2006 Jeep Commander Complaint Log

I HAD THE N-23 RECALL COMPLETED. CURRENTLY STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ONCE THE VEHICLE I SHUT OFF. THE CONTACTWAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.*AK

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION, CAUSING POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM FAILURE (IE BRAKES AND STEERING). *NM

2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7 V8 STALLED IN TRAFFIC DURING NORMAL USAGE. WHILE SLOWING THE COMMANDER FOR A STOP THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND ALL POWER EQUIPMENT WAS DISABLED. IE. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, ETC... THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND IS VERY UNSAFE. *JB

"06" JEEP COMMANDER WITH UNDER 5K MILES WILL "SHUT DOWN" WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SPEED RELATED. THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF AS WILL THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, AS WELL AS ALL AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT (RADIO AND SUCH). IT IS PRESENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME AS THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DEFINE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM UPON INITIAL INSPECTION. *NM

2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS INCLUDES PULLING OUT INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER TRAFFIC AREAS. THE CAR JUST STOPS PRODUCING POWER AND SHUTS OFF. IT RESTARTS JUST FINE. *NM

VEHICLE STALLS AT ALL SPEEDS, WHETHER SLOWING OR ACCELERATING. VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ONE TIME, I WAS DRIVING MORE THAN 60 MPH ON AN HIGHWAY. WHEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR, JEEP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT OTHER COMMANDER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

RE: PE07-009 -- 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7L V8 -- AUTOMATIC STALLED EVERY TIME BACKED OUT OF GARAGE AND ON OTHER SLIGHT INCLINES AT SLOW SPEEDS. HAD THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS ON A RENTAL FROM ENTERPRISE. INVESTIGATOR CHRIS LASH MAY WANT TO QUERY ENTERPRISE ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMANDERS IN THEIR FLEET -- QUICK WAY TO CAPTURE FEEDBACK ON A LARGE NUMBER OF CARS. MOREOVER, ENTERPRISE SEEMS TO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE VERY WILLING TO SELL THESE CARS OUT OF THE FLEET PROGRAM WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE VEHICLE MEETING MINIMUM MILEAGE LIMITS USUALLY OBSERVED. WE WERE CONSIDERING BUYING A CAR FROM THEM UNTIL WE DISCOVERED ON THE WEB-BLOGS THAT MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR STALLING INCIDENTS. *JB

ENGINE STALLING, NO START. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IDLING AND ALSO WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER.....DOOR HANDLES AND DOOR HANDLE ROSETTE HAVE FAILED ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE REAR PASSENGERS DOOR. THE MATERIALS USED FOR THIS DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HAVE FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE PLASTIC APPEARS TO BE VERY VERY THIN. THIS NOW POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH EXITING THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE JEEP ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR...A SMALL HOLE (1/4") APPEARED IN THE CENTER OF THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE ROSETTE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS WAS DUE TO ABUSE. NOW AFTER THREE YEARS I SEE THAT MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. OH BY THE WAY MY 5 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER USED THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ONE DAY, AFTER WHICH WE FIRST NOTICED THE BROKEN DOOR HANDLE AND HANDLE ROSETTE THERE. I HAVE DUCT TAPE COVERING THE HOLE AND HOLDING THE DOOR HANDLE IN A POSITION THAT MAKES THE DOOR OPERABLE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT CHRYSLER JEEP NEEDS TO ADDRESS. FINAL INSULT. THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT THE JEEP COMMANDER FROM WAS CLOSED BY CHRYSLER. *TR

2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH. TYPICALLY AT STOP SIGNS AND STOP LIGHTS, WHEN IT IS TIME TO GO. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.

