007 JEEP COMMANDERS FOR FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES. I REALLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE FOR ME OR MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE BUT NOONE SEEMS TO CARE. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT I TRULY HOPE YOU DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615565July 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
IGNITION SWITCH DEFECTIVE. IT MOVED FROM RUN TO ACC WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A ONRAMP GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. IT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE JUST LIKE THE DEFECTIVE GM SWITCH DID. IT WAS ATTACHED TO OTHER KEYS AND MAY HAVE BEEN BUMPED BY KNEE DURING TURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615548July 23, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615610July 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10615673July 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE
THE ROOF LEAKS AND WATER FALLS ON THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. THE WATER ACCUMULATES AND YOU CAN HEAR WATER SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE DRIVING ABOVE YOUR HEAD. SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. DASHBOARD FLASHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615671July 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF,IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM, MAYBE SOFTWARE.HAS STALLED ON MANY OCCASIONS. HAS HAD SOFTWARE CHECKED BY DEALER AND THERE IS NO OTHER FIX, THEY SAY. IS THIS PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH? THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615669July 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO FLICKER ON AND OFF, HEAT/AIR GOES ON AND OFF, AUDIO CENTER GOES ON AND OFF ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS GO NO AND OFF. DEALERSHIP BLAMED MY REMOTE STARTER(WHICH THEY. *TR INSTALLED) BUT TURNED OUT IT WASN'T AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. SAY THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT IT IS UNLESS IT IS HAPPENING WHEN I BRING IT IN. THE INTERIOR DOOR OPENING CASING CRUMBLES. ALREADY HAD DRIVERS DOOR FIXED BECAUSE I COULDN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE AND WAS TOLD ALL DOORS WOULD EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE DONE. DOORS FREEZE DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE. WATER COLLECTS INSIDE DOOR FRAME AND RUNNING BOARD, FREEZING ALL DOORS. IF NOT FOR THE REMOTE STARTER, WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IN THE CAR AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615840July 23, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE FIRST NOTICED THE ELECTRIC MIRRORS TURNED UPWARD AND UNABLE TO CORRECT. THEN THE LEFT WINDOW WENT DOWN AND MOVES UP OR DOWN AT RANDOM. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS BECAME INOPERATIVE FROM DRIVER SIDE. THE WARNING GAUGES STARTED TO GO OFF AND ON AND DISPLAY STARTED TO FLASH DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE NEXT DAY THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF AND EVERYTHING STARTED FLASHING THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAVE PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP. I HAVE A VIDEO THAT I TOOK WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615430July 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY JEEP HAD AN N23 RECALL PERFORMED AT PARK JEEP IN BURNSVILLE, MN. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM LOW RANGE BECAME INOPERABLE. A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASH: 'SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE'. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT HIS ISSUE. THEY PERFORMED SOME REPROGRAMMING THAT THEY SAID WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THIS REPROGRAMMING DID NOT WORK, AS THE ISSUE HAS RETURNED, AND MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING AS EXPECTED. I NOTIFIED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY HAVE NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. ABOUT 500,000 GRAND CHEROKEES AND COMMANDERS THAT HAVE THIS FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM ARE AFFECTED. NO ONE CAN GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT AFFECT NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE SYSTEM CAN DO IN TRAFFIC ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT WARNING TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE N23 RECALL PERFORMED BY MY JEEP DEALER HAS CREATED THIS PROBLEM, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER NOW. CHRYSLER/JEEP NEEDS TO PROVIDE A PROPER REPAIR SO THAT THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES CAN COUNT ON THEIR JEEPS TO PERFORM AS THEY WERE REPRESENTED TO PERFORM WHEN PURCHASED, AND WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE VEHICLE WILL PERFORM IN A SAFE MANNER WITH NO UNEXPECTED LIMITATIONS OR ACTIONS AS THEY ARE DRIVEN ON THE PUBLIC ROADS. SEARCH ON THE INTERNET WILL SHOW SCORES OF LINKS TO THIS N23 RECALL CREATED PROBLEM, AND CHRYSLER/JEEP'S LACK OF ACTION ON THIS ISSUE. THIS NEEDS ACTION NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614497July 18, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE INTERIOR DOOR OPENING CASING CRUMBLES INTO PIECES. JEEP KNOW ABOUT THE FAULTY DESIGN AND ACTUALLY REDESIGNED THIS COMPONENT IN 2008. TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE, THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED - AT APPROXIMATELY $800 PER DOOR JUST FOR PARTS. THIS ITEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE IT CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611299July 17, 2014
