Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Jeep Commander submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 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.
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The fuel tank skid plate is rotting away, this could cause the tank tank to fall out of the vehicle, this looks like a very common problem with a number of jeeps and dodge products.
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.
CAR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING OR TAKING TURNS. ALSO STALLS OUT WHEN CAR IS WARMING UP AND NOBODY IS IN THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. I CAN FEEL WHEN I'M DRIVING IT ALSO RESTATS IT SELF WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL.
WE HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP 3 TIMES. THIS LAST TIME IT STILL DOES NOT START. THE FUEL PUMP IS GETTING POWER, WE TRACED THE POWER ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE FUEL PUMP AND IT IS GETTING POWER BUT IT IS NOT KICKING ON. WE HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR WIRING DIAGRAMS TO TRACE THE LINES BUT NO AVAIL. IF WE GET IT TO RUN IF IT GETS SHUT OFF WE CANNOT GET IT TO RESTART SOMETIMES FOR DAYS. WE HAVE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AT TIMES AND IT WILL START FOR A TIME OR TWO BUT IT GOES BACK TO NOT STARTING AGAIN. WITH THE AIR BAG, THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON IN THE DASH AND DOES NOT GO OUT.
ON CHRISTMAS I BACKED THE JEEP OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY SO I COULD DRIVE MY TRUCK. BUMPED THE CURB SLIGHTLY WHILE PARKING AND VEHICLE DIED. STARTED RIGHT BACK UP SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. TODAY MY WIFE TOOK THE KIDS TO SCHOOL IN IT AND RAN FINE. PARKED FOR TWO HOURS AND WENT TO START AND IT WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T READ CORRECTLY. AT FULL IT SAYS HALF A TANK AND WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT MAY DROP TO BELOW EMPTY WITH A FULL TANK. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL THE REPORTS ABOUT THE 2006 COMMANDER AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SEEM TO BE HAVING THIS STARTING PROBLEM. I HAUL MY FAMILY AROUND IN IT BECAUSE WE CAN'T ALL FIT IN MY TRUCK BUT I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN IT BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA CUT OUT AND DIE. MY KIDS RANGE FROM 1 WEEK TO 11 AND I DON'T REALLY WANT THEM IN IT. I'M THINKING IT A FUEL PUMP OR WIRING ISSUE. BOTH ISSUES OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY OR RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. *TR
I WENT TO START MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT IT WOULD NOT START. I FINALLY WORKED WITH IT A LITTLE BIT AND GOT IT TO START, BUT THEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I CUT IT OFF AND TRIED IT AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. HOWEVER, WHEN I GOT GOING, THERE WAS A HORRIBLE GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THIS STARTING ISSUE HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND EVERY TIME THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A PUBLIC PLACE AFTER IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
UNKNOWN REASON FOR LOST OF MOTOR OIL, NO OBSERVED SOURCE OF A LEAK.
MAY 29TH, 1026, WHILE DRIVING ALONG I-80 IN NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA THE JEEP SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATED ON ME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I COULD NOT GET THE JEEP UNDER CONTROL, RAN OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A HIGHWAY SIGN BEFORE GETTING CONTROL. ONE WITNESS EVEN STATED THAT IT LOOKED AS IF THE JEEP "JUST TOOK OFF". BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IRREGULAR RMPS AND NOW THIS. WHY THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH LOSS OF CONTROL?
TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP WARNING CAME ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND CONTINUED AFTER TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. COOLANT AND TEMPS LEVELS ARE NORMAL. WARNING HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON PAST COUPLE DAYS AT 60 DEGREE WEATHER WITH NO REASONING AS TO WHY. NO ELECTRICAL FAILURES OR OTHER PROBLEMS EXIST.
WHEN ALMOST STOPPED THE ENGINE REVVED UP LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS POWER BRAKING..IT HAPPENED TWICE ON JAN 15, 2015 AND AGAIN ON JAN16, 2015...IT THREW US FORWARD AND THANKFULLY WE HAD ENOUGH DISTANCE BETWEEN US AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF US THAT WE DID NOT HIT IT....I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD. IT MAKES ME LEERY TO DRIVE WHEN IT IS ACTING LIKE THIS...WE DID NOT HAVE ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE JEEP BEFORE THIS DATE. I REPORTED THIS TO CHRYSLER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT..I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT CHECKED OUT AT MY EXPENSE. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE JAN. 16TH. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL BOWL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS VERIFIED, BUT NO REMEDY WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
THE TRANSFER CASE MOTOR/ACTUATOR WILL NOT SHIFT AFTER DEALER PERFORMED N23 RECALL ON THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER. *TR
2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7L V8 STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. MULTIPLE INSTANCES (OVER 12) BETWEEN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE APPROXIMATELY MID DECEMBER 2013 AND TODAY 11 JANUARY 2014. ALL STALLS HAPPENED WHEN COMING TO A STOP EXCEPT FOR ONE INSTANCE WHEN IT STALLED WHILE IN REVERSE. A DROP IN RMPS AND LIGHTING/INSTRUMENT FAILURE ACCOMPANIES THE STALL. CHRYSLER'S RECALL N32 WAS COMPLETED OCTOBER 2013. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED SINCE EARLY 2011 WITH NO STALLING OF THIS TYPE HAVING OCCURRED PRIOR TO THIS. NO INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATION (E.G. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) ACCOMPANIES THE STALL. VEHICLE RESTARTED ON ALL OCCASIONS AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 (NA). WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, AN EXTREMELY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,638. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11
2006 JEEP COMMANDER HESITATES WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT THE DEALERS SAY THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING HIT WHILE PULLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR
RECALL NOTICE FROM CHRYSLER. TOOK COMMANDER INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR. AFTER 4 HOURS, TECHNICIAN STATED THAT UNABLE TO DOWNLOAD PROGRAM FROM CORPORATE COMPUTER TO FIX. NEED TO BRING CAR BACK LATER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR A RECALL, AND OUR CAR HAS BEEN IN THERE A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES FOR SAFETY ISSUES SUCH AS BROKEN SEAT BELTS. IT HAS BEEN THERE A NUMBER OF OTHER VISITS, STARTING AT 2555 MILES, FOR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD MOUNT, DEFECTIVE GAS FILL LINE MOUNT, AND DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID PUMP. PREVIOUS HAZARDS WERE HANDLED, BUT RESULTED IN A GOOD NUMBER OF DAYS OF AT LEAST 6 HOUR SERVICES. NOW, AFTER 4 HOURS, THIS SERVICE IS NOT COMPLETED AND I HAVE TO BRING THE CAR BACK AGAIN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY LOSES POWER AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STALLS. AFTER WAITING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD CONSISTENTLY REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE FUEL SYSTEM:GASOLINE DELIVERY PUMP REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
I WAS EXITING I65 S TO I85 NORTH AT 40 MPH AS I CAME OUT OF THE RAMP THE ENGINE STALLED. THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES CONTINUED TO READ ACCURATELY. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IT IMMEDIATELY STARTED ,AND RAN NORMALLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD SITUATION IF THERE HAD BEEN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THE JEEP WAS DUE FOR ITS FIRST SERVICE TRIP, SO IT WENT TO THE DEALER ON MAY 9, 2007. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER ,WHO REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AS IT WENT INTO THE SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE FELT HE HAD STRUCK THE KEY WHILE MOVING THE VEHICLE AND THIS CAUSED THE STALLING. THIS COULD BE TRUE. HOWEVER, I AM ONLY 5' 3" TALL AND EVEN IF I HAD THE SEAT ALL OF THE WAY FORWARD WITH THE FRONT OF THE SEAT ADJUSTED ALL OF THE WAY UP, IT WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE KNEE TO HIT THE KEY. THESE TWO INCIDENTS WERE THE ONLY ONES THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED, BUT I FELT THERE WAS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE STALLING. *AK
WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER WILL OCCASIONALLY TRY TO STALL. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN SLOWLY, THE ENGINE ACTS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO STALL, AND SPEED DOES NOT INCREASE. MY EXAMPLE & DEFINITION OF A HARD TURN: YOU'RE A CAR OR TWO FROM A RED LIGHT. LIGHT TURNS GREEN, YOU ACCELERATE 20 FEET OR SO AND MAKE A 90 DEGREE TURN. HAPPENS ON AVERAGE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. DEALER SAYS THEY "ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS, BUT HAVE NO FIX FROM JEEP". HAVE HEARD THIS FOR A YEAR. *TR
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