BROUGHT CAR ON 10/02/06. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING ITEMS REPLACED ON MY JEEP FRONT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR PANEL. STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM MY CAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE PLAYING CARDS IN BIKE TIRES ENDED WITH REPLACING FRONT AXEL RING AND PINION. CAR KEPT POPPING OUT OF GEAR THE ENTIRE GEAR SHIFT WAS REPLACED. MY PASSENGER WINDOW HAD TO BE FIXED IT KEPT STICKING HALFWAY UP. I HAD A PROBLEM WHERE MY CAR KEPT STALLING. I WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME THAT NO ERROR APPEARS ON THE COMPUTER AND JEEP KNEW OF NO ISSUE WITH CARS STALLING SO MAYBE IT WAS BAD GAS. IT DIED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND FINALLY THEY DID REPLACE A PART INSIDE THE IDOL. I ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WHERE MY HEADLIGHTS KEPT TURNING OFF AS I DROVE OR WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. I HAVE HAD THE RUBBER STRIPPING FROM MY BACK DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COME OFF AND NOW IT IS OCCURRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. FROM THE BEGINNING I HAVE TOLD THEM I DO NOT FEEL MY TRANSMISSION IS WORKING PROPERLY THAT IT SHIFTS HARD AND WHEN I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS A BIG HESITATION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NO ERROR IS APPEARING ON COMPUTER AND THAT JEEP AS USUAL HAS NO KNOWN ISSUES SO THEY HAD NO SUGGESTIONS. ONCE AGAIN THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GAS ISSUE MOVING FROM WINTER TO SUMMER BLEND. THE LAST TIME I HAD IT IN WHEN IT WAS STALLING I TOLD THEM IT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL HESITATING AND WOULD MAKE A POP NOISE AT TIMES THEN IT WOULD GO. IT IS STILL OCCURRING AND AT TIMES THE CAR ACTS LIKE IT MIGHT NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE. I AM SATISFIED WITH HOW MY DEALERSHIP IS WORKING WITH ME THEY ARE DOING THEIR BEST TO HELP ME. I BLAME JEEP/CHRYSLER ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SEARCH THE WEB TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS JUST LIKE ME WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE CARS NOW AND IF THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THEN REPLACE THEM FOR US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN VIBRATING AND MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ONCE IT FINALLY RESTARTED, ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILED, INCLUDING THE CLOCK, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM, SPEEDOMETER, AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE EMISSIONS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHY THE EMISSIONS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,500.

WHEN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MAKE CONTACT W/THE WINDSHIELD IN CERTAIN AREAS. MEDVED CHRYSLER /JEEP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES, WHICH ALREADY WAS REPLACED WITH 3 DIFFERENT TYPES PRIOR TO THEM, IT DID NOT CHANGE.*AK THEY THEN REPLACED THE R/F WIPER ARM, WITH NO CHANGE. I ASKED IF THE WINDSHIELD COULD BE THE PROBLEM, CHRYSLER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. ELITE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD @ NO CHARGE TO MEDVED OR ME. IT BECAME EVEN WORSE!!!! I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMMANDERS DRIVING TOWARDS ME W/THE SAME PROBLEMS IN THE SAME AREA OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE ZONE REP FOR CHRYSLER EVEN STATED "MINE DOES THE SAME THING." THE OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER IS DANGEROUS!! CHRYSLER "CAN'T SEE ANY PHYSICAL DEFECT" SO IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE CASTLE ROCK BRANCH OF MEDVED WAS ABLE TO SEE IT ALL HAPPEN FIRSTHAND. HE CALLED CHYRSLER,AND THEY BLEW HIM OFF AS W/THE THE FIRST TIME HE CALLED THEM W/ MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE CALLED CHRYSLER'S 1-800 NUMBER AND THEY WERE LESS THAN HELPFULL, SAID "IT IS UP TO THE DEALER YOU TOOK IT TO TO MAKE A DECISION. THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN; THIS IS A ENGENIRING OR WINDSHIELD MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT IS DANGEROUS! THIS VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN @ OR BELOW FREEZING W/OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS LOOSING TOTAL CONTACT IN A CIRCLE PATTERN DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DIRECT LINE OF VISION IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, ONLY CHANGED BY PULLING OVER AND BLASTING THE WINDSHIELD W/FULL HEAT AND FULL DEFROST WITH THE WIPERS ON MEDIUM/HIGH UNTIL THE CIRCLES ARE GONE. ONCE DRIVEN AGAIN THE CIRCLES START SMALL AND BECOME LARGER THE MORE YOU DRIVE IT EVEN W/FULL HEAT AND DEFROST!! THE DEFROSTER AIR FLOW SEEMS GOOD IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIEDL BUT LOWER AS IT GOES OUT TO EITHER SIDE.

