Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Jeep Commander 4X2 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 47 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 47, in the owner's own words
THE A/C INLET FITTING IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT AND THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, THE PCM IS DEFECTIVE AND SAYS THE TIRE PRESSURE IS LOW WHEN IT ISNT
DEFECTIVE VALVE SEAT FELL INTO CYLINDER. MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE INCLUDING MINE. FULLY MAINTAINED. RAN FINE AND PARKED. WOULDN'T RE-START. HAD IT CHECKED AND THE CYLINDER WAS SHATTERED. GLAD I WASN'T DRIVING ON THE ROADWAY AS THE ENGINE WOULD OF STOPPED AND SO WOULD STEERING AND BRAKES.JEEP WAS IN STORAGE SINCE 2015.
DRIVING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF AND STALLS. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY, MOSTLY AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 45-60 MPH. THE TWO RECALLS AVAILABLE ON THE VEHICLE AS IT RELATES TO THIS ISSUE (TCM/PCM ) ( IGNITION SWITCH) HAVE BEEN RECENTLY FIXED BY THE DEARLERSHIP, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MULFUNCTION IN THE SAME MANNER AND APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. CONTACTING CHRYSLER, THEY ARE ABRASIVE AND UNCOOPERATIVE. A LITTLE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OWNER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE DATING BACK TO 2006-2007-2008. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN "ACTIVE" INVESTIGATION ONGOING BY THE NHTSA-OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THIS INVESTIGATION-10 YEARS LATER??? THERE APPEARS TO BE NO INTEREST ON THE PART OF THE MANAUFACTURER TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE OWNER INCURRING MASSIVE LOSES IN ENDLESS DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR EXPENSES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, CHECK FUEL CAP, AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. 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 MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. 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 FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IN NOVEMBER, 2008. THE FIRST PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED WAS THE ROUGH VIBRATION OF THE FRONT END. WE TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY THING PHYSICALLY WRONG. THIS PROBLEM HAS INCREASED OVER THE YEARS. THE SECOND PROBLEM WE NOTICED, ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE WHICH CREATES SOME DIFFICULTY IN EXITING THE VEHICLE. WE MAINTAINED REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM WE EXPERIENCED UNTIL NOW, WE PURCHASED TWO NEW BATTERIES AND THE AIR CONDITION BLOWER WAS REPLACED. IN AUGUST, 2014, I STARTED THE TRUCK, PRECEDED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER A MINUTE OR SO THE LIGHTS WENT OFF BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 1 DAY. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT ANY SPEED IT APPEARED AS IF THE TRUCK WAS SHUTTING DOWN. IF I WAS ABLE TO I WOULD PULL OVER AND RESTART THE TRUCK THIS PRACTICE DID NOT STOP THE LIGHTS FROM COMING ON AND OFF. I WAS SITTING AT THE RED LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS OF ACCELERATION THE TRUCK SHUT COMPLETELY OFF THE DRIVER BEHIND ME COULDN'T HAVE NONE I WAS STOPPING BECAUSE I NEVER HIT THE BRAKES. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND FLASHED OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE KEY WAS UNUSUALLY HOT. THIS MORNING THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START EVERYTHING INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAME ON AND I COULD HEAR A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TRIED IT AGAIN, AFTER 2 TRIES THE TRUCK STARTED. IF THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHOM DO I CONTACT TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I AM AFRAID THIS TRUCK IN IT'S CURRENT CONDITION MAY BE A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. *TR
VEHICLE TURNED ON AND AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVE WAY, THE TRUCK TURNED OFF AND COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN BACK ON, IT MAKES ONLY A CLICKING SOUND, I HAVE CALLED THREE DIFFERENT JEEP DEALERS AND SAY TO NOT HAVE THE PART OR KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. IT HAS BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL, HOW MUCH LONGER SHOULD ANY ONE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF THE IGNITION SWITCH AND I AM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE, WHICH IS MY ONLY MEANS OF COMMUTING. AND TO MAKE MATTERS WORST RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO FIX IT OUT OF POCKET, I CAN'T AFFORD IT. PLEASE ASSIST IN THIS MATTER, SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. *TR
IN TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING A FULL STOP AND SECOND TIME WILL REDUCING SPEED TO A STOP 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 5.7 HEMI ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING AND LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE VEHICLE, POWER BRAKE WILL BECOME HARD AND ALSO THE STEERING. VEHICLE'S POWER WILL COME BACK UP AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IN THE IGNITION. *TR
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
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
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
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT HE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
