2006 Jeep Commander Driver assistance Problems

THIS HAS BEEN THE 3RD TIME THIS TYPE OF EVENT HAPPENS, THE FIRST TIME WAS AT A CITY STREET DRIVING STRAIGHT FORWARD AT 30-35MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED STALLING, TRUCK COMPLETELY WENT OFF, HEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF, ALONG WITH MY INTERIOR DASHBOARD INDICATORS AND MEDIA CENTER. SECOND TIME, SAME THING, AND THE THIRD TIME WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-40MPH IN A CITY STREET AND GRADUALLY SLOWING DOWN TO 10-15MPH TO MAKE A LEFT THE TRUCK COMPLETELY WENT OFF, HEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF, ALONG WITH MY INTERIOR DASHBOARD INDICATORS AND MEDIA CENTER. IT SEEM LIKE I HAD TURNED OFF THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FOR LIKE A SPLIT SECOND. I THOUGH IT MIGHT'VE BEEN THAT I HIT THE KEY WITH MY KNEE, BUT I PULLED OVER RESTARTED THE ENGINE AFTER 15 MIN, AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE POWER WOULD SHUT DOWN, WHEN PUTTING THE GEARS, IT WOULD SOUND VERY FORCING. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED 30 MIN, RESTARTED THE TRUCK AGAIN IT DID THE PROBLEM FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT WAS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED.

NHTSA ID

11388571

Incident

Jan 10, 2021

Mileage

170,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME DIM, THE RADIO VOLUME INDEPENDENTLY LOWERED, SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FLUCTUATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BALD HILL DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 1035 BALD HILL RD, WARWICK, RI 02886, (844) 847-4671) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ALTERNATOR FAILED TO ELIMINATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

NHTSA ID

11330162

Incident

Jun 3, 2015

Mileage

126,000 mi

MY JEEP LOSES POWER EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING (SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY) AT TIMES IT STOPS SHIFTING AND THEN SLAMS LIKE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF JEEP.

NHTSA ID

11297234

Incident

Aug 8, 2019

Mileage

112,000 mi

THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE IS A DING ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE CAR STALLS, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE YOU SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND START IT AGAIN THE CAR WORKS FINE BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, ACCORDING TO JEEP THEY CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSIS AND I SEE ONLINE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT IN MY TYPE OF VEHICLE BUT JEEP HAS YET TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. I THINK IT IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WHERE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AS FAST OR FASTER THAN ME AND COULD CAUSE A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11282619

Incident

Oct 12, 2019

Mileage

100,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO DROP MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL AND WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE GAS, IT WASN'T MOVING LIKE IT SHOULD'VE BEEN. IT WAS BARELY MOVING, YOU COULD ENGINE REV BUT IT WASN'T MOVING AND DIDN'T MOVE UNTIL IT GOT TO 2, IG 2ND GEAR ON THE DASH.

NHTSA ID

11267993

Incident

Oct 3, 2019

Mileage

165,595 mi

VEHICLE IS HAVING ISSUES GETTING STUCK IN GEAR AND NOT SHIFTING UNLESS YOU STOP, TURN OFF, AND WHEN TURNED BACK ON WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN HAPPEN AGAIN. 3RD ROW SEAT BELT DOESNT WORK.

NHTSA ID

11253156

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY 2019. THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING IDLING ISSUES, COLD START IN MORNING IDLES AROUND 900, WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT DIPS TO AROUND 500 AND WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH WHILE BACKING UP, PUT IN DRIVE AND IT WOULD BE OK BUT WOULD STALL SOMETIMES AT STOP SIGN- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AND FUEL SYSTEM SERVICE DONE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAME DAY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR RECALLS AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ALSO. IT DROVE OK FOR A DAY AND I HAVE THE UNSTABLE IDLE BACK AND THE RPM JUMPS UP WHILE IN DRIVE BUT STOPPED AT A LIGHT. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I AM SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A LIGHT AHEAD AND IT STARTS VIBRATING LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL AND THE ETC AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON AND I SHUT IT OFF AND IT CRANKED RIGHT BACK UP AND DROVE IT THE REST OF THE DAY WITH NO ISSUE. ETC LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE NO ISSUES OTHER THAN THE UNSTABLE IDLE. TODAY-5-10-19, COMING HOME AND START TO TURN LEFT AND ETC AND TCS LIGHT COME ON AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS IN LIMP MODE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER AND ETC LIGHT IS NOW BLINKING, SO I PULL IN A PARKING LOT, CUT IT OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES AND IT CRANKS RIGHT BACK UP WITH NO LIGHTS ON AND I AM ABLE TO DRIVE 5 MILES HOME.

