Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10297579December 30, 2009
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE SAFETY SEAT IN THE FORWARD FACING POSITION ,SHE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES REAR SEATS HEAD REST TILTED FORWARD;WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE SAFETY SEAT TO REST AGAINST THE SEATS BACK . SHE COULD NOT REMOVE THE HEAD RESTS OR PUSH THEM BACKWARD; THEREFORE THE SAFETY SEAT COULD TILT OVER IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THIS WAS HOW THE SEATS HEAD REST WAS DESIGNED AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST WITH THE INSTALLATION OF HER SAFETY SEAT. SHE WAS ADVISED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS A COMO MANUFACTURED BY RECARO SHE DID NOT HAVE THE MODEL NUMBER. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000. *CN UPDATED 02/17/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296938December 25, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO ABOUT AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING WITH MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER SINCE JANUARY 2009. I AM GOING TO BE KILLED IN THIS VEHICLE WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHICH IN AN AGE OF ROAD RAGE COULD GET ME KILLED IF SOMEONE THINKS I'M WILLFULLY FLASHING THEM. ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES GO ON AND OFF, THE RADIO AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM GO ON AND OFF; DID I FORGET TO SAY RANDOMLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IN THE PAST THEY CHARGED ME FOR THE EVALUATION, NOW I REFUSE TO KEEP PAYING THEM AND HAVE THEM SAY "SORRY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING ON THE COMPUTER." SOMEONE WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WILL BE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED BY THIS DEFECTED VEHICLE. ON 12/24/09 ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IT FLASHED THE PEOPLE BEFORE ME, I GOT CONCERNED AND SWITCHED LANES ON THE HIGHWAY; EVERY TIME I SWITCHED LANES THEY SWITCHED BEFORE ME. I BELIEVE THEY THOUGHT I WAS PURPOSEFULLY FLASHING THEM. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE PEOPLE ARE HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295556December 14, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, BUT THE RADIO REMAINED ON AND THE ENGINE WAS ALSO WORKING. ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLIPPED ON AND THEN OFF WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BASE ESP AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS, THEY STAYED ON. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE WORKING AND IF IT HAD NOT BEEN DARK OUT, COULD HAVE DROVE HOME. THE VEHICLE DID COME BACK TO NORMAL WORKING ORDER WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. THIS RECORD OF EVENTS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AT 10 PM AND WAS VERY SCARY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE JEEP DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE POWER JUNCTION BLOCK. THEY SAID THERE WERE MULTIPLE CODES THEY FOUND IN THE SYSTEM BUT THE FAULT THAT LEAPED OUT TO THEM WAS U0200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295500December 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER SEEMS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER PROBLEMS, I'M NOT CERTAIN WHICH. SINCE JANUARY 2009 I'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS, THE HEAT, AND RADIO FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND ALL THE GAUGES FLUCTUATE; DURING THIS TIME THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND PAID $100 TO HAVE THEIR COMPUTER EVALUATE THE PROBLEM BUT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. RECENTLY, ON 12/11/09 WHEN THE FLASHING WAS CONSTANT FOR OVER 5 MILES OF DRIVING, I BROUGHT IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER FOR AN IMMEDIATE EVALUATION. I ASKED IF OTHERS REPORTED SIMILAR PROBLEMS I WAS TOLD "NO", SO I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN YOUR DATABASE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. THE SERVICE MANAGERS ALWAYS WANT ME TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL EVALUATIONS BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURERS. WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN I ONLY HAD 55,250 MILES ON THE TRUCK. CURRENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORST BECAUSE IT IS MORE FREQUENT AND LAST LONGER. THE DEALER HAS A HUGE TURNOVER OF SERVICE MANAGERS AND MECHANICS SO EACH TIME I HAVE TO EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BECAUSE THE SERVICE MANAGERS PRETEND I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO EVER COMPLAINED ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT THE TRUCK WILL STALL IN TRAFFIC AND KILL ME OR AN INNOCENT DRIVER. THE PROBLEM IS I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I'M STILL PAYING FOR THIS TRUCK. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT RESORTING TO DISCONTINUE PAYING FOR THE DEFECTED VEHICLE? THE DEALER/SERVICE MANAGERS REPORT NO PROBLEMS INCLUDING BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, AND COMPUTER WORKING PROPERLY SO CURRENTLY I FEEL STUCK AND AFRAID OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS DEFECTED VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294146December 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MY LIGHTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASH, FLICKER AND TURN ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292381November 16, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE LIGHTS WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292014November 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 JEEP COMMANDER. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ALL COMING ON AT SLOW SPEED. DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOW CODE SHOWING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENS AT SLOW OR IDLE SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291537November 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS RESTARTED . THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT LOCATE ANY ERROR CODES, NOR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289885October 26, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN IDLING ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE DEALER STATED THE MANIFOLD SENSOR, AND PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED. SINCE THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)), SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $300.00 FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288916October 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS OUT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL ELECTRICAL WENT AND STEERING LOCKED UP. PUT BACK IN PARK AND CRANKED UP. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE PCM FLASHED WITH NEW SOFTWARE. AND IT STILL DOES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287423October 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS OR WHILE IN THE REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL #08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS BUILT 2 WEEKS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 51,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286705October 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER ON 635E IN DALLAS, TX, THE CAR JUST DIED GOING 70 MPH WITH 6 LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND I WAS IN THE LANE NEXT TO THE HOV LANE AND IT HAD NOT SHOULDER, JUST A CONCRETE WALL. RATHER THAT CROSS 4 LANES OF HEAVY FAST TRAFFIC WITH NO ACCELERATION IN THE CAR, I WENT INTO THE HOV LANE WHICH HAD LESS TRAFFIC AND GOT REAR ENDED BUT WAS NOT A SERIOUS WRECK AS IT WELL COULD HAVE BEEN. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND STARTED IT AND TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE POLICE. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UP RECALLS FOR MY JEEP AND FOUND THE V8 ENGINE HAD A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE SINCE THE CAR WOULD STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR IS A V6. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY SAID I SHOULD TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP 50 MILES AWAY TO "SEE ANOTHER DOCTOR TO FIND THE PROBLEM" IN THE MEANTIME I HAVE TO FIX THE DAMAGE FROM THE REAR END COLLISION AND THANK MY LUCK STARS I AM STILL ALIVE TO FIX IT. YOUR CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE RECALL I REFERRED TO IS: 08V059000. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285776September 30, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE RECIRCULATION ASSEMBLY ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER KEEPS ON BRAKING. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED TWO TIMES WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, AND THIS MORNING, I WENT TO TURN ON THE HEAT, AND I HEARD IT SNAP AGAIN. WHEN IT BRAKES, AIR COMES INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR NO MATTER WHAT THE POSITION OF YOUR A/C OR HEAT CONTROLS. EVEN IF YOU HAVE THEM OFF, AIR STILL COMES IN SINCE THE RECIRCULATION DOOR IS BROKEN. I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284867September 22, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THAT HAS STALLED 4-5 WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS BOTH AT NORMAL SPEEDS AS WELL AS WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. I HAVE TO SHIFT THE CAR TO NEUTRAL T RESTART OR STOP AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS PRESENTS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MY WIFE AND CHILD DRIVE/RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DAILY. WE HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284514September 18, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. AS A CONSEQUENCE THERE WAS AN INCREASED RISK FOR A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, IN WHICH A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284405September 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE HEAD LAMPS AND LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE IMPAIRMENT OF VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING INCREASED THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE RESURFACED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284058September 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. SHE WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RESTART IT, AND CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE AND THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THEY ALSO ADVISED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, SHE CHOSE NOT TO SINCE THERE WAS A FEE. THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN 08V059000, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ALSO RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283732September 11, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TORQUE CONVERTER BROKE APART CAUSING TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 45,300 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281112August 19, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE NOR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279313August 4, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT ON FRONT TIP OF HOOD BUBBLING. TOOK JEEP INTO GET PAINTED AND THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO WATER GETTING BETWEEN THE HOOD AND FRAME - COULDN'T FIX, AND WILL COME BACK WITHIN A YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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