2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2 Complaints

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STOPS RUNNING COMPLETELY- POWERS DOWN! HAVE TO PUT IN PARK THEN RESTART. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS SCARY ESPECIALLY WHEN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION TURNING AND LOSE POWER STEERING AND CONTROL OF TURNING. *TR

I THINK IT WAS AROUND APRIL 20TH, I WOULD HAVE TO CHECK THE DATE FOR SURE..WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE DOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE VEH STARTED LOSING POWER.. IT MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE , SOUNDED IF YOU WERE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS VIBRATING TERRIBLE. IT HAS A TERRIBLE SMELL TOO IT AND LOST TOTAL POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER. MY HUSBAND GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND THERE WAS OIL POURING OUT OF THE REAR END. THE CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE AT ALL. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED THE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT OUT. THE JEEP HAD 62000 ON IT AND LOOKS AND ROAD LIKE A BRAND NEW CAR TILL THEN. WE HAD THAT REPAIRED 750.00 COST. NOWWWWWWWW WE HAVE A TERRIBLE LEAK NOT SURE WHERE IT IS COMING FROM, WHEN IT RAINS WE GET 3 INCHES OF WATER IN THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD, IT LEAKED SO BAD THE WIRING IS SHORTING OUT NOW. THE CARPET IS GETTING MOLDED AND HAS A BAD SMELL TOO IT. WE CAN NOT FIND THE LEAK WHAT SO EVER AND IT IS GETTING RATHER FRUSTRATING HAVING TO HAVE YOUR FEET IN 3 INCHES OF WATER WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE. THE SPEAKERS ON THE LEFT SIDE IF SHORTED OUT ON THE SATELLITE RADIO BUT WILL WORK FINE ON CD'S OR AM FM. THE AIR CONDITION NOW ONLY WORKS GOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND IS WARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

WE HAVE CALLED JEEP TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE. THE COMPUTER TO THE TRANSMISSION IS PUTTING IN GEARS THAT ARE NOT CORRECT. SOMETIMES U CAN LET GAS GO AND JEEP WILL BE RUNNING 20 TO 30 MILES ON ITS OWN. ALSO YESTERDAY I PUT THE JEEP ON NEUTRAL AND IT WENT REVERSE REAL FAST ABOUT 15 MILES. THE JEEP WAS LEVEL SO NO EXCUSE WHY IT SHOULD BE GOING BACKWARDS ON NEUTRAL. I HAVE CALLED JEEP AND LET THEM KNOW AND THEY TELL ME I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO GET FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW. THIS CAN REALLY CAUSE A ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE WAS IN THE BACK OF MY JEEP AT THAT TIME . I TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED AT AUTO ZONE AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FACTORY CODES AND THEY COULD NOT HELP BUT WHAT THE TRUCK WAS DOING COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

BOUGHT THIS JEEP IN 2007. RECENTLY WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP IT JUMPS AND STALLS OUT. IT HAS BEEN TO THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND HE CANNOT FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE. I FOUND A FORUM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY THIS VEHICLE DOES THIS. *TR

THE GAUGES STOP WORKING: ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH ON & OFF-- ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AIRBAGS, ETC-- SPEEDOMETER & TACHOMETER FLOAT UP AND DOWN IN-SYNC IN A SPORADIC MANNER, TEMP GAUGE FAILS TO REGISTER, TURN SIGNALS/FLASHERS/BRAKE LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, TRANSMISSION SHOWS ALL GEARS ARE ENGAGED, THROWING OVER 30 CODES, BUT STILL DRIVES PERFECTLY FUNCTIONAL MECHANICALLY. (I'VE EVEN TAKEN VIDEO TO SHOW MECHANICS WHEN I GET TO DEALERSHIP SINCE IT NEVER DOES IT WHILE I'M THERE.) ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS, DIFFERENT FIX EACH TIME. 4/11/13: POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPLACED @94166 MILES 4/29/13: IGNITION CONTROL REPLACED @95,824 MILES 5/6/13: FRONT CONTROL MODULE REPLACED @96319 MILES. *TR

WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND WAS ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 55MPH, WHEN MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STOPPED ACCELERATING AND HAD APPARENTLY JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AT THAT TIME. I HAD TO PULL OVER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, AND THEN IT WAS FINE. THIS EXACT SAME THING HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 3-4 TIMES. ALWAYS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOING OFF SOON AFTER. *TR