WHEELS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, POWER TRAIN
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE RECALL TO GET THE REFLASH IN MAY OF LAST YEAR. WHEN THE WINTER CAME I TRIED USING MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND THE "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" ERROR. FIX THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610036July 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS CONING TO A STOP MY CAR DIED THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ALL WHILE COMING TO A STOP. I COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD JUST TURN OFF. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. *TR ITS VERY SCARY TO THINK MY CAR TURNS OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC BUT FOUND NOTHING NOW MY NAVIGATION DISPLAY IN THE RADIO COMES AND GOES TO A BLANK SCREEN. I ASSUME IT IS ALL CONNECTED SINCE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ALL RELATED. WHAT NEXT?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610059July 12, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BELOW IS WHAT I SENT TO JEEP. I HAVE THEIR RESPONDENTS IN MY EMAIL. I CAN PROVED AS REQUESTED. THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS TO DOCUMENT MY CONCERN WITH THE SAFETY OF MY JEEP COMMANDER; YEAR 2006, MAKE LTD, VIN [XXX]. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT IS CAUSING VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE TO MALFUNCTION. EXAMPLES OF THESE EPISODES ARE THE FOLLOWING: THE A/C CUTTING IN AND OUT, THE DASHBOARD FLICKERING ON AND OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER FLICKERING RADICALLY UP AND DOWN, THE AUDIO CENTER TURNING ON AND OFF, HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER, THE TURNING SIGNALS TO NOT CORRECTLY OPERATE.? I RECENTLY REPLACED THE AUDIO UNIT BECAUSE THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE UNIT TO BLOW. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2012; INITIALLY THE OCCURRENCES WERE RARE BUT HAVE BEEN INCREASING IN CONSISTENCE AND ESCALATING SINCE THEN.I TRIED ADDRESSING THE ISSUE ON 6.12.2012 AT CHAPMAN SCOTTSDALE AUTOPLEX.THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I TRIED READDRESSING 05.01.2014 AT CHAPMAN SCOTTSDALE AUTOPLEX. I HAVE INCURRED DIRECT COST OF APPROXIMATELY $275 AND HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT. CHAPMAN SCOTTSDALE AUTOPLEX IS STATING THAT I NEED TO REPLACE A DIMMER SWITCH FOR A COST OF $229.00. I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT IS WILL RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND NEITHER IS THE DEALERSHIP. I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT ROYAL GATE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP, INC. ON 04.24.2009. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS A MATTER THAT THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD ADDRESS AND RESOLVE. THESE OCCURRENCES ARE NOT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS. I WOULD PREFER TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER WITHOUT FILING A FORMAL CORRESPONDENCE TO NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. I WILL BE PROVIDING A COPY OF THIS CORRESPONDENCE TO MY ATTORNEY [XXX] & FOR RECORD PURPOSES. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS CORRESPONDENCE WITHIN SEVEN BUSINESS OF RECEIPT. I LOOK FORWARD TO RESOLVING THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609555July 10, 2014
ENGINE, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON SUNDAY JULY 6, 2014, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN SEEMED TO RUN NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609226July 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAD THE N23 UPDATE DONE AND NOW I DO NOT HAVE 4 WHEEL DRIVE - THANKS CHRYSLER ANOTHER SCREW UP AND YOU WON'T FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609101July 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AFTER N23 RECALL WAS UPDATED 4L WILL NOT WORK. SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM MESSAGE APPEARS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608658July 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AT STARTUP VEHICLE INFO CENTER SHOWS SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM. VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT INTO 4WD LOW RANGE IF ATTEMPTED SERVICE 4WD MESSAGE COME ON AND STAYS ON UNTIL VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. RECALL N23 WAS PERFORMED AND NOW CODES HAD SET STOPPING TRANSFER CASE OPERATION. CODES C1405 AND C140F CLEARED BY DEALER AND CLAIM IT IS FIXED. DEALER CHARGED FOR THIS SERVICE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607726July 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ALL THE LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD HAVE BEEN FLICKERING ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT MY ENGINE HOWEVER IT WILL COMPLETELY TAKE ALL GAUGES TO ZERO WHILE I AM DRIVING. I DROVE IT LAST NIGHT AND WHEN IT HAPPENED IT KILLED MY ALL MY LIGHTS. I CAN HEAR A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE FLICKERING HAPPENS. IT DOESN'T CLICK CONTINUOUSLY BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE ME VERY UNEASY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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