Jeep Commander Complaints (2006)

1,782 consumer complaints on file.

#10225318April 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLED WITH ME SEVERAL TIMES. THE SCARIEST WHEN I WAS TURNING INTO A MIDDLE SCHOOL DRIVEWAY AND IT JUST SHUT OFF LEAVING ME WITHOUT ANY BRAKES OR STEERING. IT HAS ALSO STALLED SEVERAL TIMES AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY. BUT THE WORSE PROBLEM IS FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 4 MONTHS IT WILL NOT START. LAST TIME IT WAS A TIP FAILURE. SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE START UP MODULE. THIS WAS IN JAN. 23 08. NOW, APRIL 21, 2008 IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. LAST TIME IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAVE CALLED A TOW TRUCK THIS TIME TOO. IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT WITH ONLY 3000 MILES TO GO. I AM WORRIED THIS PART WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK. I AM AFRAID I WILL BE ALONE AND THE CAR WILL NOT CRANK SOMEWHERE. THIS IS NOT SAFE. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO DEPEND ON YOUR VEHICLE STARTING. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED WITH PART NUMBER 4692084-AB B;LCI NON 8015009 WHATEVER ALL THAT MEANS. IT WAS RUN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS SINCE THAT REPAIR UNTIL TODAY. FORTUNATELY IT BROKE DOWN IN MY CARPORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224044April 10, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW SWITCH SOMETIMES FAILS TO WORK CAUSING WINDOWS TO STAY STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224054April 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING, ALL POWER GOES OUT AND YOU CANNOT STEER THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10223479April 6, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 IN NOVEMBER 2007. SINCE BUYING IT, THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT ON MY APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT. THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. I CAN'T STEER IT OR DO ANYTHING. THIS COULD GET ME AND MY FAMILY KILLED. WHEN I CALLED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THE MAN I SPOKE TO ACTED AS IF I WAS MAKING THIS UP AND TOLD ME NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222283March 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER V8 4.7L HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST 5 TIMES. 3 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND TWICE ON SLOW TURNS. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM SEEMED RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. JUST A SLIGHT BRUSH AGAINST THE KEY WAS ENOUGH TO KILL THE ENGINE AND SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (SPECIFICALLY POWER ASSIST). WHILE OUT OF TOWN DURING THIS PAST CHRISTMAS THE THIRD HIGHWAY FAILURE AND FIRST SLOW TURN FAILURE OCCURRED. THE OUT OF TOWN DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. ANOTHER SLOW TURN FAILURE OCCURRED ON MARCH 20, 2008, WHERE THE DISABLED POWER ASSIST HAD MY WIFE VEERING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE HAD THE DEALER PICK UP THE CAR AT OUR HOME. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIFTH COMMANDER HE HAD PERSONALLY SEEN WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CURRENT FIX WAS TO UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE OF THE ENGINE CONTROLLER UNIT. I ASKED FOR AND RECEIVED THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS REPAIR (CASE NUMBER K23158981, STAR ON LINE NUMBER: 18190602 0.4). THE BULLETIN DID NOT MENTION THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE AND THE RECOMMENDATION ONLY STATES THAT THE ENGINE CONTROLLER SHOULD BE FLASHED. I ASKED FOR FURTHER TECHNICAL DETAILS IN HOPES OF FINDING SOME CONFIDENCE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS TRULY BEEN DIAGNOSED AND FIXED, BUT WAS TOLD THAT NO MORE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS FAIRLY CONFIDENT THAT THE ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED WITH THIS FIX, BUT HE COULD NOT BE CERTAIN. FRANKLY, THAT'S JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH WITH THIS KIND OF SAFETY CONCERN. WE ARE AT 39K MILES AND OUT OF OUR WARRANTY. DEALING WITH DC'S CORPORATE OFFICE HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE AND HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY REAL ASSISTANCE. WE ARE LOOKING TO GET OUT OF THIS CAR AS WE NO LONGER HAVE CONFIDENCE IN IT'S SAFETY. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NICE ENOUGH, BUT BEYOND TRYING TO GIVE US THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE ON A '08 COMMANDER THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO REALLY ASSIST US IN GETTING OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221886March 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN THE FIFTEEN MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE CAR (PURCHASED NEW FROM A JEEP DEALER) IT HAS BEEN TO THE ORIG. DEALER AS WELL AS A DIFFERENT DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES FOR ELECTRONIC RELATED ISSUES. EARLY ON THE CAR EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT ELECT. PASSENGER WINDOW OPERATING IMPROPERLY. THEN A SERIES OF INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHERE THE DASH PANEL LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND THE CAR WOULD STALL. AT TIMES THERE WAS A NOISE FROM UNDER THE CAR. