Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10560468January 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WROTE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND REALIZE OTHERS ALSO HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHEN WILL CHRYSLER BE FORCED TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FIRST FOR THIS TO BE CONSIDERED SERIOUS? THERE IS A SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SUV WHICH STARTED WITHIN 3 YRS OF HAVING THE TRUCK. 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:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560425January 17, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559840January 14, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559473January 11, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN
2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7L V8 STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. MULTIPLE INSTANCES (OVER 12) BETWEEN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE APPROXIMATELY MID DECEMBER 2013 AND TODAY 11 JANUARY 2014. ALL STALLS HAPPENED WHEN COMING TO A STOP EXCEPT FOR ONE INSTANCE WHEN IT STALLED WHILE IN REVERSE. A DROP IN RMPS AND LIGHTING/INSTRUMENT FAILURE ACCOMPANIES THE STALL. CHRYSLER'S RECALL N32 WAS COMPLETED OCTOBER 2013. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED SINCE EARLY 2011 WITH NO STALLING OF THIS TYPE HAVING OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS. NO INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATION (E.G. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) ACCOMPANIES THE STALL. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ALL OCCASIONS AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559288January 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I HAD THE N-23 RECALL COMPLETED. CURRENTLY STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559326January 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHRYSLER RELEASED THE N23 RECALL TO UPDATE THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER, THIS UPDATE HAS AFFECTED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR FUNCTION. MY 2006 COMMANDER HAS HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND CANNOT BE FIXED. THE JEEP DEALER INFORMED ME THAT CHRYSLER HAS PULLED ALL THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FROM THE SUPPLY SYSTEM (TRANSFER CASE MOTOR) AND THERE IS NO TIMELINE FOR AVAILABILITY. THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE PARTS TO FIX, NOR AFTERMARKET OPTION. MY CAR IS WORTHLESS NOW! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559132January 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I AM WRITING THIS BECAUSE I RECEIVED A RECALL (N26) FOR MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO GET THE RECALL FIXED TO HUNTINGTON BEACH JEEP OFF BEACH BLVD. ON NOV. 7TH 2013 AND THEY DID THE SERVICE, BUT EVER SINCE THEY "FIXED" THE RECALL MY CAR HAS NOW BEEN SAYING ?SERVICE 4WD? AND NOT SHIFTING INTO 4WD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK INTO HUNTINGTON BEACH JEEP ON JAN 7TH 2014 AND I THOUGHT IT COULD BE AN EASY FIX BUT I GOT A CALL SAYING IT COULD BE THE ?MAIN TRANSFER CASE? AND ONCE THAT IS FIXED IT COULD ALSO BE THE FRONT AND/OR REAR TRANSFER CASES AS WELL. THEY RECOMMENDED I START OFF WITH REPLACING THE MAIN TRANSFER CASE AND THEN GO FROM THERE WHICH WOULD COST ME AROUND $800+. SO SINCE ALL MY CAR NEEDS ALL THESE PARTS REPLACED, I STARTED BECOMING VERY CONCERNED AND I JUST DON?T UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PARTS COULD WARE OUT OR BRAKE WHEN JUST ABOUT A MONTH AGO DURING INSPECTION HB JEEP PASSED ALL THESE TRANSFER CASE PARTS WITH A GREEN (EXCELLENT) SERVICE REVIEW. HOW COULD IN ONE MONTH ALL THESE PARTS BREAK WHEN I COULDN?T EVEN USE MY 4WD, AND ITS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE MY 4WD WAS WORKING FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO GET THIS RECALL UPDATE AND NOW ALL THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE APPEARING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST I KNOW WITH MY CAR BEING A 2006 ITS ANYTHING BUT NEW BUT I PROBABLY USE MY 4WD A HAND-FULL OF TIMES A YEAR AND TO THINK THAT THESE PARTS ARE WORN OUT OR BROKEN JUST SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL. I SPENT SOMETIME ONLINE RESEARCHING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS ?N26 RECALL ISSUE? AND THERE IS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THIS SAME SITUATION. I?M WRITING THIS E-MAIL HOPING THAT SOMEONE CAN PLEASE HELP ME AND EVERYONE ELSE HAVING THIS ?N26 RECALL ISSUE? PROBLEM GET SETTLED. I AM JUST A 23 YEAR OLD COLLEGE STUDENT AND TO HEAR THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN YOUR CAR NEEDS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS INVESTED IN IT WHEN IT WAS WORKING FINE BEFORE I TOOK IT IN TO THIS RECALL IS JUST FRUSTRATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558986January 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLIP OFF AND ON IN SUCCESSION AND THE ODOMETER AND TACHOMETER DROP TO 0 WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED. HIGHBEAMS AND HEADLIGHTS ALSO SEEM TO BE EFFECTED. HAPPENED FIRST ON DECEMBER 31 AND HAS CONTINUED HAPPENING SINCE THIS TIME AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558741January 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAD RECALL N23 PERFORMED IN OCTOBER. DURING LAST SNOW STORM WENT TO USE 4LO AND GOT A "SERVICE 4WHEEL" AND 4LO WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON JEEP FORUMS FOUND THIS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MANY FOLKS WHO HAVE THIS RECALL/RE-FLASH DONE ON THE FINAL DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558417January 3, 2014
SEAT BELTS
MY 8 YEAR OLD NIECE WAS BUCKLING HER SEATBELT IN THE THIRD ROW WHEN THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE SEAT BELT BROKE OFF IN HER HAND. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IN (GOD FORBID) AN ACCIDENT? IT SURE WOULDN'T HAVE RESTRAINED HER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558067January 1, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER TO THE HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND THE INTERIOR SOME LIGHTS WILL TURN THEMSELVES ON WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING. IN THE MOST RECENT EVENT, VEHICULAR DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY NEARLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK, ALMOST STRIKING A UTILITY POLE. ALSO, THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW CONTROL WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN TRYING TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW ITSELF. IT WILL STOP HALFWAY AND BRING ITSELF BACK DOWN. IT USUALLY TAKES 3-4 TIMES TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES, SO MANY THAT I CAN'T KEEP TRACK. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CANNOT PINPOINT THE ISSUE AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558116January 1, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY JEEP HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WHERE I WILL BE DRIVING AND SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM COMES ON DASH BOARD AND ON THE PRND BOXES COME AROUND IT AND THE CAR STALES. IF I TRY TO GO THE CAR WON'T GO BUT RPM GO UP. THE ONLY WAY I GO IS I TO PUT IT IN PARK THEN BACK IN DRIVE MANY TIMES I HAVE TO PUT HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO THAT I DON'T GET REAR ENDED. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO INTO DRIVE IT WILL JERK AND THEN YOU WILL SEE THE BOXES AROUND THE PRND THAT'S WHEN I HAVE TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK WAIT FOR BOXES TO GO OFF THEN DRIVE. THERE IS ALSO ORANGE LIGHT ON DASH THAT COMES ON. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND CODE WAS READING U0404. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE AND DOING IT ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE 6 MONTH OLD BABY AND 4 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557400December 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ELECTRIC SHIFT MOTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557436December 27, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556926December 21, 2013
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES FROM HOME, ON A DAY WITH THE TEMPERATURE WELL BELOW ZERO DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, WE ROLLED OUR FRONT WINDOWS DOWN TO TALK TO OUR NEIGHBORS, WHO WERE SHOPPING AT THE SAME MALL AS US. AFTER VISITING WITH THEM, OUR WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. OUR FAMILY HAD TO DRIVE IN FREEZING WEATHER BACK HOME, ON A SUNDAY, WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. ON THE WAY, BY RAPIDLY DEPRESSING THE WINDOWS LOCK BUTTON, WHILE MY WIFE REPEATEDLY PULLED UP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW SWITCH, WE GOT HER WINDOW TO ROLL UP. WE NEVER COULD GET THE DRIVERS FRONT WINDOW TO ROLL UP. I REPLACED THE MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I PROBABLY HAVE MULTIPLE BROKEN WIRES IN THE WIRE BUNDLE IN THE DOOR HINGE AREA. JEEP HAS NOT, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM AT ALL. THE INTERNET FORUMS ARE CHOCK-FULL OF HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS THAT HAVE HAD, AND ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556834December 20, 2013
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO GO ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE STARTED GOING BUT VERY SLOWLY NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THERE WERE CARS COMING AT ME. IT DROVE VERY SLOWLY FOR A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND I CAME TO ANOTHER STOP. AS I STARTED TO GO INTO THE INTERSECTION AGAIN, THE VEHICLE STARTED OFF VERY SLOWLY EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. AS I PROCEEDED IT WENT A LITTLE FASTER BUT NOT MUCH FASTER. MY DAUGHTER INFORMED ME THAT THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER EARLIER WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP AND SHE TURNED IT OFF AND SHE CUT IT OFF COMPLETELY THEN RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FINE. I PROCEEDED TO DO THE SAME THING(CUTTING IT OFF COMPLETELY AND TURNING IT BACK ON) AND IT RAN WELL AGAIN. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM AND CAN NOT FIX WHAT THEY CAN'T FIND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556498December 18, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 JEEP COMMANDER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RECALL 13V175000 NHTSA: ACTION NUMBER: N/A SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 13V175000 I HAD MY COMMANDER TAKEN TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER TO PERFORM THE RECALL. AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED MY CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4LO, AND I GOT A SERVICE LIGHT. I RETURNED MY CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE MORE TO REDO THE RECALL. MY 4LO WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT WOULD AGAIN NOT WORK AND THE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD RETURN. MY DEALER THEN ORDERED A TRANSFER CASE SHIFT ACTUATOR UNDER WARRANTY, AND ASSURED ME THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE ACTUATOR WAS INSTALLED, I HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS. I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED FOR GOOD. THEN, THE PROBLEM RETURNED. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS RECALL DONE, AND THEY ALSO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE LOSS OF 4LO, AND A SERVICE LIGHT AFTERWARD. THESE PROBLEMS WERE NON EXISTENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL IN MOST CASES. I BELIEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED AT, AND RECALLED AGAIN TO FIX THIS RECALL INDUCED PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555469December 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555040December 6, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN), THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553402November 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
2006 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTUATOR RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR ACTUATOR AT A COST OF $ 708.95. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND APPLIED FOR COMPENSATION UNDER THE RECALL. HOWEVER, CHRYSLER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A FIX FOR THE RECALL HAD NOT BEEN FOUND AND HE WOULD RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL NOTICE WHEN THE DECISION WAS MADE ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT HIS COMPENSATION. HE WAS ASSIGNED ANOTHER CASE NUMBER AND WAS INFORMED THE REFUND WOULD BE PAID OUT IN FOUR WEEKS. IN LATER OCTOBER, HE AGAIN CONTACTED CHRYSLER ABOUT THE STATUS OF HIS REFUND. HE WAS INFORMED, THE CLAIM WAS DENIED SINCE IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL ADDRESSED IN THE RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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