2006 JEEP COMMANDER Power Train Problems

WE HAVE A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER AND IT SOMETIMES JERKS BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES IT EVEN SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK TO DRIVE THE POWER STEERING WORKS ONLY PART OF THE TIME AND THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SAYS ITS OFF ALL THE TIME AND IT WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES TOO REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS VEHICLE ITS A DISASTER AND WAITING TO HAPPEN

REPLACED BEZEL GEAR SELECTOR 3 TIMES SINCE 2006. AS OF SEPTEMBER 2016 A 4TH REPLACEMENT IS REQUIRED PER GOLLING CHRYSLER. VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO STALL AFTER 1-2 SECONDS WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND A SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARS STATING "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM." SEVERAL TIMES FROM 2006 - 2016 THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED WHEN ENTERING INTERSECTIONS OF CITY STREETS. WHENEVER CONDITION OCCURED THE PART WAS REPLACED (3 TIMES). PART CAUSING THE CONDITIONS IS PART# CH68004143-AF PRNDL BEZEL GEAR SELECTOR AND CH52108308-AC CONNECTOR ELECTRICAL (TRANSMISSION). I BELIEVE THE GEAR SELECTOR AND TRANSMISSION TO BE DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE FREQUENT FAILURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A SAFETY INCIDENT.

N23 RECALL PERFORMED PRIOR TO PURCHASING USED JEEP COMMANDER. A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING I RECEIVE A "SERVICE 4WD" MESSAGE AND AM UNABLE TO TO USE 40. CHRYSLER DEALER HAS FLASHED FDCM WHICH CORRECTED THE ISSUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, HOWEVER THE SERVICE 4WD HAS COME BACK ON. THE SERVICE 4WD APPEARS ON STARTUP NEARLY EVERY TIME.

REGARDLESS OF DISTANCE TRAVELED, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, THE 'TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP' MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASH. HAD COOLANT FLUSHED 2X BUT MESSAGE STILL APPEARS INTERMITTENTLY. HAD MECHANIC LOOK AT MORE THAN A FEW TIMES, HOWEVER COULD NOT REPLICATE MESSAGE AND THUS NO RESOLUTION/FIX TO PROBLEM. JEEP RECENTLY HAD IGNITION SWITCH RECALL COMPLETED (THOUGHT THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN) BUT 'TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP' WOULD OCCUR PRIOR TO THAT RECALL BEING COMPLETED. THOUGHT THE TWO WERE CONNECTED SOMEHOW. MAIN CONCERN IS THE ENGINE DOES NOT OVERHEAR, TEMP READS BELOW MIDDLE MARK BUT WHEN TRANSMISSION MESSAGE APPEARS, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, TRANSMISSION FEELS 'OFF' OR JUMPY. SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE, NOT CONFIDENT TAKING IT ON LONG TRIPS BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE THAT MAY OCCUR, NOT TO MENTION BEING STRANDED. THIS IS MY GIRLFRIENDS TRUCK AND I'M NOT COMFORTABLE HAVING HER DRIVE TOO FAR, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENING. HIS IS INCONVENIENT BECAUSE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. AT TIMES, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE PARK, DRIVE, NEUTRAL, AND REVERSE IDENTIFICATION LIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT GO BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION RIGHT AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO REMAIN PARKED FOR A WHILE BEFORE ANY CHANGES IN THE SHIFTING COULD BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLES ENGINE JUST STOPS. POWER STEERING IS GONE IF YOU HAVE TO MANEUVER OUT OF THE WAY IT'S VERY DIFFICULT WHEN DECELERATING IT SEEMS TO DOWN SHIFT VERY HARD LIKE GOING FORM 4TH TO 1ST THE DASH LIGHTS FLASH RANDOMLY WHEN EVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. I'VE BEEN THRU 3 FAN SPEED CONTROLS FIR THE HEATER THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS

