2006 JEEP COMMANDER Complaints

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.

MY JEEP DIDN'T PULL CORRECTLY, IT BACK FIRE AND WIND. WE TOOK IT TO CHRYSLER TO GET IT FIX. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT THE SOLENOID WENT BAD... SO WERE CHARGED $405 FOR A CONVERTER, $357 FOR A SOLENOID, $7.75 FOR A SEALER, AND $3.60 FOR A NUT NONE... TOTAL LABOR AND PARTS $1930.31... TODAY WE GO TO PICK IT UP, AND IT STILL MAKES THE SAME NOISE AND THE PROBLEM WORSEN. WE LEFT IT THERE TO BE FIXED AGAIN... AT THE MOMENT WE ARE OUT OF $2000, NO CAR, AND THEN HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH MY CAR AND IT'LL BE $800 MORE TO FIX IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I TOLD THEM I WANTED TO SPEAK WITH THE OWNER, HE SAID HE'LL CALL ME BACK.. NOT EVEN TWO MINUTES LATER, HE GOES... "WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT...

PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES DASH NOT TO WORK AND CAR NOT TO BE ABLE TO START MOST OF TIME. KEY DOES NOT STAY IN PROPER POSITION IN IGNITION. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. *TR

ON CHRISTMAS I BACKED THE JEEP OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY SO I COULD DRIVE MY TRUCK. BUMPED THE CURB SLIGHTLY WHILE PARKING AND VEHICLE DIED. STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. TODAY MY WIFE TOOK THE KIDS TO SCHOOL IN IT AND RAN FINE. PARKED FOR TWO HOURS AND WENT TO START AND IT WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T READ CORRECTLY. AT FULL IT SAYS HALF A TANK AND WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT MAY DROP TO BELOW EMPTY WITH A FULL TANK. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE REPORTS ABOUT THE 2006 COMMANDER AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS STARTING PROBLEM. I HAUL MY FAMILY AROUND IN IT BECAUSE WE CAN'T ALL FIT IN MY TRUCK BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA CUT OUT AND DIE. MY KIDS RANGE FROM 1 WEEK TO 11 AND I DON'T REALLY WANT THEM IN IT. I'M THINKING IT A FUEL PUMP OR WIRING ISSUE. BOTH ISSUES OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY OR RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME ( 15-20 MINUTES) THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO LAG INTO SHIFTING. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO MANUALLY SHIFT GEARS. TRIED SHIFTING INTO LOW GEAR AT STOP LIGHT, AND THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH STAYS IN ' D' AND WILL NOT ENGAGE IN OTHER LOWER GEARS. IT ALSO APPEARS TO LAG WHEN TRAVELING AT A STEAD SPEED, ABOUT 30-45 MILES PER HOUR.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 DIES AT LOW SPEED. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT ON FREEWAY. HAD THE IGNITION RECALL TAKEN CARE OF. HOPING THAT IT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT... NOW TRYING TO SELL VEHICLE AND DON'T WANT TO CUZ I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE GET HURT. IN THAT DEATH TRAP THE JEEP NOW SITS IN MY SIDE YARD MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. I'M LOOKING FOR ANY IDEAS ON WHAT TO DO? PLEASE HELP

MY VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF WHEN STOPPED AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THE ENGINE ALSO SHAKES AND ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO DIE WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR RECALLS AFTER I LEFT THE SERVICE CENTER IT ONCE AGAIN CUT OFF AT THE FIRST STOP LIGHT I CAME TO. *TR

FOR THE PASSED 3 YEARS OUR VEHICLE HAS SWITCHED GEARS FROM DRIVE TO 3RD GEAR, WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE JOLTS AND CHANGES GEAR FOR A FEW MONTHS AND RETURNS BACK TO NORMAL. WE CONTINUE TO USE IT AT 3RD GEAR. THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE IT BACK TO DRIVE MANUALLY. WE'VE TAKEN IT IN TO AUTO SHOPS AND THE SYMPTOMS RETURN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 1ST NEW CAR EVER HOPING TO KEEP IT FOREVER. I TREAT IT VERY WELL ALL SERVICES DONE ON TIME AND WITH TOP QUALITY PRODUCT. AT 105,000 MILES MY VALVE DROPPED IN THE ENGINE RUINING THE COMPLETE BLOCK. THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I STARTED IT TO LEAVE. COSTING ME 8,278.40 TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. AFTER THIS I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM TO WHICH CHRYSLER HAS YET TO ADMIT FAULT! I WILL HOLD OUT HOPE AND KEEP PAYING THAT ENGINE BILL FINGERS CROSSED SOMEDAY THEY WILL COMPINCATE ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ALL THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANELS AND LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.