2006 JEEP COMMANDER Power Train Problems

WHILE DRIVING, ALL GEAR INDICATORS PRND LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY, "SERVICE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM" MESSAGE APPEARS, "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATES, SOME HARD SHIFTS FROM 2 TO 1, 2 TO 3 AND 3 TO 4. VEHICLE LOSES POWER BUT DOES NOT STALL. ENGINE REVS BUT DOES NOT TRANSFER POWER TO WHEELS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I WAS ALMOST KILLED! HAVE HAD THE CAR A FEW MONTHS. ONLY 40,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING ON THRUWAY IN BUFFALO, NY AND ENGINE QUIT. LOST STEERING AND BRAKES. ALMOST LOST IT AS I WENT OFF THE ROAD. JUST READ TSB ON THIS CAR, ONLY TO FIND OUT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR YEARS. I'M FUMING. WHY HAVE YOU NOT MADE JEEP RECALLED THESE CARS? PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR A DEATH! I'M STILL SHAKING. IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME TONIGHT. THEY'VE KNOWN THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE RESUMED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. IN 2009 THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRING PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED . THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:08V203000(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE AIR BAG AND ENGINE FAILURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED A FAULT IN THE TRANS AXLE FAULT SOFTWARE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:08V203000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,821.

2006 JEEP COMMANDER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM DRIVE TO 3RD GEAR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, IN ORDER TO GET IT OUT OF 3RD GEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD BANG NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM'S. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT AND HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY FOUND NO TROUBLE. THE VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS, AND BLOWER MOTOR AT TIMES DOES NOT WORK ON CERTAIN SPEEDS. CIGARETTE LIGHTER/POWER OUTLETS STOPPED WORKING EVEN THOUGH FUSE IS GOOD. POWER WINDOWS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AROUND 62,000 MILES. HAD DEALER REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND NOW AT 102,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WILL LOOSE DRIVE WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION. YOU THEN HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN BACK IN DRIVE TO REGAIN DRIVE. TRANSMISSION ALSO "SURGES" UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE CONDITIONS AT LOW SPEEDS(10-20MPH). I HAVE CONTACTED JEEP AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. I FEEL THAT THE FLASHING LIGHTS AND THE LOSS OF DRIVE WHILE IN TRAFFIC...

VEHICLE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 35 TO 70 MPH SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING GOES INTO THIRD GEAR! CAUSING INSTAND SLOW DOWN AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *TR

STALLING WHEN IN PARK, STALLING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS, VERY LOW IDLE WHEN PARKED OR AT A RED LIGHT P. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SOFTWARE WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V203000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE -TCM, PCM) YET THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 05/09/11

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE JEEP'S ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE JEEP HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS BUT NO PROBLEMS HAVE SHOWN UP ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS, SO SERVICE TECHS WON'T TOUCH IT. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, CHRYSLER WILL DO NOTHING WITH THE V6 ONLY THE V8.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A HARD SHIFT AND HESITATION WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MORE TIMES TO TRY AND GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATION, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN STALL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING LOUD NOISES WHEN SHIFTING AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT HAS SINCE ILLUMINATED. THE TAIL LIGHT LAMPS SEALS WERE BROKEN AND WATER WAS SEEPING INSIDE. UPDATED 08/22/11

I'M A OWNER OF A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED AND STARTING TO BECOME FRUSTRATED AND SCARED TO DRIVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CAR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR STALLS OUT (LOOSES POWER, ELECTRICAL, POWER BRAKES/ STEERING, EVERYTHING) WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT A RED LIGHT, STOP SIGN, PARKING SPOT, ETC. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SEVERAL REPAIR SHOPS CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE AND THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THE ISSUE. JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING YOU SUGGEST FOR ME TO DO AS THIS I NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND PROBABLY NOT THE LAST. THANKS *TR

2006 JEEP COMMANDER LIMITED 4X4, 5.7LITER HEMI. VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED. DEALER CAN NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT WARRANTY HAS SINCE EXPIRED. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 42000 MILES. JEEP WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED IT IS NOW MY PROBLEM. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ALTHOUGH THROUGH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. SHE STATED WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY STALLED AND RESTARTED ITSELF REPEATEDLY. THE DEALER ADVISED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

LEASED A 2006 CHRSYLER JEEP COMMANDER BRAND NEW OFF THE CAR LOT TO EXPERIENCE STALLING MULTIPLE TIMES APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MONTHS FROM THE BEGINNING OF MY LEASE. STALLING OCCURRED OVER 12X. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICING MORE THAN 4 TIMES TO BE TOLD THAT THE CAR'S COMPUTER WAS NOT REGISTERING THE PROBLEM. THEN, I FILED UNDER THE FLORIDA STATE LEMON LAW TO RECEIVE NOT ACTION. PRESENTLY, I HAVE BEEN IN LITIGATION VS. CHRYSLER, UNDER THE WARRANTY ACT, SINCE TO NO AVAIL. *TR

I HAVE OWNED A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER FROM BRAND NEW SINCE JUNE 10 2006. I HAVE HAD OVER 5 OCCURRENCES OF THE VEHICLE STALLING WHEN I COME TO A STOP SIGN, OR STOP LIGHT. ALMOST EVERY TIME I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE LOCAL JEEP DEALER. ON ABOUT THE SECOND OR THIRD REPORT WHEN I BROUGHT IT THERE, THEY CLAIMED I HAD CARBON BUILD UP ON THE THROTTLE BLADE WHICH CAN CAUSE IT TO STALL. THAT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, AND IT HAS HAPPENED TODAY. I GOOGLED JEEP COMMANDER STALLING AND THERE WAS A FORUM WITH THIS LINK IN IT. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS DELAYED IN ENGAGING AT CERTAIN TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. IN MAY OF 2006, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER, WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO PERFORM NORMALLY FOR A WHILE. ON APRIL 25, 2008, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND REMAINED LOCKED IN THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. PREVIOUSLY, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED; HOWEVER, THE DEALER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT THERE IS NO FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,166 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I OWN A 2006 JEEP COMMANDER. I GOT NOTICE FOR A RECALL ON IT, RECALL H19 ABOUT BAD SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED INTO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. I TOOK IT IN AND 2 DAYS LATER MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED INTO 3RD GEAR. I'M NOT A MECHANIC BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS POWERTRAIN. I TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECK AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW SOLENOID WHICH GETS ITS SIGNAL TO SWITCH GEARS FROM THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THEY WON'T COVER IT THOUGH. I CALLED JEEP AND THEY ALSO SAID THEY WON'T COVER IT. I ASK THE GARAGE IF THEY COULD CHANGE IT BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS BEFORE THE RECALL AND THEY SAID NO. MY JEEP WAS RUNNING FINE BEFORE I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE RECALL. ANYWAYS AFTER ARGUING WITH EVERYONE ABOUT IT I GAVE UP AND DECIDED I'LL PAY FOR IT, BUT COME TO FIND...