CarComplaints.com Notes: Whenever a new product is introduced, there's bound to be some problems. And man oh man, does the 2006 Commander have some problems.

It's the plight of the 1st-generation adopter: you get the newest and shiniest in exchange for a handful of issues that get ironed out in future versions. But what happens when that handful of issues becomes a bucketload? The 2006 Commander has quality control issues like the door handles breaking off and the sunroof leaking. But what's truly worrisome is the electrical problems like the vehicle shutting down unexpectedly, gauges going crazy or the cruise control having a mind of its own.

Bottom line: if you want a Jeep Commander, you're better off looking at a later model year.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
70,614 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

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2006 Jeep Commander Owner Comments (Page 4 of 4)

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problem #17

Dec 152011

Commander

  • 70,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2 plastic door handles broke.

- Cary, NC, USA

problem #16

Jan 112012

Commander

  • 58,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger interior door handles fractured. In order to exit the vehicle the contact had to activate the power window to engage the exterior door handle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the driver and passenger door panels would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

- Orlando , FL, USA

problem #15

Jul 202011

Commander

  • 76,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that all of the interior door handles cracked and the front driver's door handle completely fractured from the interior. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The contact was informed that all of the door panels would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 76,000.

- Marysville, OH, USA

problem #14

May 042010

Commander

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

When I bought my 2006 Jeep Commander from burns motors I did not notice that the driver door handle (plastic cup where handle goes) was cracked. Sure enough when my husband was driving he leaned his knee on the door and there was a loud pop and handle cup came off in about 3-4 pieces. I then noticed that the passenger door handle cup was also cracked, so within a few months it came off in several pieces too. Now with about 2 years with this vehicle, I have all 4 door handles broken. I have also gotten an estimate at the dealership when I took it for service and got an estimate of about 1,200 for 2 doors only. I have also check for parts online and you need to a door to get this piece which ranges from 600 to 1000 dollars for 1 door. Now I am starting to get very concerned for the safety issues since I have 3 kids and wouldn't even what to think, what would happen if I needed to get out in case of an emergency. I have also had my passenger companions find it very frustrating to open from outside or wait for someone to open door for them. There should be a safety recall since we are a lot of customers with the same issue and nothing has been done from Chrysler company. Thanks for taking the time to read my concern. Greatly appreciated and hope something gets done to help the many customers like me that are concern about their safety.

- Los Ebanos, TX, USA

problem #13

Dec 162011

Commander 6-cyl

  • 85,000 miles
A few months ago the interior door trim on the drivers side front door shattered around the door handle. The door handle still releases the door but you need to wiggle it around a bit and get it aligned properly before being able to open the door. Not driving the vehicle often and thinking it was just a small, easily replaced part I did not take it too seriously. It was only when I looked into it, realized it was the whole door panel and saw that so many other owners were having the same problem that I decided to report it. As a firefighter, and having responded to fatal car fires, I would hate to think of what may happen if someone was to be in an accident and had to get out of their vehicle quickly but couldn't because they could not afford to fix this issue which costs in excess of $500 per door.

- Lisbon Falls, ME, USA

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problem #12

Oct 152011

Commander

  • 62,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact noticed the front and rear driver and passenger side door handles were cracked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician stated all four door panels would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #11

Jul 012009

Commander 4WD 6-cyl

  • 60,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The driver and passenger side door handles have gradually cracked and fallen apart so that it is almost impossible to open the door from the inside of the car. This problem has only occurred on the front doors, not the back-seat doors and began gradually back in 2009 - 2010. It has gotten to the point where both handles are falling behind the panel and we are very careful when opening the door now and prohibit us from being able to easily open the front door(s). My family and I have used care when opening the doors and have never used excessive force over the past 4-5 years so there is no logical reason why they have broken the same way on both sides.`

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #10

Jul 232011

Commander 4WD 6-cyl

  • 70,000 miles
The driver side door latch of our 2006 Jeep Commander 4X4 suffered a failure causing the door to not be able to be opened from the inside of the car posing a significant safety risk. The door latch is a plastic pull which is part of the one-piece molded plastic door panel. The plastic behind our door latch started to crack over time and upon a family member closing the door and the door panel coming in contact with the individual's leg, the door latch completely detached from the door panel causing it to float inside the door cavity. The door latch then fell apart and the only way to open the driver side door is to reach inside the hole in the cavity to find what the door latch was attached to. Having the door latch only secured to thin molded plastic of the door panel is a design which led to our safety failure and we are not the only individuals with this issue. Upon researching online, there are dozens of other individuals who have had one if not multiple door latch failures in early 2006 Jeep Commanders causing a safety risk. The issues occurs at various mileage points and often with little to no wear/tear and it appears dealerships are not consistently replacing these parts under warranty. One example of multiple people that have this issue can be found on the four pages of comments here: www.jeepcommander.com/forums/showthread.php?T=656 as the door panels and door latch appears to be either poorly engineered or poorly manufacturered leading to a safety risk, we wanted to submit this complaint form in hopes that this safety issue will be addressed, possibly as a recall. Thank you for your time.

- Revere, MA, USA

problem #9

Sep 192010

Commander

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the rear driver side interior door latch fractured one year ago and the dealer repaired it under warranty. Most recently, the passenger side door latch fractured. The manufacturer was contacted and a claim was filed. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 100,000.

