2006 Jeep Commander Brakes Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GRINDING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT JERKED FORWARD. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED AND THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A SECOND VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED IN EITHER VEHICLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED OR WHETHER ANY COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,491.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A WHINING NOISE AND ACTED AS IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,600.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THEN DEEMED UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND DID NOT ASSIST SINCE THE CRASH OCCURRED IN 2012. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) IN 2014. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL TWICE BEFORE A RESPONSE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REDUCE SPEED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE,TCM, PCM). THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT AND PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN FLASHING ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES FOR A PERIOD OF 5 MINUTES. THE WARNING LIGHTS THAT STAYED ON AFTERWARDS: TRACTION CONTROL AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM AND BSP. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH BECAUSE I WAS DISTRACTED BY THE MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND WERE ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITH THE BRAKES. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,225.

I WAS DRIVING 25 MILES AND HIT A BUMP. NOISE STARTING COMING FROM UNDER THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT. CHECKED UNDER THE CAR, COULD SEE NO ISSUES. BROUGHT IT TO 2 MECHANICS COULD NOT SEE PROBLEM. DROVE CAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL HIT A BUMP AND THE NOISE STARTING AGAIN. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND COULD NOT SEE OR HERE PROBLEM. CALLED CHRYSLER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT THE BRAKE CABLE FALLS DOWN AND HITS THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THE DRIVE SHAFT. I ASKED IF THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND THEY SAID NO THAT I WOULD HAVE TO COVER REPAIRS. CONTACTED JEEP DEALER AND IT IS GOING TO BE $350 FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL AS IF IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN BRAKES CAN FAIL. *TR

TLA*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL UNTIL HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. DURING THE FAILURE, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HEAVY PRESSURE WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/06/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE DOME LIGHT WOULD STOP ILLUMINATING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A PREVIOUS OWNER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. IN ADDITION TO THE ELECTRICAL FAILURES, THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHENEVER THEY WERE APPLIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

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

PROBLEMS BEGAN 1 DAY AFTER COMMANDER WENT IN TO DEALER FOR THE REGULAR 3,000MILE OIL CHANGE, THAT CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AFTER THAT OIL CHANGE, AS 'GOOD TO GO'; W/IN 24 HOURS OF THAT OIL CHANGE, THE COMMANDER WOULD NOT START AND REQUIRED A NEW STARTER (30K MILES). AFTER THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, THE COMMANDER WAS STALLING IF - IN THE MIDDLE OF A SLIGHT INCLINE IT HAD TO BRAKE AND THEN RESUME - AT THE RESUME IT WOULD STALL. ALSO, AFTER STARTER REPLACED DASHBOARD LIGHTS BLINKING; TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING, POWER STEERING LINE FROM PUMP TO COOLER LEAKING, AND FRONT AND BACK BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED (42K MILES) 60K MILES, THE CRUISE CONTROL TURNS ON BY ITSELF AND THE REAR PARK ASSIST TURNS OFF BY ITSELF; THE WATER LEAK INTO FRONT PASSENGER WELL. SPEAKING WITH CUSTOM RELATIONS AT CHRYSLER CORPORATE REGARDING CRUISE CONTROL, REAR ASSIST AND WATER LEAK PROBLEMS THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THESE BEING A PROBLEM FOR MOST COMMANDER CUSTOMERS; HOWEVER, CHRYSLER JEEP IS AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS AS EVIDENCED BY THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS PUBLISHED ON THEM YET CHRYSLER JEEP DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL/TAKE FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. MORE: CHRYSLER JEEP EXPECTS ME TO PAY THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEMS SO THAT THEN SO LONG AS I HAVE PAID A DEALER TO REPAIR THEM THEY WILL CONSIDER (NOT NECESSARILY APPROVE; IN THE PAST THEY HAVE IN FACT DENIED ME REIMBUSEMENT TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON) REFUNDING ME TOTAL OR PARTIAL COST OF REPAIRS. MORE: I WAS ONLY INFORMED OF A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING EBC MODULE (BRAKE) WHEN I CALLED IN LAST WEEK (12/2011) REGARDING THE WATER LEAK & CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. MAKING THIS MORE POIGNANT, THE REASON FOR THIS RECALL - THAT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT WHEN IT WAS FIRST ISSUED- IS A BRAKE ISSUE THAT I HAD DETAILED TO CHRYSLER JEEP IN 2009! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, FOLLOWED BY NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IMMEDIATELY, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER AND NUMEROUS INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE IGNITION COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,010 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

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.