I EXPLAINED THE PREVIOUS EVENING I NOTICED STEERING DID NOT SEEM RIGHT AND I HAD TO PUSH ON GAS MORE TO GET THE CAR TO HAVE POWER. I MENTIONED THIS TO MY HUSBAND IN CASE IT WAS TIME TO CHECK SPARK PLUGS AND GET A TUNE UP. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT THROUGH A CAR WASH AND STARTED A 30 MILE COMMUTE. WHILE DRIVING 65-70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LIGHTS AND ALL POWER SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE ONLY THING WORKING WAS THE RADIO. NO BRAKES, STEERING WAS DIFFERENT. THANKFULLY THIS TIME WAS ABLE TO PULL TO A SHOULDER AND COAST TO AN OFFRAMP. I COASTED TO A STOP, PUT IN PARK THEN TRIED TO START. THE VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN AND I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 MILES AWAY. I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND ALSO CALLED THE MAKER OF THE VEHICLES RECALL DEPT. THEY OPENED A CASE. AT THIS POINT NO ONE HAS ANY IDEA WHAT HAPPENED AND THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT. THEY CANNOT REPLICATE AND I HAVE NOT HAD MY CAR FOR 6 DAYS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AND MOST PEOPLE BECOME A MIDDLE MAN BETWEEN THE DEALER, THE WARRANTY COMPANY, AND NO RESOLUTION IS EVER MADE. MANY BECAME FRUSTRATED AND SOLD AND CUT THEIR LOSSES. THEY CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. I AM NOT CLEAR ON THE STATISTICS BUT I READ ONE BLOG THAT STATED THIS INCIDENT HAS CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS. I HAVE SURVIVED CANCER AND I HAVE 3 CHILLDREN. I CANNOT CONSIOUSLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. I AM THANKFUL THIS DID NOT HAPPEN DRIVING UPHILL ON A DARK MOUNTAINSIDE. WE HAD PLANNED A TRIP TO LA THAT HAD TO BE CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SAFETY. I AM STARTING AN UPHILL BATTLE OR I WILL BE FORCED TO SALE. IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE 2006 WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RESOLUTION. PEOPLE GET THE COMPUTER FIXED ONLY FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN WHICH TELLS ME THE COMPUTER ITSELF IS FAULTY. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AND I AM DESPERATE TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION. IT WILL PUT US IN DANGER. *TR

THERE ARE REPORTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH JEEP COMMANDERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED FOR RECALL AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CHECK PARK ASSIST WARNING STARTED TO FLASH INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, ALL GEAR INDICATORS ON THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WAS INITIALLY NO OTHER INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. EVENTUALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THE SAME EVENTS OCCURRED WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF INSTALLING THE NEW MODULE. DEALER REPLACED IT AGAIN AND SAID THE PART WAS FAULTY. THE SAME EVENTS OCCURRED AGAIN WITH THE NEXT MONTH. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM AND RESET THE COMPUTER/WIPED THE ERROR. IT OCCURRED AGAIN AND PROGRESSED TO THE CAR LOOSING ACCELERATING POWER WHILE DRIVING AND/OR SHIFTING IN TO LOWER GEARS FOR NO REASON. NEW DEALER THIS TIME, SAYS THAT IT IS THE SHIFTING CONTROL MODULE. REVIEW OF THE ISSUE ON-LINE SHOWS A LONG HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I AM FORTUNATE ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE IT HAPPEN WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE INJURY TO PASSENGERS WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND/OR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE DRIVER NO LONGER HAS CONTROL OF ACCELERATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IT SIMPLY CUT OFF - WENT DEAD. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE. ONCE OFF THE ROAD - I AM ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART. THIS HAPPENS FOR NO REASON. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO EXPLANATION WHAT IS HAPPENING. *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 DOOR HANDLES BREAK SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. ALL OF THEM CRACKED BEHIND THE HANDLE, WITH 2 OF THOSE 3 ALREADY COMPLETELY BUSTED. AT THIS POINT THOSE 2 OF THE 3 HANDLES ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO SIT THE HANDLE JUST RIGHT ON THE INSIDE EDGE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. JEEP DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE HANDLE, AND WANTED $850/PER DOOR TO FIX! YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE THE HANDLE, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW ON JEEP'S PART, AND SHOULD BE FIXED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. EVERYONE IN MY FAMILY KNOWS HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR IN CALM CONDITIONS, BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT/PANIC SITUATION I'M NOT SURE WE COULD THINK CLEARLY ENOUGH TO OPERATE THEM. SCARY!! I'M NOT COMFORTABLE HAVING PEOPLE RIDE WITH ME, AS I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR SAFETY AND SAFETY CONCERNS WHEN I SHOW THEM HOW TO USE THE HANDLES. THIS NEEDS FIXING BY JEEP!! *TR