Jeep Commander Complaints

3,362 consumer complaints on file.

#10189498May 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THAT I PURCHASED IN SEPT. 2006 SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR 2 TIMES THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE LIE INTERSTATE 495 AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189530May 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN CONNECTION WITH A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE ON A HIGHWAY SERVICE ROAD. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE PLACEMENT AND DESIGN OF THE IGNITION MAY BE TO BLAME FOR THIS AND OTHER STALLS (WHICH ARE NOW UNDER NHTSA INVESTIGATION). IT APPEARS THAT IF YOU HIT YOUR KNEE ON THE KEY WHILE IT IS IN THE IGNITION YOU CAN EASILY TURN THE TRUCK OFF WHILE IT IS IN OPERATION. PLEASE REVIEW THE PLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION AND ITS DESIGN AS IT APPEARS TO OFFER LITTLE RESISTANCE TO GLANCES FROM THE DRIVER'S KNEE. IT SEEMS TO EASILY TURN THE TRUCK OFF. (DATE OF INCIDENT BELOW IS APPROXIMATE.) *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189423May 1, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
JEEP COMMANDER 2006, I HAVE REPLACED MY FRONT WINDSHIELD 2 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. MY TRUCK IS 5 MONTHS OLD AND HAS HAD 3 WINDSHIELDS! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10189110April 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 10, 25, AND 70 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIMMED, AND THE RADIO CONTINUED TO OPERATE. AFTER EACH FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. CURRENTLY, THE FAILURES WERE OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY AND TWICE PER WEEK. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,800 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188698April 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO WARNING. VEHICLE STALLED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES AND CANNOT REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188708April 24, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WILL OCCASIONALLY TRY TO STALL. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN SLOWLY, THE ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO STALL, AND SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE. MY EXAMPLE & DEFINITION OF A HARD TURN: YOU'RE A CAR OR TWO FROM A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNS GREEN, YOU ACCELERATE 20 FEET OR SO AND MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN. HAPPENS ON AVERAGE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. DEALER SAYS THEY "ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS, BUT HAVE NO FIX FROM JEEP". HAVE HEARD THIS FOR A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188764April 24, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED AND HE LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS FAILURE. THE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15550, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15900.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188607April 23, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
JEEP COMMANDER STALLING! WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL STALL OUTS. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH NO RESOLUTION (THE LATEST BEING AN UPDATING THE FLASH). THESE STALL OUT ARE UNPREDICTABLE WHICH MAKE THEM THAT MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188412April 20, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED SEEMS TO BE VERY VULNERABLE TO CRACKS. I HAVE HAD 2 ROCKS HIT ME AND HAVE GOTTEN THEM REPAIRED WITHIN THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE WINDSHIELD TO MAINTAIN; IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188375April 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON 04/17/2007 THE ENGINE FAILED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE ENGINE ALSO FAILED WHILE HE WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED 5 TIMES WITHIN A 3 MILE RADIUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE JEEP DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 6000. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188246April 18, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE WAS SIDESWIPED BY A VAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER THREE TO FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DEPLOYMENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 4,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10188159April 17, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
*WHILE DRIVING DOWN A LEVEL HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH, WHILE USING CRUISE, THE RPMS JUMPED DRASTICALLY AS IF GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. ALTHOUGH IT SHIFTED FOR WHATEVER REASON, AS I STATED IT WAS FLAT GROUND, THERE WAS NO PICK UP SPEED. **HOWEVER, AT OTHER TIMES I HAVE HAD THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. I WAS NOT PUSHING ON THE GAS AND IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN CRUISE. ***I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SPUTTERING MOSTLY AT ABOUT 40 MPH BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC HAS BEEN CLEAR ENOUGH TO REGAIN PROPER CONTROL. NO PATTERN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AFTER THEY TOLD ME TO LOOK FOR A PATTERN AND THERE WASN'T ONE. THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES AND THE "SITUATION COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED". NOT REAL PLEASED. I AM LISTING EACH TYPE OF FAILURE SEPARATELY ON THIS SITE. I AM ALSO SIMPLY USING A BASIC DATE BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN I PICKED UP THE JEEP I WAS TOLD IT'S A BIG MOTOR AND PEOPLE JUST AREN'T USED TO DRIVING THEM. MY HUSBAND WAS RAISED ON A FARM, SO HE KNOWS "BIG MOTORS". NOT ACCEPTABLE. IT FEELS VERY UNSAFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188195April 17, 2007
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
