2006 JEEP COMMANDER Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

WHEN DRIVE MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE FORWARD THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14446. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 7 TIMES.*AK

ENGINE STALLED IN SLOW SPEED TURN IN MIDDLE OF TURN LANE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED EASILY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DAIMLERCHRYSLER DEALER ON 1/31/07 FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD STALLING FAILURE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET ONCE AND DRY ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT CALLED DAIMLER CHRYSLER DEALER WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED BEFORE, AND WAS TOLD IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GASOLINE. DURING THE SECOND INCIDENT THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAILED.*AK UPDATED 03/13/07. *JB

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER HAS COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WHEN I AM DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN I COME TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STARTS IMMEDIATELY AGAIN ONCE IT IS PUT BACK INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK BUT IT HAPPENS TOO OFTEN AND I BELIEVE IT IS HAZARDOUS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS ON 27DEC06 AND THERE IS STILL NOT A CODE IN THE SYSTEM FOR REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM BUT I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM BY OTHER OWNERS. WHAT IS THE STATUS OF THIS PROBLEM? *NM

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLS WHILE IN OPERATION, CAUSING POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM FAILURE (IE BRAKES AND STEERING). *NM

2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS INCLUDES PULLING OUT INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND OTHER TRAFFIC AREAS. THE CAR JUST STOPS PRODUCING POWER AND SHUTS OFF. IT RESTARTS JUST FINE. *NM

"06" JEEP COMMANDER WITH UNDER 5K MILES WILL "SHUT DOWN" WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SPEED RELATED. THE LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF AS WILL THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES, AS WELL AS ALL AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT (RADIO AND SUCH). IT IS PRESENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME AS THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DEFINE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM UPON INITIAL INSPECTION. *NM

2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7 V8 STALLED IN TRAFFIC DURING NORMAL USAGE. WHILE SLOWING THE COMMANDER FOR A STOP THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND ALL POWER EQUIPMENT WAS DISABLED. IE. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, ETC... THIS HAPPENED TWICE AND IS VERY UNSAFE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 4X4 4.7L DURING A THUNDERSTORM AND DROVE THROUGH ABOUT A FOOT TO A FOOT AND A HALF OF WATER AND WOUND UP BLOWING MY ENGINE. OTHER SUVS IN THE AREA MADE IT THROUGH THE WATER WITH NO PROBLEM BUT MINE DIED IN THE WATER. I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR INTAKE ON THE VEHICLE IS LOW, JUST BELOW THE FRONT BUMPER. THIS IS A "TRAIL RATED" VEHICLE WHICH IS BOASTED TO PERFORM WELL IN "WATER FORDING". CHRYSLER REFUSES TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY, STATING THE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS NOT DUE TO MECHANICAL DEFECT, THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR DRIVING THROUGH WATER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AS INTENDED. IF THIS IS THE CASE JEEP SHOULD NEVER HAVE "TRAIL RATED" THIS VEHICLE. IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MECHANICAL DEFECT, BUT IT SURE IS DESIGN DEFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP AND ENGINE STALLED. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK KEYED OFF THEN RESTARTED. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATES NOTHING WILL BE DONE IF PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. *NM

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF!!!! TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WE ARE TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER TOMORROW. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (60 MPH) THE ENTIRE VEHICLE STALLED OUT/SHUT DOWN. WE LOST ALL POWER IN THE VEHICLE. WE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND RE-START THE IGNITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE 2 MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE NEXT WEEK 9/22/06. WE HAVE ALSO HAD A WIND LEAK IN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND AFTER 2 FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY STILL CANNOT OFFER A SOLUTION. WILL LOOK AT AGAIN NEXT WEEK. *JB

1ST OCCURRENCE OF THE STALLING/DYING: 7/23/06. VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER (NO RESPONSE WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE POWER STEERING ALSO FAILED). DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK FROM DRIVE, TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO THE START POSITION. THE 2ND OCCURRENCE WAS ON 8/9/06 12:30 PM. AT A STOPLIGHT ON A HILL WAITING TO TURN LEFT. THE LIGHT TURNED, THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER ACCELERATED AND WHEN DRIVER TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO APPLY THE GAS AND THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE, DRIVER CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH A SVC ADVISOR. DRIVER DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS AND THEY SAID THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING ON SOME OTHER COMMANDERS AND THAT THEY KNEW THE PART THAT TYPICALLY FIXED IT. DRIVER...

JEEP COMMANDER STALLS AT STOP SIGNS. *JB

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

BRAND NEW 2006 JEEP COMMANDER 3 WEEKS OLD. I WAS GETTING OFF THE EXPRESS WAY ON A CURVE AND MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND STEERING LOCKED UP ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY, ITS A RISK TO MY FAMILY. I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I DID MY RESEARCH AND I NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE JEEP TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO I CAN NOT BE FIXED. HELP! *JB

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

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

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