ENGINE STALL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 MONTHS. OCCURS WHEN TURNING. ENGINE JUST QUITS BUT RESTARTS UPON RE-IGNITION. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND A STALLED VEHICLE. SCARED ME TO MY WITS END AS CARS ZIPPED BY ME. SECOND INCIDENT TODAY WAS WHEN TURNING TO THE STREET FROM PARKING. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC. VERY DANGEROUS. PLANNING TO BRING TO DEALER WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. JEEPFORUM.COM LISTS SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLS. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS, THE VEHICLE STARTS BUT THEN SHUTS OFF WHEN THE CONTACT COMES TO A STOP. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

PHYSICAL DETERIORATION AND DETACHMENT OF THE INNER DOOR HANDLE MECHANISMS ON 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE PHYSICALLY FAILED FULLY. THROUGH NORMAL WEAR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO FAIL BEGINNING WITH THE RECESSED PLASTIC PORTION DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE BECOMING DETACHED AND SEPARATING ALONG WHAT APPEAR TO BE STRESS LINES. IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL SHORTLY LEAD TO THE FULL FAILURE OF THE DOOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE MAKING EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE INFEASIBLE WITHOUT ACCESS TO THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC MY COMMANDER SHUTS OFF. IT ALSO STALLS AT TIMES WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF. THE ESP LIGHT ALSO COMES ON WHEN I FIRST TURN ON THE VEHICLE ON IN PARK. I TURNED INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND WERE NO HELP IN TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO HIGH, AND FOCUSED TOO HIGH AND TOO FAR TO THE LEFT. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, A POLICE OFFICER PULLED THE CONTACT OVER, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IT WAS ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON WHILE FACING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE OFFICER THAT THE LIGHTS WERE THE LOW BEAMS, AND PROCEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE HIGH BEAMS. THE OFFICER THEN INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DEALERSHIP ADJUST THE HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO WAS ALSO UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO INSISTED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE COMMANDER WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHO WAS ABLE TO ADJUST THE LIGHTS. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,800.

I PURCHASED A JEEP COMMANDER IN DECEMBER 2005. RIGHT OFF I STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL AND WATER LEAKING PROBLEMS WITH MY JEEP. THE VEHICLE WOULD MYSTERIOUSLY TURN OFF WHILE IDLING AND WOULD ACCELERATE QUICKLY FOR NO REASON. IN MARCH I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE DEFECTS. THE BIGGEST COMPLAINT AT THE TIME WAS WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR DOOR TO GET IN YOU LITERALLY GET A FOOT SOAKING!!!!!!!!! THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT RESOLVE ANY OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAD. THEY EVEN LAUGHED WHEN I ASKED THEM WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE DOOR AND SAID I BETTER GET USED TO IT BECAUSE JEEP WAS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IN JUNE OF 2006 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND I WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL. I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING AND DECIDED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE DEALER AT THAT TIME TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT THAT IT WAS A MINOR REPAIR AND THEY COULD FIX IT WHEN I SETTLED IN. SO ON THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER I RELEASED MY VEHICLE TO DAVE SMITH AUTO FOR REPAIR. I TOLD THEM I WANTED THE LEAKING DOORS (NOW THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS LEAKING AS WELL) FIXED OR REPLACED, WHILE THEY WERE FIXING THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR SHOP FOR A WHOLE MONTH!! THEY COULD NOT GET PARTS FROM JEEP AND THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THE DOORS. JEEP TOLD THEM IT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME ON OCTOBER 13TH , ON SATURDAY THE 14TH MY FAMILY WAS RETURNING HOME WHEN WE LOST ALL PANEL ELECTRICAL, I SLOWED DOWN AND SINCE WE WERE ONLY A MILE AWAY FROM HOME, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. NOT EVEN 100 YARDS LATER THE WHOLE CAR WENT INTO COMPLETE CONVULSION. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DAVE SMITH AND THEY ARE AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO FIX IT THIS CAR HAS PUT MY FAMILY IN GREAT DANGER!!! YET JEEP WILL NOT RECALL OR REFUND MY MONEY, IT IS AN OUTRAGE TO ME THAT THEY CAN SELL A VEHICLE AND NOT HAVE TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT!!! *NM

