Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10500156February 26, 2013
STRUCTURE
TWO INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, ONE AT DRIVER POSITION AND ONE REAR SEAT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, HAVE BROKEN AND FAIL TO OPEN THE DOOR WITHOUT GREAT MANIPULATION. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY OR MY PASSENGERS SAFETY IF I/THEY SHOULD NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN EASILY AT ALL!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499862February 24, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ALONG WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING CRACKING OF THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL WHICH HOUSES THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THIS RESULTS IN THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKING OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND JEEP IS TOTALLY NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL AT A COST OF AROUND $750 PER DOOR. THE PLASTIC USED AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE IS VERY THIN AND OBVIOUSLY A POOR DESIGN. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499772February 23, 2013
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WASN'T ANY JERKING FEELING IT SIMPLY SHUT OFF. WE HAD STARTED TO SLOW FOR AN UPCOMING TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE BACKING UP INTO THE ROAD AND IT STALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499692February 22, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE DRY ROTTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498199February 14, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 LIMITED WITH THE 4.7L ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY STALLED 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN THE LAST 6-8 WEEKS. VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE, DRIVING 15-20 MPH ON A CITY STREET, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. THESE ARE THE FIRST OCCURRENCES IN THE 4 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497741February 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496030February 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FAULTY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INCORRECT RESIN MIX WHICH RESULTS IN A BRITTLE AND CRUMBLING MATERIAL CAUSING FAILURE JUST THE SAME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT, HOWEVER ITS A FAULT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER JEEP WARRANTY. THE ONLY FIX WAS REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS. CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ON THE JEEP COMMANDER IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED RATHER THAN JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC WELDED AT CERTAIN POINTS FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493537January 20, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
MY JEEP STALLED AS I ACCELLERATED ON THE ON RAMP OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND TRIED TO RESTART AND WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL I SHUT IT COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED. IT RAN WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND THE CRUISE CONTROL INOPERTABLE. IDLE WAS ROUGH AT LOW AND HIGHER RPM'S. AFTER ABOUT SIX RESTARTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL IS STILL INOPERTABLE. ONE WEEK LATER IT STALLED AT IDLE DURING COLD WEATHER WARM UP WITH THE SAME RESULTS FOLLOWING AS BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A DEALER LESS THAN A WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WITH 84,879 MI. A BACKGROUND CHECK THROUGH AUTOCHECK WAS CONDUCTED PRIOR TO PURCHASE WITH NO MAJOR FINDING REPORTED ON THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. FROM INVESTIGATIONS THROUGH MULTIBLE WEBSITES, THIS ISSUE IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE CHECK THE RECALL REPORTS BY VIN # AND THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL IN THE PRODUCTION CATAGORY OF MANUFACTURE RECALL BUT HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMTOMS FOR A RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IF THE VEHICLE STALLS ON A RURAL HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER TO SAFELY PULLOVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493227January 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE O2 SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492841January 14, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
JEEP COMMANDERS SHARE A FAULTY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. THE SHAPE OF THE HANDLE MAY BE DIFFERENT IN EACH MODEL, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE INCORRECT RESIN MIX WHICH RESULTS IN A BRITTLE AND CRUMBLING MATERIAL CAUSING FAILURE JUST THE SAME. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER?S DEFECT, HOWEVER IT?S A FAULT THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER JEEP?S WARRANTY. THERE?S NO RECALL OR SERVICE BULLETIN. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE ONLY FIX WAS REPLACING THE ENTIRE DOOR PANELS. CHRYSLER DESIGNED THE INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ON THE JEEP COMMANDER IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED RATHER THAN JUST THE DOOR HANDLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC WELDED AT CERTAIN POINTS FROM THE BACKSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490995January 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE ALL CRACKED AND 1 OUT OF THE 4 WORKS. I HAVE TO CRAWL OVER THE CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE! I AM NOT THE ONLY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WITH THIS DESIGN FLAW, MANY HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM AS I DO! CHRYSLER DOES NOT WANT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED. I UNDERSTAND 2008 MODELS HAD A DOOR HANDLE REDESIGN SO THEY OBVIOUSLY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN IN THE EVENT OF WRECK, FIRE, OR IF YOU DROVE INTO HIGH WATER. HOW DO YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE QUICKLY...DUKES OF HAZARD STYLE?! COME ON CHRYSLER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490790January 2, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490507December 30, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WAS ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 55MPH, WHEN MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STOPPED ACCELERATING AND HAD APPARENTLY JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AT THAT TIME. I HAD TO PULL OVER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, AND THEN IT WAS FINE. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 3-4 TIMES. ALWAYS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING OFF SOON AFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490173December 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENTIRE CLUSTER OF INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS BEGINS TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY, CREATING A DISTRACTION AND SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO "E", THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO AND THEN GOES UP AND DOWN AND ALL GAUGES GO UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. ALSO, THE HEATED SEATS TURN OFF AS DOES THE FAN FOR THE HEATER/AC UNIT. VERIFIED WITH LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IS MOST LIKELY AN ECM AND/OR PCM ISSUE. REPLACED BATTERY BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON FOR SEVERAL CYCLES, COMPUTER REBOOTS ITSELF AND THEN THE TROUBLE STARTS AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 06 COMMANDER BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ECM/PCM RECALL (08V203000) BECAUSE I HAVE THE 6-CYLINDER RATHER THAN THE 8 CYLINDER ENGINE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AND I JUST FEEL FORTUNATE THAT AS OF YET, MY CAR IS NOT STALLING LIKE SO MANY OTHERS. HOWEVER, I FEEL MY ISSUE IS RELATED TO THIS SAME RECALL AND WANT TO HAVE IT ON FILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490022December 24, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE FAULTY/WEAK. HANDLE BROKEN AND CANNOT OPEN DOOR. ALL OTHER DOOR HANDLES SHOWING FATIGUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489027December 17, 2012
STRUCTURE
DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR PANEL HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN APART AROUND THE HANDLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487930December 10, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOOR HANDLES WHERE YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR HAVE COMPLETELY SHATTERED IN TO PIECES BY JUST OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR NORMALLY. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT MY CAR PROPERLY BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE IS COMPLETELY SHATTERED AND WILL NOT OPEN. I AM UNABLE TO EXIT MY CAR WITHOUT CRAWLING ACROSS THE SEAT DUE TO THE HANDLE COMPLETELY CRUMBLING AND NOW OTHER DOOR I USE TO GET OUT HAS STARTED TO CRUMBLE. ONE OF THE BACK DOORS IS STARTING TO BREAK AS WELL AND THEY TELL ME IT WILL COST OVER 2800.00 TO REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO FIX A DOOR HANDLE. I'M AFRAID I'M IN DANGER IF I HAVE TO EXIT MY CAR IN A HURRY OR MY DAUGHTER OR A RIDING GUEST. IT'S HORRIBLE THAT IT JUST CRACKS LIKE NOTHING AND THEY WONT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I CANNOT JUST OPEN MY DOOR AND GET OUT OF MY CAR. THEY ALL BEING BROKEN IS ONE THING AND I BELIEVE OBVIOUSLY A FLAW ON JEEPS PART, BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY CAR IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487307December 4, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR HANDLES , INTERIOR, ARE CHEAPER PLASTIC THAN FOR CHILD'S TOY CAR. THREE OUT OF FOUR HAVE SHATTERED DURING NORMAL USE, THE FOURTH IS ALMOST COMPLETELY CRACKED. VEHICLE CANNOT BE OPENED TO EXIT FROM INSIDE. IMAGINE TRYING TO GET OUT IN WATER, OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATION. HAVE SPOKEN TO DEALER, AND CHRYSLER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. SERIOUS AND COMMON ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487325December 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF AND ON AT THE SAME TIME. ON A FREEWAY AT 65MPH THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486584November 30, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT SPEED HE WAS TRAVELING OR THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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