2006 Jeep Commander owner complaints

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

My 2006 Jeep commander stalls. I purchased the vehicle 2 months ago and the Jeep has stalled around 10 times to date. I took the commander to barton Jeep here in spokane...they said they "flashed" the computer. They said this should fix the problem. Nope! Stalled 3 times in the last week (which is when we got the Jeep back from barton Jeep). My concern is that my wife could get into a serious accident if the vehicle decides to stall on the freeway or somewhere else. Please help me! *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to shift into neutral. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the transfer case electric shift motor was defective and needed to be replaced. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 55,500 and the current mileage was 56,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was shifted into neutral independently. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v175000 (electrical system, power train) however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician confirmed that the transfer case was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 106,000.

While driving down the road, the entire cluster of instrument warning lights begins to flash intermittently, creating a distraction and safety hazard while driving. In addition, the fuel gauge drops to "e", the speedometer drops to zero and then goes up and down and all gauges go up and down erratically. Also, the heated seats turn off as does the fan for the heater/ac unit. Verified with local mechanic that this is not related to the ignition switch and is most likely an ECM and/or PCM issue. Replaced battery but problem still exists. Engine malfunction indicator light comes on for several cycles, computer reboots itself and then the trouble starts again shortly after. This appears to be an ongoing issue with the 06 commander but my VIN was not included in the ECM/PCM recall (08v20300

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. While driving 10 MPH, the power steering seized and the instrument panel lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. While driving 15 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The contact also stated that the brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received a notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and believed that the failure was related to the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

First annoyance was the inside door handle on the drivers side. It failed to open the door at around 45,000 miles. Then the rear passenger inside door handle just crumbled out of nowhere around 47,000 miles. Then around 50,000 miles the brakes 'felt different' when braking and it felt to hard to press down on the pedal to stop the vehicle. The brake pedal felt hard as a rock then the ABS warning lights came on and after a diagnosis I was told that it had to be replaced. Whenever we went through a puddle of water on a turn the jeeps steering would lock up and just kept moving forward & not turning.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled on multiple occasions. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the part was not available for NHTSA campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system). The part had not been available for several months. The vehicle was repaired but not under the recall remedy. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 14v438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part was not available. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the delay. The contact did not experience a failure.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v438000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. The contact had not experienced a failure.

2006 Jeep commander 4.7 liter having issues with engine stalling when stopped and also when starting to apply pressure to gas from stop in the 5-10 MPH range. Does not matter if the vehicle has just been started or completely warmed up. Nothing I am doin is causing this too short to hit keys with knee. Have to turn vehicle completely off and start back up. Have had vehicle for about 6 months since june 2010 now and have had the incident happen at least 20 times. Have read on numerous forums of this incident happening and no fix for this found yet please get the ball rolling to get a fix before someone gets killed. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. The contact stated that drivers door handle failed. The handle was made with defective plastic. The drivers door cannot be opened from the inside, and the vehicle did not pass state inspection because of the failed door handle. The manufacturer took report 20273112, and stated that the failure was not recalled. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 78,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. When she attempted to install the safety seat in the forward facing position ,she noticed that the vehicles rear seats head rest tilted forward;which does not allow the safety seat to rest against the seats back . She could not remove the head rests or push them backward; therefore the safety seat could tilt over if there was an accident. She contacted the manufacturer. A representative stated that this was how the seats head rest was designed and that there was nothing they could do to assist with the installation of her safety seat. She was advised to file a complaint with NHTSA. The safety seat was a como manufactured by recaro she did not have the model number. The current and the failure mileages were 65,000. *cn updated 02/17/10

I filed a previous complaint regarding my 2006 Jeep commander 5.7 l hemi regarding the engine light coming on and the hesitation you get when you are driving. I was told that the PCM sensor needed replaced and it has been but the problem is still there. We have had the o2 sensor replaced twice, the gas filter replaced, transmission fluid and filter changed, my Jeep has been in the shop many times for this same problem and they cannot duplicate the problem on some visits. This is a huge safety concern if my Jeep were to stall from hesitation this could cause a deadly accident. I have no idea where to go from here but I will keep on going until I get someone to listen and correct this problem or take these vehicles off the road. *kb

Stalling while driving; loss of all lighting systems and power. *tr

Cruising at highway speeds Jeep commander shuts off completely. Luckily drivers have been able to steer out of traffic. This has also been observed at lower speeds. *tr

The driver and passenger side door handles have gradually cracked and fallen apart so that it is almost impossible to open the door from the inside of the car. This problem has only occurred on the front doors, not the back-seat doors and began gradually back in 2009 - 2010. It has gotten to the point where both handles are falling behind the panel and we are very careful when opening the door now and prohibit us from being able to easily open the front door(s). My family and I have used care when opening the doors and have never used excessive force over the past 4-5 years so there is no logical reason why they have broken the same way on both sides.` *kb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. The vehicle was parked and shut off when the contact opened the front driver side door from the inside; the plastic material behind the door handle suddenly fractured. The same failure occurred on the front passenger side door. The door could no longer be opened from the interior. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the vehicle was not inspected or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 68,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Jeep commander. While driving various speeds, the driver side air bag indicator illuminated without warning. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 193,721.