Jeep COMMANDER engine problems
953 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
2,751 owner complaints analyzed
13 distinct recall campaigns
75,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2010 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,072 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
953 of 2,751 complaints match this topic (34.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10633503 · 2014-09-16 (September 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 …
Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10633503 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10156102 · 2006-04-25 (April 25, 2006)
VEHICLE, JEEP COMMANDER, 2006 TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HAD AN INSTANTANEOUS TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO, LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER, LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL, AND POWER BRAKES, VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT ACROSS LANE OF TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE MEDIAN. THIS WAS A NEAR-MISS I DON'T KNOW WHICH COMPONENT FAILED. *JB UPDATED 05/04/06
Owner-reported narrative. 1,512 miles reported. Look up ODI 10156102 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10156266 · 2006-04-24 (April 24, 2006)
WELL ... ?YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO BELIEVE TO THIS? ABOUT 20 MINUTES AGO I WAS DRIVING SHERI AND MYSELF BACK HOME FROM AN APPOINTMENT AND WENT TO PULL OUT OF A TEE JUNCTION-, ROSSWAY ROAD AND THE ROAD WAS WET, I DABBED THE THROTTLE AND PULLED OUT GENTLY, UNFORTUNATELY A CADILLAC CAME OVER THE BROW OF THE HILL TRAVELING FAST AND STAMPED ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY- NOPE HE REFUSED TO MOVE, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS, FLAT TO THE FLOOR- ZERO JUST MIN POWER, AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE 1 SECONDS IT PICKED UP- FULL THROTTLE ? WENT SIDEWAYS SP…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10156266 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10162266 · 2006-07-12 (July 12, 2006)
VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING...NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. IT HAPPENED TO ME AT 45 MPH AS WELL AS 25 MPH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THERE ALSO IS NO STEERING.....ALMOST GOT INTO A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS REPEATED PROBLEM. HAVE TAKEN TO GET SERVICED AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10162266 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10162299 · 2006-07-13 (July 13, 2006)
I HAVE PURCHASED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. IT HAS 6000 MILES ON IT. AT 4200 MILES IT STARTED STALLING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAS DONE IT IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND HAS DONE IT WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MPH. OTHER JEEP COMMANDER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. SEE JEEP COMMANDER THREAD AT EDMUNDS.COM. TO DATE DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. STALLING IN TRAFFIC PRESENTS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 4,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10162299 at NHTSA ↗