NHTSA Complaint #10273464 — 2006 JEEP COMMANDER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, FOLLOWED BY NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IMMEDIATELY, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER AND NUMEROUS INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURES. THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE IGNITION COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,010 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.