NHTSA ID

11206938

Incident

May 10, 2019

Mileage

161,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL : MY COMMANDER IS HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE ALL THE GEARS LIGHT UP ON THE DASH AT THE SAME TIME AND POWER TO THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN DRASTICALLY. THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD TO CONTROL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE DASH LIGHTS UP SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM.THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID

11170100

Incident

Jan 10, 2019

Mileage

172,000 mi

TRANSMISSION STOP SHIFTING PROPERLY AND SHUTTERING IN MOTION..TOOK IT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP, THEY SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. GOT NEW TRANSMISSION, STILL HAD SAME PROBLEM. TOOK IT BACK TO SHOP, THEY DID A SECOND REPAIR AND CHARGED ME $2959.50. THEY DIDNT DESCRIBED WHAT THEY DID THE SECOND TIME. I HAD NO PROBLEMS SINCE..SO FAR.

NHTSA ID

11152813

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

Mileage

97,839 mi

WHILE RAINING WATER DRAINS INTO VEHICLE FROM SUNROOF CAUSING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FLICKERING, DASHBOARD LIGHTS CONSTANTLY TURNING ON AND OFF, INTERIOR WATER DAMAGE, RUSTING INSIDE COMPONENTS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY FORCING ME TO KEEP HEADLIGHTS ON HIGH BEAM AT ALL TIMES WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY AS WELL AS IN MOTION ON STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES UNNECESSARY PROBLEMS BEING THAT WHILE THE CAR IS GOING THROUGH THIS THE TURNING SIGNALS, WIPER BLADES, AIR CONDITIONING TURN OFF AND ON. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER WARRANTY FOR REAR SEATBELTS THE BELTS ARE CONSTANTLY JAMMING KEEPING MY CHILDREN CAPTIVE AND AT SOME POINTS IT WILL NOT SUCCESSFULLY LATCH.

NHTSA ID

11114406

Incident

Jul 1, 2018

WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE FEELS AS THE LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO MOVE THEN TOLD IT'S IN SOME SORT OF SAFETY MODE I THINK THE LEAD FRAME IS FAILING FROM WHAT I CAN TELL. VEHICLE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT FAILS TO ACCELERATE BARELY MOVES

NHTSA ID

11081998

Incident

Feb 12, 2018

Mileage

99,000 mi

2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 4WD. 179,000 MILES. TRACTION ASSIST IS ACTIVATING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING UNEXPECTED DECELERATION POWER LOSS. WHILE DRIVING ON FLAT DRY PAVED HIGHWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STUMBLE AND LOSE POWER. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WAS BLINKING DURING THIS TIME. DURING WHICH TIME, WHEN I TURN OFF THE TRACTION ASSIST VIA THE BUTTON, THE EFFECT DISAPPEARED. NO FAULT CODES WERE STORED OR SET. THIS ISSUE HAS JUST BEGUN TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY AND HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. HAVE ALMOST HAD A CRASH EVENT OCCUR WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, AND HAD TO TURN OFF THE TRACTION ASSIST VIA THE BUTTON ON THE CENTER CONSOLE.

NHTSA ID

11074991

Incident

Feb 25, 2018

Mileage

179,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (TWIN CITY DODGE CHRYSLER, 650 SAGAMORE PKWY S, LAFAYETTE, IN 47905) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,197.

