Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10567605March 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FROM CITY AUTO IN MEMPHIS, TN ON 9/14/11 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A ONE-OWNER VEHICLE ORIGINATING FROM THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. I NOTICED HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION AND VARIANCES (ROUGH - UP AND DOWN) IN THE IDLING SHORTLY AFTER MY PURCHASE. I THEN STARTED TO GET THE "TRANSMISSION/ENGINE" LIGHT COMING ON. BUT IT WOULD GO AWAY ALMOST AS QUICK AS IT WOULD COME ON. I THEN HAD MY ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING FULL SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. I LOST ALL POWER! FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER SAFELY! WE IMMEDIATELY STARTED DOING SOME RESEARCH ON VARIOUS FORUMS, INCLUDING JEEP FORUM, ON THE "STALLING ISSUE" AND "LIGHTS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY". MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL AUTOZONE AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THEIR CODING SCANNER MACHINE. IT GAVE US THE CODE TO CHANGE THE MAP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. MY HUSBAND CHANGED THIS OUT LAST SUMMER (2013). IT HELPED FOR A LITTLE BIT. :( THEN BEGAN HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON/OFF AND ROUGH IDLING. HUSBAND WENT BACK AND HAD THEM HOOK UP TO CODING MACHINE AND THIS TIME WAS GIVEN THE CODE FOR O2 SENSOR, WHICH HE PURCHASED AND CHANGED OUT. NOW IT'S WORSE THAN EVER! IT WON'T EVEN STAY IDLED. IT STALLS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE GAS (AND BRAKE WHEN NEEDED) ALL THE TIME! IF I LET IT GO BELOW 1000RPMS IT DIES! WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC & WAS TOLD THE PCM WAS BAD. BUT HE TOLD US THAT THERE WERE RECALLS THAT MAY FIX THE ISSUE. SO WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHO PERFORMED THE RECALL BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE "FIX" TO A PROBLEM THAT APPEARS TO HAVE NEVER HAVE BEEN RESOLVED PROPERLY BY THE MANUFACTURER!! THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS IT IS A MAJOR DRIVING & SAFETY HAZARD! *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567453March 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AFTER RECALL N23 I LOST MY 4 LOW RANGE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10567500March 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOUGHT CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS NOT TOLD OF RECALLS OR ISSUES. CAR STALLED ON ME TWICE, ONCE IN TRAFFIC APPROACHING A LIGHT AND ANOTHER IN A PARKING LOT TURNING LEFT TO WEAVE OUT OF LOT. THE 4 WHEEL LOW WAS RECALLED AND CHECKED, BUT PROBLEM PERSIST. THE ENGINE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING, LITTLE STUMBLES AND SHAKES WHILE ACCELERATING. WHILE IN PARK, WEIRD SOUND IS HEARD FROM LIGHT REV. I HAVE HAD CAR FOR LESS THAN 3 DAYS AND PROBLEMS OCCURRED. I HAVE A 2 TON PAPER WEIGHT AT THE MOMENT AS I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I NOW HAVE A DECENT SIZE TRANSMISSION LEAK AFTER I PARK FROM SHORT DRIVES. I HAVE BUT MAYBE 250 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HEARD OF THE 4.7 HAVING SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND A RECALL HAS BEEN DONE, BUT NOT FOR THE 5.7L HEMI'S. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON SIMILAR ISSUES OF EXACT ENGINE MODEL OF COMMANDER, BUT RECALLS FOR IT AREN'T AVAILABLE AND ONLY SUCH FOR THE 4.7L VERSION. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565531February 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
HAD THE N23 RECALL AND AFTER WORDS THE 4 LO WILL NOT WORK TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND A CODE C140F CLEARED THE CODE AND WORKED ONCE AND GOT THE SERVICE 4LO SYSTEM . CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SEED THIS IS THE FIRST THAT THEY HEADER OF IT AND THEY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP MADE A APPOINTMENT TOOK IT BACK IN AND THEY SEED THAT THE ACTUATOR WENT OUT BUT IT WORKED BEFORE THE N23 WAS DONE AND THAT TIME THEY CHARGED ME AND IT STILL DOSE NOT WORK THEY WON'T ME TO BUY A NEW ACTUATOR BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE CHRYSLER THAT SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ACTUATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565103February 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED ONLY AFTER RECALL. RESEARCH SEEMS TO INDICATE IT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO RECALL. BRIEF DISPLAY OF "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" AFTER RECALL N23/NHTSA 13V-175. IT WENT OUT THEN ON FEBRUARY 3, 2014 IT DISPLAYED SAME MESSAGE AGAIN REPEATEDLY. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2014 I TRIED TO PUT VEHICLE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE NEUTRAL AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT ONLY DISPLAYED "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE". AS I DO NOT USE THIS SYSTEM WEEKLY DURING TIMES OF BAD WEATHER (I STAY HOME) I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVED THAT THE SERVICE REMINDER MESSAGE WAS FOR THE FLUID CHANGE THAT HAD BEEN DONE AT TIME OF THE RECALL AT MY EXPENSE AND JUST HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY RESET. I WAS UNAWARE IT WAS A WARNING OF SYSTEM FAILURE. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564956February 19, 2014
