U.S. public vehicle records

2006 Jeep COMMANDER 4X2 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

147 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

45,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 model year. Data snapshot: 2026-09-12 (September 12, 2026). 119 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Electrical System is the most frequently named component, appearing in 58 of 147 complaints (39.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Engine operation	60	40.8%
Electrical and battery issues	42	28.6%
Braking behavior	23	15.6%
Steering behavior	20	13.6%
Transmission and shifting	12	8.2%
Fuel system concerns	1	0.7%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Electrical System

Engine And Engine Cooling

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Engine

Power Train

Structure:Body

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Seat Belts

Electrical System: 58; Engine And Engine Cooling: 21; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 12; Engine: 11; Power Train: 11; Structure:Body: 7; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 6; Seat Belts: 6

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 48; 25,000 to 49,999: 15; 50,000 to 74,999: 15; 75,000 to 99,999: 16; 100,000 to 149,999: 20; 150,000 and above: 5

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (48). 28 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005

2006

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2019

2005: 1; 2006: 13; 2007: 36; 2008: 12; 2009: 6; 2010: 3; 2011: 9; 2012: 11; 2013: 5; 2014: 9; 2015: 27; 2016: 6; 2017: 5; 2018: 3; 2019: 1

Pattern summary

Electrical System leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 60 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 42 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 23 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10148480 · 2006-01-24 (January 24, 2006)

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED HOME FROM A CHILDREN'S PARTY AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY AT 54 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE CUT OUT COMPLETELY(STALL), IT LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, THE HEADLIGHTS AND ALL INTERIOR LIGHTING WENT OUT, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. FORTUNATELY I WAS TRAVELING AT THE TIME ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF ROAD AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. I WENT DOWN AND SWITCHED THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND IMMEDIA…

Owner-reported narrative. 136 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148480 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10160977 · 2006-06-28 (June 28, 2006)

ENGINE STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10160977 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10151915 · 2006-02-27 (February 27, 2006)

SATURDAY 25TH FEBRUARY AND GUESS WHAT- YEP THE JEEP HAS A NEW TRICK TO ADD TO IT'S ALREADY GROWING LIST OF ELECTRICAL FAULTS, (ODI#10151913&10148480) PLEASE CAN YOU ADD THE FOLLOWING TO MY LONG LIST OF COMPLAINTS . AT APPROXIMATELY 12.45PM 2/25/06 I WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE RT44 BRANCH OF THE ULSTER SAVINGS BANK, HAVING JUST GONE IN THERE TO CASH A CHECK, I CAME OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, TURNED THE IGNITION KEY- NOTHING, NO LIGHTS ZERO RESPONSE, TRIED AGAIN- STILL NOTHING. I REMOVED THE KEY PUT IT BACK IN THE IGNITION, STILL NOTH…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151915 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10164909 · 2006-08-08 (August 8, 2006)

VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE DURING OPERATION NEARLY CAUSING SEVERE ACCIDENTS. ONCE WHILE EXCITING OFF RAMP OF FREEWAY AT AROUND 40 MPH AND ONCE WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES EITHER SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY, WE WERE JUST LUCKY THAT THE DRIVERS AROUND US WERE ALERT AND WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND GET AWAY SAFELY. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR AND FRIGHTENED US ALL. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP, THE DEALER MENTIONED NO KNOWN PROBLEMS. I CAME HOME AND DID…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10164909 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10169268 · 2006-09-25 (September 25, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AFTER THE FIRST TWO, THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT CONTROL MODULE. AFTER THE THIRD INCIDENT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED TO SEND A TECHNICIAN TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/17/2006 - THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE AND THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVE 50 MPH. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARING SPACE AND THIS WAS AFTER THE FR…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169268 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10154165 · 2006-03-30 (March 30, 2006)

MY NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER NOW SHUTS THE ENGINE OFF AT WILL WHILE DRIVING. I WAS EXITING I-4 ONTO CR579 GOING JUST UNDER 40 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WENT OUT (SO I THOUGHT) ALL GAUGES WERE LIT I ROLLED OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE IN NEUTRAL THE TRUCK RESTARTED. I DROPPED IT AT COURTESY CHRYSLER 3/29 AND WAS INFORMED PRIOR TO INSPECTION THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN SEEN ON THE COMMANDERS AND WAS APPARENTLY PREVALENT ON THE PACIFICA MODEL HOWEVER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO IF NO CODE CAME UP SO AT THIS POINT I AM EXPECTED TO PICK THE TRUC…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10154165 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10145501 · 2005-12-16 (December 16, 2005)

I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 6 CYL ENGINE. I AM 6'4.25" TALL AND WEIGH 205 LBS. I HAVE PROPORTIONATELY SIZED LIMBS AND APPENDAGES. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH ON A ROAD NEAR MY HOUSE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. THE KEY WAS BRUSHED BY MY KNEE AND THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY QUIT. THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO FIT IN THE SEAT AND PUT THE SEAT FAR ENOUGH BACK THAT THERE IS NO RISK OF THE KEY TURNING OFF WHILE STILL LETTING MY ARMS REACH THE WHEEL. THE KEY PROTRUDES DIRECTLY PERPENDICULARLY OUT OF THE …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10145501 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10183675 · 2007-02-27 (February 27, 2007)

JEEP COMMANDER WITH ONLY 7,300 MILES, AND OWNED SINCE SEPT 2006 HAS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE ALREADY BEEN OUT OF A CAR FOR 4 DAYS, WILL BE OUT OF A CAR FOR ANOTHER 7 AT A MINIMUM ACCORDING TO ALLEN SAMUELS DODGE (DEALER IN KELLER, TX). WILL NOT HELP WITH RENTAL CAR OR LOANER CAR. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10183675 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10185029 · 2007-03-14 (March 14, 2007)

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X 2 HAD STALLING PROBLEMS FOR ALMOST A YEAR . WHILE DRIVING USUALLY UNDER 45 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED, AND WHEN TRYING TO COME TO A STOP IT STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 4 OCCASIONS AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THE VACUUM HOSE AND FLASHED ONE OF THE COMPUTERS IN THE SYSTEM, THEY'VE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND A SINGLE FUEL INJECTOR. THE CONTACT WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, STALLING. THE C…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,999 miles reported. Look up ODI 10185029 at NHTSA ↗