- Franklin, TX, USA

problem #8

Apr 012011

Commander

  • 45,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the interior rear door handles separated from the door frame. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised that the door handles needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 54,000.

- Dahlonega, GA, USA

problem #7

Aug 012011

Commander

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

In 2009, three years after we purchased our Jeep Commander, three of the plastic interior door handles on the vehicle broke, making it difficult or impossible to open the vehicle doors from the inside. This is a very well documented problem among owners and dealers for 2006 and 2007 models, and not surprisingly because the housing and hinge are made entirely of plastic, and are very brittle. After a few years of use the plastic starts to crack and then break away, and the inner handle will not function. This is particularly true in tropical climates. This should be an easy fix, but unfortunately in order to replace the handle you need to replace the entire door panel. In puerto rico, the cost of the driver's panel is $747, plus they charge you two hours of labor to install the new panel. It is evident that this is a legitimate safety issued, caused by defective design. Apparently Chrysler agrees, because in 2008 they changed the interior handle design. However, those of us with 2006 or 2007 models are left with either an existing or expected hazard. Even if you have the money to invest into replacing these panels, the flimsy design will not hold up, and you can expect that at any moment the new handles will break again. The defective design of these handles makes them particularly susceptible to being damaged or broken in an accident or emergency situation. It is unconscionable that Chrysler has not recalled them, given the inordinate number of complaints with this precise part.

- San Juan, PR, USA

problem #6

Feb 152011

Commander

  • miles
Drivers side interior door handle has broken. I went to exit my 2006 Jeep Commander and the plastic behind the door handle broke away from the door panel and my passenger door is now broken also.

- Nottingham, MD, USA

problem #5

May 042007

Commander 4WD 8-cyl

  • 10,000 miles
Commander xk Jeep faulty/weak interior door panel 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 a problem with Jeep Commander owners the interior door panels circular plastic/chrome door handle snaps/breaks out resulting in the interior door handle drops behind the panel and unable to open the door from inside on all 4 doors. Problem is that the pin and all the mechanism is mounted on the door panel itself. I need the tsb to repair as the dealer says to repair they must replace entire door panels at my cost, when obviously a weak design failure for all Commanders 2006 to 2010. Today June 2011 and the problem affects 2006 to 2010, the Jeep dealers do not have a recall for the failure. The drivers door broke in 2007 and the passenger door broke in 2008 and now the right rear door panel is cracked and breaking out around the interior door handle.

- Orange Park, FL, USA

problem #4

Mar 102010

Commander

  • miles
My 2006 Jeep Commander's roof is rusting. I noticed it in March 2010. I took it to the dealer who said it was because of bird poop and will only pay half the money to get it fixed. It costs $1,600. I do not have $800. Another body shop I took the Jeep to said it was rusting from the inside out, therefore I think it is a factory defect and they should replace the roof.

- Newark , DE, USA

problem #3

Aug 012009

Commander

  • 45,000 miles
Paint on front tip of hood bubbling. Took Jeep into get painted and they said it was due to water getting between the hood and frame - couldn't fix, and will come back within a year.

- Round Lake, IL, USA

problem #2

Mar 312009

Commander

  • miles
I've noticed that my Jeep is a money hungry machine. I bought it because I had previously owned a Jeep Cherokee lmt and needed something bigger and safer to haul around the boys I nanny. I bought it thinking I would have it for awhile. I have reported several safety and hazardous problems to NHTSA already. I have another complaint now. I have three rather large rust spots around my rear license plate on the tail gate. They have a warranty for rust up to 100,000 miles. I took it in to get repaired because I have 94,000 miles and they wont fix it because they state that it needs to be rusted through. I have not found in any form that it needs to be rusted through but they still wont fix it. The paint on both bumpers are peeling off and both have large black spots from the bumper being exposed. They wont help fix any of this. I am going to have to paint the entire thing which is going to be a very expensive out of pocket expense. I bought this Jeep thinking it's american made and I should stick with them. Quite frankly they have the worse costumer service of anyone I have been. I want to just get rid of the vehicle but they messed me over on my interest rate and my loan is still huge. I have refinanced and got with a company that treats me like a person. Chrysler also messed up my credit rating by reporting that I went months without payment. I paid them and have disputed my credit. Chrysler I realize were going into bankruptcy at the time of my vehicle purchase but that's no way to treat paying customers. My next vehicle will be a foreign for sure. Im sick and tired of paying all these expenses when I picked an expensive vehicle so this wouldn't happen. It just sucks being in and out of shops, running up bill and not getting anything fixed, and being without a vehicle. Please look into all these complaints...... alot on here I have experienced with mine, I will continue to leave complaints. It is very time consuming to constantly be doing it.

- Princeton, MN, USA

problem #1

Apr 152009

Commander

  • 2,555 miles
Recall notice from Chrysler. Took Commander into shop for repair. After 4 hours, technician stated that unable to download program from corporate computer to fix. Need to bring car back later. This is the second time for a recall, and our car has been in there a total of 4 times for safety issues such as broken seat belts. It has been there a number of other visits, starting at 2555 miles, for defective windshield mount, defective gas fill line mount, and defective windshield wiper fluid pump. Previous hazards were handled, but resulted in a good number of days of at least 6 hour services. Now, after 4 hours, this service is not completed and I have to bring the car back again.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

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