2006 JEEP COMMANDER Engine Problems

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY DO 70 MPH AND WE HIT A BUMP AND THE JEEP LOST ALL POWER. IT SHUT RIGHT OFF. THANK FULLY WE WERE IN THE OUTSIDE LANE AND COULD GET PULLED OVER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE WE GOT PULLED OVER WE SHUT THE KEY OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON.THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH SINCE JUNE OF 2014 AND THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE A CHILD AND DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT NOW. *TR

ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, AND STAYED ON. CHECKED OBVIOUS ENGINE PROBLEMS, OIL, BELT, GAS CAP, ETC. NO OBVIOUS CAUSE. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC. CHECKED CODE AND RESET. ADVISED IT HAD TO DO WITH CENTER CONSOLE SHIFT LINKAGE? ADVISED TO BRING BACK AS SOON AS COMES ON AGAIN. THIS IS HOWEVER NOT THE FIRST TIME THE LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AT LEAST TWICE BEFORE ON INTERSTATE TO CHECK ENGINE. NO CAUSE FOUND. AFTER SEVERAL RESTARTS, LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, AND CAR RAN, THOUGH SLUGGISH AND AT TIME LABORED. *TR

THIS JEEP COMMANDER WAS SITTING AT THE GAS STATION AFTER DRIVING IT HOME 30 MILES. UPON IGNITION OF ENGINE, THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSIVES SOUND, THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE A BUCKET OF BOLTS. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION IMMEDIATELY, THEN GOT IT TOWED HOME UNTIL I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR CASES TO MY STORY, AND I BELIEVE THERE WAS A MAJOR FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE COMPONENTS. AN INVESTIGATION SHOULD BE LAUNCHED. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME FAILURE, IF NOT ON THIS SITE, THAN ON OTHER JEEP COMMANDER FORUM SITES. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC THAT THERE IS AM BAD PART IN THE CYLINDER #8 THAT MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING IMMEDIATE FAILURE UPON RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THERE ARE OVER 1500 COMPLAINTS FOR TH SAME PROBLEM AND NO ONE HAS...

VECHILE WILL TURN OFF WHILE RUNNING AND BRAKES AND STEERING WILL GO OUT,RANDOMLY LIGHTS,AC AND DECK LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF. OVER TEMP TRANSMISSION GOES OFF RANDOMLY. *TR

SAFETY RECALL FROM CHRYSLER. *TR

MY JEEP ACTS AS IF I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. TODAY IT DID IT AGAIN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH. I HAVE NO ADDITIONAL KEYS ON THE KEY CHAIN. MY SEAT IS SLID BACK AND THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH MY KNEE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SINCE 2007. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL (P41 / NHTSA 14V-438), THAT I WAS FINALLY NOTIFIED ABOUT BY MY DEALER A YEAR AGO BUT THERE ARE STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. HOW LONG SHOULD A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE BE ALLOWED TO GO ON WITHOUT A FIX. SHOULD WE WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND DIE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

P41 / NHTSA 14V-438 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. REMOVED EVERYTHING FROM KEY CHAIN, AND LEFT ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN KNEE AND KEY. WHEN CAR BOUNCES, CANNOT CONTROL KNEE. HAPPENED MORE THAN 5 TIMES PAST A MONTH. CALLED CHRYSLER, HAVE NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR PARTS PRODUCTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,376.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE MONTH LATER, THE CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN

MY VEHICLE CONSTANTLY STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP OR A STOPS. IT HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME NOW. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A LIGHT WHILE TRAFFIC IS SLOWLY MOVING MY JEEP STALLS AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT 5 TIMES NOW. NOT GOOD. *TR