(1) CAR IS OFF, BUT AIR CONDITIONER, OR BLOWER, IS TURNED ON (2) CAR STARTS, ENGINE LIGHT, OR GAS GAUGE DOESN'T COME ON, IT STARTS, YOU DRIVE A BIT, IT MAKES NOISE(S) THEN STALLS (3) TURNED CAR OFF AFTER IT ROLLS TO A STOP. WHEN I TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER, OR BLOWER TO THE OFF POSITION I SEEM TO NOT HAVE AS MANY STALLS, IF NOT ANY. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP LOOKS AT IT WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF THEY CANNOT SEE ANY ERROR CODES. WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON WHO IS NEAR A DEALER TO SEE THE FREAKING' ERROR CODES?!?!?! *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS STALLING AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING 10 TO 20 MPH. THE DEALER KEPT THE CAR ONE OR TWO DAYS AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

2006 JEEP COMMANDER - PURCHASED NEW IN 02/2006....VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL (MOTOR DIE COMPLETELY) WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, IE PULLING OUT FROM RED LIGHTS OR TURNING INTO DRIVEWAYS, ETC. I HAVE REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT ANY LUCK, CALLED TODAY BUT THEY SAID THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IT IS AND UNTIL JEEP/CHRYSLER LETS THEM KNOW HOW TO FIX IT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED BY THIS VEHICLE. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE FORWARD THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14446. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 7 TIMES.*AK

ENGINE STALLED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DECELERATING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. *NM

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 4.7L DURING A THUNDERSTORM AND DROVE THROUGH ABOUT A FOOT TO A FOOT AND A HALF OF WATER AND WOUND UP BLOWING MY ENGINE. OTHER SUVS IN THE AREA MADE IT THROUGH THE WATER WITH NO PROBLEM BUT MINE DIED IN THE WATER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR INTAKE ON THE VEHICLE IS LOW, JUST BELOW THE FRONT BUMPER. THIS IS A "TRAIL RATED" VEHICLE WHICH IS BOASTED TO PERFORM WELL IN "WATER FORDING". CHRYSLER REFUSES TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY, STATING THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS NOT DUE TO MECHANICAL DEFECT, THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR DRIVING THROUGH WATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AS INTENDED. IF THIS IS THE CASE JEEP SHOULD NEVER HAVE "TRAIL RATED" THIS VEHICLE. IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MECHANICAL DEFECT, BUT IT SURE IS DESIGN DEFECT. *NM

