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2005 Jeep Commander Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 5, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 24, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Jeep Commander. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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ElectricalEngine
Filed Aug 5, 2015

AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR PARKWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING DAY TRAFFIC HOURS, THE JEEP COMPLETELY DIED WHILE HER FOOT WAS ON ACCELERATOR. SHE THOUGHT SHE MUST HAVE MOVED HER FOOT AROUND OR WASN'T SURE IF HER KNEE OR TENNIS SHOE BRUSHED THE IGNITION BUT FELT SOMETHING CAUSED THE JEEP TO COMPLETELY DIE. AS SHE WAS STILL GOING DOWN THE PARKWAY, SHE HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT THE JEEP INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE ENGINE WHILE IT WAS STILL MOVING AND SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE. UPDATE 9/15/15*CW UPDATED 12/28/15. *JB

NHTSA ID
10746280
Incident
Jul 8, 2015
Mileage
190,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed May 13, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A SAFETY 1ST ALPHA ELITE SAFETY SEAT, MODEL NUMBER: IC186CSH. THE SEAT WAS MANUFACTURED ON OCTOBER 6, 2014. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS BEING UTILIZED IN A 2003 (NA) JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY SEAT FAILED TO LOCK INSIDE THE BASE ON THE LEFT SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT SIDE LOCK FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE SAFETY SEAT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VIN AND PURCHASE DATE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10716297
Incident
Feb 13, 2015
ElectricalPowertrain (other)Steering
Filed Sep 16, 2014

ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS WOULD BEGIN TO FLASH. STEERING WOULD FAIL. AIR CONDITIONER WOULD SHUT DOWN. ALL ACCESSORIES WOULD STOP. ENGINE WOULD STALL OR SHUT DOWN. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED. A SAFETY HAZARD! WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY INITIALLY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. AFTER MULTIPLE TRIES THEY REPLACED "SHORT POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND FRONT CONTROL MODULE" AT A COST OF $1040. THIS REPAIR LASTED LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THE PROBLEM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FIXED FOR APPROXIMATELY $100. NOTE, THAT I WENT SO FAR AS TO CALL THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION AND, EVEN THOUGH MULTIPLE CASES OF THIS HAVE BEEN RECORDED ON THE INTERNET, THEY DID NOT CONSIDER IT A PROBLEM AND WOULD NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHRYSLER IS VERY LUCKY TO NOT HAVE PAID OUT FOR ANY LAWSUITS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10633503
Incident
Oct 6, 2010
Mileage
70,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 24, 2013

JEEP SHIFTS DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO 30 MPH OR LESS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, OFTEN WILL NOT SHIFT UP ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT ON ACCELERATION. SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE WILL RESET THE SENSOR BUT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED SINCE IT IS A LEASED VEHICLE I AM GETTING NO WHERE GETTING ASSISTANCE IN THE CAUSE AND THE REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE. *JS

NHTSA ID
10545084
Incident
Jun 11, 2013
Mileage
68,233 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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