Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10354030September 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 5.7 L HEMI IN MAY OF 2009 WITH 46K MILES .SHORTLY AFTER THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT ,I HAD IT REPLACED .THEN THE CAR STARTED TO STALL PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY AND I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW BATTERY . TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR STALLED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE AND THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. THIS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF STALLS AND IT WILL HAPPEN ABOUT TWICE A MONTH . THEN I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON IN THE 3RD ROW SEAT AND I CUT OFF BY ANOTHER CAR AND HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES THE BELT BUCKLE BROKE OFF AND MY SON END UP ON THE FLOOR . IN JULY 2010 I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH AND THE DASH BOARD LIT UP AND ENGINE STALLED ,I LOST THE POWER STEERING ,ACCELERATOR BECOME VERY LOOSE AND STUCK TO THE FLOOR ,BRAKES DID NOT WORK 'I MPUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. THERE IS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD SO I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK . AT THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE . THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE COST WILL BE 8K TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351662August 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHEN DRIVING AT LEAST 55 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT ALSO EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND HESITATION IN THE VEHICLE. MOST RECENTLY, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BECAME STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10350557August 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348737August 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS OFF AND ON SO WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. WITHIN A MONTH, CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. WHILE TRYING TO GET IT STARTED THE LIGHTS CAME ON, NO START. WAITED, TRIED AGAIN, DIMMER LIGHTS; WAITED AGAIN NOTHING! ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOTALLY NON FUNCTIONING. WE HAVE ALSO HAD STALLING ISSUES AND CAR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING GEARS. IT FEELS LIKE IT JUST CAN'T GET SPEED UP AND NOT EVEN A HIGH RATE, JUST IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE GEAR WENT FROM DRIVE TO 3RD! I TRIED TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING WITH NO LUCK AND THEN THAT STALLING FEELING ALL THE WAY TO WORK. THE TRUCK HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN BUT IT'S NOT WORKING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347854August 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPG WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY STALLED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000: POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE-TCM, PCM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS RELATIVE TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346720August 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I'M A OWNER OF A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED AND STARTING TO BECOME FRUSTRATED AND SCARED TO DRIVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR STALLS OUT (LOOSES POWER, ELECTRICAL, POWER BRAKES/ STEERING, EVERYTHING) WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, PARKING SPOT, ETC. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE ISSUE. JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING YOU SUGGEST FOR ME TO DO AS THIS I NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND PROBABLY NOT THE LAST. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346350July 30, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY SON TRIED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR AND FOUND IT WOULD NOT OPEN DUE TO A BROKEN PANEL AROUND THE DOOR LATCH HANDLE. I ALSO FIND THAT OTHER DOOR LATCHES ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FIND THAT A PERSON COULD BECOME TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVERS DOOR LATCH IS ABOUT TO FAIL ALSO AT THIS TIME. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PARTS AS YET AND FIND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343463July 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SQUEAL COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED YET MORE NOTICEABLE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER APPLIED AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL TO THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY HAD NEW BRAKE PARTS INSTALLED BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343496July 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ALL OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE CONTROL PANEL, BEGAN BLINKING RAPIDLY BEFORE COMPLETELY FAILING. THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONER ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND UPON RESTARTING, RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND DID NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY AND WOULD OCCUR WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342627July 12, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN SHE ENGAGED THE TURN SIGNAL, IT WOULD BLINK INTERMITTENTLY THEN IT BECOME STUCK IN POSITION. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE. SHE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO HER RESIDENCE; ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM); HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342198July 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341101July 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH THIS WEEK. I LOST POWER STEERING, MY ACCELERATION, AND THEN THE WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN. I BROUGHT IT TO JEEP AND THE FOUND ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND ARE NOT PROVIDING ANY RESOLUTION TO WHAT I AM SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340922July 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 4X4, 5.7LITER HEMI. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. DEALER CAN NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 42000 MILES. JEEP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED IT IS NOW MY PROBLEM. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ALTHOUGH THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339782June 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS NOW STALLED 4 TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE ENGINE DIES AND I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME WAS WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT. I MANAGED TO RESTART IT AND NO HARM WAS DONE. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND NO HARM WAS DONE. THE THIRD TIME WAS LAST WEEK. THIS TIME IT STALLED AND I COULD NOT RESTART IT. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, SHERMAN JEEP IN SKOKIE, IL, FOR REPAIRS. THEY HAD IT A WEEK AND CHARGED ME $616.00 AND COULD NOT GIVE ME A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT STALLED. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE CAR STALLED AT 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRUCK. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. I MANAGED TO GET IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT IT WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES I TRIED IT AGAIN, AND THIS TIME IT STARTED. I GOT HOME, BUT I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339489June 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED AND RESTARTED ITSELF REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER ADVISED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335628June 10, 2010
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HE HEARD A LOUD SHATTERING NOISE, AND DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE NOISE RECURRED. WHEN THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RETAINER CLIP BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE TO HANG DOWN, AND HIT THE DRIVE SHAFT. THE RETAINER CLIP AND THE BRAKE CABLE WERE REPAIRED. HE SPOKE TO THE JEEP MANUFACTURER TO CONFIRM THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR. HE WAS TOLD THE FAILURE WAS NOT A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335564June 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS A STARTING ISSUE AND MANY OCCURRENCES HAVE HAD TO TURN THE KEY OVER SEVERAL TIMES TO GET VEHICLE TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334489June 3, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE . HE THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE ANDTHE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332344May 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED V8 5.7L HEMI. IT IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE, ALWAYS GARAGED AND NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO IT BEGAN STALLING WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE ELECTRICAL DID NOT GO OFF, THE ENGINE SIMPLY STALLED. THIS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES EASILY 20+ OCCURRENCES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT, THEY TOLD US TO USE HIGHER OCTANE FUEL AND THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE IN THE CAR... A WEEK LATER MY WIFE WAS AT WORK AND IT WOULD NOT EVEN TURN OVER EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKED FINE. WE HAD IT TOWED AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TOLD US THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK, IT WAS IN DRIVE AND AS I SLOWED TO A STOP IT STALLED - AGAIN THE ELECTRICAL REMAINED ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS MORNING AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL AND THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT, BUT COULDN'T TELL US WHAT WAS WRONG, WE CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY COULDN'T TELL US ANYTHING EITHER. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND THIS COULD BE HORRIBLE IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332237May 25, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOLLOWED BY AN ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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