NHTSA ID

11073226

Incident

Feb 15, 2018

Mileage

154,197 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION @ 75 MPH ON THE HIGH WAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ITSELF INTO 3RD GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT

NHTSA ID

11058605

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

Mileage

157,000 mi

MY FAVORITE, JEEP COMMANDER 2006 3.7 V6. 103600 MILEAGE. THE CAR SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FROM LAST NOVEMBER. I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A DEATH TRAP BECAUSE WHEN CARS GOING 60 - 70 MPH ON I-495 AND CAR LOST POWER. ALL I CAN REALLY DO IS PRAY THAT MY FAMILY DON'T GET KILLED. THE DEALER FIXED FLIPPING KEY PROBLEM AT THE SAME YEAR OF SUMMER BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. THIS IS REALLY NOT RELATED I BELIEVE. IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES MOSTLY WINTER SEASON BETWEEN NOVEMBER THROUGH JANUARY EASTERN TIME LAST YEAR, AND THIS STALLING PROBLEM CAME BACK LAST SUNDAY DEC 10TH, 2017 WHILE DRIVING ON NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY TO MICRO CENTER IN NY. 3 TIMES ALREADY THIS SEASON. THE BEST WAY ONLY I FOUND FOR OUR SAFETY. SLOWLY MOVE OVER ON THE SHOULDER FINDING PLACE TO STOP WHILE SPEEDING DOWN, AND HAVE ONE CHANCE OF STOP TO BREAK VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER. HOWEVER, LUCKILY IT STARTS AGAIN AND RUNS NORMAL. THE DEALER, DAIMLER CHRYSLER CONSUMER CENTER. THEY NEVER CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND KEEP CHARGING FOR THE SERVICE WITHOUT A SOLUTION. MY RESEARCH IS ON GOING TO FIND ECM, PCMA, AND FCM PROBLEMS. I AM SCARED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY. THE CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. ANY IDEAS, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP US.

NHTSA ID

11055110

Incident

Dec 10, 2017

Mileage

90,500 mi

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS PULLING OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE STREET. I ACCELERATED QUICKLY AND WHEN I BACKED MY FOOT OFF THE PEDDLE THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I TAPPED THE PEDDLE A COUPLE TIMES THINKING IT WAS CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR MATT (NOT).IT BACK OFF AND THEN IT DID IT BRIEFLY AGAIN BEFORE CORRECTING ITSELF. THIS WAS ALL IN A 10 SEC. TIME PERIOD..... THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. I STEPPED DOWN TO PASS A CAR AND THE PEDDLE MOVED TO THE FLOOR AND STAYED THERE FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, RELEASED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BREAK TRYING NOT TO HIT OTHER CARS AHEAD OF ME. EVERYTIME I LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WE WENT FASTER. THEN IT CORRECTED ITSELF AGAIN. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THE SECOND TIME AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE FLOOR BOARD THAT MIGHT HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE PEDDLE BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. I WAS NOT USING THE CRUISE CONTROL IN EITHER OCCURRENCE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT BUT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN. I DID HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11048114

Incident

Nov 5, 2017

Mileage

168,632 mi

THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS: NOW EVEN PRESSING "SET" AT LEAST WHILE DRIVING OVER 40 MPH MAKES THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FAST EVEN TO 80 MPH SO I PRESS BRAKE PEDAL WHICH DOES DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL. EVEN IF YOU TURN CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT KEEPS ON HAPPENING EVERY TIME YOU PRESS SET. I DISCONNECTED POWER TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.

NHTSA ID

10985868

Incident

Oct 18, 2016

Mileage

166,120 mi

AFTER HAVING THE RECALLED IGNITION AND TCM REPLACED/REPROGRAMMED THE ESP,BAS AND TRACTION LIGHTS COME AND THE TWO DRIVER SIDE BRAKES AND TIRES LOCK UP, MAKES A TERRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE SLIDES WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA ID

10985109

Incident

May 9, 2017

Mileage

132,887 mi

MY JEEP COMMANDER WILL START ACCELERATING EXCESSIVELY AND WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I DISABLE THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND GO INTO THE DITCH JUST TO AVOID A CAR.

NHTSA ID

10959566

Incident

Feb 23, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

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...