24 HOURS AFTER GETTING MY CAR BACK THE WINDOWS WENT HAYWIRE. THEY ARE STILL NOT WORKING RIGHT. WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ON THE WAY BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP YET AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THE GAUGES ALL LIT UP AND WENT DEAD IT SHOWED I WAS OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FULL ABS SYSTEM STUCK ON WHILE HE WAS ON THE FREEWAY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR RUNNING HE DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND ABS RUNNING. (SAT 072107) THEY'LL LOOK AT IT TUESDAY. WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO GO GET MY CAR 07/25/07 HE WAS ADVISED THAT IS WAS FIXED. WHEN HE GOT IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT THERE WAS NOTHING WORKING ON THE DASH AT ALL AND THE ABS WERE ACTIVATED. WHEN HE WENT TO THE SERVICE DIRECTOR DAVE HE AGREED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING DEFIANTLY WRONG AND IT WAS SAFE FOR MY HUSBAND TO LEAVE IT THE CAR. 07/26/07 NO ONE COULD TELL ME THE STATUS I EMAILED JEEP AND THIS WAS THERE RESPONSE DEAR CHRISTINA:THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER REGARDING THE SERVICE PROBLEMS WITH YOUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WE ARE VERY SORRY TO LEARN OF YOUR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE HANDLING OF YOUR SERVICE NEEDS. INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS ARE OFTEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE DEALER TO DUPLICATE. THIS MAY CAUSE DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. OFTEN, THERE ARE MANY COMPONENTS THAT COULD PRODUCE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. UNLESS THE DEALER IS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HE CANNOT PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THE CONCERN AND PROPERLY REPAIR YOUR CAR. WE HAVE FOUND THAT IF THE CUSTOMER KEEPS A LOG OR NOTES ON WHEN THE PROBLEM DOES OCCUR, THIS CAN ASSIST THE DEALER IN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE RELATIVE TO WHEN A CERTAIN PROBLEM APPEARS, WILL HELP THE DEALER TO PERFORM PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. WE REGRET YOUR DISSATISFACTION AND TRUST YOU WILL UNDERSTAND OUR POSITION.THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR EMAIL. SINCERELY, SHEILA SENIOR STAFF REPRESENTATIVE CHRYSLER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER.*JB

'06 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2 - (1) STALLS INTERMITTENTLY DURING TURNS WHICH ARE BOTH FROM MOVING AND STOPPED POSITIONS. MANY HAVE OCCURRED DURING A U-TURN FROM A STOPPED POSITION - UNABLE TO DUPLICATE, IN SHOP AGAIN (2) HAS A ROUGH IDLE, WHICH AT TIMES IS MORE SEVERE THAN OTHERS, BUT HAS NEVER DIED - HAS JUST SHAKEN SEVERELY A FEW TIMES. THERE IS NO SET PATTERN. IT OCCURS DURING COLD AND HOT WEATHER, WITH ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON OR OFF, IN PARK/NEUTRAL/DRIVE, IF THE ENGINE HAS WARMED UP OR IS STILL COLD (3) THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD - CONTINUOUS ROCK CHIPS, CRACKS, ETC - REPLACED @ 11,000K WITH A NON-JEEP BRAND GLASS AND TO DATE THE NEW WINDSHIELD HAS ONLY 1 STAR CHIP. HAVE HEARD THE DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD IS REASON FOR THE WINDSHIELD BREAKING EASILY, BUT THE GLASS IS NOT SUFFICIENT/DURABLE (4) TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM O-RINGS - REPLACED (5) REAR SPRING SEATS SQUEAKING - INSULATORS REPLACED (6) EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE - AT 22,500K DEALERSHIP SAID ONLY NORMAL WIND BUFF, AT 24,000K DEALERSHIP SAID UNSURE WHERE IT'S COMING FROM BUT WILL RESEAL FRONT WINDSHIELD (7) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW MADE GRINDING NOISE - MOTOR REPLACED (8) SHORT IN AUDIO/SPEAKER SYSTEM - RADIO ASSEMBLY REPLACED (9) FRONT DRIVER POWER LOCK MOTOR WHINING DURING AUTOLOCK IN COLD WEATHER (10) BACK UP SENSOR DOESN'T SOUND UNTIL 1' BEFORE OBJECT (11) ALERT TO CHECK REVERSE SENSOR AND WOULDN'T START- TOWED,BATTERY REPLACED (12) MIDDLE SEATS HARD TO FOLD UP (13) FRONT WINDOWS GO DOWN INSTEAD OF UP(14)VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN PUT IN DRIVE/ REVERSE (15) STEERING WHINES. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN SEPTEMBER 2006 FROM SOUTH BAY MERCEDES IN TORRANCE CALIFORNIA. IT HAD LESS THAN 600 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. FOLLOWING ARE DATES A DESCRIPTIONS OF A CHRONIC PROBLEM REGARDING THE COMMANDER. 9/27/06: MILEAGE1835 DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN GOING UP ANY KIND OF GRADE AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PEDAL WAS HARD AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ALSO A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED ALSO ON FLAT GROUND. INTERMITTENT. SOLUTION: UNDIAGNOSED. TEST DROVE, DID NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER CONCERN. STAR REPORT# 8501436 11/17/06: MILEAGE4704 DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN GOING UP A HILL AT LOW SPEED AND BRAKING PEDAL GOES SOFT AND THERE IS A NOISE AND BRAKES FAIL GRINDING NOISE. SOLUTION: UNDIAGNOSED. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN AT THIS TIME. IF CONCERN PERSISTS RECOMMEND TO RETURN. 1/19/07: MILEAGE8343 DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN GOING UP A HILL AND BRAKING VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES HARD. SOLUTION: REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER. FOUND WET GUMMY WET SUBSTANCE IN THE BRAKE. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CONCERN AT THIS TIME. 3/5/07 MILEAGE10698 DESCRIPTION: CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHEN GOING UP HILL AND BRAKING THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND PEDAL GOES HARD. SOLUTION: PENDING 3/6/07 REPORTED PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO CHRYSLER AT 800-992-1997 @12:31 PM. REPRESENTATIVE KAREN TOOK HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND GAVE REFERENCE NUMBER 16014820. PENDING CALL BACK AFTER SHE SPEAKS WITH DEALERSHIP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AFTER THE FIRST TWO, THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO SEND A TECHNICIAN TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVE 50 MPH. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARING SPACE AND THIS WAS AFTER THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE FOURTH TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HE DEALER *NM