WHEN DRIVING MY JEEP COMMANDER IT STALLS. IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED AND TRY TO GO OR WHEN I SLOW DOWN THEN TRY AND ACCELERATE. MY LIFE HAS BEEN AT RISK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ONE OF THE TIMES I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65MPH AND IT STALLED. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET ABOUT THIS ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD SON THAT IS IN THE CAR WITH ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PTM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AND/OR REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA07007 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN) DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN) FOR THE YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, AND FAILURE WERE SIMILAR BECAUSE THE INVESTIGATION INVOLVED THE 4.7L V-8 ENGINE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 5.7L V-8 ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF REGARDING THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY UPHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO 4-LO AND THE TRANSFER CASE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE SEAT BELT AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH UP AN INCLINE, THE GEAR SHIFT SWITCHED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION INDEPENDENTLY AND THE RPMS REVVED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HILL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND JERKED FORWARD AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN) OR 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

MY JEEP UPON BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN THE RIGHT LANE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN TO THE POINT OF STALLING AND I HAD TO BRING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BEGAN SHUTTING IT OFF WHEN COINCIDENTLY THE THE LIGHT WENT ON IN THE ROOF OF THE CAR AND MY HEADLIGHT DIMMED. I CALLED THE JEEP PLACE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY DIAGNOISED THE CAR AND DID A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AND TOLD ME THE POWERTRAIN TRANSFER CASE IS BAD AND THERMOSTAT LEAKING FROM THE HOUSING AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. I HAVE NEVER USED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AS I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CAR AT THE END OF APRIL AND OWN IT FOR JUST 7 MONTHS. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME OVER $750.00 DOLLARS TO BE FIXED. I CALLED CHRYSLER AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED HOWEVER ON YOUR WEB...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AS WELL AS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN), HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS 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 FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/15/16*CN SEVERAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. FINALLY,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN), BUT THE REMEDY WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT DEALER REFUSED TO DO THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I CANNOT "SAFELY" DRIVE MY VEHICLE AS THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN? THERE HAVE BEEN MANY A TIMES THAT I HAVE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING 55 MPH OR MORE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK AND THEN LOOSE COMPLETE POWER. I WOULD STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT NO CHANGE, I WOULD SIMPLY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR WOULD START UP AGAIN? THE HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OFF AND ON? THE FACE PLATE TO THE RADIO SYSTEM GETS HOT? AND HAS AFFECTED THE ILLUMINATION OF THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTAL LIGHTING? THIS IS NOT A VIN THING BUT A JEEP COMMANDER THING? SUCH AN ATTRACTIVE VEHICLE WITH SO MANY MANY ISSUES? SAFETY ISSUES. AND THE COMPANY HAS YET TO FULFILL THE RECALLS? ITS BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR? DEALERS KEEP TELLING THE CONSUMERS,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 1/15/16 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND NOTICED A WARNING INDICATOR STATING TO SERVICE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ONLY SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, WATER LEAKED FROM THE SUN ROOF CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR TO BECOME WET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND ALSO SERVICED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL FOR THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE UPDATE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:14V438000 (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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,825.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SWITCHED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE A 5.7 4X4 COMMADER AND THE CAR IS DRIVING AND SHUTS OFF AT ANY GIVEN POINT HAPPENED TO ME LIKE 16 TIMES NOW IN THE LAST FEW WEEKS, ITS GOTTEN SCARY NOW BECAUSE ITS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE IN THE CARPOOL LANE WITH THE KIDS, BUT MOST RECENT TO ME PULLING UP TO WORK MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND STALLED NO CODES OR ANY MESSAGES GIVEN AND JUST SHUTS OFF, I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A CO WORKER AND KEEPS ACTING UP AFTER A SOFTWARE RECALL DONE BY SCOTT ROBINSON DEALER SHIP IN TORRANCE ALSO NOTICED THAT A 06 JEEP COMMANDER 4.7 RECALL HAS THE SAME ISSUE, I DONT WANT TO HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT AND HURT SOMEONE WHILE DRIVING SOMEONE PLEASE HELP WITH THIS...

