Jeep COMMANDER transmission problems
290 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
290 of 2,751 complaints match this topic (10.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10163635 · 2006-07-27 (July 27, 2006)
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 ↗
Owner report 10165496 · 2006-08-15 (August 15, 2006)
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 ↗
Owner report 10192327 · 2007-06-03 (June 3, 2007)
AT APPROX 29K MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER BEGAN ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT WHILE THE ENGINE IDLED WHETHER IN PARK OR DRIVE. IT ALSO WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL IF I WERE TURNING AND HIT A CURB OR BUMP. EXAMPLES OF WHEN THIS HAPPENED: 1. AT NIGHT, MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND MY DOOR WAS OPEN; THE INTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO DIM AND THE ENGINE ALMOST CUT OFF. 2. I WAS TURNING RIGHT FROM ONE ROAD TO ANOTHER AND HIT THE CURB AND THE ENGINE ALMOST STALLED. 3. I WAS STOPPED AT AN INTE…
Owner-reported narrative. 29,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10192327 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10192611 · 2007-06-06 (June 6, 2007)
FROM NEW, I HAVE NOTED AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF MY COMMANDER WHEN STOPPED ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE DRIFTS BACKWARD UNLESS YOU APPLY THE BRAKE. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE LEFT IT DRIFT A FOOT OR SO TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP DRIFTING, BUT IT WAS USUALLY NOT SAFE TO LET IT CONTINUE. OBVIOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKE IS THE NORMAL THING YOU WOULD DO WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT ANYWAY, SO I DIDN'T CONSIDER IT A REAL PROBLEM. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CHECKED THE TCM FOR ANY ERRORS OR PROBLEMS, CLAIMING THEY FOUND N…
Owner-reported narrative. 16,210 miles reported. Look up ODI 10192611 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10193529 · 2007-06-17 (June 17, 2007)
I WON A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND HAD SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS, MOST NOTIABLY TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM HAD PICKED UP. JEEP DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM., BUT THE DEALERSHIP STAFF WAS SEEING THIS ALOT. LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY ON A WINDING ROAD IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH A BOAT IN TOW AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND NOT GO OVER THE EDGE. THEN, TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN TRAFFIC AT 40 MPH. I HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND RESTART. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10193529 at NHTSA ↗