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD RUN PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THEN THE INCIDENTS WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THE MOST TROUBLING INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS STOPPING AT RED LIGHT - DEPRESED THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LOW SPEED.... AND THE CAR KEPT ROLLING UNTIL IT IMPACTED THE CAR IN FRONT. MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES BUT SCARY AS HECK. INFORMED THE ORIG. DEALER AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THE INCIDENTS WITH THE LIGHTS AND THE NOISE AND OTHER SPOOKY ELECT PROBLEMS - SUCH AS THE MIDDLE HVAC UNIT PUTTING OUT HEAT WHILE THE FRONT AND REAR PUT OUT COLD.- PROMPTED ME TO FIND A DIFFERENT DEALER TO TAKE THE CAR TO. THEY (NALLEY HERE IN ATLANTA) DID A GOOD JOB AND UPDATED SOME SOFTWEAR AND CHANGED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THAT ALLEVIATED THE PROBLEMS FOR TWO WEEKS THEN THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE PROMPLTY REPLACED THAT AS WELL EVEN THOUGH IT WAS QUITE A MYSTERY TO THEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE TURNING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED TO START THE CAR - THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. ALLOWED THE CAR TO SIT FOR A MINUTE THEN IT STARTED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221787March 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE SPONTANOUSLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221372March 16, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT LOW SPEEDS OR IDLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221286March 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
JEEP COMMANDER SHUTS OFF POWER WHILE DRIVING CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF POWER...ITS GONE ON AT FAST SPEEDS, SLOW SPEEDS, WHILE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, NOT WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED, NIGHT TIME, AND DAY TIME...IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN EVERY 1,000 MILES...I AM NOW AT 36,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221119March 13, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 CHRYSLER JEEP COMMANDER---- FOR TWO YEARS NOW IT HAS AN IDLE ISSUE, CAR ACTS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL ,RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATES WHEN THIS OCCURS, HAVE GIVEN CHRYSLER 11 OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX. FILED LEMON, WAS TOLD BY THE BOARD MY VEHICLE HAS A CONDITION, HOWEVER DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A LEMON. ALSO HAS A SHUDDER IN TRANSMISSION ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220943March 12, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING BELOW 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 36,000. UPDATED 03/25/08. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220817March 11, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE MAKING RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS AT 39 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220526March 10, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THEIR WINDSHIELD. I HAVE 5 CHIPS ON 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND ON 03/07/08 A NEW CHIP HAS TURNED INTI 8 INCH CRACK IN FRONT OF DRIVERS VIEW. I UNDERSTAND THEIR HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO CHRYSLER ABOUT THIS FLAW BUT DEALER SAYS CHRYSLER WILL NOT REPLACE OR FIX WINDSHIELD. DEALER ADMITTED DESIGN FLAW HAS CAUSED THIS CONTINUED PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220533March 10, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
JEEP COMMANDER WILL COMPLETELY TURN OFF AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN DRIVING, MOST SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN JEEP IS IDLING OR MOVING SLOW. HAS NOT HAPPENED AT TIME WERE AN ACCIDENT HAS HAPPENED, BUT HAS TURNED OF IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS SEVERAL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220477March 9, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE IS A 4/07 NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO 2006-7 JEEP COMMANDERS' INTERMITTENT AND PERSISTENT ENGINE STALLING PROBLEMS - SUPPOSEDLY IN RESPONSE TO 76 COMPLAINTS. NHTSA REALLY NEEDS TO READ ITS OWN COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, WHICH CAN BE FOUND NOT ONLY IN THE COMMANDER LINE BUT ALSO IN 2005-2008 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET (JEEPFORUM.COM, USENET NEWS, ETC.) ABOUT JEEP VEHICLES STALLING, BESIDES THE COMMANDER. I FEAR THAT EVEN IF CHRYSLER IS FINALLY FORCED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM UNDER THIS INVESTIGATION, THEY WILL SIMPLY POINT TO THE "2006-7 COMMANDERS" PORTION OF THE SETTLEMENT AND COMPLETELY IGNORE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER YEARS AND OTHER MODELS OF JEEP. THEY CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WAVING OFF THEIR CUSTOMERS, WHO PAID FOR THEIR PRODUCTS IN GOOD FAITH, AND NOW ARE NOT BEING SUPPORTED. THEY NEED TO BE FORCED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECTIFY THIS VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE THEIR NEGLIGENCE GETS SOMEONE KILLED. UNFORTUNATELY, WE LOWLY CONSUMERS HAVE LITTLE TO NO POWER OVER A GIANT LIKE CHRYSLER. THAT IS WHY WE NEED ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE NHTSA TO HELP US. NHTSA, PLEASE REVIEW YOUR OTHER COMPLAINTS UNDER THE JEEP BRAND AND EXPAND YOUR INVESTIGATION AS APPROPRIATE. ANYONE ELSE WITH A JEEP THAT KEEPS STALLING, PLEASE CONTINUE TO POST YOUR COMPLAINTS HERE AND ANYWHERE ELSE YOU CAN FIND. THESE STALLING PROBLEMS NEED TO BE FIXED, AND CHRYSLER NEEDS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219861March 2, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 V8. I HAVE HAD A TON OF PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT MAKES A TERRIBLE WIND NOISE COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD, MY AC SOUNDS LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN WHEN SWITCH TO OR FROM AC, AND THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THAT MY CAR DIES WHILE TURNING ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER TELLS ME THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I AM SO ANNOYED WITH MY DEATH TRAP. I DRIVE AROUND MY 3 KIDS, MY HUSBAND, AND MYSELF. I FEAR FOR OURS LIVES BEING IN THIS CAR. IT IS UNSAFE AND WILL END UP KILLING SOMEONE ONE DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219606February 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IT STALLED IN A PARKING LOT. THEN IT JERKS WHEN I LEAVE MY HOUSE IN THE MORNING ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HILL. THEY SAID IT NEEDED A COUPLE PARTS AND IT DIDN'T RESOLVE THAT ISSUE. THEN THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING TWICE MORE WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR ONCE I COULD BARELY GET OFF THE ROAD. THEN IT JUST TRIED TO STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND I HAD TO REV THE ENGINE UNBELIEVABLY TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT IT TO TWO DEALERS WHO COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM OR DUPLICATE IT. THEY PUT IN A NEW STARTER ANYWAY. THEY TOLD ME TO NOT HIT THE IGNITION WITH MY KNEE. THEN THE CAR STALLED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE SPEED IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219054February 25, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE SHAKING VIOLENTLY, CONSISTENTLY STALLING AT LOW RPMS. SLOW TO START, HAVE TO TURN KEY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218704February 21, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DURING SEPT. '06, I INFORMED CHRYSLER AND A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP OF A SAFETY DEFECT--STALLING IN TRAFFIC--WITH MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED . FROM SEPT. '06 TO DEC. '07, I MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND WROTE SEVERAL LETTERS TO CHRYSLER (VIA ITS REGISTERED AGENT) CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF MY LETTERS WERE IGNORED. FROM SEPT. '06 TO DEC. '07, CHRYSLER REQUIRED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THE STALLING PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER'S EMPLOYEES KNEW A TASK FORCE HAD BEEN FORMED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. IN LATE DEC. '07, I DISCOVERED AN INTERNET ARTICLE ENTITLED "JEEP STALLING PROBLEM" AND FAXED THE ARTICLE TO CHRYSLER. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE, MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED, AND EVEN CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. AS A RESULT OF GAINING ACCESS TO THIS ARTICLE, I WAS ABLE TO CHALLENGE CHRYSLER'S DISHONEST ASSERTION THAT MY PROBLEM WAS UNIQUE AND THAT NO OTHER CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, IN JAN. '08, A CHRYSLER MANAGER PHONED ME INDICATING THAT CHRYSLER HAD AGREED TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STALLING PROBLEM AND A RESULTING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT (SEPT. '07)(NOTE:THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ONE YEAR AFTER CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY ISSUE). I WAS TOLD A REPRESENTATIVE OF IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP (ISG) WOULD GIVE ME A CALL CONCERNING DETAILS OF THE BUY BACK. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ISG; HOWEVER, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS COMPANY WORKS ON BEHALF OF CHRYSLER. AS A RESULT, I AM STILL DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN THREE ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. CHRYSLER HAS IGNORED MY REQUEST FOR A RENTAL CAR UNTIL A BUY BACK AGREEMENT IS REACHED. I RECENTLY NOTIFIED CHRYSLER'S INVESTORS--CERBERUS AND DAIMLER--OF MY EXPERIENCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218636February 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY AUTOMOBILE HAS STALLED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, USUALLY WHILE GOING UNDER 10 MPH. DURING THE STALL I LOSE CONTROL MOMENTARILY AS MY AUTO 'LURCHES,' FORWARD 1-2 FEET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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