2006 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

THE SUNROOF DRAIN DESIGN WAS FAULTY. DURING RAINING WEATHER, THE SUNROOF DRAINS CANNOT HANDLE THE COLLECTED RAIN AND THE RAIN WILL OVERFLOW AND GO INTO THE CAR. THE RAIN THAT OVERFLOWS FALLS INTO THE FRONT PANEL AND HAS CAUSED MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND SHORTAGES. MOST IMPORTANTLY THE WATER HAS DAMAGED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEADLIGHT CONTROLS WHICH CAUSES THEM TO SHUT OFF WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE.

WATER LEAK RIGHT SIDE A PILLAR WET FLOOR MAT ALSO WATER DRIPPING DOWN FROM FRONT OF THE SUNROOF AND BEHIND CONTROLS ON THE DASH STEREO SCREEN FLASHES ON AND OFF CANNOT READ SCREEN.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CASING CRACKED AND COMPLETELY CRUMBLED. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE OF THIS. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THAT IT IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM AND NOT AN ISSUE CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS HAZARD IF THE DRIVER NEEDS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY AND CANNOT ACCESS ANOTHER DOOR OR ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE.

VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH NO LIGHTS IN BACK, INCLUDING BREAK AND REVERSE LIGHTS, BROKEN SEAT BELTS IN BACK SEATS AND ONE BACK SEAT THAT DOES NOT FOLD DOWN WHICH BLOCKS REAR VIEW, AND FINALLY WITH BALD TIRES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE LIGHTS WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR SHOP BUT AFTER ONLY A FEW WEEKS THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE SEAT BELTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT REPLACEMENTS WERE ORDERED BUT THE DEALERSHIP NEVER CALLED BACK TO CONFIRM THAT THEY ARRIVED AND READY FOR INSTALLATION, THEY STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIRES AND SEAT FOLDING DOWN WERE NOT SAFETY ISSUES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES OURSELVES. THE SEAT STILL DOES NOT FOLD DOWN AND THE LIGHTS ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE STILL DON'T STAY ON.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS AFTER N23 & P73 RECALL WORK COMPLETED 11/2015. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AFTER RECALL WORK COMPLETED, WHEN STOPPED & SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE, ENGINE REVERED UP WHEN PRESSESD ACCELERATOR AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. ALSO NOW HAVE INDICATOR MSG THT SAYS " SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE". CALLED CHRYSLER & THEY MADE APPT WITH ANOTHER DEALERSHIP TO CHECK/REDO THE RECALL WORK. DEALERSHIP SAID THE FIRST TIME RECALL WORK WAS DONE IT WAS DONE INCORRECTLY & CHRYSLER PAID THEM TO REDO RECALL WORK. CON TIED TO HAVE SAME ISSUES. CALLED CHRYSLER AGAIN & THEY MADE APPT WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO RECHECK VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT "SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" INDICATOR COMES ON AFTER SO MANY MILES ON VEHICLE & ONLY MEANS TO HAVE NORMAL MAINTANANCE PERFORMED ON VEHICLE, COST $400, HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RECALL WORK. EXPLAINED THAT INDICATER CAME ON AFTER RECALL WORK DONE NOT BEFORE SO MILEAGE HADN'T REALLY CHANGED. MORLAN CHRYSLER ATTEMPTED RESETTING RECALL WORK & INSISTED I HAD TO PAY THEM TO PERFORM RECALL WORK. CALLED CHRYSLER & WAS REINBURSED FOR THE COST TO HAVE RECALL REDONE FOR 2ND TIME. CONTINUED TO HAVE SAME ISSUES & DEALERSHIP & CHRYSLER STATED IT'S NO LONGER A RECALL ISSUE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS THE RECALL IS SUPPOSED TO FIX THAT THE VEHICLE WASN'T DOING PRIOR TO THE RECALL WORK BEING DONE. NOW 2 YRS LATER VEHICLE IS STILL SHIFTING ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE IT IS ALSO SHIFTING IN NEUTRAL DRIVING 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY MAKING IT AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. STILL CONTINUES TO HAVE THE " SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE" INDICATOR ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT WILL COST $800 TO FIX.PROBLEM IS NOT MECHANICAL BECAUSE VEHICLE CAN BE TURNED OFF AFTER SHIFTING PROBLEMS, ESSENTIALLY RESETTING COMPUTER, & WILL SHIFT NORMALLY AGAIN. WWW.JEEPFORUM.COM HAS NUMEROUS JEEP OWNERS WITH SAME ISS

SEATBELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND BECOME UNDONE WHILE TIGHTENING. THEY ALSO BECOME STUCK.THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

THIS MIGHT BE TAMARA INFLATORS. SERVICE LIGHT IS ON FOR PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AIRBAG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

2006 COMMANDER STALLS ON HIGHWAY AND THEN STARTS RIGHT BACK UP. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED.

PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT IS SHORTER THAN DRIVER SIDE. PASSENGER SEATBELT IS ALWAYS TIGHT ON THE AVERAGE SIZE PERSON.