NHTSA ID

10946827

Incident

Sep 3, 2016

THE VEHICLE STALLS IN MOTION ON BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND HIGHWAY AND LOSES POWER STEERING. CRUISE CONTROL ONCE YOU SET IT ACCELERATION OCCURS ON ITS OWN THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY. IGNITION BUMPS OUT OF THE ON POSITION INTO ACCESSORY OR OFF ON IT'S OWN.

NHTSA ID

10925048

Incident

Nov 8, 2016

REPLACED BEZEL GEAR SELECTOR 3 TIMES SINCE 2006. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2016 A 4TH REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED PER GOLLING CHRYSLER. VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO STALL AFTER 1-2 SECONDS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND A SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARS STATING "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM." SEVERAL TIMES FROM 2006 - 2016 THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED WHEN ENTERING INTERSECTIONS OF CITY STREETS. WHENEVER CONDITION OCCURED THE PART WAS REPLACED (3 TIMES). PART CAUSING THE CONDITIONS IS PART# CH68004143-AF PRNDL BEZEL GEAR SELECTOR AND CH52108308-AC CONNECTOR ELECTRICAL (TRANSMISSION). I BELIEVE THE GEAR SELECTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE FREQUENT FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A SAFETY INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10908189

Incident

Jan 8, 2008

Mileage

41,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7. LAST MONTH AFTER COMING HOME FROM ANOTHER STATE, THE CAR PARKED FOR SEVERAL DAYS WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN IT WOULD NOT CRANK WHEN I WENT TO START IT... JUST THE CLICKING SOUND. MY BOYFRIEND JUMPED IT AND IT OVERHEATED HIS CABLE. THEN IT HAPPENED AFTER SITTING JUST OVERNIGHT, SAME SCENARIO. I DID NOT LEAVE ANYTHING ON LIKE LIGHTS, ETC. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY (SEVERAL NIGHTS IN A ROW). TOOK IT INTO A DEALER AND HE REPLACED A FEW PARTS BUT NOTHING CHANGED. THEN THE BATTERY STARTED DRAINING AFTER SITTING FOR 15 MINUTES WITH THE IGNITION OFF. TOOK IT TO A FRIEND WHO'S AN AUTO MECHANIC, HE SAID SOMETHING WAS DISCHARGING FROM SOMEWHERE.

NHTSA ID

10886013

Incident

Jun 19, 2016

Mileage

137,000 mi

SEE DOC I HAD TO REPLACE ENGIINE AND NOW THE COMPANY THAT DID MIGHT RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AS WELL NEED A ATTORNEY OR A BBB FOR HELP

NHTSA ID

10876883

Incident

Feb 1, 2015

TAKATA RECALL MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT I HAVE HAD ALL THE RECALLS DONE BY MY LOCAL JEEP DEALERSHIP AND STILL HAVE TO CONSTANTLY REPLACE WHEEL SPEED (ABS) SENSORS AND REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. AT LOW SPEEDS OFF APROXAMITLY 15-20 MPH I LOOSE POWER LIKE THE VEHICLE IS TRYING TO STARVE ITSELF FROM FUEL AFFECTING ACCELERATE SO IF YOU PULL OUT INTO A INTERSECTION IT PRACTICALLY DIES AND THE. WHEN YOU GO TO BRAKE THE PEDAL GETS HARD AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL 4 WHEEL SENSOR (ABS) AND GET COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED FOR IT TO STOP COSTING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO DO OVER THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE LEARNED TO PERFORM SUCH TASK ON MY OWN . BUT I AM SICK AND TIRED OF EVERY SUMMER HAVING TO BUY 4 50 DOLLAR SENSORS AND GETTING CHARGED 125 DOLLARS TO REDO THE COMPUTER AND NOT TO MENTION WHEN THE JEEP DECIDES TO ACT UP IT PUT MY CHILD AND MOTHER TO MY CHILD IN SERIOUS DANGER NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WILL MISFUNCTION AGAIN AND LIKE MANY OTHERS I AM UPSIDE DOWN ON THE PAYMENTS OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO ALL THE MONEY INVESTED.

NHTSA ID

10865241

Incident

May 16, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi