Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 57 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 57, in the owner's own words
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated while trying to enter the vehicle, the rear door handles were inoperable. The contact stated that the doors could only be opened from inside the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 142,700.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FAILED INTERMITTENTLY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. ORLANDO DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP RAM LOCATED AT 4101 WEST COLONIAL DR. ORLANDO, FL 32808 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH PANEL WENT ON & I LOST POWER OF THE VEHICLE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. IT CAME BACK ON THEN OFF & ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BROKEN INTO A FEW PIECES. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS HAPPENS OFTEN TO THESE VEHICLES & BELIEVES THERE IS A RECALL ON THEM. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE 4 1/2 YRS & THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MY STRUTS HAVE GONE A FEW TIMES ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE REAR SEATBELT IN THE MIDDLE & DRIVER REAR DON'T LATCH & WHEN THEY DO ITS REALLY TIGHT ON MY DAUGHTER. LASTLY MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE REAR DOORS BOTH PASSENGER & DRIVER SIDES. THE HANDLES DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. THEY HAVE BOTH BEEN FIXED 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THEY OPEN WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. THE CHILD LOCK IS NOT ON.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, THE REAR SEAT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. AFTERWARDS, THE HORN AND RADIO FAILED TO WORK AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (JAKE SWEENEY CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM, 85 W KEMPER RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45246, (513) 782-1000) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.
VEHICLE WAS SOLD WITH NO LIGHTS IN BACK, INCLUDING BREAK AND REVERSE LIGHTS, BROKEN SEAT BELTS IN BACK SEATS AND ONE BACK SEAT THAT DOES NOT FOLD DOWN WHICH BLOCKS REAR VIEW, AND FINALLY WITH BALD TIRES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE LIGHTS WERE SUPPOSEDLY FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP'S REPAIR SHOP BUT AFTER ONLY A FEW WEEKS THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE SEAT BELTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE REPLACED AND WE WERE TOLD THAT REPLACEMENTS WERE ORDERED BUT THE DEALERSHIP NEVER CALLED BACK TO CONFIRM THAT THEY ARRIVED AND READY FOR INSTALLATION, THEY STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TIRES AND SEAT FOLDING DOWN WERE NOT SAFETY ISSUES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES OURSELVES. THE SEAT STILL DOES NOT FOLD DOWN AND THE LIGHTS ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE STILL DON'T STAY ON.
SEATBELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY AND BECOME UNDONE WHILE TIGHTENING. THEY ALSO BECOME STUCK.THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ALL THE INTERNAL DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANELS AND LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME CONTINUALLY SOUNDS WHEN FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER SEAT BELTS ARE LATCHED, THE SEATS ARE OCCUPIED, AND THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
2006 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THREE DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHIN A PERIOD OF A MONTH. *SMD.
I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE CRACKED AND BROKEN. THE DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME FRACTURED AND EXHIBITED SEVERE CRACKS. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT ALLOW THE OCCUPANT TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. DJR
MY DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE 3RD ROW SEATING WHEN THEY WENT TO BUCKLE THEIR SEATBELTS AND THEY WOULD NOT CLICK IN. THEY WERE BOTH BROKEN AND WOULD NOT STAY ATTACHED. THE PLASTIC CASING IS FALLING OFF OF THEM AND THEY ARE NOT SAFE. THE 3RD ROW RIGHT SEAT WOULD NOT FOLD DOWN. THE LATCH THAT SHOULD BE PULLED WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND NOW THE SEAT WILL NOT FOLD DOWN. LASTLY, THE DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CRUMBLED INWARD AND IS NOT ABLE TO BE USED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM AS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED CARE WARRANTY I PURCHASED FOR $2500 AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $700 FOR THE DOOR HANDLE AND $300 FOR SEAT BELTS AND $100 FOR THE SEAT TO FOLD. I EXPLAINED THAT THE ABOVE WAS ALL SAFETY ISSUES AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY MANUFACTURERS AND THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T COVERED. I EVEN TOLD THEM THAT I SAW THE RECALLS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WASN'T FOR MY JEEP. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND CONSIDERED A RECALL. *TR
THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS BECOME BRITTLE CAUSING THE UNIT TO BREAK POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BECOME TRAPPED. THIS IS CONCERNING ESPECIALLY DURING AN EMERGENCY. *TT
BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY, 2 DAYS AFTER I GET IT, THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BREAKS AND EVENTUALLY ALL OF THEM HAVE FELL IN. THEY BREAK WITH A BUMP OF A KNEE OR ANYTHING. I HAVE HAD ONE REPLACED AND NOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY KIDS THEY CANT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THESE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ARE VERY CHEAPLY MADE AND NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE IF THEY HAD TO GET OUT FAST. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WERE CRACKED AND COULD NOT BE UTILIZED TO OPEN THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. *TR
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MY CHILD'S CAR SEAT TO THE 2ND ROW DRIVER SIDE OUTBOARD, THE CAR SEAT IS UNABLE TO BE INSTALLED PROPERLY. OUR BRITAX MARATHON CAR SEAT CANNOT BE MOVED FROM THE CENTER POSITION TO AN OUTBOARD POSITION BECAUSE THE HEAD RESTS ON THE 2ND ROW SEAT TILT FORWARD AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. WITH TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR I WILL BE FORCED TO MOVE MY OLDER CHILD TO A LESS STABLE AND LESS SAFE BACKLESS BOOSTER SEAT, SO THAT I CAN PUT MY SECOND CHILD IN THE INFANT SEAT IN THE CENTER POSITION. HAD I KNOWN THIS AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. JEEP HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS BUT DOES NOT OFFER A SOLUTION OR SEEM TO CARE ABOUT CHILD SAFETY. MANUALLY REMOVING THE HEAD REST BY DISASSEMBLING THE SEAT MAY LEAVE 8" POSTS EXPOSED, ALSO NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM OPENING THE DOOR. ALSO, THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WAS CRACKED AND BARELY FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO FILE A REPORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE INTERIOR DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE PLASTIC HANDLE WAS CRACKED AND BROKE, MAKING THE DOOR DIFFICULT TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE INTERIOR HANDLE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE BROKEN PLASTIC. THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIR COSTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,128 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ UPDATED 09/24/2012 *JS
INTERIOR DOOR PANELS(BOTH FRONT DOORS) AT DOOR HANDLES THE PLASTIC AROUND HANDLES HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN OUT MAKING THE DOOR HANDLE SOMETIMES UNSTABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. CONCERNED FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT THAT AT SOME POINT THE DOORS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND COULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY AND THE OPTION OF POWERING DOWN THE WINDOW IS NOT POSSIBLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S LEG WAS RESTED AGAINST THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHEN SUDDENLY, THE INTERIOR PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE EXHIBITED THE IDENTICAL DEFECT. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE WINDOW MUST BE RELEASED DOWNWARD TO ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO ASSIST WITH THE OPENING OF THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT EACH DOOR PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE PLASTIC HOUSING ON INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES IS FAULTY. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR IS COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. IT MUST BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FRONT TWO DOOR LATCHES ARE CRACKED AND BEGINNING TO LOOSEN. THE REAR DOOR WAS NOTED AS A SAFETY CONCERN BY A COWORKER DURING A WORK-RELATED TRIP. THE EMPLOYEE UNDERSTANDABLY REFUSES TO DRIVE IN THE VEHICLE GOING FORWARD. THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND AN EMBARRASSMENT WHEN CONDUCTING BUSINESS JUNCTURES. I ATTEMPTED TO GET THE FAULTY DOOR HANDLE REPAIRED ON 4/20/11, BUT RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION THAT THE PANEL ASSEMBLY IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE PLATINUM DEALERSHIP WARRANTY. THE OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE FOR ONE HANDLE IS OVER $500 AS THE ENTIRE DOOR PANEL MUST BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED. *JS
ALL INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. 3 OUT OF THE 4 ARE AT THE POINT WHERE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT AND TAKES A LONG TIME TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE PLASTIC PANELS BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. YOU HAVE TO WIGGLE THE HANDLE AROUND TO FIND THE RIGHT SPOT THAT OPENS THE DOOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. IT INCREASES THE RISK OF PASSENGERS BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR IF IT WAS TO CATCH FIRE. *JS
ELECTRICAL DASH BOARD BLINKS WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES WHILE DRIVING, WHEN IT RAINS THE DRIVER'S FLOOR IS SOAKED WITH WATER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IS WET AS WELL, VEHICLE JERKS WHILE DRIVING. INDICATION LIGHTS POPS ON DASHBOARD SPORADICALLY, RADIO AND NAVIGATION DOESN'T WORK. *TR
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH OF OUR 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 SUFFERED A FAILURE CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT BE ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR POSING A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. THE DOOR LATCH IS A PLASTIC PULL WHICH IS PART OF THE ONE-PIECE MOLDED PLASTIC DOOR PANEL. THE PLASTIC BEHIND OUR DOOR LATCH STARTED TO CRACK OVER TIME AND UPON A FAMILY MEMBER CLOSING THE DOOR AND THE DOOR PANEL COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S LEG, THE DOOR LATCH COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE DOOR PANEL CAUSING IT TO FLOAT INSIDE THE DOOR CAVITY. THE DOOR LATCH THEN FELL APART AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS TO REACH INSIDE THE HOLE IN THE CAVITY TO FIND WHAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS ATTACHED TO. HAVING THE DOOR LATCH ONLY SECURED TO THIN MOLDED PLASTIC OF THE DOOR PANEL IS A DESIGN WHICH LED TO OUR SAFETY FAILURE AND WE ARE NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS ISSUE. UPON RESEARCHING ONLINE, THERE ARE DOZENS OF OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE HAD ONE IF NOT MULTIPLE DOOR LATCH FAILURES IN EARLY 2006 JEEP COMMANDERS CAUSING A SAFETY RISK. THE ISSUES OCCURS AT VARIOUS MILEAGE POINTS AND OFTEN WITH LITTLE TO NO WEAR/TEAR AND IT APPEARS DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT CONSISTENTLY REPLACING THESE PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. ONE EXAMPLE OF MULTIPLE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND ON THE FOUR PAGES OF COMMENTS HERE: HTTP://WWW.JEEPCOMMANDER.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=656 AS THE DOOR PANELS AND DOOR LATCH APPEARS TO BE EITHER POORLY ENGINEERED OR POORLY MANUFACTURERED LEADING TO A SAFETY RISK, WE WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS COMPLAINT FORM IN HOPES THAT THIS SAFETY ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED, POSSIBLY AS A RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
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