Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10369345December 6, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
2006 JEEP COMMANDER.....DOOR HANDLES AND DOOR HANDLE ROSETTE HAVE FAILED ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE REAR PASSENGERS DOOR. THE MATERIALS USED FOR THIS DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE PLASTIC APPEARS TO BE VERY VERY THIN. THIS NOW POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH EXITING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR...A SMALL HOLE (1/4") APPEARED IN THE CENTER OF THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE ROSETTE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS DUE TO ABUSE. NOW AFTER THREE YEARS I SEE THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OH BY THE WAY MY 5 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER USED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ONE DAY, AFTER WHICH WE FIRST NOTICED THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND HANDLE ROSETTE THERE. I HAVE DUCT TAPE COVERING THE HOLE AND HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE IN A POSITION THAT MAKES THE DOOR OPERABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT CHRYSLER JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS. FINAL INSULT. THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE JEEP COMMANDER FROM WAS CLOSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368957December 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE JEEP'S ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS BUT NO PROBLEMS HAVE SHOWN UP ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS, SO SERVICE TECHS WON'T TOUCH IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING WITH THE V6 ONLY THE V8.
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0
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0
#10368841November 29, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BREAK EASILY, AND COME APART. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN TRYING TO LEAVE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY- CAR FIRE, ACCIDENT, OR IF VEHICLE FALLS INTO A BODY OF WATER. IN THIS VEHICLE, 3 OF THE 4 INTERIOR HANDLES HAVE EASILY BROKEN FROM THE DOOR PANELS. THEY ARE BUILT WEAKER THAN A CHILD'S TOY CAR. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367355November 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE GEAR DOWNSHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)) BUT WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365344November 11, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, TIRES:VALVE
ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER I HAVE DEFECTIVE CORRODED TIRE VALVE STEMS WHICH ARE NOW CRACKED AND CAUSE THE TIRE TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS.THE PROBLEM I AM TOLD IS DUE TO THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM BEING CORRODED BY THE METAL VALVE STEM CAP. ALL IS ORIGINAL FACTORY PARTS. I AM AFRAID IF THE VALVE STEM COMPLETELY FAILS AND THE TIRE GOES FLAT WHILE DRIVING IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363652November 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS IN WHICH NO FAILURE CODES WERE GENERATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,583 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,999. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF UPDATED 02/07/11
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363446November 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PHYSICAL DETERIORATION AND DETACHMENT OF THE INNER DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE PHYSICALLY FAILED FULLY. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO FAIL BEGINNING WITH THE RECESSED PLASTIC PORTION DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE BECOMING DETACHED AND SEPARATING ALONG WHAT APPEAR TO BE STRESS LINES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL SHORTLY LEAD TO THE FULL FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAKING EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE INFEASIBLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363447November 1, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
PHYSICAL DETERIORATION AND DETACHMENT OF THE INNER DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE PHYSICALLY FAILED FULLY. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO FAIL BEGINNING WITH THE RECESSED PLASTIC PORTION DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE BECOMING DETACHED AND SEPARATING ALONG WHAT APPEAR TO BE STRESS LINES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL SHORTLY LEAD TO THE FULL FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAKING EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE INFEASIBLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362908October 29, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFT AND HESITATION WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO TRY AND GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN STALL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS SINCE ILLUMINATED. THE TAIL LIGHT LAMPS SEALS WERE BROKEN AND WATER WAS SEEPING INSIDE. UPDATED 08/22/11
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362375October 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE ISSUES I HAVE HAD IS STALLING IN MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THERE IS NOT ANY WARNING SIGN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. MY CAR HAS STALLED BEFORE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AS WELL AS WHILE PARKED. THERE IS NO WARNING, IT JUST STALLS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY IT JUST CUT OFF. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF THEN STARTED TO CAR AND IT DROVE AS IF NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. IT ALSO STALLS WHILE PARKED WITH NO WARNING. THERE IS NO APPARENT REASON. YOU THEN HAVE TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY FOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS THEN HOPE IT STARTS THE NEXT DAY. I HAVE HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED AND THIS PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS. WHAT I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC IS WHEN I UNPLUG THE BATTERY IT IS RESETTING THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL. BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361718October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 JEEP COMMANDER LTD 5.7L. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASH RANDOMLY. LOSS OF POWER AND CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME VEHICLE BUT WITH A DIFFERENT ENGINE SIZE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THIS MODEL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361172October 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO MOVE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT WATER WAS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,356 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360778October 16, 2010
STEERING
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED. I WAS DRIVING HOME THIS MORNING AND ALL OFF A SUDDEN JUST BEFORE I WENT TO TURN INTO MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WENT STIFF AND STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE...NOW CAN HARDLY STEER IT AT ALL...I THINK THE POWER STEERING PUMP OR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS TOAST...ITS A HUGE JOB AS FOR YOU HAVE TO DROP THE FRONT DIFF TO REPLACE ..VERY EXPENSIVE AND IS NOT UNDER MY WARRANT....VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 80,000 KM NOW ...I BOUGHT IT USED LAST WEEK AND HAVE ONLY DROVE IT FOR 1,500KM ...NOT COOL!! WHY IS THIS HAPPENING ON SO MANY JEEPS!!????? CHRYSLER NOT DOING A THING ABOUT IT???? SAFE???.....I DON'T THINK SO! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360229October 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE STOPPED OR IDLING HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD DIM AND THE ENGINE WOULD ACT AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START. THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED AS NORMAL. IT WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,848.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357123September 23, 2010
STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 JEEP COMMANDER - VEHICLE STALLING BEFORE ACCELERATION, POWER-STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT: BETWEEN 24,000 - 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND THE MOTOR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE AT THE DEALER, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THE VEHICLE JUST REACHED 30,000 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT. A SCRUBBING AND LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE LOOKED AT BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10356630September 20, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
1. NORMAL USE OF THE VEHICLE. 2. THE INNER DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND YOU CANT EXIT THE VEHICLE. 3. THE ONLY CURRENT SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE OEM DOOR PANEL FOR EVERY DOOR. THE DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC AND IS MOLDED INTO THE DOOR PANEL SO THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO REPAIR IT WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE PANEL AT A VERY LARGE EXPENSE. UNFORTUNATELY THE REPLACEMENT DOOR PANELS ARE THE SAME DESIGN SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY FAIL ALSO. MY FEAR IS THAT IN A TIME OF CRISIS ONE OR ALL OF THE DOORS COULD FAIL TO OPEN. BELOW WAS SENT TO CHRYSLER.COM THERE IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW WITH THE INNER DOOR HANDLES ON THE JEEP COMMANDER. THE HOUSING IS ENTIRELY MADE OF PLASTIC AND IS VERY BRITTLE. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF USE THE PLASTIC STARTS TO CRACK THEN BREAK AWAY AND THE INNER HANDLE WILL NOT FUNCTION. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE HANDLE YOU ARE FORCED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INNER DOOR PANEL. PART 5JS891D1AG FOR THE DRIVERS DOOR. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE PURCHASING THE ENTIRE OEM PANEL FOR EACH DOOR IS UNGODLY EXPENSIVE BUT NECESSARY IF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ACTUALLY WANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO "DUKES OF HAZARD" AND CLIMB OUT. THE REPLACEMENT PANELS ARE IN NO WAY IMPROVED FROM THE ORIGINAL DESIGN SO IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT THEY WILL BREAK AS WELL IN THE SAME MANNER. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY THAT THEY WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR IN A TIME OF NEED. I AM A MEMBER OF SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL COMMANDER OWNERS. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND THE JEEP LIBERTY HAS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE....POOR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356059September 16, 2010
INTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS NOW I HAVE BEING HAVING SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY KEEP SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, THEY CANNOT FIND KNOW FAULTS OR DEFECTS. THE LIGHTS HAS BEING GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH MY BABY IN THE VEHICLE CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILD. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE JEEP DEALERSHIP CANNOT RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM OF ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES. I ARE COMPLETELY LOST AND CONFUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354792September 10, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER I HAVE DEFECTIVE CORRODED TIRE VALVE STEMS WHICH ARE NOW CRACKED AND CAUSE THE TIRE TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE CAUSING AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE PROBLEM I AM TOLD IS DUE TO THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM BEING CORRODED BY THE METAL VALVE STEM CAP. ALL IS ORIGINAL FACTORY PARTS. I AM AFRAID IF THE VALVE STEM COMPLETELY FAILS AND THE TIRE GOES FLAT WHILE DRIVING IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE CHRYSLER/JEEP DEALER HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS AND IN FACT AT MY LAST SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED AN ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION DID NOT WANT TO PASS THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE SITUATION WAS TO DANGEROUS BUT STILL REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354820September 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STALLS, THEN STARTS UP AGAIN. INTERMITTENT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354473September 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
INTERIOR DOOR PANELS BREAK AT THE DOOR HANDLE LOCATION LEAVING THE DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE AND THE PASSENGER UNABLE TO OPEN THE VEHICLE DOOR. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON ALL FOUR PASSENGER DOORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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