BOUGHT THIS COMMANDER 08/02/14, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AFTER DRIVING IT . IT STARTED DROPPING OUT OF GEAR AND GETTING STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. AND WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN , I SENT IT BACK TO WHERE I BOUGHT IT. FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEING I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE MY FIRST CAR PAYMENT. AND THE GAVE ME A RUN AROUND FOR TWO WEEKS SAYING THEY WAS WAITING ON PARTS . THEN SAID THEY HAD IT AND HAD MY JEEP FOR ALMOST 4 WEEKS . BEFORE GETTING MY JEEP. NOW ITS 01/02/15 AND ITS DOING IT AGAIN. I CANT MAKE IT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. OR GET MY KIDS. WITH MY JEEP STUCK IN THIRD GEAR AND DIEING FOR NO REASON. *TR

I HAVE 2006 JEEP COMMANDER IN WHICH I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES EVERY LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD TO ILLUMINATE AND IT CAUSES MY VEHICLE TO STALL, AS WELL AS FLICKERING LIGHTS WITH NO POWER TO FUEL GAUGES, MPH, AND RPM NEEDLES. AFTER ALL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND GO AWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, AND THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH DRAINS MY BATTERY CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO NOT START WITHOUT A JUMP START BY THE NEXT DAY. WITH A SLIGHT TAP ON THE KEY IT WILL MOVE SOME OR A BUMP IN THE ROAD WILL MAKE THE IGNITION SWITCH START ACTING UP AND MAKE SOME OF THE PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED SYMPTOMS ACT UP. OCCASIONALLY THERE ARE CLICKS THAT COME FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED, WHICH SIGNIFIES THAT THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH IS GOING TO FAIL SOON....

2006 JEEP COMMANDER IDLING UP ON ITS OWN AND ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE. *MW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR A HEMI ENGINE. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED, THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE. ALSO WHEN IT RAINED, THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED WATER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A LEAK.*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A SLIPPERY ROAD DURING A SNOWFALL, MY WIFE OBSERVED ALL OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHT UP SIMULTANEOUSLY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND CONSEQUENTLY A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON THE SLIPPERY ROADWAY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SLID INTO A HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE MARKER ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LICENSE PLATE HOLDER AND BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THIS INCIDENT IS APPARENTLY DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF A CURRENT RECALL (14V-438) ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER ON 9/3/14. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY FOR THIS DEFECT, CITING THE UNAVAILABILITY OF REPAIR PARTS, AND AS OF THIS MORNING THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO IDEA AS TO WHEN THESE REPAIR PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME, THE PHENOMENON...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND AFTER ABOUT 1.5 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS HIGHWAY OPERATION, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND BRAKE TO A STOP. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED THE KEY TO OFF, AND RE-STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. SINCE THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THIS HAS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY, ALWAYS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES WHILE ON A CURVE. THIS OCCURS DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES, EACH WAY. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE GAS STATION. IT WAS WORKING FINE PREVIOUSLY. HAD BEEN AT DEALER GETTING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE 2 WEEKS PRIOR. AFTER FILLING TANK WITH GAS, GOT IN AND CAR ENGINE HAD LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF BUCKET OF BOLTS. CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO DEALER WHERE I WAS INFORMED THE CAR NEEDED A COMPLETE LONG BLOCK. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE FORUM RESEARCH, I AM FINDING THAT THERE ARE MORE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF A DESIGN PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ADMIT OR PROCESS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE STARTER AND BATTERY WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND A TUNE UP WAS PERFORMED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE SOLENOID STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE AND TIRE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. A MONTH LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/10/15*LJ UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I THINK ITS TERRIBLE HOW JEEP/CHRYSLER CANT FIX A RECALL...WHEN FAMILIES GOT TO DRIVE A CAR THAT THEY KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THEM....SINCE SEPT..EVERYTIME I STOP AT A RED LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN MY JEEP TURNS OFF..I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT UP AGAIN....I CANT DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS...AND DEALERSHIPS SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT....SO CHRYSLER MAKING THE MONEY THEY MAKE CANT HELP PEOPLE TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING WHEN ALL THEY HAVE IS ONLY ONE CAR AND ITS A CAR THEY MADE... *TR