A NEW VEHICLE, THE JEEP COMMANDER, ON A WET HIGHWAY, IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ANYONE BEHIND. REASON, HORRIBLE DESIGN RESULTS IN MORE SPRAY AND MIST KICKED UP THAN AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER. THIS HORRIBLY DESIGNED, UNAERODYNAMIC PILE OF JUNK IS A MAJOR MENACE THAT TURNS A WET HIGHWAY INTO A MOVING CLOUD AND THEY WILL BE THE CAUSE OF A MAJOR PILE-UPS. ALL SHOULD BE BOUGHT BACK AND SCRAPPED. TEST ONE ON A VERY WET ASPHALT HIGHWAY AND MY COMPLAINT WILL BE OBVIOUS TO ALL. BAN THIS VEHICLE BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEONE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188006April 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ONCE THE VEHICLE I SHUT OFF. THE CONTACTWAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188079April 16, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WE PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IN JULY OF 2006. SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT, WE HAVE HAD 2 ROCK CHIPS, THAT WE HAVE HAD PATCHED. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE 4 DIFFERENT CRACKS THAT HAVE ALL STARTED BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND ALL 4 CRACKS STARTED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF EACH OTHER. FIRST, IT SEEMS THAT JEEP COMMANDERS ARE MUCH MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ROCK CHIPS THAN ANY OTHER CAR THAT WE HAVE EVER OWNED. SECOND, THE LATEST 4 CRACKS DO NOT SEEM TO EVEN HAVE STARTED FROM ROCK CHIPS, BUT SINCE THEY HAVE ALL STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS (WHEN THE WIPERS WERE NOT BEING USED AT ALL), THIS SEEMS TO US TO BE SOME KIND OF DESIGN FLAW WITH THE COMMANDER'S WINDSHIELD. PERHAPS THE WINDSHIELDS ARE JUST TOO BIG, TOO STRAIGHT, WITH LITTLE TO NO SLOPE AT ALL, OR JUST NOT MADE STURDY ENOUGH. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN OR QUALITY PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD, AND WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE JEEP DEALERSHIP THAT WE WENT TO NOT BEING WILLING TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. WE DON'T DRIVE OUR CARS ON GRAVEL ROADS AT ALL, WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THEM THROUGH ANY CONSTRUCTION ZONE AREAS. WE DRIVE THEM ON NORMAL, GENERALLY GOOD CONDITION ROADS, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM REASONABLE THAT IN 9 MONTHS TIME, WE HAVE HAD 2 ROCK CHIPS, AND NOW 4 DIFFERENT CRACKS. WE DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY $500 TO HAVE A WINDSHIELD REPAIRED, THAT WE ARE CONCERNED WITH ONCE IT IS REPAIRED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE HAVE TALKED TO A FEW OTHER COMMANDER OWNERS, AND THEY HAVE ALL EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING. ONE COUPLE THAT WE KNOW THAT OWNS A COMMANDER IS ON THEIR 3RD WINDSHIELD. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH NOT JUST US, BUT OTHER COMMANDER OWNERS ALSO. WE ARE WONDERING WHAT JEEP PLANS TO DO TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM? IS A RECALL BEING CONSIDERED? IS A BETTER, STRONGER, WINDSHIELD EVEN A POSSIBILITY, OR IS THE WINDSHIELD IS JUST TOO LARGE, AND TOO STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN TO NOT CONSTANTLY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187686April 12, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY WIFE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND WAS FORCED TO MOVE INTO THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, LESS THAN 10 MPH, AS SHE APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES PULSATED, THEN, THE BRAKE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND DAIMLER CHRYSLER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, BUT HAD DONE NOTHING TO SOLVE THIS OBVIOUSLY VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187737April 12, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER (5.7L HEMI ENGINE) AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE DID RESTART, BUT AFTER FOUR DAYS OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187634April 11, 2007
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MAKE CONTACT W/THE WINDSHIELD IN CERTAIN AREAS. MEDVED CHRYSLER /JEEP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES, WHICH ALREADY WAS REPLACED WITH 3 DIFFERENT TYPES PRIOR TO THEM, IT DID NOT CHANGE.*AK THEY THEN REPLACED THE R/F WIPER ARM, WITH NO CHANGE. I ASKED IF THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE THE PROBLEM, CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. ELITE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD @ NO CHARGE TO MEDVED OR ME. IT BECAME EVEN WORSE!!!! I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMMANDERS DRIVING TOWARDS ME W/THE SAME PROBLEMS IN THE SAME AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE ZONE REP FOR CHRYSLER EVEN STATED "MINE DOES THE SAME THING." THE OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IS DANGEROUS!! CHRYSLER "CAN'T SEE ANY PHYSICAL DEFECT" SO IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE CASTLE ROCK BRANCH OF MEDVED WAS ABLE TO SEE IT ALL HAPPEN FIRSTHAND. HE CALLED CHYRSLER,AND THEY BLEW HIM OFF AS W/THE THE FIRST TIME HE CALLED THEM W/ MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER'S 1-800 NUMBER AND THEY WERE LESS THAN HELPFULL, SAID "IT IS UP TO THE DEALER YOU TOOK IT TO TO MAKE A DECISION. THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN; THIS IS A ENGENIRING OR WINDSHIELD MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS DANGEROUS! THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN @ OR BELOW FREEZING W/OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOOSING TOTAL CONTACT IN A CIRCLE PATTERN DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DIRECT LINE OF VISION IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ONLY CHANGED BY PULLING OVER AND BLASTING THE WINDSHIELD W/FULL HEAT AND FULL DEFROST WITH THE WIPERS ON MEDIUM/HIGH UNTIL THE CIRCLES ARE GONE. ONCE DRIVEN AGAIN THE CIRCLES START SMALL AND BECOME LARGER THE MORE YOU DRIVE IT EVEN W/FULL HEAT AND DEFROST!! THE DEFROSTER AIR FLOW SEEMS GOOD IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIEDL BUT LOWER AS IT GOES OUT TO EITHER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187213April 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING IN SPEEDS RANGING FROM 5 MPH TO 20 MPH THE JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLED. THE STALLING HAPPENED ABOUT 2 - 3 TIME PER MONTH IN TRAFFIC AND STOP LIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST ME UNLESS THEY COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM SO FAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186545March 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER'S IGNITION KEY IS SO SENSITIVE TO TOUCH THAT IF IT IS BUMPED WHILE DRIVING, THE KEY TURNS THE ENGINE OFF CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN AND MAKING STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED COMING OF A HIGHWAY AND IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM 6' TALL AND WHEN I MOVE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE KNEE HITS THE KEY EVER SO SLIGHTLY AND THE KEY SWITCHES OFF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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