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:
21 / 8
Injuries / Deaths:
10 / 0
Average Mileage:
57,991 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.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the ignition switch was extremely loose; however, the key would remain secure in the cylinder. The failure became progressively worse over a period of time. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system) and the part needed was unavailable to perform the repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the failure was unable to be determined. 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 made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle stalled and restarted independently. The contact mentioned that all the warning lights 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 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 not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
To whom this may concern, I called back in late 2014 about a problem I was having, I was told that when the part was made I would receive a call to bring my car in to be fixed. Well it keeps on happening again in January and now more then three time in February. I am now going to be in contact with a lawyer and together we will be documenting everything. I am a family of five and my car is not safe. Your company is giving me the run around and it is your responsibility. These things that are happening with my car is filed from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with recall report electrical system, electrical system: Ignition: Switch and rear seat belts. My car keeps on shutting off. I have had myself and my children in the car when this has happened. I saved us too many times. There has been times when my car shut down and I lost breaks and steering. There was multi times when I am driving and all of my lights start going crazy. Now I have a problem that I tried starting my car and the lights go on but my ignition will not turn on the car. Another phone call was made to the corporate office and the dealership to complain again. We where told that they are still waiting for the parts to come in they are on back order. Every day I have to drive this car with and without my children we are at risk. Your responsible, I have had two other Jeep and loved them never had a problem like this before. So I don't know what else to do I need to work and Transport my children to and from different school/sports activities. If something happens to me or my family it will lie on you and your company. Enough is enough I am scared for my life and my children please help me!!!!!
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While attempting to turn off the vehicle, the key would not eject from the ignition and remained in the off position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system); however, the part 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 failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
- Martinez, GA, USA
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The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. While operating the vehicle at various speeds, the headlights and instrument panel lights suddenly flashed off and on. The contact indicated that the failure was intermittent and had become more frequent. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. Also, the contact indicated that NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system) was received in November of 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The failure mileage was 180,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system). While driving at an unknown speed, all of the instrument panel lighting failed to illuminate intermittently. The failure recurred several times. In addition, the air bag and traction control lights would intermittently illuminate and all the electrical components failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. While driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle completely shut off and all the interior warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 68,481. The VIN was unavailable.
I have two of these 2006 Commanders which are driven by my two daughters. I received the recall notice for the ignition switch months ago but it said that parts are not available, which is apparently still the case. How long are my girls supposed to drive these vehicles in this condition" will these parts ever be available? I sold a previous Jeep to buy this one because the old one, as I found out after I purchased it, was susceptible to gas tank explosion. And now this. Will Chrysler ever be forced to remedy this situation? or will they be allowed to wait until several more people die from their lack of attentiveness to this problem"
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:14V438000 (electrical system); however, the part was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 04/10/15 updated 9/21/2017
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled more than three times without any warning. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that all four tires and the ignition key needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact was included in NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system) and indicated that the dealer provided other repairs which did not remedy the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available.
While driving the car shut off. No speed or power steering. This occurred on a busy road and a crash was avoided. I have called Chrysler and was told the recall parts are still unavailable.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. 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 issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. 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 notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 04/13/15 updated 06/29/2015
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. 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 made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the dashboard lights and gauges suddenly began to turn off and on. The contact mentioned that the vehicle would momentarily turn off and on before resuming normal operation. The driver indicated that during the incident the engine never shut completely off. The vehicle was not diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The recall notice for NHTSA campaign number 14V438000 (electrical system) was received on December 2014. After contacting the dealer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 64,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Jeep Commander. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14V438000 (electrical system) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 3/31/15 the consumer stated the vehicle would lose engine power causing the key components to become inoperable. Updated 10/20/2015
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.
The car went into a neutral position while driving. It has done it about 5 or 6 time in the past couple of months while going down the road. It will switch to neutral and the squares will go around each gear. I had the recall to update programming in the box under the shifter. But apparently Jeep has no record and the dealership (which switched hands since it was done) has no record of this being done. The recall was done in 2011. They do have a case number for my incident.
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- Beverly, WV, USA