2006 JEEP COMMANDER - VEHICLE STALLING BEFORE ACCELERATION, POWER-STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT: BETWEEN 24,000 - 30,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AND THE MOTOR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. NO ACTIONS WERE TAKEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE WERE TOLD IF IT DOES NOT HAPPEN WHILE AT THE DEALER, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. THE VEHICLE JUST REACHED 30,000 MILES AND THE POWER STEERING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT. A SCRUBBING AND LOUD NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE IS SCHEDULED TO BE LOOKED AT BY THE SAME DEALERSHIP. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS RESTARTED . THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT LOCATE ANY ERROR CODES, NOR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
THE VEHICLE SPONTANOUSLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
DURING SEPT. '06, I INFORMED CHRYSLER AND A CHRYSLER DEALERSHIP OF A SAFETY DEFECT--STALLING IN TRAFFIC--WITH MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED . FROM SEPT. '06 TO DEC. '07, I MADE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND WROTE SEVERAL LETTERS TO CHRYSLER (VIA ITS REGISTERED AGENT) CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. ALL OF MY LETTERS WERE IGNORED. FROM SEPT. '06 TO DEC. '07, CHRYSLER REQUIRED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP CONCERNING THE STALLING PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH CHRYSLER'S EMPLOYEES KNEW A TASK FORCE HAD BEEN FORMED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. IN LATE DEC. '07, I DISCOVERED AN INTERNET ARTICLE ENTITLED "JEEP STALLING PROBLEM" AND FAXED THE ARTICLE TO CHRYSLER. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE, MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED, AND EVEN CHRYSLER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. AS A RESULT OF GAINING ACCESS TO THIS ARTICLE, I WAS ABLE TO CHALLENGE CHRYSLER'S DISHONEST ASSERTION THAT MY PROBLEM WAS UNIQUE AND THAT NO OTHER CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, IN JAN. '08, A CHRYSLER MANAGER PHONED ME INDICATING THAT CHRYSLER HAD AGREED TO BUY BACK MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE STALLING PROBLEM AND A RESULTING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT (SEPT. '07)(NOTE:THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ONE YEAR AFTER CHRYSLER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY ISSUE). I WAS TOLD A REPRESENTATIVE OF IMPARTIAL SERVICES GROUP (ISG) WOULD GIVE ME A CALL CONCERNING DETAILS OF THE BUY BACK. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM ISG; HOWEVER, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS COMPANY WORKS ON BEHALF OF CHRYSLER. AS A RESULT, I AM STILL DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN THREE ACCIDENTS WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. CHRYSLER HAS IGNORED MY REQUEST FOR A RENTAL CAR UNTIL A BUY BACK AGREEMENT IS REACHED. I RECENTLY NOTIFIED CHRYSLER'S INVESTORS--CERBERUS AND DAIMLER--OF MY EXPERIENCE. *TR
4.7L JEEP COMMANDER 06 STALLING DURING IDLE AND DRIVING. *TR
MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS SHUT OFF ON A FEW OCCASION IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. MOST RECENTLY IT SHUT OFF GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHILE GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. ALL GAUGES, GAS POWER, AND AIR TURNED OFF THE RADIO WAS STILL ON. IT HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY AND NOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANY OTHER ACTION THAT I KNOW OF. *TR
SEVERAL TIME OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS SHUT OFF FOR NO REASON. 4 TIMES WHILE TURNING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE CAN KILL SOMEBODY. *TR
2006 JEEP COMMANDER ENGINE DIES SUDDENLY. TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. PROBLEMS OCCURRED AT LEAST 14 TIMES AND 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 90 DAYS. FIRST OCCURRED AT 2500 MILES AND DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. OCCURRED AT 8000, 9000, 12000, 15100, 15500, 17500, 18600, 18700, 19000 AND 19406. AT 17500 TOOK TO DIFFERENT DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER TOWING IT IN AND KEPT CAR FOR 4 DAYS TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE ISSUE. ON 12/8, WE SMELLED GAS AND WE COULD NOT RESTART IT FOR 30 SECONDS. ON 12/21 IT DIED ON A RAILROAD CROSSING. MY WIFE CROSSES 6 TRACKS A DAY AND IT HAS DIED ONE OTHER TIME ON THE TRACKS, AND ONE TIME WHILE MERGING INTO 65 MPH TRAFFIC. HAVE SPENT 1 HOUR ON PHONE WITH CHRYSLER CUSTOMER SERVICE SO FAR BECAUSE I TOLD THEM WE ONLY DRIVE IT TO WORK AND WE WANT A LOANER OR NEW VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. AM ALSO PROCEEDING WITH TEXAN LEMON LAW FILING. THIS LOOKS LIKE NHTSA#EA07007. *TR
JEEP COMMANDER STALLS WHEN SLOWING, OR PARKED. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN ONE OCCASION WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS JUST SERVICED ON THE 6TH OF DECEMBER AND THE DEALERSHIP "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE", HOWEVER SINCE I HAVE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK IT HAS BEEN WORSE. *TR
2006 JEEP COMMANDERS ENGINE STALLS AND HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AT WHICH TIME THEY ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO SEE IT HAPPEN...LIKE WHEN MY LIGHTS WENT OUT ON A DARK FREEWAY ALMOST KILLING ME AND MY HUSBAND. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X2. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. SHE ONLY HAD TO TURN THE KEY ONCE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE STALLING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE NINE MILES TO THE DEALER WITH THE VEHICLE IN THIRD GEAR. SHE PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY BUILD UP IN THE TRANSMISSION FILTER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,011. UPDATED 01-14-08. *KB UPDATED 12/12/07.*JB
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