HELP PLEASE!!!!!!! I HAVE COME HERE AND FILED COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE A FEW TIMES! THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THERE IS NO SOLUTION SO WE ARE FORCED TO DRIVE IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! MY JEEP DIES ON ME ALMOST TWICE A WEEK!!! I AM 5'1 MY KNEES ARE NO WHERE NEAR THE IGNITION SWITCH! I HAVE TAKEN OFF EVERYTHING FROM MY KEY RING SINCE IT STARTED DYING IN JULY!!! TODAY I AM IN TEARS! WE HAVE SNOW PACKED ICY ROADS AND MY JEEP DIED AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER, BARELY MISSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WITH NO POWER STEERING I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A CURB. I CAN PUT THE JEEP IN PARK AND RESTART IT, BUT TODAY WAS A CLOSE CALL! I DRIVE MY CHILDREN IN THIS VEHICLE!!! WE HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE THAT I CAN USE! I CANNOT RESPONSIBLY SELL THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING THROUGH A STOP LIGHT (STOP AND GO TRAFFIC UP TO IT). JEEP SUDDENLY LOST POWER OF ALL KINDS - STALLED ENGINE, NO EMERGENCY FLASHERS, NO RADIO, NOTHING. TRIED TO TURN KEY & RESTART IT A # OF TIMES BUT IT WAS DEAD. AMBULANCE DROVE BY, STOPPED & PUSHED ME OUT OF THE ROAD. AS THEY WERE PUSHING ME, ELECTRICAL CAME BACK ON. SO I TRIED TO TURN KEY AGAIN AND CAR STARTED. **I AM PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT MY KNEE DID NOT TOUCH THE KEY- I AM TOO SHORT FOR THAT AND ALSO THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART ONCE STALLED- I TURNED KEY MANY TIMES TO TR AND GET OUT OF THE ROAD AND CAR REMAINED DEAD/POWERLESS. ALL ELECTRICAL WAS OFF. ONCE CAR CAME BACK ON, RADIO STATIONS NO LONGER PROGRAMMED, ETC. MUCH LIKE THE BATTERY HAD DIED. ** PLZ NOTE, MILEAGE IS ESTIMATED- I NEED TO...

JEEP STARTED MAKING A TICKING NOISE RANDOMLY ONE DAY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED THE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. VERY STRANGE CONSIDERING THAT MY JEEP HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF-ROAD. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT HAS BECOME VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL OF THE CHRYSLER VEHICLES WITH THE 4.7L V8. THE COMPANY DOESN'T TRY TO HELP WITH THE COST AND ACTUALLY CHARGES AN ASTRONOMICAL AMOUNT TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT I CONSIDER BAD ENGINEERING ON THEIR PART. THE BROKEN BOLTS CAUSE AN EXHAUST LEAK THAT CAN NOW BE DETECTED WITHIN THE CAR AND I THINK IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR THE PASSENGERS. WITH THE BOLTS BROKEN IT ALSO ALLOWS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO WARP CAUSE ADDITION DAMAGE THAT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN CENTRAL MICHIGAN, I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MAINTAIN A SPEED OF 75 MPH. WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, THE MECHANICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, LEAVING MY JEEP "DEAD IN THE HIGHWAY". I WAS ABLE TO STEER AND BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER, LUCKILY WITHOUT INCIDENT. TURNED THE KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND WAITED ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I TURNED THE KEY TO THE "ON" POSITION AND IT STARTED BACK UP. I CAUTIOUSLY DROVE AT A CONSIDERABLY SLOWER SPEED UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A REST STOP. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I FOUND A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAD THEM DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. IT SHOWED A MAF SENSOR GONE BAD. MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED. HOPING THAT WAS THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALL LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED THEN TURNED OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE GAUGES AND AIR BAG LIGHTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ENGINE, AIR BAGS, STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. ONCE THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER ASSUMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