VEHICLE LOSES IGNITION POWER WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DASH CLUSTER WARNING LIGHTS FLASH MULTIPLE TIMES. SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL, TEMP GAUGES FALL TO ZERO POINT. STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT/INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES REGAIN POWER. RECALL RELATED TO IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE SEPTEMBER 3, 2014. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT ISSUED ANY SOLUTION/REMEDY. MANUFACTURER HAS SUGGESTED "REMOVING EXTRA KEYS/KEYCHAINS FROM IGNITION KEY AND AVOID BUMPING THE IGNITION KEY WITH KNEES." THIS IS NOT A REMEDY. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. RECALL IS INCOMPLETE. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 14V-438 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: P41

THE FIRST PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN GOING DOWN A DRIVE AND STOP AT THE END THE CAR WILL SHIFT FROM DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE CAR WILL SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO 3RD GEAR AND STICK I HAVE HAD IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM

PRIOR TO 06-06-14 @115,616 MILES BEGAN NOTICING ISSUES WITH VEHICLE NOT STARTING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS VEHICLE WOULD START. HOWEVER KNOWING THIS WAS A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPT. TO BE INSPECTED (DEALERSHIP OF PURCHASE AND ALL MAINTENANCE/REPAIRS PERFORMED AT SAME LOCATION). 23 POINT INSPECTION PREFORMED, STARTER WAS CHECKED OUT AND FOUND TO BE BAD. THE STARTER ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. 12-29-14 @ 121,251 MILES REGULAR MAINTENANCE PROGRAMED FOLLOWED (I.E.) LUBE, OIL AND FILTER. 23 POINT INSPECTION PREFORMED FOR THE 120,000 MILES SERVICE: REPLACED THE AIR FILTER AND PCV VALVE, FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM, REPLACED REAR WIPER BLADES, REMOVED THROTTLE BODY AND CLEANED, INDUCTION SERVICE, REPLACED THE FRT CRANK SEAL, CLEANED AND REPLACED THE SERPT BELT. REPLACED THE FRT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. 01-13-15 @ 121,854 MILES VEHICLE TAKEN TO SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON AND FLASHING WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE DAY BEFORE....

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CAR WENT IN TO MANUAL MODE TO NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT COME OUT OF 3RD GEAR

I HAVE GETTING INTERMEDIATE MESSAGE SINCE MAY SAYING "TRANSMISSION OVER TEMP" IN DASH AREA. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MAY 14, IN WHICH THEY TOOK AN EDUCATED GUESS TO CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID. I AGREED TO THE SERVICE WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK TO BACK THE DEALER AGAIN ON JUNE 1, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS TIME THE DEALER TECHNICIANS WORKED ALONG WITH CHRYSLER BY OPENING A CASE. THE CORPORATE CHRYSLER TECHS RECOMMEND TO REPLACE THE SOLENOID, I AGREED TO DO THAT. SINCE MAY I HAVE SPENT OVER $1320.00 AT DULLES JEEP AND I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE HOW CAN YOU HELP ME? THANK YOU ANDREW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING AWAY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 7/16/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO SWITCH INTO GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V438000(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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

IT WOULD TAKE ME 10-15 MINS TO START. WHEN YOUR DRIVING IT WOULD JERK THEN ON THE 4-25-15 AT 9 PM I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY TWO MONTH OLD GRANDSON GOING UP THE HILL I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS IT WOULD NOT MOVE I HATE TO THINK IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY WOULD I BE ALIVE TODAY IF IT STOPPED ON A HILL LIKE I SAID IT COULD HAVE ANYWHERE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY CHANGED GEARS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO ADJUST THE GEARS WHILE TRAVELING TO PREVENT A FAILURE AND A CRASH. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER MONTHS AGO AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT WHEN THE APPOINTMENT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO REVERSE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,757. MA 10/6 THE CONSUMER STATED THE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD TURN OF AND ON, THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD FLASH, AND ANTILOCK ON THE DASH TURNS ON AND OFF. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKING TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. UPDATED 3/28/2016*JS UPDATED 10/05/2015*CN