POWER TRAIN
OCTOBER, 2013 RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. (AS I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN, THIS WAS A PRIORITY TO HAVE FIXED) I BROUGHT MY JEEP INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE N23 SAFETY RECALL PERFORMED. COME JANUARY, 2014 WITH A FEW INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND I ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE MY 4 WHEEL LOW AND I GET A SERVICE LIGHT STATING "SERVICE 4WD". I CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP WHO HAD PERFORMED THE RECALL AND BRING IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT. THEY RUN A DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINE THE TRUCK HAS AN INTERNAL SHORT IN THE TRANSFER CASE. THE SERVICE TECH ADVISED ME IT IS RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT HE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING AT THE DEALER LEVEL. I NEED TO CALL CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO TELLS ME THEY WILL NOT BE DOING ANYTHING TO HELP. UPON A LITTLE RESEARCH (JEEP FORUMS) IT SEEMS THERE ARE MANY (MANY) OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO CALL JEEP WITH THIS ISSUE AND IF YOU CLEAR THE CODES THE 4 WHEEL LOW ENGAGES SO IT IS NOT A SHORT. I BELIEVE CHRYSLER JEEP SHOULD LOOK INTO WHAT WAS PERFORMED WITH THE N23 RECALL AND DETERMINE HOW IT EFFECTED THE 4 WHEEL LOW ON THESE VEHICLES. THEN REPROGRAM THEM TO WORK, AS THEY WERE, AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. SINCE THIS WAS A SAFETY RECALL I FELT I HAD NO OPTION BUT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE NOW I HAVE A FAULTY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564837February 18, 2014
TIRES
PURCHASED 4 NEW TIRES ON 12/29/2010, MILEAGE WAS 41015. NOW MILEAGE IS NOW 77061, TIRE TREAD IS AT .3/32. TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 5 - 6 K AND ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED. ALL TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY, THERE ARE SIGNS OF CRACKING AND STOPPING IN THE SNOW IS NOW A MAJOR HAZARD. THE WARRANTY IS FOR 60K AND WITH ONLY 35K THEY ARE READY FOR THE TRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564861February 18, 2014
SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED LATCH PROPERLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELTS AND THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564572February 16, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AS WITH MANY OTHERS, I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. OWNED IT FOR A YEAR AND NO PROBLEMS. ASIDE FROM THE OLD ISSUES OF WHICH WERE AN EASY FIX. (I.E. LEAKING SUNROOF). I WENT IN FOR THE MOST RECENT RECALL, I FIGURED SURE, WHY NOT, I FIXED EVERYTHING AND ITS RUNNING GREAT! MY MISTAKE! I NOW HAVE POWER TRAIN ISSUES. GEAR NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. ONE TIME STAYED IN 3RD UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. STAYS IN GEAR TOO LONG BEFORE SHIFT SHOULD OCCUR AND THEN 'BUCK'S INTO THE GEAR. SAME FOR WHEN STOPPING, DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN CORRECTLY AND WILL STALE WHEN I FINALLY COME TO A STOP. WHY THE RECALL! I SHOULD HAVE LEFT WHEEL ENOUGH ALONE! TERRIBLE! I STILL LOVE MY JEEP, BUT I FEAR THIS "FREE' FIX FOR THE RECALL IS NOW GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS.... *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564531February 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
06 COMMANDER. STARTED UP VEHICLE AND LET IT WARM UP , PUT IT IN DRIVE AND NOTHING, TRIED REVERSE, STILL NOTHING, IT HAS JUST AROUND 115000MI ON IT. STARTED MY ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE IS MORE ISSUES . I'VE HAD IT STALL TWICE AT A STOP LIGHT. IDLE FLUCTUATES AT TIMES AT STOP LIGHT. AND DELAY WHEN PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE ON OCCASION. THESE ARE THE ONLY ISSUES I'VE HAD , BESIDES BROKEN EXHAUST STUDS.AND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PARTS. ALL TRANNY FLUIDS AND FILTER WERE CHANGED AT 65000 MI ALONG WITH DIFF FLUIDS AND TRANSFER CASE FLUIDS. ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY JEEP UP UNTIL THESE ISSUES. WE'LL SEE WHAT MY MECHANIC MAKES OF ALL OF THIS SOON . I PREY IT'S NOTHING TO MAJOR. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564324February 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR/ACTUATOR WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER DEALER PERFORMED N23 RECALL ON THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564411February 14, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAD THE JEEP N23 RECALL DONE LAST AUGUST ON MY COMMANDER. AFTERWARDS I HAD A SERVICE LIGHT AND 4WD LO DIDN'T ENGAGE. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO REDO THE RECALL 2 MORE VISITS. AFTERWARD THE LAST RECALL ATTEMPT MY DEALER CHANGED THE T/CASE ACTUATOR. THIS FIXED IT FOR 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE PROBLEM RETURNED. WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THESE VEHICLES, AND THEY SHOULD WORK AS THEY DID WHEN WE BOUGHT THEM. JEEP DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562995February 5, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SUV WHICH STARTED WITHIN . THE DEALERS LOOKED AT IT, I PAID FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS AND STILL NOTHING. BESIDES ALL THE LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING, ACTUALLY ALL THE INSTRUMENTS GOING ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING; ALSO, THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AUTOMOBILE WITH ALL THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT NO ONE CAN FIX. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I TRY NOT TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES ALONE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562994February 5, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES MOLDING CRACKS AND BREAKS OFF. I HAVE ONE ON DRIVERS SIDE THAT STILL FUNCTIONS BUT PASSENGER SIDE IS TOTAL NONE WORKING UNLESS YOU ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. THIS MAKES FOR A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563122February 5, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 30MPH THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. DRIVER HAS TO PARK TURN IN OFF AND START AGAIN. SOME TIMES VEHICLE WILL STALL JUST AFTER START SOME TIMES IT WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS (LESS THAN 20MPH). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562820February 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AND RECEIVED THE SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 2013. WHEN I WENT TO USE THE 4WD, IT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE SO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM RELATED TO THE SOFTWARE UPDATE. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR CLOSE TO FOUR WEEKS BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CHRYSLER UPDATED SOMETHING THAT EFFECTED THE REST OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS AND THEY DIDN'T TEST IT OUT FIRST. IT HAS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND THE CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562198January 30, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY JEEP WILL GO FROM D TO N. IT WILL PLACE A BOX AROUND ALL GEARS AND I WILL BE IN NEUTRAL. IT TYPICALLY HAPPENS WHEN I FIRST TAKE OFF OR WHEN I STOP AT A LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN. WHEN I FIRST TAKE OFF IT WILL REV REALLY HIGH AND NOT SHIFT DOWN AUTOMATICALLY LIKE IT SHOULD, WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR JOLTS AND I'M IN NEUTRAL, I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY PUT IT IN NEUTRAL OR PARK IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO BACK TO DRIVE. WHEN I STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT JOLTS AND NOW IS IN NEUTRAL AND AGAIN I HAVE TO EITHER PUT IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO BACK INTO DRIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE PART THAT IS ON MY JEEP IS A DIFFERENT SERIAL NUMBER THAT THE RECALL AND THEY REFUSE TO RECALL IT ALSO EVEN THOUGH IT DOES THE EXACT SAME THING AND THROWS THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I'M DRIVING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561737January 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WOULD DRIVING LIKE 25 MPH THE CAR STOPS AND ENGINE SHOT OFF ALSO LIGHT COMING ON THE INSIDE AND THE AIR CONDITIONED IT DOES T WORK LOW YOU HAVE TO PUT IT ALWAYS UNTIL HIGH THE WAY IT CAN START WORKING ALSO PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE MAKING A NOISE LIKE RCRCCRCRCRCRCRCCRC LIKE THE MANIFOLD OR EXHAUST PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS SOOO WEIRD I ALREADY TOOK IT TO THE PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THEY CAN T DO ANYTHING CAUSE THE MANUFACTURED PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561156January 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD REMAIN IN FWD LOW WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY OR SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE EXPECTED DATE FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE WAS APRIL OF 2014. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560882January 21, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT SUDDENLY FLICKERED ON AND OFF AS THEN THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO THE A LOWER GEAR. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSFER CASE MOTOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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