I BOUGHT A JEEP COMANDER IN MAY OF 2008, TWO DAYS LATER I HAD TO HAVE WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A REALLY GREAT NEW CAR TOWED ON A ROLLBACK TO THE DEALER I HAD JUST GOTTEN IT FROM. IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STARTS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE AND THEN IT WILL NOT TURN AND JUST DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WITH TRAFFIC COMING AT ME. SINCE THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND TRAFFIC ALL AROUND.I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND ALSO HAD THEM TELL ME IT WAS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. I GOT A RENTAL AND THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO SAY THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. DURING THE WINTER MY CAR DECIDED TO GET A MIND OF ITS OWN AND WHEN YOU WOULD TURN THE HEAT ON YOU HAD TO HAVE IT ON HIGH OR IT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING,BUT IF YOU DROVE AROUND A CURVE TO THE RIGHT IT WOULD CUT OFF, IF YOU WENT AROUND A CURVE TO THE LEFT IT WOULD CUT BACK ON. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER IT WAS TIME TO GET BRAKES AND HAVE ROTORS TURNED. I ALSO HAD THE STEREO WORKED ON BECAUSE I GUESS IT TOOK LESSONS FROM MY HEATER, AND WOULD CHANGE STATIONS OR NOT TURN AT ALL .IT STILL DOESN'T WORK RIGHT AT THIS POINT I'VE KIND OF GIVEN UP ON IT.BUT THEN THE WINDOW S STARTED NOT GOING UP ALL THE WAY THEYWOULD GO HALFWAY UP THEN GO BACK DOWN IN THE DOOR. I HAVE JUST TAKEN MY CAR ON FRIDAY TO GET NEW TIRES, MONDAY FOR AN ALIGNMENT,WHERE I WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T DO ONE BECAUSE MY TIEROD HAD TO MUCH PLAY IN IT AND WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. MY DEALERSHIP NO LONGER HAS THEIR LICENSE SO I HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO THE CLOSEST JEEP PLACE AND MY WARRANTY COULDN'T BE FOUND AND I BASICALLY STOOD ON THE STREET TO WAIT FOR A RIDE AS THEY CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT. BUT THEN WHEN I GOT TO TALK TO THEM AGAIN I NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS ALL THE WAY AROUND AT A GRAND TOTAL OF 600.00 . *TR

TOOK CAR TO DEALER TO HAVE RECALL #07V434000 -SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE MAY ALLOW A MOMENTARY DELAY IN BRAKING WHEN COASTING UP A HILL DURING CERTAIN CONDITIONS--COULD CAUSE CRASH! WHEN THE DEALER CORRECTED THE RECALL ISSUE, THE ABS MODULE FAILED--THIS WAS IN NORTH CAROLINA WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT INITIALLY. TOOK CAR TO PENNSYLVANIA DEALER TO HAVE THE ABS MODULE INSTALLED. WAITED FOR NEW MODULE WHEN IT ARRIVED 2 WEEKS LATER, DEALER SAID THAT NEW MODULES WERE FAILING AND COULD NOT BE FIXED AND THAT DETROIT WAS SAYING THEY KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT. I CALLED JEEP CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS TELL ME WHAT ALREADY HAD BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A FIX/NEW COMPONENTS FROM JEEP. CUSTOMER SERVICE CHECKED WITH BOTH DEALERSHIPS AND AGAIN REITERATED THAT DETROIT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND AS SOON AS THEY DID THEY WOULD SEND NEW MODULE. THE JEEP IS NOW BEING DRIVEN W/O ABS OR THE ESP MODULES, BOTH LIGHTS ARE ON AND CAR KEEPS ALERTING TO GET SERVICE. MY INSURANCE GIVES ME A DISCOUNT FOR HAVING ABS BUT NOW I AM DRIVING W/O THEM. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE THE INITIAL RECALL SAID THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR. DURING WINTER DRIVING HAVING TO STOP QUICKLY CAN OCCUR FROM OUT OF NOWHERE, NOW I DO NOT HAVE ABS OR ESP. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. JEEP DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SUGGESTED THAT THE ONLY THING THEY COULD TELL ME WAS TO CONTACT MY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND FILE A COMPLAINT--WHICH I HAVE DONE. THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR IN THE PA DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE--NO ABS OR EPS AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE INITIAL RECALL PROBLEM. HOW MANY MORE CARS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH. THANK YOU. *CN

JEEP COMMANDER HAD SIGNIFICANT FAILURES. COMMAND MODULE CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE ALL POWER AND CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. SUB FRAME MIS MANUFACTURED CAUSING VEHICLE TO OUT OF SERVICE FOR OVER 2 WEEKS. BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING REDUCED BRAKING. *TR