VEHICLE SEEM TO LOOSE POWER WHILE CRUISING AT OR AROUND 45 MPH OR WHEN ENGAGES 4TH GEAR. RPM'S DROP REALLY QUICK FROM 3500 TO ALMOST 1500 RPM'S IN MATTERS OF SECOND. INCREASING THE RISK OF A REAR END COLLISION IF TRYING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE OR DRIVING UP HILL, DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. PROBLEMS HAPPENS EVERY TIME UNDER ANY WEATHER CONDITION. *TR

ALL OF MY SAFETY WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY CAR ELECTRICAL THINGS TURN OFF INCLUDING THE AC,RADIO AND EVERYTHING ELSE. THE ENGINE HOW EVER DID NOT. THE CAR KEPT RUNNING BUT EVERYTHING ELSE STALLED AND TURNED OFF AND ON.. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON THE STREET BUT IT CONTINUED EVEN ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH. I TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED NOTHING IS WRONG. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHIN. THEY EVEN PUT IN ON THE COMPUTER MACHINE AND NOTHING. I HAVE ONLY HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS AND IM VERY WORRIED. I HAVE NO OTHER TRANSPORTATION AND HAVE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO WORK AND MY KIDS AROUND. I HAVE A VIDEO OF HOW THE CAR KEPT DOING THAT. IF SOMEONE CAN CONTACT ME , I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND THE VEHICLE VIDEO OVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE HEARD TO BE WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A LOUD EXHAUST LEAK UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING THE NOISE SEEMED TO LESSEN / GO AWAY. UPON DOING RESEARCH MANY REPORTS THAT IF YOU HEAR AN "EXHAUST LEAK" UPON START UP THEN FADE AWAY, IT COULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN. I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COLD, AND LOW AND BEHOLD THE BOLT THAT GOES THROUGH THE HEAT SHIELD AND MANIFOLD AND INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS CRACKED IN TWO PIECES SEPARATING THE MANIFOLD FROM THE BLOCK. I CALL MY MECHANIC, HE SAID BRING IT DOWN RIGHT AWAY, HE LOOKED AT IT AND SAW THAT THERE WAS 2 BOLTS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AGAIN MANY COMPLAINTS FROM CUSTOMERS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE ONLY...

THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STALLS OUT NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. EVERYTHING DIES, INCLUDING POWER STEERING. I HAVE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT AND IT RUNS FINE FOR AWHILE. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 80 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IT JUST SHUTS OFF. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ON SIDE ROADS GOING 35-40 MPH AND IT HAPPENS. IT ALWAYS RESTARTS AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAD ALL THE SPARK PLUGS REPLACED IN 2012 AND IT WORKED FINE FOR AWHILE, PROBABLY ABOUT 5,000 MILES, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN OUT OF THE BLUE IN 2014. I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR VERY OFTEN BECAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS. I'VE ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY...

DRIVING MY JEEP COMMANDER FROM TOPEKA,KS TO MANHATTAN,KS DROVE ON THE HIGH WAY WHEN ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND OR BEGAN A ROCKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE JERKED OR ROCKED EVERY SO OFTEN NOT CONSISTENT BUT VERY RANDOMLY DID NOT NOTICE A PATTERN. THE VEHICLE DID NOT DRIVE WELL AND FELT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGH WAY. *TR

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A WINDING ROAD. LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME A POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS TYPE IN THE PAST MONTH. OUR MECHANIC IS SCRATCHING HIS HEAD. *TR

THE LIGHTS ON MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AC/HEAT PANEL WILL NOT LIGHT UP SINCE 2011. ALSO MY STEREO LIGHTS, HEAD LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENT LIGHT FLICKER RANDOMLY. MY OTHER PROBLEM THAT STARTED IN APRIL OF 2014 IS WHEN I AM DRIVING AT 55/60 MPH A WARNING MESSAGE WILL POP UP THAT READS TRANSMISSION OVER TEMPERATURE. IT SOMETIMES GOES OUT ON ITS OWN WHILE I AM STILL DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE ME TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE THEN IT WILL GO OFF. *TR

EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY JEEP IT STALLS AND THE WHEEL LOCKS UP (BASICALLY TURNS INTO MANUAL STEERING) AND MY BRAKES LOCK UP ( NO BRAKES AT ALL) AND I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS JEEP A WK GO FROM MCGEE CHEVROLET IN RAYNHAM MA. THE FIRST NIGHT I DROVE IT HOME IT STALLED PULLING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING TO TELL THEM AND THEY WOULDN'T TAKE THE JEEP TIL THE FOLLOWING WK TO LOOK AT IT THEY CAME UP WITH EVERY EXCUSE IN THE WORLD. WHEN I BROUGHT THE JEEP IN TODAY THEY HAD ME SIGN A DEDUCTIBLE OF 100 DOLLARS BUT YET WHEN I FIRST TEST DROVE THE JEEP IT I TOLD THEM TO FIX IT BUT ALL THEY DID WAS CLEARED THE CODES (FLASHED THE COMPUTER) NOW I HAVE A REJECTION STICKER ON THE VEHICLE AND NO CAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOST POWER, CAR STALLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES WITH YESTERDAY BEING THE 3RD EVENT AND I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH WITH THE LAST INCIDENT. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH DEFECTIVE. IT MOVED FROM RUN TO ACC WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A ONRAMP GOING ABOUT 30 MPH. IT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE JUST LIKE THE DEFECTIVE GM SWITCH DID. IT WAS ATTACHED TO OTHER KEYS AND MAY HAVE BEEN BUMPED BY KNEE DURING TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON SUNDAY JULY 6, 2014, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER STEERING. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN SEEMED TO RUN NORMAL. *TR

WE WERE ON A MAIN ROAD COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED. HANDS WERE STILL ON STEERING WHEEL. HAD MY SON AND SISTER WITH ME. HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN "PARK" AND RESTART THE ENGINE. DID NOT GET HIT, BUT DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE CAR SHUT OFF COULDN'T GET IT STARTED HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND HAD TO HAVE IGNITION SWITCH AND ASSY. REPLACED. *TR

MY BELOVED JEEP COMMANDER SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH. WITH NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNING SIGNS THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED- INSTANTLY I LOST BOTH POWER STEERING & BRAKES. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS TERRIFIED. AFTER MUCH CONFUSION & HASSLE I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE MY KEY. (REASON BEING THE 'CHIP' INSIDE WAS MALFUNCTIONING.) I REPLACED THE $270 KEY WHICH SOLVED NOTHING. TO MY SURPRISE, MANY COMMANDER OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM JEEP. NOT ONLY DO JEEP DEALERSHIPS IGNORE THE POTENTIAL RECALL WARNING ON THE COMMANDER, BUT THEY ACTUALLY RECOMMEND EXPENSIVE 'SOLUTIONS' THAT DO NOT EVEN TOUCH THE KNOWN PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE ARE NO SOLUTIONS FOR THIS FAULTY SYSTEM, GIVEN THAT NO DEALERSHIP CAN SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE SHUTTING OFF. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DANGEROUS STALL. I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE IGNORE THE FACT THAT THIS PROBLEM GOES...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A SERVICE ROAD, MY 2006 JEEP COMMANDER STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WOULD NOT RESTART, AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THE VALVE AND VALVE SEATING CAME LOOSE, AND FELL INTO MY CYLINDER, DAMAGING THE PISTON. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE, AS MINE HAS TOO MUCH DAMAGE TO REPAIR. I CONTACTED JEEP CUSTOMER CARE, AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE COST $12,500 AND THE NEW ENGINE, ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING IT, WILL COST ROUGHLY $7,000 WITHOUT INCLUDING LABOR. FROM MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM, THAT JEEP KNOWS ABOUT, BUT IS UNWILLING TO FIX. *JS