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

MY JEEP COMMANDER STARTED HAVING TROUBLE SKIPPING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL MODULE AND THE FIX DETERMINED BY CHRYSLER WAS TO RE-PROGRAM IT. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED AND THE TRANSMISSION CHECK AFTERWARDS. WHEN I ARRIVED TO PICK IT UP, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE TECHNICIAN WAS OUT SICK SO ALL THEY COULD DO WAS THE RECALL. THE CAR DROVE WORSE AFTER I STARTED HOME AND FAILED TO GET TRANSITION BETWEEN GEARS. I WAS FORCED TO STOP AT THE CLOSEST TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEIR CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. SO, I HAD THEM THEY REPLACED IT. WHEN THEY WENT TO TEST DRIVE IT, APPARENTLY THE NEW TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILED DUE TO THE CONTROL MODULE. THEY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD A NEW CONTROL MODULE INSTALLED. AFTER REPAIRING THE NEW TRANSMISSION, I WAS CHARGED $4000. WHATEVER THE RECALL "FIX" FOR THE CONTROL...

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN); 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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

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

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...

AS I DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I CAN BE GOING BETWEEN 40-60 MPH AND IF I LET OFF THE GAS AND JUST COAST AND THEN GIVE IT GAS AGAIN ITS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS UNTIL THE CAR IS GOING 20 MPH OR UNDER AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS IT HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE SEVERAL WRECKS AND I HAVE 5 KIDS WHICH WERE WITH ME IN THE CAR EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! *TR

SAFETY RECALL N23. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE IN FOR THE RECALL IN APRIL 2014. I WAS TOLD THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED & NO WORK WAS NEEDED. THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME A DATE OF THE PREVIOUS UPDATE FOR THIS RECALL. SO THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE AT SOME TIME. NOW I HAVE A CONSTANT ERROR FLASHING "SERVICE 4WD SYSTEM." THIS VEHICLE ALSO HAS NO WORKING 4WD LOW. I FEEL THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT WAS USED FOR THIS RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL CORRECT A CRACKED OR DAMAGED CIRCUIT BOARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST TURNED OFF. THERE IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH RECALL BUT CHRYSLER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP GET THIS REPAIRED. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND CONTACTED THEM BUT THEY WILL NOT GET BACK TO ME ABOUT REPAIR. THIS 2006 VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER WHO IS 19 YEARS OLD AND AWAY AT COLLEGE. UNFORTUNATELY MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 JEEP COMMANDER AND HAS THE SAME RECALL THEREFORE I CAN'T EVEN GIVE HER MY VEHICLE TO DRIVE SINCE IT IS UNSAFE AS WELL. AT THE VERY LEAST CHRYSLER SHOULD REPAIR THESE VEHICLE PRONTO! IN THE INTERIM THEY SHOULD PROVIDE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESP/ BAS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE OPTION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FINAL DRIVE CONTROLLER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V175000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER THAT I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 78,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN IT STALLED AND AFTER I CUT OFF THE ENGINE TO RESTART IT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CONTROL RELAY MODULE THAT WAS NOT COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY. I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, ALL THE RECALLS DONE, AND MANY OTHER THINGS. THIS IS SO UNSAFE AND RIDICULOUS. ITS NEARLY $1,000 TO HAVE THIS PART REPLACED, BUT BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A COMMON ISSUE IT IS ON BACK ORDER. CHRYSLER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE ITEMS THEY PRODUCE AND SELL TO CUSTOMERS WHO BEAR THE BRUNT OF HAVING A BARELY DRIVABLE, MONEY PIT. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO THIRD GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK IN THIRD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,590. UPDATED 11/14/14*CN UPDATED 4/29/2015 *JS

AFTER JEEP RECALL 4 WHEEL LOW FAILS TO ENGAGE. IT GIVES A MAINTENANCE ERROR INSTEAD.. THIS IS AFFECTING A LOT OF THE JEEPS WITH THE TRAC 2 SYSTEM. LOOK AT THE JEEP FORUMS. THIS WAS THE FINAL DRIVE RECALL. *TR