Jeep COMMANDER problems and owner complaints

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 ↗

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 ↗

I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER BACK IN DECEMBER 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. WANTED SOMETHING SAFE TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN. WELL SAFETY IS OUT THE WINDOW. MY JEEP COMMANDER HAS NOW STALLED AND COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING NINE TIMES!!!!! WHETHER DRIVING OR GOING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE....THE CAR WILL COMPLETELY STALL AND SHUT DOWN...AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING, NO LIGHTS, NO NOTHING! IT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITH NO ELECTRICAL CODES REGISTERED AND WHEN …

Owner-reported narrative. 11,080 miles reported. Look up ODI 10164329 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AFTER APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON 06/20/06. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE LEAP FORWARD, THEN STALL OUT. THE 2ND INCIDENT ALSO OCCURRED DURING ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION. ON 07/13/06 THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE CRUISING 55 MPH ON A DRY AND FLAT ROAD SURFACE. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE THREE INCIDENTS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WITH NO DELAY AFTER ALL 3 INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO …

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10163635 at NHTSA ↗

ON THREE OCCASIONS (JULY 22, AUG. 2, AUGUST 14) MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THESE INCIDENTS ALL OCCURRED WHILE I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP. ON TWO OF THE OCCASION I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURS THE POWER STEERING SHUTS OFF AND THE ENGINE STOPS. THE AUTOMOBILE RESTARTS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN PARK. THE DEALER INDICATES THAT THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER DETECTS NO FAILURES AND THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE INCIDENT. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 8,530 miles reported. Look up ODI 10165496 at NHTSA ↗

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LT WITH A 5.7 LITER V8 ON JULY 24, 2006. FOUR DAYS LATER WE WENT ON A ROAD TRIP FROM WASHINGTON DC TO BOSTON, MA. JUST OUTSIDE NEW YORK CITY, THE COMMANDER STALLED (WENT DEAD, NO POWER BRAKES, STEERING) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. SCARED US BOTH. MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE COMMANDER AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE COMMANDER HAD LESS THAN 800 MILES ON IT. WE CALLED THE DEALER. THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN WHEN WE GOT BACK. THE NEXT DAY ON O…

Owner-reported narrative. 675 miles reported. Look up ODI 10165884 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT OFF, AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR, GAS TANK, AND CHECK VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT WAS MADE. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WER…

Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10193891 at NHTSA ↗

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.

Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10425179 at NHTSA ↗