Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10510645May 4, 2013
ENGINE, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A USED DEALERSHIP I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS. HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FOR THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF. AND IT ALL BEGAN ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE DOING ABOUT 75 AND IT JUST SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A CLUSTER OF CARS AND I HAD TO GO OVER 2 LANES TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES WITHIN 10 SECONDS. ONE OF THE MOST SCARIEST RIDES EVER. I AM NOW AFRAID TO TRAVEL ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS SHUT OFF AN ADDITIONAL 5 TIMES I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP CAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THEY SAID IT WAS A MAP SENSOR, I HAVE REPLACED THIS TWICE ALREADY. NOW IT DOESN'T IDLE RIGHT AND LOOSES POWER IN BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH. AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS ONCE AGAIN CAME ON. HAVEN'T HAD IT CHECKED YET CAUSE IT IS A SATURDAY NIGHT GUESS I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ON MONDAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510071April 30, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2006 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON THE NORTHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED OF ABOUT 90 MPH. AT THE TIME, THE CONSUMER WAS ABOUT FIVE CAR LENGTHS FROM AN AUTOMOBILE AHEAD OF HIM IN THE SAME LANE, AND IN 10 SECONDS HE WAS JUST A FEW FEET OF OVERTAKING AND CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THEN THE ACCELERATOR, REPEATING IT OVER AND OVER, BUT TO NO AVAIL, UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP OR EVEN SLOW IT DOWN. REALIZING THAT CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE WAS IMMINENT, HE MADE AN OBLIQUE TURN INTO THE TRAFFIC LANE TO HIS LEFT AND CONTINUED AT 90 MPH WITH THE ENGINE SCREAMING AND WITH THE THRUST OF A ROCKET, HIS FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, TRYING TO SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ON AT A HIGH SPEED FOR ANOTHER 10 OR 15 SECONDS AND THEN THE SITUATION CORRECTED ITSELF AND IT SETTLED DOWN TO 50 MPH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED THE THROTTLE BODY PLATE WAS FULL OF CARBON AND THAT INTERFERED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE THROTTLE CAUSING THE SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510180April 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2006 COMMANDER STOPPED ACCELERATING IN FACT IT FELT LIKE I WAS DRIVING AGAINST A WIND BLOWING HEADON FASTER THEN I WAS DRIVING ,THEN THE JEEP STARTED JUMPING LIKE A HICK-UP THEN MY TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AND LOWER DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND MY WARNING LIGHTS IN DASH CAME ON,THE VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT IDLE OR AT START OF ACCELERATION NOT VERY GOOD TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW FRONT CONTROL MODULE AND NEW COOLING FAN ,NWE SPEED RELAY COSTING $1063.00 IM NOT TO SURE ABOUT IT AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT HAS NO RECALL ?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509570April 25, 2013
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE, ENGINE JUST STOPPED. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING STOPPED WORKING ALSO. MADE IT TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND TOOK SEVERAL MINUTES TO RESTART. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON ALSO. PREVIOUS DAY 4/23/13, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, BUT HAS SINCE GONE OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509598April 25, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT OR A PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT ALL DOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 52,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508097April 12, 2013
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE STALLS OUT, WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ALSO, HAVE EXPERIENCE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM WHILE TURNING AND OR ON A HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505225April 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SINCE DECEMBER 2012,I NOW HAVE 2 DEFECTIVE {BROKEN} INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES, BOTH REAR PASSENGER & NOW DRIVER!! I DO CHILDCARE AND IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO TRANSPORT CHILDREN TO & FROM SCHOOL. WHEN I REALIZED THE FIRST HANDLE WAS BROKEN,IT WAS WHEN I WAS TAKING THE CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.THE LITTLE GIRL GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK, WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR AND IT BOUNCED BACK AT HER.I PULLED OVER THINKING THE SEATBELT WAS IN THE WAY.HERE IS WAS THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE,BROKEN, NOT EVEN ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SHUT!I HAD TO RIG THE HANDLE SO THAT IT WOULD CLOSE THE DOOR! ON 3/26/13 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING & HEARD A NOISE,HE LOOKED DOWN AND THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE! NOT EVEN BEING TOUCHED. TO GET OUT, I HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN,REACH OUT & OPEN BY THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THIS IS SAFE!?!?!... IF MY CAR WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT AND GOD FORBID THE ELECTRIC DIDN'T WORK, HOW THE HELL AM I GETTING OUT. OR MY PASSENGERS!!! USE THE OTHER TWO DOORS THAT WILL MOST LIKELY BUST SOON!?! I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT JEEP CANNOT AFFORD A RECALL TO FIX THIS.WOULD JEEP RATHER CORRECT THIS OR SPEND MILLIONS OF $$$ IN LAWSUITS GOD FORBID ANY DEATHS SHOULD OCCUR.THIS IS THE LAST THING THAT SHOULD GO WRONG BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOES TO THE GRAVEYARD. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A DEFECT ON JEEP'S END B/C THIS IS HAPPENING TO JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!! JEEP NEEDS TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND PUT OUT A RECALL ON THIS HAZARDOUS VEHICLE THAT WE ARE DRIVING. IT'S A SHARP LOOKING VEHICLE. IF JEEP WANTS A GOOD REP AND THEIR DRIVERS/PASSENGERS SAFE, THEN WE AS JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS INSIST ON A RECALL!! I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF US OUT HERE.IF THERE WEREN'T, WHY WOULD ANOTHER COMPANY DEVELOP AND MARKET AN "AFTER-MARKET" FIX? IF IT WAS JUST A FEW OF US, IT WOULDN'T MAKE BUSINESS SENSE TO DO SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505244April 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ONE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE (RIGHT REAR) WAS BROKEN WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, RENDERING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. WITHIN TWO MONTHS, MY LEFT REAR HANDLE BROKE IN A SIMILAR FASHION (CRUNCHING SOUND UNDER LIGHT USE).THE INTERIOR HANDLE 'CUP' SHATTERED IN APPROXIMATELY 12 PIECES, RENDERING THAT DOOR HANDLE INOPERABLE. THE DRIVER'S FRONT SHOWS SEVERAL LARGE CRACKS, AND THE PASSENGER FRONT SHOWS 2 CRACKS. ALL HAVE BEEN REBUILT/REINFORCED USING AN EPOXY STICK. JEEP UNWILLING TO ASSIST AS A DEFECT. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN INABILITY TO EGRESS IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505277April 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES/OPENERS ON ALL (4) DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE CAUSED FROM NORMAL USAGE ON VERY POOR PLASTIC MATERIAL THAT GETS BRITTLE AFTER A WHILE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN CONSIDERING THAT UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES NO ONE WOULD BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. I HAVE READ WERE A JEEP COMMANDER LIKE MINE HAS WRECKED INTO A BODY OF WATER AND ALL OF THE WINDOWS SHORTED OUT AND THE PERSON COULD NOT EXIT THE VEHICLE AND DIED. PLEASE HANDLE THIS MATTER CORRECTLY BEFORE THERE ARE ANY MORE DEATHS. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505275April 1, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505127March 31, 2013
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
APPARENTLY THERE IS/WAS A DEFECT IN EITHER THE DESIGN OR PRODUCTION OF THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IN THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS. THE PLASTIC HOUSING WHICH CONTAINS THE DOOR OPENING MECHANISM BECOMES TOO BRITTLE AND CRACKS RENDERING THE OPENING MECHANISM INOPERABLE. ON MY COMMANDER ALL BUT ONE DOOR IS AFFECTED. AT THE MOMENT, ONLY TWO OUT OF THE FOUR DOORS WORK, THE FRONT-SIDE PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER-SIDE REAR. IF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THERE WAS A NEED TO EXIT QUICKLY (FIRE OR WATER), THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY WOULD BE IN EXTREME JEOPARDY. I POSTED A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, AND HAVE HEARD FROM MANY OTHER WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CHRYSLER JEEP PRODUCED APPROXIMATELY 80,000 OF THESE VEHICLES IN 2006. I TRULY BELIEVE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THERE JEEP COMMANDERS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IN FACT THE CONDITION IS SO PREVALENT; ONE COMPANY IS PRODUCING AN AFTER-MARKET REPAIR KIT. PLEASE SEE MY VIDEO AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=FFQ0OKI7ZJY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504896March 28, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BREAK AND YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOORS WITHOUT REACHING OUTSIDE AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLES. IF THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I SEE HUNDREDS OTHERS HAVE TYPED IN JEEP FORUMS THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE A CRASH AND CAN'T GET OUT OF A BURNING JEEP OR GO INTO WATER. ALSO SEE HOW SEVERAL JEEP OWNERS HAVE POSTED UTUBE VIDEOS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. YOU CALL CHRYSLER AND THEY TELL YOU 500 TO 600 A DOOR HANDLE TO FIX. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOME ONE LOSES A LOVED ONE. I CAN EMAIL PHOTOS IF YOU WANT THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504590March 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. WITH THE DOOR HANDLES BREAKING IT IS AND OR WILL CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOUR ARE EVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND OR FIRE PREVENTING YOU FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503910March 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ON BELTWAY AND LOUD NOISE BEGAN TO OCCUR, SOUNDS LIKE RUBBING ALONG THE FLOOR OF VEHICLE WENT TO DEAL AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING SECOND OCCURRENCE MAYBE THREE MONTH THERE AFTER AND FINALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM BRAKE CABLE FIXTURE BROKE AND BRAKE CABLE RUBBING RETIED AND FIXED. THIRD TIME SAMETHING AND IT WAS FIXED. FOURTH TIME THE MANAGER RECOMMENDED I PAY 549.00 TO REPLACE THE CABLES AND THIS BEGAN TWO MONTHS AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE. IM LEFT WITH THE BILL!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502263March 10, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE REAR PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. THERE IS A PIECE OF PLASTIC WITHIN THE DOOR THAT BRACES THE HANDLE SO IT IS SECURE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL IT AND OPEN ( UNLATCH) THE DOOR. AT THIS POINT THE DOOR CLOSES BUT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PASSENGER TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE BACK FREQUENTLY. MY JEEP DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND I WAS TOLD THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY JEEP IS UNDER 100, 000 MILES AND FOR THIS TO HAPPEN INSIDE THE DOOR WHERE NO PERSON CAN TOUCH THIS RIDICULOUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501853March 6, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED AND TRAPPED THE PASSENGERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR PANELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,300. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501331March 5, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES FOR THE FRONT DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS WERE EXPOSED. THE DOORS HAD TO BE OPENED USING ONLY THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $2,000 TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES. UPDATED 08/20/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501312March 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE DOOR HANDLES BEGAN TO FALL APART CREATING A HAZARD. SOME OF THE DOORS DO NOT OPEN JUST THE DRIVERS FOR NOW. I HAVE LOOKED ON FORUMS AND NOTICED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODEL. IN ADDITION, THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ROLLS UP AND DOWN ON OCCASION AND GETS STUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500749February 28, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SURGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10500851February 28, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WIRING IN THE STARTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING INTERMITTENTLY FAILED AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WHILE BEING OPENED OR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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