TRUCK STALLED 4 TIMES TWICE AT MEDIUM SPEEDS WITH MY WIFE AND SON IN VEHICLE. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AT TIME. HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK THEN HAPPENED YESTERDAY TWICE WITH MY WIFE DRIVING OUT OF STATE IN THE LEFT LANE DOING 65 MPH BOOM IT JUST SHUT DOWN COULDN'T EVEN BE STARTED IN NEUTRAL SHE HAD TO GO INTO THE MEDIAN STRIP STOP PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND START IT . THEN 15 MINUTES LATER THE SAME THING . THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER AND SO FAR TOLD ME THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG AT THIS TIME. *JB

MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER KEEPS DYING WHEN I'M DRIVING IT! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS AND THEY TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T "DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM". I HAVE FILED FOR THE LEMON LAW AND MY HEARING IS TOMORROW. I HOPE TO GET OUT OF THIS VEHICLE BEFORE DISASTER STRIKES MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER TEXAS FAMILY THAT MAY BE ON THE ROAD THE SAME TIME I AM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE STALLED. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK KEYED OFF THEN RESTARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATES NOTHING WILL BE DONE IF PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. *NM

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THAT I PURCHASED IN SEPT. 2006 SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR 2 TIMES THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE LIE INTERSTATE 495 AT SPEEDS OVER 50MPH. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION... *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IN OCT. 2005. FIRST, MY BRAKES WOULD SHIMMY WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. THEN, BEGINNING SEPT. 13, I NOTICED MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF AS I ACCELERATED AFTER A STOP AND DROVE UPHILL. NOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM DRIVIG THE VEHICLE UPHILL OR ON LEVEL AREAS ON THE HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS. IT GETS WORSE AND WORSE EVERYDAY. ON MONDAY, SEPT. 17, I CALLED TONY MCCUNE CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP AND ARRANGED FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY VEHICLE FOR A CHECK UP. THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $190 TO ANALYZE IT. THEN, THEY CALLED ME IN THE AFTERNOON AND SAID IT WOULD COST ME OVER $400 TO REPAIR THE JEEP EVENTHOUGH THEY STILL DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. BEFORE I WENT IN THE NEXT DAY, I SURFED THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT CHRYSLER WAS RECALLING MY MODEL FOR THE CONDITIONS I EXPLAINED ABOVE (MALFUNCTION OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH AFFECTS THE BRAKING SYSTEM). THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT MY JEEP WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. CALLING CHRYSLER IN OAK RIDGE, TN, I EXPERIENCED THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM A REPRESENTATIVE WHO INSISTED THERE WAS NO RECALL IN PLACE FOR MY MODEL. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME BACK AND SAID THAT CHRYSLER WOULD EXTEND MY WARRANTY (SINCE IT HAD ALREADY EXPIRED) IF I WOULD PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. ATER I PICKED UP MY JEEP AND DRIVE OFF, I NOTICED THE SAME THING HAPPENING AS I DROVE ONTO THE FREEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE REPRESENTATIVE (BRUCE) INSISTED THAT THE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. I DON'T BELIEVE THE DEALERSHIP EVER REPAIRED MY JEEP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RUN-AROUND I AM RECEIVING FROM JEEP, CHRYSLER AND THE LOCAL SERVICE REPS. I AM ALSO GRAVELY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

PURCHASED NEW 2006 LIMITED MODEL. WINDSHIELD LEAKS, CAUSING WATER TO STAND IN FRONT FLOORBOARDS. RETURNED TO DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR. INITIALLY THE WINDSHIELD WAS RE-SEALED. SECOND FIX WAS REPLACEMENT OF DOOR GASKET.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE COMPUTER BOARD WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING, BUT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CHRYSLER DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FLOODED OUT DURING A HEAVY RAINSTORM. THE SEALS WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

WHILE DRIVING THE SUV JUST SHUT OFF. NOT A STALL BUT A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN. ALL LIGHTS, GAUGES AND ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A LONG DOWN GRADE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP IN THE ROADWAY AND UPON PLACEMENT INTO PARK, WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS SITUATION NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS APPROACHING CARS SAW NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROADWAY TO BE RESTARTED. CURRENTLY THIS VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND. IT HAS BEEN ROAD TESTED OVER 75 MILES WITHOUT ADDITIONAL FAILURE. SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY IS A REAL CONCERN. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED/LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. SHE STATED THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO STALL. SHE STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 8,400 MILES, AND IT NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH DIAMLER /CHRYSLER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300 . *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS A DEFECTIVE AND BLOCKED THE VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO CHANGE THE SUN VISOR DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE SUN VISOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 63,000.

LOSS OF STEERING WHEN RAINING AND VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THROUGH PUDDLES OF WATER ON THE ROADWAY. *TR

WATER LEAK FROM FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH WETS THE A-FRAME INSIDE AS WELL AS THE CARPETS IN THE FRONT. ALONG WITH THIS, THERE IS A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE WINDSHIELD AT 50 MI OR HIGHER SPEED. THIS IS DANGEROUS SINCE IT SEEMS THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE FRAME. THE WATER DAMAGE COULD BE HAPPENING FOR MONTHS, WHILE THE JEEP WAS IN THE DEALER LOT TOO. *JB

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IT HAS BEEN STALLING WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND IDLING. THE VEHICLE STALLS IN MOVEMENT WITH NO WARNINGS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60 MPH) THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED OUT/SHUT DOWN. WE LOST ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE 2 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE NEXT WEEK 9/22/06. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A WIND LEAK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND AFTER 2 FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY STILL CANNOT OFFER A SOLUTION. WILL LOOK AT AGAIN NEXT WEEK. *JB